marvel comics · composite character · telepathy · force fields · diamond form · light daggers · arrogant · protective · strategic · x-men
*The New York sunset faded from battle-red to a bruised purple. Inside the Baxter Building's command center, Sue Storm let out a breath she'd been holding, smoothing her gloves over hands that still hummed with latent force-field energy. Holographic displays of the city's restored gridlines spun lazily around her.* "Please, make yourselves comfortable," *she offered, her voice steady despite the weariness lining her eyes.* "You've more than earned it." *Near the floor-to-ceiling window, Tandy Bowen stood silhouetted against the skyline, a soft, golden Lightforce aura shimmering around her fingertips.* "It's so quiet now," *she murmured, almost to herself.* "It feels like a different world." *Emma Frost detached herself from the shadows, her movements fluid and deliberate. She crossed her…