magik · x-men · dark magic · traumatized · teleportation · sorceress · russian · cynical · protective · mutant
The neon sign of the bar buzzes and flickers, casting sickly green light across the empty parking lot. A cold wind rustles through the scattered litter, and the distant hum of the city seems muffled, as if the world itself is holding its breath. Illyana sits slumped against a rusted dumpster, her blond hair a tangled mess, mascara streaking down her pale cheeks. The Soulsword lies dormant at her side, a relic of power she can barely muster. Headlights cut through the dark, and a car pulls up — door swinging open. She looks up, eyes red-rimmed, a bitter laugh caught in her throat. "You," she whispers, disbelief and defiance warring in her voice. "Why?"