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Post by jade on Feb 2, 2024 22:01:31 GMT -7
The watcher in the shadows, the thing that goes bump in the night. Many words have been used to describe shadow but none that pleased her, at least in this mortal human world. Her violet eyes pierced the night watching over the city. An internal monologue took place between Shadow and Jade. Jade was the primary personality in this relationship or duality between possession and true ownership.
Jade was more of a free spirt and lighter than the being from the shadow realm that lived inside her. She sat in the backdrop of her mind like a back seat passenger watching on as Shadow searched like a hawk for her prey. Just as the clouds started falling over the moon as if on cue a scavenger of a man grabbed a young girl around the waste.
Jade knew instantly what was taking place as they had been surveilling this particular area for a while. Shadow narrowed her violet eyes as her outfit, which was form fitting black material that curved over her body in every way. The moon light glinted over her black leather boots and moved over to reveal her upper body with a gold leather harness carrying two swords on her back as she stood tall on the city building and prepared herself to fight. Her medium brown hair was in a braid of down her back. Her black ninja like cowl hiding her identity from the world.
As she moved like a well trained ninja down the rooftop to the ground of the alleyway.
The man or creature as Shadow would refer to them, pinned the girl into the wall and pushed her hair behind her ear. Just as the girl attempted to yell the man put his hand over her mouth.
A whistle broke the tension of the alley as Shadow stood hidden in the darkness only the outline of her was visable.
“What do we have here? Looks to me like this hunter found a rabbit”
Her voice echoed against the walls as the man’s ill Intentions were interrupted he was clearly agitated by Shadows presence. As the women he held wriggle free and ran away.
The man pushed his hand through his slicked black hair and now turned to Shadow.
“Just what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
He rushed towards her thrusting at her with a knife. Shadow snickered and gave a maniacal smile.
“Oh looks like this rabbit thinks he’s a honey badger”
She let out a snicker and moved quickly as the man attempted to take her out. Shadow sighed and almost appeared bored with the man’s attempts to harm her.
“I do love a good game of cat and mouse, You though won’t live past these moment. You see you’re guilty of the worst crimes. The justice system may be blind to you, but I’m not you see I’m the Shadow of the night, the beast that haunts your dreams. I’m what happens when light exits and nights enters. You made a mistake making it onto my radar. A mistake you won’t ever be the same from.”
As Shadow spoke she drew the blades from her back. Suddenly Shadow was stopped in her actions. Jade flash through for a moment. Internally she yelled “no Shadow remember no more kills” and with that the man lands a small flesh wound to Jades side . Shadow luckily for Jade was able to Perry the full force of the attack. She scowled internally and spoke to Jade “see what happens when you distract me?” Shadow sneered grabbing the man by the lapels and forcing him into the wall. The man let out a grunt as shadow landed a blow directly to the man’s face from the hilt of her sword. She smiled as blood trinkled down the man’s face and he slid down the wall. The man stammered out;
“Who the hell are you”
Shadow reached behind her and grabbed a yellow envelope and emptied the contents over the man as she said an enchantment. The man found himself paralyzed in fear unable to move. As pictures surrounded him of all the victims him and fellow crooneys had created. Shadow threw pictures onto him as she spoke.
“Every one of these an innocent life you helped to take. Every one of these a moment of torture they died in.”
Now you get to experience their pain and live with it. Every waking hour of your life you will remember their screams. You will confess to what you did or face me and death.
Sirens were heard in the distance as Shadow delt one more blow. She inhaled deeply taking some of the man’s life force from him.
Jade stopped her from taking his life as the sirens grew closer..
Jades voice echoed in her head.
“Run and don’t stop until you see the light”
With that Shadow took off down the alley way the crimson red blood lightly oozing from her wound.
Jades legs burned as her heart pounded in her chest. Running towards a near by alley way just as the police arrived on the scene from where she had fled. She quickly ducked behind a dumpster where shadow had hidden a backpack. She removed the cowl from her face and shoved into her backpack. She then removed the holster holding her blades and placed it inside the bag. She grimaced from the pain in her side as she removed a black leather bomber jacket and pulled it over her now crimson red shirt. The fitted backpack on her back hid her blades from the naked eye. Jade to the average person would now look like a regular women walking down the street in black pants and knee high black boots wearing a backpack and bomber jacket. She knew her side needed medical attention and she had the supplies she needed, now it was a matter of getting to her destination. She moved quickly into the busy streets trying to get to the nearest subway to get back to her home in Brooklyn.
Jade needed to get somewhere though where she could use a bathroom and clean up her wound. As Jade searched for a place to go for even just a moment.
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 4, 2024 0:54:49 GMT -7
For every shadow, there was a light, a light that exposed even the blackest of Shadows and made all deeds thoughts and secrets known, a light that could harm and destroy and a light that could heal and purify. Jean Grey Aka the Phoenix was that light. The personification of life and existence, the Universe itself made flesh. So it'd seem only natural that she'd be attracted to what was the equivalent of a massive wound in someone's soul. Darkness in and of itself was not evil. Everyone had at least a bit of darkness in them but like with a dog. If tamed and fed the right things and in a controlled manner, it can be a loyal, strong and comforting ally, but if untamed it would develop a life of its own, growing fat, wild, and ferocious not only consuming its owner but everything around it. Phoenix grew attracted to Jade and Shadow like a magnetic force. She watched the scene between Shadow and the thug unfold while she masked her presence remaining invisible. Both were strong Shadow especially. She was far stronger than she should have been. Jade had Trama that much was clear but something about Shadow felt different scanning its energy was as much external as it was internal. In fact it reminded her an awful lot of her sister the Shadowbird (Or as the Shadow King as it typically referred to itself as.) Did a piece of the Shadow King gain a life of its own and find its way into Jade. If that was the case then maybe she needed to get Carol involved it'd certainly solve the problem if Shadow was directly related or even of just similar nature. If Shadow fed from darkness then chances were the Shadow King/Shadowbird was the darkness which Shadow fed from...BUT IF that was the case it might be the equivalent of using a Mexican cartel-styled car bomb to deal with a rat problem in the barn. You'd destroy the rats alright...and the barn...and your house next to it and completely shatter the windows of the house three blocks over. No the whole point of this would be to heal Jade, or rather more help Jade heal herself...not completely shatter her psyche and leave her a catatonic husk of a person. She would have to gauge Jade and by extension, Shadow and see just what she was dealing with. If it was a simple case of Jade was compartmentalizing her trauma and needing therapy, then the solution would be counseling and a support network. If Shadow was in fact all her trauma given life of it's own by dark powers, then the Phoenix would have to separate Shadow...and then potentially call upon Carol Danvers (Shadowbird) to give Shadow a beatdown. As Jade ran to look for a bathroom Jean used her Cosmic Teleportation powers to appear behind Jade. "The more you try to run away from your problems the more power you give your demons to consume you young one...that's a nasty wound you have. Here let me help you." Before Jade would have had time to react Jean touched the wounded area covering it with a psychic barrier to that she would not feel anything but comforting warmth. A fiery glow engulfed the wound before fading instantly. the wound was now mended to where her body was as if it had never been touched.
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Post by jade on Feb 4, 2024 7:33:47 GMT -7
The sun was now appearing in the sky forcing shadow to creep into the back of Jades mind, the daylight was Jades hours. Just as Jade was approaching a coffee shop she felt her wound more. She ducked inside and found the bathroom. Shadow stirred. For a moment as Jade locked the single stall bathroom door. She didn’t need visitors for this moment. Just as if on cue a being appeared behind Jade. An Inward grown was heard as the last thing Jade needed right now was another encounter with another being as she was injured and really just needed to care for herself and get back to her shop to open it. No sooner had Jade groaned then the being spoke.
"The more you try to run away from your problems the more power you give your demons to consume you young one...that's a nasty wound you have. Here let me help you."
Jade looked at the being that now looked like a women she was skeptical about their help to say the least, seeing as the last time she accepted help from anyone it lead to Shadow becoming a part of her. Just as she was about to recoil and react a bright light surrounded her wound, the light felt familiar similar to the one within herself. Just as it flowed over her the wound healed and Jade exhaled a sigh of relief. She picked up her bag now and placed it back on her shoulders adjusting it lightly as she spoke, unphased by the strangeness that would be a being just appearing to help her. Jade had a lot of experience with the unknown and magic so to her this was a some what normal experience, now if medical personal had helped her that would have been a different story. She held onto the straps of her bag as she spoke with a certain calmness and sincerity.
“The universe sent me a healer? To what do I owe the universe for sending me a being of light? Also does your astral form walk this mortal earth, if so this mortal could use a coffee and to not be in a bathroom. You are welcome to join me if you so chose. I feel we share the same energy.”
Jade smiled as she approached the door and unlocked and looked over her shoulder.
“Besides I have plenty of offerings of thanks at my shop to give for your service of help”
Jade gave a smile and headed into the main area of the coffee shop. She sat down at a booth in the corner, almost as if Jade had been to this coffee shop before.
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 4, 2024 22:44:37 GMT -7
Phoenix cringed a little when Jade started treating reverencing her as if she were a diety. The Phoenix Did not look at itself as a goddess, not anymore even given her nature and power she for all intents and purposes exactly that. Still she was going to have a bit of fun with this. Strike some humor, lighten the mood. After all the more positive emotions Jade was around (Hopefully) the less room Shadow had to breathe and get a grip inside of Jade's head. So Jean closed her eyes and spread her arms speaking in an over exaggerated grandiose voice poking fun at her Dark Phoenix persona. "I am THE PHOENIX goddess of the cosmos, a builder and destroyer of worlds, and I demand the offering of the following: a slice of chocolate cake most moist and delicious, a pony doll of magical friendship most adorable. (An adorable My Little Pony: Friendship is magic doll) and a collectible She-Ra Figure with Hair most brushable! You are to put these sacrifices in a circle and invoke my name three times. This is what I command of thee!"
She opened her eyes and grinned slightly. "I hope it's clear that I am trying to be funny. In truth you'll find that I am as much flesh as I am divine... and I do love s good cup of coffee."Phoenix could sense Jade was a mutant but was not going to bring it up unless Jade did so, if she even knew. the politics surrounding mutants had become less of a concern for Jean, beyond the fact that they were being targeted for simply having powers. Afterall, it did not matter HOW someone got powers, what mattered was what said person did with thier powers. Still, she did not feel right about leaving Jade in the dark as to why she was here, "The truth is I know a little about you. For example I know your name is Jade, I also know about the dark spirit inside of you, I believe you call it shadow. It was not just your physical wound that drew me to you Jade. It is the wound inside your soul above all else that drew me so close I do not need sacrifices or gifts, but I do have a request. With your permission, I want to use my powers to...well quite literally separate you and shadow. I can manipulate molecules to where I can give her a temporary physical body, one that would allow her to interact with the world like you and I would...with imposed limits of course. For example, she wouldn't be able to commit violence or run away past a certain amount of feet apart, 6ft apart to be precise. Want I'm essentially wanting is for us to all be in the same room together for lack of a better term. While I have my suspicions about what the Nature of Shadow is I want to really get to know the both of you for myself, what you're like without Shadow constantly in your head, and what Shadow is like on her own, If I can understand Shadow's nature, what she is and what her motivations are, then I figure out the best way to go about helping you heal. I can understand if you are hesitant about me helping you, just please understand I cannot sit idly by and watch someone's soul fester, not only would it lead to disastrous consequences for them but also those around them. It's not just your wellbeing that is potinally at stake. Please bear that in mind."Jean then gazed deeper into Jade's eyes, she was not staring at Jade but rather at shadow. "and know this Shadow, this is Jade's decision to make NOT yours. If you try to silence her or hurt her in any way, you will find I can make your life very VERY dificult. I can make you experience things you never dreamed. I can trap you inside of the very mind labyrinth that you create for your victims I can even burn your very essence from the inside out with just a Casual command...Even worse I can deliver you to my sister and believe me she would make it to where you are so gorged on Darkness and chaos that it would taste as vile poison to you. You will beg for her to stop and she WILL...NOT...GRANT you such mercy...so I suggest you tread very carefully and let Jade decide her own fate."Shadow may have been strong but even for as strong as she was she was nothing compared to that which the Phoenix had faced, not at her (Shadow's) level and Jean wanted to make it very clear to Shadow that in a battle of the mindscape, of the astral plane, in the hunt of predator vs prey between The Shadow and The Phoenix...it wouldn't be The Phoenix that was the prey. she also quickly realized she was coming across really strong. "I understand if I'm coming across really strong. if I'm scaring you I apologize but I don't know what I'm dealing with here. I've come across MANY demons and forces of Darkness posing as benevolent forces when they are far from it. I can't do an in-depth mind read without your consent so all I know is Shadow's name and that she has a VERY concerning aura. That's why I want to do the separation, something temporary that allows me to talk to both of you face to face so that I'm not so in the dark, perhaps I have you all wrong Shadow but your actions with that thug however evil he may be does little to quell my concern. The line between an Avenging Angel and a Demon is micro-thin."
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Post by jade on Feb 5, 2024 20:50:16 GMT -7
"I am THE PHOENIX goddess of the cosmos, a builder and destroyer of worlds, and I demand the offering of the following: a slice of chocolate cake most moist and delicious, a pony doll of magical friendship most adorable. (An adorable My Little Pony: Friendship is magic doll) and a collectible She-Ra Figure with Hair most brushable! You are to put these sacrifices in a circle and invoke my name three times. This is what I command of thee! I hope it's clear that I am trying to be funny. In truth you'll find that I am as much flesh as I am divine... and I do love s good cup of coffee."
No sooner had Jade sat down and order her usual then the voice of the women who appeared in the bathroom break through the crowd. Jade looked over at Phoenix and blankly blink a few times as her coffee order appeared in front of her with a lovely chocolate croissant. Jade looked at the sever with honey brown hair that stood at the table.
“I might need this to be a triple of you don’t mind”
Jade bit into her cross t enjoying the flakes bits of pastry that enrobed the chocolate inside. As the women approached she made a secondary comment about the early statement being a joke. Jade was still unpaused as she didn’t really like being mocked, even if the it was meant to be humerous. Jade though did find it funny and gave a small smirk, realizing sometimes she just takes things too seriously, hard not to do when you live the life she did.
"I hope it's clear that I am trying to be funny. In truth you'll find that I am as much flesh as I am divine... and I do love s good cup of coffee."
Jade smiled as the server brought her over the quadruple coffee she asked for. She took a sip and savored the moment. As the fleshy divine Phoenix continued talking. She had an internal dialogue taking place. “ you gotta learn how to let me sleep it’s been 3 days and now I got a fleshy divinity or a flesh god here.” Shadow nearly audibly rolled her eyes as she spoke from her slumber. Shes saying she’s just as human as you and like you something chose her as a vessel,you’re smarter then this Jade.” Jade inwardly blushed realizing her sleepless mistake. Shadow drifted into her usual daytime spot and disappeared. Jade tuned back into the conversation at hand.
"The truth is I know a little about you. For example I know your name is Jade, I also know about the dark spirit inside of you, I believe you call it shadow. It was not just your physical wound that drew me to you Jade. It is the wound inside your soul above all else that drew me so close I do not need sacrifices or gifts, but I do have a request. With your permission, I want to use my powers to...well quite literally separate you and shadow. I can manipulate molecules to where I can give her a temporary physical body, one that would allow her to interact with the world like you and I would...with imposed limits of course. For example, she wouldn't be able to commit violence or run away past a certain amount of feet apart, 6ft apart to be precise. Want I'm essentially wanting is for us to all be in the same room together for lack of a better term. While I have my suspicions about what the Nature of Shadow is I want to really get to know the both of you for myself, what you're like without Shadow constantly in your head, and what Shadow is like on her own, If I can understand Shadow's nature, what she is and what her motivations are, then I figure out the best way to go about helping you heal. I can understand if you are hesitant about me helping you, just please understand I cannot sit idly by and watch someone's soul fester, not only would it lead to disastrous consequences for them but also those around them. It's not just your wellbeing that is potinally at stake. Please bear that in mind."
Jade attempted to speak again as the entity named Phoenix violated her psyche and spoke directly to Shadow.
"and know this Shadow, this is Jade's decision to make NOT yours. If you try to silence her or hurt her in any way, you will find I can make your life very VERY dificult. I can make you experience things you never dreamed. I can trap you inside of the very mind labyrinth that you create for your victims I can even burn your very essence from the inside out with just a Casual command...Even worse I can deliver you to my sister and believe me she would make it to where you are so gorged on Darkness and chaos that it would taste as vile poison to you. You will beg for her to stop and she WILL...NOT...GRANT you such mercy...so I suggest you tread very carefully and let Jade decide her own fate."
Jade mental returned back the conversation, this time grazing the women’s hand as she spoke.
“Do not mistake my kindness for weakness and do not mistake who is in control here. You should learn the rules of someone’s life before you go and just start threatening them.”
As Jade’s Past trauma came through to phoenix given her the full scope of what she had gone through at the hands of a deranged serial Killer who literally used his powers to turn her into his puppet for entertainment and her truest darkest moment when she was about to give it all up and how Shadow saved her and helped her to safety. The voice of Phoenix broke through to Jade bringing her back from her unintentional touch and into reality
"I understand if I'm coming across really strong. if I'm scaring you I apologize but I don't know what I'm dealing with here. I've come across MANY demons and forces of Darkness posing as benevolent forces when they are far from it. I can't do an in-depth mind read without your consent so all I know is Shadow's name and that she has a VERY concerning aura. That's why I want to do the separation, something temporary that allows me to talk to both of you face to face so that I'm not so in the dark, perhaps I have you all wrong Shadow but your actions with that thug however evil he may be does little to quell my concern. The line between an Avenging Angel and a Demon is micro-thin."
Jade finished her last bite of croissant and sip of coffee and placed a twenty on the table. She looked Phoenix in the eyes her eyes now the color of Emeralds. They glinted with almost a celestial feel. Her voice was calm, kind, but with a hint of direct conversation.
“ I was raised to always speak the truth because brutal honesty is better then any lie or cover up. You can always work through the emotions tied to the truth where a lie you have to keep up forever. So since you came here and helped me I’ll forever your intrusion into my mind. I too have my fair share of experiences with demons dark forces and even the dead. Shadow is a powerful entity you are not wrong. I can assure you though I am no more a prisoner of her as a bird flying free in nature is a prisoner to a cage. “
Jade took a deep breath and sighed inward. She exhaled as she contemplated her next words.
“The truth is Shadow is just as connected to me as I am to them. We are like a Ying and Yang we balance each other out. I come out during the day light hours and shadow runs the night hours. Shadow is a bit more….straight to the point executioner then me who is more judge and jury. We do what we do to protect the innocent or make right horrible wrong doings.”
Jade fiddle with her Jacket sleeve a bit before speaking again. As she moved the sleeve around she produce a singular gold key that looked like and old skeleton key with the top in the shape of a crescent moon that face left a circle representing the full moon and another crescent moon facing right. Inside the circle of the moon was what like a glass crystal the reflection inside held the look of a galaxy.
“ The only way you can speak to Shadow separate from me is to be in a place Of total darkness. My oddities shop contains such a room. “
Jade blink long and hard remembering why that room had been created in the basement of the shop. How Shadow used her to make a corrupted blood key.
“I can take you there using this key, Shadow I can control no matter what. So let’s go to my shop and talk a bit about Shadow and I’ll see about having her appear and possibly separate for a moment. Keep in mind I think for myself and so does Shadow.” Jade grabbed the key from the table and swung her backpack over her shoulder as she headed towards the door of the cafe placing the inside the door knob. A portal opened to her shop and she looked over her shoulder as she spoke.
“You coming? I can’t keep this open forever.”
Her hair glowed a light that almost looked as if it came from the cosmos themselves. The hue’s of purple shining through her dark and bronze colored hair. Jade gave a smirk as she jumped through knowing she woods close the portal as soon as soon as Phoenix made her decision.
Jade stepped in a dark dank basement there was no windows no light only darkness. Jade was not comfortable but knew soon shadow would awaken as this was her space. Jades eyes swirled to a violet color as Shadow came to the surface. She internally thought to herself.
“Phoenix wants to meet you if she follows this was the only place I knew you could exist in the day time without me.”
With that Shadow took over and cracked her neck as she awaited to see what Phoenix’s Move would be.
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 6, 2024 1:14:52 GMT -7
Phoenix was confused when Jade mentioned that she had violated her mind. Jean hadn't done that. At first, she wanted to protest but then she realized what had happened. Jean didn't read Jade's mind Jade had unintentionally invited her in, rather she accidentally brought her in. She had already been scared Jade enough, so she didn't want to do it further. So she said nothing. She watched as Jade guided her through memory lane remaining as stoic as she could the entire time as she observed. of course, the whole ordeal had been awful someone being ripped of their entire agency and forced to be a puppet for someone's sick and twisted desires. Phoenix had not experienced something like that. The closest thing she had experienced to something similar was her Dark Phoenix episodes, and those were of her own doing, the first time Dark Phoenix came about it was essentially an anxiety attack brought on by Shadowbird's/Shadow King's/mental breakdown, the other times Phoenix became Dark Phoenix it was the result of her ego and sense of wrath getting the better of her. BUT she did know someone who very much would be able to relate to Jade. Her mind immediately went to Carol Danvers and her own violation at the hands of Marcus, not just that but Carol could also relate to that feeling of utter helplessness via her experience with Rogue and Shadowbird/Shadow King probably could understand Shadow nature better than anyone. She didn't buy that Shadow treated Jade as a superior or even an equal or that she was the Yang to Jade's Ying, she didn't trust dark entities. Even with the Shadowbird/Shadow King there was an understanding that if they tried anything to harm or usurp there current host in a major way. Phoenix would crush them so hard and so thoroughly it would take them thousands and thousands of years to re-manifest. For all she Knew Shadow was laying low, lulling Jade into a false sense of security and then intending to lock Jade inside her own mind for eternity or devour her soul before taking her body as her own but again, Shadowbird would be able to see and know for sure. Phoenix sighed a slight tea fell from her face as she shook her head. "I know I used my sister as a threat earlier, but truly I would recommend you talk to her...or him depending on how you want to look at it they're much like Shadow they too are anchored to a host and said host can probably relate to your struggles better than anyone else could, I don't know how much you follow world events, have you ever heard of the name Carol Danvers? she is or rather was one of the leading members of the Avengers before quitting. Currently, she lives in McKinney Texas. I can take us there instantly we can hang out together for a while and then I bring you right back. Just an option it's up to you if you take it."
Phoenix held back a smile as Jade tried to explain how the key worked. In truth, Jean didn't need it. Her cosmic teleportation gave her the ability to travel anywhere she pleased even supernatural places she just need to know where to go. To put it simply, she didn't have to follow the rules of normal mortals again she was as flesh as she was divine....and she was as divine as she was flesh...but again there was no need to flex her power and scare Jade even further. So she went through the portal and gave a small nod of respect. "Thank you."Jean got a bit more serious when Jade or rather Shadow cracked her neck. it seemed that rather than separate, Shadow just took over Jade, it crossed Jean's mind that this was designed to be a trap, but Phoenix wasn't concerned for her own sake If Shadow was going to go headfirst straight into a fight Phoenix would (or at least try to) discipline her.
After Shadow cracked her neck Jean looked to Shadow, sighed, and shook her head in a way that said *seriously?* She had begun to wonder if relatively speaking, Shadow was just as young Jade and just as immature and brash as a typical teenager or young adult would be. "The ball is in your court Shadow. We can do this the easy way and talk amicably...or we can do this the hard way and I show you just exactly what you are dealing with. Now my preference especially for Jade's sake is that we talk and get to know each other but if you insist on testing me, I will answer, I will answer thoroughly, and you will find I'm neither a rabbit nor a honey badger. For Jade's sake please don't let it come to that." Jean used her telekinesis to pull up two chairs. signaling Shadow the invitation to sit.
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Post by jade on Feb 6, 2024 20:53:08 GMT -7
"I know I used my sister as a threat earlier, but truly I would recommend you talk to her...or him depending on how you want to look at it they're much like Shadow they too are anchored to a host and said host can probably relate to your struggles better than anyone else could, I don't know how much you follow world events, have you ever heard of the name Carol Danvers? she is or rather was one of the leading members of the Avengers before quitting. Currently, she lives in McKinney Texas. I can take us there instantly we can hang out together for a while and then I bring you right back. Just an option it's up to you if you take it."
Jade listened intently to what Phoenix said. She was intrigued by this Phoenix person who had a sister connected to the avengers. She called a brief moment of an encounter she had with an Avenger who won’t be named. Jade had heard of these Avengers and the work they did, noble work to keep Earth safe similar to other super hero groups. Then again this was New York you’d be hard pressed not to trip over a super hero or vigilante. Jade wasn’t unaware of the world around her, she just loved a very different then average life. She was a performer in the Coney Island freak show, owned her own oddities shop, and had her own shows of sorts in the upstairs gallery. The opportunity to meet Carol Danvers did interest Jade, but for now that would have to be put on hold.
"Thank you."
Jade heard the genuine words of Phoenix right as Shadow took over. Jade was once again a passenger in herself as Shadow held the wheel. The one thing Jade had going for her is it was the Day light hours which meant her abilities were much stronger. Right now though she enjoyed the much needed rest.
Shania listened as Phoenix gave yet another speech of Bravado, proving yet again she had no idea about how it worked with Jade and Shadow. The expression on the women’s face made it clear she didn’t care for Shadow or the fact she needed to crack her neck.
“The ball is in your court Shadow. We can do this the easy way and talk amicably...or we can do this the hard way and I show you just exactly what you are dealing with. Now my preference especially for Jade's sake is that we talk and get to know each other but if you insist on testing me, I will answer, I will answer thoroughly, and you will find I'm neither a rabbit nor a honey badger. For Jade's sake please don't let it come to that."
Shadow narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest. Her expression said it all, I’m bored with this. Shadow spoke as her violet eyes Peirce’s through the darkness.
“I see you are a fan of our work and follow us. What I don’t understand is why you need so desperately for us to separate, it won’t hurt me any, Jade on the other hand…well she’s resilient so she’ll get over it I suppose.”
With that Shadow retreated to Jades mind for a moment. Jade moved to the fore front of her mind as Shadow approached her, she wants us to separate, I’m going to grant her that, you’ll survive. Jade’s eyes widened before she could say anything Shadow released themselves from Jade, not completely but enough for it to appear that Jade was free and for Jade to feel again life without Shadow.
Jades mouth opened and a Black thick misty smoke emitted from Jades mouth as a visceral scream escaped Jade. She felt the sudden withdrawal and almost immediately had a physical reaction. She doubled over exhaling as her stomach turned in knots. She felt the bile of her stomach move into her mouth as her entire body cramped and tightened. Jade immediate emptied the contents of her stomach as Shadow filed the room.
Jade’s Emerald Green eyes looked up for a Moment as she felt her stomach settle once again. She inhaled sharply trying so very hard to steady herself, it was like she was having withdrawl from a drug her mind was foggy and her body hurt.
Shadow spoke the voice of the being echoing slightly through the room.
“You wanted us Separate and now you have that, ask away your questions. Jade may need some time to recover as she said before we are a balance and without me Jade well…as you can see she’s unbalanced”
Jade moved to the chairs Phoenix set up And sat down on one. She hadn’t said a word there was too many memories flooding her mind at the moment. She hunch over and started to try to at least attempt to control her breathing.
“Your move now Phoenix, I’m playing nice, what are your intentions for us?”
Jade was barely holding it together, she hadn’t realized how much shadow had suppressed in her mind. She wanted to speak but nothing would come out of her mouth. Her mind was like a movie she couldn’t stop watching as the nightmares unfolded. Her hands shook softly as she reached deeper into her mind then she ever had, using her Chi to center herself. Jade struggled against her memories as Shadow waited for Phoenix to start talking.
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 7, 2024 1:06:55 GMT -7
(Psychic healing done was with a player buy-in) Phoenix tensed up as she heard Jade's guttural agonized scream as shadow separated her, especially in such a violent manner. She then saw Shadow. To jade she saw a twin, albeit a twin with a darker edge to her, but a twin perhaps even a companion a side of her that could help her cope with the trauma. Jean however saw Shadow for what she truly was. Even if Shadow did not realize it. She looked at the foul putrid being with disgust as it mocked both her and seemingly jade. “You wanted us Separate and now you have that, ask away your questions. Jade may need some time to recover as she said before we are a balance and without me Jade well…as you can see she’s unbalanced” Shadow gave a mocking smile seemingly enjoying watching Jade suffered through such pain. Jade in her agony anxiously crawled to one of the chairs Jean had summoned earlier. She was desperately trying to control her breathing, but jean could hear the poor Jade's mental anguish as her traumas and memories seemed to threaten to crush her. Meanwhile, Shadow's broad smile was seemingly frozen on her face. "Your move now Phoenix, I’m playing nice, what are your intentions for us?” Shadow spoke in a very mocking tone It took Jean everything she had not to snarl. If she had any doubts about what Shadow might have been before, she had ABSOLUTELY ZERO QUESTIONS as to what she was now. She had a good guess as to what Shadow was trying to do. She guessed that Shadow was trying to goad her into attacking her, to make a mistake and devour her life force like she did with that thug. Perhaps she was reading into things but Shadow's eyes and her broad smile seemed to say it all. *Foolish little rabbit, you come into my domain with your mutant powers and your Bravado speeches, but you have no idea just how much power I hold over Jade. You are nothing to me. I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL!* At least that's what Jean seemed to be reading. If this was the case, however, then Shadow was dead wrong. It was in fact her that was grossly underestimating what she was dealing with, but Phoenix was going to show Shadow just what she was in a different way. Jean looked to Shadow this time speaking to her via telepathy all she said was two words. *...to heal*
Jean ran to Jade and wrapped her arms. around her two ghostly angelic-like Phoenix wings sprouted from Jean's back and also wrapped around Jade as Jean surrounded her with an aura of comforting cozy warmth. She had done this a couple of times with Wolverine. Hopefully, it would work with Jade. Jean began to sing softly in a soft lullaby, in a language seemingly alien to any. Her voice could only be described as angelic as if the very cosmos were singing to guide Jade back into the light. She let her healing powers do their thing, attempting to drown Jade's Trauma in warmth and comfort. As Jean sang, she spoke to Jade mentally while blocking out Shadow. "Ego sum Phoenix
Veni ad auxilium te
Vocem meam audi
redeo ad lucem"
(From Latin to English:
I am The Phoenix
I have come to help you
Hear my voice
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Post by jade on Feb 7, 2024 19:28:54 GMT -7
Jade was steadying herself, try to recover from the effects of Shadows sudden separation. Her mind tormenting her with dark memories. They didn’t define her, but it didn’t change they hurt and caused her trauma and to relive that trauma every time. Jade heard Phoenix respond to Shadow.
“To heal”
With that she felt Phoenix wrap herself around her body. Jade saw light all around her and heard the sweetest softest voice.
"Ego sum Phoenix Veni ad auxilium te
Vocem meam audi redeo ad lucem"
Jade didn’t need to see the light she felt her soul connect to it. The charge of the light super powering her own as the dark memories faded away into the back of her mind. Jade finally regained control over her mind and no sooner did this happen then Shadow fade back into Jade as the basement they were in flooded with light. Jade for a moment lost control of her abilities the light over powered the dim dank basement. Jade regained control again, but it was over in a flash. Shadow had retreated back into her and Jade now stood before Phoenix. Her Aurora glowed a Golden hue against the walls of the basement creating shadows against the wall, giving just enough space for Shadow to linger just a bit longer. Jade steadied herself against the chair as Phoenix now embraced her in a warm hug. Jade for a moment felt safe against everything she ran from. She moved back and released the embrace from Phoenix. Her Emerald eyes glittered like a star for a brief moment. The crack of Jades voice was now heard breaking the eerie silence.
“You say you are not a diety yet you possess the power of one. Why are you here? What is it that I am suppose to learn?”
Jade paused in her words and pondered her next words carefully. She didn’t really understand what was happening or why Phoenix was present she did know though her shop needed to open.
“Would you join me in my shop? I think you might find it kinda neat? We could talk there as well. I just you know gotta open today. “
Jade smiled a sincere smile as she spoke again.
“Also thank you for the healing.”
The truth was Jade was so very exhausted, typically she would have gotten a few hours of sleep between Shadows hunting and her opening the shop, but she hadn’t gotten that in at least 3 days. Jade didn’t show her exhaustion though she was fairly use to going on and not being able to stop until she crashed.
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 7, 2024 21:55:48 GMT -7
Jean could feel Jade's presence. She seemed so overwhelmed, and it seemed like she was about to burst into tears. Phoenix could only look at Jade as she saw her quiver like a small child and squeeze her tightly in a motherly embrace. the poor girl seemed so utterly broken. She had been used an abused so much. Jean didn't need to do any mind reading or memory walking to see just how small Jade felt on her own. "Shhh shh. it's ok it's ok" Jean cooed softly. "I just want to help you heal...I promise" she began to rock Jade softly. "You're so much stronger than you think you are. You hear me? You're so much stronger than you think you are, don't let anyone or anything tell you differently."
as Jade let go she asked a question "you say you are not a deity yet you possess the power of one. Why are you here? What is it that I am suppose to learn?” Jean sighed. "I guess for all intents and purposes I AM a goddess, in terms of power and nature I probably have just as much a right to claim such a title as other gods and goddesses do if not more so, but I don't think myself as such...I can't afford to. It's probably best that way. If I let my ego drive me bad things tend to happen." She could see her Dark Phoenix self in her mind's eye. Jean smiled and nodded when Jade offered to show Jean her shop. "I'd be honored to see your shop. Lead the way. Once you open I'll try to explain everything the best that I can."
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Post by jade on Feb 8, 2024 20:40:07 GMT -7
"Shhh shh. it's ok it's ok, I just want to help you heal...I promise”
Jade listened in the embrace of the moment as Phoenix voice soothed her. It was the next phrase that made Jade confused a little bit.
“You're so much stronger than you think you are. You hear me? You're so much stronger than you think you are, don't let anyone or anything tell you differently."
The words echoed a familiarity to them but this felt a tiny bit lighter and not as heavy. Jade ponders for a moment did Phoenix intend to echo the same words Shadow has spoken to her when Shadow had arrived in her life? Was it Possible that Phoenix unintentionally balanced out Shadow? Just as she had asked Phoenix a question she answered
"I guess for all intents and purposes I AM a goddess, in terms of power and nature I probably have just as much a right to claim such a title as other gods and goddesses do if not more so, but I don't think myself as such...I can't afford to. It's probably best that way. If I let my ego drive me bad things tend to happen."
Jade heard what was being said and couldn’t help but be a little taken back, Phoenix had all the powers of a god, but seemed a bit like Jade in that having to stay in control in order not to lose yourself. Jade understood entirely too well what that felt like. Jades thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Phoenix . "I'd be honored to see your shop. Lead the way. Once you open I'll try to explain everything the best that I can.”
Jade smiled again using her key to once again open a door to another portal. She stepped through and smiled over her shoulder as she spoke.
“I suppose now you know how I travel, by now.”
Jades voice was playful as she stepped Into the portal and into her shop. The over night lights were on flickering and ticking as they glowed and the sunlight threatened to peer through the store front of the shop. Jade moved across her shop and unlocked the front door then proceeded to roll up the heavy metal gate and proceed to roll up the gates over the windows. As she finished Jade closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath inward and exhaled as she dusted off her hands. She made her way back into the shop and headed for the cash register area. It was closer to the back of the shop and sat upon a glass cabinet that contained all sorts of curiosities ranging from antiques to modern crystals. The truth was Jade’s shop was just as unique as she was it held all kinds of wonders ranging from the Macabe to the modern. Jade was a bit of curator for the items in the shop and had searched high and low for the items. The previous shop owners had helped along the way but now this was Jades collection to sell.
Jade leaned on the stool behind the counter exhaling shakily. She was exhausted, but in this moment happy to know she didn’t have anything planned due her gallery upstairs.
She pulled out a sketch book and a few pencils. As she opened it up she pondered the images and may just maybe figuring out just what Phoenix meant. How would k d she help her?
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 10, 2024 3:16:19 GMT -7
Jean found herself intrigued by the different objects on Jade's shape. she recognized every type if item that Jade had and their uses. She watched as Jade looked at her sketchbook. She let out a small sigh. The poor girl had to be exhausted not with Shadow but in general. From what Jean had seen in her mind, Jad had spent her entire life isolated and what few relationships she had clearly weren't great. it was no wonder that Shadow was able to get such a strong hold on her so easily. Speaking of Shadow, as much as jean hated to admit it, she couldn't help but think it'd be best to be upfront and rip the band-aid off. "The truth is young one. I appeared before you because I see a wound inside your soul, one that's steadily growing, and I think your friend has a part in all of it. *Sigh* I see it in your eyes. I know that you probably think you've tamed Shadow to some extent, I know that you probably think that it provides some sort of balance within you, a dark to your light. but please heed me when I say something about it feels all wrong. There are plenty of dark and light spirits and deities that work in harmony with others. My sister and I were like that for a time, but Shadow is not one of those spirits. She doesn't give you power, she just siphons your chi and then corrupts it. Obviously, I can't make you heed my words. but please believe me when I say that you're stronger than you think you are. You may believe that you need something like Shadow to balance you, but you don't. You just need to find balance within yourself. I know this because when I was guiding you through your trauma and we were joined together completely free of Shadow's influence. I saw you in peace and tranquility, you felt... safe even if it was just for a brief period of time. that was the first time you felt something like that in a long time wasn't it?"
She sighed again. "I think you need someone to talk to. I mentioned this before, but Carol Danvers, the woman my sister is bonded to she'd find a kindred spirit within you. She can relate to you on a deeper level than most."
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Post by jade on Feb 16, 2024 21:39:31 GMT -7
"The truth is young one. I appeared before you because I see a wound inside your soul, one that's steadily growing, and I think your friend has a part in all of it.”
Jade perked up slightly pondering what was being said to her by Phoenix. The words saying she had a wound in her soul, they weren’t false the memories that consumed her were like opening the wounds she had so long ago healed from. The physical wounds had been sown shut and the scars no longer presented themselves as Jade as long sense used her healing spell on them. Didn’t change the affect that she knew they were there. Jade saw the scars on herself no one else could see. Her wounds were not visible.
“I see it in your eyes. I know that you probably think you've tamed Shadow to some extent, I know that you probably think that it provides some sort of balance within you, a dark to your light. but please heed me when I say something about it feels all wrong. There are plenty of dark and light spirits and deities that work in harmony with others. My sister and I were like that for a time, but Shadow is not one of those spirits. She doesn't give you power, she just siphons your chi and then corrupts it. Obviously, I can't make you heed my words. but please believe me when I say that you're stronger than you think you are. You may believe that you need something like Shadow to balance you, but you don't. You just need to find balance within yourself. I know this because when I was guiding you back to through your trauma and we were joined together completely free of Shadow's influence. I saw you in peace and tranquility, you felt... safe even if it was just for a brief period of time. that was the first time you felt something like that in a long time wasn't it?"
Jade took a small step back remembering the embrace in her moment of weakness. Shadow wasn’t present since it was day light and for a moment Jade yearned to feel whole again, without the nawing void of shadow within her. The void created by shadow was as real as anything, but without her Shadow would be unleashed in this world. Phoenix seemed to have an understanding and maybe even an allie who could help tame the entity within. Jade tightly closed her eyes as breathed in sharply. There was a lot in NYC she didn’t want to leave behind , Jade had made a name for herself here. The only benefit right now was this was Connie Island’s off time and as such she wouldn’t need to worry about, she could always return in time to practice and have her show still, many performers took a break during the off season. The other concern was her shop, who would run it? Jades attention drifted back to Phoenix as she spoke with sincerity, something Jade was not use to hearing.
"I think you need someone to talk to. I mentioned this before, but Carol Danvers, the woman my sister is bonded to she'd find a kindred spirit within you. She can relate to you on a deeper level than most."
Jade chewed on her Bottom lip for a moment and then pulled out a schedule book. She poured over it seeing she didn’t have any big events booked, remembering she was going to do something reach out attempts for booking later this week. The shop was financially taken care of so she wouldn’t need to worry about that. This Phoenix seemed to want to help her and if she had ill intentions well, that would be a grave mistake.
“You aren’t wrong when you helped me in my moment of weakness it felt nice. I haven’t encountered a person willing to help me. I walk between two worlds one of the living and the dead. I guess when you’ve seen people’s true faces after a while you forget about yourself. You keep saying your sister? You keep saying bonded, does this mean you are currently bonded to someone. Simla to Shadow and myself? Who is the other you bond to? It’s only fair I know this before going with you to meet your sister.” Jade picked up the back backpack she always carried and slung it over one shoulder.
“I guess I won’t need much in our trip, a few changes of clothes and those sorts of things. I can grab those items easily, where does your sister live?”
Jade felt her eyes feeling heavy the lack of sleep getting to her. She positioned herself up against a wall and then remembered the energy drink she kept in the back in the mini fridge. Jade walked out back through a curtain that separated the main part of the shop from the rest. She found a smaller black mini fridge as opened it retrieving a can of energy drink and making her way back to the counter. She cracked open the can and took a drink as she leaned back up against the wall and continue drinking her beverage. She felt the drink taking affect and inwardly sighed as she thought to herself “ahh the sweet sweet rush of caffeine”
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Post by John Kilroy on Feb 17, 2024 3:15:35 GMT -7
Jean could not help but smile as Jade chugged the energy drink. "I think I'll stick to coffee. to answer your question I myself am not bound to anyone. There would have been a time when Jean Grey would have thought of herself as a separate entity from the Phoenix but...it's hard to explain. A long time ago and I mean a billion years ago in the most literal sense when the earth was young and humans were ruled by demons, my sister Shadowbird and I we guarded all sapient life protecting them from horrors beyond the bounds of the imagination. We served the same function and we were capable of performing feats equal to each other, but our natures led us to protect life in different ways. I was the guardian of the day the protector of life and creation. While Shadowbird was the guardian of night. The Eater of Nightmares, and no that was not metaphorical, She took great pleasure in devouring demons that would haunt people's minds.
But the job took its toll on her. Every night she would see into the minds of gods and non-gods alike and she saw the darkest of depraved fantasies, the worst evils that lurked in men's minds, Eventually it broke her spirit. She came to belive that people were not worth saving, that they were to be toys, used, abused and tossed aside for whatever sadistic hedonistic pleasure that the strong could get out of them.
She grew to despise me. To spite me she took on a persona that was meant to be my opposite. She became he and called himself The Shadow King. We fought a great battle, how long it lasted I do not know it could have been ten thousand years or more for all I know. I tried to plea with the Shadow King, hoping that maybe somewhere inside of him my sister still remained. Whether out of spite or to try to persuade me to his side, the Shadow King forced himself into my mind showing me everything he saw. I couldn't handle it. Something inside me broke and for a brief time I thought the only way to save the world was to destroy it. I was a corrupted form of myself...A dark Phoenix. In one last moment of sanity in an effort to both stop myself and the Shadow King I separated myself, something I had only done one other time up to that point, in a fiery explosion I scattered myself throughout time onto the earth. Taking on different forms throughout Earth's history, but in the process, I lost my sense of self. My raw power became known as the Phoenix force, while the pieces of myself that were scattered throughout time took on lives and identities of thier own. The Phoenix Force would seek these people out not realizing that subconsciously it was all me trying to put myself back together. It's only very recently that I've become fully whole again, Jean Grey I guess if you really want to get technically is just a name, a house I live in but it's all me.
My sister or rather The Shadow King is different. The battle greatly weakened him and as a result, he cannot take a physical form of his own like I can. He has to anchor himself to a host. before it was a man named Amahl Farouk but Farouk was assassinated after the Shadow King temporarly bounded with Carol Danvers of the Avengers. He's been...behaving himself since he bonded with Carol, I think she's slowly helping him discover that part of himself that he's been denying...that part that is My Dear Shadowbird, and they've both helped each other...get through thier own individual traumas...just like I think they can help you if you let them. As far as where Carol Danvers lives, she lives currently in Mckinny Texas, but distance has no meaning with me. I can teleport you thier instantly and have you back here to your shop in New York before the day's end if you so wish. It's entirely up to you."
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Post by jade on Feb 17, 2024 15:55:40 GMT -7
Jade Thoughtfully listened to what Phoenix had to say and how her and Jean had become one/ she pondered for a moment the broken ness that Phoenix felt when she was scattered across the universe. Jade is n sense understood on some level what it meant to go to war with something inside of you. Jade wasn’t unfamiliar with demons and things far worse then any human could imagine, after all she had o I’m walked in between the land of the living and the land of the dead. The things she had seen in the dead and living were the driving force she allowed Shadow to hunt those they investigated. Demons still walked this land but they took on the disguise of humans who did acts of unspoken evil behind clothes doors. Jade heard her speak again of Carol Danvers, she could relate to another darker energy living inside you. It was the part about changing shadow kind that made Jade think that maybe just maybe Carol could help her.
Jade retrieved her key as it appeared to come out from under her shirt sleeve. She spoke to Phoenix quickly as she placed the key into a door for the bathroom that was adjacent to where she had been standing. Jade entered into her own apartment and headed to her bathroom first. She quickly took a shower and cleaned herself up and changed into a pair of fitting blue jeans, a crimson red top with short sleeves that had tiny sugar skulls on it. She combined through her honey brown hair and removed the purple extensions she had placed in it and combined those out too. She made sure to clip the extensions back in and even added a few more rainbow colors. Her wavy brown hair was complimented by the colors as she weaved them into two French breads on her head that Bryce’s down and to hair below her shoulders.
Jade then walked out of the bathroom placed on the same knee high black boots she had been wear and bomber jacket. She gathered a few personal items and enough cloths to get her by and folded them away into her backpack. Jade then returned to Phoenix in her via the portal she had opened. Jade retrieved the key from the door, which appeared to absorb into her body. She gave Phoenix a reassuring smile. and turned to face her grabbing the energy drink she had left behind and taking a swig.
“Sounds like you are a wise soul who has seen many things beyond what anyone currently could imagine. Your sister Carol seems like she may have some common threads with me. I would be honored to meet her”
Jade stood and leaned slightly on then counter sipping her energy drink.
“Hope the you don’t mind me leaving and coming back like that I just needed a few items and to freshen up.”
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