Chapter 61: Teaching Magik Magic
AN: I''m back! Now I know I said I might post on Wednesday...but I really thought that my bosses will ck of a bit after the long break...I was wrong...
But even then, I thought it would only be for like 2-3 days and they will ck off on Thursday or Friday....I was wrong...
In the end, I was on a 3-4 hours OT all week long... TT_TT
But well...I survived somehow...so here it is.
Btw, Magik''s origin story is quite confusing...at least, to me anyways. I had to watch a ton of videos and read a bunch of reference materials but ultimately decided to just simplify it in my version with abination ofics and the TV Live action version.
Anyway, know you guys only want seggs scene with Magik one day...
That''s all.
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<strong>Chapter 61: Teaching Magik Magic</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">After a few minutes of convincing Illyana, Benjamin finally returned to the main focus of his visit.
<span style="font-weight:400">Still, Illyana was as uncooperative as ever…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Look, I don’t know what my brother told you, but I’m fine. Even if I’m not, you can’t help me anyway.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“And what makes you think that?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“My powers are…not exactly normal.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I wouldn’t be here if it was.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin shrugged.
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ugh fine. The sooner you realize you can’t help me, the sooner you leave.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, her eyes glowed and the next moment, her arm left arm was coated with a strange armor and a sword appeared in her hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">IIlyana waved the sword in the air and a crack appeared in midair, creating a portal to Limbo.
<span style="font-weight:400">“See. I can open up a portal to this thing I call the Limbo and also use its energy for other things. And sometimes, for whatever reason, it would spill out without my knowing.”
<span style="font-weight:400">And you still say you don’t have a problem…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin rolled his eyes and looked at the sword in her hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">This should be the Soul Sword that his Soul Dagger was derived from.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well then, fortunately for you…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smirked and waved his hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">The next moment, a dagger appeared in his hand. It was none other than the Soul Dagger from the System.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin waved the dagger midair as well and a simr portal appeared where he shed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Would you look at that? It seems I can also open a portal to Limbo. And unlike a certain someone, it doesn’t spill out without my knowing.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, Illyana was staring at the portal with her mouth open.
<span style="font-weight:400">She couldn’t believe that there would be someone else who could do what she could do…
<span style="font-weight:400">How is this even possible!?
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana frowned and looked at the dagger in his hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Where did you get that dagger?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Does it matter?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Did you kill anyone to get that?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana looked at the dagger again and at Benjamin for a while.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and stepped inside the portal. He then turned to Illyana again and stretched out his hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well? Are youing or not?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana looked at the hand stretched out to her and reached for it.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although she doesn’t know how or why Benjamin had a dagger simr to her own Soul Sword, she felt that…maybe he really could help her.
<span style="font-weight:400">And so she reached out her hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">Inside Limbo, the two looked around for a while before Benjamin asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How much do you know about this ce?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...It’s a ce filled with demons and seemed to be able to connect to various kinds of realities. I found Lockheed in one of those ces.”
<span style="font-weight:400">As if on cue, a small purple dragon appeared from behind her and flew around them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking closely, it seemed to resemble the hand puppet on her hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at her hand and sure enough, it was gone.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s quite interesting.
<span style="font-weight:400">After a while, the dragon Lockheed rested on Illyana’s shoulder and rubbed its face on her cheek.
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana patted it for a bit then continued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This ce used to be ruled by a demon called Bsco. When I was a child, he…kidnapped me and locked me in this ce for years…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...I see.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana shrugged, seemingly unbothered by it.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, he taught me how to use ck magic for a bit so it wasn’t all that bad. After some time, I managed to make this Soul Sword using my soul and defeated him using it before leaving this ce.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although she brushed it off, Benjamin could tell that it left asting trauma on her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Even if she doesn’t realize it, the trauma was still there.
<span style="font-weight:400">It should also be the reason why her powers are going out of control.
<span style="font-weight:400">Still, Benjamin knew better than to show pity. If he did, it would probably just backfire on him.
<span style="font-weight:400">So he simply smiled and ced his hand on her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Magic huh? Then let’s start there. Since you already know ck magic, I’ll teach you some white magic.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? You also know how to use magic?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana was surprised.
<span style="font-weight:400">Because the people around her were all mutants and haven’t been exposed to magic much, she felt that they were unqualified to help her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now she knows that Benjamin knew magic, she was excited.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s do it! Teach me magic!”
<span style="font-weight:400">As expected from someone who name herself Magik, she was quite a magic enthusiast.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">Actually, he doesn’t know much about Illyana in theics. But he knew that at some point, she would also be Doctor Strange’s student.
<span style="font-weight:400">This meant that she should have some talent in magic.
<span style="font-weight:400">Speaking of, it should be around the time that Doctor Strange would get an ident and learn about magic?
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin felt a bit conflicted.
<span style="font-weight:400">On one hand, Benjamin can actually go and save him to prevent the ident. On another hand, the ident was necessary for Stephen Strange to be the Sorcerer Supreme…
<span style="font-weight:400">But then Benjamin remembered how arrogant he was before the ident. Benjamin no longer hesitated and felt that there were some things that are simply meant to happen.
<span style="font-weight:400">Still, he feels quite sorry for him soter on, he’ll probably gift him a magical artifact or something…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin soon threw the thought at the back of his mind and focused on the matter at hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">He looked around and found a suitable floating ind and flew over with Illyana.
<span style="font-weight:400">He then stamped his feet and trees began to sprout from the ground, twisting and turning, soon, a wooden castle was formed on the floating ind.
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana was amazed and quickly said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Are you going to teach me that!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, no. That’s a different power and not magic. Although you can still do something simr with magic. It’s just a bit more time-consuming and exhausting.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s start!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana was already excited.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly and began to teach her some magic.
<span style="font-weight:400">Time passed and by the time they knew it, the day was already over.
<span style="font-weight:400">IIlyana was dissatisfied that they had to return so quickly already and wanted to continue but Benjamin knew that her brother might be worried so it was better to let him know first.
<span style="font-weight:400">Returning to the X-Mansion, the two left the room and found Colossus by the door pacing left and right like a worried husband waiting for the birth of his child…
<span style="font-weight:400">The instant he saw the two emerge, he quickly looked at his sister up and down first and sighed in relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin felt annoyed for some reason.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...What’s with that reaction?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“A-ah well…I know the girls are talking about how many women you had and was worried that Illy might already be…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! Despite how it looks, I’m not a sex addict! Nothing happened!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yet!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana quickly added.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin turned to re at her.
<span style="font-weight:400">This girl really knows how to make more trouble!
<span style="font-weight:400">It took him a bit more time to convince Colossus that nothing happened to them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Colossus still looked unconvinced but let it slide for now. Anyway, what’s more important is his sister’s condition.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So…how is it? Can you help her?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Colossus asked and Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Should be. From what she told me, she’s been taught ck magic when she was a child and ck magic tends to cause some side effects on the user over time so I’m teaching her some white magic this time to sort of bnce it out. At the very least, it should prove useful in terms of controlling her abilities and increasing her power.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Magic…is it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Colossus sighed in relief. He was right in choosing Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although his sister keeps saying that she knows magic, everyone believed that it was just a byproduct of her mutant ability.
<span style="font-weight:400">He didn’t think that such things really existed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Of course, that was before he met Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">When Benjamin said that his portal was magic, he knew that this man might be able to help his sister’s problem.
<span style="font-weight:400">And he was right.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s just that…if only he wasn’t such a yboy, he wouldn’t be so worried every time the two are alone…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at Colossus''s expression and felt irritated again.
<span style="font-weight:400">Is this guy still thinking dirty things again?
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, I’ll be visiting on the weekends to teach her some magic during this time.”
<span style="font-weight:400">He then turned to Illyana and continued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“On the weekdays, practice what you’ve learned. Understood?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Eh? Don’t I get any break at all?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Boo!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana raised her hand puppet Lockheed and boo-ed at him together.
<span style="font-weight:400">Still, she didn’tin much since she wanted to learn magic anyway. As for practicing on the weekdays, she was going to have some fun ‘practicing’ it anyway.
<span style="font-weight:400">Illyana had already started to n.
<span style="font-weight:400">She learned to make some magic barriers earlier. She wondered if Kitty’s power can also go through it?
<span style="font-weight:400">If she can’t and ced a barrier on a wall…haha, what kind of expression is that girl going to show?
<span style="font-weight:400">She can’t wait!
<span style="font-weight:400">At this time, Benjamin still doesn’t know the hell he was about to unleash in the X-Mansion and already left after saying a few more things to Colossus and Illyana.
<span style="font-weight:400">As he was leaving, he bumped into Jean once more.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ben! We need to stop meeting again and again like this.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean chuckled as she also felt that they seem to keep bumping into each other in the hallway every time Benjamines and goes.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I know right? We should just make a schedule. How does this Saturday sound?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Haha, stop it. Scott’s going to kill you one day with his res.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then we should just meet where he can’t see.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin shrugged, intending to continue teasing Jean and her rtionship with Scott.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, although he said that, the two of them knew that they were just fooling around and weren’t serious.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was prepared to leave after chatting a few more but didn’t expect Jean would agree to what he just said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re right. Come with me, I’ll take you to a ce.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was a bit taken aback.
<span style="font-weight:400">He blinked for a bit and followed her silently.
<span style="font-weight:400">Soon, they went outside and into the forest near the X-Mansion.
<span style="font-weight:400">They then arrived at ake and stopped.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Here?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked around in surprise.
<span style="font-weight:400">No way…is Jean also an exhibitionist like Susan? Are they going to do it out here in the open?
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean walked by theke and smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">She then used her Telekinesis to form a sort of barrier around her as she walked into theke water, sinking in little by little.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin raised a brow and followed her simrly.
<span style="font-weight:400">They then arrived at the bottom of theke and into a cavity on the wall at the side.
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking closely, it was actually an entrance to a dry cave. The cave entrance was shaped like a letter L rotated 90 degrees clockwise and there was no water in the horizontal part.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin wondered how this cave came about and looked at it in amazement.
<span style="font-weight:400">There also seemed to be a hole above where the moonlight can seep through and light up the cave slightly.
<span style="font-weight:400">Some minerals on the cave walls and ceilings reflect the light around the cave, creating a beautiful starry-like scene.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This is amazing.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hehe, it’s my secret ce. Not even Scott knew this ce. Ie here now and then so I don’t hear anyone’s thoughts. It’s the ce I feel the calmest.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean boasted about having discovered such a ce.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">After a while of admiring the ce, he turned back to Jean who looked beautiful while being shone under the reflected moonlight.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not even Scott knew this ce…so the reason why she brought him here…
<span style="font-weight:400">Is she really going to…
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean saw his look and rolled her eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What are you thinking of? I’m not going to eat you!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“So you’ll let me eat you instead?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Haha! No! It’s about what we talked about earlier. About teaching me in controlling my powers.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahh…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin finally remembered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Right, they did talk about that before. Benjamin just forgot after dealing with the troublemaker Illyana.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean smirked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What, are you disappointed?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin knew he was being teased but he wasn’t about to get take that lying down.
<span style="font-weight:400">He sighed exaggeratedly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m indeed disappointed…for you that is.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean looked confused.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Illyana said that the girls in the X-Mansion seem to know about my size quite a bit. It’s a pity you won’t get the chance.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Just what has Illyana told him!?
<span style="font-weight:400">But…well…she wasn’t wrong too. It’s basically Storm and Rogue’s fault for spreading such things and that it had even reached her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her gaze went down and wondered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Is it really as big as they said?
<span style="font-weight:400">However, when she looked up, she saw Benjamin smirking at her smugly saying as if he won something.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean smiled wryly.
<span style="font-weight:400">This guy really doesn’t like to lose.
<span style="font-weight:400">However…she also felt a bit irritated.
<span style="font-weight:400">If nothing else because he was looking so smug at her!
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean squinted her eyes and snorted.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t look so smug. Don’t think I haven’t noticed how many times you’ve nced at my breast and ass every time we meet!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Damn! Busted!
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin coughed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, aren’t we here to train your powers? Let’s start.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin knew better than to continue arguing with her. Anyway, he was sure to lose. He only has one divine rod but she has two pairs of holy mountains.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jean smiled victoriously.
<span style="font-weight:400">And so began another round of teaching.