Repeat
N/A: this is an idea that is repeating in my mind, so, uhm….plot twist?
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Sabertooth aka Victor Creed is hardly someone that would be considered the poster child of sanity, however, the mutant has to at least acknowledge the situation in front of him.
Victor Creed wakes up, on a bright Tuesday, and has a new mission signed by Magneto himself, the mission to cut the long briefing short, is to kill the president and the internationals representants in front the entire media, somehow this will help the mutant cause.
Sabertooth realizes the mission in half of a day, killing the president and the committee in the most brutal way possible and in the best way for the camera. Magneto is pleased, although is hard to tell seems like the man has one emotion nowadays.
The man goes to sleep only to wake up on another Tuesday as Magneto assigned the same mission for Victor Creed and the pattern repeats for some time now.
Today, Victor Creed decides to ask his boss how killing the president of the nation will help the mutants from extinction. Magneto is on the same mood as always and the result shouldn´t be a surprise. Next day, Victor questioned again and to be different even attack Magneto. On the next day, building a rebellion against Magneto, on the next day, he killed everyone in the room, on the next day, Victor Creed enters in despair, on the next day Victor spends 24 hours thinking about his life.
“Why this is happening?” Victor would be asked to himself or to anyone that is listening. Did he lose his mind? Is this limbo? Sabertooth never really ponders about his actions before, after all, he thought of himself as the most powerful mutant ever so consequences mean nothing to him.
“Now, I think it does” Victor replies to himself. Sabertooth is thinking about his victims and suddenly their death doesn´t bring any joy…maybe the animal does not want to be an animal any longer.
On the next day, the same mission, and Victor can only sigh dejectedly as nothing will change. Magneto is speaking in the same way as the others are obediently listening to his words.
“That´s why Sabertooth will lead the attack against the president of the us” Magneto exclaimed and in Victor´s opinion the man is being way too dramatic.
“Why?” replied tired “I always ask you how killing the leader of this nation will benefit anyone but you” ignoring the stares the man continues “you speak about Utopia for Mutants but honestly? I think you just want your own empire, you just want to be king and in a way, you are being equal to the people you despise so much…almost like that book Animal farm”
“You can read?” someone asked surprised and Victor can´t be mad, he was an animal and now he just wants to be a human
“So, Magneto, if you truly want to help the mutant kind, stop those plans, this will lead the public to hate even more mutants” Victor Creed replied as he easily blocks the same attack from Magneto.
The man ordered the others to attack Sabertooth but the men don´t seem to be into this order very much.
“You never asked my questions before Erik, do you truly want to save the mutants? Do you really care about your own sons?” Victor asked managing to block the attacks and stop Magneto.
“What happened to you? yesterday you would kill without hesitation”
“Yesterday was a long time ago”
Sabertooth manages to escape and not killing Magneto, no, enough of killing. Enough!
Magneto´s plan would not be stopped so easily. If Sabertooth wouldn´t make the killing, Magneto can kill without hesitation, and as the man is ready to strike the president and the others, Sabertooth stops knocking him out.
(For a moment, he thought the X-men would show up, but, of course, they wouldn´t believe in his words now)
A fight ensued and in the end, Magneto was stopped. This hardly will make the entire nation love mutants, especially according to his long criminal records, but, at least, the situation won´t aggravate.
He even let to be captured without resistance.
As the man is throw in a cell, the mutant ponders if this will make any difference, if he can truly change.
When Sabertooth opens his eyes, it is Wednesday and even the fact he is in a cell means nothing for the man as it is Wednesday. Not Tuesday, and the man never get happier as right now.
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Kitty Pryde was doing the dishes as Alisson was talking with her excitedly about something and only when the woman starts to laugh loudly that prompts Kitty to snap back to reality as a plate fall from her hands into the ground.
Kitty uses her magic to repair the plate and the other woman looks pointy at Kitty and seeing as she gets no result decides to be straightforward.
“What do you think?” Alisson asked.
“About what?” Kitty asked again.
“You really wasn´t paying attention” Alisson rolls her eyes “ about Sabertooth´s redemption, or better yet, supposed redemption”
Kitty frown at this and for her own life she can´t remember what she was thinking, but, somehow the word Sabertooth makes sense in her thoughts, at least, it did.
“Oh, what do you mean?”
“Were you thinking on another indie song? I respect that, but, when someone is talking to you…pay attention to them, anyway, it seems Magneto wanted to kill the president of the US and Sabertooth stops him and even makes a nice speech about it”
“Well, anyone can get redemption if they truly wanted”
“But Kitty…is Sabertooth, he is a villain”
“And we thought Wolverine was a hero”
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Bonus:
Nyarlathotep watched everything anywhere, anytime. Nothing surprises the deity, quite the opposite, however, there are always the first time. Looking at the globe, one of his many, many, many eyes, all the crawling god saw was more questions and he will get the answers no matter what.
The chaos itself summon one of Zaorva´s first creations, her first herald, Venus, to have a chat, normally he wouldn´t care for his existence(and maybe would consider destroy her)except this is not a typical situation and the entity wants answers at any cost.
Venus didn´t dare to look into his eyes, being the first hardly matters now, she grovels in the ground as her red hair is far too long now covering her back entirely, therefore, giving a faux sense of security.
“Venus!” Nyarlathotep´s tone is often soothing, you don´t always get answers by fear and intimidation alone “You are one of her first and favourite Herald, she would often talk about you in regards her creations”
Venus remains silent. Do not speak unless he asks for.
“Did she, my Zaorva, created a new Herald, on that stupid planet?” and now Venus can reply with little confidence as possible.
“My lord, milady"Venus didn´t dare to speak the name as Nyarlathotep is famous for not controlling his emotions very well(but he does create this illusion)” created Earth and many creatures there, however, I can´t say for sure if she created another Herald, usually she would make me go to have a chat with them to make sure they understand their job"
“So, you are saying she didn’t create a Herald?”
“What I´m saying is that I don´t have the certainty of her past actions, she could have made one or not, milady…often did her own things” is the best way to paraphrase the situation and to amend the atmosphere Venus swiftly adds “if you suspect of someone to be her Herald, I can take a look and recognize, even unfinished Heralds have the same aura as mine”
“Good, do that, I want to know ” the entity does not give more information and that should be enough, she has a name to verify, but as the first herald of Zaorva she has the need to at least try to defend Earth(even if she is shaking in fear)
“Are you going to destroy the earth?”
“Yes, that planet deserves to pay”
“And if this woman is one of her last creations?”
“Bring her here, in fact, bring her here regardless, she is an odd thing and I want to understand her more”
“As you wish, ” she replied and then leaves his realms.
Venus was not a warrior and even if she was, no one could stop the Chaos itself.
I´m sorry, Zaorva, I think your blue planet has the days counted.