"Anastasia Lockhart?"
Anastasia turned round to face the professor for a moment before she went back to looking through the small trinkets on the mantle piece of the community room "yes although I prefer to be called Ana" she replied
"May I ask what your relationship was with Kurt?" the professor enquired
she stopped, looking at a picture that had been taken last year of everyone in the institute at Christmas "we grew up together" she replied "we've known each other since we were 8 years old, we were almost inseparable and his patents treated me like their own as well since I had no parents of my own" she put the photograph back down on the mantle piece "until I had to leave"
"why may I ask did you have to leave?"
Ana stood, watching the fire burning infront of her in the fireplace "I needed to learn to control my power before it hurt anyone. I was like a fire, when controlled I was harmless and like any girl my age but when I got angry or let my power run wild I'd burn those around me."
"I see" the professor nodded - seeing alot of cases of this nature before
"the temple showed me how to control it through mediation and exercise" she explained "what they showed me calmed my mind and has let me learn to use it in a safe manner"
"I'm guessing your power is a form of telepathy or telekinesis then" the professor nodded
"kinda" Ana shrugged "there's 2 parts to it" taking her lace jacket off to reveal a set of glistening dragonfly like wings "my physical mutations don't cause alot of harm" tucking some of her hair behind one ear to show them to be pointed and elf like as well as highly studded "its my other ability that needed to be controlled" she lifted a finger and as she did a black enery surrounded the photograph frame, levitation it into the air "I call it Soul-self. it's a form of psychic power where I can project my soul from my body into a corporeal form, using it to interact with the physical world like telekinesis but it can change shape" the black energy moulding itself into a hand and gripping the photograph frame before settling it down on the mantle again " it can also affect others mentally, I can project my soul-self into the minds of others" the professor found that she'd already slipped into his mind when she telepathically spoke to him "it lets me communicate, facilitate calm or to force people into submission with mental attacks like telepathy"
"I see" the professor telepathically spoke back to her "I can see why you were concerned about your power hurting others then"
"yes" she switched back to physically speaking "I left so Kurt and his parents, as the only people who were ever kind to me as a child, wouldn't get hurt as my power started to expand when I was 14. And during that time away I learnt some things, things that may explain why Kurts behavior has suddenly changed."
"I see" the professor brought his finger tips to his temples "then I'll gather everyone for a meeting"
Ana nodded, looking into the dancing flames - she was once the uncontrollable wildfire until she learnt that she was in control and that there were people in the world who cared for her and now it was time to return the favour for Kurt.
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"everyone" the professor greeted them all as they found their places in the community room "if you don't already know, this" gesturing to Ana who was sitting on the edge of the coffee table "is Ana Lockhart, she's a fellow mutant and was a childhood friend of Kurts"
"but she doesn't sound German" Bobby butted in
Ana raised a eyebrow " Woher wissen sie dass?" she laughed a little before she tried to explain it to them "I wasn't born in Germany but I grew up there and the slight accent I did have disappeared after I spent so much time in China"
Bobby was very silent after that for the rest of the meeting.
"anyway" the professor continued "she apparently has gained knowledge that may help us"
"what kind of knowledge?" Logan asked, his words laced in slight suspicion - he didn't trust her quite yet.
Ana looked to the professor, he nodded to give her permission, she took a breath before she spoke "why do you think kurts mutation is the way it is?" she was met by a sea of silence "I'm guessing you guys all know about the X gene mutation but kurts different, he's a second generation mutant as I'm guessing you know his mother mystique"
"wait how do you know about mystique?" Jean asked
"brotherhood spy I bet" Logan tracting his claws
"woooow no I'm not" Ana shook her head "she once checked on Kurt when we were 12 and I accidentally ran into her while we were playing tag honest"
"Logan" Xavier called him sternly "she's a guest and I already read her mind for her being a spy, she works for no organisation. what she says is true"
"I only want to help Kurt" she looked to wolverine and he could see she meant it, he retracted his claws with a few inaudible mutterings to himself
"go on then" the professor asked her to continue
Ana took another breath "it's not just mystique he gets the mutated x gene from but also his father" now kurts father had never been mentioned before, Kurt probably knew nothing about him and mystique had never mentioned him either - everyone was intrigued as to where this was going as some of them literally sat on the edge of their seats "his name is Azazel, the leader of the Neyaphems, or on earth you call them demons and that is who I believe is controlling kurt"
"and how do you know this?" Scot interjected, rubbing his jaw
"even though I've been living and studying in a shaolin temple I'm still free to practice my own religion of Catholicism so I'd go to Rome for a pilgrimage every year and it's there where I found old passages and texts describing the battle between the Neyaphems, demons, and the Cheyarafim, angels. apparently the Cheyarafims were victorious in the battle and banished the "demons" to an alternate dimension for all eternity which I believe is the dimension Kurt passes through when he teleports"
"yes" hank thought back to the little experiment forge had with the dubbed 'bamf' dimension "that would make sense from the findings forge found and the sulphur Kurt leaves behind"
"so how can like mystique have Kurt if his dad's like from a different dissension?" kitty asked
"unfortunately Kurt hat to get his teleportation powers from somewhere. Azazel, is the only pure Neyaphem who was able to breach the dimensional void for brief periods of time due to his teleportation powers." Ana explained "His only hope to return to Earth permanently is by impregnating women because his children are linked to his dimension and now he's calling them"
"I see" the professor agreed it was the most plausible explanation as to what was happening "his father's control is probably why I was blocked from his mind"
Rogue looked at Ana in worry "is he gonna be alright?" she was looking for some glimmer of hope that Kurt would be ok
Ana bit her lip and looked down into the flames again "if the portal gets open between this world and the Neyaphems world he won't be" digging her nails into the palm of her hands "it'll drain his life energy and if the Neyaphems get through, they'll kill every human, Cheyarafim and 'normal' looking mutant they can find"
At that moment they all knew what they had to do: find their friend before he was killed by his own mind controlling demon father - you know a typical Saturday for them.
"maybe we should inform a certain someone of whats happening" the professor commented
Rogues eyes grew wider "you don't mean...no way am I talking to her no way in hell!"
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FanfictionMutant love isn't supposed to be easy. It never came naturally to Kurt, he thought he finally understood with Amanda but when a girl from his past (literally) flys in to save him from himself when his demon side tries to take over, he starts questio...
