REND

Ryu Sera, aka Rend, 20 years old. Member of the Brotherhood with the power of Telekinetic Aura

[fcxryusera]

Recovery

There had never been so much pain in her life as to what Sera was feeling currently.  Nearly bled out with a gaping wound in her stomach was not how Sera had thought she'd end up when they had decided to go get the girl's head.  Stabbed in the stomach by her old partner's arm, which sounds traitorous, but it wasn't, since it was no longer attached to his body at the time, Sera had needless to say been capture, then freed due to the rescue mission that Xavier, Magneto, the X-Men and Ravi had undertaken to get them back.  Due to her vectors, she could leave under her own power, but she was in much need of the medical attention she received back at the base.  

Those other mutants...the ones that attacked them.  They weren't normal. That was easy enough to see.  They were better...they almost killed her when she was trying her hardest.  She thought that as a trainee, she was going to be able to handle her own.  She had only been holding back, so she decided to let herself go and attack the foe with no remorse.  It barely phased him.  She almost died and honestly, she wasn't sure that anyone would have cared.  She began to wonder if Magneto had made a mistake in choosing her.       

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Ready To Go

The news reports were all over the place of the girl mutilated, murdered, all for being a mutant.  This was the type of stuff Sera had tried warning her friends back at the school about . This was the type of stuff she could imagine happening. They killed a mutant girl in cold blood.  This was exactly what Magneto had told them about when he had chosen them to go with him, to leave the school behind.  The humans would not stop with just one. 

But then it appeared someone struck back.  The mayor had been killed in a house fire, allegedly started by a gang of mutants.  Now the streets were filled with protesters yelling about the mutant menace.  If all this was true, the humans had cast the first stone.  If Magneto willed it, they would move.  If he wanted to fight, he had his small group ready to go.  She may be still considered a trainee (the only one left, something she was not proud of), but she'd be willing to put in just as much of a fight as any of the trainers.

If the humans wanted a war, and Magneto said to strike?  The humans would get their war.  

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Make a Wish

There had been no contact between Sera and her family for months, maybe even over a year.  Ever since they had dumped her off on Xavier's school to take care of her, the relationship had certainly been a strained one.  A phone call here, a phone call there eventually turned to no call here, no call there.  They sent her a Christmas card.  The same generic one they sent to everyone else.  So needless to say, with her actual birthday coming up, she didn't expect anything different.  It was only her actual birthday because she was never registered with the government until one month exactly after her birth.  Her parents had expected a boy and didn't have any girl's names picked.  So technically, it was October 3rd, but they normally celebrated a little bit in September as well.  Kind of a mini-birthday.  

That was of course before she was found out to be a mutant.  

She didn't expect any birthdays this year and definitely not one and a half.

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We Interrupt This Broadcast || Grey & Rend

[fcxgrey]

What was going to happen? He knew, though perhaps he didn’t quite agree with the specifics of the plan, it was clear from the start that Magneto planned to take advantage of the situation. An unknown mutant entered the city and demonstrated a power capable of confining the entire city to an alternate universe? He’d take credit for it. The thought wiped the faint smile clear off Changmin’s face for a long moment, leaving him silent. He drove for a minute or two longer, before switching to the fast lane.

“Magneto is going to come, announce on TV that he was responsible for the incident a couple weeks ago.” They’d all been caught in it. To this day, he hadn’t recovered from what had occurred inside, but if anything, Changmin was meant to adapt.

He’d get used to it.

“And it’s when, Rend. When we gain control of the station.” He’d never been an optimist, but he gave Sera an amused glance. The male focuses back on the highway, gaze flicking between mirrors until they come to the exit that he deems appropriate. No flickering blues and reds to drive them away.

If the rest of the ride was spent in silence, it was a comfortable one (for him)—one that ended the moment they found themselves parked outside the broadcasting building and approaching the sealed backdoor.

“Ready?”

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Sera waited with an anxious feeling in her stomach.  She wasn't privy to all the information that went around in their base of operations, so she wasn't exactly surprised that she was left in the dark about this as well. She had expected an announcement, it was a television studio they were overtaking after all, but for him to come out and claim responsibility for the alternate reality that they had all encountered?  Despite being left out of the loop,, she was a bit surprised at this revelation, as was evident by the look on her face.

"But we didn't do that.  Sure, it was a mutant most likely, but we didn't do it.  Why would he take credit for something we were affected by too?  I guess to instill fear?  What if someone calls him out on it though to reproduce the effects or something?" she the stopped her rambling, closed her eyes, and held up her hand.  "Never mind. I'm asking too many questions.  He wouldn't do this unless he felt it was the right course of action." she nodded, almost as if to steel her resolve.  She'd trust Magneto.  She would never have left the school if she hadn't.  

The quiet ride the rest of the way there was good for Sera to gather her thoughts on the mission ahead, and when they exited the vehicle, she nodded at his question.  "Ready, Grey." she responded, concentrating for a moment to let her four invisible arms, her vectors, stretch out a bit, ready in case they were needed.  

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Here We Are Again || Naeun & Sera

[fcxnaeun]

naeun had—almost—always been easygoing; not one for holding grudges or (irrational) prejudice toward people she doesn’t even know. sera, for one, the trainer would openly admit treated with the slightest bit of distaste back in the day. nothing too personal, however, naeun simply just didn’t want to be around a possible buzzkill. 

but even then, she didn’t have a reason to treat her like anything else other than a peer. so now—despite the change of scenery, nothing has changed.

"yeah—of course we can start fresh, man." a laugh escapes, any bit of disbelief that came with the other girl’s words buried under amusement from the situation at whole. "yeah, she’s a nice girl and shit—but i wouldn’t want to get on her bad side." naeun snorts softly, attention flicking back to the pot momentarily as she works on scraping the wooden spoon against the metal of the pot, hand moving to lower the fire once it starts bubbling. "y’wanna eat with me then? starting fresh over leftovers seems a bit ironic though."

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Sera let a bigger smile creep onto her face once Naeun said that she could get a new start.  There were so few of them in the base right now that really, that was all they had was each other.  Sera did feel a little out of place being one of the only trainees at this point, but that wasn't going to stop her from trying to make friends with the other members.  She had left her only close friend behind at the institute, only to have them leave without a word in return.  She didn't want that to happen again.  Being a social person as she was, Sera wanted the companionship that came with what they were trying to accomplish here, so Naeun was a good place to start.

The way that the other had responded, it let Sera's worries lay to rest, especially the quip about Mai.  "No kidding.  I have a feeling she'd be able to take a lot of us out no problem.  We're lucky she's with us, I'd say." she nodded quickly to the other girl's offer for food. "It's ironic, but still tasty.  I wouldn't mind one bit.  There's never enough food around here for my liking." she laughed, patting her stomach "I like my food." she stepped closer, taking in the scent of the food cooking.  "Anything I can do?"

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Moniker

"Again." 

Sera's whole body ached.  She wasn't sure how much more of this she was going to be able to handle that day.  But she was Brotherhood.  There was no giving up.  Giving up meant she'd sit by on the sidelines and let the humans do whatever it was they wanted to her and her kind.  She could guarantee it would not be good, that was for sure.  The world was dog eat dog, kill or be killed.  And as much as she hated to admit it, a small part of Sera wanted it that way.  

She never used to consider herself a violent person.  Her power would have anyone believing otherwise.  Throw in there how her mind had been messed with just like everyone else's when another mutant had decided that placing the city's occupants in an alternate reality where even their personalities had been altered.  In that reality, she put herself first, even going as far as feeding another person to a monster in order to survive.  She felt some regret now, but when it happened, she felt nothing.  Even now, she realized she didn't feel as badly about it as she thought she would.  And even more so in this normal reality, her power was suited for killing.  Suited for destruction.  Suited for rending things asunder.

As time was going on, she was Sera less and less, she was becoming someone else.  Someone the humans should be afraid of.  Rend.  

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We Interrupt This Broadcast || Grey & Rend

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“True. Let’s hope that worse doesn’t come to worst for us, then?” He offered his own brand of an assuring smile; mismatched eyes and a light chuckle that resounds through the cab of the car. “Guess it’s time to be off.” His focus shifted, turned from one mirror to the next as he plotted out their path in the building. The silence, however comfortable for him, hung in the air without pause—at least until the beacon of red and blue lights on the intersection drew his eye.

“Well, shit.” With a tilt of his head, Changmin peered south. “I think it’s time we take another route.”

As subtly as possible, he makes a turn and approaches the highway on-ramp, while giving the young woman in the passenger seat a sidelong glance. “It wouldn’t do us any good to lead a chase there.” They’d lock down the building—and if he was going to be making a hole in the wall today, it’d be leaving out. Not in.

“Alright, so the lobby is probably out for us, unless we have some disguises in the backseat. We’ll try the back entrance first.”

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Sera nodded, hoping obviously to avoid as much conflict as they could. She hoped that she could control herself if they were forced to defend themselves, as she had been working hard with Mai on that during their training sessions together.  The trainer was doing a great job, but it was just that, training.  SHe had a feeling that in a real situation where she'd be called upon to use her power, it might be a different story.  She didn't want to lose control and make things worse for all of them.

She felt her stomach tighten when they stumbled across the police, hoping they wouldn't get stopped. She was sure there would be plenty of them to deal with later on, but for right now, she didn’t want any unnecessary trouble if they could avoid it. “What are they doing, anyway?” she spoke out loud, not really expecting an answer, but she was thankful that Grey had decided to take the offramp.  They'd just have to figure out another way in, which shouldn't be too hard.

“Can’t say I brought a disguise with me.” she now was kind of wishing that she had. “The back entrance should be fine, I’d think.” she was quiet for a moment before speaking up again “What’s going to happen if we do gain control of the station? ”

[fcxryusera]

Here We Are Again || Naeun & Sera

[fcxnaeun]

the brotherhood base was huge—divided into multiple wings along with a few training areas—made even more apparent by the fact that the occupants could be counted on one hand. not that it’s something naeun particularly minds—given, she simply doesn’t have the time to with all the training and missions to be dealt with—she hasn’t even gotten around to socializing with the two that weren’t her brother and close friend.

ryu sera, especially, was a peculiar case, especially since they had been roommmates beforehand.

no offense to her, however, but naeun likes having her own room far more.

still, the brotherhood trainer found herself pleasantly surprised by the approaching mutant, eyes turning up from the pot of soup she had been reheating to meet the woman’s, her signature crooked grin cracking along her features. “sup, sera.” naeun nods, easygoing as ever as her head tilts, “nice to see you survived training with mai — last i heard she was going to set you on fire.”

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Sera wasn't sure how Naeun would react to her trying to strike up a conversation.  She remembered the first time that the two had met, it was when Sera had shown up at her door after the faculty had decided she needed to move in with Naeun.  The other girl had heard about her power, and her anger issues, and had made it kind of clear that she really hadn't trusted her.  Given the facts, she can't say she blamed her too much, though she felt she might have gotten a little better with controlling her rage since then.

So imagine her surprise that not only did Naeun seem okay with her aproaching her like this, but she even got a little smile from her too.  Maybe Sera's first impression of the other was incorrect,maybe she wasn't as biased as she thought.  She smiled back, tucking some hair behind her ear.  "Not much, thought I'd come see you, actually. Not too many of us here and I figured that maybe we could start fresh." she said, nodding, leaning against the counter near the other.  "Yes, Mai is very skilled, so luckily I haven't been seriously burned yet."    

[fcxryusera]

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry || Mai & Sera

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"Surprisingly how alike we all are right? We just need to learn how to use our power to protect," Mai grins, a lot more at ease. It’s a negative thought admittedly, to be all alike because of a fear of hurting someone but she supposes that overcoming the fear would make all of them stronger. She’s starting to overcome it though she shouldn’t be overconfident about herself cause of it. Overconfidence is a downfall, she’s well aware of that.

"That…" Mai pauses, tilting her head to the side to think it over. "I don’t exactly know. I guess we’ll find out? I mean it’s your power so…you know better than me."

All Mai got down was a mixture of assumptions through analysis of what she has seen from the other girl or heard. Unfortunately not enough for her to give a thorough mentoring guide; although she does wonder if giving the answer away so easily would be considered a good thing.

Mai takes a deep breath and nods, then walks towards the center of the practce room. It’d be better to get it started as soon as possible so that they had more time and more room for error.

"Ready?"

She’s already materialized her wings.

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"I know...I kind of thought most of the time that I was going to be alone here.  Other than you, I don't really know anyone else, so I'm glad you're here, Mai."   she nodded at the concept of trying to protect someone.  That would be a good thing.  And she was here to make a difference, was she not?  They all were.  So to learn to use her power to protect? That is exactly what she wants.  She'll trust Mai, she was a trainer for a reason, she was sure, so she would let the other girl lead her.

"It's my power, but...I don't know how to make it lessen that much.  We'll have to see, I guess."  she wasn't entirely comfortable with the idea that she was going to go into this sparring untrained, but she was going to give it a try. 

"As ready as I'm going to be, I guess."  was Sera's reply as her vectors stretched out as well, though she could see them, she was aware that without the ability to see certain spectrums of light, other's couldn't.  She didn't know why she could, their outlines looking almost like the alien does in those Predator movies when it's got it's camouflage up.  Like the light was bending around them.  She looked at Mai and her wings, nodding.  "Okay! So...what do you want me to do first?"

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We Interrupt This Broadcast || Grey & Rend

[fcxgrey]

it should be pleasing to hear such a thing from a “subordinate” but given his relative inexperience, changmin finds himself anything but. his focus wanders ahead to the task they have ahead of him as he give the young woman a nod and begins scaling the stairs up to the city level. where they emerge in the warehouse is close enough to the garage that it only takes a minute or so to pull a set of keys from his pocket, eyeing the most non-descript sedan parked inside. “we’ll just have to see how this goes.”

they have no weapons.

despite the training that he can bet both of them have received to handle them, the assurance that magneto had given that they shouldn’t need them had been more than enough to seal his decision. hopefully, it’d help them in slipping through the city streets unnoticed.

it’s with a thoughtful sort of quiet that he opens the door and climbs inside, reaching across the console to unlock her door. with a glance, he starts the engine and takes a glance at his watch. and they’re off soon enough, pulling out of the shelter of their small hideout and into the open, “the building’s security isn’t that tight, but it will be by time we get done. which means… we’ll need an escape route. you’ve seen the blueprints, right?”

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Sera wondered just how far they're going to go with this.  Their leader had assured them that no weapons would be necessary.  Too bad that memo couldn't have been sent around to the military and police that were sure to make their presence known once the "mutant menace" took over the television station.  Sure, she could deflect bullets with her vectors, but she certainly hoped it would't come to that.  As far as she knew, the plan was to go in, do what they had to, get out  

"I guess so." she replied, getting into the sedan with him, buckling up once he unlocks her door.  It's an unsure thing this mission, but she supposed the best way to learn would be to just be thrown into it.  

The silence seems to take forever to be broken before Changmin, or Grey as he was supposed to be called, spoke up.  SHe nodded along to his speaking of the security.  "I did.  It's a building that has a lot of personnel and the lobby is open to the public.  There are fire exits all over the place.  If worse comes to worse and we have to, we can always make our own door." 

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Here We Are Again || Naeun & Sera

Sera had decided to try and get to know some of the other Brotherhood members a little better. One of those people that she was making it a goal to get to know was someone that she felt she should have gotten to know quite a while before.  Son Naeun.  The two girls had been assigned to be roommates back at the institute, but hadn't really gotten a chance to get to know each other.  They had had a little misunderstanding when Sera first arrived, and then after that, Naeun had disappeared for a while.  Soon after she got back, the recruitment for the Brotherhood started, then the alternate reality, and soon, before she knew it, Sera and Naeun still had not gotten to connect.

It was during some down time, a are commodity around base, when Sera found herself entering the kitchen area of the base.  Once there, she spotted a familiar face.  "Hey Naeun." she said softly, testing the water.

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We Interrupt This Broadcast || Grey & Rend

[fcxgrey]

he hasn’t the first idea what he’s doing beyond the stated parameters of the mission. instead of asking questions, he’d simply taken in the objectives like a sponge and nodded when magneto had asked him if he could handle a subordinate. working with anyone that wasn’t his sister felt awkward in a way; there was no effortless exchanges to ease the tension—no easy changes to fill the gaps in each other’s capabilities.

but there was a first time for everything.

changmin met her on the staircase. the journey downtown would hopefully go off without a hitch. they didn’t need conflict until they were at the station itself, and it’s with that in mind that he fists his hands at his sides (preventing the possibility of any premature explosions) and greeted the woman awaiting him with an absent-minded curve of his lips.

“are you reading to go?”

his head tilted, taking in her attire with a pleased nod to himself—foresight said they’d need something combat-friendly—“if you are, we need to head out. we’re early but i hear they’ve moved a checkpoint right in our way.”

a faint note of exasperation.

“we’ll have to go around.”

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Sera hadn't really known Changmin at all when they were at the school together.  They had probably had a couple classes together over the year or so she had been there, but never had taken it upon themselves to speak.  Even more strange, what with the confines of being part of the Brotherhood and their smaller numbers, she hadn't really even gotten to know him since then.  She hadn't really worked that much with her teammates where almost as soon as they got there, they were thrown into some sort of alternate reality.

She hoped that this would go well. She didn't want to be a disappointment.  Last thing she needed was Magneto to decide that he had made a mistake in choosing her her as one of his recruits.  She met her partner for the mission at the staircase, dressed in what they had been provided, something that was moveable yet tough, her hair pulled back into a ponytail.

"As ready as I'm going to be." she chuckled a little nervously, nodding her head slowly with what he could only imagined looked like a deer-in-the-headlights kind of look.  "Lead the way and I'll do whatever you say."

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We Interrupt This Broadcast || Grey & Rend

Sera was a bundle of nerves preparing for her very first mission for the Brotherhood.  She hand missed out on the other round of them as she was just a trainee, so to be put into action, especially in a mission that could prove to be dangerous such as this, was a big leap forward for her.  Granted, she wouldn't be alone.  

Shim Changmin, or Grey as he would be known during the mission would be joining her.  He outranked her, so she figured he'd be calling the shots when it was just the two of them.  Rumor had it, however, that Magneto might be joining them on the mission at least in some capacity.  She would have to make sure she did exactly what was asked of her, no exceptions.  

What this meant was that most likely, she'd end up on the news.  Which in turn meant more angry communication from Hyemi.  She missed the other girl so much, but felt awkward talking to her after what had happened to the two of them during the alternate reality they were all trapped in not to long before.  She pushed this to the back of her mind, approaching Grey and waiting for his first orders. 

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Distractions

"A mission?" Sera smiled a bit, nodding to herself.  She was going on her first mission for The Brotherhood.  She was still just a trainee, but she couldn't help but feel a bit of pride that she was going to be allowed to go on such a mission.  If she were to be honest with herself, she needed this.  She needed to get out of the base, after everything that had just happened with that alternate world they had all been trapped in, Sera needed something to take her mind off of things.  

In that alternate reality, she had fed someone to a mnster.  All in an act of self-preservation.  That was a side of herself that Sera didn't know existed.  A side that put herslf first.   And for Sera, the worst part about it was that she didn't seem to mind.  That version of Sera was stronger, she did what she wanted.  Took what she wanted. 

Took what she wanted.

Did Sera want Hyemi like that?  She had been in a very toxic sort of companionship with her best friend in that alternate reality, a reality in which she and Hyemi had done a lot more than shared a picnic lunch.  She could still remember the feeling of Hyemi's touch, how it had sent her to a place that she hadn't thought possible.  Especially with the girl she had left behind at the Institute.  They were just friends, right?  Then why did it almost feel like she had gotten a semblance of something she wanted?  

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You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry || Mai & Sera

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Mai doesn’t know what to say that would soothe Sera because she’s rather familiar with what the other girl’s indicating. She’s all too aware of her own past mistake when her judgement was shrouded by anger. So she offers the girl a comforting pat on the back.

"That used to be my problem too. Kind of. I messed up my family because my ability links to my emotions and I got angry," she chuckles, shrugging as if almost killing her sister once upon a time wasn’t anything major. "I can control it now but that comes with practice. I think it’s just our body’s natural defense from harm. If we’re angry, if we’re scared our ability becomes our caretaker.!

She hums a bit. “It’s easy to not harm and it’s easy to kill but going right in between’s the hardest. So why not practice now? Better than making a choice on the battlefield that you’ll regret. It’ll be too late then.”

They enter the practice room; she briefly looks around at the room. It’s completely different from the one back at the school. Then Mai looks at the other girl, a soft encouraging smile on her face. “I’ll reign you in. Once you start losing control I’ll sing you to reality again. Plus,” she sounds ridiculously lighthearted, “I’m telling you right now I’m too scared to enter your range anyways.”

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"Wait...really?" Sera breathed a sigh of relief, feeling at least a tiny bit more at ease that the other girl had experienced a similar fate before they had ended up at the school together.  It wa strange just how little they all knew about each other, really.  How she was sure that there were plenty of people back at the school, Hyemi included, that were surprised or taken aback buy the fact that this handful of students would be willing to leave the school over a difference in thought.  "That sounds about right...my power makes me not be afraid, to fight until I can't anymore."

"And how exactly do I do that, though?  I can make them do different things.  Grb, rip, cut, smash, shield.  But I'm not sure how to make them make it so that I can not use full force.  Especially when I'm angry."  she stated, not sure how she can spar really. 

She followed Mai into the room, feeling even more out of place seeing the different design from what they were used to.  Her eyes met Mai's just in time to see the other girl smile at her .  "Please do.  If you can do that, I'll stick by you as much as I can..." she chuckled "Stay ten feet away then, at minimum.  I car reach nine."

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-shakes her head looking around at the water as she ventured into the hallway.  "What the fuck...? Seriously?  -sighs, wading out, wondering what is going on-   These blights are too messed up.  -shakes headed more into the water, only to see something dark moving under the water-  Fuck this...-whispers her word, her dragon armor coating her body as she has to concentrate hard not to make noise as it bursts out of her skin painfully-  Guess it's time to go fishing...although I think I'm the bait...