ςɑѕѕɑи∂яɑ иσνɑ -DEPOWERED

"𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠?! 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄!" 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒂 💥based off the character depicted in deadpool & wolverine 💥mdni/mature content 💥multiverse and multiship

@telepathbalance @arenosides -well. So now she begins throwing those stalactites towards Charles...]

@telepathbalance @arenosides -creature's horrible form. Though, Charles' own telepathic screetch has it quivering briefly, not used to direct attacks. Cassandra turns her gaze to Charles now... He's weakened, in danger... If he dies here, then Erik will disappear, and Charles will be dead in life as -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -while perhaps in some small atrophied spot in her psyche there may be loneliness and confusion and something wifstful, it is utterly and almost always smothered by everything else. She would act against her desires and beliefs as easily as Charles would his own. Not very. -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -She pulls on her powers more now, though it's difficult and a strain, like sipping jello through a narrow straw. Cassandra is now launching stalactites at Erik like a missile launcher. The cave is shaking more like it might collapse on itself.

@telepathbalance @arenosides -two assholes come traipsing into her mind like they own the place and are ready for a remodel. Cassandra is focusing on Erik personally at the moment, as his shields are very irksome (though the wall around the parasite continues to form). -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -her friend then. The rock of the cave floor begins to rise, slowly moulding around the mass. It's clear, her design is to shield it. Meanwhile, the vicious, ichor-dripping tendrils lash at Erik and Charles. Imagine what it would do without a serum running through its host.

@telepathbalance @arenosides Excuse you, they are not *her* tentacles. With the two of them floating in the air as such, Cassandra can't really attack them. Sure, she could float up there since this is ~the mind~, but she doesn't think she'd do much damage with the way she is. Fine. She will defend -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -ground beneath the two intruders melts, stalactites fall down from the ceiling in an attempt to pierce them. "I should have killed you when I had the chance, Charles. This is what I get for being *merciful*."

@telepathbalance @arenosides Cassandra is restricted in what she can do thanks to that serum, but this is still her mind. The tendrils lash out at the forcefield, hitting it with psionic force. Cassandra can't do much with that herself, though she tries to reach for her abilities again.... Not yet. The -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -parasite to Cassandra strain and glow brighter, the cave beginning to shake. A screech that pierces the mind echoes from the mass. Another powerful telepath? It certainly knows who Charles is. So an excessive number of tendrils shoot his way.

@telepathbalance @arenosides Cassandra disappears then reappears at Charles' side, ready to attack him with nothing but her mental form. The mass itself may be an even bigger enemy however. Its tendrils lash out like whips, aiming for both Charles and Erik. The tendrils and tissues that connect the -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -remove or excise the parasite would obviously leave Cassandra injured or scarred in some way no matter what, as it has been a part of her since before she was born.

@telepathbalance @arenosides "Last I checked, medical textbooks have yet to map the human mind." She walks over to the mass, stroking its slimy exterior. The parasite's various tendrils extend and surround her. "This has been my only true companion. What makes you think I would let you harm it?" To -

@telepathbalance @arenosides -parasite was comparable in size to an average sized sedan. Many fibrous connections between this mass and Cassandra's psyche have built over time, this thing rather latched in its place. It's an ugly thing, but Cassandra gazes at it with an odd fondness.

@avoidedlife @arenosides - Charles similarly strides in the direction of the ominous glowing.

@telepathbalance @arenosides And when finally they turn enough times, they reach a large open area. In the center, there is rooted a large round mass of some sort. It thrums, glowing in various sickly colors. Its skin appears slimy, maybe even poisonous, but who's to say in a place such as this? The -

@telepathbalance @arenosides She already starts walking in that direction. Cassandra doesn't like the tenderness Charles is showing her. Acting like she's afraid or weak --... Even if she is in this de-powered state. "I want to see your disappointment myself."

@arenosides @avoidedlife - falls into your wheelhouse, my love, so we had better look sharp. ] Charles lingers just before the glow. "Are you coming with us, Cassandra?"

@telepathbalance @arenosides -this dark, close cave. But the darkness is growing less as a glow emanates from somewhere ahead. Cassandra stares at that glow. "Going that way, hm?"

@telepathbalance @arenosides -clever." How much of that was actually true, it's hard to say. It's what she believes, but her point of view is rather twisted and unique. It's growing seemingly quite warm and humid in the setting of Cassandra's mind, likely making things feel even more claustrophobic in -