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broken_time ([info]broken_time) wrote in [info]exiles,
@ 2011-08-22 11:22:00


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Entry tags:"dogs of war", crusader, dorrek, gwenny, iron widow, kevin kinross

Epilogue
(ooc: Exiles and X-Men NPCs are welcome to mourn, talk, recover, etc. here. The next plot will be beginning soon.)


The Exiles stopped Apocalypse, but at a terrible cost. Kevin Kinross is dead, all of his bodies nothing but dust. The Exiles have 'graciously' been permitted to stay for the funeral, though there's nothing to bury. If nothing else, they needed the time to heal, though for some, it won't be nearly enough time. Sarah's left arm is broken in three places, her shoulder dislocated, and  has a handful of other fractures. She heals quickly, but not that quickly. Dorrek heals more quickly still, but he's learned that some scars obtained on Exiles' Road may take far longer to heal, as the vague threat from the Timebroker of him slaying his love and his friends has become an all-to-real image thanks to Dani Moonstar, and the whole thing has turned a lot more real. Tasha's armor is damaged. Not beyond repair - and the X-Men can lend some help via Hank McCoy and Madison Jeffries, but there may yet be some 'glitches.' None of them are Tony Stark. And, of course, even within this world, Rahne, Wolverine and others need to live with the deaths they've caused - especially hard on Wolvesbane, recovering her mind and ability to change back and forth is a blessing, but also a curse, as she now realizes, and must live with what she's done.


The impact of resolving this world, however, echoes far beyond this one.

The Timebroker watches through one of his screens, as a world - Kev's world, reshapes itself. Here, for a time, he was a monster. In the world he remembered, he was stopped, at a cost - including his sanity. With no Kev to return, the world must resolve his absence... and so it does, as the reality-warping Proteus was opposed by Apocalypse, En Sabbah Nur unwilling to have the world he sought to rule turned into a cattle yard. With knowledge of Proteus' weakness, Kevin Kinross stood no chance - so in the end, he did the only thing he could, in a brief flash of sanity - Rae Rankin was lent Proteus' reality-warping powers, and with them, defeated Apocalypse for good - at the cost of Kevin Kinross' life, briefly possessing Apocalypse's body for the briefest of instants to create hesitation - letting the young mutant destroy En Sabbah Nur while the first mutant's metal form destroyed Kevin Kinross.

The funeral was a place of mixed blessings for many - but not for his 'brother' and 'sister' - Douglas Ramsay and Rahne Sinclair, soon to be Rahne Ramsay. They mourned openly, and eventually would do the savior of the world the best tribute they could... as soon as he finishes school, Kevin Xavier Ramsay will be joining the X-Men, even as Rae Rankin prepares to take up the team's leadership.

"Hm." the Timebroker muses, considering the implications. "Not ideal... but stable. It will do."



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[info]a_pal
2011-08-22 04:19 pm UTC (link)
Gwenny was very uncomfortable at the memorial service. She didn't normally have to see a lot of civilian bloodshed, and everyone was taking things very hard. And Mr. Kev had seemed nice. Strange, but Nice.
She looked to Miss Rogers and Mr. Valentine, to make sure they were doing okay.

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[info]rogue_star
2011-08-22 07:21 pm UTC (link)
Sarah is hurting, but she's had worse. She's also used to this, difficult as it has been. Kev isn't the first, not even close, and in her heart of hearts, she doubts he'll be the last.

She tries to keep close to Gwenny to help her out, and does what she can to help with morale, since right now, she's not good for a lot else.

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[info]iron_widow
2011-08-22 09:21 pm UTC (link)
Natasha stood alone off to one side at the memorial service. Kevin was the closest thing she had to a friend in a long time, probably since Tony died, and Natasha didn't feel up to dealing with anyone. She hadn't wanted to come to the service, but she owed that much to Kevin.

Maybe later she'd find a bottle of vodka and make friends with it and mourn Kev's passing in her own way.

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[info]steelandsorcery
2011-08-24 03:26 am UTC (link)
Dane had seen so much death in his life that he thought this should not phase him; they did not have much time to mourn in his world for those lost.

But when they did have time, they honored those who had fallen to protect freedom.

When it is Dane's turn to speak, he looks down at Kevin's resting place and smiles.

"A true warrior and a good man you are Kevin Kinross. May you know more peace now than you did in this life." Dane says quietly.

Who else would they lose before this was over? Would it be Sarah, who threw herself into the fray without regard for life and limb? Or Natasha, who was doing her best not to grow attached to anyone?

Or would be Dane himself who had, for years, stayed a step ahead of death?

He did not know, but he tomorrow, they will be on another world trying to right it before it fell.

The Black Knight would be ready, one way or the other, injuries and all.

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[info]notallhunkydory
2011-08-31 06:40 am UTC (link)
Dorrek stays close to the other members of their raggedy little team, turning the engagement ring over and over in his pocket. The people of this reality only know a fraction of what Kev sacrificed for them -- and the people of Kev's reality will never know what he sacrificed for them at all. Dorrek just hopes that it's enough.

After the funeral, he'll talk to the X-Men and see if they can't get some provisions for where ever they hop to next. They're in for a rough start as it is, between their injuries, damages, and Kev's...replacement. The more breathing room he can buy them, the better.

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