A black lightning flash radiating green light shot from the tip of the wand. It struck the Red Phoenix head-on. However, while the power of the Death Curse was immense, it had its limits. The greenish-black lightning was blocked by the Red Phoenix's Crimson Phoenix power. The resulting impact of the two clashing forces shattered the chains binding the Red Phoenix, leaving Sebastian and the Red Phoenix in a stalemate.
Bang! Bang! Crackling...
From the center of the collision, dark green electricity and crimson sparks erupted, landing on the nearby lunar ground and causing a series of explosions that further devastated the already cratered surface.
In a contest of attrition, Sebastian was no match for the Red Phoenix. With a sharp flick of his wand, the magical lightning generated by the Death Curse immediately gathered its remaining power into a crest, slamming into the Red Phoenix and sending it flying.
Simultaneously, the mark of the Chaos Authority emerged between Sebastian's brows. He continuously drew immense power from the Chaos Dimension, mixing it with magical energy and releasing it outward with force.
Empowered by the Chaos Dimension's power, Sebastian summoned a blanket of Hellfire. This Hellfire, blended with the power of the Chaos Dimension, alternated between incredibly high temperatures and near-freezing temperatures. The constant alternation of these two extreme temperatures made the Hellfire even more formidable and unpredictable.
The power of the Chaos Dimension possessed the ability to break the laws of authority and order. It could also simply empower other energies. For example, Wanda used the power of Chaos Magic to enhance her mutant abilities, granting her the power to alter reality almost at will. Sebastian was no exception. Under the power of Chaos, the power of the Hellfire not only grew stronger, but also became increasingly strange and varied in its manifestations.
The overwhelming inferno left scars of high-temperature incineration and low-temperature freezing across the lunar surface, enveloping the Red Phoenix as though it were alive and hungry for destruction.
Sebastian stood atop the surging waves of inferno, gently waving his wand like a conductor directing an orchestra. The surging inferno, like a docile pet obeying its master, attacked the Red Phoenix at Sebastian's command.
Countless animals—lions, tigers, leopards, snakes, birds, and insects—transformed into a near-infinite swarm of creatures. They pounced upon the Red Phoenix without mercy. No matter how many the Red Phoenix destroyed, they were immediately replenished and attacked again. For a moment, the Red Phoenix was suppressed by the inferno creatures, barely able to resist the encirclement of these relentless hellfire beings.
"Ouch!" Finally, after resisting countless attacks, the Red Phoenix let out a sharp cry. Blood-red phantom flames surged from its body, engulfing the body of Jean Grey's clone. The phantom flames quickly transformed into a flaming phoenix with outstretched wings. With a ferocious flap of its wings, any creature made of hellfire that dared approach was instantly reduced to ashes.
Standing within the hellfire, Sebastian watched the Phoenix Force manifest its true form. His lips curled slightly. "It is finally out, so I will not hold back anymore."
With this thought, Sebastian swung his wand, and complex magic circles appeared in the cosmic void surrounding the Phoenix Force. He immediately retracted the hellfire.
Silently chanting an incantation, hundreds of magic circles shone brightly. Infinitely elongated arms of light extended from the magic circles, swiftly grasping the Phoenix Force and immobilizing it completely.
At this moment, a new mark of magical authority emerged between Sebastian's brows. The dark magic and new magic within it unleashed their power simultaneously. The power of death within Sebastian's body activated, manifesting between his brows and merging with the mark of his magical authority.
From the tip of Sebastian's wand, an unprecedentedly powerful Death Curse shot out at the Phoenix Force.
Boom!
Like a thunderbolt, black lightning emanating a dark green halo shot from the tip of Sebastian's wand, striking the Phoenix Force squarely in the chest. This time, the Phoenix Force could no longer withstand the impact. Under this unprecedentedly powerful Death Curse and held in check by hundreds of magical circles, the Phoenix Force ultimately shattered, fragmenting into hundreds of pieces. These fragments were seized by arms of light and sealed within the magic circles, transforming into golden glass beads blazing with red flames. These beads gathered in Sebastian's hands and were collected.
Even the immensely powerful Phoenix Force, once divided and sealed, had no chance of escape.
After the battle, Sebastian waved his wand, and the clone of Jean Grey quickly arrived before him. Looking at the clone, Sebastian could sense a wisp of the Phoenix Force imbued with the will of the Phoenix hidden deep within it.
Sebastian had no intention of letting that will go free. Raising his wand again, the Killing Curse struck for the third time, extinguishing the will of the Phoenix Force and the life of the clone in one fell swoop.
Watching the clone gradually annihilate into ash, Sebastian gently waved his wand, sending the ashes into the universe. Then, a column of black smoke blasted off the moon and fell toward Earth.
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Mister Sinister looked at the mutants surrounding him. His face was filled with a grimace. During the previous battle, he had wanted to defeat the X-Men and others one by one, kill them, or capture them as hostages before dealing with Jean Grey. However, he never expected that Jean Grey would actually share the power of the White Phoenix in her body with others, so that they all possessed amplified Phoenix power. Although their individual strength was not as good as Mister Sinister's, after possessing the power of the Phoenix, everyone united and actually defeated and suppressed him directly.
"Damn it! Damn it! I finally gained the power of the Phoenix, but I will not give up! I will not give up! Even if I die, I will take others with me!"
Just as Mister Sinister was about to die with the others, the white clouds in the sky above them gradually transformed into the blurry faces of a woman, a man, and a tiger. Mister Sinister, about to attack, suddenly found himself unable to move and unable to mobilize his power. He could only watch as Charles and Jean Grey attacked him.
Mister Sinister's body was completely destroyed, and his soul was completely extinguished along with it.
At this moment, the Dark Phoenix power within Mister Sinister soared into the sky, knocking away the others who tried to intercept it. It quickly penetrated the clouds above, completely disrupting them, and disappeared into the clouds.
When Sebastian returned, he saw Jean Grey absorb the White Phoenix power back into her body. The Phoenix Force is most compatible with Jean Grey. While briefly incorporating it into another person's body is acceptable, prolonged use can easily create danger. Remember, the relationship between the Dark Phoenix and the White Phoenix is not absolute. A Dark Phoenix can transform into a White Phoenix, and naturally, a White Phoenix can also transform into a Dark Phoenix. To prevent unnecessary danger, it is best to keep the Phoenix Force within oneself.
Sebastian returned and, observing Jean Grey as she infused the White Phoenix Force into herself, immediately asked Tony, "Tony, are you people finished with this?"
"Well, it is done. The man who called himself Mister Sinister has been completely dealt with. It is a shame that the Dark Phoenix Force within him escaped upon his death, and we were not able to stop it."
"Escaped?" Sebastian felt something was amiss with the Dark Phoenix Force escaping, but he could not pinpoint what was wrong, so he could only let it go for now.
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