(Xavier POV)
Location the New Earth: Salem, Westchester County; New York, 1407 Graymalkin Lane-X Manor
It's been a week...a week since Bobby, also called Iceman was murdered soo cruelly, once this news reach me and the rest of the X-men...I sensed all the sadness, sorrow, and pain from all my students, and X-men.
Logan, he was the one to explain things, as he'd told that Bobby's death affected Scott and Kitty the most, and they didn't feel like speaking about it, understanding their feelings, I'd let them grieve, as the others Hank, he went to inform the students that classes would be suspended for a period of time, Ororo also known as Storm, she left her sadness clear even without me reading her mind, not that anyone blames her.
Kurt he teleported to his place of peace, a church, being one of faith, Rogue, she wanted to also be alone...Jubilee, the light of any room, that she graces with her smile, and bright personality, even she was affected like the rest of us.
The others Warren or as he is called Angel, for his angel-like wings that compose his mutation, Daniel he was most likely in the lower levels, tinkering away in his workshop, Daniel's own way to coup with this tragedy.
The Maximoff twins, Pietro and Wanda they weren't in the manor, so they still don't known the situation at the moment...Jean, she was with me, checking if I'm alright after my episode from a week ago, soon we'll gather to discuss this together, for now I'd decided to let everyone grief in their own ways.
As a couple days have passed, I'd called a meeting, as Scott he rolled my wheelchair into the room that serves as...Bobby's wake, it hasn't been more then a couple week since...since Bobby was killed by Mao.
Right in front of Scott, Kitty, Hank, Marie, Warren, Daniel, Ororo, Jubilee, and Kurt...right now everyone except Logan, who was still mourning his own way, was gathered in this room...thanking Scott again, as he went on to sit on the brown couch, right next to Jean in her usual casual style.
Just when I was about to start this small meeting to pay respect, to our fallen comrade and friend, the large wooden door of the hall side of this elegant room was opened, and surprisingly Logan in the end, he decided to join us.
Logan, he was wearing his usual shirt with a pladded red jacket over his shoulder, and jeans, he grunted as Logan, walked into the room, and said to us, "I got in contact with Fury. He'd owed me, for something way back. So I got information on the Forsaken, and these Cores that everyone was soo crazy about." taking a pause, before Logan walked over to a red furnished chair and sit on it.
Logan, he told us that the Cores are basically ultra Infinity Stones without the limits of being bound to one dimension.
This shocked us all, of course I and many of the mutant community have heard, mention of the Cores, but even I was surprised by their overall power.
Then I and the others heard, Logan growl as he'd mentioned that because the Forsaken lost these Cores, they'd been attacking cities around the New Earth, in search for these...as Logan crudely compared them to "dog waste"...while the Justice League, refuse to give up the Marker, some guy name Flash Thompson, which resulted in all the unrestrained destruction and chaos for last week's.
Logan, he continued saying that before hitting Hell's Kitchen, Mao's monsters wiped Jersey City off the map, worse than the Chicago incident, in many ways, cause their wasn't the usual Forsaken twisted shenanigans, it was pure, unbridled destruction and bloodshed.
But from what Logan, described as their first encounter with this Mao, he was angry it seems clear that Mao decided to destroy everything to find Mister Thompson, for now I'd stopped Logan.
Turning to my X-men, I sighed and told them that they'll decide on what to do with this information, and the Forsaken, as it was clear that the Forsaken weren't going to see reason, and are a great threat.
For further notice, all X-men are to report-in daily, train, and research on the Forsaken, regardless of their desires to avenge Bobby, we couldn't move in without knowing our enemy, I'm even considering telling Erik of this threat.
Despite our view on things, he'll agree that the Forsaken a to great a threat for simple rivalries, and arguments.
Sighing, I told the team, that they needed to rest, grief, mourn, and show Bobby all the love and respect he deserves, soon they'll burry the young hero with honor.
With the Avengers, and Defenders joining for the official funeral, as it took much time and effort to have Bobby...passingly presentable for his funeral, which regretfully it will be a close casket one.
My X-men nodded, as I told Ororo, Logan, Hank, Scott, and Jean to stay behind, I needed to tell them of what I've experienced, during my assault on the Forsaken minds, I'm truly grateful that Jean saved me, or I fear I'd might have joined Bobby in the afterlife.
I could only conclude that I've must have entered a part of Mao's mind, and if this is true, I must warn Jean, and other heroes with telepathic capabilities that Mao is one of those being, that one should never enter his mind...
Talking a deep breathe, I began to speak with the mutants and friends in front of me.
(General POV)
Location SHIELD Helicarrier, Fury's Private Office
In a modern and sleek styled office, with grayish-blue, and black color theme, with saturn black desk, and various items of furniture.
Fury, he was seating on a black leather, shivel chair, his elbow on the surface of his desk, as many document were over his desk, all detailed reports on the latest attacks of the Forsaken.
Which resulted in millions dying, and that was before the Jersey City massacre and destruction, which pushed those numbers into a drastically higher number, right now it wasn't as important, the death of a hero, especially one soo young is a shock for the community, Fury, he ordered Peggy, Coulson, and Hill to inform all their allies and contacts on what's happened to Iceman in the Hell's Kitchen attack.
Apart from what Mao has revealed, the Cores of Reality, and most likely Flash Thompson aka the Marker, will reveal where the Cores are.
This bit information was quickly given to the Avengers to use against the Justice League, and force them to relinquish Flash Thompson into their custody, they needed to secure all the Cores before anyone else.
For that to happen they need Flash, and with how reluctant the League are to cooperate with SHIELD, and their own very government, especially after the President and the congress of allied nations, basically sanctioned heroes and vigilantes as legal public servents, so they can handle the chaos that Mao and his Forsaken are still causing to the world.
Superman and Batman, still refuse to budget even with Tony and Steve pressure, and also there's the biggest issue, the death of Iceman...of a superhero, after it's been some time since that happened.
Sighing Fury, he took out his secured cellphone to contact Natasha and Clinton, he needed to speak with some of his trusted companions, especially now that the X-men are going to have a much more on hand in the battle against the Forsaken, and others that will go after the Cores.
Location Undisclosed Secret Bunker
In another part of the world, deep with a secret bunker, belonging to a group that was enraged at the death of a mutant.
In this metallic, dimmed chamber filled with pool of water, bushes, vines, and trees, with metal platforms and cubes scattered around the chamber.
With some lights dangling allover the chamber, this is the secret hideout of the Brotherhood of Mutants, that fight against human oppression over homo superior aka mutants, not too long ago the leader of the Brotherhood, Magneto a muscular man of white hair, covered by a red sleek, rounded and with a Y opening of the front of the red helmet.
He wears a red bodysuit, with purple accents and accessories from a purple harness that is connected to a flowing purple cape, purple gloves, shorts, and boots.
Beside Magneto was blue skinned, yellowed eyed, female mutant with vibrant red long hair, with a very sensual and beautiful figure even in her obvious mutations.
She is wearing a white, tight leotard, along with white colored long gloves and thigh-high heels, and lastly a black belt with some chrome skulls adorning said belt, she was exuding a aura cold fury, as just like Magneto, she was affected by the death of a mutant, one that showed great promise and was still young...she'd though of her children, and dreaded that they'd might face the same fate, should they go carelessly against these Forsaken.
That when a burst of fire, happen off the side, Mystique, she'd already knew who was responsible for this outburst, Pyro, as he has a deeper bond and rivalry with the late Iceman.
Pyro was using his power over fire, a blond wild haired young male mutant, that wears reddish orange, and dark orange bodysuit, with a bright orange lense eye-guard.
On his back a special flamethrowing-device, with the tubes that end in flame-shooters, strapped onto his leather black gloves, he yells and blasted flames out his hands, as he was angry on Bobby's death.
Iceman was his biggest rival, in many ways aside being opposite elemental manipulators, he wanted to beat that icy bastard himself, and not let anyone else take his win away...but now Iceman is death, and Pyro was raging and blasting fire, until a annoying voice yelled at him, "Hey fire freak, watch were your blasting!! Some of us, are gracing here." the one that said that is Toad.
Both his mutation, and name explain everyone about this freak, a greenish tinted skinned young mutant, who was resting on a wet grassy hill near Pyro.
His appearance is aside from his skin tone, is that of a bowl cut styled brown hairs, that sometimes covered his eyes that also resembles that of a toad, having a dirty sleeveless dark hoodie cloak, with black fingerless gloves, and dirty brown long pants.
As stretched out his reptilian, long tongue around, when he super-leaped away, letting out a "yip" since Pyro threw a fireball at him, and in a frightened but trying to intimidate tone, Toad yelled at Pyro, "Your lucky that I don't jump over there, and show a lesson matchstick!!" Pyro glared at Toad.
Igniting his hands, and rushing over at Toad, as he'd chased after the coward lizard!!
Sabretooth was picking his sharp teeth and fangs, with his claws, as he'd watched these idiots scrambling around like stupid kids.
Sabretooth is a animal in both mannerism and mutation, he has blond short hair, not wearing his brown eye-mask at the moment, but he was wearing his costume.
A heavy furred collar uniform, with a long-sleeved yellow bodysuit with brown and black accent to resembles a tiger, also having long brown gloves and boots.
Normally Sabretooth prefers to kill, and work alone, but he isn't a fool, with the new big game of being the Forsaken, even with his own healing factor, he'd wouldn't survive alone, so for now he'll play nice with the Brotherhood and listen to Magneto until he gets a chance to leave on his own again.
Sitting off the side is Blob, who is one of the stronger members of the Brotherhood and the "biggest" in many ways, with squared, short blond mohawk, a huge fat body with muscular physique, quite large in height and weight, Blod is wearing a white massive shirt that has a faded green sleeveless vest over it, similar color and style massive shorts.
He also has a pair of silver bands on wrists, and massive brown military style boots, he was sitting down a metal cube, eating a bunch of junk food, not caring much about the situation, another mutant of the Brotherhood is a young woman her name being Arclight.
Arclight, she is a beautiful mutant woman with violet short hair, wearing a silver layered armor, that only covers her chest down to her legs, and also having a short, fingerless silver gauntlet, and longer full-arm gauntlet on the other arm.
She was leaning on the wall, also upset about the death of renowned mutant, she was a operative of war, Arclight saw all the evil and vileness of humans, hence her easy convincing to become apart of the Brotherhood.
Lastly Avalanche, he is young male mutant, being the defacto leader of the trio of himself, Toad, and Blod, as he in a bad mood, frowning and with his arm crossed, standing off the side overlooking everyone in the chamber.
He is wearing a full-body black suit with reddish-orange patching on arms and rib areas, having some silver armor on the shoulders, chest, fingerless gauntlets, and knee-high greaves.
Lastly he wears a protective glassed visor on his head, like a helmet, while young Avalanche is one of the stronger mutants in this group.
This is a terrible moment for mutant kind, Iceman he'll be avenge and the knowledge of mutant supremacy network, as allowed Magneto to discover information of these Cores of Reality.
Which hold more power than the Infinity Stones, with them not only can they make these monsters, and enemies of mutant kind suffer, but also rewrite this world into a mutant only sanctuary, with the likes of Apocalypse not being sighted, Magneto he believes it is the moment that he and his Brotherhood have been waiting for.
A chance to raise up, and reign over all like they'd all been destined for, Magneto floated towards the center of the chamber, as he'd addressed his fellow mutant brothers and sisters, as they'll join this hunt for the Cores, telling them of their destiny, as masters of the New Earth and ordering his Brotherhood to start spreading the word to their kind, that those that wish to fight and avenge this unjustice, can join them and crush the Forsaken.
Sparking the spirits of vengeance and anger within all his mutants...except Sabretooth, who only cares about killing worth-while prey, they started to leave through the tunnel into this chamber, leaving Magneto alone.
While Charles wanted his aid to protect their people, and maintain the "peace" that was managed by the humans, he refuse to be quiet and inactive.
The Forsaken and then humanity will pay for all crimes against mutant kind, as the future belongs to them alone, as he too floated out the chamber, as the Brotherhood has finally join all the chaos, that was happening out in the world.