Kiyone and Janista walked along the school grounds showing the latest recruits the basic layout of the campus. Anti Christ and Belasco followed them, perhaps appreciating their stunning beauty more than their informative lecture. Gomurr sat in his study and watched the latest recruits.
"I hope this new bunch isn't as troubling as our last new students," Gomurr said looking across his desk at Marita, Jam and Bux.
All three girls were supposed to be meditating and centering their mystic powers, but Rita couldn't help but comment.
"C'mon Gomm-man, you know you love us," joked Rita.
Gommur just sighed and went on with his thoughts.
"Concentrate.....in order to properly use your new found abilities, you must learn to focus. Rita, use your light power and create the path."
Rita concentrated and her part of the Trimonicon came into being as a pyramid of light floating above the girls' heads.
"Now you, Jam, concentrate and will your powers into being," Gomurr whispered.
Jam's brow wrinkled and a thin ray of pure psionic energy shot into the pyramid giving it an unearthly brilliance and linking the girl's minds.
"Now you, Bux, complete the triad," Gomurr instructed.
Bux's calmly smiled and a glowing aura surrounded her body and grew to surround the other girls. Her healing and life force embrace completed the mystic circuit and the pyramid was now spinning and casting light in all directions.
"Good...Excellent," said Gomurr. "You are learning quickly."
At this point, Gregor leaned forward and begin to speak.
"So what you're saying, Gomurr, is that the girls somehow divided the powers of the Trimonicon between themselves in order to keep it from destroying Bux?" Gregor questioned.
"Not exactly," returned Gomurr. "The trimonicon force when it left Robyyn to claim Bux was not able to hook onto her astral self because the three girls had somehow merged into one, so the power divided itself equally. Bux became the wielder of the life force energies, with which she can completely control the physical well being of anyone within her sphere of influence. Jam became the wielder of the V'shani or possession powers with which she can influence minds and read thoughts, and Rita became the guardian of the light and fire energies."
"But what about Robyyn and the ShadowKing?" questioned Nemesis, who also had attended this small demonstration of the girls' power.
"They are trapped in the astral dimension that was created upon the shattering of the nexus crystal. Rahsas sealed the rift after we arrived back here, and without his shadowgate abilities, it is likely they are trapped there forever," Gomurr continued.
"Imagine, being trapped in a void of dead minds for eternity," Nem whispered to herself.
Just then, they heard the sound of Deadpool's Humvee pull up outside. They all looked out the window as he and Siryn climbed from the vehicle. A large moving truck pulled in behind them. All the group in the study rose and began to go downstairs to see what was happening. The eager young faces of Janista, Kiyone, Puma, Anti-Christ, Avalon and Belasco surrounded the truck and Gregor and Nem stepped from the building as they began to unload. When the delivery gate on the truck was released, an ear piercing animalistic shriek filled the air. Nem smiled silently and the chain of her mind went out to the new arrivals. The panthers after that padded silently out one by one. The final specimen was as snow white as the others were jet black.
"Whose idea was this?" queried Nem.
"I'd have to take credit for that," said Havok as he and SuperGrover stepped from the cab of the moving truck. "After what happened with your other pets, we decided, we would do our best to make things right."
"They are beautiful," Nem said, "and I'm sure we'll all become fast friends."
The gathered assembly looked nervously at the killer cats as the padded around their new mistress, but one by one they all began to laugh.
In the White Hellfire HQ, Nytshade trained in the holographic battle simulator. Her mystic bolts reduced her opponents to hissing shreds. She destroyed the last of her attackers and the simulation ended. Since her misadventure with the Black Upstarts, she had been more mystically charged than ever before, and what she had suspected since that time, she now knew to be true. No longer was she dependent on the mystic life force of others. Her time in the magic filled dimension of Robyyn had so saturated her with energy, that it had finally catalyzed her own inborn abilities to the point where they were self sustaining. She was finally free....free of the Shadow King....free of the need to sup on the mystic forces of others.......and free to further her own plans among her Inner Circle companions.
"Come to me darling," she said as the huge rattlesnake crawled across the floor and up her leg.
When it reached it's normal place around her neck, she lightly touched it and it turned into shimmering gold herringbone rope, with the snake's tail in its mouth as a clasp. She touched the enchanted necklace that surrounded her soft neck once again and swayed out of the room.
"Yes, my sweet," she said. "We are finally free.....now let the real fun begin."