House of X: Fierce Battle (Fourteen)
Apocalypse's offensive was unexpectedly swift and ferocious. The oldest mutant was not famous in name alone. Though in many comics, Apocalypse had performed poorly, in House of X, his showing could be called one of those rare shining moments: he had wisdom when wisdom was needed, force when force was needed, and could be counted as one of the strongest Apocalypses in the multiverse.
The God of Thunder had fought him before, and had even defeated him, but for some reason, this time he found it very hard to gain any advantage over Apocalypse. He swung the hammer in his hand and smashed it hard into Apocalypse's body, but failed to send him flying. Instead, he took another punch himself. He had no choice but to summon lightning, relying on the electric glare to force Apocalypse back.
On the other side, Doctor Strange had also run into a powerful foe. Exodus's title as an Omega-level Mutant came entirely from how comprehensive he was. Not only did he possess powerful psychic abilities, he also had psychic shields, super speed, intangibility, shockwaves, and super self-healing.
But in truth, having only these abilities was not necessarily enough to be called Omega-level. More importantly, he had an ability similar to Superman's, but with an even higher ceiling. That was: the more confident he was in himself, the stronger his abilities became; at the same time, the more others trusted him, the stronger his abilities also became.
Once, after Scarlet Witch cried out "No more mutants," Exodus had been one of the very few who did not lose his mutant abilities, precisely because he did not believe he had no superpowers, and did not believe mutants had no future. Relying on that idealistic power alone, he had even directly