A Kick That Sent Charles Flying

"Resurrection! Kino, you said you could resurrect my mother!"

Qin's eyes widened instantly, filled with disbelief and surprise, her voice trembling slightly with excitement.

"Okay, but I don't have enough energy, so I'll need some time."

"Thank you, thank you so much." Qin wrapped her two fair arms around Kino and pressed her red lips to Kino's lips.

Kino was stunned. How many times had he been forcibly kissed now?

"Hey, you coward, that's enough! Kino should hug me."

Dark Phoenix stepped forward and played the violin, her face full of displeasure. "Stop crying and stop lingering."

"Thank you too, Dark Phoenix."

Qin hugged the Dark Phoenix and kissed it several times.

She has endured her own pain all these years.

"Wow, you're a pervert! Let me go!" Dark Phoenix struggled desperately.

"Thank you," Qin said, her voice filled with deep gratitude.

The next day

The group arrived under the big tree.

"This tree is enormous. All the plants in Hell are connected to it, and judging by the bark, it's still in its juvenile stage."

Hank circled the tree, marveling at it.

Logan pulled Kurt along.

"Kurt, you're pretty good. You hooked up with a female devil in one night," Logan teased, winking at him.

"No, I just asked her for directions." Kurt's face flushed red, and he hurriedly explained.

"Come on, do you really need to get that close to ask for directions?"

Logan pursed his lips, looking incredulous.

Yesterday, while drinking, he saw Kurt leaning against a tall, red-skinned female demon, chatting and laughing.

"Scott, what's wrong with you? Your face is as white as Deadman."

Logan looked at the dejected Steco beside him, his face full of doubt.

"It's nothing, I was just a little tired yesterday," Scott said weakly.

Scott never imagined that hell had such a place. He couldn't go there often, and thinking about his wonderful dream last night, he almost didn't want to leave hell.

"Uncle Charles, who are we waiting for?"

Nina asked with a curious look.

Erik did not take his wife and daughter with him, entrusting them to an old friend.

"We are waiting for our king."

Charles looked at Nina with a kind expression, like he was looking at his child.

The old friend has returned, much of the hatred towards humans has disappeared, and there is hope for the future of Mutants. Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Ororo kept looking in the direction of the palace as the group walked out of it.

Qin was leading the way, skipping and hopping along, chattering away with Wang, seemingly in a good mood.

"Qin, how was your rest yesterday?"

When Ororo's shout reached her ears, Jean's beautiful eyes turned towards her.

She bent down slightly, assuming a standard starting position, and then sped off towards Ororo's location.

Despite being slightly surprised by Jean's outburst, Ororo's face still beamed with a warm smile, and she opened her arms without hesitation, ready to receive her good friend's enthusiastic embrace and jolt.

However, what happened next was completely unexpected by Ororo.

Jean leaped over Ororo, her long, beautiful legs drawing a sharp arc in the air before delivering a powerful flying kick to the man.

With a furious shout, "Die, you bald bastard!" the entire scene fell into a deathly silence.

Caught completely off guard, Charles took a solid kick from Qin, which landed squarely on his vulnerable lower back.

With a muffled thud, Professor X rolled several times on the ground like a bowling ball that had been hit, before finally coming to a stop.

At that moment, all the X-Men present seemed to be frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at the unbelievable scene before them.

They never imagined that Jean, who was trusted and loved by Professor X, would be so ruthless towards her mentor.

For a moment, everyone was so shocked that their minds went blank, and they had no idea how to deal with this sudden situation.

"Awesome, I've wanted to do this for ages!"

Dark Phoenix tidied her disheveled hair, a cheerful expression appearing on her face, and her negative emotions lessened considerably.

"Uncle Charles!"

Nina was the first to react, running to Charles who had fallen to the ground and struggling to help him up.

Ororo, as if waking from a dream, rushed to Jean, her face full of anger, and demanded, "Jean, what are you doing?"

When her gaze met Qin's dark, inky eyes, her heart sank, and she instantly realized that the person before her was not the gentle and kind best friend she knew.

So, Ororo instinctively took a few steps back, and a dazzling white light flashed in her eyes as she entered battle mode.

"You're not a zither, what have you done to a zither?!"

Almost at the same time, Logan and the others quickly gathered around.

With a "whoosh," Logan extended his incredibly sharp steel claws without hesitation, while Scott, standing to the side, had his special eye device begin to glow red, and Kurt also tensely prepared for battle.

For a moment, the scene became very tense.

Hank immediately went to Charles's side to check him over. He lifted Charles's clothes and saw that his skin wasn't broken, just a little dusty.

Nina and Jenna saw it too, and were about to speak when Charles opened his eyes and quietly made a shushing gesture.

Nina covered her mouth and nodded.

Hank knew the professor must have done something wrong and was now playing the victim. He shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself that this old guy was as good at feigning helplessness as ever.

"You're looking for cowards over there. I am Dark Phoenix."

Dark Phoenix pointed with her small hand, and everyone looked in that direction. Next to Kino was a lyre.

Looking at them from all angles, everything is exactly the same except for the eye color.

"Qin, who is she?"

Ororo looked bewildered, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two instruments, trying to find some differences.

Qin walked to Dark Phoenix's side.

"Dark Phoenix, you can see me as my other personality."

"Then why did she kick the professor?"

"Because my second personality was created because of the professor, who casually sealed away my childhood memories."

Jean looked at Charles lying on the ground, her expression complex, a mixture of worry for Charles condition and anger at his past behavior.

Nobody likes having their memories tampered with, but the bond forged over so many years of mentorship is genuine.

Logan immediately retracted his claws; he was quite knowledgeable about memory.

Sealing someone's memories without their consent and creating a second personality is indeed going too far.

He dragged Scott and Kurt aside.

"Let me tell you about the wonderful wine I had yesterday, the taste..."

"Then I'll try it next time."

"But Professor..."

"They won't die."

Logan looked indifferent; if he really wanted to kill someone, it wouldn't be a flying kick.

Ororo was speechless, looking at the professor with a complicated expression. Sealing his memories and creating a second personality—it was clear the kick was too light.

Charles woke up at just the right moment, and was helped to his feet by Hank. He looked at Qin with a weak expression.

"Qin, your memories have returned."

"Yes, Professor, is there anything you'd like to say?"

"I'm so glad, even though it's in a different way, that you've taken control of your abilities and completely let go of the past. I'm so proud of you," Charles said with a smile of satisfaction.

"Because I've found a new pillar of Mind Stone, I won't lose control anymore." Jean looked at Kino not far away and smiled slightly.

"And I'm so sorry. Even though I meant well, I was too arrogant and didn't trust you. I'm sorry."

As he spoke, Charles pulled away from Hank's arm and was about to bow to Qin.

A pair of hands rested on Charles's shoulders, preventing him from bowing.

"I forgive you, Professor."