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The word lingered—Father—slips into the stillness like a stone dropped into a fathomless lake. There is no visible reaction, for Doom is above sentiment; his mask reveals nothing. And yet, the air tightens, creaking under an invisible strain, as if the very walls recognize the gravity of the memory summoned. The alliance, forged in blood and tempered by the sea’s relentless fury, resurfaces like a specter long buried—an accord between rulers who dared to call themselves equals.
"We did not agree on many things," Doom begins, his tone deepening into something almost mournful, though no sorrow truly lingers in the man. "But there was respect—a rare currency among rulers, and rarer still among men. Your father understood power. True power." His gaze remains fixed, piercing through Ove as though peeling back layers of pretense to examine the very marrow of the man before him. "For him to speak highly of me?" Doom’s voice takes on a colder edge, the tolling of a funeral bell now sharpened into a dirge of finality. "Not unexpected. But——Do you understand what your father saw? Or do you merely parrot his words, hoping to curry favor with the man he knew?"
This is Doom, this is someone... someone that his father had said if he was alive still, would be his greatest ally and enemy at the same breath. One that emphasized, was the only one who Namor did not actively anger at the best of times. Only annoy, yes. But they were equals, if there was another man that His father had missed in his own time line, it was Doom.
"My father spoke...very highly of you. When he was still alive."
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Maya C. Popa, from Wound is the Origin of Wonder: Poems: “Wound is the origin of wonder”
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Doctor Doom variant cover of Wolverine #2 by Francesco Mobili
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Doom’s voice carries across the storm-torn cliffs as though a hymn of judgment, deep and resonant, laced with iron and inevitability. It does not rise in anger, nor soften with pity. It commands the very air to bend and tremble, as though the land itself has no choice but to listen. "privilege? " the word drips from his lips like molten steel, each syllable deliberate, weighted, carved from stone. "no, erik. You mistake the natural order for fortune. What you call privilege, i name inevitability. "
He does not fear the tragedy that aches his ribs; noxious epics of his tumultuous life cascading into the rings and breathing him unholy. "To lay claim to the world is no privilege. It is a truth. A truth that the weak refuse to accept until it is thrust upon them with iron and fire. Borders, crowns, legacies—they are not gifts bestowed by fate. They are seized. Torn from the earth, carved into the bones of the world by those with the will to endure." He steps forward, each footfall heavy with the weight of unrelenting purpose, his presence darkening the very air.
The metallic hum of the Iron Kings power pulses like a restless heartbeat beneath the ground, threads of iron and steel whispering through the cliffs in mourning song. But Doom walks through it undaunted, as though the earth itself bows to his passage. "You mourn because you built your dream on hope," Doom continues, "And hope is a fickle thing. It falters. It dies. It turns to dust beneath the weight of reality. But inevitability—that endures." His voice lowers, as if the very earth leans in to hear the truth etched into his soul. "I built my dream on inevitability. That is why they will whisper the name of Doom long after this world is nothing but cinders. And what will they say of you?"
Studying the mutant not with scorn, but with the cold curiosity of a king weighing another's worth. Two monarchs of ruin, standing on the edge of a dying world, each one scarred by the crown he bears. "Honestly, you say you remember, that you have not forgotten who you are. But you speak like a man mourning a ghost—mourning the man you once were, or perhaps the dream that died with him. Tell me, Erik—what truly haunts you? The failure of your crusade? .. Ahh, or the knowledge that you were never worthy of it to begin with?"
⠀ ⠀TO CALL ONESELF A SAVIOUR IS THE GREATEST HERESY; TO BELIEVE IT, THE CRUELEST EXILE.
⠀ ⠀Magnus had pulled away from the world to brood over his lack of victories. Island of M ... a refuge for the mad-- for Sisyphus and his endless cause. Magneto is not the man he was-- a soldier that had wielded a sword in a crusade that had died in flames. The master of magnetism is not worthy of its crown. The storm howls like banshee that scream the names of those that fell in his name-- for a dream he sold. He turns as if to expect the faces of those that speak in his mind of their wailing suffering. It took one single idea to take down Troy, to destroy walls thought indestructible. Was he not permitted to mourn?
⠀ ⠀DEAR GOD-- GOD WHAT DOES HE DO AFTER ALL THIS SURVIVAL?
⠀ ⠀" So no judgement. You came to gloat instead. " Magneto gives an exasperated grunt. The earth here does not know the law of Doom. The sound of his name from Doom' thundering voice makes him halt.
⠀ ⠀He does a poor job of keeping a stoic visage, a pretense thinly veiled. The iron in the air shimmered, each pulse of the magnetism threading through the cliffs like a mournful wail. The magenta of his lightning and eyes flickers. He looked at Doom -- this towering figure of perfection, encased in steel and spite, not unlike a forgotten emperor from a past he wished to remember. An apex of emperors. But this was not his kingdom.
⠀ ⠀Their ambition is a staircase to divinity, yet every step crumbles beneath the weight of their mortal arrogance. Their monuments are cathedrals to their suffering and fear. He tilted his head slightly, regarding Doom with the quiet intensity -- studying an insolent foe-- not for weakness, but for understanding.
⠀ ⠀" You measure success in permanence, in the unbroken seal of your borders. Yet you created those borders from what already existed, building on its ashes, claiming it with your name. I do not have such a privilge..., " He pauses, " You must mistake me for someone that has forgotten-- Forgotten who I were and you are. "
⠀ ⠀He calls success the screams of tyrants that fall from what they believed was an attempt at godhood. He calls victories the days where they survive in the face of those that eradicate their existence. He finds ... something akin to comfort in the days where the nightmares are less palpable and he wallows in endurance.
⠀ ⠀-- @doomologys ||
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"I did not summon you to ��test your courage, nor to witness the flourish of those crude toys you dare call weapons." His hand rises with a languid, dismissive wave toward the psionic blades—an effortless, disdainful gesture that suggests they are no more consequential than the flicker of candlelight. The faint hum of her power ripples in the air between them, but Doom’s gaze does not falter. To him, they are trifles, insignificant in the presence of true mastery. "I summoned you," he continues, voice measured like the toll of a cathedral bell, deliberate and resonant, "because there are few minds in this world that warrant my notice. Fewer still that I deem useful. And far fewer still... worthy."
He pauses. "You stand before Victor von Doom, monarch of Latveria, and dare speak of fear?" His tone remains calm, but there is an undercurrent of danger—a predator circling, sizing up his prey. "Fear," he murmurs, the word lingering on his tongue like an archaic relic, "is the crutch of lesser men. A leash for fools who fail to grasp that power—true power—needs no justification beyond its own existence. Power is. It is self-evident. Immutable. Absolute——If it will put you at ease, know this—Doom has no need of fear to bend minds. No need of threats to command obedience. Doom speaks, and the world listens.”
Like a maestro poised at the crescendo of his symphony, he allows the silence to linger for a second. "But if you require... convincing... of my sincerity, you are welcome to strike."
“ just because your name is doom doesn’t make me afraid. it’ll take.. a lot.” with each fist glowing fuscia psionic blades, elizabeth stands ready to strike @doomologys if posed any threat. “ considering you’ve summoned me here, it must be for a good reason.” she’s anything but patient, tapping her foot whilst assessing the man’s psychological demeanor.
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Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. -John Milton, Paradise Lost
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— Anne Michaels, from "Infinite Gradation," originally published in October 2017
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He’s heard that tone before. He’s heard all of this before. Her words played out like a familiar tune, one performed in countless courtrooms, academies, and thrones — by men and women desperate to hold their ground against him, to convince him of their uniqueness. He did not flinch. He did not interrupt. Instead, he studied her with a patience honed by decades of war, diplomacy, and deceit. "An admirer," he repeated. "Admirers often confuse proximity with power," he goes on, "They believe that stepping into my halls, standing before me, gives them some measure of control. That by understanding me, they can shape me. Mold me. Perhaps even manipulate me." Like a mast standing before a bloody sun, creeping towards a noon doomed to an unforeseeable darkness, in a hot and coppery sky bleeding out its beauty and sinking into the abyss, his form dissolves from the proudly-kept stability of his practiced movements.
"Curious," he murmured, amusement ghosting across his tone. "For someone so adept at slipping into places you do not belong, you seem quite comfortable overstaying your welcome." A pause, sharp and surgical, as he studied her with the precision of a man accustomed to dissecting truths hidden beneath layers of charm and deceit. "Perhaps that's your game, Agatha." His voice softened, carrying the weight of speculation, a philosopher’s musing dipped in venom. "You’ve made a habit of trespassing — into hearts, into minds, into places guarded by iron and spell-work alike. And when you find resistance?" A slight tilt of his head, the light catching the faintest smirk beneath his mask. "You push harder. You call it admiration. You call it curiosity..——the windows?"
"You do have an eye for beauty," he murmured, his voice threading through the cold, hollow space like silk dragged across glass, soft yet cutting. There was a pause, deliberate, his gaze slipping past her to the towering windows she had so carelessly praised. The fractured light spilling through them painted her in shades of deep blue and muted gold — colors of twilight, of endings and things left unspoken. "A shame you waste it on windows."
" WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR, DOCTOR? " his title comes to agatha's lips with as much weight as her name did his, though in her case it's a far more mocking affair. so many of his type prefer to style themselves as well-educated, top of their field, touting their intelligence like the weapon it could be, if only they weren't so obvious. agatha has a doctorate, too: several, in fact, all of them earned in highly unconventional ways. " some kind of scam artist? i'm not here to steal anything from you. think of me like ... an admirer. a fan of your work. "
her hands fan out before her, punctuating the point. it wouldn't do to let him think he has any real measure of her: agatha's aims, her goals, are famously her own. of course he knows of her, in a broad way, in the way that one with his abilities can research almost anyone - she does not dare to let it flatter her, much as she'd like to think it makes her special. instead, she allocates her resources carefully, ensuring that her mental shielding holds strong against the northern chill.
agatha steps forward. the heels of her boots click against the stonework, a hint of a smirk playing at her own painted lips. the mask is a concern; it represents a whole suite of cues on which she can no longer rely, but agatha has done more with less. his tone is telling enough.
" you wanna gatekeep? that's fine. i would, too. god, i just love these windows. "
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The light carved shadows across his mask, exaggerating the sharpness of his features, rendering him more statue than man. He watched her — the deliberate angle of her posture, the calculated way she tilted her head to catch the light just so. Every movement was a performance, and she played her part well. Her words, though, were another matter. He let the silence stretch between them, long enough to suggest he was weighing something.
When he spoke, it was with the same deliberate cadence as before, though now there was a thread of something darker woven through it — something amused, but never quite kind. Stealing them to the ground with how powerful his gaze would judge them, grappling with the prize that he was close to solving the puzzle that was their essence, like a spectre that would drift too close for a cold embrace, haunting for the wisdom of their vitality.
"Sixty-forty," he echoed, like he was tasting the odds she had so casually thrown out. "Generous, I think. Considering you’re still standing." His gaze flicked over her, a slow sweep that took in the immaculate cut of her coat, the way the shadows danced across her cheekbones, and the wide, knife-sharp smile that threatened to split her face in two. "Though I imagine those odds drop significantly if your charm fails you. And yet, here you are."
He continues, "And here you remain. Uninvited, but persistent." There was something knowing in his voice, a note of recognition. “You’ve made a sport of it, haven’t you? Slipping past the walls men build to keep their secrets hidden. Invading their sanctums. Watching them scramble to reclaim the power they pretend to wield.” A pause. Then, the faintest twitch at the corner of his mouth — just shy of a smile. "But tell me, Agatha," he resumes, her name rolling off his tongue with careful precision, weighted with meaning, "how often do you find something worth keeping?"
LATVERIA IS COLD THIS TIME OF YEAR, and agatha dressed accordingly: long sleeves and a high collar, a regal, vintage cut. the severe, gothic lighting does wonders for her cheekbones. she poses in such a way that her good side is what he sees first, inasmuch as she has a good side, and smiles, wide and cutting.
it's true. she's made a habit of this. so many powerful men make it so easy to break into their sanctums that it's almost become a calling, and he is one of the more powerful agatha knows about. [ he is far from the first to read her future in front of her. strange tried that too. it did not help him in any way that mattered. ]
" eh, sixty-forty. " she looks anywhere but at him, the man she refuses to call doom; utterly ridiculous as supervillain names go. she will take every opportunity to make fun of him for it as the evening progresses. " nice place you've got here. who's your designer? "
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⠀ ⠀they wear a crown in defiance to those that claim to rule. MONUMENTS TO THE MADNESS OF MEN.
⠀ ⠀To be a king is to wield a sword with one hand and to shield your throat with the other. A monarch commands the tides to halt; a fool forgets the sea he stands upon cares not for crowns. A kingdom born of defiance dies in the absence of its adversaries. They demand loyalty from graves. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀THE FALLEN SOLDIER WITH A CROWN AND THE GOD MONARCH. The duality of kings. -- edit by me, fen
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Maestro: War & Pax #2 - “Crossing the Rubicon” (2021)
written by Peter David art by Javier Pina & Jesus Aburtov
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