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Dream/Erik/Magnus makes his way back down the winding corridors and up the two flights of stairs back towards the kitchen which upon entering he weaved enchantments into the walls to block the sound of whatever might go down between him and Shaw so they don't end up waking an exhausted Tommy who really needs to get a good sleep. Dream/Erik/Magnus shuts the door to the kitchen expecting to see Shaw still at the counter sipping at his whiskey instead he finds himself being shoved against the wall by the older who's eyes were glowing a bright mixture of gold and amber Dream's/Erik's/Magnus's hands raise to claw at Shaw's arm his multicoloured irises beginning to glow brightly he knows what Shaw is trying to force out of him but he refuses to let it happen again but Shaw simply slams Dream/Erik/Magnus against the wall again with a slight growl he says "stop testing my patience, Erik". Dream/Erik/Magnus glares at him with dazed fire bright eyes, "I'll bring it out of you by force if I have to Erik" says Shaw matter of factly as he loosens his grip on Erik's throat dropping him straight to the floor where he lands with a thud and a monotone sounding ouch which causes Shaw to roll his eyes exasperatedly as he waits for Erik to pick himself up off of the floor.
Which Erik does only for Shaw to lash out quick as a viper his hand coiling around Erik's wrist his grip iron clad "are you ready to cooperate yet Erik" he hisses the crushing and burning pressure of his power enclosed around Erik's wrist which sparks a link between the similar energy lying dormant beneath Erik's own skin which he immediately tries to snuff out/ cut the connection of because he doesn't want Shaw to get what he wants. Shaw tosses Erik across the room where Erik smashes harshly against his reinforced wall but fortunately it holds as do the enchantments which Dream/Erik/Magnus wasn't entirely sure would happen because well he didn't know how power like Shaw's would react to the enchantments because he refused to experiment or even activate the replica of Shaw's mutation to see what kind of responses it would have to enchantments and certain experimental admin made blocks because the man had forced the power on him. Erik wanted absolutely nothing to do with the older mutant and he detested the fact that there was now a biological connection between the two of them.
Dream/Erik/Magnus pulls himself back to his feet shaking his head trying to disperse the headache building because of the way the server was screaming at him along with the other voices that had hounded him since....since Cuba, and they were all so loud, upset and angry screaming at him to run Shaw through with all the surrounding metals. On top of that, the server was in utter agony cracks of black running through its bright turquoise and emerald green code, and red vines wrapping around a large section of it holding it in a stranglehold which just keeps growing tighter; and smaller pieces that have been torn away from the original source that are loosing their bright glow and are slowly dying out. The server is about as healthy and stable as he is.... which is to say not at all. Being so focused on the cacophony echoing through his mind Dream/Erik/Magnus is unaware of how Shaw had been stalking towards him his hands glowing with golden amber energy tendrils which curl and reach for Dream/Erik/Magnus and wind around his arms and legs immobilising them and trapping him in place as smaller tendrils coil around his throat and begin creeping up his face, Dream's/Erik's/Magnus's eyes snap open having finally being pulled free of the voices and the suffering of the server only to find himself immobilised in tendril's of Shaw's energy which has some experimental enchantments running through them.
Shaw stands barely a hairsbreadth away from him and pats his cheek with an indulgent smile as Dream/Erik/Magnus tries to struggle but that only causes the tendrils to tighten further the enchantments weakening his body in its already exhausted and shattered state. Dream's/Erik's/Magnus's body falls lax in the grasp of Shaw's energy, which is now the only thing holding Dream/Erik/Magnus up as his body has totally given out on him. His body might've given up on him but his mind is still fighting and keeping him conscious as Shaw's admin magic reaches for his mind Shaw's mental tendrils creep into his mind allowing the other access to his memories and thoughts but also the sheer utter and complete agony that is tearing a path through Erik's mind which causes him to jolt back horror lacing his own thoughts and gaze followed by unfathomable rage that something had dared try usurp his place in Erik's life. How dare a pathetic gnat who needed to rip away half of his heir's power to be strong try to destroy his heir so completely and don't even get him started on those fucking gods dragging his heir through their war and building the Nexus Vault when they realised they couldn't control him anymore. The more Shaw saw the more he just wanted to raze this collective multiverse to the ground.
Shaw's tendrils retreat from his mind much to Dream's/Erik's/Magnus's utter shock. His eyes flicker up to meet Shaw's absolutely murderous darkly furious glowing gold amber eyes and he feels intense confusion which must have radiated from him because Shaw's energy tendrils retreat from his neck and face and the older admin/mutant sighs "Erik I'm angry at what this world has forced you to bare alone, it wasn't your burden it was never supposed to be your burden but they made it so and as a result, you've cracked apart more and more even before you regained your memories of me and our times together; your my heir and son so of course I'm angry on your behalf" Shaw remarks paternally.