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''This page is about the [[:Category: Phase 2|Phase 2]] incarnation of the character. For other uses, see [[Illyana Rasputin (disambiguation)]].''
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| pb = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried Amanda Seyfried]
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| name    = Illyana Rasputina
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| pb = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5896355/ Anya Taylor-Joy]
 
| codename = Magik
 
| codename = Magik
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| teams  = [[X-Force]]
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| teams  = [[eXcalibur]]
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| birthdate = September 7, 1996
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| birthdate = September 5th, 2001
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| journal =  [http://x_snowflake.livejournal.com/ x_snowflake]
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| journal =  [https://xp-magik.dreamwidth.org/profile xp_magik]
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| player = [[Lauren]]
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| player = [[Tink]]
 
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''I don't know what people think, because everyone here is insane or at least not very bright.''
  
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''I don't actually know why he picked me, he wasn't big on the demon-kidnappee heart-to-hearts, but there I was. He did the first ritual almost immediately after everyone had gone.''
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Having spent time on [[Muir Island]] before a lead led her back to Limbo, Illyana is coming back to the mansion to hunt her missing bloodstones and possibly reunite with her older brother, [[Pyotr Rasputin]].
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A Russian national, younger sister to [[Piotr Rasputin]] and magically aged eight years during her time in [[Limbo]], Illyana is sarcastic, suspicious and not easy to get to know.  
 
  
  
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== '''Details''' ==
 
== '''Details''' ==
  
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'''Character Journal:''' [http://x_snowflake.livejournal.com/ x_snowflake]
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'''Character Journal:''' [https://xp-magik.dreamwidth.org/profile xp_magik]
  
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'''Real Name''': Illyana Nicolaevna Rasputin
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'''Real Name''': Illyana Nicolaevna Alexandria Rasputina
  
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'''Codename''': None.
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'''Codename''': Magik
  
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'''Aliases''': None.
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'''Aliases''': Illyana Rasputin (Anglicized version of her name), Darkchylde
  
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'''First Appearance''': [http://community.livejournal.com/x_logs/1512.html#cutid1 May 14, 2003]
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'''First Appearance''': [https://xp-logs.dreamwidth.org/3692053.html May 5, 2015]
  
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'''Date of Birth''': September 7, 1996
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'''Date of Birth''': September 5th, 2001
  
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'''Place of Birth''': Ust-Ordynski, Siberia, Russia
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'''Place of Birth''': Ust-Ordynski Collective Farm near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.
  
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'''Citizenship''':  Russian, American
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'''Citizenship''':  Russian
  
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'''Relatives''': [[Piotr Rasputin]]
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'''Relatives''': Parents: Nikolai and Alexandra Rasputin; Mikhail (presumed deceased) and [[Pyotr Rasputin|Pyotr]].
  
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'''Education''': Currently finishing high school.
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'''Education''': Spotty, with a strong emphasis on the dark arts. She's good at abstract maths and languages with particular magical power (do NOT open magic tomes around her and start reading the Latin out loud, she will do a violence to you) and fairly garbage at everything else, although she likes to cultivate useful herbs and plants frequently used for magic. She did get a GED through Xavier's in 2019 and currently has no plans to get further earth education.
  
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'''Relationship Status''': Single.
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'''Relationship Status''': Single
  
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'''Occupation''': Student; currently employed at the [[Snow Valley Memorial Center for Mutant Affairs]].
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'''Occupation''': Queen of Limbo is an occupation, right. But something that makes her earth currency? No.
  
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'''Team Affiliation''': X-Force.
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'''Team Affiliation''': [[eXcalibur]]
  
 
== '''Biography''' ==
 
== '''Biography''' ==
  
 
=== '''Childhood''' ===
 
=== '''Childhood''' ===
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Illyana Nikolaevna Rasputin was born on the Ust-Ordynski collective in Siberia, Russian Federation, on September 7th, 1996, the youngest Rasputin child and daughter of two farmers. Her brother, [[Piotr Rasputin]], was substantially older than she was, and Illyana was very much the pampered baby of her family. Unfortunately, around the time that she turned six, the family farm began to experience difficulties, and when she turned six Illyana was sent to live at [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]] to receive the benefits of a Western education.
 
  
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=== '''Living At The X-Mansion''' ===
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Illyana Nicolaevna Alexandria Rasputina - American version: Illyana Rasputin - was born on a struggling collective farm in Siberia in 2001, the last and very unexpected child of Nikolai and Alexandra. Her much older siblings were already out of school, and she was very much petted and cosseted - as much as any farmgirl on a working farm could be, in any case. The occasional gift from a family member working in a city or abroad sometimes made the difference during some of those hard years, but Illyana grew up relatively happy and healthy, participating in her school and the goings-on of the collective quite happily. She even learned some English, thanks to a Peace Corps volunteer who spent a few years helping their school set up an English language learning program.
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The Russian economy took a downturn in early 2002, and Illyana's parents' farm soon began to fail. When Illyana was six, she was sent to join her brother at [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]], where she was meant to get a Western education and to learn English. She was there for Stryker's attack on the school in May, 2003. Like her brother, she showed an interest in art, and she worked hard to improve her communication skills in English. She spent Christmas, 2003, in New York City with her brother, [[Warren Worthington]] and [[Jake Gavin]].
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One afternoon in 2008, when she was seven, Illyana didn't come home from school. Her parents didn't think much of it until night fell; when Illyana, who was afraid of the dark, didn't come in after that, they put out the search parties to scour the farm and the lakeshore for her.  
  
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At the end of January, 2004, Illyana was [[Gangsters | taken hostage]] by the Japanese yakuza to blackmail her brother, acting on orders from [[Shiro Yoshida]]'s uncle. Though she recovered from the incident quickly, Illyana discovered that her parents had been killed, and withdrew from her brother, turning instead to [[Kitty Pryde]] for support. The rift may have healed in time, but before it could, disaster struck.
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She was never found.
  
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[[Belasco]], a demon who controlled a dimension called [[Limbo]], had been stalking Illyana for some time, hoping to use her as a human sacrifice in the bloodstone ritual, which would have allowed him to summon elder gods to Earth via the corrupted soul of a human. In late February, 2004, he kidnapped Illyana and took her there through a portal. Despite the best efforts of [[Kitty Pryde]], [[Amanda Sefton]], [[Remy LeBeau]], [[Shiro Yoshida]], [[Jubilation Lee]], [[Sarah Morlocke]], [[Cain Marko]], [[Shinobi Shaw]], and [[Jake Gavin]], the portal closed, and Illyana was trapped in Limbo for eight years.
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A little girl disappearing in Siberia, no matter how tragic, doesn't exactly incite worldwide panic, especially since it seemed likely that she had indulged her curiosity too far and fallen victim to one of the many accidents waiting to happen on an antiquated farm next to a large body of water. Her family mourned and moved on.
  
 
==='''Limbo'''===
 
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Immediately after the portal closed, Belasco performed the first bloodstone ritual.
 
  
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Illyana was not, however, alone in Limbo. Ten months after she arrived, she was rescued from Belasco by Cat, a mutant who had been magically transformed to resemble a wildcat, with ears and fur as well as some human features, leaving her with a strong resentment and distrust of anything magical. After some time together, Illyana discovered that Cat was a version of Kitty Pryde from an alternate dimension - and that the Illyana Rasputin of that dimension had died. Cat taught Illyana to survive in Limbo's inhospitable wilderness, as well as how to defend herself. However, after two years, Cat identified what she saw as the 'weakest' point in Limbo, where she might be able to phase herself and Illyana back to Earth. When she and Illyana attempted this plan, Belasco revealed that he had been tracking them all along, and used magic to turn Cat completely feral. Illyana was forced to kill her in self-defence, a fact which she has never shared with anyone since. Shortly thereafter, Belasco performed the second bloodstone ritual.
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Unfortunately for Illyana, she wasn't dead. At least, not really. She had been chosen as a living sacrifice by the demon-wizard [[Belasco]]. To put it succinctly, Belasco needed an uncorrupted human soul to sacrifice in order to summon the Elder Gods to Earth. This being a tricky and not very desirable outcome (at least, not desirable for Earth), he had tried and failed with several other young women before selecting Illyana for the next attempt.
  
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Illyana might have died, but Limbo had another unexpectedly familiar face: A powerful sorceress who, despite the loss of her mutant powers, still went by the name Storm. She spent several years teaching Illyana all the good magic she could. During this time, Illyana manifested as a [[teleportation | teleporter]], and struggled to control her abilities; though she could not leave Limbo, due to Belasco's control over it, she did gain increased mobility. However, when Belasco sought to destroy the alternate Storm's soul using magic that she couldn't fight, enlisted Illyana to take her life, rather than have her soul corrupted and destroyed forever. Though she tried to escape, Belasco was able to perform a third bloodstone ritual, but, in a fit of anger, threw Illyana into the wilderness afterward, where she nearly died. Belasco's control over Limbo made it perpetual winter - nearly a year of it - but Illyana's growing grasp of magic allowed her to survive, at first, and then start to think of getting herself out. She used the creation magic Storm taught her to create the [[Soulsword]]. When she challenged Belasco with it, eight and a half years after entering Limbo, she was able to use it to strip him of his powers and send him out of Limbo, though she could not kill him without dramatic repercussions. This confrontation transferred 'ownership' of Limbo to Illyana.
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The sacrifice happens in five phases; Illyana must die each time, and, if the ritual is successful, she is revived without a portion of her soul. That portion is sealed into a bloodstone in a simple pentagram locket. The key to the ritual's success is keeping the remaining part of her soul uncorrupted by the new void; if the corruption spreads, the soul is worthless to the Elder Gods and not all that useful to the person it belongs to, either. But the corruption isn't sequestered away from the victim either; instead, it fights for influence against the uncorrupted soul.  
  
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Having won, Illyana teleported back to Earth, but to her surprise, she found that time passed differently in Limbo than on Earth: While she had been in Limbo for eight years, only five minutes had gone by on Earth. She reunited with her brother, Piotr, and was sent to the medlab for injuries.
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The next seven years were pretty unpleasant, but they would have been worse if Belasco hadn't been fishing for sacrifice victims across many more dimensions than just Illyana's. Several survivors - such as they were - had not only survived Belasco's attempts on their lives, but had managed to eke out an existence on the fringes of Limbo, creating safe havens from Belasco and his demons. Throughout her time in Limbo, Illyana's life was a constant struggle to escape from Belasco to one of these safe havens, where she learned useful things like white magic, the English language, and basic combat skills. Illyana is also a mutant with the power of teleportation, which helped her to stay a step ahead of the demon horde.
  
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==='''Back Home: Skippy and Piotr'''===
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When Illyana was fourteen, she had survived the ritual twice more, losing two more parts of her soul as well as her mentors. In desperation, she did something pretty stupid and used another sliver of her remaining soul to create a Soulsword. This is sort of a manifestation of magical power, and it's dangerous because it creates a physical way for your soul to be harmed, but because of this it's also very effective against magical entities. Using this Soulsword, she challenged Belasco for her freedom.
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The adjustment period was difficult for Illyana, and she spent several months in the medlab, acclimatizing to Earth and its many viruses. However, she had changed fairly dramatically in her time away: Limbo made her suspicious, sarcastic, and very secretive, which did not endear her to some of her classmates, or to her brother, Piotr. She did not discuss what happened to her in Limbo, and, when pressed on the matter, either diverted attention away from the topic, or actively refused to disclose any information. When [[Jamie Madrox]]'s duplicate, [[Skippy (plot) | Skippy]] kidnapped [[Artie Maddicks]] and other children at the mansion, Illyana used her teleportation for the first time on Earth, rescuing Artie from harm before he could be harmed. Her ability to teleport was not known in the mansion, and the rescue put her under the suspicion of certain mansion residents, particularly [[Amanda Sefton]], who felt that Illyana was hiding something important and possibly dangerous. Finally, Illyana admitted to being a teleporter and to having a knowledge of magic, although she still did not discuss the bloodstone rituals or what had transgressed in Limbo with anyone. These admissions finally culminated in a heated discussion with her brother [[Piotr]], who, frustrated by his failed attempts to get to know his sister, and amid suspicions that she was not who she said she was, disowned her in July 2004. Though Illyana claimed not to care, she was hurt and angry.
 
  
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While she did defeat Belasco, she was too afraid of losing herself to her corrupted side to kill him; she left him in Limbo, finally able to use her mutant powers combined with her magic to get home. It was all she had wanted for seven years.
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Illyana was [[Asgard (plot)| transported to Asgard]] with other students and staff in August of 2004, where she was indentured as a servant to the goddess Hel. During her time serving Hel, and looking for a way back home, she met with [[Amanda Sefton]], whom she believed to be the Enchantress's daughter. Later, [[Alison Blaire]] found her doing some of Hel's dirty work, and Illyana used the [[Soulsword]] to unbind herself from Hel's service. The time in Asgard reinforced to Illyana that she could fend for herself, in cases of dimensional difficulty, and brought her closer to Alison, who remained a tentative friend.
 
  
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=== '''Back to Earth''' ===
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In early October 2004, Illyana, hot off an argument with Kitty Pryde regarding her dragon, [[Lockheed]], went for a run to clear her head, unaware that in Limbo, Belasco's former right-hand demon [[S'ym]] was waiting for an opportunity to wrest control of the hell dimension from Illyana. He attacked her on the lawn, and although she was finally able to defeat him, she suffered fairly severe injuries - a badly-broken arm and a gash in her stomach that required surgery. She spent two weeks in the medlab, recovering, during which time she finally confessed the secret of the bloodstone rituals to Kitty. Later, when she was able, she gave Alison Blaire [http://community.livejournal.com/x_logs/783543.html a fairly heavily edited version of her history] for Alison to share with the staff. She still refused to tell anyone about Cat or Storm.
 
  
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Later that month, on Halloween, Illyana was involved in the [[Repodemon]] incident, during which she was unable to use her Soulsword to defeat the demon. Though she was ineffective, her attempts to help others during the attack helped to ease the tension between Illyana and Amanda.
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Only - home wasn't home anymore. She realized the second she set foot on the farm that she couldn't go back to her parents' home the way she was; she hadn't realized until then that she could be a danger to them, and to everyone around her, until she literally fixed her soul. So that was what she set out to do - wandering the world, trying to survive and dig up information of how to fix her rather unique problem. Using her mutant powers or any magic in this world is exhausting and dangerous, so she didn't have a great 'out' from any situation. Eventually she came to the attention of Social Services, and via a contact with the [[Mutant Underground]], she was brought to [[The Mansion|Xavier's]].
  
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Her introduction to the mansion was interesting, to say the least. Technology immediately became her enemy, when [[Xavin Majesdane]] joked about her computer, leading her to throw it out the window. The world she came back to was confusing, to say the least. Meeting [[Wanda Maximoff]] was a bit of a mind screw, considering the version she had killed in Limbo, but that could have been worse. Over time, she became friendly with her fellow students, even if they were all a bit bemused by her, and slowly she adjusted to the world, even if she did have several thousand questions or so. During a field trip at the end of 2015, she found herself assisting [[Amadeus Cho]] and [[Topaz]] with roadside emergency surgery. She then had to carry Amadeus back to the bus when he fainted. He was heavy.
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When Alison Blaire was [[Bad Blood | nearly murdered by Sabretooth]] in the summer of 2005, [[Clarice Ferguson | Clarice]] pulled her to the scene so that Amanda Sefton could access Limbo's power. Illyana and Amanda attempted to take Limbo's power out of Limbo twice, but realized that it was impossible: Magic from Limbo dispersed the moment they got back to Earth. Instead, they took Alison and [[Haroun al-Rashid]] to Limbo, where Illyana thrust the Soulsword through Amanda's hand, giving her access to the power that she needed. Although Alison was healed, the consequences of this action, if any, are still unclear.
 
  
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The next year, Illyana allowed Cain Marko access to Limbo, where he defeated the elder god [[Cyttorak]].
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In August 2017, she was, for some reason, recruited [[Flight of the Valkyrie | to help with some Asgard problems that had spilled over to Earth.]] She didn't understand her role in any of it, and going to actual Hell was weird, but she had done stranger things. She was sad the awesome Valkyrie lady didn't come back with them though. The next month she was hijacked again, this time by [[Amanda Sefton]] for a [[Psi War|mysterious ritual]] involving the [[Shadow King]]. It definitely did not improve Illyana's impression of the witch.
  
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The next year, things got messy. [[Tales of Magik: Imus ad Infernum|An accident while teleporting some chocolate bars]] resulted in Illyana stranding herself and six others in [[Limbo]] for several days, with them escaping only after they'd fought the demon [[Carnage]] and drained the last of Illyana's garden, the last positive magic in the realm. It signalled an end of sorts, although Illyana would never admit it. Or talk about it. Two months later she was [[Sins of the Father|once again recruited]] by [[Category: Magic Users|Team Magic]] to help free [[Topaz]] from the [[Destine Clan]]. Illyana, true to form, appeared uneffected by the mission, which had resulted in a blood curse, the loss of [[Marie-Ange Colbert|Marie-Ange's]] eye and a crisis of faith for [[Domino]]. 
  
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In late 2006, Illyana  lost control of [[Limbo]] to a demon called [[N'astirh]]. She spent [[Our Hell| months battling on her own to regain access]]: her increasing fatigue and missed classes did not go unnoticed by others, but Illyana refused to ask for help and continued her researches alone. This nearly led to disaster when she was apprehended in the secret archives of the Russians by [[Colonel Alexei Vazhin]]. She was used as a lever against [[X-Force]], and the team had to take on a mission of Vazhin's in order to secure Illyana's life and freedom. The [[Operation: Cruel Country| job in Uganda]] was a disaster, with the team being psionically tagged and having to split up, barely escaping with their lives. Both [[Remy]] and [[Sofia]] were shot, with Remy almost being left to die by [[Sarah Morlocke| Sarah]] for his part in the [[Morlock Massacre]]. Illyana, for her part, found herself manning the comms, safe and secure in New York thanks to her teleporting. Having to listen to various members of X-Force risking their lives for her sake was something of a wake up call for her.
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[[Warren Worthington|Warren Worthington's]] [[Tales of Magik: Imus ad Infernum|actions in Limbo]] months before came back to bite him in [[November 2018]] when he was [[Morningstar|possessed by a demon]] as a result of having sex with a succubus. Illyana gave [[Felicia Hardy]] a (very brief) run down of the event and of [[Limbo]] as a plan was hatched to save him. These incidents only cemented Illyana's decision to keep as much out of the way of those crazy mansion people as possible. When her (possibly only) friend [[Rahne Sinclair]] left the mansion in [[January 2020]], Illyana ultimately decided to join her at [[Muir Island]].
  
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In the aftermath, it was arranged with the school that Illyana be taken under the wing of X-Force, who would be better able to supervise her wanderings and prevent her endangering herself and the school again. In return, they would do what they could to help her regain control of Limbo. She was given a job in the office of the [[Snow Valley Memorial Center for Mutant Affairs]] and continued her studies with the school until she completed her high school education and moved into the [[The Brownstone| brownstone]] full time. Faced with having to work with some of her old school mates, Illyana did her best - in her very own special way - to bury the hatchet, at least in the case of [[Amanda]], where she finally disclosed the truth of her experiences in [[Limbo (plot)| Limbo]].
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=== '''A Healing Respite''' ===
  
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Over the next year, Illyana became one of the "occult team" of X-Force, joining Amanda and Wanda in their researches of "weird magical woo woo shite". When Amanda herself was [[Voodoo Child| abducted]] by [[Candra]], it was Illyana's researches that discovered what the young witch was going to be used for and she accompanied the team in rescuing her. Almost gunned down and saved by an unusually-protective [[Sofia]], Illyana was moved to later send the older woman a rather idiosyncratic [http://community.livejournal.com/x_communication/766422.html thank you card]. The bond between Sofia and Illyana increased over time, with the psychologist claiming Illyana as 'her' assistant when she wasn't involved in work for the occult team. Over time, Illyana proved herself as much part of the team as anyone else, participating in [[Operation: Melittology| several]] [[Operation: Shaboom| missions]] at risk of her personal safety.  
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When Illyana arrived at Muir, she was somewhat disappointed to find the magical and occult contacts to not be quite what she was looking for. Mostly paths she’d already examined. While Rahne settled into island life comfortably, her missing soul-parts and battle to keep the full corruption of her remaining soul at bay chafed Illyana, and six months later when a lead appeared she invited the other woman to travel back to Limbo with her. Rahne’s “no” stung, though she had rather expected it, and Illyana bade her a somewhat misty farewell instead before trudging back into Limbo to chase leads and tie up some of her loose ends.
  
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The year also saw some odd powers interactions. Cross-training with Amanda and Wanda, an accident sent Illyana into the [[Sound of Silence| alternative dimension]] the island of [[Attilan]] had vanished to, enabling her to take messages back to those mourning the 'deaths' of several friends and reassure them that all was well, if on a different time than the real world. During the party that [[New Orleans Is Sinking| followed X-Force saving New Orleans from a hurricane]], Illyana and Amanda combined their powers at [[Tante Mattie| Tante Mattie's]] behest, enabling the witch to heal [[Marie-Ange]] of a serious gunshot wound and enabling Illyana to 'port with a passenger for the first time since losing Limbo and its stepping disks. The larger challenge came when the [[The Shadow King (plot)| Shadow King attacked Cain]], with Illyana using her powers and the magic of Amanda and [[Stephen Strange]] (who she still disliked on a visceral level), to gain access to the astral plane to bring back information and then, with Amanda, to unsuccessfully 'reboot' things by flooding the plane with magical energy.
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=== '''When I Am Queen''' ===
  
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One of the first things she did was get Limbo firmly under her thumb. The trembling S’ym, once her chief tormentor, fell into line easily, and with their acquiescence many of the other denizens of Limbo were quick to retreat back to the petty games and easier torments, rather than challenging her rule or power. The missing Bloodstones, however, did not pan out, two of them hidden and taken out of Limbo soon after rumors started spreading that the magic-child, the once-and-future-sacrifice, defeater of Belasco had returned. She managed to recover one, however, and stayed in Limbo to hone her magical powers and secure her grip on the plane.
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The time in Limbo–so much faster than on Earth proper–grew her abilities massively, such that she can now wield some magic on earth, albeit at a much reduced ability than she can in Limbo. This increased use of magic has built her magical muscles up, so to speak, making manifestations of the Soulsword and associated Eldritch armor quicker and easier.
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Eventually her scrying efforts were a success, showing her both clear glimpses of family–her parents still in Russia, older brother Pyotr amusingly enough at Xavier’s–as well as tantalizing hints that at least one of her missing soul pieces was somewhere on earth, partially obscured from even her own abilities. Limbo stable (and pockets of white magic encouraged along the edges, a rebuilding of some of the safe havens she’d had as a child) and goal acquired, Illyana prepared to make her way back to Earth and recapture her missing Bloodstones… and perhaps reclaim some bit of family along the way, if Pyotr would hear her story and still consider her his little snowflake.
  
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Despite her work with X-Force, Illyana remained emotionally distant from her teammates, often viewing them with thinly-veiled (if that) contempt. She bonded with [[Jennie Stavros]] through bitchy emails, and caused several upheavals on the journals with particularly inflammatory posts. It was unclear, however, how much of her rudeness was deliberate and how much was simply a lack of social education, despite her devoted watching of Dr. Phil and her habit of espousing his wisdom - certainly she wasn't sure what to do in situations where someone displayed an interest in her, such as a local barista giving her his phone number (she gave it to a homeless person).
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=== '''A Return Topside''' ===
  
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This distance was tested when, following the [[Operation: Godhand| theft of an old Russian weapon]], Illyana was presented with the chance to 'clear' her debt with Vazhin and be able to go her own way. The price, however, was that she would have to be directly involved in the assassination of an informant - not kill him herself, as X-Force was aware of the danger that posed in terms of Illyana's demon-tained soul, but to ensure that it happened. Reluctantly, Illyana complied, and chose to remain with X-Force after the deed, even though the emotional aftermath proved difficult for her to deal with.
 
  
 
== '''Physical Characteristics''' ==
 
== '''Physical Characteristics''' ==
  
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Illyana is a deceptively pretty blonde, a natural beauty in the tradition of underfed Eastern European models who make it big in Paris at Fashion Week. She was a really cute kid and she is an attractive young woman - it's in the job description for would-be human sacrifice - but it's not something she cares about except insofar as it might get her what she wants in some circumstances. She knows she looks fragile, and she's not afraid to exploit that either. Now that she's working for Warren, her fashion is deliberately designed to portray specific imagery, everything from naïve girl fresh off the boat to deadly competent and unafraid to stomp on others to climb the ladder of success. In her everyday clothing she tends to go for comfort, although it's a bit more high-end than just making whatever is available work.
  
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'''Height''': 5'10"
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'''Height''': 5'5"
  
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'''Weight''': 140lb.
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'''Weight''': 115lbs or so
  
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'''Eyes''': Blue.
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'''Hair''': Mid-blonde.
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'''Hair''': Blonde
  
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'''Other Features''': Some minor scarring from fights; freckles rather than tans in the summer.
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'''Other Features''': Illyana is slender and average in height, but her shift towards the demonic form turns her eyes an electric light blue without a visible iris, she gains claws, and her skin flushes, taking on a pale red tinge. When she draws the Soulsword or uses magic, she manifests Eldritch armor that currently covers her right arm and shoulder, and as Darkchylde she’ll have horns, a tail, and the cloven hooves. If she's particularly riled, the demonic form will manifest as a visual light overlay, giving the impression of horns and tail without them manifesting in a fully physical manner.
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'''Soul Count''': Currently Illyana possesses just under two parts of her soul in body, the sliver contained within Soulsword, and one piece as a bloodstone in her locket. The other two bloodstones are missing.
  
 
== '''Powers''' ==
 
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Illyana is a [[teleportation | teleporter]] who uses 'stepping disks' or portals to travel from place to place. Previously, her powers were somewhat unique in that she had to pass through Limbo on her way to somewhere else - Limbo acted like a junction, so she teleported in, and then teleported out wherever she wanted. Her range was at least intercontinental.
 
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After the events of [[Our Hell]], Illyana lost control of Limbo, and her powers reverted back to the way they would have been, if she had manifested normally on Earth. While her range is still mostly intact, she now struggles with two difficulties related to her power: First, her control has diminished greatly, and, for the time being, she can only teleport herself. Second, because her powers have shifted back to their originally-intended setting, the dimension through which Illyana teleports causes a time lag - teleportation is no longer instantaneous, so while her range remains intact, it takes a substantial amount of time for her to get from one place to another, and the greater the distance, the greater the time lag.
 
  
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Illyana also has an intellectual knowledge of magic, but cannot use it except in Limbo. On earth, her access to magical power is extremely limited, such that the smallest of spells is almost too much for her.
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Illyana’s mutant power is teleportation via stepping discs. Originally she had to stop in Limbo as a midway point, but now as acknowledged queen of Limbo she can slide through the edges of Limbo to the space she’d like to go. For short distances, this is so fast that it’s incredibly hard to notice, but for long distances the stop in Limbo first is still easiest and fastest. The more people or things she's bringing with her, the faster she wears out.
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In Limbo, Magik is on her way to becoming the dimension’s supreme sorceress, and her power is a unique mix of black and white magic taught to her by Belasco and an alternate reality Storm, respectively. On Earth her powers are greatly limited, primarily tuned to scrying, sensing magical presences, and casting simple spells. Pulling a helper from Limbo enhances these powers, as she’s able to harness a small portion of their demonic energies to boost her spells and accessible magic.
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The Soulsword disrupts magical energies, constructs, and creatures, and with practice and control may be able to disrupt some psychic beings/entities (such as Legion’s personalities). She manifests it to create portals and stabilize their opening.
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The more frequently Illyana uses her magical power and the stronger she becomes, the more of the Eldritch armor appears to cover her skin. Currently it covers her right arm and chest, and with time will spread to be full body armor. The armor grants her limited super strength while active, and the amount of strength she gains is based on how much armor is covering her. Full body armor strength caps out at roughly 1 ton. Current strength is about 300-350 lbs. 
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She’s got exceptionally strong psionic shields that make her almost impossible to read and difficult to manipulate mentally, mostly due to her time in Limbo.
  
 
== '''Equipment''' ==
 
== '''Equipment''' ==
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Illyana has access to the [[Soulsword]], which destroys magic but is otherwise harmless.
 
  
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== '''Trivia''' ==
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Soulsword.
  
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After her return fro Limbo, false identity papers had to be obtained for her to cover the fact she was no longer seven years old.
 
  
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Due to the unique circumstances surrounding the bloodstone ritual, Illyana is 'immune' to psionic mutations - she just doesn't register for psions of any type.
 
  
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== '''Plots''' ==
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== '''Trivia''' ==
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===2004===
 
  
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[[British Invasion]]
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Illyana picked up her demon cat, Eris, in a trip to Limbo with Namor in October 2023.
  
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[[Gangsters]]
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=='''External Links'''==
  
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[[Limbo (plot)]]
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[https://xp-communication.dreamwidth.org/tag/c:+illyana+rasputin xp_communication posts]
  
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[[Skippy (plot)]]
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[https://xp-journal.dreamwidth.org/tag/c:+illyana+rasputin xp_journal posts]
  
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[[Asgard (plot)]]
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[https://xp-logs.dreamwidth.org/tag/c:+illyana+rasputin xp_logs posts]
  
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[[S'ym (plot)]]
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[https://xp-generation-x.dreamwidth.org/tag/c:+illyana+rasputin xp_generation_x posts]
  
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[[Repodemon]]
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== '''Plots''' ==
  
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===2005===
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===2015===
  
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[[Bad Blood]]
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[[December 2015|Roadside Assistance]] - ''event''
  
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===2006===
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===2017===
  
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[[The Enemy Within]]
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[[Flight of the Valkyrie]]
  
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===2007===
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[[Psi War]]
  
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[[Our Hell]]
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===2018===
  
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[[Operation: Cruel Country]]
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[[Tales of Magik: Imus ad Infernum]]
  
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[[Voodoo Child]]
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[[Sins of the Father]]
  
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[[Sound of Silence]]
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[[Morningstar]]
  
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[[New Orleans Is Sinking]]
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===2023===
  
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[[Operation: Melittology]]
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[[Reality 03: Chimera Contagion]]
  
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===2008===
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===2024===
  
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[[Operation: Shaboom]]
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[[Behold A Pale Horse]]
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[[The Shadow King (plot)]]
 
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[[Operation: Take A Bow]]
 
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[[Fenrisulfr]]
 
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[[Day Zero]]
 
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[[Shiva]]
 
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[[Operation: Godhand]]
 
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[[Operation: Dead Letter Office]]
 
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[[House of Wolves]]
 
  
 
== Meta ==
 
== Meta ==
  
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'''Player''': Lauren
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'''Player''': [[Tink]]
  
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'''E-mail''': [[IMAGE:LaurenEmail.jpg|150px]]
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'''Player Icon Base''': [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5896355/ Anya Taylor-Joy]
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'''AIM''': incandescently x
 
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'''Player Icon Base''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried Amanda Seyfried]
 
  
 
'''Meta Trivia'''
 
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Lauren played the [[Illyana Rasputin - Phase 1|Phase 1 version]] of Illyana from [[October 2003]] until [[February 2011]]. She returned in [[May 2015]] with the Phase 2 version, and played her until [[December 2021]]. [[Tink]] then successfully apped her in [[September 2022]].
  
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[[Category: 2003]]
 

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This page is about the Phase 2 incarnation of the character. For other uses, see Illyana Rasputin (disambiguation).

PHASE 2
Illyana Rasputina
Illyana-wiki.png
Portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy
Codename: Magik
Affiliations: eXcalibur
Birthdate: September 5th, 2001
Journal: xp_magik
Player: Tink


I don't know what people think, because everyone here is insane or at least not very bright.

Having spent time on Muir Island before a lead led her back to Limbo, Illyana is coming back to the mansion to hunt her missing bloodstones and possibly reunite with her older brother, Pyotr Rasputin.



Details

Character Journal: xp_magik

Real Name: Illyana Nicolaevna Alexandria Rasputina

Codename: Magik

Aliases: Illyana Rasputin (Anglicized version of her name), Darkchylde

First Appearance: May 5, 2015

Date of Birth: September 5th, 2001

Place of Birth: Ust-Ordynski Collective Farm near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.

Citizenship: Russian

Relatives: Parents: Nikolai and Alexandra Rasputin; Mikhail (presumed deceased) and Pyotr.

Education: Spotty, with a strong emphasis on the dark arts. She's good at abstract maths and languages with particular magical power (do NOT open magic tomes around her and start reading the Latin out loud, she will do a violence to you) and fairly garbage at everything else, although she likes to cultivate useful herbs and plants frequently used for magic. She did get a GED through Xavier's in 2019 and currently has no plans to get further earth education.

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Queen of Limbo is an occupation, right. But something that makes her earth currency? No.

Team Affiliation: eXcalibur

Biography

Childhood

Illyana Nicolaevna Alexandria Rasputina - American version: Illyana Rasputin - was born on a struggling collective farm in Siberia in 2001, the last and very unexpected child of Nikolai and Alexandra. Her much older siblings were already out of school, and she was very much petted and cosseted - as much as any farmgirl on a working farm could be, in any case. The occasional gift from a family member working in a city or abroad sometimes made the difference during some of those hard years, but Illyana grew up relatively happy and healthy, participating in her school and the goings-on of the collective quite happily. She even learned some English, thanks to a Peace Corps volunteer who spent a few years helping their school set up an English language learning program.

One afternoon in 2008, when she was seven, Illyana didn't come home from school. Her parents didn't think much of it until night fell; when Illyana, who was afraid of the dark, didn't come in after that, they put out the search parties to scour the farm and the lakeshore for her.

She was never found.

A little girl disappearing in Siberia, no matter how tragic, doesn't exactly incite worldwide panic, especially since it seemed likely that she had indulged her curiosity too far and fallen victim to one of the many accidents waiting to happen on an antiquated farm next to a large body of water. Her family mourned and moved on.

Limbo

Unfortunately for Illyana, she wasn't dead. At least, not really. She had been chosen as a living sacrifice by the demon-wizard Belasco. To put it succinctly, Belasco needed an uncorrupted human soul to sacrifice in order to summon the Elder Gods to Earth. This being a tricky and not very desirable outcome (at least, not desirable for Earth), he had tried and failed with several other young women before selecting Illyana for the next attempt.

The sacrifice happens in five phases; Illyana must die each time, and, if the ritual is successful, she is revived without a portion of her soul. That portion is sealed into a bloodstone in a simple pentagram locket. The key to the ritual's success is keeping the remaining part of her soul uncorrupted by the new void; if the corruption spreads, the soul is worthless to the Elder Gods and not all that useful to the person it belongs to, either. But the corruption isn't sequestered away from the victim either; instead, it fights for influence against the uncorrupted soul.

The next seven years were pretty unpleasant, but they would have been worse if Belasco hadn't been fishing for sacrifice victims across many more dimensions than just Illyana's. Several survivors - such as they were - had not only survived Belasco's attempts on their lives, but had managed to eke out an existence on the fringes of Limbo, creating safe havens from Belasco and his demons. Throughout her time in Limbo, Illyana's life was a constant struggle to escape from Belasco to one of these safe havens, where she learned useful things like white magic, the English language, and basic combat skills. Illyana is also a mutant with the power of teleportation, which helped her to stay a step ahead of the demon horde.

When Illyana was fourteen, she had survived the ritual twice more, losing two more parts of her soul as well as her mentors. In desperation, she did something pretty stupid and used another sliver of her remaining soul to create a Soulsword. This is sort of a manifestation of magical power, and it's dangerous because it creates a physical way for your soul to be harmed, but because of this it's also very effective against magical entities. Using this Soulsword, she challenged Belasco for her freedom.

While she did defeat Belasco, she was too afraid of losing herself to her corrupted side to kill him; she left him in Limbo, finally able to use her mutant powers combined with her magic to get home. It was all she had wanted for seven years.

Back to Earth

Only - home wasn't home anymore. She realized the second she set foot on the farm that she couldn't go back to her parents' home the way she was; she hadn't realized until then that she could be a danger to them, and to everyone around her, until she literally fixed her soul. So that was what she set out to do - wandering the world, trying to survive and dig up information of how to fix her rather unique problem. Using her mutant powers or any magic in this world is exhausting and dangerous, so she didn't have a great 'out' from any situation. Eventually she came to the attention of Social Services, and via a contact with the Mutant Underground, she was brought to Xavier's.

Her introduction to the mansion was interesting, to say the least. Technology immediately became her enemy, when Xavin Majesdane joked about her computer, leading her to throw it out the window. The world she came back to was confusing, to say the least. Meeting Wanda Maximoff was a bit of a mind screw, considering the version she had killed in Limbo, but that could have been worse. Over time, she became friendly with her fellow students, even if they were all a bit bemused by her, and slowly she adjusted to the world, even if she did have several thousand questions or so. During a field trip at the end of 2015, she found herself assisting Amadeus Cho and Topaz with roadside emergency surgery. She then had to carry Amadeus back to the bus when he fainted. He was heavy.

In August 2017, she was, for some reason, recruited to help with some Asgard problems that had spilled over to Earth. She didn't understand her role in any of it, and going to actual Hell was weird, but she had done stranger things. She was sad the awesome Valkyrie lady didn't come back with them though. The next month she was hijacked again, this time by Amanda Sefton for a mysterious ritual involving the Shadow King. It definitely did not improve Illyana's impression of the witch.

The next year, things got messy. An accident while teleporting some chocolate bars resulted in Illyana stranding herself and six others in Limbo for several days, with them escaping only after they'd fought the demon Carnage and drained the last of Illyana's garden, the last positive magic in the realm. It signalled an end of sorts, although Illyana would never admit it. Or talk about it. Two months later she was once again recruited by to help free Topaz from the Destine Clan. Illyana, true to form, appeared uneffected by the mission, which had resulted in a blood curse, the loss of Marie-Ange's eye and a crisis of faith for Domino.

Warren Worthington's actions in Limbo months before came back to bite him in November 2018 when he was possessed by a demon as a result of having sex with a succubus. Illyana gave Felicia Hardy a (very brief) run down of the event and of Limbo as a plan was hatched to save him. These incidents only cemented Illyana's decision to keep as much out of the way of those crazy mansion people as possible. When her (possibly only) friend Rahne Sinclair left the mansion in January 2020, Illyana ultimately decided to join her at Muir Island.

A Healing Respite

When Illyana arrived at Muir, she was somewhat disappointed to find the magical and occult contacts to not be quite what she was looking for. Mostly paths she’d already examined. While Rahne settled into island life comfortably, her missing soul-parts and battle to keep the full corruption of her remaining soul at bay chafed Illyana, and six months later when a lead appeared she invited the other woman to travel back to Limbo with her. Rahne’s “no” stung, though she had rather expected it, and Illyana bade her a somewhat misty farewell instead before trudging back into Limbo to chase leads and tie up some of her loose ends.

When I Am Queen

One of the first things she did was get Limbo firmly under her thumb. The trembling S’ym, once her chief tormentor, fell into line easily, and with their acquiescence many of the other denizens of Limbo were quick to retreat back to the petty games and easier torments, rather than challenging her rule or power. The missing Bloodstones, however, did not pan out, two of them hidden and taken out of Limbo soon after rumors started spreading that the magic-child, the once-and-future-sacrifice, defeater of Belasco had returned. She managed to recover one, however, and stayed in Limbo to hone her magical powers and secure her grip on the plane.

The time in Limbo–so much faster than on Earth proper–grew her abilities massively, such that she can now wield some magic on earth, albeit at a much reduced ability than she can in Limbo. This increased use of magic has built her magical muscles up, so to speak, making manifestations of the Soulsword and associated Eldritch armor quicker and easier.

Eventually her scrying efforts were a success, showing her both clear glimpses of family–her parents still in Russia, older brother Pyotr amusingly enough at Xavier’s–as well as tantalizing hints that at least one of her missing soul pieces was somewhere on earth, partially obscured from even her own abilities. Limbo stable (and pockets of white magic encouraged along the edges, a rebuilding of some of the safe havens she’d had as a child) and goal acquired, Illyana prepared to make her way back to Earth and recapture her missing Bloodstones… and perhaps reclaim some bit of family along the way, if Pyotr would hear her story and still consider her his little snowflake.

A Return Topside

Physical Characteristics

Illyana is a deceptively pretty blonde, a natural beauty in the tradition of underfed Eastern European models who make it big in Paris at Fashion Week. She was a really cute kid and she is an attractive young woman - it's in the job description for would-be human sacrifice - but it's not something she cares about except insofar as it might get her what she wants in some circumstances. She knows she looks fragile, and she's not afraid to exploit that either. Now that she's working for Warren, her fashion is deliberately designed to portray specific imagery, everything from naïve girl fresh off the boat to deadly competent and unafraid to stomp on others to climb the ladder of success. In her everyday clothing she tends to go for comfort, although it's a bit more high-end than just making whatever is available work.

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 115lbs or so

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Blonde

Other Features: Illyana is slender and average in height, but her shift towards the demonic form turns her eyes an electric light blue without a visible iris, she gains claws, and her skin flushes, taking on a pale red tinge. When she draws the Soulsword or uses magic, she manifests Eldritch armor that currently covers her right arm and shoulder, and as Darkchylde she’ll have horns, a tail, and the cloven hooves. If she's particularly riled, the demonic form will manifest as a visual light overlay, giving the impression of horns and tail without them manifesting in a fully physical manner.

Soul Count: Currently Illyana possesses just under two parts of her soul in body, the sliver contained within Soulsword, and one piece as a bloodstone in her locket. The other two bloodstones are missing.

Powers

Illyana’s mutant power is teleportation via stepping discs. Originally she had to stop in Limbo as a midway point, but now as acknowledged queen of Limbo she can slide through the edges of Limbo to the space she’d like to go. For short distances, this is so fast that it’s incredibly hard to notice, but for long distances the stop in Limbo first is still easiest and fastest. The more people or things she's bringing with her, the faster she wears out.

In Limbo, Magik is on her way to becoming the dimension’s supreme sorceress, and her power is a unique mix of black and white magic taught to her by Belasco and an alternate reality Storm, respectively. On Earth her powers are greatly limited, primarily tuned to scrying, sensing magical presences, and casting simple spells. Pulling a helper from Limbo enhances these powers, as she’s able to harness a small portion of their demonic energies to boost her spells and accessible magic.

The Soulsword disrupts magical energies, constructs, and creatures, and with practice and control may be able to disrupt some psychic beings/entities (such as Legion’s personalities). She manifests it to create portals and stabilize their opening.

The more frequently Illyana uses her magical power and the stronger she becomes, the more of the Eldritch armor appears to cover her skin. Currently it covers her right arm and chest, and with time will spread to be full body armor. The armor grants her limited super strength while active, and the amount of strength she gains is based on how much armor is covering her. Full body armor strength caps out at roughly 1 ton. Current strength is about 300-350 lbs.

She’s got exceptionally strong psionic shields that make her almost impossible to read and difficult to manipulate mentally, mostly due to her time in Limbo.

Equipment

Soulsword.


Trivia

Illyana picked up her demon cat, Eris, in a trip to Limbo with Namor in October 2023.

External Links

xp_communication posts

xp_journal posts

xp_logs posts

xp_generation_x posts

Plots

2015

Roadside Assistance - event

2017

Flight of the Valkyrie

Psi War

2018

Tales of Magik: Imus ad Infernum

Sins of the Father

Morningstar

2023

Reality 03: Chimera Contagion

2024

Behold A Pale Horse

Meta

Player: Tink

Player Icon Base: Anya Taylor-Joy

Meta Trivia

Lauren played the Phase 1 version of Illyana from October 2003 until February 2011. She returned in May 2015 with the Phase 2 version, and played her until December 2021. Tink then successfully apped her in September 2022.

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