Cardinal Sin (X-MEN/Overlord) [No Nazarick/Ainz]

[Stimpak Medic]

Prologue: An End and a Beginning

In a dark room as silent as death itself, a projector whirred to life, and an image of Charles Xavier splashed across the wall at the far side from the projector.

"My X-Men. If you are watching this then I have passed on. Do know that I wholeheartedly believe that I have lived my best life in the best way possible, having dedicated so much of it to making sure our people will see a better day."

The projection of Charles continued after a short breath.

"Having my home filled with your love and courage has been a life well spent. I truly love you all..." He trailed off, looking down at his hands that were clenched tightly on his lap.

"And in that desire to keep our future from collapsing in that love. I have abandoned one of our own to the uncaring whims of the omniverse." He grit his teeth, taking a deep breath before continuing, looking up.

"As you all know, there have been moments of compromise that we have had to make. For me, one such compromise involves one of us. A fellow mutant..." He grit his teeth again, gulping before speaking again.

"A mutant so powerful, the very existence of all we hold dear in the countless realities we find ourself in was put in jeopardy. The very coexistence we seek would be impossible with him here. As such, I have committed an unforgivable sin."

He breathed in and out several times.

"Before you lash out, please hear my full story." He said, a grim look on his face.

"When I created Cerebro, I had intended to use it to help our people, but like all good things, it came with a horrible price. Some of which you may be familiar with."

"But there was one thing, one Mutant, one glitch that I had at first thought was an error. A bug that had somehow gone unnoticed. Reality is never so kind."

"When I first saw him, he was not but a young child of ten or eleven years old. Yet he was the most powerful mutant Cerebro and I had ever sensed, and he had gone completely under our noses up until now."

"I had met the young boy, Matthew Malloy. He was a scared and timid boy who had no control of his gifts. At the time I thought it was a gift, but I was soon to be proved wrong. On the day I became aware of him, he had lashed out, destroying his home and parents in a flight of panic."

"I had used my abilities to send the authorities away from the scene, lest they get caught in his powers. And such over the next four years, I posed as a boy about his age. A friend. I instilled the beliefs and hopes we have in the boy, slowly creating subtle psychic blocks that restrained his powers..."

The professor looked down at his lap.

"But I failed. Matthew realized that I was not a young boy like him, and he snapped. And that was my darkest day."

Charles paused, took a deep breath, and then went silent for several more moments.

"I destroyed his mind. While he was unstable, I overwhelmed his mind for just a moment, and reverted his mind to that of a two year old, to which his overwhelming power reverted him physically as well, and instilled within him the desire to flee as far away as possible. And he vanished. Likely jumping through the infinite dimensions and higher realities. I doubt there would be anyone I could trust who could bring him back. He likely will be in that state, fleeing across all reality and even the omniverse for many years..."

"I have failed myself, and all of you. And for that, I can only apologize. I have no right to ask for your forgiveness, so I can only hope you need not make such a decision yourselves. And now, you have heard my darkest secret. It is up to you what decisions you make from here on out."

The projection whirred to a stop, and professor Xavier disappeared from the screen.

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"My name is Matthew Malloy. I'm a farm boy in the Holy Slane Theocracy. I've just turned ten last year, and Helping Pa produce grains and raising livestock for the local village and the Church is what I live for. One day I'll be big and strong like Pa, and even ride the horses as well as him.

Ma says that I'll be big and strong like him if I eat healthily, but I'm still a little bit skinny. Hopefully, I'll at least grow big like my brother if I can't be as big as Pa.

Little Sis says I'll forever be a shrimp, but she's a shrimp herself. I think she's jealous.

In three years, I'll be able to take the Church's test to see if I've got any gifts. Hopefully I do. I want to help out where I can. I'm not sure how I'll do it., but I'm sure the Church Priests knows better than me.

Anyways, I got to go. Pa needs me to help with the haybales.

Praise the Gods"

 

[Hyperionthetitan]

Would he get his memories back?

 

[Stimpak Medic]

Would he get his memories back?

Click to shrink...

Later on, yes.