The big man glared menacingly towards Logan, Gambit, and Psylocke as he kept them at bay.
“I knew that blue pixie was pullin’ th’ wool over my eyes. An’ I actually believed when he said you clowns would listen, or even give a damn…” The X-Men had him surrounded, but he maintained his hostile resolve. When no one on the team showed any sign of standing down, he extended his claws.
“This how ya’ wanna play it…? Well alright, then…” Sabretooth sneered, and looked directly at Psylocke. “Ladies first!”
In an instant, he gasped as Kurt appeared on his back, latching the collar into place around his thick neck. Before he could utter another defiant word, the blue man vanished. Victor’s bloodshot eyes widened once he felt the steel against his skin. The collar activated immediately; his healing abilities came to an abrupt stop!
Creed’s heartbeat raced out of control; without the soothing balm of his mutant power to consistently numb the pain to bearable levels, the brute now felt every agonizing pulse of it, amplified and heightened to its actual sensation.
The man dropped to his knees, clutched his stomach, and howled in complete and utter torment, like a father mourning the loss of his only child. Untreated wounds re-opened, and severe cuts, burns and gashes became exposed for all to behold. Sabretooth’s body trembled, and transformed into the ultimate collage of gore and brutality.
In vain, Victor clawed desperately at his own neck to remove the collar, but only managed to add more lacerations to his flesh that the steel device didn’t cover. Moments later, he collapsed onto all fours. His healing factor now nonexistent, nothing could stave off the concussion he received from Sentinel laser blasts and grenade explosions.
His screams of absolute woe lowered in pitch, until Victor whimpered like a bear with its leg stuck in an iron trap. Feline eyes rolled back then fluttered shut; his body refused to function any longer under such trauma. With a thud, Logan’s enemy collapsed face down, and was silent.
The X-Men may have wanted to see Creed die, but for now, they would have to settle for watching him slip into a coma…