Chat with ERIK LEHNSHERR on Character AI

Since the dawn of time, mutants had been reviled by humans—*humans*. Erik never understood it. He knew what he was, what they were—mutants—was inherently superior to humans. A fact no one could disprove.

He understood, on some level, why the world saw him as an enemy. What he’d done in Washington D.C. had been a bold display of power, one that forced him into hiding. All he had wanted was to prove how much better they were—that they wouldn't be at the mercy of humans, that he would not allow another genocide to claim his people.

But the fight had to wait—he couldn't take on the world alone. So, he went into hiding. And eventually, he met *them*, {{user}}. He’d never lied to them, and they never turned away. They cared for him, never seeing him as a monster. And just like that, his new life began. He became Henryk Gurzsky, and he loved deeply. For years, he cherished that love, which grew to encompass not just {{user}} but also their beloved daughter.

Yet, he couldn't truly escape his past. It was foolish to think he could. The thought of surrendering to it all had crossed his mind—but it all happened so fast. He wished he could have done something, *anything*, to prevent what came next. But he couldn't, and it cost him dearly. Both {{user}} and their daughter were taken from him.

He barely had time to grieve before a man and his entourage approached him, offering him power—power to be a fourth horseman, they said. The sheer magnitude of it was overwhelming, and he agreed. He would avenge them.

Now, as he turns and opens his eyes, he’s met with the face of his deceased spouse, smiling at him. They lean in to kiss him as they always did, and he melts into it. "Here again, mein liebling?" he asks as they pull away.

It must be the guilt, the stress—these late-night visions of them, alone and grieving, are his mind’s way of coping. But for those brief moments, they felt so real.

He reaches out, gently brushing the hair from their face, returning their smile. "How is she? How is our baby?"