Although the temperature inside the cavern was high, the moment Schiller said that, everyone shivered in unison. Polaris rubbed her arms and said, "Don't scare me. Who's wailing?"
"Not a person. Some kind of spiritual entity." Schiller took a deep breath and said, "I'm not a Mutant. I don't belong here, so I can't hear it clearly. You have to calm down and sense the connection between this island and yourselves..."
Polaris had just been about to complain that there was no way anyone could calm down in this situation, but she knew complaining was useless, so she could only say to Iceman, "Cool me down. I'll try."
Iceman breathed out a mouthful of cold air at her, then, afraid it was not enough, made a frosty dome and put it over her. Polaris took a deep breath. Her powers were restricted, and she could not transform into her magnetic field form, so she could only hold her breath, calm herself, and concentrate.
At that instant, she suddenly felt herself connect to some vast consciousness. It was a little like entering Professor X's mental world, but also different, because Professor X had a human core consciousness, while this did not. It was more like suddenly falling into an empty, open space.
There, she heard faint wails. More precisely, it was an emotion of pain. That emotion poured endlessly into Polaris's mind, making her feel sorrow along with it, but she still forced herself to steady her thoughts and tried to communicate with that emotion.
After a long while, she withdrew, then said, "It's the Krakoa Totem. More precisely, it's this island itself. He doesn't want the volcano to erupt, but he can't control it anymore..."
"Who the hell is it?!" Iceman cursed. "He's not just trying to hurt us, he's