Wave after wave surged up, countless bubbles churned up by the crashing swells turning the azure sea into a sheet of dazzling white.
Erik Lehnsherr lowered his gaze over the ocean. Countless tiny sparks suddenly erupted from the electromagnetic field around him, and in an instant, blazing light flared!
The sea once more heaved with towering waves as the continental shelf beneath it trembled. Had this been near an inhabited coast, the tsunami caused by such violent tremors would have been enough to swallow an entire city.
Namor tore apart a brilliantly colored steel python as thick as a bucket with his bare hands, the piercing shriek of metal making the scalp tingle.
But immediately afterward, the "giant python" abruptly split into dozens of finger-thick "swimming snakes," which writhed and danced nimbly up Namor's neck and all over his body.
In a flash, thick coils bound his limbs tight. As he struggled, a warm male voice, magnetic and gentle, suddenly rang out in Namor's mind:
"Mr. Namor McKenzie, I am Professor Charles Xavier. I am communicating with you through the power of the mind from thousands of miles away. Not only do you possess both human and Atlantean blood, you are also a mutant."
Namor the Sub-Mariner was lost in thought for a moment as he listened to the voice in his head. Then, straining with both arms, he burst apart the steel cords binding him and roared:
"Atlantis will never submit to land-dwellers! I am the king of Atlantis. Human blood is the shame of my entire life!"
Professor Charles soothed him in a gentle yet grave voice within his mind:
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