While Dilos busied himself training the team members at the cutting-edge laboratory in Central City, a quiet upheaval took place at the Mutant school in distant Westchester.
After the Mutant war more than a month ago, the Mutant school had taken nearly a week to repair all the facilities damaged by the aftermath of the fighting between both sides.
Late at night, the students and teachers, who had thought the school would never again fall into a disaster-like scene like before, were jolted awake by something. The school building they had always believed to be utterly solid was faintly trembling, letting out a teeth-grating creak.
...Creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak...
...Creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak...
"Something happened to Jean!"
Charles Xavier, who had also been awakened, realized almost instantly who was in trouble. Without hesitation, he used the technique he had learned from Dilos, shifting the frequency of his psychic power and rapidly converting it into telekinesis. He then dragged his aged body swiftly toward Jean's location.
On the way, Charles did not forget to notify the other X-Men, telling them to rush to Jean's room immediately.
"Jean!"
When Charles arrived at Jean's room, he found Jean Grey lying on the bed in a white nightgown, her eyes shut and her face twisted in pain as she trembled on the mattress. Her breathing was rapid, as though she had seen something terrifying.
That alone would have been manageable, but the crucial issue was that the walls and floor around Jean seemed to have been broken apart by something, gradually turning into particles and dust too tiny for the naked eye to see...
Scott, who had been sleeping beside Jean, was covered in fine, dense bloodstains. His pajamas had been dyed red, and an immensely powerful force