Boom!
In an instant, Professor X vanished beneath a torrent of raging lightning!
"Beautiful!"
Quire's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help shouting.
Nearby, Magneto's expression changed. Scott whipped his head around, the crimson light behind his visor flickering wildly. He clearly hadn't expected the attack to strike the professor.
At the same time, a red glow flared inside the steel cage trapping Miles.
Boom!
Phoenix Flame burst through the gaps in the layered steel. The metal, which had been closing in on him, glowed red and melted before a fiercer force blew it apart!
Miles stepped out of the sea of fire, the Phoenix Brand blazing in his eyes.
"The Mind Storm is gone."
Miles glanced toward Charles. His body had completely lost all signs of life.
Rogue could absorb other Mutants' powers, then store and release them. As a mainstay of the wasteland's X-Men, she regularly carried several Mutant abilities. Storm's power was among those she knew best. Her precision with lightning rivaled even that of the young Ororo before her.
"Leave her to me, sweetie!"
Rogue flashed Miles a grin, then shot skyward again. Arcs of electricity danced around her as she flew straight at the young Ororo.
"You're still too young, Ororo!"
Boom!
Two bolts of lightning fell from the clouds almost simultaneously, flooding the sky with blinding white light.
Miles looked up but said nothing. Instead, he turned toward Magneto.
Erik had already raised his hands again. Countless pieces of red-hot, twisted steel began to tremble around him.
It's Magneto. I can't equip my armor...
With that thought, Miles gripped his Psionic Spear and charged through the torrent of metal toward Magneto.
"Roar!"
Below, Logan and Lady Deathstrike lunged at Quire from either side.
"You're getting on my nerves!"
Quire thrust out a hand. Pink