At Apocalypse's command, the Mutants in the square glanced at Russell.
The strongest among them—Magneto, Dark Phoenix, Qin Shi Huang, Liu Bang, Napoleon, Aristotle, and the others—set off.
This assault on Amenth Hell was not just about avenging Apocalypse. It was also about protecting Earth.
The Mutants' most powerful figures followed the Dimensional passage Magik had opened and stepped into the cold of Limbo.
Russell followed close behind, but to give Oblivion Ancient God a surprise, he kept over a hundred Level Five Mutants hidden.
Limbo was dim and bitterly cold. Its Hell Magic Energy chilled them to the bone, space twisted chaotically, and even gravity worked nothing like it did on Earth.
But every Mutant who entered first was at least a Level Four Mutant. Their immense power made the hostile environment irrelevant.
The Demons living in Limbo sensed the humans and roared without pause. But with Magik, the Lord of Limbo, present, roaring was all they could do.
The group paid the Demons no heed. They sped through the intervening Dimension, took one more step, and entered Amenth Hell, where Oblivion Ancient God dwelled.
It was more desolate than any of them had imagined.
The sky was eternally black. The earth was a cracked, lifeless wasteland. Hell Magic Energy surged skyward, shattered scraps of souls drifted everywhere, and the air reeked of death, decay, and destruction.
This was Oblivion Ancient God's domain, an abyss of Hell more terrifying than Limbo.
The instant the Mutants entered Amenth Hell, the entire Hell Dimension shuddered.
The supreme consciousness hidden in its deepest reaches awoke at once.
Oblivion Ancient God.
This ancient god, who had enslaved countless races since the dawn of the universe, sensed the invaders immediately.
Hell, silent until then, erupted with seething Hell Magic Energy and murderous intent. All