Mutant Allegiances and Stowaways

Cuban coast.

The mutants of Xavier's School and those affiliated with the Hellfire Club had gathered here. Not long ago, they had still been enemies, fighting and killing one another.

But now, with Sebastian Shaw, the Hellfire Club's Black King, defeated and captured, those mutants who had wanted to provoke a nuclear war had lost their will to fight as well.

Lox's conversation with the mutants took place on this coastline, where the fires of war still burned.

The information Lox revealed was truly difficult to accept.

The Warp, the multiverse, demons, and dark gods.

It all sounded as absurd and ridiculous as some third-rate pulp novel.

Yet although the weaker mutants remained half-convinced and half-doubtful, Charles, Erik, the Red Devil Azazel, and Shaw—completely paralyzed and unable to move—could all sense that there was not the slightest falsehood in Lox's words.

Only that could explain why such a powerful being had suddenly appeared, someone who could slaughter the Black King like a chicken, and why he had repeatedly helped humanity.

And among all those present, Professor X was undoubtedly the one who believed him most firmly.

He had just completed a conversation with his future self across time and space, receiving advice and warnings from the future.

"Trust him, obey him, follow him."

"Although his future self had said that the choice was in their hands, Charles already understood what he meant."

Charles was someone who listened well to advice, especially advice from his future self. After a brief hesitation, he had already made up his mind.

No matter what, his Xavier's School had to choose Lox's side.

They were not merely fighting to help mutants integrate into humanity and allow the two races to coexist peacefully. Now, it seemed they also had to fight for the future of human