"I have a rough guess. List the suspects who have 'a personal grudge against Charles,' 'can control others,' 'abilities that manifest like black smoke,' and 'are skilled at covert operations,' then cross-reference them."
Too lazy to pay attention to Tony's showing off, Su Ming could tell it was probably an application of Quantum Mechanics, but he had no interest in digging deeper into the technology. Instead, he laid out his reasoning:
"Combined with the shadow transformation Klyntar displayed, I identified another suspect. The one who took Charles and Hank should be our old friend, the Shadow King."
"Heh, never heard of him. Not just any stray cat or dog gets to call himself an acquaintance of mine." Tony poured himself another drink. He really loved alcohol.
"Him?!"
The moment Ororo heard that codename, her whole body seemed to get electrocuted, and her hair shot straight up.
"You know him? Where is he? I'm going to kill him!"
Wolverine popped his claws. He could no longer hold himself back. Charles had shown him immense kindness; anyone who dared touch the Professor would get stabbed through the heart.
At that moment, Storm could no longer bother with Logan's uncontrollable habit of sleeping around. She pressed her lips together and nodded firmly.
"Yes. He isn't just the Professor's enemy. He's mine too. No... this is all my fault."
Then she told everyone present about her past. Su Ming already knew it, but since the girl wanted to talk, there was no harm in listening again.
During Ororo's childhood, she had spent a period as a thief in Egypt. Her "boss" at the time was Ahmed el-Gibar, a telepathic Mutant and the largest thief boss in Egypt.
But Ahmed el-Gibar was merely a thief, someone who could never step into the light. Behind him