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...the surveilling Warlock from Loki's assault.
In an unintentionally metatextual (but, arguably tragic pointing to her later Fall), Illyana decries the act, regarding herself as the only one who matters.
In fairness to Illyana–she has quite literally been written as such...
After arriving in Asgard and encountering the Wolf Prince Hrimhari, Hela arrives to insert herself once again into this Asgardian tale.
Through her villainous monologuing, Hela reveals her foreknowledge of Rachel's mother–referencing the destruction of D'Bari and calling the...
...and honor her mother's by taking on the mantle and powers of Phoenix.
Rachel arrives dressed in Phoenix regalia, acting with some wildly feigned ignorance (especially so for a powerful telepath), much to the teams' shocked–or in the case of Scott, outright appalled–reactions.
...and while they're soon due in London for Erik's upcoming trial, they suit up and spring into action to rescue the kids and Ororo from Loki's machinations.
In our last issue of Uncanny X-Men, Rachel had found some small degree of closure, resolving to both amend her past...
...to a ghastly scream from the shared room of Kitty and Illyana, where a psychic vision of the New Mutants' fate has been transmitted to Kitty by her "best friend" 😉–their bond so intense even Rachel is confused (jealous, probs) by it.
The X-Men don't leave their own behind...
...the Enchantress, forcing the Asgardian to drop her wards, allowing Illyana access to the full extent of her mutant powers.
With her darkness reincorporated, Illyana's vengeful streak–one likely retraumatized by having been held hostage by another powerful mage–takes hold...
...same isn't as easily said for Rahne, whose faith if anyone's I'd expect would guard her from corruption.
In the Asgardian desert, Claremont manages to wrap up Karma's obesity plot in between pages. I'm left with a mixed bag of emotions–on one hand, I am happy its over, but...
...young Scot, but his pleas for life and love and denied by Rahne, ever trapped between her desires and her faith.
Her isolation makes her the among the next of the Darkchylde's targets, and the mutant is overpowered and submits to the Enchantress's thrall.
It seems that if...
...have identified him as easiest to capture, but the Darkchylde seems unaware that what makes the New Mutants individually great is when they're together.
On the other side of Asgard, Rahne's dalliance with the wolf-prince Hrimhari has inspired... errr... an awakening in the...
...disenchant the girl, and both are then able to eavesdrop on Loki's designs for Ororo.
The god of mischief has commissioned a new hammer in the spirit of Mjolnir, a weapon named Stormcaster to be weld to reunite Ororo with her lost mutant powers and, alongside her, elevate...