Synopsis
The depowered Eric Lensherr sits alone in his hovel on the devastated island of Genosha. He is writing an enigmatic statement, whether a manifesto, biography, or suicide note, he hasn’t decided. Suddenly an energy force fills the island—Michael has arrived. SHIELD Director Maria Hill reports to the President, who advises her to nuke Genosha to eliminate the threat; she can’t because the Avengers are on the island. Lensherr is overwhelmed by the forces, which turn out to be Xorn, the mutant who impersonated him once and now needs him to lead the mutant cause. Xorn has assembled all of the depowered mutants’ energies into a single entity called The Collective and possessed the body of Michael Pointer, who was unaware he was an energy-absorbing mutant. No longer needing Michael, Xorn repowers Lensherr as Magneto, and raises all the dead mutants on the island as an army to fight the New Avengers. During this gruesome battle, a SHIELD team arrives and Captain America has them carry out his plan to defeat the enemy: Agent Daisy Johnson uses her powers to create a tremor in Magneto’s brain, Ms. Marvel absorbs and contains the Xorn energies in a field generated by Iron Man, and Sentry flies Xorn into the sun. Michael Pointer, restored to normal, is overwhelmed with guilt at having killed people but still retains some power; SHIELD will oversee his testing and training as a new hero. The comatose Magneto is placed under arrest but the helicopter explodes as he is being taken away, leaving no sign of a body. As the Avengers leave, Maria Hill begins reading Magneto’s book….