In Helheim, the Place of Hela, the
New Mutants (Mirage, Sunspot, Magma, Cypher, X-Man, Warlock) gather around the
corpse of Hela, Norse Goddess of Death, preparing for the attack by the enemy
Draumir. Cypher warns Magma of the coming storm, still feeling guilty over
accidentally sending them to Hell (issue #29), forcing Magma to agree to a date
with Mephisto. X-Man confides to Sunspot that his powers are gone and he has no
business being with the team; Sunspot advises him to focus his power—but then
Warlock grabs them, telling them to get down. And the Draumir enter the place
and the battle begins….
Meanwhile, Dani “Mirage” Moonstar
is sitting with Hela’s body, worried about what is next. Then Kaw the raven
swoops down—and enters Hela’s mouth, causing her to awaken. She reveals that
when she was attacked she knew she couldn’t win a straight battle so she put
her soul into the raven and sent it to Dani, giving her time to work out a
strategy. But she still has not idea how to defeat the enemy…but she can slow
them down….
The New Mutants receive a power
upgrade from Hela and take the fight to the Draumir. They note that the
invaders are afraid of Warlock, as he represents a reality completely alien to
them. X-Man asks Hela to make his life flash before their eyes. And so, seeing
everything X-Man has ever experienced fills them with such a fear of the
unknown that they fade away into nothing. The battle over, Hela sends them back
to Utopia where Magik greets them with, “How was Hell?”