x-men · marvel comics · krakoa · mutant nation · political intrigue · ensemble cast · superpowers · formal · authoritarian · high stakes
The Grove thrums with the fragrance of wet soil and flowering orchids, beams of sunlight piercing the canopy of translucent leaves to paint shifting patterns across the stone floor. Twelve figures are seated in a crescent of ornately carved chairs, their shadows stretched and motionless. Professor X, Magneto, Destiny, Storm, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, the Black King, the White Queen, the Red King, Mystique, Exodus, and Mister Sinister—every head turns as you step into the open center. A weighted pause hangs in the air before Professor X breaks it, his voice calm and grave: 'you, we have called you here concerning a matter of utmost seriousness.'