Chapter One: Soul Survivors Colossus is wondering why the
X-Men are doing nothing to save Illyana from Limbo. Scott says they have tried and will keep trying, but Limbo is still sealed off.
Amanda Sefton has been unable to break the seal,
Doctor Strange is nowhere to be found, and Warren has scientists looking into it, but this is magic and there is nothing more they can do. Colossus says he cannot accept it. While in Limbo, Magik attacks various other demons looking for her
Soulsword and the original Bloodstone amulet. This does not go unnoticed by
Mephisto,
Blackheart,
Satannish,
Dormammu, and
Hela. Belasco's daughter,
Witchfire appears during the meeting and reveals that she is the current owner of the original amulet. She vows to take her father's place as ruler of Limbo and to kill Magik. In Limbo, Witchfire learns that Magik has left Limbo and assumes control. She stabs
S'ym in the chest, seriously wounding him. Magik teleports in to find him chained to the throne. She asks what happened and he informs her that Belasco's daughter, Witchfire, has taken control in her absence. Illyana is shocked to hear Belasco had a daughter, and Witchfire steps out of the shadows and attacks Magik. Elsewhere in Limbo, Nightcrawler, Mercury, Colossus, Rockslide, Pixie, and Wolverine are fighting their way through many demons. Pixie, Mercury, and Rockslide are horrified at how brutal the older X-Men are towards the demons. An octopus-like creature attacks Nightcrawler until Pixie jumps in and kills it with her soul dagger. Colossus shatters Rockslide, who reforms from Limbo rock, and Wolverine is stabbed in the chest with a sword that sends him into a berserker rage and he kills all the demons that stand in their way. After Colossus removes the sword from Wolverine, they stumble upon Belasco's castle. After trying to decide how to get there, Pixie senses the darkness within her suddenly growing and she teleports off to the castle by herself. Illyana is upset that she failed to recover her soul and fears for her humanity. Nightcrawler consoles her by telling her of his half-demonic parentage and how he has decided he has a soul regardless of that. Peter also tries to console his sister, but when he sees the horns still on her head, she fearfully teleports all of them back to the X-Men's compound and then tries to leave. Peter, her old friends from the
New Mutants, and Cyclops finally convince her to stay. ==Collected editions==