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| − | When [[X-Force]] discover Illyana's missing bloodstones in the possession of the [[Mandarin - Phase 1|Mandarin]] in Madripoor, they go to retrieve them. Unfortunately, as they are on their way back, Belasco sends his demonic minions to invade the mansion - again. This time, their target is [[Megan Gwynn - Phase 1 | Megan Gwynn]] (with some others as insurance/distraction). While Belasco takes a part of Pixie's soul, [[Amanda Sefton]] masterminds a rescue, including a special group of [[X-Men - Phase 1|X-Men]] accompanying young mage, [[William Kaplan - Phase 1 | William Kaplan]]. | + | When [[X-Force - Phase 1|X-Force]] discover Illyana's missing bloodstones in the possession of the [[Mandarin - Phase 1|Mandarin]] in Madripoor, they go to retrieve them. Unfortunately, as they are on their way back, Belasco sends his demonic minions to invade the mansion - again. This time, their target is [[Megan Gwynn - Phase 1 | Megan Gwynn]] (with some others as insurance/distraction). While Belasco takes a part of Pixie's soul, [[Amanda Sefton]] masterminds a rescue, including a special group of [[X-Men - Phase 1|X-Men]] accompanying young mage, [[William Kaplan - Phase 1 | William Kaplan]]. |
Revision as of 12:46, 30 July 2015
| Bloodstone Arc | |
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| Dates run: | December 15-16, 2013 |
| Run By: | Rossi |
| Plots: | Operation: One Night In Madripoor, Deal With The Devil, Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart |
Quote from the plot
When Illyana Rasputin's bloodstones are discovered in Madripoor, Belasco's return isn't far behind.
Timing
Arc Summary
When X-Force discover Illyana's missing bloodstones in the possession of the Mandarin in Madripoor, they go to retrieve them. Unfortunately, as they are on their way back, Belasco sends his demonic minions to invade the mansion - again. This time, their target is Megan Gwynn (with some others as insurance/distraction). While Belasco takes a part of Pixie's soul, Amanda Sefton masterminds a rescue, including a special group of X-Men accompanying young mage, William Kaplan.
Arc Plots
Operation: One Night In Madripoor: X-Force goes to Madripoor to retrieve Illyana's bloodstones from the Mandarin.
Deal With The Devil: The mansion is attacked by demons and various residents taken. Amanda goes to make a trade - the bloodstones for the mutants - but is betrayed by a transformed Pixie.
Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: A hand-picked group of X-Men - those who can be considered 'pure' and without a history of possession or evil - enter Belasco's realm to rescue their fellows, whether they want rescuing or not. The battle for Pixie's soul continues.
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Trivia and Meta
Trivia
Illyana was socked by Rossi for her brief appearance.
Meta
Plotrunner: Rossi
Mackinzie made a number of (awesome!) posters for this arc:
One Night In Madripoor teaser poster
Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart poster
The events of this plot arc still occurred in Phase 2, but specifics, such as which characters were involved, remain fuzzy for the purposes of not breaking the world. ;)
