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With still the problem of the Mannites on their hands, Cyclops and his team head back to Jean and the others. On the Blackbird, they are surprised by Death, who has stowed away on the jet to follow them to the Mannites, whom he is after. Death defeats Cable and Archangel in combat and nearly succeeds in killing Cyclops, but X-Man and Jean use their telekinesis to help him escape. The Blackbird crashes, with Death still on it. The X-Men think he is defeated, but the Mannites know otherwise, as they can still "feel" him. Death appears again, still alive, and pulls Wolverine into the rubble and then turns his attention to the rest of the X-Men. The other X-Men fight back, but Death is to powerful for them and knocks everyone out. With Jean the only X-Man left, Death hesitates, causing Jean to sense something familiar. However, Death knocks her out and proceeds toward the Mannites. Wolverine emerges from the rubble and in a full berserker rage attempts to finish off Death for good. However, Death is stronger than Wolverine. He pulls out his sword and plunges it into Wolverine's stomach, killing him. Before the X-Men can react or wonder what to do, Darco comes out of the cocoon, now fully evolved. The Mannites combine their powers with that of Draco's and teleport Death away. As he vanishes, Death tells them that this is only the beginning. With Death gone, Nina thanks the X-Men for their assist and then leaves with the Mannites as they teleport themselves away. Overpowered by sadness at the loss of Wolverine, the X-Men realize that their lives will never be the same again.