Spoilers: After Ana Cortes terminates her own life, the Sisterhood
uses her body to resurrect Madelyne while Deathstrike and Arkea now inhabit the
same body (that of Reiko). With the aid of John Sublime, the X-Men track Arkea
Prime to Japan where they take the Sisterhood by surprise. Monet takes on the
Enchantress and makes Amora rethink her alliance to Arkea. Psylocke takes on
Typhoid Mary and easily defeats her. Storm and Rachel face Arkea, Madelyne and
Selene. Madelyne subdues Rachel, but Storm offers Maddie and Selene a deal: the
X-Men will let them go because they’ve come for Arkea. Maddie warns that
she’ll recruit a new Sisterhood before leaving with Selena. Arkea is left
alone. The X-Men warn her that they’ve isolated all Arkea impact points and
have neutralized 90% of them. Arkea has nowhere to go. Karima shoots at Arkea’s
brain with a gun designed by Sublime which will only eliminate Arkea, not Lady
Deathstrike. Arkea is terminated. In the end, Karima decides to leave the team
and work with Sabra and Gabriel. Meanwhile, the X-Kids and Jubilee manage to
overcome the Sentinels.
“For so long, my life has been out of control. Chaos and serendipity, wrapped in insanity. I have suffered, I have lost. Not just my life, but my very soul, my self. But no more. Now I know who I am.” – Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock, daughter of Otherworld, mutant, telepath, telekinetic, defender of the realm and, above all, X-Man.
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Poor Arkea. She seemed to be a promising villain, but never got to do much, did she? First she possessed Shogo and Karima, then got kicked out of them. Then reformed the Sisterhood and made it as powerful as ever (not that it would be hard considering Madelyne was the only powerhouse in the previous Sisterhood), only to be betrayed and easily killed.
Anyway, the bullet killed only Arkea, so this means that Lady Deathstrike is still around (and now again as an Asian woman), right? But what about Reiko's consciousness? Was it destroyed by Arkea? Is it still living and sharing her body with Yuriko?
As for the Sisterhood, who is still part of it? Maddie and Selene, OK. But what about the Enchantress? Typhoid Mary? Lady Deathstrike (presuming she's still around)?
Anyway, it seems to be a good ending to this arc, ending Arkea's plot, preparing the way for more appearances from the Sisterhood, saying goodbye to Karima (I like her, but she wasn't fitting with the team, in my opinion) and maybe welcoming Pixie as a new member. I wish Rogue and Kitty were still around, but Pixie would be a welcome addition.
By the way, I read that Betsy messed around with Typhoid Mary's mind, is that correct? I know Mary is a villain and all, but to do such a thing to someone with her mental issues is kinda nasty... not that I'm complaining; Betsy always does what she feels that needs to be done to fulfill a mission.
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