#tbt: X-Men #78 – Psi-War, Part 2

#tbt: X-Men #78 – The Crimson Dawn saves Psylocke once again and resurrects her, this time with an all black psi-form and the ability to command the shadows of the Psionic Plane, which allow her to go undetected by the Shadow King. Betsy feels extreme guilt over what she has done and devises a plan and confronts the Shadow King, who fails to tempt her to his side. The Shadow King stretches his powers to the maximum to infect every mind on Earth. Psylocke discovers that the Shadow King has left his nexus exposed and uses her shadows to trap him, but only as long as she focuses her telepathy on him, which means she can never use her powers again or else he will be free. Written by Joe Kelly and Art by German Garcia. Read full summary here.

#tbt: X-Men #77 – Psi-War, Part 1

#tbt: X-Men #77 – Storm battles Ananasi and is aided by Psylocke, who reveals that the “god” is a telepath. In the Psionic Plane, the two women find the villagers’ minds set up in a distinct patter. Before they can discern the reasoning, Ananasi attacks Psylocke and brings up her past failures and how she was always considered a redundant Jean Grey-wannabe. Psylocke falls into Ananasi’s trap and accidentally hits one of the villagers, which causes a reaction that cripples the entire psionic plan, as well as all psi-sensitive in the corporeal world. Psylocke is left as a discombobulated mess, as Ananasi reveals himself to be the Shadow King, now free of any opposition on the Psionic Plane!. Written by Joe Kelly and Art by German Garcia. Read full summary here.