▁Ghost ▁R ider , ▁and ▁later ▁Michael ▁Bad il ino ▁/ ▁Ven ge ance ), ▁and ▁the ▁Dark hold ▁R ede em ers ▁( Sam ▁Buch an an , ▁Victoria ▁Mont esi , ▁Louise ▁H ast ings , ▁and ▁later ▁Mod red ▁the ▁Myst ic ▁and ▁J inx ). ▁ ▁While ▁secret ly ▁assemb ling ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁sub - te ams ▁within , ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes , ▁Doctor ▁Str ange ▁didn ' t ▁officially ▁join ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Dark ness ▁story line . ▁ ▁Mid night ▁Mass acre ▁The ▁second ▁major ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁Mid night ▁S ons ▁occurred ▁when ▁Bla de , ▁with ▁a ▁page ▁from ▁the ▁Dark hold , ▁became ▁the ▁demon ic ▁creature ▁Switch bla de . ▁He ▁killed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Mid night ▁S ons , ▁subsequently ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁weapons ▁of ▁each . ▁He ▁was ▁finally ▁stopped ▁when ▁Louise ▁H ast ings ▁used ▁a ▁counter ▁spell ▁from ▁the ▁Dark hold . ▁ ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Dark ness ▁The ▁" S ie ge ▁of ▁Dark ness " ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁subsequent ▁stories ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Mid night ▁S ons ▁fought ▁groups ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁villa ins , ▁Lil ith ▁and ▁Zar ath os . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁story ▁arc , ▁covers ▁were ▁black ▁with ▁vague ▁out lines , ▁and ▁the ▁Mid night ▁S ons ▁fought ▁the ▁Lil in ▁who ▁were ▁inv ading ▁the ▁earth ▁in ▁a ▁myster ious ▁smoke ▁em an ating ▁from ▁Cy press ▁Hills ▁C