aris . ▁ ▁With ▁X - F actor ▁gathered , ▁Professor ▁X ▁plans ▁a ▁strike ▁on ▁Mu ir ▁Island ▁using ▁resources ▁provided ▁by ▁Val ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁X - F actor ▁lands ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁quickly ▁neutral izes ▁its ▁def enses . ▁ ▁Back ▁at ▁the ▁base , ▁Professor ▁X ▁is ▁attacked ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁King , ▁using ▁his ▁host ▁body ▁Jacob ▁Re isz , ▁who ▁thinks ▁he ▁has ▁control ▁of ▁all ▁those ▁present , ▁including ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁She ▁reve als ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dis gu ised ▁Myst ique ▁and ▁k ills ▁Re isz . ▁ ▁Sh adow ▁King ▁quickly ▁sh ifts ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁host , ▁Leg ion . ▁ ▁As ▁X - F actor ▁and ▁the ▁fre ed ▁X - Men ▁reach ▁Pol aris , ▁Leg ion ▁sets ▁off ▁an ▁explos ion ▁that ▁dest ro ys ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Professor ▁X ▁lands ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁himself , ▁but ▁finds ▁Leg ion ▁holding ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁capt ive . ▁ ▁Leg ion ▁is ▁attacked ▁unexpected ly ▁by ▁Storm , ▁free ing ▁the ▁X - Men . ▁ ▁He ▁retre ats ▁and ▁un le ash es ▁the ▁X - Men ▁and ▁Mu ir ▁Island ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁take ▁down ▁his ▁enemies . ▁ ▁Professor ▁X ▁dec ides ▁they ▁must ▁attack ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁King ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁astr al ▁plan es ▁to ▁defeat ▁him , ▁so ▁he ▁sends ▁half ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁ne x us ▁formed ▁with ▁Pol aris ▁and ▁the