X OF SWORDS may be over, but there are still difficult waters ahead for the Marauders! Double-dealing and backstabbing are the order of the day in the Hellfire Trading Company -- but killing Kate Pryde crossed the line. The Black King must pay! And a resurrected Kate has some ideas about exactly how... Meanwhile, Storm faces off against her old rival Callisto in a rematch that's become very personal! And the Marauders return to Madripoor to pay tribute to a fallen friend -- but old enemies are being forged anew, and the team is about to face a very nasty surprise!