X-Force: Legacy of Vengeance #[nn]
In "Angels and Demons Part 1," X-Force faces a brutal test when Risman wounds Rahne and demands their surrender—only for X-23 to turn the tide with a hidden bomb that levels the Purifiers' base. With Rahne taken and her father, the Reverend Craig, revealed as a Purifier leader, the team races to stop a deeper threat as Bastion warns of inevitable failure. The hunt leads underground, where the Purifiers dive into the ocean’s depths to recover the remains of the Magus. Written by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost and illustrated by Clayton Crain—whose dynamic art defines the issue’s intensity—this pivotal chapter in X-Force: Legacy of Vengeance is a high-stakes, emotionally charged escalation, with a cover by Clayton Crain that captures the series’ dark, relentless tone.
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Risman shoots Rahne in the leg and promises to kill her unless X-Force stands down. X-23 pretends to comply but sets off a bomb that destroys the Purifier's base. The team discovers that Risman has escaped with Rahne. Rahne is confronted by her father, the Reverend Craig, who has joined the Purifiers and forces her into making a confession for her sin of being a mutant. Bastion tells Risman that his current plot is doomed to failure as X-Force is already busy taking down the Purifiers. The Purifiers dive to the bottom of the ocean to retrieve the remains of the Magus.
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