Xforce 2021 ((better)) <2026>

“There,” the second John whispered. “Now you’ll dream of me.”

John finally turned. Tears streaked his dirt-smeared face. “I know.” xforce 2021

When a psychic ghost from Krakoa’s past weaponizes the island’s own resurrection protocols, X-Force must assassinate a man who has already died a hundred times—their own. Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Machine “There,” the second John whispered

“You know why they deleted me?” he asked, not turning around. “Because my power isn’t telepathy. It’s transference . I don’t read minds. I swap my pain for theirs.” xforce 2021

Sage ran the numbers. “We can’t shut down the factory without killing the Cuckoo-ghosts. And we can’t kill the Cuckoo-ghosts without erasing every John Proudheart simultaneously. His psychic fingerprint is nested inside their grief.”