Tomi Shishido said his first words at 2 weeks, he walked at 3 months, read and wrote by his first birthday. He established himself as one of the best painters in modern Japan by 4. By 6 he composed his first opera and attempted suicide for the second time. At 13 he devised a mathematical formula that proved God existence. He realized he was a mutant when he discovered he could turn people to stone, just by looking at them, media called him the Gorgon. For four years Gorgon ran a death-cult called the Dawn of the White Light, now he is searching for something darker…

Akamatu, Japan eighteen months ago, Gorgon runs blindfolded through the forest to the Hand’s secret hideout. Then suddenly Hand ninjas surround him, he easily kills them all and continues and enters the Hand’s hideout. The Gorgon is surprised to see that the inside is huge compared to its appearance from the outside. The Hand leader ask what Gorgon wants and he replies only to serve the Hand. The leader ask how he will prove his dedication. Gorgon pulls his sword and thrust it through his own gut and as he dies he ask for the leader to resurrect him.

Present, Fussen, Germany, Elsbeth ask why Gorgon looks so down, since he has took over the Hand and became Supreme Hydra all in the last eighteen months. Gorgon replies that he has lost Wolverine, Elsbeth tells him that they gained Elektra.

New York, a mutant by the name the Spot walks the streets knowing full well that there is a warning out to all super heroes to stick together. Spot teleports to an alley where he was supposed to meet his friend Beacher, but when he arrives he finds Elektra and the Hand killing him, then Elektra kills Spot.

New York University medical center, Mirage, Iceman and Polaris stand by Northstar’s dead body, when a doctor approaches with a hacksaw to cut Northstar’s head off. They think that is wrong, but the doctor explains that the Hand could resurrect the body if they don’t separate the brain from the spin. Suddenly Elektra and the Hand teleport in kill the doctor and teleport away with Northstar’s body.

SHIELD helicarrier Black Hawk, Nick Fury watches the progress of Doctor Weinberg conducting the deprogramming of Wolverine, they simulate in Wolverine’s mind, that he escapes and kills everyone in the helicarrier, but each time they run the simulation, Wolverine becomes more good. Suddenly, A red alert goes off and SHIELD agents tell Nick Fury that they have been fires at with missiles. Nick Fury tells them to bring it up on the screens and when they do they realize that they are not missiles that are heading their way, its over a hundred brainwashed mutants.