Since the day you were born, there's been a power growing within you. That power so wisely pushes against the barriers Charles Xavier placed when you were a child.
How do you know about that?
I know everything about it, Jean. It's called the Phoenix Force. And it's been afflicting telepaths since mutants first emerged. This Egyptian tablet is over two thousand years old, yet it could be telling your story. as you can see, the Phoenix was present even at this baby's birth. As she grew, it grew until finally it reached maturity and took her over. Fires, floods, even sifts in climate. Throughout history, these events seem to coincide with the emergence of the Phoenix.
And...people die?
Yes. Many.
[Jean is horrified]
This will happen again. With me, won't it?
Unless I can stop it.
Is that possible?
If we can prevent the Force from igniting yes. And because psychic beings such as this need a host to survive, we believe it will perish without one.
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