Gli Incredibili X-Men #5

In *Gloria scarlatta* from *Gli Incredibili X-Men* #5 (1990), the X-Men journey to Japan for Wolverine and Mariko’s wedding—only to have the ceremony interrupted when Mariko is kidnapped by Viper. With the wedding guests scattered and the bride gone, Storm finds herself cut off from the team, stranded with Yukio in a tense, unfamiliar setting.

In "Avere e non avere," Wolverine and Rogue pursue the Silver Samurai and Viper, but their mission takes a personal turn when Mariko intervenes to save her half-brother from Wolverine’s wrath. As Viper’s attack threatens to end them all, Rogue steps in to protect her teammates—sacrificing herself in the process. With Rogue on the brink, Wolverine makes a desperate choice to share his healing factor through touch. Meanwhile, Storm’s unexpected embrace of Rogue’s rebellious style leaves Kitty bewildered. The story reaches a turning point during the wedding ceremony, where Mariko abruptly calls it off, declaring Wolverine unworthy.

In "La luce di Dagger," Cloak battles drug dealers in the city’s shadows, his hunger for darkness growing unbearable without Dagger’s light to balance him. When Dagger is captured and brought before the mobster Uncle Saldino, she awakens to a surge of power that threatens to consume her. As both struggle against their inner darkness, a distant glow draws Cloak back to her—two souls, once divided, finding calm in each other’s light.