The Uncanny X-Men #483
In "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Nine: Vulcan's Descent," Ed Brubaker and Clayton Henry deliver a pulse-pounding turn in the Shi'ar saga as Vulcan, drawn to Deathbird’s ruthless ambition, sets aside his vendetta against D'Ken—now restored and wielding his former power—to forge a dangerous alliance. With the empire crumbling and the M'Kraan crystal’s influence fading, Vulcan’s fractured mind begins to heal, but not before the true cost of his choices starts to unfold. Cover by John Watson.
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Vulcan finds a kindred spirit in Deathbird as they cut a bloody swath across Shi'ar space. So smitten is he that he sets aside his hatred of D'Ken at her requests and heals his mind of the last of the damage wrought in the M'Kraan crystal.
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