As A.X.E. makes waves, the Marauders hold on for survival! The Progenitor has risen. Now he visits each and every one of us, and we're given a chance to justify our lives. Sounds heavy, right? The Marauders agree! Who proved their right to life? Who failed? And if we survive, just how excited is Orchis for a chance to scapegoat mutants for Earth s brush with destruction? All this... and Detective Lockheed!