"My name is Magneto and what I am about to tell you is going to make some of you very angry."
Things were in a quiet state of tension for years within the Marvel Universe. Occasional attacks by mutant hate groups and legislation from pro-registration politicians popped up, created excitement, and died down. Spider-man was made a hero and a villain in the eyes of the public on a constant basis. The world was never really safe for the mutated, but there was a safe haven. Xavier's Institute for the Gifted was headed by Charles Xavier and his long time friend, Erik Lehnsherr. Then things changed.
In December a group of students were caught in the middle of a Hydra attack and, while saving the lives of thousands of humans on the Staten Island Ferry, killed one pretty-boy celebrity. The media went into an uproar and the faces of Gambit, Black Cat, and Purple Man were everywhere. The school was under lock-down. Nobody visibly mutated was allowed outside. That didn't keep them safe.
On January 8th Sentinels tore apart the school, killing three students and sending the rest fleeing for a safe house. Less than a week later Erik Lehnsherr hijacked the local broadcast station and played a message to all mutants, calling for defense against their human adversaries.
The school was split. Fury began forming teams to fight threats of groups like Hydra and the Purifiers. Now a once harmonious existence is fractured.
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