The Art of War

• Writer - Jeph Loeb
• Penciler - Steve Skroce
• Inker - Bud LaRosa
• Colorist - Mike Thomas
• Colorist - Digital Chameleon
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Editor - Lisa Patrick
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Summary

  Shadow King informs Apocalypse that Dom-ino failed to capture Nate. He is annoyed, but then returns to his interrogation of Magneto.

  Nate attacks Sinister, but he doesn't fight back and tells him to read his mind. Nate doesn't remember his origin, and now he sees Sinister made him in a secret lab, till Cy-clops freed him. Sinister created Nate to kill Apocalypse.

  Soaron shoots Sinister, but Nate telekinetically keeps them away. Nate insists he's not Sinis-ter's puppet and lands a telekinetically-enhanced punch. Sinister realizes he's actu-ally bleeding, and dying.

  Nate tells Theresa and Soaron he has to go alone, and flies off to find Magneto. He tries telepathy, sees a vision of Apocalypse beating him, and flies to the pens, which are in full-scale riot while the Infinites try to liquidate the captives. He runs into Scott and Jean and instinctively psi-links with her. Scott thinks it's an attack and blasts him, but Jean says he's a friend. They wish him well, and he goes to finish his fight.