<p>Professor X the X-Men's founder and mentor and Shi'ar Empress Lilandra have been forced to love each other from afar—he has to remain on Earth to lead the X-Men and she must stay with the Shi'ar to run the empire. Now Lilandra must turn to the X-Men for help against a threat to her domain—and possibly the Earth as well. Shi'ar scientists have learned of a creature that devours galaxies and is heading toward Shi'ar space.</p><p> Beset by a panicking people and by several assassination attempts Lilandra calls upon the X-Men for their assistance for the galaxy-eater will target Earth next—but the price for stopping the galaxy-eater may be higher than the X-Men expect. They must use a device that increases their powers a thousandfold to drive the creature back a process that could destroy them—or make them insane with power!</p>
