Chapter 2 Lanius murders the old man, and tries to get away with it, with tragic results. Meanwhile Dupin questions Annabell Lee about her mysterious encounter with Ligeia.

Inheriting unimaginable power rules! Learning you're the 38th person to host that power in the last decade and that there's an equally powerful intergalactic baddie whose sole purpose in life is to kill you? Not so cool. Collects THE MANTLE #1-5.