Not so long ago, Nightcrawler was dead. Now, with a second lease on life, Kurt Wagner struggles to find his place in the land of the living. But now that his best friend, Wolverine, has died, that struggle just got a lot more difficult! Reeling from the loss, Nightcrawler tries to honor Wolverine's legacy by carrying on as a teacher and an X-Man. But Bloody Bess has other plans for our hero - and Nightcrawler finds himself in over his head when he runs afoul of the Shadow King!