Eons ago, the alien race known as the experimented upon early man, imbuing some of them with the potential to manifest amazing abilities. These humans became THE . For millennia, they have used the mysterious element TERRIGEN to unlock their powers. But when modern-day King released Terrigen into the atmosphere—without consulting his queen, —it began poisoning the population. Taking control of the throne, Medusa made the difficult decision to destroy the Terrigen cloud, meaning there will be no more new Inhumans. Heavy with guilt, she abdicated her rule— leaving the Inhumans without their Royals. But if the Royal Family can no longer rule ...they can still save it.

Marvel Boy, an explorer from another dimension, claims there is a secret buried in the remains of Hala, the Kree homeworld, that holds the future of the race. Most of the Royal Family and several new Inhumans joined Marvel Boy on a journey into space, but Medusa had been keeping a secret of her own—and when her hair began to fall, she had no choice but to reveal it. It has been foretold that of the seven, only six will return— and Medusa is dying. Still, when a swarm attacked them just outside Earth’s atmosphere, Medusa rallied and led her team to victory. But one member of their party stayed conspicuously out of the action—Black Bolt. Knowing their former king would never back down from a threat to his people, Medusa confronted him and exposed his true identity: , Black Bolt’s mad brother, who she thought she had just locked away in a prison among the stars.

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CRYSTAL SWAIN Sister of Medusa. She Cousin of Black Bolt. A new Inhuman. She has total control over air, One stomp of his hooves can push emotions and earth, fire, and water. makes the earth tremble. opinions in her favor.

MARVEL BOY FLINT Kree explorer from another A new Inhuman. Rock and dimension. Engineered with insect stone obey his thoughts— traits for combat superiority. the bigger, the better.