It has since been revealed that thousands of years ago, the civilization of planet Maveth was able to create a bomb that, when used, scorched the entire surface of the planet, killing all life within a generation; however, a second bomb was discovered by Gamora (who had been apparently contacted by the bomb itself after she had submitted to The Black Vortex) and Kitty Pryde to be hidden in the tomb of Maveth's king, which in turn was also being sought by the Chitauri. To Kitty's surprise, the bomb was actually an artifact that contained a fragment of the Phoenix Force. In order to escape from the Chitauri alive, Kitty accidentally activated the bomb, which killed the Chitauri and apparently released the fragment of the Phoenix Force into the Universe again.