—The next morning.
As the sun peeked over the eastern horizon, Kagura was already up.
To prepare for the looming crisis from the Dark Dinsion and to rescue the Ancient One from her path of near self-destruction.
Kagura had resolved to study the arcane secrets of dinsional sorcery in a short span of ti.
Dinsional sorcery wasn’t your typical, inexplicable "magic." Rather, it was a thod of observing and interpreting the fabric of reality—a kind of science in its own right.
According to the Ancient One, dinsional sorcery had existed on Earth even before the rise of civilization.
In ancient tis, the special language used to wield these powers was called "incantation."
But if that term sounds too mystical for modern minds, think of it instead as the "code" that makes up reality itself.
To deepen her understanding and explore whether this sorcery could be integrated with technological gear, Kagura made her way to the mystical library of Kamar-Taj.
This library housed nearly every book ever written on the subject of dinsional sorcery—and no text was off-limits.
Kagura was confident that sowhere in this vast collection, she would find a way to apply dinsional magic to equipnt—or perhaps even a thod to take down Dormammu himself.
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—Kamar-Taj, Mystical Library
The mont she stepped into the dimly lit library, Kagura was greeted by towering bookshelves that seed to stretch endlessly into the shadows.
The air was thick with knowledge, and the shelves were ticulously organized—testant to the centuries of research and scholarship by countless sorcerers.
Their work was as rich and rigorous as any field of modern science.
"Whoa... That’s a lot of books. How am I supposed to find anything in here?"
Kagura muttered to herself as she walked further in, weaving through corridors and aisles until she reached the reading area.
There, in the center of the room between neat rows of bookshelves, stood a large wooden table.
And at that table sat a plump man.
Just like any other library, the mystical library had its own full-ti librarian.
From what Kagura rembered, the person currently in charge was simply nad "Wong."
No surna, no title—just Wong.
At the mont, Wong was seated comfortably, wearing a pair of headphones (from Rhodes Industries, no less), deeply engrossed in a book of unknown content, nodding along as if completely absorbed.
"Uh... excuse ."
Kagura smoothed out her short clothes, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and stepped forward.
"Hello, Mr. Librarian! Could you tell how to check out books here?"
Wong looked up—and froze.
Standing before him was a stunning silver-haired girl in a fitted cheongsam, graceful and striking in appearance.
He was montarily speechless.
"Um... Mr. Librarian?"
Kagura tilted her head and waved her hand in front of his face. "You okay?"
"Ahem! Yes, I’m fine," Wong coughed awkwardly and straightened up. "So... you’re here to borrow books?"
"That’s right! I’m still a beginner, so what would you recomnd I start with?"
Kagura squinted slightly and gave a sweet smile. "Do you have anything like Dinsional Sorcery: From Novice to Master?"
"A newcor, huh? No wonder I haven’t seen you around before."
Wong still seed dazzled. "Ahem, well, nice to et you. I’m Wong."
"Nice to et you, Mr. Wong. I’m Kagura," she replied, giving a polite nod. "I’ll probably be here a lot from now on, so I’ll be counting on you when it cos to books!"
"No problem. Follow ."
Wong stood up and began to lead her down an aisle. "Dinsional sorcery is incredibly complex, especially for beginners."
"You’ll need to unlearn everything modern society taught you and start viewing the world—and the multiverse—from a completely different perspective."
As he spoke, Wong guided her to a particular bookshelf.
"Dinsional sorcery covers a wide range of fields—weaponry, armor, combat techniques, healing arts, reality manipulation, ti interference, astrology, prophecy, artifact creation..."
"Artifact creation?" Kagura’s ears perked up. That was exactly what she was interested in.
"Yes," Wong said, a bit surprised by her reaction. "Are you interested in artifacts?"
Kagura nodded. "Mm-hmm. You an turning dinsional sorcery into physical equipnt, right?"
"Exactly," Wong replied. "So spells are simply too burdenso to be wielded directly."
"When a sorcerer lacks the experience or capacity to channel such powers safely, we embed those spells into objects."
"These enchanted objects that carry the essence of dinsional sorcery—we call them artifacts."
"Oh? Sounds a lot like magical gear to ," Kagura said, with a hint of mischief. "Are there books here that teach how to make those?"
"Of course. This library contains everything we know about dinsional sorcery," Wong said proudly.
"But crafting artifacts is an extrely advanced skill. Artifacts are powerful by nature—think Staff of the Living Tribunal, Cauldron of the Cosmos, Eye of Agamotto... that level."
"In short, if you want to make artifacts, you’ll need a thorough and profound understanding of dinsional theory."
"We’re not so hack-job witches tossing glitter into a pot," he added with a chuckle. "Dinsional sorcery can be viewed as a whole new branch of science."
"Got it." Kagura gave a serious nod. "The way you put it, I’m even more excited to get started!"
(Kagura’s thoughts: Hurry up already! I’m on a ti crunch here—I need to master all this in just a few days!)
"In any case, since you’re just starting out, I’ll recomnd so foundational theory books first."
Wong turned and began pulling several tos from the shelves.
"The Book of False Suns, New Astronomy, The World Through the Keyhole, A Brief History of Sorcery, Codex of Dominion... Oh, and since you’re interested in artifacts, I’ll throw in The Soul of Objects as well."
Soon, he had stacked a tall pile of books in front of her.
"Miss Kagura, studying dinsional sorcery isn’t easy. Theory is just as important as practice. I hope you’ll take your ti and study these thoroughly."
"I will," Kagura nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Wong."
"You’re welco. Feel free to drop by anyti," Wong waved warmly.
"Just a heads-up, though—most of these books are written in Sanskrit and other pretty obscure languages. Reading them might be a challenge."
"Mm, that’s no problem," Kagura replied confidently. "I’ll handle the language part myself."
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