Garp: "I see, I understand now!"
Luffy: "I see, I understand now!"
Ace: "I see, I understand now!"
Sengoku: "Do you three really understand!?"
["Prediction: The Terrifying Elder is about to appear in the Marvel Universe, at Kamar-Taj."]
As the screen's voice resounded, the magicians of Kamar-Taj all turned pale. The entity would appear directly in their midst!
"Impossible! We have the Vishanti's barrier here! No evil being should be able to enter so easily!" Mordo exclaid in disbelief.
"Mordo, don't forget, this is a being from a higher dinsion. We can't judge it by conventional logic," Ancient One replied calmly.
The magic apprentices stood nervously, scanning their surroundings. They had all seen the horrifying fates of those taken by the Terrifying Elder and had no wish to share the sa end.
"Master Ancient One, can you locate it?" Strange asked anxiously, conjuring a protective shield.
As the newest recruit among the magicians, Strange had made significant progress under imnse pressure over the past few days, but he was still gripped by fear.
"Why ask ? Can't you just look at the screen?" Ancient One replied nonchalantly.
Strange suddenly rembered and turned to the screen, but before he could see anything, he felt himself losing balance as gravity gave way.
"Ahhh!"
Looking down in panic, he saw a black, sludge-like hole beneath his feet. At the bottom of the pit, the Terrifying Elder grinned maliciously at him.
"Strange!"
Mordo and Wong noticed Strange falling into the pocket dinsion controlled by the Terrifying Elder. They moved to intervene, but everything happened too quickly.
By the ti Strange completely disappeared, the hole had flattened into a lifeless puddle.
"Master!" Mordo exclaid in shock, glaring at Ancient One. He hadn't expected the elder to act so brazenly right under their noses.
"Don't worry. This will serve as a trial for Strange," Ancient One said calmly, already contemplating her next move.
Inside the dark dinsion, Strange landed in a pitch-black environnt. The surface he hit was slimy and sickening, like an endless pool of black water.
Standing up quickly, he conjured a light spell, creating a glowing orb to illuminate the surroundings.
"Magician, I haven't had a al in a long ti," a deep, terrifying voice growled from behind him.
"Ah!"
Strange turned around in fright to see the Terrifying Elder—a humanoid figure resembling decayed sludge—staring at him with predatory intent.
In this horrifying environnt, confronted by such a grotesque being, it was impossible not to feel overwhelming fear.
"Thank you for inviting to your... lovely ho, but I really must be going!" Strange said, taking a deep breath to calm himself. He spun his arms to create a portal to escape.
To his dismay, though the portal opened successfully, the scene on the other side was still the sa dark dinsion.
"I know what you're trying to do. This is my domain. All ans of escape are futile. Just accept your fate and beco my al," the elder sneered, rushing forward with blinding speed, reaching out its decayed hands toward Strange's face.
"Stay back!"
Strange quickly used his magic shield to block the elder's hands.
"Hissssss!"
The shield began to corrode rapidly under the elder's touch, its surface shrinking in size. Shocked, Strange discarded the shield and ran.
...
Back at Kamar-Taj.
"This elder is far more dangerous than we thought! Master Ancient One, Strange can't handle him. We need to save him!" Mordo urged.
"I'm trying to open a portal to that pocket dinsion, but no matter what I imagine, I can't connect to Strange's location!" Wong said, his arms spinning furiously as sparks flew from his failed portal attempts.
"The dinsion's entry and exit are under the elder's control. Unless..." Ancient One paused, seemingly struck by an idea.
"But first, Strange must face this trial himself." With that, she sat down in ditation, her next steps unclear.
In a bar in xico, Nick Fury and the others watched the events unfolding at Kamar-Taj with grim expressions.
"Who would've thought the elder would target those magicians? Let's see what they're capable of," Tony said, pulling out his phone to record.
"Kamar-Taj magicians, huh? My father once said they were formidable, especially the bald woman. Even he didn't dare provoke her," Thor comnted, finally showing so interest.
"Your all-powerful father wouldn't dare? That must be the Ancient One," Tony deduced.
"This is a good chance to witness what the Ancient One is capable of!"
Nick Fury remained silent, but Tony had voiced his thoughts exactly. As the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., he couldn't allow unknown or uncontrollable forces to exist unchecked. This was an opportunity to learn more about Kamar-Taj and its magicians.
Back in the pocket dinsion, Strange was frantically dodging the elder's relentless pursuit. Each ti the elder got too close, he conjured a shield to block the attack before rolling away.
"It's been a long ti since I've had such a lively prey. Don't disappoint ," the elder's voice rasped, grating like nails on a chalkboard.
"Just die already!"
Frustrated, Strange transford his shield into a magical sword and slashed at the elder.
"Hisssss!"
The sword corroded instantly upon contact, rendering it useless. Alard, Strange discarded it and continued running.
"Strange, stop running and think carefully about the magic you know. Your connection to Kamar-Taj is still intact," Ancient One's voice echoed in his mind.
Her words reminded Strange of the knowledge he had acquired.
Wong's voice chid in sarcastically, "More like stolen knowledge!"
Ignoring Wong's remark, Strange focused on what he had learned, conjuring a magic circle and pushing it forward forcefully.
A massive fireball shot out from the circle, striking the elder and sending it flying with a deafening explosion.
"Boom!"
The elder was blasted away, giving Strange a montary reprieve.
(End of Chapter)
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