Nepal has a secluded place unknown to the world, hidden even from every country. Kamar-Taj is a sanctuary for sorcerers. Everyone who walks out of Kamar-Taj becomes a powerful magician.
At this moment inside Kamar-Taj, Baron Mordo — the eldest disciple of the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One — issued a training mission. The mission was to select a few gifted students to go to New York's Bleecker Street and carry out a rescue.
"Have you heard? The training mission that Baron Mordo mentioned was reportedly ordered personally by the Ancient One."
"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't let Baron Mordo hear you."
"Okay, okay… I don't want to experience Baron Mordo's dimensional confinement magic again. It's terrifying. I'd rather fight monsters from other dimensions than be trapped inside his dimensional space."
The sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, who had been practicing, all paused. Surprise and curiosity flashed in their eyes as they whispered among themselves.
Mordo, wearing his monk-like robes, approached with a serious expression. The moment they saw him, everyone fell silent.
As the Ancient One's earliest disciple, Mordo's prestige in Kamar-Taj was second only to the Ancient One. On top of that, he was a noble baron in Europe, so the other sorcerers respectfully called him Baron Mordo.
"Time is running out. Kaecilius, Wong — you two, come with me."
He only glanced at the rest of the sorcerers.
To Baron Mordo, the others were unworthy.
Their qualifications and strength fell far short of his standards.
Only the newcomer Kaecilius, and Wong — who had long served at the Ancient One's side — were acknowledged by him.
"Yes, respected Master Mordo."
Kaecilius, slender with sharp features and confident eyes, stepped forward. Beside him, a chubby Asian sorcerer — Wong — nodded. Both offered the traditional sorcerer's salute to Baron Mordo.
Tsk.
Baron Mordo lifted his right hand and drew a circular gesture. The magic within him resonated with the Sling Ring on his finger. Space rippled, and a fiery portal ignited before him.
"Come on, let's go help those stupid Avengers. Oh—right, you don't know who the Avengers are. Never mind."
The disdain in his tone was obvious when he mentioned the Avengers.
When Kaecilius and Wong gave him confused looks, he only snorted in annoyance.
Swish.
The three stepped through the portal, instantly arriving in New York City. Baron Mordo glanced at the bustling streets and frowned slightly. After spending so long training in Kamar-Taj's quiet atmosphere, the noisy city made him uncomfortable.
"Dimensional tracking spell."
Raising his right hand, he chanted an incantation in an ancient dimensional language. A golden magic circle appeared in his palm. Within it, their targets were displayed clearly — Tony Stark and the others.
Dimensional tracking magic was an ancient Kamar-Taj spell dating back to the age of the Vishanti. By drawing on the energy of the Dimension of the Magic Eye, it could track any creature.
"Kaecilius."
Baron Mordo put away the spell and looked at him. Kaecilius crossed his hands, forming two magic circles in his palms. He thrust them forward, and the space ahead shattered like a mirror.
"Mirror Dimension magic is very useful, but still a bit difficult for you to handle right now."
Baron Mordo gave Kaecilius an approving glance.
He was satisfied with the Mirror Dimension spell the young sorcerer released.
Although Kaecilius wasn't as talented as him, the way he executed the spell followed the textbook principles perfectly.
"Huff… I'll practice harder, Master Mordo."
Kaecilius wiped sweat from his forehead. He was still a newcomer to Kamar-Taj, far from the powerful sorcerer who would one day rebel against Doctor Strange, and had not yet touched the power of the Dark Dimension.
"Let's go. Those stupid Avengers are still waiting for us to save them."
Baron Mordo said no more and stepped directly into the Mirror Dimension. When he reappeared, he was already above Bleecker Street.
"Warning, warning. Spatial fluctuations detected. Quantum-space channel opening…"
"Quantum-space channel initialized…"
Above Bleecker Street, the robotic Sentry's single eye in the super-energy subspace flashed with blue light. Its quantum-bridge module detected obscure spatial fluctuations, prompting it to immediately establish a quantum channel.
Click.
A blue quantum-space channel appeared before the Sentry. Inside it were Kaecilius and the others within the Mirror Dimension.
"How is this possible? How can a machine detect my Mirror Dimension?"
The Mirror Dimension was technically a parallel spatial plane, isolated from the physical world. What shocked Kaecilius was that something had opened a door into it.
"That's why I said this spell is still too difficult for you."
Baron Mordo was unsurprised. He drew a circle with his right hand — a magical whip manifested. Another circle spun counterclockwise in his left hand — forming a magic shield.
Whoosh.
The magical whip wrapped around the Sentry's right arm. With a pull, Baron Mordo dragged the robot toward him. His physical strength was not remarkable, but Kamar-Taj's magic could bypass physical limitations.
Bang.
The Sentry staggered.
At the same time, Wong, behind Mordo, struck with his own magical whip, restraining another Sentry mid-air.
Meanwhile, Kaecilius opened a wider Mirror Dimension channel and pulled Tony Stark and the others inside.
"Whoa, cool. Every time I see Kamar-Taj magic, it feels like literal magic."
Tony Stark blinked as the world around him shifted. Everything turned quiet, as though all life had been cut off. This wasn't his first time seeing the Mirror Dimension, but it still made him shout:
"This is not scientific!"
"Phew… it's Kamar-Taj's sorcerers. Looks like we're saved."
Captain America let out a breath of relief.
When it came to magic, the Avengers only had one expert — the Sorcerer Supreme.
So when he saw Mordo and the others, he was surprised, but he knew their crisis was finally over.
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