After Ancient One explained his philosophy to Stephen Strange, and after Ancient One vanished and his physical body's heartbeat stopped, Strange returned to the hospital.
At the sink, Christine held Strange's hand and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"
"I don't know what happened to you today..."
Strange gave Christine a hug, then said, "My teacher was killed. There's so much I want to say to you, but right now, I have to leave."
"I said I'd marry you once I returned after completing my studies at Kamar-Taj. Wait for me."
"Wait until I finish this rescue and this revenge."
Just then, the intercom came on, and the hospital notified Doctor Christine to head to surgery.
After saying goodbye to his lover, Strange put on the Cloak of Levitation, turned, and left the hospital.
High above the hospital, Charlotte Doyle and Ancient One's soul stood facing each other.
Charlotte looked at Ancient One's soul, fell silent for two seconds, then said, "Looks like your student really does think you've sacrificed yourself."
Ancient One smiled and said, "I've been the Sorcerer Supreme for so long. It's about time I enjoyed retirement."
"But I truly didn't expect you to use that thing the moment you got it. I thought you'd wait until Strange took over before using it."
Then, after looking Charlotte up and down, he said, "But the increase in your strength has once again exceeded my expectations."
"You should be able to withstand this crisis."
Hearing Ancient One's words, Charlotte felt somewhat helpless.
"With more than four months, I could have improved even more if I'd stayed here."
Ancient One sighed.
"There's no helping it. This is the price Mystic Arts Sorcerers pay for casting spells."
"You don't have much time left to prepare. They're coming. Don't keep wasting