Schiller looked at Strange, torn between laughter and tears, and asked, "So what did Doom plan to do? Couldn't Mephisto just let him see his mother?"
"Mephisto wasn't that petty." Strange sighed, took another sip of tea, and said, "He brought Doom's mother's soul to the Sanctum Sanctorum so mother and son could meet. Doom hoped she could be resurrected and return to his side."
"But his mother was an independent woman, and back then she'd even been a model worker. She absolutely refused to give up her job and let her son support her."
"Even if that job was doing accounts in Hell?"
"Even if that job was doing accounts in Hell." Strange gave a wry smile as well. "Doom's mother scolded him and told him to go back to work if he had nothing better to do, instead of worrying about her. A good worker could support herself anywhere."
Strange rubbed his cheek and said, "Doom refused to give up and insisted on taking his mother away, but his mother also had a fiery temper. She would never allow her son to act recklessly, so the two of them started arguing right in the Sanctum Sanctorum."
"Doom got emotional and started spouting nonsense. His mother rushed over and slapped him. Mephisto pretended to mediate and got slapped too. Even the Lion God, who was watching nearby, reacted a little too slowly and got slapped as well."
Covering his eyes, Strange said, "The entire room of Demon Gods and demons got slapped into spinning tops by that lady. I'd originally felt a little sorry for Doom, but then Mephisto told me one of his demon underlings cursed, and Doom controlled a robot to rush over and slap him... Like mother, like son."
Schiller smiled helplessly and said, "Why did