Walking the Path of Doctor Strange

At the summit of the Himalayas, the frigid wind cut like knives.

Stephen Strange wore a gray cloak, shielding his eyes with one arm as he squinted against the gale. The howling wind sent his gray cloak billowing, while frost coated the brows visible beneath his arm. Through narrowed eyes, he saw the back of a figure in yellow robes standing firm amid the freezing wind atop the Himalayas.

After finishing his dream that night, Stephen Strange had learned that there was currently no way in the world to heal the nerve damage in his hands.

In truth, there were still opportunities to heal the nerves in his hands.

S.H.I.E.L.D. still possessed a Regeneration Cradle, and He-El's Manta Ray Mothership also had a modified, enhanced Regeneration Cradle.

Although he was an outstanding neurosurgeon, the Regeneration Cradles of both S.H.I.E.L.D. and He-El lay beyond the reach of someone with Stephen Strange's status.

After that night, he followed the events of his dream and found Kamar-Taj in Kathmandu. He easily passed the tests of several mage apprentices, entered Kamar-Taj, and met the Ancient One.

Having experienced so much in his dream and ultimately died to Thanos's snap, Stephen Strange's mind was exceptionally mature. Combined with the proud and arrogant neurosurgeon Stephen Strange he presently was, it gave him a composed confidence when facing everyone at Kamar-Taj.

Only the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme whom he had once again taken as his master, left him feeling deeply conflicted and unable to put his feelings into words.

Especially her acceptance of death in the dream—her broad-mindedness and easygoing attitude—were things Stephen Strange still found difficult to come to terms with.

In the dream, he had accepted the Ancient One's death, but in this reality, he did not know whether it would happen in the