"What exactly happened? We detected an unknown, enormous energy source! And what the hell is that hole in the sky? Don't tell me your magic got out of control!" Nick Fury watched the images appear on the projection screen, his face dark as he once again requested a connection to Master Mage Wang's ring communicator. This time, Master Mage Wang did not refuse. The moment the call connected, Nick launched into a barrage of questions.
"It was Kaecilius!" Fierce fighting and heavy breathing came from Master Mage Wang's end. He seemed to be locked in an intense battle with some opponent, and his reply was hurried.
"That traitorous sorcerer? What did they do?" Alarm bells instantly went off in Nick's mind. Combined with the projected images, the unease in his heart multiplied several times over.
"He summoned Dormammu!" Master Mage Wang shouted.
Nick immediately felt dizzy. He was no longer some clueless rookie. At the very least, he knew of beings like Mephisto and Dormammu. He also knew some information about them.
Dimensional invasion!
That was an extremely high-risk event in his understanding!
"Where is Ancient One Mage?" Nick instinctively thought of the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One. "Don't tell me she isn't there?"
There was silence on Master Mage Wang's end. Then, under Nick's urging, he said hoarsely, "The Sorcerer Supreme is dead. Kaecilius killed her."
That answer made Nick's entire body go cold, and he instinctively refused to believe it. He had met Ancient One before. Someone so powerful! Someone who could stand on equal footing with All-Father Odin and Mephisto, Lord of the Hell Dimension—how could she have died so easily? His first thought was even that Master Mage Wang was telling a joke that was not funny in the slightest.
But Nick quickly corrected himself and forced