"How are we supposed to meet Nightmare?" Thor looked at the twisted surroundings, then turned to Strange beside him.
"Under normal circumstances, Nightmare would have to draw you into a dream himself, and then you might get to see him. But since we entered by unconventional means, we may need a little trick." Strange began skillfully manipulating the energy of the surrounding Nightmare Dimension.
"This will do it?" Thor's eyes widened as he watched Strange continuously stir the energy around them.
"Yes, this will do it. I believe he'll come looking for us soon enough—if he really is the lord of the Nightmare Dimension." Strange lowered his hands and nervously adjusted the Time Loop Closure Chain around his wrist.
Before coming here, he had also asked Ancient One how to meet Nightmare. She had held nothing back and carefully taught him a spell technique that was not recorded in any of the books in the library.
Judging by the spell's effects, this was likely one of Ancient One's treasured techniques.
Once Strange grasped its underlying principles, he went a little numb.
Just as Ancient One had said, the method for meeting Nightmare was simple: use this spell to forcibly extract and convert energy directly inside his dimension. Nightmare would definitely show up then.
Strange could no longer remember exactly how complicated his feelings had been when he first heard that method. It was like breaking into someone's home to steal their valuables, then deliberately exposing yourself to the homeowner through their security system without even trying to hide. Of course they would come charging over in a furious panic.
Strange had desperately wanted to ask whether there was a safer way to meet him, one that would not provoke the homeowner quite so much. But after teaching him, Ancient One