Secret Invasion, Cosmic War

"OK".

"You mean, from today onwards, I can only meet people in spirit form?"

Earth, USA, inside the New York Sanctum.

Tony Stark, his feet dangling in the air, pointed at himself lying on a stretcher with his eyes closed, his expression grim.

Anyone who knows that they are likely to become a wandering ghost from now on will not feel good.

I can't eat hamburgers, and I can't touch people.

If it weren't for Stephen Strange's spell, his beloved Pepper probably wouldn't even be able to see him.

"To be precise, yes." Strange completely ignored Tony Stark's expression, and with a wave of his left hand, a book containing introductory magic notes floated into his hand.

"You cannot leave my side for too long, unless you also become a magician."

"Me? A magician?"

Tony Stark frowned.

"Yes, this book was specially prepared for you by my teacher. She said you should be able to achieve something." Stephen Strange gave a reason that puzzled everyone.

"Your teacher?"

"Wait a minute, you mean your teacher knew all along that Tony would turn out like this?" When it came to her lover's safety, Pepper Pepper 'Potts thoughts raced.

If that's the case, it's hard for her not to have doubts.

"Perhaps." Strange shrugged. He didn't want to talk too much about his teacher, the Ancient One, to the group of people in front of him.

"Why?"

"Before today, we didn't even know you or your teacher."

"This makes absolutely no sense."

Bruce Banner, like Pepper, was skeptical about the matter.

"Because of magic, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Strange had been mentally prepared, did not get angry. Since taking over the Ancient One's mantle, he had become much more peaceful.

If it were him with his old personality, he would never have given them the chance to ask these questions.

Believe it or not, it's up to you.

"In short, Earth, no, I should say our universe, is about to fall into a huge crisis."

"And you, Tony Stark, are a crucial person in this crisis."

"So, you can't die now, and you must learn the magic in this book, understand?" Strange handed the book directly to Tony Stark.

"Sorry, I never accept anything from strangers." Even as a powerless soul, Tony Stark is still Tony Stark.

"I've always handled this." Although he didn't know what Strange was up to, Pepper, who was now clearly on the wrong side of the gang, took up his duties as a secretary and helped Tony Stark take the heavy magic book with its cover engraved with mysterious patterns.

"Could you explain what you mean by the so-called cosmic crisis?"

"Beckett?"

Compared to the magic book whose cover font he couldn't even understand, Tony Stark was clearly more interested in the so-called "cosmic crisis."

"No, not Beckett."

"It's a war invasion from another universe. I can't pinpoint their exact location, but I'm certain that the vanguard of the invasion has already arrived in our universe."

Strange's tone was calm, but the facts he spoke shocked the others to their Barry.

"What's this?"

"Secret Invasion? Space War"

After a brief moment of distraction, Tony Stark became interested.

"I don't know," Strange shook his head.

Seeing the future to this extent is the limit for the Ancient One. Going any further, whether it's the Ancient One or Strange himself, all they see is a blur, as if every scene has been forcibly pixelated.

Strange speculated that this was probably because a space war had occurred in the future.

It was precisely because he couldn't see the future that Strange chose to tell Tony Stark the whole truth.

In the letter left by the Ancient One, two candidates were given to Strange.

Two candidates who have a good chance of winning this war.

One is Tony Stark, and the other is Beckett, the Son of Titan.

Ancient One's original intention was for Strange to choose who to help based on the actual situation in the future, but Strange obviously had his own ideas.

Only children make choices; as a mature adult, his choice is... to have it all!

Universe, Centaurus Galaxy, Dark Order Base.

Beckett's expression was somewhat strange as he walked out of the base's main hall.

Beckett was puzzled by the conditions Hela offered.

He was very Hela how Hela could obtain the Time Stone.

Looking back at all the owners of the Time Stone, which one of them wasn't good at playing dirty tricks?

With his ability to Time Loop, he can completely subdue anyone, even Thanos and Odin.

Or has Hela found the current Sorcerer Supreme's weakness?

Beckett was pondering to himself when, after turning the corner, he bumped into two familiar figures.

Black Order, with a satisfied smile, looked at Proxima Midnight and her sister Gamora, whose hands were trembling slightly.

"Beckett, I heard from Ebony Maw that you've taken on two subordinates?"

Proxima Midnight made her usual casual conversation, Beckett's attention was entirely focused on Gamora.

Her mental state is very unstable.

Moreover, the energy within the body was extremely disordered, as if it had just experienced a major battle.

Strangely, he couldn't see any injuries on Gamora.

What's wrong with her?

Although they haven't met often, Gamora is Thanos's daughter and sister after all.

However, Beckett was truly dissatisfied with his current lackluster performance.

"This is normal, don't worry about it."

"It'll be fine in a few days." Proxima Midnight had no intention of telling Beckett about Gamora and the Nebula sisters' "mutual destruction."

This was a test set by Thanos, and had nothing to do with Beckett.

Is this a normal phenomenon?

Beckett frowned.

He couldn't see anything wrong with Gamora.

"That's it for now, I'll take her back first, and we'll talk again later." Not wanting to delve deeper into this topic Proxima Midnight chose to leave with Gamora.

A short while later, as Beckett turned another corner, he saw two more familiar faces.

Her sister is named Nebula, and she also has an instructor Corvus Glaive.

Nebula was covered in wounds, Corvus Glaive remained expressionless.