Standing Firm

"I'm a Seer. I know a great deal about all kinds of things in the world. If you don't believe me, you can draw a Tarot card, and I'll give you a rundown of your recent fortunes..."

Tao Yu took out a deck of Tarot cards and fanned them out, inviting the other man to draw one.

"A Seer..."

The blue-skinned captain didn't quite believe him. He stepped forward and casually drew a Chariot card.

"You're an excellent Atlantean warrior. You must have won an important duel recently. Judging by the way you drew the card, I'd say you also won the heart of the one you love."

Tao Yu looked at the blue-skinned captain and spoke casually. His words left the other man astonished.

He'd gotten everything right!

"Then do you know why I'm here?"

The blue-skinned captain suppressed his shock and asked in a low voice.

"That's actually why I came here, too. My divination revealed a danger in the world. It seemed to be coming from beneath the sea, but the ocean blocked my attempts to see further. Still, I imagine you know more about what's been happening recently."

Tao Yu also wanted to know whether these Atlanteans, who lived underwater, had discovered anything.

Though this was an independent world, he'd seen the Umbrella Corporation logo, and that made him wary.

He still couldn't be sure this was a purely cinematic Marvel Cinematic Universe. There might be quite a few differences.

And if it was the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he didn't know whether The Ancient One was still alive, or whether the Time Variance Authority had become involved.

He couldn't even tell whether it was a single universe or a multiverse...

"There have indeed been some unusual developments under the sea. A Bald Sage came to our