The Power of Magic

When I was wandering around Kamar-Taj with the Ancient One before, Finney had wanted to ask if Skye could come along to study, and he had also asked the Ancient One about it.

But at that time, the Ancient One asked him back, asking what magic was.

Finney didn't know.

The Ancient One told him that almost everyone who came to Kamar-Taj had a story. They had experienced many things, gone through layers of selection, and their will had been tempered.

Magic not only required talent, but also spiritual power. It was not an easy task to communicate and guide the energy between heaven and earth.

Moreover, learning magic even required breaking one's own understanding of common sense, which was a very difficult thing to do. If you want energy to help you, you should first convince yourself.

After hearing the Ancient One's words, Finney felt that it seemed quite difficult for Skye to learn magic.

Skye's childhood was somewhat tragic, but after being adopted by her parents, she lived a very happy life. Moreover, she was a hacker genius. Simply put, she was from the science and technology side. If she wanted to learn magic, she would need to give up some of her understanding of science, which would go against her beliefs.

Magic was a power of 'miracles', and the word 'miracle' was often unscientific. Although it was possible that their ultimate goals were the same, the concepts generated in the process might be contradictory.

Didn't you see that Doctor Strange, who had maxed out his magical talent in the future, had to first make him despair of all scientific and medical technology before he could break through his cognition and believe in mysticism before he could learn magic?

Therefore, experience and cognition might not be absolute, but they had a great influence.

Therefore, Finney felt that the success rate of bringing Skye to Kamar-Taj to learn magic now was not high. At least, it was not time yet. Perhaps when the world changed in the future, when aliens and mutated creatures appeared one after another, and her views matured, her learning effect would be better.

However, regardless of what he felt, the Ancient One did not object to him bringing Skye to learn at that time, so they would know by taking her there to experiment directly.

When they arrived at Skye's room, she was sitting cross-legged on the bed waiting. Her small face was serious and worried. As the only person in the family who knew Finney's secret, the more she knew, the more worried she became.

"Don't be so nervous. Didn't I tell you before that I was going to learn magic? I found a place today." Finney came to the bedside and sat down, explaining directly.

Skye recalled that Finney had indeed said that a month ago, and he had also said that he would help her ask if she could learn together.

"Is there really magic in this world?"

Skye couldn't help but ask. Although she had seen superpowers with her own eyes, it was still difficult for her to change her understanding of the world all at once. This was also the reason why Finney felt that Skye would have difficulty learning magic now.

"Of course there is, but what I'm learning should be called Mystic Arts," Finney corrected after thinking.

"Is there any difference?" Skye didn't understand but felt it was profound.

"Perhaps it's the Earth's name!?" Finney wasn't too clear about the reason.

"If you're curious, I'll take you to see it tomorrow. If you want to learn, we can try learning together first."

Although the probability was infinitely close to impossible, what if Skye was also a genius with full magical talent like Doctor Strange? That would be interesting.

"Really?"

Skye's face was full of surprise. Who could refuse the temptation of magic?

"So get some rest early, we're leaving tomorrow!"

Finney didn't chat for too long. It was best to leave Skye's curiosity about magic for her to discover herself, so as to change her views as much as possible.

However, when they had breakfast the next morning, they found Skye with dark circles under her eyes, which made Finney chuckle.

"I told you to get some rest early, why are you still like this?"

"It's all your fault!"

Skye yawned and glared resentfully. Because she was too excited thinking about learning magic, she searched for a lot of related knowledge online and unknowingly stayed up until morning.

Fortunately, because of the time difference, Finney had planned to leave in the evening. He had also informed his parents in advance that he would be staying at the shop today and that they didn't need to worry.

The two of them went to the shop first. After telling Skye to catch up on sleep, Finney opened the shop alone for a while and diligently practiced his skills.

At 7 PM New York time, the two drove to the front of the Sanctum.

"Is this it?"

In front of the New York Sanctum, Skye asked nervously. Then she took out her makeup mirror from her bag and reapplied her makeup, confirming again: "Does it look okay!?"

"Okay, okay, no problem, let's go in!"

Finney rolled his eyes helplessly, pulled Skye, opened the door, and walked in. This time, the hall was no longer empty. Two young sorcerers were sitting in a corner, drinking tea and reading.

These two people did not seem to be in Kamar-Taj yesterday, so they did not recognize Finney. They were now looking at them with vigilant eyes.

"Hello, I'm looking for Master Daniel."

"Please wait a moment."

Seeing that Finney did not look like an enemy looking for trouble, one of them nodded and replied, then went upstairs to find someone.

Soon, Daniel came downstairs. He introduced Skye, greeted them, and then went to the place from yesterday and opened the portal.

Seeing this magical scene before her, Skye's eyes widened. She swallowed and nervously held Finney's hand, her heart unable to calm down.

"I won't accompany you this time."

Daniel had already led the way yesterday, so he did not accompany them this time. After speaking, he waited for the two to pass through.

Finney didn't mind. After thanking him sincerely again, he pulled the uneasy Skye through the portal to Kamar-Taj.

"Was that magic just now?"

The scene changed. Skye looked around blankly. From the library to the courtyard, seeing the sky outside turning white, she couldn't help but show a shocked expression.

She had originally thought that Finney had come late in the evening because he hadn't rested well in the morning to take care of her, but now seeing this situation, she finally understood the reason.

"Where are we now?"

Skye couldn't help but ask. In the early morning, many people in Kamar-Taj were already up and cultivating. Because of Master Ancient One's introduction yesterday, many people had gotten to know Feeney. When they saw him, they nodded and greeted him.

Feeney returned their greetings as they walked, answering in a local accent, "This is Kamar-Taj, located in Kathmandu. It's the holy land for sorcerers' cultivation."

"Himalayas?" Skye didn't know where Kathmandu was, but she recalled what Feeney had said yesterday.

Seeing Feeney nod, Skye couldn't help but be shocked again. "But we were just in New York."

"That's why, this is magic!"

Feeney spread his hands, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Seeing Skye's disbelieving expression, he couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright, don't worry too much about it. I'll take you to visit my Master, Master Ancient One, first."

For some reason, after signing the contract, my collections suddenly stopped increasing. They're barely moving. I'm heartbroken and despairing. I've even started updating twice a day. Sigh!