Hayato's destination was the Dark Dimension.
He intended to seek Ancient One's advice regarding Hela.
Hela's power was tied to Asgard more like a magical array.
And in that regard, Ancient One was clearly an authority.
Do what you were good at, and leave what others did better to them.
Life would be much easier that way.
Hayato returned to the Dark Dimension.
The last time he had come, he and Ancient One had joined forces to drive Dormammu out of the Dark Dimension, after which Ancient One had taken possession of the space.
This time, Hayato had brought Thor and Nebula.
The space was filled with dazzling, multicolored streams of energy.
They were certainly beautiful, but to the master of the Dark Dimension, they represented trouble—chaotic, impure energy.
They were the debris Dormammu had failed to digest after indiscriminately devouring planets.
Hayato, Thor, and Nebula appeared in the void, surrounded by a white energy barrier that shielded them from the Dark Dimension's corrosive energy.
Ancient One would surely sense her visitors soon enough.
Sure enough.
Before long.
A huge portal opened in the empty expanse.
Orange magical energy scattered in every direction like sparks.
A massive floating meteor passed through the portal.
The meteor resembled an inverted, blunt cone, flat across the top.
It looked somewhat like Asgard.
It was not a conventional planet.
Hayato led the other two up to it.
On the flat ground stood a building. Upon closer inspection, its style was very similar to Kamar-Taj's.
Ancient One stood before the building to welcome Hayato.
Hayato was taken aback.
Ancient One's style had changed drastically. Not only had she grown long black hair, but she had also changed out of that shit-yellow robe.
Hayato could not help suspecting that Ancient One had been corrupted by the