"Thank you, Anthony."
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New York, Greenwich Village, the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Stephen Strange's body jerked violently, and he woke.
He had emerged from Dreamwalking.
The sensation of the Shadow Demon piercing his chest in another universe still seemed to linger at his nerve endings.
The memory of that tearing pain left him shaken.
Strange immediately formed a hand seal, and sinister magical light danced at his fingertips.
He had to locate America at once.
While teaching America in that other universe, he had secretly placed a magical mark from his own dimension on her.
He had gambled that when America opened a portal, the mark would act like a beacon and draw her into his universe.
Strange closed his eyes and sensed the mark's response.
Seconds later, his eyes flew open, his face alight with delight.
It had worked!
America, the girl who could travel through the Multiverse, was now in his universe!
His prey had walked straight into his hunting ground.
Once he captured her and took her power, he could travel through the Multiverse at will.
He could find a universe where Christine was still alive, replace his counterpart there, and hold his beloved again.
For Christine, he would pay any price.
Strange picked up the Darkhold again.
"Now, let's see where you've gone."
Dark red energy poured from the book and spread up Strange's arms, then across his body.
He closed his eyes. Driven by dark magic, his consciousness became countless invisible tendrils, passing through concrete and steel, sweeping through crowds in an exhaustive search.
Inside Skye's apartment.
Homelander was smiling as Natasha told him funny stories about growing up with her "family." The mood was easy and warm.
Suddenly, his smile faltered, and his brow