"Who are you?" Wanda's soul backed away a few steps, watching her warily. "Why do you look just like me? Where am I? Is this some kind of evil illusion? Or are you trying to take over my body?"
Scarlet Wanda looked at the guarded astral form before her, surprise flickering through her eyes.
She carefully sensed the state of Wanda's soul, and understanding dawned.
So that was it.
She finally understood what the Darkhold had meant.
The Darkhold had not only shown her the coordinates of that universe. It had delivered the "key" to reaching it right to her doorstep.
This Wanda's soul was lost.
But a causal link still existed between her soul and her body in her original universe.
All Scarlet Wanda had to do was use Dreamwalking to follow that link and return with the soul. Then she would find that universe!
Once she had put it all together, Scarlet Wanda's expression softened into one of gentle compassion.
"Don't be afraid," Scarlet Wanda said softly. "I'm not an illusion or a demon. And I don't want to take over your body."
She stepped forward slowly and held out a hand to Wanda's soul.
"This isn't the universe you know. This is another universe in the Multiverse."
Scarlet Wanda looked at her younger self with utterly sincere eyes. "I'm a variant of you from another universe."
"A variant?" Wanda's soul froze for a moment. She had heard the Ancient One explain the Multiverse at Kamar-Taj, but seeing it for herself still seemed unbelievable.
"Yes." Scarlet Wanda nodded. "Somehow, I heard your cry for help. I felt how lost and afraid you were in that unknown dimension, so I used a few methods to draw your soul here."
"You... heard me calling for help?" Wanda remained a little