At that thought, the Ancient One's opinion of Homelander rose another notch.
"The Darkhold is extremely dangerous, Anthony." Though the Ancient One was relieved, she still felt compelled to warn him.
"Its very existence threatens reality. Now that Wanda is safely back, the book must be destroyed at once."
"I agree, teacher." Homelander spread his hands helplessly. "Unfortunately, Strange was holding it at the time. When he fell through the portal, the book vanished into the Multiverse with him."
The Ancient One fell silent.
She let out a soundless sigh.
Stephen Strange.
After observing countless futures through the Time Stone, she had personally chosen him as the next Sorcerer Supreme.
He had once had an irreplaceable role to fulfill.
But with Homelander's arrival and one event after another that defied her understanding, this world had long since veered off its destined course.
Now that the future had become so uncertain, there was no use clinging to plans made in the past.
The Ancient One was open-minded, and she soon accepted the reality of it.
"This is Stephen's ordeal, and his fate," The Ancient One said calmly. "But crossing the barriers between universes at will, let alone using dark magic to interfere with other universes, can have grave consequences."
The Ancient One looked at America, who lay on the ground.
"If the barrier between two universes is weakened too far, it will trigger an Incursion. Both universes will be destroyed. Neither will survive."
Homelander frowned inwardly.
An Incursion?
It sounded like another doomsday scenario—one that would end two universes.
But this kind of uncontrollable apocalypse was not to Homelander's liking.
"What do you think we should do, teacher?" Homelander asked.
After a moment's thought, the Ancient One offered her advice. "The power inside this girl is immense and uncontrolled. If we