"You can even see that?"
At Nymph's words, Wanda's expression changed sharply, her eyes filled with shock.
As the Scarlet Witch, one of the most powerful figures in the Marvel Universe, Wanda knew exactly what other energy Nymph meant.
And she wasn't the only one. She was sure Loren knew too. After all, even after merging with the Darkhold, she still found his power unfathomable.
That strange energy, entirely separate from her own, was the evil curse bound to the Darkhold: a trace left behind by its author, Chthon.
The trace was faint but deeply insidious. Once it touched someone, it took root and bound itself to them. She had tried to remove it, but had never succeeded.
So she had set it aside for now, intending to deal with it as things came. It was a secret only she knew—or so she had thought, until Nymph detected it.
How could she not be shocked?
"Of course! I'm the Electronic Warfare Angel. I can infiltrate any living being, and I'm not just saying that!"
Nymph spoke proudly, looking like a schoolgirl who loved being praised.
"Since you can detect that strange energy inside me, can you remove it? I don't like anything but Master inside my body."
"I can only try. I still don't know where that energy comes from."
Nymph frowned, then infiltrated Wanda's body.
This was not a physical intrusion, but one on a virtual level.
Put simply, to Nymph, the Electronic Warfare Angel, the entire world was made up of strings of code.
That meant everything in the world—apart from her master, Loren—was nothing more than code.
And if it was code, she could infiltrate it electronically and alter its parameters, fundamentally changing the properties of matter.
That alone showed how extraordinary Nymph's power was. It was