A New Day

After saying that, he looked at Wong beside him.

"Also, although Dormammu promised that Kamar-Taj could borrow his power without restrictions from now on..."

"You two still need to warn the mages not to use the Dark Dimension's power unless it's absolutely critical."

"Even without a price to pay, that kind of power naturally corrodes the mind."

"I don't want to come back one day and find nothing but a bunch of deranged extremists," Leon said.

Mordo nodded solemnly. "With Kaecilius as a cautionary example, I believe the mages will weigh the risks carefully. And don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them."

"Mordo is right," Wong agreed.

"I doubt many people would willingly use Dormammu's magic."

He pointed at the library and smiled teasingly.

"After all, not everyone is like you, daring to read every forbidden book in the library, right?"

Leon shot him a sidelong glance. "Wong, here you go again. You're always hung up on me reading forbidden books. If you want to blame someone, blame The Ancient One. She was the one who allowed it."

At the mention of The Ancient One.

Wong and Mordo both looked somewhat wistful. "The Ancient One..."

The fact that The Ancient One had secretly used the Dark Dimension's energy.

Was now known only to Leon.

In the mages' hearts, The Ancient One remained as holy and powerful as ever.

Mordo sighed. "I wonder how The Ancient One is doing with the Vishanti."

As the price for borrowing power, the souls of Kamar-Taj's mages would return to the Vishanti after death.

But The Ancient One was an exception.

"Actually, her soul didn't go to the Vishanti. She went looking for Eternity and is living quite comfortably."

Leon said, "At least she no longer has to worry about protecting Earth. For all