Space rippled, and the figures of Xiao Han and Knull gradually took shape in the ancient stone courtyard of a Scottish monastery.
A damp, cold wind swept up yellowed leaves and sent them swirling between the two men.
Wanda Maximoff of Universe 616 stood quietly inside the monastery. She looked more haggard than the Wandas of other universes.
She pulled her headscarf tighter. Her scarlet eyes calmly watched the two visitors who had appeared out of nowhere, but inside, she was reeling.
The energy within these two was unfathomable!
Her Chaos Magic instinctively formed an invisible barrier around her, its crimson threads trembling as though alive.
Especially the black-haired, golden-eyed man on the left.
To her magical senses, he was like a sun in human form, radiating energy that nearly took her breath away.
It felt a little like her former teammate Hyperion, but the two were nowhere near the same level.
It was as if his energy existed on an entirely higher plane!
Xiao Han gave a slight nod and studied Wanda in silence.
He could see the Chaos Magic coiling around her stirring uneasily, like a nest of startled snakes.
Sure enough, this universe's Wanda had grown this powerful.
After the House of M incident, she had reached an unprecedented level.
Of course, that was only under extraordinary circumstances—such as sacrificing a loved one.
Knull stood to one side, studying the woman who carried the magical aura of Chthon with keen interest.
The energy coming from her also held a trace of the Cosmic Origin.
He stole a glance at Xiao Han, his expression turning strange. If he remembered correctly, there was a Wanda in Xiao Han's own universe.
And now... well, well.
The air between the three seemed to freeze. Only the wind moaned through the ancient