Chapter Summaries

Nick Fury accepted that S.H.I.E.L.D. could not challenge Kamar-Taj and asked what it needed. Meanwhile, Zhang Yang assessed the mages’ failure to learn the Winds of Watoomb and left their next steps uncertain.

• Hill reminded Nick Fury that Zhang Yang’s Blessing Magic had cost S.H.I.E.L.D. heavily and reported that Hulk and Thor might be in Kamar-Taj.
• Stark told Nick Fury that New Yorkers were celebrating the dragons, while Hill’s reports persuaded Fury not to act against Kamar-Taj.
• Nick Fury agreed to hear what Kamar-Taj needed.
• After three days, Wong and Mordo told Zhang Yang that only three mages had grasped the basics of the Winds of Watoomb.
• Zhang Yang calmly said the mages needed more practice, and Mordo agreed.

Zhang Yang ordered the Kamar-Taj mages to master the Winds of Watoomb in one week, despite their doubts. He planned to strengthen them through a secret magic that granted power in exchange for their loyalty and souls, then began reviewing the spell with Wong and Mordo assisting.

• Zhang Yang gave the Kamar-Taj mages one week to master the Winds of Watoomb, alarming Wong, Mordo, and the rest of the class.
• Mordo questioned the short deadline, and Wong asked what punishment awaited anyone who failed, but Zhang Yang refused to say.
• Zhang Yang recalled that the Ancient One had asked him to prepare Kamar-Taj for Dormammu's impending arrival.
• After studying a sealed spellbook, Zhang Yang devised a way to empower the mages with his magical energy in exchange for their loyalty and souls.
• Zhang Yang had the mages review the Winds of Watoomb while Wong and Mordo guided their practice, and he began casting a spell from behind the group.

Zhang Yang used mental magic to improve the sorcerers’ comprehension, helping many Kamar-Taj sorcerers make rapid progress with Watoomb Magic. The Ancient One recognized what he was doing and waited until evening to speak with him.

• Zhang Yang spread his mental power through Kamar-Taj to help the sorcerers learn more easily.
• Several sorcerers began gathering magical energy and mastering the basics of Watoomb Magic, astonishing Wong and Mordo.
• The Ancient One arrived at the training grounds, recognized Zhang Yang’s involvement, and waited while the sorcerers practiced through the evening.
• As training ended, the Ancient One called to Zhang Yang, who opened his eyes and addressed her as his master.

Zhang Yang admitted that he had used Miracle, a forbidden dark magic, to accelerate Kamar-Taj’s mages’ training by drawing on their souls. He argued that the magic was a contract and a way to strengthen Kamar-Taj against Dormammu, leaving the Ancient One to weigh his reasoning.

• The Ancient One invited Zhang Yang, Wong, and Mordo to her Sanctum and asked Zhang Yang whether he had accelerated the mages’ progress with magic.
• Zhang Yang confirmed that he had used dark magic, shocking Wong and Mordo, and the Ancient One questioned why he had done it.
• Zhang Yang said he wanted to strengthen Kamar-Taj against Dormammu and argued that the mages’ souls were payment for borrowed magical power, not a way to feed an evil god.
• The Ancient One asked whether Zhang Yang had learned the forbidden magic in the Kamar-Taj Library, and the chapter explained that Miracle Magic could nurture an ordinary person into a god.

The Ancient One explained why no mage had ever mastered the Miracle Spellbook’s god-making magic, then learned that Zhang Yang had succeeded. Wong, Mordo, and the Ancient One accepted his use of Dark God Magic and entrusted Kamar-Taj’s future to him.

• The Ancient One recalled that Miracle Magic required a mage to grant power and receive faith, which ordinary mages could not do because their magic was borrowed.
• The Ancient One confirmed that Zhang Yang had studied the sealed Miracle Spellbook and wondered whether a human had finally learned Miracle Magic.
• Mordo asked whether Zhang Yang had used Dark God Magic, and The Ancient One confirmed that he had.
• Wong and Mordo celebrated Zhang Yang’s achievement and declared that humanity’s rise and the future of human mages depended on him.
• Zhang Yang asked whether he would be punished, and The Ancient One said she had only wanted to understand his intentions and now entrusted Kamar-Taj’s future to him.

Zhang Yang left the Ancient One's Sanctum to meet Wanda after Kaecilius reported that she had arrived at Kamar-Taj. As Mordo agreed to speak privately with Kaecilius, Wong fixed him with a sharp stare.

• The Ancient One encouraged Zhang Yang to welcome Wanda and dismissed him, Wong, and Mordo from her Sanctum.
• Zhang Yang asked Kaecilius where Wanda was, and Kaecilius said she was in the front hall.
• Zhang Yang headed to the front hall to meet Wanda.
• Kaecilius asked Mordo to speak with him, and Mordo agreed.
• Wong stared sharply at Mordo, who turned and asked what was wrong.

Kaecilius tried to turn Mordo against Zhang Yang and The Ancient One by questioning Zhang Yang’s leadership and revealing that The Ancient One used Dark Magic to prolong her life. Mordo remained loyal to Zhang Yang and questioned Kaecilius’s motives, leaving Kaecilius unsettled.

• Wong left Mordo and Kaecilius to head to the Kamar-Taj Library, irritated that Mordo had agreed to meet Kaecilius.
• Kaecilius asked Mordo what he thought of Zhang Yang becoming a Kamar-Taj leader, but Mordo said he had accepted Zhang Yang’s strength.
• Kaecilius claimed The Ancient One had used Dark Magic and made a bargain with Dormammu to extend her life.
• Mordo said he would rather trust Zhang Yang than Dormammu, though he admitted The Ancient One’s alleged actions would trouble him if true.
• Mordo questioned why Kaecilius was asking him all these things.

Kaecilius tried to turn Mordo against Kamar-Taj by revealing that The Ancient One had used Dark Magic, but Mordo remained calm and supported Zhang Yang. Wanda and Quicksilver visited Kamar-Taj to find Zhang Yang, and after Wanda thanked him for saving Sokovia, Zhang Yang bluntly told them they could leave.

• Kaecilius questioned Mordo about Zhang Yang becoming Sorcerer Supreme and revealed The Ancient One had used Dark Magic, hoping to stir resentment.
• Mordo showed no anger or doubts, leaving Kaecilius confused about how much he trusted Zhang Yang.
• Wanda and Quicksilver waited in Kamar-Taj's main hall, where Quicksilver complained about Wanda's apparent crush on Zhang Yang.
• Wanda eagerly greeted Zhang Yang when he arrived, while Quicksilver treated him with hostility.
• Wanda told Zhang Yang she had come to thank him for saving Sokovia, and Zhang Yang replied that she could leave now.

Wanda accepted The Ancient One's invitation to stay at Kamar-Taj, while Quicksilver suspected she had fallen for Zhang Yang. The next morning, Zhang Yang found that sorcerers had made rapid progress after learning Watoomb Magic from him, and Aili stopped him at the training ground.

• The Ancient One invited Wanda and Quicksilver to stay at Kamar-Taj, and Wanda accepted despite Quicksilver's objections.
• Quicksilver questioned Wanda about her eagerness to stay, and she admitted Zhang Yang had saved Sokovia; Quicksilver concluded she liked him.
• Zhang Yang arrived early at the training ground and learned that sorcerers had begun mastering Watoomb Magic and improving their other spells.
• Berkeley told Zhang Yang that he had made a breakthrough after the lesson, while Aili watched Zhang Yang with admiration.
• Aili called Zhang Yang over and asked whether he remembered her, and he identified her as the genius girl.

Aili asked Zhang Yang to teach her magic privately that night, prompting Kamar-Taj mages to gossip that they were a couple. Wong and Mordo dismissed the rumor, only for Berkeley to reveal that the mages also believed Wong and Mordo were together.

• Aili asked Zhang Yang to teach her privately that night, and the mages misread her request as romantic.
• Zhang Yang agreed and began training, while Aili denied the gossip and ordered the other mages to prepare.
• Berkeley asked Wong whether Zhang Yang had a girlfriend, explaining that everyone suspected something between Zhang Yang and Aili.
• Mordo and Wong scolded Berkeley for gossiping, but Berkeley said the mages thought Wong and Mordo were a couple.
• Wong and Mordo exchanged disgusted looks, moved apart, and stood on either side of Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang gathered Kamar-Taj's mages to practice the Winds of Watoomb, while Wong and Mordo worried that his magic might reach Asgard again. The mages continued training, and Wong and Mordo stood aside, unsure what would happen to Odin.

• Wong and Mordo counted the gathered mages and found that 654 had mastered the Winds of Watoomb, while 23 had not.
• Zhang Yang asked Mordo to record the names of those who had not learned the spell, then told the mages to continue practicing.
• The mages asked Zhang Yang to demonstrate and explain the Winds of Watoomb, so he practiced the spell with them.
• Wong and Mordo feared that the combined magic might affect Asgard, but Mordo reasoned that the other mages' power would add little to Zhang Yang's.
• Wong and Mordo stopped practicing and chose to stand aside, uncertain how Odin would react if Zhang Yang's spell reached Asgard.

Zhang Yang’s Winds of Watoomb tore open a powerful passage toward Asgard, alarming Wong and Mordo. In Asgard, Odin recognized the approaching hurricane as Zhang Yang’s attack, ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle, and gathered Asgard’s energy to face it.

• Wong and Mordo watched Zhang Yang’s magic create a terrifying sky and worried that its power could destroy Asgard.
• A vortex passage opened in the sky, and Wong and Mordo realized it led toward Asgard.
• Odin sensed the magical energy shake Asgard Palace and learned that a powerful tornado was approaching.
• Odin went to Heimdall, confirmed that the hurricane threatened severe damage, and ordered Asgard’s soldiers to combat readiness.
• Odin put on his golden helmet, absorbed Asgard’s energy, and prepared to confront the hurricane shaped like a colossal dragon.

Odin realized Zhang Yang’s hurricane was passing Asgard on its way to Dormammu’s Dark Dimension, and he happily canceled preparations for war. The Wind Dragon then tore through Dormammu’s realm, followed by dozens more Portals opening and unleashing additional wind dragons.

• Zhang Yang’s hurricane passed outside Asgard’s barrier without attacking, and Odin asked Heimdall where it was headed.
• Heimdall explained that the hurricane was bound for dimensional space, leading Odin to realize Zhang Yang was targeting Dormammu.
• Odin told Heimdall to stop preparing for war and strode back into Asgard in high spirits.
• Dormammu rested after recruiting Kaecilius, but he sensed powerful energy approaching the Dark Dimension.
• A Kamar-Taj Portal opened, and Zhang Yang’s Wind Dragon burst through, tearing the Portal apart and wreaking havoc across the Dark Dimension.
• Dormammu dispersed the first wind dragon, but dozens of Portals opened and released more wind dragons throughout his realm.

Dormammu tried to stop Kamar-Taj's Wind Dragons from disrupting the Soul Land where he kept absorbed souls, then retaliated by sending enchanted blades through the Portals. Kamar-Taj returned the blades into Dormammu's head and sent a much larger storm into the Soul Land, leaving him unable to contain the attack.

• Dormammu saw Kamar-Taj open dozens of Portals and send Wind Dragons into the Dark Dimension, where their winds swept at the souls he had absorbed.
• Dormammu destroyed the first Wind Dragons after realizing their spell had breached the barrier around his Soul Land.
• When Kamar-Taj opened dozens more Portals, Dormammu sent black blades through them toward the sorcerers and declared that Kamar-Taj would pay.
• More than a hundred Portals opened, returning Dormammu's blades into his head and sending countless Wind Dragons to wreak havoc in the Soul Land.
• Dormammu realized that whenever he destroyed Portals, more appeared, and that Kamar-Taj's Portal Magic let the Winds of Watoomb breach his dimension and its barriers.

Zhang Yang opened a passage to the Dark Dimension and provoked Dormammu, making a battle unavoidable. The Ancient One recognized the danger, and Mordo and Wong joined the sorcerers preparing to fight.

• The Ancient One said a battle with Dormammu was unavoidable after Zhang Yang provoked him.
• Mordo learned Dormammu was the target, rallied, and cast Winds of Watoomb.
• Wong joined the sorcerers and began casting magic.

As Dormammu fought Zhang Yang, he tried to pressure him with Dark Consciousness that could turn people across Earth into his followers. Zhang Yang created a Mirror Dimension spanning the planet, protecting Earth and giving him the advantage of a ruler on his own ground.

• Wanda asked The Ancient One why she was not helping Zhang Yang, and The Ancient One said he did not need her.
• Zhang Yang redirected Dormammu's black swords through Portals before they could reach Kamar-Taj.
• The Ancient One realized Dormammu was sending Dark Consciousness through Zhang Yang's interdimensional Portal and feared it could affect all of Earth.
• Zhang Yang spread his magical energy across Earth and created a Mirror Dimension, shocking The Ancient One.
• The Ancient One told Wanda that Zhang Yang was a god in the Mirror Dimension and that it kept Dormammu's Dark Consciousness from reaching Earth.

The Ancient One realized Zhang Yang had trapped Dormammu’s Dark Consciousness inside a Mirror Dimension and trusted his ability to confront the Dark Lord. Dormammu discovered Zhang Yang was responsible, then consumed souls and gathered the Dark Dimension’s power to prepare for a counterattack.

• The Ancient One recognized that Zhang Yang had shaped a Mirror Dimension around Earth and trapped Dormammu’s Dark Consciousness within it.
• Dormammu used Cosmic Awareness to discover that Zhang Yang, a mage who had studied for only a month, had created the prison.
• Fearing that the other Evil Gods would mock him if he failed to respond, Dormammu went to the Soul Land and devoured its souls.
• Dormammu absorbed the dark power throughout his dimension and declared that he had gathered enough.

Dormammu used Zhang Yang’s Portal to force the Dark Dimension toward Earth, alarming The Ancient One and the mages at Kamar-Taj. As The Ancient One considered intervening, Zhang Yang remained calm, apparently satisfied with Dormammu’s move.

• Dormammu decided to strengthen Zhang Yang’s Portal with his own magic so he could reach Earth and conquer it.
• Dormammu expanded the Portal and began forcing the Dark Dimension through it.
• The Ancient One saw a dark passage spread across the sky above Kamar-Taj and realized Dormammu was coming.
• Wanda asked whether Zhang Yang’s Mirror Dimension could stop Dormammu, and The Ancient One warned that it could not contain the entire Dark Dimension.
• The Ancient One decided she would have to step in, while Zhang Yang stood calmly in the training ground, feeling satisfied.

Zhang Yang deliberately drew Dormammu toward Kamar-Taj, where the mages braced for the Dark Dimension ruler’s arrival. As Dormammu approached, Zhang Yang raised the Sword in the Stone and appeared ready to enter the Dark Dimension, leaving Wong and Mordo alarmed.

• Zhang Yang withdrew his magic and watched as Dormammu’s passage opened above Kamar-Taj.
• Wong and Mordo realized Dormammu was approaching through the Portal Zhang Yang had opened, while Berkeley struggled to understand the danger.
• Dormammu’s dark power spread through Kamar-Taj, and the mages panicked and prepared for battle.
• Wanda asked The Ancient One whether Dormammu was truly so powerful, but The Ancient One kept her attention on the sky.
• Zhang Yang raised the glowing Sword in the Stone and lifted himself into the air, prompting Mordo to worry that he was heading into Dormammu’s Dark Dimension.

Zhang Yang entered the Dark Dimension to confront Dormammu while The Ancient One and Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers waited anxiously for news. Zhang Yang later appeared in Kamar-Taj with Dormammu, who revealed that Zhang Yang had dragged him out of the Dark Dimension by force.

• The Ancient One ordered Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers to cast the Shield of the Seraphim as Zhang Yang charged into the Dark Dimension.
• Golden light from Zhang Yang’s Sword in the Stone flickered across the sky, then vanished, leaving the sorcerers fearing Zhang Yang had died.
• Kaecilius assumed Zhang Yang had lost to Dormammu and waited for Dormammu’s order to attack Earth.
• A crack tore open the dark sky, and Zhang Yang appeared on Kamar-Taj’s training ground beside a flame-wreathed figure whom The Ancient One identified as Dormammu.
• Dormammu told The Ancient One that Zhang Yang had dragged him out of the Dark Dimension by force.