"Ah." The Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, sighed helplessly.
She knew Kaecilius would still take that path.
It was not as though the Ancient One had never considered trying to guide Kaecilius down another path.
But from what the Time Stone had shown her, she would fail every time.
Kaecilius had considerable talent for magic. Throughout the Ancient One's career of peeking into the future, he fell only a little short of Jiang Xiang and Stephen Strange.
With proper training, he might even become the Sorcerer Supreme.
But his obsession ran too deep.
The moment he discovered that the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, whom he had once revered, used dark energy...
His faith would collapse in an instant.
Then he would embrace the darkness.
He never stopped to think that the Ancient One had stolen or borrowed the Dark Dimension's energy. Once she used it, that was that; she did not have to worry about repaying it.
But what about him?
How could he possibly repay his debt to the Dark Dimension without paying with his life?
The Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, closed the mirror she used for spying, opened a portal, and found Jiang Xiang.
"Master."
The Ancient One nodded and said to Jiang Xiang, "After a year of training, your mastery of magic is sufficient. You could say that, in Kamar-Taj, you are second only to me."
Is she going to tap me on the head three times, give me some supreme divine artifact at three thirty in the morning, then send me down the mountain and forbid me from mentioning her name?
Jiang Xiang's mind wandered.
The Ancient One continued, "It is time I took you to see the enemies we must face."
"Sure." Jiang Xiang agreed without hesitation. With a powerhouse there to protect