After his command of his own mental energy and Environmental Energy Use reached unprecedented heights, Brad turned his attention to the third branch of magic.
Setting aside the complicated gestures and incantations, it simply involved signing a contract with a Dimension Demon God.
In the system passed down at Kamar-Taj, for example, most practitioners chose the Vishanti as their gateway into this third stage of magic.
As for Brad...
...he had plenty of choices. Once the clasp of dream power had been extracted from his soul, his current Mental Power allowed him to sense countless dimensions beyond the vast cosmos, each shining like a lightbulb.
As for whom to sign with, Brad chose all of them.
In the Dream Dimension, Nightmare looked at the invitation delivered by that familiar Mental Power. His mouth twitched, and he reluctantly placed his mental imprint on it.
In Hell, Mephisto dutifully fulfilled one clause of the series of agreements he had already signed-once Brad mastered magic, he would provide the power of Hell unconditionally.
In the Crimson Cosmos, Cyttorak was awakened from sleep. Such powerful Mental Power ranked among the very best of all the mages who had ever signed with him, so he naturally agreed at once.
Brad summoned a Crimson Gem of Cyttorak and crushed it. The instant the passage opened, he gained an inexhaustible supply of crimson magic.
Chthon came next. After making contact through the Main Camp and promising to sacrifice three universes brimming with life in the future, Brad acquired Chaos Magic comparable to that of Wanda, the Scarlet Witch.
For the triune Vishanti, Brad simply produced the Kamar-Taj credentials that The Ancient One of his Home Universe had given him. White magic arrived immediately.
Then came...
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain."
The ruler of the Dark Dimension looked