"All Magic Ends!"
The wand plunged into the earth.
Kamar-Taj's protective barrier around the world's outer shell began to reverse.
The outward-facing barrier changed, beginning to contract inward.
Centered on the point where the wand touched the ground, the barrier blazed with golden light.
All around the world, people saw that golden barrier closing in on them.
Countless people panicked.
They had no idea what it was.
But Stephen and Wong's expressions changed dramatically.
"He's reversing the barrier, changing an outward-facing protective barrier into an inward-facing cage."
Wong looked horrified. "Is he going to imprison everyone in the world?"
"No, the barrier is shrinking," Stephen analyzed calmly. "He's concentrating it to create an exceptionally strong partition."
"That means all our defenses against enemies from other dimensions are gone," Stephen said gravely. "Gather the sorcerers and prepare for battle over the next twenty-four hours."
Stephen swept his hand with a flourish. The Cloak of Levitation flew behind him, and his clothes changed with it.
"Call the wizards too."
Wong hesitated. "The wizards won't take orders from us."
Stephen roared, "They're the ones who caused this mess!"
The Wizard King had stirred up a huge commotion, and the Sorcerer Supreme was left to foot the bill.
Stephen was full of complaints. "He never caused trouble like this when the Ancient One was around."
Wong opened his mouth, unsure whether he should point out that John had caused plenty of trouble while the Ancient One was around too.
After all, the man had even charged into Hell and declared war on a Hell Lord.
Sersi had originally intended to put the Celestial to sleep, but after Ikaris shot Druig down, she had been forced to find another way.
John, however, thought that was far too inefficient.
He twisted his wand. With his