"Kaecilius is a pitiful man."
The Ancient One ignored Wong entirely and began talking about Kaecilius.
There was nothing she could do about his fall. To preserve the proper timeline, she was powerless to resist even when she had seen the future. She, too, was part of the story.
The Ancient One secretly drawing on dark energy was only one of the catalysts for Kaecilius's fall. More than anything, he wanted to use Dormammu's dark power to resurrect his wife and child.
So Kaecilius swayed his disciples into helping him raid the library for the relevant texts-the scene at the beginning of the first Doctor Strange movie.
But he had overestimated himself and underestimated Dormammu.
He became Dormammu's believer and puppet, and in the end, Dormammu absorbed him completely, making him part of the Dark Dimension.
"If you're confident, you can try persuading him. I think that would be better than his original fate."
Yang Bo frowned slightly. His approach to Kaecilius was to recruit him if possible and kill him outright if not, but the Ancient One's words made him sense that something was off.
"Ancient One, do you still intend to choose Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme?"
What he really meant was, Are you still choosing death?
The Ancient One sipped her tea and smiled. "I've been watching Strange for a long time. He's very gifted!"
"I'm tired, too."
Yang Bo curled his lip dismissively and said bluntly, "Gifted? Don't tell me you haven't seen the talent of that chubby kid who hangs around Spider-Man, Peter Parker?"
"He's never even studied magic, yet he can open Portals with a Sling Ring. Even Portals across dimensions."
Hearing Yang Bo's words, the Ancient One said:
"Yang Bo, I haven't looked that far ahead. That's something for Strange to consider."
"But