When the Scarlet Witch of the Cancerverse reached the Galactus Engine, she flew in through the massive mouth—the "front door"—like a streak of red light in the resplendent cosmos.
Clearly, Deathstroke and the others had noticed her long ago. Even if she had used magic to teleport, the result would have been the same. After all, Doom's mastery of magic far surpassed that of the crazed Wanda.
The Scarlet Witch's power lay in Chaos Magic. She was the magical vessel chosen by Chthon, as well as a doorway and a window.
But the Cancerverse was controlled by the Many-Angled Ones, and Chthon could not interfere. Under such circumstances, Deathstroke could not say how much ability the witch had left.
In any case, the moment she entered, Deathstroke and the others surrounded her. Carol was practically rubbing her fists together, looking eager to test herself against the "strongest of the Revenge Squad" recognized by Deathstroke.
Carol truly had the confidence for it. Once she entered Binary Form, she was nearly immune to both physical and energy attacks. Unless a demon god acted personally, ordinary magic would simply be shattered by her fists.
"I surrender!"
Yet the ancient witch gave Carol no chance to fight. Once she entered the engine and found herself surrounded, her eyes lit up, and she surrendered decisively.
There was no casting gesture, nor any intention of resisting. She simply raised both hands behind her head in a perfectly standard surrender pose.
"Doctor? Professor Xu?"
Su Ming sought Doom's opinion. When it came to magic, Doom and Professor Xu understood it better.
Doctor Doom shook his head and folded his arms again. "Doom believes she is lucid. She has not fallen into madness, nor is there any sign of magic being activated."
"Tch, this is the one you