Doll and the girl watched team after team struggle to survive across different Parallel Worlds, rescuing as many Survivors as possible within the limited time. Fierce battles of every kind unfolded everywhere.
But in the end, their attention still settled on Earth-1610, because the other places were not truly worth worrying about.
According to Deathstroke, he had once heard a theory that all Parallel Worlds had formed from branches in Earth-616's Timeline, while Earth-1610 was its most direct "opposite projection."
He could not determine whether that theory was right or wrong, but caution never hurt. So he personally carried out the plan concerning Earth-1610 and Earth-616.
"Loki is just as useless after becoming a woman." Magik rolled a small purple sphere between her fingers and watched Lady Loki's sneaky movements with an exasperated eye-roll. "I really don't know why Master insists on taking her along. Master Monark and I are both free."
"It's simple. Because Sheriff does not trust Loki at all." Adjutant understood Deathstroke better, and her computational power was greater as well. Doll folded her hands over her abdomen and answered calmly, "You are going to assist Doom, while Monark has to guard the home front. Kaecilius is responsible for Primarch cultivation, and Master Merlin is keeping an eye on that Black president."
Illyana tilted her head and sat cross-legged on the floor. "So he took Loki along to keep her under surveillance?"
Yet it seemed Loki had realized something as well. Deathstroke did not need her to contribute in battle at all; he merely needed her to remain at his side.
It was an unspoken understanding. She might have guessed some of it, but she was smart enough not to ask.
"Lady Loki and Loki are not really the problem. The key is the God of Stories."