Ascension

"Ah! Kamar-Taj! Damn Ancient One!"

Belasco cursed furiously. The moment he saw the familiar golden ring of fire, he knew whose handiwork it was—and what it represented.

Training a lieutenant?

That very thought was the idea Ancient One, disguised as an Old God, had planted in his mind!

He had personally created his greatest enemy, someone who possessed Bloodstone as well and was likewise favored by the Old Gods.

But his clarity lasted only an instant before countless whispers drowned him out. The Old Gods seemed to have noticed that he was trapped in an endless spatial loop and were all trying to help him find a way out.

Yet hundreds, even thousands, of voices were speaking at once inside his head, each in a different language. His mind was like a bustling, deafening marketplace.

The fall did not last long. Soon, he hit the ground with a thunderous crash. Aside from his wildly pounding heart, he had suffered no injuries, as though the fall had been nothing more than an illusion.

He turned toward the cell door and saw four people standing there. The little girl who had been tied up in the corner of the cell was gone.

"Kill him. Take Limbo."

"Yes, Teacher."

The young blonde woman smiled as she pulled a greatsword from her chest. The door-sized blade was pure white, and its intense glow illuminated the entire cell.

This was Magik, all grown up.

Su Ming had Professor X and Phoenix send the four of them back ten years. Even under Professor X's control, the terrifying power of the Phoenix Force reminded Su Ming of what had happened last time.

Reversing ten years was equivalent to using reality to create an independent Timeline outside the Main Timeline—essentially creating an artificial "Parallel Universe" for the dimension