Chapter Summaries

Wong struggled to cope with Wang Yang mastering the Rings of Raggadorr in just an hour or two, far faster than anyone at Kamar-Taj. After hearing about the apprentice’s extraordinary talent, Hamir demanded to meet him.

• Wong left the Mirror Dimension feeling dejected because Wang Yang had mastered everything he taught him.
• Hamir approached Wong to ask for help refining a new spell, but Wong refused and asked how long Hamir had taken to learn the Rings of Raggadorr.
• Hamir said it had taken him a little over a year, and Wong told him Wang Yang had learned the spell in less than two hours.
• Hamir doubted Wong’s claim, then concluded that Wang Yang could become Kamar-Taj’s strongest sorcerer if it was true.
• Hamir asked Wong to take him to meet the apprentice and wondered whether Wang Yang had three heads and six arms.

Wang Yang practiced the Rings of Raggadorr and Mirror Dimension before Wong brought Master Hamir to test his progress. Hamir was shocked by Wang Yang’s mastery, then demonstrated his own stronger Ring of Raggadorr as Wang Yang detected a talent fragment.

• Wang Yang practiced the Rings of Raggadorr and Mirror Dimension in his private room.
• Wong introduced Wang Yang to Master Hamir, who asked him to demonstrate the Rings of Raggadorr in the Mirror Dimension.
• Wang Yang fused a Mirror Dimension talent fragment and followed Wong and Hamir inside.
• Wang Yang cast stable, intricately marked Rings of Raggadorr, leaving Hamir stunned that he had only just learned the spell.
• Hamir cast a more powerful Ring of Raggadorr, and Wang Yang detected a talent fragment for the spell.

Hamir taught Wang Yang to refine the Rings of Raggadorr, then chose to show him a spell he had developed himself. The chapter ended as Hamir and Wong prepared to demonstrate Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit for Wang Yang.

• After Wang Yang absorbed Hamir's magical talent, Hamir offered to explain the Rings of Raggadorr, and Wang Yang listened respectfully.
• As Hamir taught him, Wang Yang rapidly refined the Rings of Raggadorr, leaving Hamir stunned by how quickly he understood and applied the instruction.
• Hamir ended the lesson and advised Wang Yang to build a solid foundation and reflect on what he learned.
• Hamir praised Wang Yang's grasp of magic and offered to teach him Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit, a spell he had developed.
• Hamir told Wang Yang that he and Wong would demonstrate the spell for him.

Hamir and Wong demonstrated the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit, and Wang Yang fused their talent fragments to learn the spell. As Hamir explained its dangers and difficulty, Wang Yang began casting it alone, leaving both masters stunned.

• Hamir and Wong cast the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit together, destroying the reflected buildings in the Mirror Dimension.
• Wang Yang fused a talent fragment from each man and gained knowledge of the spell.
• Hamir warned Wang Yang not to misuse the powerful spell and carefully explained how to cast it.
• Wang Yang formed a small Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit by himself, shocking Hamir and Wong.
• Hamir grabbed Wang Yang's hand and demanded to know how he had managed it.

Wang Yang demonstrated that he could cast the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit, drawing on and fusing the powers of two demon gods, leaving Hamir and Wong stunned. After they encouraged him to keep practicing, they went to a tavern and lamented how far his talent surpassed theirs.

• Hamir examined Wang Yang's hand and confirmed that he had cast the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit.
• Wong tried to draw on two demon gods at once, but his unstable spell exploded and left him covered in soot.
• Hamir asked Wang Yang to throw the lightning sphere, and its destructive blast confirmed that it held the genuine powers of both demon gods.
• Hamir praised Wang Yang's talent, encouraged him to keep practicing, and left the Mirror Dimension with Wong.
• Hamir and Wong drank together at a tavern and wondered how anyone could compare with Wang Yang's genius.

Wong took Wang Yang into the Mirror Dimension to teach him the core spell after Wang Yang’s own attempt collapsed. Wang Yang absorbed a Mirror Dimension talent fragment and began learning the spell from Wong.

• Hamir and Wong agreed that Wang Yang needed to learn the Mirror Dimension and that Kaecilius would be a suitable teacher when he returned.
• Kaecilius finished fighting a group of monsters and headed back to Kamar-Taj to recover with his sorcerers.
• Wang Yang practiced the Mirror Dimension in his room, but the space collapsed before he could enter it.
• Wong arrived, demonstrated the Mirror Dimension, and led Wang Yang inside after Wang Yang fused a talent fragment.
• Wong explained the Mirror Dimension’s uses and warned Wang Yang that a Portal was the only way out.

Wong explained how the Mirror Dimension worked, and Wang Yang opened a stable one on his first attempt. After demonstrating that he could reshape the space and attack within it with ease, Wang Yang asked Wong what flaws remained; Wong struggled to answer and thought he should get Kaecilius to teach him.

• Wong explained that the Mirror Dimension connected to extradimensional energy and warned Wang Yang not to enter an unstable space.
• Wang Yang opened the Mirror Dimension on his first attempt, shocking Wong.
• Wang Yang entered the stable space, and Wong followed to inspect it.
• Wang Yang reshaped buildings, set traps, and launched attacks within his Mirror Dimension with little effort.
• Wang Yang asked Wong what flaws his Mirror Dimension still had, and Wong thought of asking Kaecilius to teach him.

Wang Yang had mastered the Mirror Dimension, and Hamir took him inside it to teach him the Vishanti Chains, a spell powered by the Vishanti. A system notification appeared as Wang Yang examined the chains, offering him a talent fragment for the spell.

• Wang Yang mastered the Mirror Dimension after three days of training.
• Hamir arrived looking exhausted and challenged Wang Yang about learning the Mirror Dimension.
• Wang Yang opened the Mirror Dimension, and he and Hamir entered it together.
• Hamir revealed that he intended to teach Wang Yang the Vishanti Chains, a spell drawing on the Vishanti's white magic.
• A system notification offered Wang Yang a talent fragment for the Vishanti Chains spell.

Wang Yang learned the Vishanti Chains almost immediately, stunning Hamir, who had expected the spell to take him much longer. Hamir confirmed Wang Yang had mastered it and said another genius of Kamar-Taj would soon return so the two could meet.

• Hamir explained the Vishanti Chains and warned Wang Yang that mastering the spell required exceptional control and could take a month or more.
• Wang Yang told Hamir he might already be able to cast the spell, but Hamir initially assumed he was discouraged.
• Wang Yang formed several platinum-colored Vishanti Chains, leaving Hamir astonished by his immediate mastery.
• Hamir confirmed that Wang Yang had mastered the spell and told him another genius of Kamar-Taj would soon return.

Kaecilius returned to Kamar-Taj after driving off demons, where he clashed with Wong and learned that a new apprentice was even more talented than he was. Intrigued, Kaecilius asked his follower Cade about the apprentice and learned that Wong was teaching him.

• Kamar-Taj's sorcerers welcomed Kaecilius and the returning fighters, most of whom had survived their mission.
• Kaecilius and Wong traded barbs over their respective achievements and roles at Kamar-Taj.
• After the welcoming ceremony, Kaecilius asked Hamir what Wong had accomplished, and Hamir said a genius more talented than Kaecilius had appeared at Kamar-Taj.
• Kaecilius asked Cade whether Hamir's claim was true, and Cade confirmed that an apprentice had distinguished himself and was being taught by Wong.

Wong manipulated Kaecilius’s pride into seeking out Wang Yang and offering to teach him. Kaecilius brought Wang Yang to his room to assess his talent, while Wang Yang reflected on the grief and obsession that would eventually lead Kaecilius astray.

• Wang Yang refused Cade’s summons to meet Kaecilius and shut the door on him.
• Kaecilius came to Wang Yang’s room, apologized for Cade’s rudeness, and insisted Wang Yang accompany him.
• Hamir and Wong watched from the Mirror Dimension as Wong explained that he had used Kaecilius’s competitive pride to make him seek out Wang Yang.
• Kaecilius examined Wang Yang outside his room, and Wang Yang recalled Kaecilius’s dead wife and child and his desire to bring them back.

Kaecilius summoned Wang Yang to demonstrate his Mirror Dimension magic and teach him to turn its fragments into weapons. Wang Yang quickly mastered the Spatial Blade, leaving Kaecilius stunned by his talent.

• Kaecilius told Wang Yang he had summoned him to prove he was a better fighter and teacher than Wong.
• Kaecilius demonstrated his Mirror Dimension, and Wang Yang fused a Mirror Dimension Talent Fragment to gain insight into its uses.
• Kaecilius shaped a Mirror Dimension shard into a blade and showed Wang Yang how it could cut through ironwood.
• Kaecilius began teaching Wang Yang the spell, expecting him to take a long time to learn it.
• Wang Yang formed a glasslike Spatial Blade, and Kaecilius turned around in shock.

Wang Yang learned Kaecilius's difficult Spatial Blade spell in under half an hour, astonishing its creator and making Kaecilius fear that the apprentice might surpass him. After Wang Yang returned to his room, Wong and Master Hamir warned him that Kaecilius followed a different path, and Wang Yang reassured them that he would not join him.

• Wang Yang demonstrated flawless control of Kaecilius's Spatial Blade, leaving Kaecilius shocked that an apprentice had mastered it so quickly.
• Kaecilius concealed his astonishment, praised Wang Yang, and advised him to keep studying the fundamentals.
• After Wang Yang left, Kaecilius admitted to himself that Wang Yang's talent might surpass his own.
• Wang Yang returned to his room and found Wong and Master Hamir waiting for him.
• Wong and Hamir warned Wang Yang that Kaecilius followed a different path, and Wang Yang assured them he would not follow him.

Wang Yang impressed Wong and Hamir by revealing that he had mastered Kaecilius's Spatial Blade after half a day of study. Kaecilius tested Wang Yang's improved control and began teaching him the powerful Sword of Vishanti.

• Wang Yang told Wong and Hamir that he had already learned Kaecilius's Spatial Blade, shocking both Masters.
• Wang Yang practiced freely in the Mirror Dimension after Wong and Hamir left.
• Cade politely told Wang Yang that Kaecilius wanted to see him, and Wang Yang went to Kaecilius's quarters.
• Wang Yang demonstrated a smaller, more stable Spatial Blade, and Kaecilius praised his control while urging him to keep practicing.
• Kaecilius explained that the Vishanti were Agamotto, Oshtur, and Hoggoth, then conjured a sacred flame sword and introduced the Sword of Vishanti as one of Kamar-Taj's most powerful spells.

Wang Yang fused a talent fragment for the Sword of Vishanti and quickly mastered the advanced spell after Kaecilius taught him. He demonstrated it for Kaecilius, who realized the apprentice had reached the strength of a Master of the Mystic Arts in only half a month.

• Wang Yang fused a talent fragment for the Sword of Vishanti while Kaecilius explained the spell.
• Kaecilius reassured Wang Yang that the difficult spell could take years to master, believing the apprentice had hit a stumbling block.
• Wang Yang told Kaecilius he thought he had mastered the spell.
• Wang Yang manifested the Sword of Vishanti, leaving Kaecilius stunned by his rapid progress.
• Wang Yang asked Kaecilius whether his spell had any flaws, and Kaecilius fell silent.

Kaecilius, driven by his failure to match Wang Yang and his desperation to resurrect his family, attacked the Librarian and stole pages from the Ancient One’s forbidden books. Wang Yang learned that Kaecilius had betrayed Kamar-Taj as its Masters gathered to question him about their last meeting.

• Kaecilius abandoned his interest in helping Wang Yang and resolved to seek forbidden magic to resurrect his wife and son.
• Kaecilius entered the library, bound the Librarian with a Golden Chain, and opened the forbidden spellbooks.
• After reading the books, Kaecilius accused the Ancient One of hypocrisy, tore out two pages, and left the library.
• Wang Yang practiced spells in the Mirror Dimension until he noticed a commotion and followed Wong to a gathering of Kamar-Taj’s Masters.
• Mordo told Wang Yang that Kaecilius had betrayed Kamar-Taj, hanged the Librarian, and damaged the Ancient One’s books.

Wang Yang learned that Kaecilius had betrayed Kamar-Taj and suspected his own talent had helped drive Kaecilius to seek forbidden power. When Kaecilius trapped him in a refined Mirror Dimension, he revealed that he had come to recruit Wang Yang, who faced him without fear.

• Mordo questioned Wang Yang about Kaecilius's conduct, and Wang Yang said his former teacher had acted normally while teaching him magic.
• The Masters of the Mystic Arts discussed Kaecilius's betrayal and worried about explaining it to the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Wang Yang kept a low profile for several days, feeling guilty because he suspected Kaecilius had become jealous of his progress.
• Kaecilius trapped Wang Yang in a refined Mirror Dimension and appeared with darkened skin around his eyes from absorbing power from the Dark Dimension.
• Wang Yang urged Kaecilius to turn back, but Kaecilius praised his new power and said he had come to invite Wang Yang to join him.
• Wang Yang rejected Kaecilius's appeal and asked what he would do if Wang Yang refused.

Wang Yang fought Kaecilius, absorbing his battle talent as they clashed and the surrounding area was reduced to ruins. After blocking Kaecilius’s strikes with the Rings of Raggadorr cast without using his hands, Wang Yang prepared to counterattack.

• Kaecilius refused to let Wang Yang leave and attacked him with a Spatial Blade, while Wang Yang formed his own blade to fight back.
• Wang Yang fused with a Battle Talent Fragment during the duel and gradually matched Kaecilius’s attacks as their battle destroyed nearby trees and houses.
• Kaecilius tried to recruit Wang Yang to join Dormammu and then resolved to kill him when Wang Yang refused.
• Wang Yang blocked Kaecilius’s Spatial Blade with the Rings of Raggadorr, then conjured another ring without moving his hands to stop a surprise attack.
• Wang Yang explained that he could condense magic within the area controlled by his spiritual power and launched a fierce Spatial Blade counterattack.

Wang Yang fought Kaecilius, who had been empowered and corrupted by Dormammu, and overwhelmed him with the Vishanti Holy Sword. Dormammu rescued Kaecilius as Wang Yang sent the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit into the closing rift, causing a blast that collapsed the Mirror Dimension and shook Kamar-Taj.

• Kaecilius used Dormammu's dark power and spatial magic against Wang Yang, but Wang Yang held his ground with a Magic Shield.
• Wang Yang summoned the Vishanti Holy Sword and battered Kaecilius through the Seraphim Shield, knocking him down.
• As Wang Yang moved to finish Kaecilius, Dormammu shielded him with black light and pulled him into a spatial rift.
• Wang Yang sent the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit into the rift, triggering an explosion that shattered much of the Mirror Dimension and shook Kamar-Taj.
• Kamar-Taj's sorcerers and Masters of the Mystic Arts felt the tremor, contained the disturbance, and wondered whether Kaecilius had returned.

After the Mirror Dimension shattered near Wang Yang’s room, Kamar-Taj suspected he had fought Kaecilius but promised to keep quiet. A few days later, Mordo summoned Wang Yang and asked if he was a genius, leaving Wang Yang facing the gathered masters.

• Kamar-Taj rushed to Wang Yang’s room, suspecting Kaecilius had attacked him and that Wang Yang had shattered the Mirror Dimension.
• Wang Yang denied knowing anything about the disturbance, but Kamar-Taj concluded he had caused it and promised not to tell anyone.
• Wang Yang heard no rumors about himself in the following days and wondered whether Kamar-Taj had kept his word.
• A sorcerer summoned Wang Yang to meet Mordo, who was waiting with Wong, Kamar-Taj, Hamir, and other masters.
• Mordo asked Wang Yang whether he had heard that he was a genius, and Wang Yang replied that he worked a billionth harder than everyone else.