Sean was somewhat surprised. Discussing cooperation was clearly not something he had expected. From every possible angle, there seemed to be no need for him and Kamar-Taj's Sorcerer Supreme to do so.
The former was an ambitious man who sought to control the globe and dominate humanity's future, while the latter was a great mage who guarded Earth and the order of time and space. By the usual tropes of comics and films, they ought to have stood in opposing camps as enemies.
Their first cooperation had happened because neither wanted to rashly flip the table. At the time, Sean lacked the strength to contend with the Eye of Agamotto and was wary of the Sorcerer Supreme's Sanctum forces. As for the Ancient One, she had plans of her own. The two sides had barely maintained a delicate balance.
But now, Sean had acquired more bargaining chips. Kamar-Taj and the Sanctum Sorcerers no longer posed much of a threat, and the Time Stone within the Eye of Agamotto was no longer a tremendous danger to him.
Cooperation referred to a form of alliance in which two parties of equal standing worked together to achieve a common goal.
Clearly, no such foundation existed between them.
"Dormammu's power is growing by the day. Strange needs time to grow, and I want to borrow your strength to deal with Kaecilius."
The Ancient One did not beat around the bush and stated her request directly.
She gazed at Sean. This young man, once rather insignificant amid the masses, had now reached the pinnacle of the world.
In terms of personal power and broad influence alone, he had even surpassed the leaders of the great powers on this planet. The monopoly of capital and the collusion of interests had given birth to the terrifying monster