Just when Sebastian felt that something was amiss, on Titan in the original universe, Thanos sat on the ruins, looking at the beast and two people who appeared before him. He said directly, "The famous Vishanti, why are you here?"
"Thanos, you have a destiny, but now it has been disrupted by someone unexpected. We are here to help you set things right and restore the universe to its original path."
Thanos looked at Agamotto, who was speaking, and said, "If I remember correctly, your Sorcerer Supreme has interfered with my plans and actions many times. Now you come to me and say that you want to restore the universe to its original path. I am sorry that I cannot believe you."
Hearing Thanos' words, Oshtur stepped forward and said to Thanos, "Our Sorcerer Supreme stopped you and was also on the original path of the universe, but everything Sebastian Shaw did went against the course of history. So we must help you eliminate the interference and influence he brought."
Thanos looked at Oshtur, suddenly smiled, and said, "Sebastian Shaw... is indeed my great enemy. You say you are here to help me, but I remember that you demon gods are not allowed to act casually, right? Otherwise, even if it were you, once the Living Tribunal finds you, I do not think you would feel too good either."
"Of course we will not help you directly, so we have brought the help we can give you."
As she finished speaking, Oshtur raised her hand, and a pitch-black sphere hovered in her palm.
Seeing the sphere in Oshtur's hand, Thanos immediately stood up and looked at the sphere in surprise. He whispered, "This feeling... This is the feeling of the power of destruction. What exactly is this?"
"It is a part of an existence as ancient as us. As long as you accept this part of the power of the Dark Phoenix and integrate it with the power of destruction in your body, then you will immediately have a powerful force far beyond ordinary people. You will have no problem facing Sebastian Shaw again."
Thanos looked at the sphere and did not take it immediately. Instead, he looked at Oshtur and the other two and said, "Everything has a price. What are your demands?"
"Kill Sebastian Shaw, destroy Hogwarts, and let everything return to normal!"
Looking at the Vishanti, Thanos did not hesitate at all. He stretched out his hand and grasped the power of the Dark Phoenix sealed in the sphere. He nodded to the Vishanti and said, "Deal!"
Hearing that Thanos agreed to the deal, Oshtur, Agamotto, and Hogg all showed a smile on their faces. Then the three of them disappeared together in a white light, leaving the ruins of Titan.
After the Vishanti departed, a fiery black flame burst forth from Titan, emanating into the outer universe. Above Titan, a massive black phoenix appeared, its wings flapping and its cry wailing. Its power far surpassed its presence within Mister Sinister.
Standing before the Space Tower, Sebastian waved to Charles and the others. Then he led Tony, Reed, Wanda, Pietro, and Selene into the Space Tower. Illuminated by a beam of azure light descending from the sky, they quickly vanished from sight, returning to their original universe.
As they emerged from the Space Tower, Selene surveyed the surroundings, intensely curious about everything in the other universe. Upon their return, Tony and Reed did not linger long. They left Hogwarts together. They had already been away for nearly a month, and they could not afford to delay any further, or Pepper Potts and Susan would surely punish them.
"Wanda, find Selene a place to live. From now on, she will be our Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, and you can be free to focus on teaching magical combat," Sebastian said.
Wanda was naturally wary of Selene. Although she did not express it openly, Sebastian could sense the subtle atmosphere and knew what he should do. From this point forward, unless absolutely necessary, Sebastian would not contact Selene directly. Instead, he would leave all matters related to Selene to Wanda, letting her handle them.
Wanda took Selene away, and Pietro did not linger. He vanished in a flash of silver light. Pietro had recently been in a heated relationship with Crystal, a member of the Inhuman royal family who had joined the Avengers. It seemed like they were both interested in furthering their relationship. Sebastian did not mind this, but he was curious. If Pietro and Crystal had children in the future, would the child inherit the father's or the mother's talents, or would their child inherit both?
Of course, there was no answer to this question at this stage, and Sebastian did not intend to dwell on it. It had been about a month since he left for the X-Men's world. At the time Sebastian and the Ancient One had agreed upon, he would go to Kamar-Taj to meet the future Sorcerer Supreme and teach him some magic.
If possible, Sebastian planned to recruit him into the Illuminati once he was grown up. So Sebastian needed to take a good look at what the real Doctor Strange would look like.
Come support and get the advanced chapters:
patreon.com/Daoist_Kalyug