Although Kurohane was only pretending, Strange couldn't verify it. He only felt that Kurohane indeed controlled this dimension. He knew Dormammu was truly killed.
"Mr. Kurohane, are you also a Sorcerer from Kamar-Taj?" Strange asked. He didn't feel any hostility, but he did feel power from Kurohane.
Kurohane nodded. He also felt a threat from Strange—not from Strange himself, but from the third eye on his forehead. "I'm a direct disciple of The Ancient One. But I notice you've been in contact with the power of the evil god Cthulhu? No wonder you resigned as Sorcerer Supreme. As you are now, you are a threat to Earth."
"You also know the evil god Cthulhu?" Strange asked in disbelief. He got that power from the Darkhold to fight the invasion of other dark dimensions, but Kurohane saw him as a spokesman for the evil god.
"After you received this power, you became the target of that evil god. Even if you die, your soul won't escape!" Kurohane sighed. "Thanks for coming to my dark dimension. Now I'm also the target of that evil god! Thanks!"
Strange: "Why do I feel like I've become the villain? The Lord of the Dark Dimension actually looks innocent!"
Strange explained they came because Clea sensed Dormammu was gone. They searched in parallel universes until they found this dimension, but were immediately captured by Kurohane.
"Oh, I did that," Kurohane replied. "So, what are you going to do? Fight? I'm curious about the evil god Cthulhu. Why don't you summon him and let me fight him!"
"No," Clea answered politely. "We have no intention of fighting you. You didn't attack reality after taking control of the dark dimension. We have no confidence in defeating you."
"If you don't want to fight, I won't keep you," Kurohane said. "I've had a bad feeling lately." He made a gesture for them to leave. Strange was, to him, the beginning of bad luck.
Suddenly, Kurohane felt Urd calling him. "What's wrong?"
"My Lord, a large amount of dark energy has appeared in the sky above New York City, almost comparable to the dark dimension!"
"Huh?!"
"It's a black robed figure. His eyes are red. He's spreading dark energy and drawing many people into it!" Urd sounded very anxious.
Kurohane didn't need to think twice. He knew it was the Void, Bob's dark personality. He appeared next to Antonia and Yelena in New York. They had just been soundly beaten by the Void.