Wang was not surprised that Stephen Strange knew about Kaecilius or that he had stolen the pages. Instead, he answered Strange's question directly.
Following Wang's explanation, the miniature model of Earth floating in midair was constantly swallowed by Dormammu. In the end, Blaine saw that familiar enormous face appear, along with large chunks of dark matter energy condensed like mirrors.
In fact, Blaine had just been wondering whether there was any connection between the Dark Dimension and the Dark World. Blaine knew about the Dark Dimension Wang mentioned, and it was not difficult to understand that it was Dormammu's domain. There was no doubt about that.
Dormammu came from the Dark Dimension, while the metal gorilla-like monsters Blaine had encountered before came from the Dark Space, or the Dark World. Although these two types of dark energy were not exactly the same, they were also very similar.
Think about how Dormammu obtained such powerful abilities.
Blaine vaguely remembered that Dormammu had first accidentally discovered the dark space and entered it. Then, in order to become the master of that dark space and rule everything there, Dormammu abandoned his original body.
By giving up his physical body as the price, Dormammu obtained extremely powerful dark power. His physical body was replaced by terrifying dark matter energy, and he then began conquering other dimensions.
Moreover, Dormammu seemed to obtain pure mystical energy through a certain Dark Dimension. He could convert energy into a body, become invisible, alter his own size and shape, control various elements, use telepathy, teleportation, and other superhuman abilities. In other words, he had obtained nearly every kind of universe-level ability.
Even, as far as Blaine knew, Dormammu could create life and grant powerful abilities to others. His follower Kaecilius was one such example. However, this kind of relationship seemed more like a host relationship: if one prospered, the other prospered, and if one fell, all fell. Of course, Dormammu could also directly kill those to whom he had granted power—his so-called underlings.
A certain mysterious dimension? Drawing power from it? Discovering and entering a certain dark space? Combined with what Wang had just said, all of this seemed to explain something. Dormammu's origins were gradually surfacing.
Now, Blaine had reason to believe that Dormammu's energy came from his old enemy: the Dark World. The dark matter space where Dormammu existed had most likely been created by them, including the one beneath the throne.
Well, the purpose behind all of this seemed somewhat obvious: to conquer the Marvel universe or take it as their own.
Of course, all of this was only Blaine's rough speculation based on what he had heard and experienced. This conclusion still needed to withstand the test of time. Only when the truth emerged in the future could it truly be revealed.
And yet, the conclusion Blaine had reached also had its flaws if one thought about it carefully.
How could one explain why the gorilla-like metal monster living in the dark space was afraid of Dormammu's rays and dark matter energy attacks? Also, if what the monster had said at the time was true, then why had Blaine's own family—the Hunter family, a high-level civilization—not killed it directly? Why had they imprisoned it tenfold in Kang's Time Bell? Was it to leave Blaine with a mystery…?
The answer was obviously no. As for the relationship between Dormammu and the metal monster, the Dark Dimension, the dark space, and the Dark World, perhaps Blaine would gradually learn the truth in the future.
In short, they had their own wolfish ambitions, and Blaine also had to have his own plans.
"Hehehe…"
"Uh, um, okay."
"Okay."
"I… I choose to quit."
"I came here to heal my hands."
"I didn't come here to participate in your so-called magical war."
A bitter laugh brought Blaine's thoughts back. Perhaps Stephen Strange felt that what Wang and the dark-skinned sorcerer had said was indeed a little frightening. After all, not long ago, he had only been an ordinary neurosurgeon. He had only just come into contact with magic and mysticism, and now they were suddenly telling him to become the savior of the world. To be honest, let alone Stephen Strange, many people would probably refuse at first.
Just like what the Ancient One had told Stephen Strange when he first came to Kamar-Taj, there were still many things in this world that he could not understand—not only magic, but also monsters stronger and crueler than him. If someone truly told Stephen Strange the whole truth at once, then after hearing it, he would only understand one thing: run.
In fact, not only Stephen Strange, but also Tony Stark, Iron Man, and Scott Lang, Ant-Man, had rejected these things at first when they first came into contact with them. Superheroes? Saving the world? Ideals like that were too grand and too unrealistic.
For example, Tony. In the beginning, Tony only built the first-generation armor to escape his captors' control. Later, he replaced the reactor and upgraded the Mark armor again and again in order to survive.
From doing it for himself at the beginning, to protecting those closest to him, step by step, Tony became a great citizen with ambitions and ideals, and a superhero who attracted the world's attention.
And Scott—could anyone really say that Scott put on the Ant-Man suit because he wanted to save the world and protect the Earth? Probably not.
As far as Blaine knew, if Dr. Pym had not pushed Scott, Scott would never have touched the Ant-Man suit at all. If Pym had not arranged for the police to catch Scott, then Scott would probably still be nothing more than an ex-convict who had just been released from prison, searching everywhere for a job—a down-and-out middle-aged man who kept hitting walls and being rejected countless times.
Was a sense of responsibility inherent? No, it was not. As Spider-Man's late Uncle Ben once said, with great power comes great responsibility.
When you truly came into contact with these things and became stronger, not only would you want to gain more, but what you wanted to protect would also become larger and larger.
Just like Blaine. In the past, Blaine had only wanted to accept bounty missions every day, earn commissions, rest, entertain himself, and enjoy life. But as Blaine grew stronger and stronger, he realized that those were all external things. Physical enjoyment was not true enjoyment; spiritual satisfaction was the real enjoyment. Now, what Blaine wanted most to do was lift away all the fog before his eyes.
That was what he truly wanted.
No one could become a fat man in one bite. Stephen Strange could not. Tony could not. Scott could not. Even Blaine could not. Perhaps the difficulties you were facing now would make you feel afraid, but when you truly faced them, you would find that they were nothing more than that. At worst, there was only death, and nothing else.
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