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The voice of the Ancient One echoed in the cabin, shocking all three of them.
Tony frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
What's going on?
Where did this bald woman in a bathrobe come from?
Special effects? Holographic projection? Or did some clueless street magician wander onto the wrong set?
"Jarvis!" He took a deep breath and calmly gave the order.
"Analyze the energy source immediately! Spatial fluctuations! Thermal imaging! I need data! Now!"
"Sir…" Jarvis's voice was filled with doubt.
"Unable to analyze. The target does not exist in any known physical model. Her location exists, no, it doesn't exist."
I cannot lock. "Cannot lock?"
Tony's heart sank.
Jarvis is his greatest creation, the pinnacle of artificial intelligence, and it doesn't even exist in his database.
Unable to analyze!
That's right, the term "unanalyzable" shouldn't even exist!
"Hey! I said, lady?" Tony raised his armor-covered arm, trying to take control in his usual way.
"I don't care who you are, or which party you rented that ring of fire effect from. You're trespassing on Stark Industries property, and under international law and my law, I have the right to send you back."
This is even less scientific than seeing aliens!
Tony found himself unable to even deliver a threatening statement properly.
How do you threaten someone who can conjure up a circle out of thin air? Should you accuse her of illegal entry?
Steve, on the other hand, presented a completely different picture.
He wasn't as loud and boisterous as Tony, but his inner shock was no less than Tony's.
magic.
He had seen Loki's illusions and the Rainbow Bridge of Asgard.
But the woman before him gave him a completely different feeling; he recognized her – it was Kamar-Taj magic!!
quiet.
Why did she appear? Was it because of interference in the future?
Steve's heart tightened.
Strange's magic is the same as this woman's; perhaps she is Strange's teacher, the Ancient One?
He glanced at Henry instinctively.
Sure enough, that's why she came.
Did my existence ultimately disrupt this timeline?
However, Henry, who was the focus of everyone's attention, quickly regained his composure after his initial surprise.
He raised his glass. Far from being nervous, he seemed to be meeting a long-lost friend, raising his glass in a gesture of respect.
"Good afternoon, Master Supreme." He shook his cup at Ancient One and smiled slightly.
"Want a glass? It's from '82. It's not Lafite, but it tastes pretty good. My brother just spilled half of it..."
"A cup, we can make it a round number." Tony: .....
Steve:..."
Paige:
Everyone looked at Henry as if he were a madman.
What's wrong with this guy's brain?!
Didn't you see how intimidating that bald woman's aura was?!
You even bought her drinks?! Are you sure she's not here to take your soul?!
Ancient One looked at Henry, and her calm gaze changed.
She met countless people.
Emperors, generals, heroes, villains.
But in front of her, he could still be so calm and composed, even making light of things.
Henry Stark was the first.
"You know who I am." The Ancient One's voice remained calm, but it had changed from a statement to an affirmative one.
"Of course." Henry shrugged, took a sip of his drink, and looked relaxed.
"The Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, the guardian of the Earth dimension, the custodian of the Time Stone, and incidentally also runs..."
"A global chain of magic schools.
What, having trouble recruiting lately, are you planning to come to Stark Industries for sponsorship? That's negotiable, but I need to see your teaching quality first. Can your students even run a WiFi hotspot after graduation?"
Tony listened in stunned silence.
Kamar-Taj? The Sorcerer Supreme? The Time Stone?
What is all this? It sounds like something from a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
When did Henry become so knowledgeable about this kind of melodramatic stuff?
"Henry Stark." The Ancient One ignored Henry's nonsense, her tone becoming serious.
"Your very existence is a paradox. I have been observing you ever since the moment you appeared in this world."
"I thought you, like other variables, would eventually be corrected or assimilated by the passage of time."
"But you didn't."
Her gaze deepened, as if she could see through Henry's skin and into his soul.
"Not only were you not assimilated, but you stirred up a wave that overturned everything. You changed Tony Stark's destiny, you changed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s destiny, and now..."
Her gaze fell on Steve again.
"You even forcibly pulled someone who shouldn't belong to this timeline back into reality."
Steve's expression changed slightly.
"Your Excellency, Master," he said in a deep voice, his tone tinged with apology.
"This was my choice. It has nothing to do with him."
"No, Steve Rogers." The Ancient One slowly shook her head.
"Your choice was itself a result of his interference. Without him, you would only be a silent guardian."
Those who observe quietly watch history march towards its predetermined end.
"A predetermined end?" Henry chuckled, but there was no sarcasm in his laughter.
He put down his wine glass, walked up to Ancient One, and the smile on his face slowly faded.
"Master, please forgive me for being blunt."
"Is that predetermined endpoint you mentioned truly the best outcome?"
His tone was calm and non-aggressive, more like asking a question.
"A project that enabled Hydra's Insight to successfully launch, using algorithms to determine the life and death of tens of millions of people worldwide..."
"The end of a madman from Titan who can snap his fingers and randomly wipe out half of all life in the universe?"
"Or perhaps…" He paused, his gaze shifting to Tony beside him.
"A brother who needs to sacrifice himself to make up for the negligence of you Guardians, to reach the end of that snap?" Henry looked at the Ancient One with sincere eyes.
"Is this truly the right path you've dedicated your entire life to protecting?"
The Ancient One's pupils slightly...
Henry's words were not a question, but every single one made her think.
But Tony, standing to the side, paused for a moment.
Sacrifice myself?
Snap my fingers?
Although he couldn't understand the last sentence, the first four words kept echoing in his mind.
He looked at Henry, then at the Ancient One, and then at the sorrowful expression on Steve's face.
An absurd, yet undeniable, suspicion began to form in his mind.
Is what Henry said true?
Will I die in a predetermined future?