"Come on, let's toast to brother Johnny's freedom!"
Tony Stark stood in the middle of the newly decorated room, raised his glass high, and cheered to the crowd. He was as enthusiastic as if his brother had been freed, but in fact, he and Johnny had only known each other for three days.
It was not without reason that the playboy could become the darling of New York's upper-class society. This guy's social skills were simply superb. Johnny Blaze, who was relatively weak in this respect, was obviously moved by Tony's enthusiasm. He and his well-dressed girlfriend Roxanne, as well as Little Pepper Potts standing next to Tony, as well as Mage Strange and Dr. Palmer sitting on the sofa raised their glasses at the same time.
Even Professor Charles, who had always been relatively quiet, raised his glass accordingly, although he had been sober for many years. Another guy who did not smile was Saber, who was sitting alone at the bar. Well, he was full of the resentment of a single dog, but recently, Miss Thief, who had a little ambiguous relationship with him, had run to the United Kingdom to do her own "business", so he was still pitifully alone.
As for the little girl Catherine, who was sitting next to him and drinking juice obediently, please, no one would think that this minor would be Saber's partner.
"Wow, you really know how to hold banquets, Tony!"
Strange hugged Dr. Palmer, who had reconciled with him, the beautiful doctor who still did not leave him in the previous dark years, and said to Tony and Little Pepper, "This banquet is the best."
Yes, this was a small banquet held in Tony's luxurious villa to celebrate the victory of the difficult battle three days ago, and also to celebrate Johnny Blaze's freedom. In the previous battle, he had killed nearly a thousand evil spirits and fulfilled his promise to the Ancient One. Today, he would get his soul.
Ten years ago, he had given up his soul, and today, this long journey was finally coming to an end. He did not know what that thing meant to him, but now he knew that it meant everything.
"Speaking of which, you are in the mage camp, I mean …"
Tony scratched his head and could not remember the awkward name for a while. Strange kindly reminded him, "Kamar-Taj!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The Playboy took a sip of wine. "Kamar-Taj, don't the mages there attend banquets? They don't have entertainment? "
This unique question stumped Strange. Saber turned around and leaned against the counter to help the mage out of his predicament.
"In fact, Ancient One will hold two super-large banquets every year during the Spring Festival and Thanksgiving Day. It is said that guests from outside the realm will also attend. For the Magic World, those are the two most important banquets in a year. By the way, they will also invite some special mortals to go there."
Seiber finished the wine in his glass in one gulp and pointed at Professor Charles, who was discussing the concept of souls with Johnny.
"As far as I know, the professor has been there at least three times! He is a mortal who is loved by the Sorcerer Supreme. "
Tony looked at Professor Charles enviously. In the eyes of this engineering student, extraterrestrials probably meant aliens. Don't get me wrong, he was just envious that the professor could see aliens with his own eyes.
But in fact, in this city, there are many aliens that ordinary people don't know about living peacefully. Of course, this has nothing to do with our book.
The women gathered in another room and chattered. Tony, the playboy, knows how to please women. He has prepared gifts in advance that can make them dazzled, so the men gathered together freely to chat and brag. It was very relaxing. After a big battle, this relaxation was necessary.
"Buzz"
A golden light lit up in the open space in front of Tony's villa. The people who were chatting stopped, straightened their clothes, and prepared to welcome the arrival of the Sorcerer Supreme. Especially the local owner, Tony, wiped his face, trying to make a more solemn atmosphere. This is the Sorcerer Supreme. Any mortal who knows her identity will be honored by her arrival.
Only Seiber still had that lazy look on his face. There were some secrets between him and Sorcerer Supreme, and the existence of these secrets allowed him to deal with the relationship between him and Ancient One with a contradictory friendship. Of course, the necessary etiquette must be followed.
This is his respect for power.
Mage Supremacy, who was still wearing the same white robe that she had not changed for a thousand years, walked out of the teleportation gate. Her most trusted Mage Modu followed behind her, but this old-fashioned guy had also changed into a well-ironed suit, which was a rare sight.
"Good living environment."
Ancient One, who walked into the house, smiled and nodded to Charles, and then looked at Tony, "You are a very talented person, Tony Stark. I know what you want to ask, but I can't tell you. I can only say that your fate will fluctuate in the future. That is its baptism, and it will come soon. You have to be prepared."
Tony, who was exposed, scratched his head awkwardly. He was just about to speak when Ancient One stretched out his finger.
"For this year's Spring Festival Banquet, everyone present will receive an invitation. This is a reward for your contributions to this world. As for the trade fair before the banquet, you can ask Charles. He's a regular there."
After that, Ancient One's expression became a little more serious. She is a vigorous person. Although she cares about etiquette, it is just a habit. She will not be bound by etiquette. She reached out and Sorcerer Modu took out a ring carved in the shape of a devil's head from his arms and put it in the sorcerer's hand.
Ancient One motioned Johnny to come forward with his eyes. The latter took a deep breath and stepped forward under Rozanne's encouraging gaze, with his hands down, he stood in front of Ancient One.
"I thought you would draw for 10 years or even longer to fulfill your promise, but I have to say that you did an excellent job beyond my imagination."
Sorcerer Supreme stretched out her hand, and the seven-layered halo of blessing flashed on her arm. This scene made Catherine, Rozanne, Dr. Palmer, and Little Pepper Potts couldn't help but widen their eyes. This was the first time these women had really seen the existence of high-level magic. After the halo faded, the outer layer of the Devil's Ring in the sorcerer's palm flashed with a strange purple light.
"Mephisto sealed your soul in his favorite ornament, and now it belongs to you. The effect of the soul contract is irreversible, but as long as you hold this ring, no one can take your soul away again. Johnny … accept all that you deserve."
Johnny Blaze was a little nervous. He glanced at the calm Ancient One, and then set his eyes on the ring shining with purple light. He picked it up and put it on the finger of his left hand with a trembling hand. The moment the ring was fastened, a crimson Hellfire suddenly rose from under Johnny's feet and quickly wrapped around his whole body. The pain of his flesh and blood being burned in an instant made Johnny couldn't help but groan. Every time he transformed into an evil spirit, he would suffer the pain of being burned by the flames.
But it's still the same sentence, any pain, as long as you get used to it, is not so terrible.
And this powerful force on his body made him involuntarily enter the state of a Ghost Rider. The burning skeleton once again made the women cry out in surprise, but in the next moment, the flames tumbled and turned from crimson to a quiet blue. The unique irritation and scorching heat of the flames were also instantly soothed. The skeleton wrapped in blue flames patted its face like a human, and the flames faded away.
A Johnny Blaze who looked no different from before appeared on the charred floor. He looked at Tony awkwardly.
"I'll compensate you!"
"It's okay! I really can't get enough of this scene … "
Tony waved his hand with a smile on his face. "Watching you transform is much more interesting than any fantasy movie."
"How does it feel to take back your soul with your own hands? Buddy? "
Strange stepped forward and placed his left hand on Johnny's shoulder. As he spoke to Johnny, he handed a glass of wine to Mage Modu. The latter glanced at him and reached out to take the amber wine. He raised his glass to Johnny, as if to celebrate his rebirth.
"I don't feel anything … to be honest."
There was a helpless smile on Johnny's face. He reached out and held Rozanne's arm. "I thought I could wake Zartanos up a little after getting the soul, but now it seems that I have to continue working hard. That spirit of vengeance is still not very clear-headed, but at least I have the power to fight back now. I don't have to worry about it directly controlling my mind."
"Was it easy to get that power?"
Saber walked over with a cigar in his mouth and stuffed a bottle of juice into Catherine's hand. He switched the wine glass that the little girl had secretly picked up and drank the wine in one gulp. Catherine jumped behind him and strangled his neck, but she did not affect Saber's words.
"Getting the soul means that your shackled hope has been opened, and your life has entered a new stage. Johnny, now have a good fight with that crazy soul and let it see who the real warrior is."
He stretched out his fist and waved it in the air. This action made all the men laugh. He was always so tough and unyielding, but the more Saber was like this, the more secure people felt. Ancient One, who was sitting with Professor Charles, suddenly turned her head and her voice sounded in the house.
"Uh … I want to borrow Saber, give us two minutes!"
"Swish!"
Sorcerer Supreme, Saber and Catherine, who was hanging on Saber's body, disappeared at the same time. This scene made everyone else stunned, but because of the identity of the other party, everyone quickly didn't care. That Sorcerer Supreme wouldn't suddenly want to kill Saber, right?
"Ugh!"
After experiencing Teleportation for the first time, the little girl covered her stomach and ran to the corner of the gorgeous palace in front of her after the Teleportation ended and retched. The terrible dizziness made Saber a little unbearable. He shook his head and looked at Sorcerer Supreme who had walked to the center of the gorgeous palace. He couldn't help but ask.
"Where is this?"
"This is the control hall of the Dimensional Barrier I set up …"
Ancient One stood in the center of the palace and reached out his hand to play with the simple decorations in front of him. Saber raised his head and saw that the top of the palace above his head had turned into a heavenly domain full of stars in an instant, and even the walls of the entire palace had become the appearance of the Void Astral World. This scene made the little girl, who had calmed down, shout excitedly, because they were now like in the Astral World, and every existence around them was incredibly gorgeous.
"Look there!"
Ancient One stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction. Saber looked up and saw that in this dazzling starlight, a black crack that made one's scalp tingle was appearing. The starlight seemed to be repairing the crack, but every time the crack was just erased, the black speckle-like existence would appear again.
It couldn't be erased …
"Is that a crack in the Dimensional Barrier?"
Saber asked softly. Ancient One nodded, "Cracks like this are everywhere in this Dimensional Barrier that has been maintained for 1000 years. This wall is about to collapse. Saber, do you know what will happen next?"
"The invasion of the Gods? The restart of civilization? "
"No, that's just the best result … Do you know why Earth is so special, so special that the Gods have to take it back even after 1000 years?"
Sorcerer Supreme sighed and said tiredly, "Because this planet is a rare Land of Origin in the entire infinite universe. In other places outside the realm, every time a Land of Origin is discovered, it will lead to a thousand-year war. No civilization can survive that kind of destructive war. Only here, this planet, still maintains a naturally developed civilization. There are too many secrets here."
"Above the Gods, there are unimaginably powerful Gods, the Court of Life that even the Gods fear, and even the legendary giant beasts born in the Void. This world has never been peaceful …"
"But these … don't seem to have anything to do with me, right?"
Saber closed his eyes, "I'm worthless to you, and you don't have to pay so much attention to me, or are you still hiding something from me? Is my origin so mysterious? "
"No, you're just a traveler from a parallel world. There's nothing mysterious about it!"
Ancient One denied Saber's guess. With a wave of her hand, the simple sandalwood fan that she often took out to play with appeared in her hand. She looked at the antique that had accompanied her from her apprentice days to the present with nostalgia. After being infected by the power of Sorcerer Supreme for a long time, this fan also had special abilities.
Ancient One threw the fan to Saber, who caught it in his hand without knowing why.
"You prefer to speak in the way of employment, right? So now, Saber Hawk, I'll hire you to do a few things for me! I may not be able to change the reality that this wall will eventually collapse, but we can make it come later so that we can be more prepared … That's the commission I'll advance in advance. "
"Are you interested in making some extra money? Mercenary Saber? "
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