Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Well known.

In Kamar-Taj, the Sorcerer Supreme is widely recognized as the most knowledgeable and also the most powerful sorcerer.

After all, the reputation speaks for itself.

Where is the Supreme One?
But right now, the Sorcerer Supreme has been tricked by Hawke and has become his own God of Time.

The newly appointed one is not actually the new Supreme Master.

After all, Stephen Strange's nickname is Doctor Strange.

There may be various considerations behind this, but one thing is certain: after the Ancient One left, the most knowledgeable person in Kamar-Taj was no longer the new Sorcerer Supreme.

Instead, it was Wang, the librarian standing before Hawke.

Hawke's purpose in coming here this time is to find a way to sneak into Universe 616 through the King.

Yes.

Smuggling!

Although he already possessed the strength and resources to directly and head-on enter Universe 616, knowing that Universe 616 had become a trap, he wouldn't recklessly charge in.

and so--

Enter the village quietly, don't fire.

Logically speaking, if he wanted to smuggle himself into Universe 616, he could have considered using the previous method, which was to smuggle himself through the quantum realm.

But no.

Since he had already entered Universe 616 once through the quantum realm, it's possible that the fluctuations in his aura when he sneaked in through the quantum realm have already been recorded there.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

and so--

Hawke sought help from the librarian, King, since he had returned from Universe 616 through a portal opened by Kamar-Taj.

So theoretically speaking...

His game with the Celestials this time was not entirely without information.

He lacked the advantage of timing and location.

But in terms of personal character, Hawke felt that his character was at least slightly more solid than that of the Celestials.

At the very least, his inside agents are no longer just the patriarch of the Eternal Clan.

Kamar-Taj, which also exists in universe 616, could be considered, in a sense, his inside man.

Librarian Wang was slightly taken aback when he heard Hawke's purpose for coming.

"Then you should talk to Stephen."

"Do not."

"why?"

"I don't believe him."

"So you believe me?"

"I don't know if Stephen will stand on that side, but I do know that you will stand on the side of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, no matter which version of you you are."

This is why Hawke came looking for the King, not Stephen.

His relationship with Stephen was so-so.

Anyway, he didn't like Stephen, who always talked about the Doctor.

But it's not to the point of being disliked.

Most importantly, he couldn't be sure of Stephen's stance. After all, capital is a force of nature, and Stephen, being a person of capital, is naturally flexible.

Moreover, Stephen is the kind of person who would sacrifice anyone to save the universe.

Just like in the original timeline, Stephen saw the only way to save the universe and chose to watch Iron Man snap his fingers.

What if Stephen realizes this time that supporting the Celestials is far better than supporting him, and chooses to support the Celestials instead?

That's hard to say.

Therefore, Hawke could not fully trust that Stephen would stand firmly on his side.

But librarian Wang was different.

Whether they are the king of this world or the king of Universe 616, they all have one thing in common: they are students of the Ancient One.

A loyal student will never betray their teacher.

Stephen could have a million reasons to betray Hawke, but Wang would unconditionally side with his teacher.

In a sense, he represents the King's teacher, the Ancient One.

After all, the Ancient One was his God of Time.

therefore--

"I trust you, but I don't trust Stephen."

"..."

Hearing Hawke's incredibly confident words, Wang, the librarian, opened his mouth again, then frowned and said, "You mean, in Universe 616, there's a member of the Celestials trying to replace you with someone who is somewhat similar to you?"

Hawke nodded.

"Yes, but I haven't figured out how they plan to do it yet, but..."

"I might understand."

Wang, the librarian, interrupted.

Hawke raised his eyebrows.

"you know?"

"I saw it in a booklet."

As Wang said this, he got up, leaving Hawke alone in the reception room, and ran back to the library in Kamar-Taj.

Well known.

Kamar-Taj's library contains a vast collection of books, including many, if not unheard-of, magical secrets, and even some god-level spells.

About ten minutes later.

The librarian, Wang, returned to the reception room, carrying a magic book drawn on ancient parchment.

Hawke's gaze fell on the magic book in the king's hand. The king spread the magic book out in front of Hawke and began to introduce an ancient secret technique called "Parasitism" that was so ancient that it could not be traced back.

It is said that this ancient secret method can allow an ordinary person to possess the power of a god in the blink of an eye.

However, the conditions for this are also very demanding.

First, this ordinary person must possess a part of the deity's soul.

This primary condition is already practically impossible, because the soul of any deity is one.

The second method involves killing the deity and then, at the moment of the deity's death, having the 'parasite' they created become that deity. Through a secret technique, they make the deity's power mistakenly believe that the deity is not dead and is still alive.

That's all there is to the 'Parasitic' secret technique.

Hawke's lips twitched slightly after listening to the librarian Wang's account.

He found it somewhat amazing.

The first and foremost requirement is that one must possess a portion of the soul of the host being parasitized.

What a joke.

Since they are all deities, how could their souls be separated?

Except for Hawke.

Hawke has figured out why part of his soul is in Universe 616. It's because when he first transmigrated, the system that crashed into him fought with this universe, causing part of his soul to end up in Universe 616.

Although Hawke's soul is now complete, it did indeed exist in Universe 616.

If someone is proficient in time, it is indeed possible to travel back in time through the river of time and use their soul to do things.

But this is only in theory.

Because in Hawke's timeline, not only does he exist, but Wanda also exists.

He may have been just an ordinary person with no strength in the past, but Wanda, who exists in any corner of his timeline, was at her peak.

This is why the creator, Sera, said that time is needed for gestation.

obviously.

They're playing with something really novel: trying to create a brand new parallel universe by colluding with their own 616 universe.

In that parallel universe, there is also Hawke.

It is Hawke, but it is not Hawke.

Because although that Hawk had Hawk's memories, he was not the real Hawk; he was just an imposter used by the Celestials to impersonate the real Hawk.

That is, the dubious imposter that Hawke saw in the memories of the Eternal Clan patriarch.

But if he really does get tricked and killed by the Celestials as they wish, then they can truly possess his soul, thus turning that dubious imposter into the real deal.

When the real Hawk is dead, he will be replaced by a Hawk who possesses the same power as Hawk but is completely subservient to them.

"hiss!"

Hawke's thoughts raced, then he gasped and looked at Wang, the librarian, standing before him.

"Who was so bored as to invent such a vicious magic?"

"do not know."

Wang shook his head, looked down, and carefully examined the inscription on the ancient parchment: "This was found by the first Sorcerer Supreme in a cave by chance."

Hawke's lips twitched.

"This secret technique should be destroyed."

"It was destroyed."

"what?"

"This secret technique has been destroyed."

Wang continued in a serious tone: "But after the teacher became the Sorcerer Supreme, he said that the existence of every spell had a special meaning, so he spent some time finding these destroyed spells and arcane arts again."

Hawke smiled.

"The Ancient One?"

"Yes, teacher."

"Ok."

Hawke nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this: "Since the Ancient One did this, she must have had her reasons."

Wang didn't speak, but instead thought of another question: "Although this dark magic doesn't belong to Kamar-Taj itself, our teacher said that we are the only ones who know about this dark magic. So, how did the Celestials find out about it?"

Hawke snapped out of his reverie upon hearing the king's words and looked up at him.

His expression was calm.

"Only Kamar-Taj knows about this dark magic, but the Celestials do. What do you think is the reason?"

"This is impossible."

Wang seemed to know what Hawke wanted to say and shook his head directly: "Stephen only comes to the library when he needs to use magic, and he has never seen this book of secrets before."

Hawke replied calmly, "Yes, that's how Stephen is here."

But what about Doctor Strange in Universe 616?

one more time.

Doctor Strange Stephen may be a superhero, but he's not the kind of superhero Hawk likes.

Especially in Universe 616, there's Doctor Strange, who knew that Iron Man needed to be sacrificed to save the world, yet chose to remain silent.

What if Doctor Strange from Universe 616 thinks that sacrificing him could result in a more stable timeline?
guess.

What will Doctor Strange choose to do?
Hawke knew the answer to this question without even having to guess.

therefore!
Hawke smiled at the librarian: "See, I came to the right place."

Upon hearing this, librarian Wang fell silent, despite Hawke's smile.

next second.

Wang looked up and met Hawke's gaze.

"I cannot guarantee that I can contact myself in Universe 616 without being detected by Stephen."

"I believe you."

"..." (End of this chapter)