Marvel: Wonka's Chocolate Factory

"The deaths of your wife and children were the workings of fate, designed to lead you down the path of magic. Casillas, you are now a mage, that's a fact. Therefore, the deaths of your wife and children are also a fact."

Willy Wonka was powerless to help in this situation; it was Casillas's doing, and the price to pay for reversing it would be too high.

This price is not only unaffordable for Kaecilius, but it is also not something that the Ancient One or Willy Wonka could easily pay.

Casillas slumped into his chair, finding it hard to accept the outcome.

Gu Yi looked around, surveying the office.

"Ancient One, if you wish, I will leave this office to you."

The Ancient One's strength deserves Willy Wonka's respect, which is necessary, just as Odin gave her respect in Asgard.

Gu Yi waved her hand, a hint of memory flashing in her eyes, her calm face revealing the composure that comes with the passage of time.

"This office has changed a lot too. I came here more than a hundred years ago, and it wasn't like this then. This building wasn't called the White House back then either. It was just repainted this color after it was burned down."

"Willy Wonka, how far are you going to go? Your actions are making Kamar-Taj uneasy. Many sorcerers think I should step in and stop your insane behavior."

When Gu Yi revealed the purpose of her special visit today, she was actually quite puzzled, because even though she observed the timelines, in many possible futures, Willy Wonka was almost entirely unrelated to politics, and only in a very few timelines did Willy Wonka establish a strong rule on Earth.

The current situation is that Willy Wonka is clearly heading towards a scenario that is only possible in a few possible timelines, so the Ancient One wants to know the reason, and even more so, she wants to know if Willy Wonka has any additional ambitions now.

"Ancient One, can you accept someone repeatedly provoking you, or planting spies in Kamar-Taj, or using your disciples to achieve their goals against Kamar-Taj?"

"And most importantly, there are constant interferences with Kamar-Taj's duty to protect the dimensions. Ancient One, could you tolerate this?"

Willy Wonka took a sip of hot cocoa and laid out his own predicament to the Ancient One.

Strong individuals at their level deserve respect, but it's clear that Willy Wonka didn't receive that treatment from some people.

Gu Yi was silent for a moment, then picked up the cup on the table and took a small sip.

The drinks Willy Wonka provided were made by him personally, and the Ancient One could feel Willy Wonka's beliefs from this cup of hot cocoa.

The Ancient One understood that Willy Wonka's beliefs hadn't changed; this was merely a counterattack born out of sheer annoyance. Perhaps a little ambition was involved, but as long as the overall direction remained the same, it was insignificant to the Ancient One.

Gu Yi was relieved, and the atmosphere in the office shifted from tense and confrontational back to calm and harmonious.

"Ancient One, the president is in the next office."

Strange whispered to the Ancient One. In fact, everyone present could hear him, but Strange still felt that speaking quietly was more appropriate for the current situation.

After all, the president was held captive by Willy Wonka, so it wouldn't be appropriate to announce such news openly in front of Willy Wonka.

However, the Ancient One did not get Willy Wonka to give any guarantee, as Strange had hoped.

"Strange, if you need anything, you can ask Willy Wonka directly. Besides, he's just the president; it's not worth making such a fuss. You need to learn to focus on what's important."

Ancient One's words were reproachful. Willy Wonka was right in front of him, and at this moment, she was Strange's backer, which could give him some confidence.

This opportunity to face Willy Wonka on almost equal terms was rare for Strange, and he instead focused on trivial details rather than taking the opportunity to ask Willy Wonka for the key information he wanted to know.

At this point, as long as Strange asks the question and doesn't touch on Willy Wonka's most crucial secret, Willy Wonka will almost certainly answer Strange seriously out of respect for the Ancient One.

Willy Wonka witnessed this scene and exchanged a helpless glance with the Ancient One. Clearly, Strange at this moment was not yet aware of his impending role as the Sorcerer Supreme.

Strange realized what Gu Yi meant after she said that.

"Mr. Willy Wonka, are you planning to pull the entire Earth into the Sweet Dimension?"

Sweet Dimension, what's that name?

Willy Wonka was unaware of the new name the sorcerer of Kamar-Taj had given him and didn't immediately react.

"Now, as those soldiers made of chocolate biscuits and frosting conquer more and more cities, the connection between the Sweet Dimension and the real universe is deepening. Most mages in Kamar-Taj, including myself, are terrified by this situation."

Upon hearing Strange's explanation, Willy Wonka understood that the sorcerer of Kamar-Taj had named the chocolate factory Sweet Dimension.

This was no secret, so Willy Wonka answered Strange truthfully.

"I'm not going to assimilate the whole planet to chocolate factories, but I am going to assimilate New York State completely and then peel it off from the planet."

"My conglomerate is about to venture into space, so it needs a larger production base. And New York State is the new production base I've chosen."

"Furthermore, I will use this new production base as the core, search for a suitable planet in the universe to transform into the headquarters of the Tottoland Group, and move this headquarters planet next to Earth."

Willy Wonka was quite honest, revealing his entire plan without hiding anything.

But Willy Wonka's plan seemed too crazy to Strange and Casillas.

Even Casillas thought Willy Wonka's plan was too crazy.

If Dormammu had successfully invaded Earth, he would have swallowed it whole without hesitation.

This seems infinitely more insane than Willy Wonka's plan, but the situation is different. The Ancient One is right there. How could the Sorcerer Supreme remain indifferent to such a plan?

Both sorcerers turned their gaze to the Ancient One, but she remained unmoved, showing no anger or hostility whatsoever.

Ignoring the astonished looks of her two disciples, the Ancient One instead expressed her support for Willy Wonka's plan.

"At that time, your headquarters planet can be placed next to the moon, so that people can see it at night. Perhaps in a few years, there will be literary works about the binary planet Earth."

Willy Wonka glanced sideways at Casillas, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes was also against his plans, just like Strange.

Willy Wonka was genuinely shocked. What right did Casillas have to oppose him?

From the moment Kaecilius appeared, Willy Wonka sensed the thick, dark power emanating from him.

If Kaecilius hadn't come with the Ancient One, Willy Wonka would have conveniently cleaned up Kamar-Taj's mess. He might even have used it to curry favor with the Ancient One.

Your disciple had fallen into darkness, but I dealt with him for you, resolving your dilemma. I not only dealt with the corrupted disciple but also avoided the stigma associated with it.

Maybe the Ancient One will even have to thank us!

"Ancient One, you are welcome to visit my headquarters. I will reserve a place for Kamar-Taj there. Even if the sorcerers take turns on vacation, they will have another place to go."

"But Master Ancient One, your disciple... if it's inconvenient for you, I can do it for you."

Kaecilius then found himself unable to move, firmly imprisoned in place, and all his dark energy was drained, leaving him with no ability to resist.

While Willy Wonka could not suppress the followers of these dimensional demons as naturally as he could suppress those Haki practitioners and Devil Fruit users, he could still manage to control them with ease.

The Ancient One's attitude was particularly ambiguous; she did not stop Willy Wonka's actions.

Despite the situation, Casillas did not panic. He knew he would pay the price for exposing himself to the Ancient One while still in the New York hospital.

If someone is discovered to have joined the dark side, and is not forcefully suppressed, wouldn't their joining have been in vain?

Unpunished mages will only encourage more and more to embrace darkness.

Strange wanted to help his senior brother, but before he could do anything, he was stopped by the Ancient One.

"Strange, I just told you you should focus on what's important. How can you be worthy of the title of Sorcerer Supreme if you're always so careless!"

Ignoring Strange's astonishment, the Ancient One had already decided to make Strange the Sorcerer Supreme.

The Ancient One was actually quite hesitant. On the one hand, Kaecilius had not yet betrayed Kamar-Taj, and on the other hand, she had not yet had the opportunity to guide Dormammu.

Faced with a disciple who had not caused any major losses and even had a somewhat tragic persona, Gu Yi really hadn't figured out how to handle the situation.

Now that Willy Wonka has brought things to the forefront, he has actually given the Ancient One a push, making her make up her mind.

"Casillas, you have fallen into darkness, but the dark dimension cannot grant you the immortality you desire, nor can it resurrect your wife and children."

"Fate is unpredictable, but there are always loopholes to exploit. Perhaps I can do something about it before I retire, but that depends on your own choice."

"Willy Wonka, release Casillas. Although he has fallen into darkness, he still acknowledges me as his disciple, so naturally I must do something for my disciple."

Kaecilius's mind raced. He had assumed the Ancient One would simply have Willy Wonka deal with him, but to his surprise... the Ancient One was still unwilling to give up on him.

Willy Wonka was also taken aback, and he asked in surprise, "Ancient One, you want to reverse Kaecilius's fate? This will come at a great cost."

Gu nodded. "That's right, it's a given fact that Casillas became a mage, but that given fact is not unchangeable."

"What if Casillas wasn't a mage? If this situation could be reversed, fate could be forced to yield. At least Casillas's wife and children wouldn't be an absolute taboo that couldn't be resurrected then."

Willy Wonka looked at the Ancient One with suspicion, now extremely doubtful that the Ancient One wanted to use this incident to retire.

"Ancient One, are you sure? To do all this, we first need to elbow Dormammu and retrieve Kaecilius's soul from him. Then we need to remove the influence of the Dark Dimension from Kaecilius."

"Only then can we eliminate external forces. Next, you must manipulate time to completely remove the magical marks from Casillas's body. Only then can we proceed with the resurrection of Casillas's wife and children."

"Most importantly, when all this is over, how can you guarantee that Casillas won't suffer the same fate again?"

In response to Willy Wonka's question, the Ancient One calmly replied, "Just preserve Kaecilius's memories. If he still has the idea of ​​learning magic, then it means that he has chosen this path himself."

"If Casillas himself cannot cherish this opportunity, no one will sympathize with him again."

"Casillas, now tell me your choice: do you want to go back to the past and live an ordinary life, or do you want to continue studying magic?"

"If you choose to continue studying magic, I will give you a chance to escape the darkness. However, it's a choice between two options, and fate often leaves us powerless. This is already the best outcome. What will you choose?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Casillas replied, "Teacher, I choose to live an ordinary life."

Willy Wonka released his pressure on Kaecilius at this moment. Since the Ancient One had made her choice, Willy Wonka chose to respect it.

For the Ancient One, however, the cost of taking the initiative to elbow Dormammu and manipulating time was too high, all for the sake of Kaecilius.

"Mr. Willy Wonka, may I meet with the President? Of course, I won't interfere with your plans, just a meeting."

Strange made a request that wasn't too big or too small. He knew the current president, and they even had a slight relationship.

Strange was a renowned neurosurgeon, a talent that even a president would respect.

The small favors and timely help he had received in the past made Strange willing to make a small request for the president at this time.

In truth, Strange only had a small selfish motive; he understood that the fate of Earth was currently in the hands of Willy Wonka and the Ancient One.

However, he wanted to use this method to ascertain the president's current situation. With this question, Willy Wonka probably wouldn't easily "deal with" the president.

"You two are still friends; I didn't expect you to lend a hand at a time like this. He's in the next room; go there yourself."

Strange immediately thanked Willy Wonka, then got up and went to the next room to visit the president.

After Kaecilius made his choice, the Ancient One prepared herself to face Dormammu.

The Lord of the Dark Dimension is about to face the full power of the Sorcerer Supreme in his complete form!