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Chapter 155 Promise
The ancient mage floated on the surface of the earth in the form of a spirit body, dressed in white, with his hands behind his back, overlooking the planet below with a calm and natural expression, like a calm lake.

Michael also hovered beside her in spirit form.He watched the earth with her silently for a while, and said softly: "So, you still let this happen after all."

Before leaving Karma Taj many years ago, Michael had tried to warn her about her death. In the "Doctor Strange" movie, the ancient mage was caught by the traitor Casillas when he was fighting with the traitor. He was stabbed seriously and fell out of the mirror dimension. He fell from a high altitude on the sidewalk, and died a moment later.

But she kept refusing to heed Michael's warnings, as if she didn't care about her own life or death. No, she even acted as if this death was what she expected.And her explanation to Michael has always been only vague words like "my fate is like this", just like her reason for preventing Michael from using his knowledge of the movie's plot to try to prevent possible disasters.

And now, she seemed to let things go as planned after all.Michael doesn't know the details, but it is conceivable that Casillas had to regroup his forces to attack the temple after suffering a loss from his subordinates, and then he and his followers encountered the Ancient One mage during the attack, and the following Things are estimated to be similar to the plot of the movie.

Gu Yi looked back at him, and said in a calm tone, "I can see that, but you still don't understand."

"Of course I don't understand it," said Michael, "and I don't really believe that someone as extraordinary as you can be caught up in something as unreal as fate. You always tell me that, but it's never really the reason." ,Is it right?"

Gu Yi returned his gaze to the earth below, and did not answer.

"Now that you are going to die, maybe this is what you want?" Michael continued, "So tell me, have you seen this kind of future? What about the future? After you die, you also see this world Is something going to happen?"

Gu Yi opened his mouth slowly: "Yes, I can see some fragments and images of the future, but they are never complete. Because the future is never a certainty, there are only countless possibilities. Through layers of In a dark fog, I see only bad possibilities. There are worse possibilities."

"It sounds really not optimistic." Michael said, "So since the future you see is so bad, why do you want to prevent me from changing it? Or, you see the future brought about by my interference is also bad ?”

Gu Yi shook his head.

"I stopped you to protect you."

Michael frowned, he didn't like that statement.

"How to say?"

Gu Yi turned his head again, and said in a gentle tone: "I can see all kinds of futures, but none of these futures involve your participation."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that you don't belong to any timeline in this world at all. The timeline with you participating is completely new, even I can't see it. That's why I said, from the moment I saw you I just knew you were different — and it wasn't just about your talent."

Michael suddenly understood something.He is a time traveler, a time traveler who knows the plot and the future direction to a certain extent, but he himself is not part of these plots.Even as powerful as the Supreme Mage, he couldn't peek into his fate.

"But that still doesn't explain why you're preventing me from interfering with the future." He continued, "What does that have to do with protecting me?"

Gu Yi continued: "As I told you, time itself is difficult to explain. As an existence that does not belong to this time, every time you interfere with something and resolve a crisis that should exist, It's like you're punching time itself. And time...is like a spring. You strike, and it strikes back with equal or greater force—no one's sure where the blow will come from. place.

You tried to kill Loki earlier, and from what I've seen of some futures, maybe that would have prevented some trouble.But the more you change things, the stronger the blowback will be.I'm not sure you're ready for that. "

"I'm ready." Michael said lightly, "From the moment I made up my mind to make a move, I knew the risks. You should know me well enough. You know that I'm not the kind Be the one who waits to die. Even if I am going to be destroyed, I will be destroyed in trying hard."

"I know." Gu Yi sighed, "Regardless of whether you are really ready or not, there is no time. My time is up, and this is the best choice."

Michael still didn't agree with her choice to accept death voluntarily, but it was meaningless to object at this point, so he simply kept silent.

"I have also chosen my successor." She had a calm expression, like a monk who sees through the world and has no joy or sorrow. "You should meet him when you have the chance."

"Doctor Stephen Strange?"

Gu Yi nodded slightly.

"Strange is also an extremely rare genius of mystic arts. His talent is astonishing, and his achievements will be limitless in time. Maybe one day he will become a better Supreme Mage than me." She paused, "But even if he really He can't replace you after all. If there is only one person in the whole world who can open up a new future from all the possibilities full of destruction and blood, then that person must be you gone."

Michael was silent.

"You came to my door and asked me to teach you spells, and I did. You said it was because deep down I really wanted you to change your destiny. I never admitted it before, but now I do gone."

Master Gu Yi said, looked at him, and smiled slightly.

"You have a kind heart and you always think about others. You always show others your ruthless side and don't want to face your soft side, but it doesn't change the fact that you are a good person. You care about the weak, no You stand idly by when good people are in trouble," she said, "and you have a will of steel that never wavers. That's why I trust you with confidence."

Michael disagreed with some of what she said.But considering that her last sliver of life was about to burn out, she didn't refute.

"Now, I want to ask you one last thing." She said solemnly, "in a personal capacity."

"I'm listening." Michael said lightly.

"My successor is very good, but after all, he is still too immature as a mage. Dormammu is about to come, and the remaining mages alone may not be able to handle it." She paused, and said, "So I hope you can help them out." Let's take them through this difficult time."

"I will."

Even without her request, Michael had no intention of ignoring it.

So she closed her eyes gently with peace of mind: "Thank you."

A long silence followed.The next time Michael looked to the side, there was no one there, only the black and endless universe remained.

He retracted his gaze and looked at the earth again.He just floated in this quiet space, alone, staying for a long, long time.

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