I couldn’t understand what Ancient One meant when she said that her interference today was not supposed to happen.
“How about I tell you everything from the start? It will make it much easier for you to understand.” Ancient One said and I nodded my head in affirmation.
“You know about this artefact and what it represents, right?” Ancient One questioned as she pointed at the eye-shaped locket on her neck.
“Yes, the ‘Eye of Agamotto’. The artefact which represents the Sorcerer Supreme and only he or she has the authority to use this artefact.” I answered. After all, the ‘Eye of Agamotto’ was an artefact I had seen both on Ancient One and Spider Supreme.
“But you do not know what it can do. Let me show you its true power.” Saying these words, Ancient One suddenly took out an apple and ate a part of it.
“A delicious apple! But that is not the reason I showed this apple to you. Now, see the might of the ‘Eye of Agamotto’.”
The eye of the artefact opened, revealing a green glowing gem inside it which I felt contained an ancient, near boundless power.
A unique green coloured spell circle manifested in Ancient One’s hands which she pointed at the half eaten apple.
Then, the half eaten apple suddenly became complete. Then, with a flick of Ancient One’s hands, the apple returned to its half eaten state.
Ancient One repeated this process a few more times before she returned the apple to its half eaten state. As I saw the process several times, I understood that it was no simple spell.
“Did you understand what I did just now?” Ancient One questioned.
“Time! You just reversed the time of that apple.” I couldn't believe what I was saying but it was true. The ‘Eye of Agamotto' contained the power which was said to be inconquerable, the power of time.
“That is right, the Eye of Agamotto contains the power of time. Just like how that staff contains the power of mind and the Tessaract contains the power of space.” Ancient One revealed the secrets of these mysterious artefacts to me. Something I was sure no one else knew in Kamar Taj.
“Can you actually see the future?” I questioned as I realised what she meant when she said that her interference was not supposed to happen.
“Not exactly. I can only see various possibilities of what may happen in the future and that is only from my perspective. And my interference in today's events was something I had never seen happen before.” Ancient One explained the limits of her ability to me.
“Do you know why I am telling you all these secrets, Peter? Secrets which no one except me knows in the entire Kamar Taj.”
“I don't know.” I replied honestly. I simply couldn't think of any reason she was telling me these secrets.
“It is because a lot has changed since you joined Kamar Taj. Several things have happened which simply had no chance of happening. For example, Kamar Taj had never collaborated with the X-Men in any future I had seen till now. This was something which had happened because of you. Moreover, it is no longer possible for me to see the future using the ‘Eye of Agamotto'.” Ancient One said, shocking me.
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
“How can it be possible? There is simply no way that just my presence distorts the future.” I said, not believing that things were getting out of hand because of me.
“Do you remember what Spider Supreme had said about your fate?” Ancient One asked me suddenly.
“That I was supposed to die that day.” I answered in a sad voice.
“That's right. But you are alive right now. I don't know what kind of procedure Spider Supreme used but it left you as a blank slate in the eyes of fate.” Ancient One revealed the reason why my existence was so special.
“As such, any prediction that is made including you is already invalidated since your own fate is not determined.”
“So, what does this mean for me?” I asked Ancient One, not understanding what the result of my unique identity will be.
“For you, actually it will be nothing. What I mean is that the future I have seen no longer exists now. As such, I want you to be careful regarding your actions as I do not know what will be the result of them.” Ancient One said, asking me to be more careful from now on regarding my actions.
“I understand. I will be more careful from now on.” I said, agreeing to Ancient One's request.
“Now, come. The formation should have been completed already.”
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Logan's POV
“Is it really alright for me to research on the Tessaract since Thor is going to take it back to Asgard soon?” Dr. Banner asked as he scanned the Tessaract.
“That is why we need as much information from it as possible since it will come in handy in future.” Director Fury replied.
All of us were still in the lab where Director Fury had asked Dr. Banner to find as much as possible from the Tessaract while it was still in SHIELD’s hands.
“Of course, you need to obtain data from the Tessaract so that you can create weapons using it.” Stark said upon hearing Director Fury’s words.
“Damn it, Stark! How many times do I have to tell you that the weapon program was only for the protection of Earth from people like Loki and Thor. The situation is getting more and more dangerous as time passes by. There are far too many monsters appearing on Earth for us to do nothing about it.”
Director Fury tried his best to convince everyone that he did nothing wrong but it was clearly not working, at least for me.
“Does this weapon program exist to protect Earth from mutants too?” I asked furiously.
“Please don't get angry, Wolverine. It was only created as a safeguard.” Agent Natasha said in a bid to appease us.
“Besides, isn't it hypocritical of you to oppose this, Stark when you yourself became this wealthy due to weapon production?” Captain America or should I say Steve as he had told me to call him, said to Stark. It was still rather unbelievable for me to learn that I had fought alongside him as a soldier.
“Where did this come from? Besides, I have already shut down my weapon production factories.” Stark replied.
“You always think that everything is about you, Stark, right? What are you without that suit?” Steve asked Stark, angry that he was still not willing to listen.
“A genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist.” Stark replied wittily.
“And I know men who are worth more than 10 times of you even without that suit of armour. You are no hero. So, stop pretending to be one.” Steve replied.
Oh! So, that was the reason why Steve didn't like Stark. He thought that Stark was just acting like a hero and was not actually one.
“And you are just a lab experiment.” The moment Stark said this, I knew that a fight was imminent.
“Ready your suit, Stark. It's about time we finish this.” Steve said, challenging Stark.
“Guys, listen! We should not fight like this. We are a team.” Agent Natasha said, trying to convince them not to fight.
Warning! Warning!
Suddenly, out of nowhere, alarms started ringing and red lights started blinking everywhere.
“What's happening?” Director Fury called the control room to assess the reason for ringing the warning alarm without his permission.
“Director, a huge spaceship of obviously alien design has entered Earth's atmosphere and is directly heading towards the Helicarrier.” I couldn't believe what was being reported from the other side.
“What the hell are you talking about?” This was the expression everyone had at the news.
Boom!