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The grip on me was tight and painful as Rath forced me to look at Felix, who was gloating over the Nthirium crystal he had taken from me.

He looked amused as I desperately tried to warn my apprentices against approaching any further. I could feel my severed connection to magic and knew that I couldn't protect them from whatever harm that Felix and the Demons Three would put them in.

Still, I found it hard to believe that I couldn't do magic anymore. I was special, I was the Prime Sorcerer. There was no way that was possible.

I tried several times to cast even the basic spell, but I couldn't. Desperation was beginning to engulf my heart, but I believed there was a logical explanation to this. Losing energy was impossible for the Sorcerer Supreme.

Maybe I was just tired, and it would all come back to me, even greater. Felix would then be the one knelt before me as I banished him forever. He was a bad guy, and bad guys always lost no matter what. I knew that much, even if I didn't know what storyline I was in.

Felix would end up losing, even if it seemed like winning.

"I said to go back." I yelled at the approaching apprentices, moving my body and nudging Rath a bit. "You shall obey your master!"

If only I had just sent them away in a portal. I could have avoided the fate they were about to meet. My mind was clearing up from the drowsiness that had hazed my perception, and I now remembered what I had seen in the future.

I had thought that by living the Sanctum, I would have avoided what was coming. By removing the Nthirium crystal from within my sanctum, I believed I would have saved my apprentices. But alas! Here we were, as I realized too late that I had failed to protect them.

The crystal had done a number on me, even if I hadn't realized it then. But that just showed how powerful I was, and I believed that my power would come back to me. Not halved like Faust, but in full force. And I would use it to defeat Felix Faust and his demons before they did any harm.

Felix Faust looked at Itadori and Natasha with a wicked smile, understanding the situation perfectly. He knew that they were vulnerable without my magical protection, and he had every intention of exploiting their vulnerability. He could sense the weak amount of power they both possessed.

"Such loyalty you inspire in your students, Doctor Strange," Felix Faust taunted. "But it's a loyalty that will be their undoing."

Felix held the Nthirium crystal aloft and chanted an incantation. I believed that he did this to prevent the crystal from draining his magic again, but I didn't know what spell he was casting.

Dark energies swirled around the crystal, and a sickly, greenish glow enveloped the immediate area. Then he turned to face my apprentices. It was clear that he intended to do something to them, using the crystal.

"Don't do it." I pleaded. "Don't take away their magic."

He stopped to listen to me. "Oh really. And why should I listen to you?"

I took a breath and calmed myself down. Any moment now, my powers would come back to me and I would destroy this son of a bitch (not technically). I just needed to stall a bit.

"I have something you want. Something that will give you all that you have ever wanted." I said, thinking about the one card I had that could distract Felix Faust.

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"How is it you know what I really want?" Felix asked. "And what could you even posses that I would want right now. I have the Nthirium crystal, and I can use it to do unimaginable wonders."

"The Flame of Life." I said cutting to the chase and grabbing his attention.

"Silence!" Felix warned, snapping. "You don't know what you are talking about, young sorcerer."

It seemed that I had bruised a scar from his past, because even his facial expression changed.

"Oh, I know a lot remember." I said, knowing that I had gained the upper hand. "And I can tell you it's exact location, if you let my apprentices go without as much as a scratch."

Felix thought for a moment then wore a mocking grin. The other two demon brothers were already taking custody of Itadori and Natasha.

"You have lost all of your power and now you think you can play tricks on me?" Felix asked, rhetorically. "That's low, even for you sorcerer. Lose with pride."

"I don't know how it is you know so much about me, but I don't trust a thing you say." He added.

"The Flame of Life was used to banish you, leading to your power being halved by anti-magic." I started. "I believe that you pursued the Flame because you wanted to become the Prime Sorcerer. "

"Among the many ingredients one requires to be the Prime Sorcerer includes the Flame of Life, and since you recognize me as Prime, then it's obvious that I possess it." I said, hoping to convince him.

"The Prime Sorcerer would know better than to lose all of his magic to a mere crystal of anti-magic. You would stand no chance against the real Anti-Magic, and that just makes you another puny sorcerer." Felix shot back.

"Oh, I haven't lost my powers." I said, aiming to waver his confidence. His body twitched a bit. "I still feel the will of Prime inside of me, another ingredient required to become the Prime Sorcerer. He would have left, if I had lost all my powers."

"You are lying." Felix accused. "If you have the Flame of Life, show it to me."

"Let go of my apprentices first." I demanded. "Until I confirm that they are safe, and everyone else, I will gladly give you the Flame of Life."

"On second thought." Felix said, realizing something. "I can just search your castle now that your protection is no more."

We were playing a game of chess, and Felix seemed to be playing better than I was. I should have just defeated him when I had the chance, or looked for a spell that would protect me from the crystal, just like it did for him. But everything about anti-magic was short notice, and all this was beginning to be a pain in my...

"You can try, but you won't find it." I said.

"Of course I will. You seem to be very reckless. I will also be taking the will of Prime with me." Felix said. "Or, you can just save me the trouble."

He was right. I shouldn't have just blabbed that out. But was it even possible to take Razake from Doctor Strange? Oh yes. Doctor Fate had said something about "making choices".

I had stalled long enough. My magic should have come back to me by now, allowing me a nice, dramatic comeback as I defeated Felix Faust.

I closed my eyes and took some deep breaths.

"Come on magic!" I gritted my teeth and mumbled. "Now is the best time to show up."

Suddenly, I felt a peculiar shift in the atmosphere around us, one that was undoubtedly associated with magic.

"That's more like it." I smiled. "Now come to papa."

I focused hard as I tried to channel some energy from any dimensions. Just whichever that would do the trick. No magic surger through me. Not even a bit. Nada.

What a disappointment. But the air around us was still damp with a strong magic signature. Like a strong mystic presence was approaching us. Felix Faust was not doing any magic, and neither were my apprentices. So what the hell was it?!

I hoped that it was my magic, gathering around, preparing to somehow enter inside of me and get me back into action. Probably in a dramatic way. I crossed my heart and hoped it would be so.

The magic presence grew even stronger, and even the confident Faust began to look worried. I could feel his fidgeting, wondering if I was telling the truth, and hadn't lost my magic.

A rift opened before my knelt body, and something came out from it. It fell down on the ground, and as soon as it hit, Felix Faust summoned it to the palm of his hand.

It was small, and neatly folded, and Felix carefully opened it, expecting the worst; a piece of paper. He took his time to analyze it's contents, as if rehearsing every detailed he observed in his mind. Finally, he read it to me.

"What does this mean?" He first asked. "I wonder why it took you so long to open another rift. But yes, I guess you are Doctor Strange. I'll send the Book of the Vishanti to you in your next rift."

Felix looked at me, expecting me to explain. "What is the Book of the Vishanti?"

Having taught myself to temporarily tap into the Marvel Multiverse, I had began to talk with Wong, the current Supreme Sorcerer in the Universe my body came from. That was after I had mistakenly conversed with other Wongs, who accused me of being a demon, and threatened to imprison me.

I was seeking the Book of the Vishanti, in my quest to organize my knowledge, and become even more powerful. It took a lot to convince Wong that I was...me, having to explain what had actually happened. But it seemed that he now trusted me.

"Good timing Wong." I whispered. "Now send the Book!"