Ancient One is wearing a yellow robe and "holding" her iconic weird fan in both hands.

But something was wrong with her. At this moment, a feeling emanating from her was clearly different from before.

As the others arrived on the scene, Mordo, Ghost Rider, and Doctor Strange helped Celeste to her feet, at which point the veteran sorcerer noticed the Jedi Knight's confused gaze and followed Celeste's gaze.

He squinted at the Ancient One and saw something he had seen before.

This was a symbol he had only seen before in Caecilius and his followers.

Then, Mordo said in disbelief: "That mark...she draws her power from the dark dimension? Mordo couldn't believe it at first.

Doctor Strange also looked and saw the mark on the Ancient One's forehead.

"I wonder if Caecilius is bluffing to buy time or telling the truth," Doctor Strange muttered.

"What are you talking about?" Mordo asked, and Celeste also wanted to know.

“When we temporarily captured him earlier, Kaecilius was using something,” Doctor Strange explained. “But I saw the missing ritual in the Book of Cagliostro. As I recovered, some things slowly emerged in my mind, and I don’t know if they make sense. It turns out that the source of the Ancient One’s longevity is the inspiration she drew from the Dark Dimension.

Mordo was stunned when he saw this scene. "Shhh - she...she lied to us?

"She did a lot of things she didn't tell us, but now, she's going to help defeat Caecilius," Doctor Strange quickly retorted.

"Once this whole mess is resolved, you can express your dissatisfaction to her. Ghost Rider said.

Soon, a soft sound was heard, and Caecilius and his followers came nearby. The leader of a small group of fanatical wizards glared at the Ancient One, who looked on.

"Caecilius."

The man stepped forward and the others went on guard.

He glared at her, clearly angry. "I came to you, broken, lost, and in need of help. I believed you were my teacher, but you lied.

“I was trying to protect you. To guide you toward a better path. She shot back in a level tone.

"From the truth?"

"From yourself." She corrected him. "A shadow of grief hangs over you, Caecilius. You can't accept what happened and let it go like your family would like you to.

“I have a new teacher now,” boasted Caecilius.

"Dormammu deceived you," the Ancient One stressed. "He only wants to use you as a tool. Once you are no longer useful, he will abandon you. You are too blind to realize his true identity. His promise of eternal life is not heaven, but torture.

"Liar!" the Rogue Master roared, joined by his Zealots, all summoning pieces in the shape of spears or blades.

The Ancient One simply stepped forward, his hands behind his back, as the two Zealots attacked.

One of them attacked first, she dodged, and he began to tumble across the floor, moving around.

She raised a shield to block the lone female Zealot's blade, allowing it to wrap itself around her, trapping her.

A third Zealot came in with Caecilius, and the two attacked her head and stomach, though she quickly deflected them.

They are overly aggressive and let their emotions dictate their behavior rather than their training.

"We have to help her," Doctor Strange said, preparing to jump in, but was stopped by Celeste.

"We'll just be in the way."

"How can you say that—"

……

The four onlookers suddenly found themselves flying forward, while the Ancient One, Caecilius, and the Zealots stopped fighting and looked at the commotion.

"You're all here," said a cheerful voice full of irony.

Everyone turned to see Canis Moore floating towards them. He seemed to display an arrogant attitude, but for those who looked closely, sweat could be seen on his forehead as parts of his body twitched uncontrollably.

"You know, in all my centuries I have never enjoyed this more than I do now. Moore chattered, landing on the edge of the platform where they were fighting.

Now there are three groups.

Moore stood alone, and on either side of his sight were the Ancient One and her group, and Caecilius and his followers.

Canis grinned, waved his hands, and red and black lightning shot out from his fingertips. The lightning appeared more erratic and chaotic, and the black color represented the further corruption and influence of the many entities within the Sith Lord.

Gu instantly cast a powerful barrier, absorbing the lightning, but she grunted slightly and noticed the obvious cracks that appeared around the dome.

Kaecilius simply used the power he gained from the Dark Dimension to have the lightning banished from around him and his Zealots.

Madness set in once again, as spells were now thrown in all directions across the platform.

Maul is fending off Celeste, Mordo, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, and a Zealot, while the Ancient One handles two more Zealots, whom she quickly fights off.

While his former teacher was distracted defending himself, Caecilius conjured his weapon and quickly reached the Celtic woman.

She saw him and was about to deal with him when suddenly, one of the fanatics she had repelled pounced on her again.

She spun in a circle, using this to put distance between herself and Caecilius, who tried to attack from overhead.

This attack is easily deflected, but the next one...

The Ancient One gasped in shock and pain, looking down tremblingly at the dimensional fragment that was firmly tucked into the spot where her chest used to be.

Her former student used his own students to cover up the deadly attack she was now suffering from.

The blade was pulled out of the Ancient One and the now dead Zealot, whose body fell to the ground while the Sorcerer Supreme fell to his knees.

She clutched her bleeding abdomen, the traitor wizard standing over her, holding the 2D shard in both hands.

"It didn't have to be this way," he whispered. "You could have helped me find peace...but you chose to lie and keep secrets from me to feed your own ego and power.

However, before Caecilius could deliver the killing blow, he was quickly slapped back by Xian Moore.

"Once I possess your power," Maul whispered in his unbridled hunger, "I will have the strength I need to absorb Dormammu."

She fell to her knees, breathing heavily, trying in vain to keep Moore's hands away from him.

"It's now!"

Canis roared loudly in pain as he felt the burning heat and burning metal drilling into his body.

He looked down to his side in fear and anger and saw the burning axe attached to a chain of fire embedded in his side.

The Sith Lord then glared at the owner of the Chain Axe, pure hatred radiating from his frame, and Ghost Rider's burning eyes glared back.

His outstretched hand tugged, and the chain pulled the axe away from the man, causing the Sith to howl in agony.

The Ancient One fell backwards, his eyes wandering, but was caught by Doctor Strange and Mordo. Celeste took the Celtic woman's hanging ring and summoned a portal for them to escape.

To make sure no one followed them, Ghost Rider swung his chains, and as the Sorcerer and the Knight jumped out of the mirror dimension, Moore, Caecilius, and the Zealot were busy fending off, dodging, or getting hit.

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