The Sorcerer Supreme's Apprentice
By TimeAndLife21
It was betrayal when she returned to Kamar-Taj. The Book of Cagliostro had been ripped of its ritual pages, and Kaecilius with his flock of Zealots disappeared. She supposed that she should have seen this coming. Unfortunately, Because of what had been going on in the Dragon's Triangle and the Ancient Island of Yamatai (and meeting some interesting people who have been shipwrecked to find said island) she was too busy fending for her own life (and making sure that Queen Himiko's soul was banished to Hell) before she came back to Kamar-Taj.
The Librarian had been beheaded, her old friend who has been there for many years. Now Master Wong has taken the position of Librarian. She was still the Book Keeper, making sure that things are returned to their proper place, and made sure that every book is accounted for even if they have been borrowed.
The Ancient One was currently in the room with the Other Masters of the Sanctum Sanctorum. Tina Minoru of the Hong Kong Sanctum, Daniel Drumm of the New York Sanctum, and Sol Rama of the London Sanctum. She waited in the Shadows for the meeting to end when she was hearing Daniel speak.
"He has taken the ritual with him, we must fortify our defenses. Make sure that he never enters the Sanctums." He spoke deeply.
"We can understand that, but in order to do so, we must increase our population of Sorcerers and Sorceresses. And how are we to do this?" Tina brought up the important subject.
"We have lost many of our own to Kaecillius, but we have to find those who are willing to expand their minds and reach many possibilities. But we need more time." Sol shook his head.
"What of Anaiah? Perhaps she could add more of her shielding spells to the Sanctums?" Daniel pointed out.
Said woman looked up and stared at those who brought her up. She wasn't even sure why she was being mentioned. Sure she was just as strong and powerful as the top tier sorcerers and sorceresses, but to put all defense mechanisms for the Sanctums? That would take a long time even for her.
"I will aske Anaiah and see what she can do to help us. For now, I will send reinforcements to the Sanctums. We cannot let them fall. We will defend them with our lives." The Ancient one spoke.
Thus ended the meeting. Anaiah stepped outside of the shadows and bidded farewell to the Masters of the Sanctums and even getting a pat on the head by Daniel. They left to their respected Sanctums and left Anaiah and The Ancient One to themselves.
Anaiah turned to the Ancient one. For all her Age and youthfulness, Anaiah knew the truth behind her Mentor's longevity. She could see the age and wisdom in her eyes and she could respect the sacrifices she had made. No one else knew her true name save for Anaiah.
"Hello Master." Anaiah spoke softly.
The Ancient one looked up at the hovering globe that she was staring intently at. Anaiah kept quiet.
"Do you believe I made a mistake with Kaecillius?" She asked.
Anaiah looked up at her Mentor and parental figure. She knew that even the wisest can make mistakes. But Kaecillius was someone that not even Anaiah would have predicted would turn on them. But betray them he did. And it left an emotional scar on the Ancient One that longs to be healed. She wanted a better life for Kaecillius, but he turned to the Dark Dimension for immortality, for bringing other realities here, to see his son and wife again.
That was his drive and that was also his downfall.
"We all make mistakes. But I believe that you tried your best to keep him from destroying himself...but it isn't meant to be." Anaiah sighed.
"It appears that I'm desperate for someone to come here…" The Ancient one spoke outloud before turning to her.
"Tell me Anaiah...I have peered into the glimpses of time many times, but what do you see?" She asked her.
Anaiah shuffled from foot to foot. Since she was a child, he had an uncanny ability for predictions. Granted they change and dissapear over time, being replaced by newer predictions (She likened her ability to see into the Past Present and future annoying as she could only see blurbs and glimpses of many things and nothing makes sense until she can see it for herself), but she had hoped that her prediction of Kaecillius was wrong...but it happened anyways, despite her efforts to change it.
She closed her eyes before creating a symbol with her hands, something similar to opening the Eye of Agamotto, and she opened her eyes. Instead of the deep chocolate brown, they became and eerie green color. Like shining a light through a green glass bottle. She could see burred pictures and she could hear a voice, but nothing clear...until…
She was following someone who was wearing the Cloak of Levitation, it was flowing naturally behind this figure and she could only see his back...at least she believed the figure was male. She heard words… "Sorry… no choice...time...follow me…"
That was about it before she was getting a headache and her eyes returned to their original color. Whoever the figure was, she was following him for a purpose.
"Sorry, can't really see much…" She said rubbing the side of her head, trying to keep away a migraine.
The Ancient One smiled at her, as if she had a feeling she knew what she saw.
"When do you think this one will come, Anaiah?" She asked.
"Well...who is he, and why is he so important? Is he…?" She trailed off.
She didn't want to come to that conclusion so soon, but it was natural. The Ancient One could only be on this world for so long. Passing on the torch so to speak was a big task.
"I do not know, Only that he will come." The Ancient One spoke.
"Soon?" She asked.
"Perhaps…" The Ancient One replied before turning to her.
"Please write out the spells for strengthening shields, You are a Master of these arts, perhaps you can lend a hand." She smiled at her.
"I will do my best master. But...will we be prepared enough?" She asked.
The Ancient One closed her eyes and then opened them one more with absolute resolve.
"I believe we will." She smiled gently at her.
That was all the encouragement that Anaiah needed. She will work on said spells. Hopefully they will be strong enough to withstand even a bombing.
TAL21: I just barely came home from watching Doctor Strange again for the second time and I consider this a companion piece to The Book Keeper. If you haven't read The Book Keeper you may get a bit lost. This companion fic will detail Anaiah's thoughts, activities, and the like during the movie. (I will also be putting the Ancient One's POV in her too) There is a lot that I missed and was misinformed (and i may need to redo TBK eventually anyways) from the movie so eventually I'll make it my pet project to redo my Doctor Strange stories to be more close to the movies as possible. And Yes, Anaiah does have powers to see the future, past, and present, but they will always be blurred, glimpses, and second long shows for her. The reason why though is because of her heritage. In which I will be explaining later in this story. For those of you who know "The Book Keeper" I hope you enjoy the companion piece that I'm making. Just a heads up, some of these will NOT be in chronological order. So yes you may get confused but don't be...call it...a collection of oneshots. See you in the next chapter!
Question Time!: What would you like to see in this companion piece and why?
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