Volume III: Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme

Note: This will be the seventeenth chapter of Volume III, this will introduce the first full appearance of Dr. Stephen Strange who is the Sorcerer Supreme gifted in the mystic arts along with his partner and friend Wong, he's tasked with guarding the Sanctum Sanctorum and protecting the world from the forces of darkness, this will also explore the origins of Doctor Strange and how he came to be the Sorcerer Supreme. Baron Mordo and Dormammu serves as the main villains of this chapter, Spider-Man and his friends will team up with Doctor Strange and Wong as they prevent Mordo and his followers from freeing Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, Spidey and his friends are about to enter through a world of magic.

It's Feburary 16th around 10:34 PM nighttime at Castle Mordo, the castle lord Baron Karl Mordo is in the throne room standing before his followers, the Disciples of Dormammu, Baron Mordo is a master sorcerer who embraced himself to the forbidden arts of magic and is the trusted servant of the most powerful being of magic, Dormammu himself, his followers are also fellow sorcerers who broke away from the Masters of the Mystic Arts and chose to follow Mordo and Dormammu in the quest for greater power. All of a sudden a magic crystal is glowing as an image of a red face in flames emerged, Mordo and his followers all got on their knees before their master.

"Master Dormammu, what is thy bidding?." Baron Mordo is on his knees.

"Mordo, how goes the plan?" Dormammu speaks from the Dark Dimension.

"Your disciples are fully trained in your teachings and ready for the next stage." Baron Mordo informs Dormammu of the progress.

"At last, I grow restless here in the dark dimension, I've waited a long time to finally be free and take the Earth as one of the many worlds ready to join, and you Mordo and your disciples shall have the honor of becoming part of something bigger." Dormammu said.

"Thank you, my master, we are all honored." Baron Mordo is pleased.

"But first, you must've retrieve something that is essential opening the portal to the Dark Dimension, the key to my freedom, the Eye of Agamotto. With the Ancient One's death, it has been passed to the next Sorcerer Supreme." Dormammu said.

"And I know who, my old friend and nemesis, Doctor Stephen Strange. Not to worry, my master, he alone is no match for me and your disciples, we will not fail you." Baron Mordo assured Dormammu.

"I will hold you that, my apprentice." Dormammu said his final words before disappearing.

Baron Mordo and his fellow sorcerers all rose up as Dormammu has given them a task, they're about to go to war against the very people they've once called their brothers to free their master Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, the Eye of Agamotto is the key to freeing Dormammu from his prison, Baron Mordo will soon face off against his nemesis, the next Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange.

(New York City)

At the same time in New York City, in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village exist a place called the Sanctum Sanctorum, a mysterious building with a strange window above it, inside the building below the window itself, a man around 38 years of age with black hair and grey streaks dressed in a blue robe and a red cape called the Cloak of Levitation is meditating and hovering above the floor, around his neck is a mystical object called the Eye of Agamotto, it started to glow of a sudden trying to tell it's wearer something, this man is Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme. Coming into the room is his partner and friend, fellow sorcerer named Wong, he helps guard the Sanctum with the Sorcerer Supreme as he see the Eye of Agamotto is speaking to Doctor Strange.

"What is it, Stephen?" Wong said.

"Trouble, the Eye of Agamotto looks through and sees all in the Dark Dimension... Dormammu is coming." Doctor Strange is very worried.

"That's not possible, as long as the Sanctum is protected and the Eye of Agamotto is out of the wrong hands, there's no way Dormammu can pass through." Wong is unconvinced.

"There's no mistake, the eye never lies, if it's telling me that Dormammu is coming, then he's coming. Besides, we know that he's got followers to help him, including someone we though was our friend." Doctor Strange said.

"Mordo." Wong said.

"We have to prepare ourselves, like or not, a battle is coming soon." Doctor Strange said.

Doctor Strange and Wong have been warned about Dormammu's arrival into this dimension, they must protect the Sanctum at all cost and keep the Eye of Agamotto away as it's the key to freeing Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, Mordo will be coming with his follower and will come at them with everything they got, only Strange and Wong are the only ones who can protect the Sanctum, but even they know that the two of them won't be enough, they can only hope that they can hold them back, only time will tell.


The day is February 17th around 11:45 PM at the Spider-Cave, Gwen and Miles are dressed in workout outfits sparring on the mat to test out their combat skills, Gwen executes a flying knee as Miles blocks with his arms crossed, Gwen then switches to her fists throwing in some jabs and crosses, Miles does the bob and weave maneuver, Gwen then switches to a spinning hook kick but Miles ducks down and does the low spinning sweep kick and knocked Gwen off her feet, Miles quickly got back up and offered his hand to Gwen, she took it and got pulled back up on her feet.

"Impressive, you've come a long way these past months." Gwen complimented Miles's progress in his combat skills.

"Had a good teacher." Miles said.

Gwen and Miles then looked at Peter who is training at the other end of the cave, Peter is using his web shield to practice his skills in shield combat against the practice drones that are programmed to fire off non lethal lasers, Miles and Gwen watched as Peter uses the shield to protect himself against the lasers fired upon him, Peter blocks with the shield and does some flips while the shield is still active, one of the drone is coming at him as Peter used the web shield as a weapon and hits it hard, he then tossed the web shield at the three drones hovering in the air as it bounced and took all three of them out simultaneously, Gwen and Miles clapped as they're impressed in Peter's skills with the web shield.

"I see that you're doing great, Pete, your skills in shield combat has improved." Gwen is impressed.

"Been practicing with Cap these past two weeks, he's the expert when it comes to fighting with shields, since getting the web shield, I'd figured that I add it to my fighting style and hopes that it will help me survive when necessary." Peter said.

"With so many new threats emerging these past two years, we're going to need everything we can use to survive." Gwen said.

"Yeah, that's true, but look at it this way, at least there are more heroes in the worlds besides us to fighting injustice and protect the world. By the way, I'm feeling famished after that sparring." Miles is feeling hungry.

"Me too." Gwen is also hungry.

"I could use a bite to eat. What do you suggest?" Peter is also hungry too.

"I'm in the mood for some pizza, how about Joe's?" Miles suggested pizza.

"Sure, let's go." Peter accepted the idea.

Peter, Gwen, and Miles decided to head out after a day of practice, they all suited up and left together swinging around the city heading towards Joe's Pizza in Greenwich Village for a decent meal, not knowing that they're about to face trouble very soon, this day is about to be very challenging as this threat is more different.


Later around 12:03 PM around the neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Baron Mordo and his followers are walking through the sidewalks as many people are noticing strange men wearing strange looking garments cruising through the neighborhood ignoring everyone as they're more focused on reaching the Sanctum as soon as possible, meanwhile one of the vendors selling hot dogs on the streets is willing to see if he can sell some to these strangers not knowing who they truly are and what they're capable of.

"Hey pal, care for a hot dog?!"

Baron Mordo stopped as he turns to the vendor, he then unleashed a magic trick making the vendor spray a bottle of mustard onto his face by force, everyone around is confused as to what just happened, then Mordo then made him punch himself in the face repeatedly making the man suffer in pain by his own hand, Mordo then turns and walks forward along with his followers.

"Not to worry, it'll wear off, in a week or two." Baron Mordo said.

The vendor still keeps on punching himself in the face unable to stop himself as the spell is continuous for about a week, people are attempting to stop him from hurting himself but failed. Mordo and his followers kept on walking forward around the neighborhood heading towards the Sanctum on a mission for Dormammu, they've just passed by Joe's Pizza along the way where Peter, Gwen, and Miles are inside dining in and eating pizza together and having a conversation not knowing what passed by them.

Peter eats his slice of pizza. "Mmm, thanks for suggesting coming here, Miles."

"You're welcome." Miles said.

Gwen is looking uneasy for the question she's about to ask Miles. "Have you've seen him? Your uncle?"

Miles looked saddened. "No, he's still pushing me away, he won't even accept visitors anymore."

"I'm sorry, can't imagine how hard that must be for you." Peter sympathize with Miles.

"Thanks, I still don't know why he became the Prowler, but from what I can tell, someone put him up to it, forced him to become a criminal again by threatening his family, someone he's very afraid of." Miles shares his suspicions with his friends.

Peter and Gwen looked at each other and listened to Miles talking about his uncle being forced into becoming the Prowler by threatening his loved ones, from the way Miles described it, it sounded like someone they've come across before, someone who is willing to do anything to get what he wants, including threatening women and children, someone who came after them before and almost killed them.

"Miles, where was your uncle sent to after he got arrested?" Peter said.

"Rikers, why?" Miles said.

"We think we know who was behind it." Gwen said.

Miles is getting curious. "Who?"

"His name is Wilson Fisk, he's a criminal mastermind called the Kingpin." Peter said.

"Kingpin? I heard that name from somewhere." Miles is somewhat familiar with that name.

"For good reason, all of New York knows who this man is." Peter said.

"You know this guy?" Miles said.

"We both do, we have a history and not a good one. Wilson Fisk was one of my biggest enemies during my first year as Spider-Man. Do you remember that incident that happened at Midtown High a couple years ago?" Peter said.

"Yeah, it was all over the news, it was also the first time you've made your first appearance, you've saved the entire school that day." Miles is familiar with that incident.

"Fisk was behind the attack, he sent a team of mercenaries to take the school hostage, including Gwen who was their main hostage at the time." Peter said.

"Her?" Miles turns to Gwen. "Why you?"

"My dad who was the police captain at the time went up against one of the Kingpin's operations and crippled it, this was retaliation, they stormed the school and took me hostage in order to extort my father into doing what they said, they didn't care to threatening anyone's lives that day, I almost died until Peter came to my rescue and saved my life." Gwen remembers that day she almost died and was saved.

"Since that day I've been fighting crime and taking the fight to the Kingpin which lasted for almost a year, eventually I've managed to expose Fisk as both Peter Parker and Spider-Man, the whole city finally got to see who Fisk truly is, even got the evidence needed to put him away for a long time, he escaped and came back to exact his revenge on me, he took Gwen and MJ hostage all to lure me for him to kill me, it was one of the hardest battles in my life." Peter explained his side of the story.

"How sinister." Miles is stunned by all he is hearing about Kingpin.

"He is, you can't imagine what he's capable of." Peter knows exactly what Kingpin is capable of.

"What happened to him?" Miles wants to hear more of this story.

"I've managed to defeat him with the help of George and the NYPD, he was arrested, a month later there was a trial, he was finally convicted and sent to prison, that was the last time we've seen him. Looks like he still hasn't changed these past two years, even locked up he still has a lot of resources at his disposal and people willing to do his bidding, he had to been the one who sent your uncle after the crime lords, he must've threatened him by threatening what he loves the most, his whole family, including you Miles." Peter said.

Miles is stunned by everything he's hearing. "Uncle Aaron gave up his new life trying to protect me, protect us. I can't let this guy get away with this, I need to tell my dad."

"You can try, Miles, we won't stop you, but it won't make a difference, there's no evidence that the Kingpin was involved in the attacks." Gwen said.

"And it's not for lack of trying, Fisk has been very careful in what he does, eliminating any loose ends that ties him to any of the crimes he's committed, and besides nobody is smart enough to testify against him." Peter said.

"So you're saying I should just do nothing and let Fisk get away with this?" Miles said.

"No, we just want you to understand the reality of the situation and how things will play out, besides Fisk is already locked up behind bars for the crimes he's already committed. He's still paying for everything he's done and he will continue to pay for a long time, trust us." Peter said.

Miles will have to understand that he can't do much against Wilson Fisk for his role in forcing Uncle Aaron in becoming the Prowler, there's no proof that connects him to any of the attacks against the crime bosses, Wilson Fisk will continue paying for the crimes he's done as the Kingpin for a very long time.


It's 12:33 PM at the Sanctum in Greenwich Village, the entire Sanctum itself is protected by a mystical force field as nothing can penetrate it's defenses, not even the birds nor a butterflies, inside the Sanctum Wong is down below walking around the front door armed with a sword in his sheath on alert as an attack on this place is imminent, upstairs Doctor Strange is hovering above meditating an, the Eye of Agamotto is glowing as Strange opens his eyes and knows what it means, he sensed that Baron Mordo and his followers are here in New York.

"He's here, it's time." Doctor Strange said.

Doctor Strange stops hovering and stands up on his own two feet, he walks downstairs where Wong is standing guard over the front door, the man himself sees the Sorcerer Supreme coming down, he could tell that trouble has come, he and Strange walked up to the front door and opens it, they found Baron Mordo and his followers standing just outside of the Sanctum unable to pass any further thanks to the mystic barrier protecting the place, Baron Mordo got to see his old friend Doctor Strange again who is now the Sorcerer Supreme and Master of this Sanctum. Neither Strange nor Wong are too happy to see Baron Mordo along with his band of traitors as they remember what Mordo did was unforgivable.

"Strange, Wong, good to see you again, my old friends." Baron Mordo acting all friendly.

"Wish I could say the feeling was mutual, but that would be a lie, we know why you're here, Mordo." Doctor Strange said not being too happy.

Baron Mordo gazed upon the Eye of Agamotto around Strange's neck. "I see that you still have the Eye of Agamotto our master The Ancient One has gifted upon you and made you Sorcerer Supreme in his place."

"That was all your doing, Mordo... you killed him." Doctor Strange is angry at Mordo.

"It wasn't personal, Stephen, he had something I needed, the key to my new master's freedom." Baron Mordo said.

"So you've traded from being the apprentice of the Ancient One to being the errant boy of Dormammu, our master would be ashamed of you, Mordo." Wong said.

"I was supposed to be the next Sorcerer Supreme, and I would've been if not for you, Stephen Strange, ever since you came to Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One saw great potential within you, you've excelled well under his tutelage even though I was the one who studied under him for years awaiting for my moment to surpass him as his successor, but he chose you instead to carry on in his place as Sorcerer Supreme." Baron Mordo said.

"And to get back at our master, you've chosen to switch your allegiance to Dormammu." Doctor Strange said.

"No, I simply wanted to be something much more, when I wanted to expand my knowledge of the mystic arts, I've became curious in the forbidden areas of magic, and only Dormammu can teach me what the Ancient One could not, and I'm not the only one who hungers for knowledge, my fellow sorcerers also share my ambitions for power." Baron Mordo said.

"You and your group of traitors are nothing but heretics, you've perverted the Ancient One's teachings and used them for evil, he had ever right to chose me as the next Sorcerer Supreme instead of you, and as the Sorcerer Supreme it is my duty to protect the world from those who would abuse the mystic arts for dark purposes. If you want the Eye of Agamotto, then you'll have to kill me for it." Doctor Strange said.

"You misunderstand me, Stephen, I don't wish to spill your mystic blood for the Eye, on the contrary, I'm here to ask you and Wong to join me." Baron Mordo said.

Doctor Strange and Wong are confused by this gesture Mordo is giving them.

"Come on, my old friends, you know that you're meant for more than playing gatekeepers to the Sanctum, I offer you both a place among us, if you help us release Dormammu I'm sure that he would come to accept you both and you shall be rewarded with powers beyond imagining, you have the key to his freedom around your neck, Stephen. We really don't need to be enemies, we can become something much more than what the Ancient One intended for us. What do you say, old friend?" Baron Mordo attempting to persuade Strange and Wong.

"That's tempting, but I'm not just the Sorcerer Supreme, I'm also a doctor, my job is to save lives, not take them. If I let Dormammu out, then so many lives will be lost, not an option." Doctor Strange refused Mordo's offer.

"A pity, then you both shall die." Baron Mordo is disappointed.

"You're welcome to try, Mordo." Doctor Strange isn't afraid.

Baron Mordo and his followers all stepped away from the Sanctum as Doctor Strange and Wong are still inside protected by the barrier, Mordo and his followers unleashed powerful magical energy upon the Sanctum together attempting to penetrate the barrier with all their might, Doctor Strange and Wong both worked together to add their powers to strengthen the barrier's defenses trying to hold them back as much as they can. Mordo and his followers still unleash barrages of magical energy as the abuse of their powers is putting a strain on both Strange and Wong still holding back with all they got.

"I don't know how much longer we can keep this up, Stephen!" Wong is feeling the strain.

"Don't give up, Wong! Under no circumstances can we let them through the Sanctum and free Dormammu, the fate of the world is in our hands! Hold them back!" Doctor Strange is also feeling the strain.

Doctor Strange and Wong do their best to hold the line and keep Mordo out of the Sanctum, meanwhile Mordo and his followers continue to barrage the barrier until it finally breaks, but their actions have caught the attention of the entire neighborhood full of people witnessing strange men with powers attacking a building, all this chaos has attracted the attention of the NYPD as they've arrived at the scene to see all the commotion happening here, they've pulled out their guns and aims it at the mysterious men with powers.

"You right there, put your hands in the air!"

Mordo's followers turn to see the NYPD interrupting their mission, some stopped attacking the Sanctum and turn to the officers threatening them, they've unleashed mystical blast upon them and injured them all as the people in the neighborhood are panicking and running away. Meanwhile far away from the scene, Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid are on the rooftop to see people running away from something and police cars rushing towards danger with the sirens on, they get the sense that there's trouble nearby.

"What's going on?" Ghost-Spider said.

"I don't know, but we should find out. Let's go!" Spider-Man tells his teammates.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all jumped off the rooftop and followed the cops towards the source of danger, meanwhile back at the Sanctum, Doctor Strange and Wong are strained out as the stress of holding up the barrier to the Sanctum is weakening and exhausting them both, Mordo keeps up the barrage upon the barrier as he senses that it's defenses are weakening, about to crack wide open, all that is left is to add one final barrage to break their last line of defense.

"This is it, one more assault should do! NOW!" Baron Mordo tells his followers.

Mordo and his followers all focused their mystical powers together into a concentrated beam so powerful that it finally shattered the barrier protecting the Sanctum, Doctor Strange and Wong both collapse as soon as the barrier fell, Mordo and his followers finally have the opportunity to storm into the Sanctum and take the Eye of Agamotto from Doctor Strange. But both Strange and Wong got back up on their feet, Wong pulled out his sword and channel mystical energy into the blade as the enemy sorcerers all summoned mystical weapons, Wong fought back against them using his mastery in swordsmanship and the mystic arts to hold them back. Doctor Strange uses the Cloak of Levitation to lift himself up in the air and uses his fingers to summon mystic spells, a couple of enemy sorcerers both fired off mystical bolts up in the air at Strange who uses his hands to conjure up a protective shield to block the incoming attack.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid finally arrived at the scene of the attack, they found some injured officers lying down on the ground and the Sanctum door wide open, they still have no idea what's going on here, but they're about to find out as they swing in closer to the Sanctum to see a fight happening inside between people with strange powers, Spider-Man is somewhat familiar with the kind of powers they're using, but they have no idea which is the good or the bad. Wong is having trouble holding back as he's still a little weaken from hold the Sanctum barrier up, the enemy sorcerers gained the upper hand and pushed him back in his weaken state, they're about to deliver the finishing blow to kill him until the hero decided to intervene and stop them, Kid Arachnid and Ghost-Spider both did the drop kick on the two enemy sorcerers and saved Wong from certain death, the good sorcerer looks up to his saviors to see they've just saved his life, he is grateful.

Doctor Strange managed to entangle the two enemy sorcerers with mystical bind entrapping them both together, meanwhile Baron Mordo uses his magic to boost him up in the air and tackle the Sorcerer Supreme hard against the ceiling, Doctor Strange uses his hands to hold back Mordo from ever taking the Eye of Agamotto around his neck.

"Give me the Eye of Agamotto or die!" Baron Mordo demands the Eye of Agamotto.

"Never!" Doctor Strange refused Mordo's demand.

Baron Mordo formed a mystical knife in his hand. "Then die!"

Doctor Strange sees that Baron Mordo is about to kill him, but Mordo's hand got webbed up and Spider-Man came in for a drop kick and knocked Baron Mordo off of Doctor Strange, saving the man's life. Doctor Strange is confused but relived that his life has been saved by Spider-Man, Baron Mordo is getting back up to see who is responsible for thwarting his attack.

"Who dare's attack me?" Baron Mordo isn't too happy.

"Me! And you are?" Spider-Man said.

"This does not concern you, leave now or suffer the consequences!" Baron Mordo threatens Spider-Man.

"You're causing trouble in my backyard, it is my concern, so like or not, I'm here to stop you." Spider-Man said.

"Very well, you've chose your fate." Baron Mordo said.

Baron Mordo fired off mystical blasts upon the Web-Slinger who then jumps and dodges all of Mordo's attack, the hero counters by firing some webbing back at his attacker, but Mordo summoned a barrier of mystical energy to protect himself, after seeing with his own two eyes Spider-Man realizes that these beings are capable of wielding magic like Loki, but it's different. Mordo lowers the barrier and summoned fire bats to attack Spider-Man, but Doctor Strange joined in on the fight and unleashed water magic to neutralize the fire bats, Spider-Man then counters back with a webbing to Mordo's hands to keep him from summoning more spells. Mordo then looks to see that his followers are being bested by Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid teaming up with Wong, he's at a bigger disadvantage with the heroes backing the Sorcerer Supreme up.

"Retreat!" Baron Mordo gave the order to leave.

Baron Mordo used magic to free his hands and summoned a portal to escape, his followers all summoned portal to make their escape too, Doctor Strange and Wong all stand down as Mordo and his followers have now left the Sanctum thanks to the help of Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid. Spider-Man looks to the man who helped him take down Mordo, he can't help find something familiar about him, like he's seen him from somewhere before.

"We did it, they're gone." Wong is pleased.

"Yeah, for now, but he'll be back soon, this isn't over yet." Doctor Strange then turns to Spider-Man and his friends. "Thank you all for your help, you've saved the Sanctum."

"You're welcome, but I have so much question." Spider-Man said.

"I'm sure you do, but right now that'll have to wait, we have to get the Sanctum back up, Mordo will be back soon and he'll come at his place hard." Doctor Strange said.

"Okay, then let us help." Spider-Man said.

Doctor Strange and Wong accepted the help of Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid as they're going to need it now more than ever, even though they're successful in pushing away Mordo and his followers, he knows that they'll come back soon for the Eye of Agamotto, the key to freeing their master Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, everyone began to tidy up the Sanctum of the mess left behind.


Somewhere in New York, Baron Mordo and his follower has taken refuge in an abandoned building recovering from their fight against Doctor Strange and Wong, they came so close to defeating their enemies and freeing their master, but the intervention of Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid was highly unanticipated, because of those three helping their enemies, they've failed to follow through to Dormammu's demands. Baron Mordo is unleashing a spell to make contact with his master Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, he finally appears before them and isn't very pleased.

"My master." Baron Mordo got on his knees.

"Mordo, what is the meaning of this? Why haven't you opened up the gateway? What happened?!" Dormammu isn't too happy.

"There was a complication, we almost had the Eye within our grasp, but the Sorcerer Supreme had some help." Baron Mordo explained the situation.

"More sorcerers?" Dormammu said.

"No, super beings the locals called heroes, they're the one responsible for your delay." Baron Mordo said.

"And you can't handle a bunch of amateurs with powers? It seems like my faith in you is sorely misplaced, Mordo." Dormammu said.

"No, my master, I haven't given up yet, I still intend to carry through with your wishes, I will open the doorway and free you from the Dark Dimension if it's the last thing I ever do, I swear it." Baron Mordo assured Dormammu.

"I will hold you to that, Mordo, don't fail me again. Kill the Sorcerer Supreme and take the Eye from him, if those meddlesome fools get in the way again, kill them too." Dormammu demanded of Mordo.

"Yes, my master." Baron Mordo still on his knees.

The mystical image of Dormammu faded away as Baron Mordo got back up on his feet as he still has a task to complete, but he still has an obstacle to overcome to make it happen, Spider-Man and his friends have allied themselves with Doctor Strange and Wong, they'll be helping them protect the Sanctum, they'll have to be dealt with first. He stands before his followers as he has something in mind for the heroes.

"We're going back to the Sanctum and take the Eye again, but first we need to deal with those meddling spiders, its time to summon Gargantos." Baron Mordo tells his followers.

Baron Mordo and his followers all gather around in a circle all channeling dark mystical energy for a summoning spell, a portal is forming up as something with tentacles is emerging from it, Mordo smiled as it gazed up the creature he summoned to deal with those spiders.


Around 3:01 PM back at the Sanctum, Wong, Kid Arachnid, and Ghost-Spider are finishing cleaning up the place after the mess Mordo and his follower left behind, Spider-Man finished his work as he noticed that someone is missing, he went upstairs until he finally arrived at a room with the large window, he sees the sorcerer in a red cape hovering above the ground mediating, Doctor Strange is replenishing his powers after he exhausted himself in the battle, he needs his powers back to full strength as he knows that Baron Mordo will never give up until he frees Dormammu from the Dark Dimension, Doctor Strange sensed Spider-Man's presence as he turns around hovering with his legs crossed, Spider-Man looked at the guy's face and finally figured out who he is.

"I take it you must have so many questions to ask me." Doctor Strange said.

"I do, if that's okay with you." Spider-Man said.

Doctor Strange stopped hovering and stands on his own two feet. "Sorry I didn't introduce myself, you must be wondering who I am."

"Actually, I know exactly who you are, I knew that I've seen your face from somewhere, you're Dr. Stephen Strange, the world famous surgeon." Spider-Man said.

Doctor Strange smiled. "Once upon a time, I was a surgeon, but that was another life, now I'm simply Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, Master of the Mystic Arts."

"I knew that your powers were mystical." Spider-Man was right about his suspicions.

"I see you're familiar with the mystic arts." Doctor Strange said.

"I've faced off against someone capable of wielding magic like you, Loki Laufeyson, though your magic is different. I still don't understand how..." Spider-Man wanted to say more.

"How does a guy like me gone from a famous surgeon to a magician? I suppose there is an explanation for everything, but lucky for you, I got time to tell my story if you're interested." Doctor Strange is will to tell his story.

"I'm all ears." Spider-Man wants to hear this story.

"It all started more than a couple years ago, I was a normal doctor with a gift to save lives, I had a perfect life until that night happened..." Doctor Strange tells his story.

(Flashback)

It's August 11th, 2021, it's around nighttime as then Dr. Stephen Strange was in a car accident, his car crashed into a telephone pole, Stephen is unconscious in the driver seat still alive thought his hands look like they've taken some serious damage as a result of the accident. The next day he woke up in a hospital resting in a bed, he looked confused as to what happened, but he looked at his hands to see that they're all bandaged, he tries moving them but felt nothing but pain, he then started to cry as his gifted hands he used to save lives are now useless, he's unable to perform surgeries every again. In the past weeks after the accident, he traveled the world searching for a way to reverse the damage done to his hands, taking on experimental treatment no matter how expensive they are, but not worked and his hands still remained broken.

"I was in a car accident, next day I woke up in a hospital, I was lucky to survive, but it came at a price, my hands suffered major damage, the very same hands I've used to perform surgeries and save many lives became useless, my entire life changed that day, I became a bitter and broken man unable to help people. I tried to find a way to fix my hands to be able to go back to being the man I was, I searched everywhere spending so much money trying out experimental treatments hoping to heal them, but nothing worked, my hands still remained broken, it felt like everything was pointless at that moment." Doctor Strange tells his story.

(Present)

Back to present day at the Sanctum Sanctorum, Doctor Strange is still telling his story to Spider-Man, meanwhile Wong along with Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid came into the room to see them talking about the origins of Doctor Strange and how he came to be the Sorcerer Supreme he is now.

"That still doesn't explain how you became this wizard you are right now." Spider-Man is still confused.

"We prefer the terms Masters of the Mystic Arts or sorcerers." Doctor Strange said.

"This sounds like something out of Harry Potter." Spider-Man referencing Harry Potter.

"He has a wand." Doctor Strange said.

"You guys don't have wands." Spider-Man is surprised.

"We got the Wand of Watoomb if that counts." Wong intervened in the conversation.

"You're serious?" Ghost-Spider is surprised.

"Getting back to the story if you all don't mind. Where was I? Ah yes, after the treatments didn't work out, I had completely given up hope, until I heard tales of a miracle cure, so I travelled to the East..." Doctor Strange continues telling his story.

(Flashback)

About a month after the accident and the treatments have failed, Stephen Strange made his way to the Himalayas towards a monastery called Kamar-Taj, he made it way inside to find many student practicing their combat skills against one another until they've stopped to see a stranger they don't recognize, Stephen kept on walking past them one of them is a fellow student named Mordo, he walked towards the main room where Stephen meets an old asian man who can help him heal his hands and give him back his life, he had no idea what exactly he was walking into when he came here. Stephen pleaded with him to help him heal his hands, but this man explained that only he can heal himself by studying under him.

"I found my way to a place called Kamar-Taj where I can find the man who can help heal my hands so that I could go back to being who I was meant to be, I had no idea what exactly what I was getting into. I finally met him, he calls himself the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme before me, I begged him to help me fix my hands, but he told me that he could not, for the cure lies within me, he told to study under him and only then will I find the means to cure my hands." Doctor Strange tells his story.

(Present)

"And you believe him?" Spider-Man said.

"To be honest, I thought it was a bunch of BS, I didn't take any of this seriously. Until he showed off his affinity for the mystic arts right before my eyes, he told me that I have a gift for it too, at that pointed, I had no choice but to study under him at Kamar-Taj." Doctor Strange said.

"So this Kamar-Taj is like the Hogwarts of the Mystic Arts and this Ancient One is like Dumbledore, do you guys got like houses to be sorted in?" Spider-Man referencing Harry Potter again.

"No, and please take this seriously. Anyway, as I was saying, I eventually accepted his teachings and studied under the Ancient One in the Mystic Arts..." Doctor Strange telling his story again.

(Flashback)

Back in Kamar-Taj, Stephen Strange became the newest student of this monastery training under the Ancient One himself, studying in the mystic arts as well as hand-to-hand combat, despite being handicap at the time due his hands still broken, he delve into the mystic arts learning all branches it can offer, including astral projection, forming portals, and elemental magic. At some point of his mystical training, he eventually figured out how to heal his hands using magic, he was able to bypass the limitations of his injuries from the accident to move them without difficulty nor pain, Stephen smiled as he finally got his hands fixed.

"He taught me everything he knew about the mystical arts, even though I still struggled to use my hands, I eventually found a way around it and excelled well in my training. Then one day I finally found the secret to fixing my hands, I used magic to move my hands like they were normal before the accident. I finally got the chance to go back to the man I was, but I wasn't the same man now I gained the ability to wield magic, I chose to stay and continue my training at Kamar-Taj." Doctor Strange narrates his story.

Even though he was able to bring his hands back to the way it was, he still stayed and continues his studies at Kamar-Taj, Ancient One along with Wong and Mordo witness Stephan sparring against fellow students using a combination of martial arts and magic, the Ancient One is impressed in Stephen's progress as his prized pupil, even Wong is impressed, but Mordo, the Ancient One's apprentice is feeling jealous of Stephen Strange surpassing him in every way, he feels like the Ancient One will chose Stephen to be his next successor as Sorcerer Supreme.

"The Ancient One saw great potential within me, saw that I had what it takes to become the next Sorcerer Supreme in his place after he dies, but this didn't sit well for another of the Ancient One's prized pupils, his name is Baron Mordo." Doctor Strange tells about Mordo.

(Present)

"Baron Mordo?" Spider-Man is unfamiliar with that man.

"You've met him, he's the one who tried to killed me, the one you've just faced off against. He and his group of sorcerers used to be trained at Kamar-Taj, now they've turned into traitors. Mordo wanted to become the next Sorcerer Supreme, but the Ancient One chose me instead as he sensed Mordo's ambitions and lust for power made him the unworthy candidate, Mordo didn't take kindly to the Ancient One's decision, so he decided to delve into the darker side of the mystic arts and secretly studied under Dormammu in his quest for knowledge and power." Doctor Strange explained about Baron Mordo.

"So basically this Mordo guy is like your Voldemort or Saruman" Spider-Man said another reference getting a look from Doctor Strange. "Sorry, go on."

"At some point of his training under Dormammu, his quest for power eventually corrupted Mordo to the point of no return, he and his loyalists stage a coup and turned against us..." Doctor Strange continues the story.

(Flashback)

Kamar-Taj is on fire as many sorcerers are fighting against one another, those who chose to follow the Ancient One like Strange and Wong, and those who chose to follow Baron Mordo and Dormammu, it became a civil war among sorcerers. The Ancient One is in the final fight against his fallen pupil Mordo as Strange and Wong are attempting to reach him in time to help their master who is holding his own despite his advanced age, they've finally made it only to witness Baron Mordo stabbing the Ancient One with a mystical knife, Strange got mad and wanted to avenge his teacher, he unleashed a spell powerful enough to knock Baron Mordo off the ledge, Baron Mordo used magic to steady his fall and survive, he and his followers are outnumbered as they made their full retreat.

"We fought valiantly to the end against those we called our brothers, the Ancient One was in the battle against Mordo as Wong and me tried to help our master, but we were too late, Mordo killed him right in front of us." Doctor Strange told of the tragedy of the Ancient One.

Strange and Wong rushed to the Ancient One still alive but dying from the wound Mordo inflicted upon him, he doesn't have much time left to spare, he took off the Eye of Agamotto around his neck and passed it to Stephen Strange along with the title of Sorcerer Supreme, he whispered his last words to Stephen Strange before he dies and told him to carry on in his place and to protect the world from Dormammu. The Ancient One finally passed away in the arms of Stephen Strange, both he and Wong mourned for the death of their master along with sorcerers who stayed loyal to him, Stephen Strange wears the Eye of Agamotto around his neck and became the next Sorcerer Supreme, everyone accepted him.

"Just before he passed away, the Ancient One gave me the Eye of Agamotto and passed on the title of Sorcerer Supreme upon me, he told to carry on in his place and to protect the world from Dormammu, before I knew it, he died right in my arms." Doctor Strange told of the Ancient One's passing.

(Present)

"From then on, I dedicated myself to protecting this Sanctum Sanctorum we stand in right now and to keep the gateway to the Dark Dimension closed." Doctor Strange said.

"And does Mordo wanted from you?" Spider-Man said.

"Follow me." Doctor Strange walks away.

Doctor Strange and Wong walked away as Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid followed after them to explorer deeper into the Sanctum itself passing by many mystical artifacts stored here in the hallway such as the Darkhold locked in chains and the Wand of Watoomb, they've finally arrived at a place with some kind of mystical blinds locking the gateway to the Dark Dimension, nothing can get in or out.

"Whoa, what is this?" Kid Arachnid is curious.

"What you all see here is the gateway to the Dark Dimension, my duties as Sorcerer Supreme to guard the Sanctum and to protect the world from the beings that threaten it, one being in particular, Dormammu." Doctor Strange said.

"You mention this name twice in your story, who is he?" Spider-Man said.

"Dormammu is a powerful entity comprised of power mystical energy, he dwells in the Dark Dimension and has been locked there ever since thanks to the mighty Agamotto who sealed him there for eternity, and only the Eye of Agamotto itself is the key to freeing him from his prison, if he ever got free, it would mean the end of the Earth and the whole Universe itself." Doctor Strange tells about Dormammu.

"So that's why Mordo tried to kill you, he wants the Eye of Agamotto very badly to free Dormammu for this prison." Spider-Man said

"Correct, as long as he never get his hands on it, the entire world will be safe." Doctor Strange said.

All of a sudden, Spider-Man's phone is ringing, he pulls it out to see that it's Betty Brant trying to reach him, he walks away from everyone to answer the call.

"Hello?" Spider-Man said.

"Peter, where are you?" Betty said.

"Roaming around Greenwich Village, why?" Spider-Man said.

"Something weird is happening in Time Square." Betty said.

"What do you mean weird? Explain?" Spider-Man said.

"I'm not sure how to explain it, everything in the whole area is being wreck by something, but no one can see what's causing it. If you can reach Spider-Man somehow, now is the time to let him know." Betty said.

"Will do, Betty, thanks for the tip." Spider-Man hangs up the phone.

"What's going on?" Ghost-Spider said.

"I'm not entirely, all I know is there's trouble at Time Square, we need to go right now." Spider-Man said.

"But what about protecting the Sanctum?" Kid Arachnid said.

"Don't worry about it, Wong and I will stay behind and protect it with our lives, this is our responsibility, you all have yours, now go." Doctor Strange said.

"Okay, let's get going." Ghost-Spider said.

"Right behind you." Kid Arachnid follows after Ghost-Spider.

Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid rushed out of the Sanctum first as Spider-Man plans to follow them until Doctor Strange has something to say.

"Spider-Man, wait!" Doctor Strange stops Spider-Man from leaving.

Spider-Man stops and turns around to Doctor Strange. "What is it?"

Doctor Strange takes off the Eye of Agamotto around his neck and placed it around Spider-Man's neck. "Take this."

Spider-Man wears the Eye around his neck and is confused. "The Eye of Agamotto? What for?"

"Just in case the worst comes, it's important that Mordo never get his hands on this, separate the key from the lock and the doorway will never open. So promise me that you'll guard it with your life by any means necessary." Doctor Strange said.

"I promise." Spider-Man said.

Spider-Man now has the Eye of Agamotto in his possession, he then left the Sanctum as Strange and Wong stayed behind to guard it, Spider-Man is swing around Greenwich Village heading towards Time Square to face danger, unaware that he just passed by Mordo and his followers hiding nearby to see Spider-Man swinging away from the Sanctum, making it more vulnerable than ever before.

"He took the bait, like a moth to the flame." Baron Mordo smiled sinisterly.


It's now 4:01 PM around Time Square as everything around the area is being destroyed by some kind of force nobody could see, the police here are unable to contain the situation as all cars are being crushed and buildings being demolished and ripped apart, people in the surrounding area are panicking and running away to safety, Spider-Man eventually caught up to his friends Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid hanging on a rooftop looking down to see all the chaos happening here, none of them can see what's causing it, Spider-Man still has the Eye of Agamotto around his neck Strange gave to him for safekeeping.

"What's the situation here?" Spider-Man asking his teammates.

"Honestly we don't know anything yet, something is wrecking up Time Square, something we can't see." Ghost-Spider is clueless.

"Something invisible maybe, if only we could see what we're up against, then we'll know what we're dealing with." Kid Arachnid is also clueless.

"Then let's swing in for a closer look, if we can." Spider-Man tells his teammates.

All three heroes swings in closer to the ground hoping to get an idea on how to face something they can't see, they've made it to the ground only for their spider sense to tingle, they've split up as they can sense an attack coming, something slammed the ground with so much force breaking the concrete, something is definitely, something invisible, Spider-Man fired off a webbing in the direction of where the attack came from, it finally hit something invisible.

"There is something here alright, something cloaked, if only we can find a way to expose it." Spider-Man tells his teammates.

All of a sudden, the Eye of Agamotto around Spider-Man's neck is acting up on it's own, his teammates noticed the talisman around his neck is the Eye of Agamotto, it opened up and shines out a green light upon the invisible creature, they all see something showing itself, the cloaking spell has been despelled and revealed an octopus like creature with one large eye, it's Gargantos, a mystical creature summoned by Baron Mordo to deal with Spider-Man and his friends, everyone still around finally get a glimpse of the creature responsible for all this chaos here at Time Square.

"Whoa!" Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all said together.

"What is that thing?" Ghost-Spider said.

"Whatever it is, it's ugly." Spider-Man said.

Gargantos gazed upon the three spider heroes with its large eye as it swings its tentacles for another attack, they all split up again and went in separate directions to confuse it, they all swings around circling it and fired off some webbing to web down its tentacles, but the creature is too strong to be stuck down by the webs, it managed to swing one of its tentacles loose and hit Ghost-Spider swinging in the air, she fell down upon the ground as Spider-Man spotted her down and in danger as Gargantos turns its attention to one of the spider, it moved it tentacle and wrapped it around Ghost-Spider, it picked it up and trapping her.

"Ghost-Spider!" Spider-Man got worried for his girlfriend.

Spider-Man swings in closes as Gargantos, the creature sees him coming in for an attack and fights back by swinging its tentacles, Spidey uses evasive maneuver avoiding every tentacle thrown his way, he managed to get close to execute a drop kick upon Gargantos's large eye, staggering and injuring it, it felt the pain in it eyes and in the confusion, it tentacle loosen Ghost-Spider as she drops down, Spider-Man got in close and caught her in his arms, Ghost-Spider looked up to her boyfriend and savior.

"Are you alright?" Spider-Man holding Ghost-Spider in his arms.

"My hero." Ghost-Spider flirts with her boyfriend.

Their moment got interrupted as Gargantos shakes off the pain in it's eye and got very angry at the red one, it swings it tentacles hard as Spider-Man summoned the web shield to protect himself and Ghost-Spider, but the impact of the force is too strong and the shield shattered, pushing Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider back hard. Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider both injured from the impact looked to see Gargantos coming towards them, Kid Arachnid took the opportunity to got on top of it, he placed both hands upon the creature's skin and unleashed venom blast, electrocuting it with so much voltage.

"Run!" Kid Arachnid tells his teammates to move.

Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider took the opportunity to escape while Gargantos is still being shocked by Kid Arachnid, he sees his friends made it to safety but Gargantos still manages to move its tentacles and swing it to knock Kid Arachnid off it's head and the shocking has stopped, Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider swings towards their downed teammate all injured, they helped Kid Arachnid get back on his feet, Gargantos is moving towards them.

"Great, we hit this thing, even shocked it, and it still won't go down! Any bright ideas?" Kid Arachnid sounded troubled.

Spider-Man looks around the area hoping to find a solution to stopping this creature, he found a down tanker truck leaking out gasoline, he got an idea that might work.

"I got something, I hope." Spider-Man has an idea as he swings towards the tanker and lands on top of it. "Try to get it's attention and lure it towards me!"

"Got it!" Ghost-Spider understands his plan.

Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid both jumped and swing around Gargantos, they've fired some webbings trying to taunt it to follow them, they've finally joined up with Spider-Man as all three are waiting for the creature to take the bait, it then started to move towards them just as they wanted, all three stayed at their position on top of the tanker waiting for it to get closer, Gargantos is moving too fast as all three jumped away from the tanker as the creature finally got on top of it, all three made it to a safe distance, Spider-Man aimed his web shooter at the gasoline leak, he fired off a taser web full of voltage at the leak, the spark from the taser ignited the gas and the tanker finally blew up along with Gargantos. All three felt relief as they believed the creature to be dead from the explosion, but their celebration got cut short as something is emerging from the flame, Gargantos is still moving and on fire, it's screaming out loud still burning until it finally collapsed down upon the ground, it closed it's eye and finally died.

"There, one barbecued octopus." Kid Arachnid made a joke.

"What is this thing?" Ghost-Spider said.

"Whatever it is, it's mystical, it was cloaked by magic, that much is clear, and only one guest who unleashed it." Spider-Man suspects who's behind it.

"Mordo, but why attack Time Square? This doesn't make sense." Ghost-Spider said.

Spider-Man finally figured it out. "Oh no, we have to go right now!"

"What's wrong?" Kid Arachnid got worried.

"Mordo wanted us here to fight the creature, this whole thing was a diversion, while we're here fighting this thing, he's making his move against the Sanctum, we have to go right now, Strange and Wong are in danger, come on!" Spider-Man tells his teammates.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all jumped and swings away from Time Square as the police and firemen arrived at the scene to see the creature is dead and still burning, the three heroes all rushed back to Greenwich Village to help Doctor Strange and Wong before it's too late.


At the same time back at the Sanctum, Wong is still guarding the front door in case another attack is imminent, he still has his sword out in his hand walking back and forth on guard, all of a sudden the front door got bursted down hard by magic, even Doctor Strange who is meditating upstairs to replenish his magical powers heard the noise coming from downstairs, he wakes up and breaks his meditation to check up on Wong. Downstairs, Wong is fighting off against enemy sorcerers blocking any magical attacks, he uses his sword to protect himself, he attempts to warn Strange of the attack, but was attacked by a powerful magical blast unleashed by Mordo, he fell first to the ground as Mordo unleashed the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain him, Wong is trapped and powers as Mordo moved past him, Wong attempts to warn Strange that Mordo is coming towards him.

"Strange! Be careful, he's coming!" Wong still down on the ground.

Doctor Strange is still inside his private chambers as he uses magic to lock the doors tight and enforced them with magic, Baron Mordo and his followers arrived to confront the Sorcerer Supreme who barricaded himself inside the room, one of them attempts to open the door, but he got blasted back hard as they realized that the door is protected by magic.

"Clever Stephen, but pointless. You can't hide yourself inside forever, I will break these doors down." Baron Mordo said.

A couple of Mordo's followers walked up to summon a spell to break these doors down, Strange's magic is holding up the defenses but not for long, it's only a matter of time until the spell falls and they storm inside the room, Strange took the opportunity to meditate again as he uses magic to project his astral form away from his body, he leaves the Sanctum to reach out to his allies and warn them about Mordo's attack here.

(Chelsea)

Meanwhile Spider-Man along with Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid are swinging through the neighborhood of Chelsea attempting to reach Greenwich Village as fast as they can to aid Strange and Wong at the Sanctum as they sensed that they're in danger, meanwhile Strange's astral form appeared right in front of Spider-Man which spooked him along with his friends.

"Spider-Man, stop!" Doctor Strange in astral form.

Spider-Man swings on top of a building to speak with Doctor Strange who is in astral form attempting to communicate with him and his friends, none of them know what's going on with Strange and why he appears this way.

"Strange? What is this?" Spider-Man is confused.

"This is my astral form, my physical body is still back at the Sanctum, Mordo is already here and has taken over the place." Doctor Strange said.

"We figured, we're on our way to help you." Spider-Man said.

"Don't! Stay away from the Sanctum, the Eye of Agamotto must never fall into Mordo's hands." Doctor Strange said.

"But we can't stand by and do nothing while you're in trouble." Spider-Man said.

"That's exactly what you're going to doing, the Eye is the key to freeing Dormammu, that must've never happen, so for the fate of humanity and the entire universe, don't come back!" Doctor Strange said.

"Stephen..." Spider-Man wants to speak up.

"I'm counting on you, Spider-Man, protect the Eye at all cost." Doctor Strange said.

Doctor Strange's astral form disappears right before their eyes after he said everything he needed to say, he warned Spider-Man to stay away from the Sanctum and to keep the Eye of Agamotto safe from the wrong hands, they don't want to abandon Doctor Strange but they also don't want Mordo to get his hands on the Eye or else it'll mean the end of everything, they're conflicted in what to do.

(Sanctum Sanctorum)

Back at the Sanctum, Doctor Strange's astral form returned back where his body is still intact and without a spirit, his astral form came back into his body and he's back to the physical world, he gets back up to see that the door is still holding up in his absence, but he knows that it's only a matter of time. On the other side of the doors, two of Mordo's followers exhausted themselves using magic to weaken the door's defenses, Mordo steps up and prefers to do this himself, he summons up powerful magic and unleashed it upon the doors, it got blasted hard and Strange's last line of defense is gone.

Smoke formed up in the room as none of them can see, Mordo knows that this all Strange's work, everyone entered the room blind unable to see but this won't stop Mordo from finding Strange. A couple of sorcerers looks around to find the Sorcerer Supreme until one of them got hit hard by a magical blast, the other one tried looking around to find out where it came from, but he got blasted back too, Mordo still looks around as one by one his followers are being defeated, he then used magic to disperse the smoke out of the room, as soon as the smoke clears he finally found Doctor Strange hovering in the air and his followers down on the floor.

"I see that you live up to the name Sorcerer Supreme, our master would be so proud." Baron Mordo said.

"Don't you dare speak about our master, he taught you everything about the mystic arts and you've betrayed him." Doctor Strange said.

"He betrayed me first, I was his most prized pupil and I was suppose to be Sorcerer Supreme until you came along and took what was rightfully mine." Baron Mordo said.

"The Ancient One would've never made you Sorcerer Supreme, and seeing you right now, I'd say that he made the wise choice." Doctor Strange said.

"At this point, I don't care, I've already become more powerful than I ever was, thanks to my new master." Baron Mordo said.

"At what cost, Mordo? Can't you see that Dormammu is just using you, all that power he's given you comes at a price, he will be the end of everything." Doctor Strange said.

"No, once he freed, this world shall join Dormammu and those who will follow him will become the chosen few." Baron Mordo said.

"Then you are a fool, Mordo. As long as I'm still standing, you will never free Dormammu, that is my duty as Sorcerer Supreme." Doctor Strange said.

"Enough talk, let us face each other and find out who is the true master of the mystic arts." Baron Mordo said.

Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo are about to face each other in mystical combat to prove which is the real master of the mystic arts, Mordo made his first move by unleashing fire magic at his enemy, Doctor Strange summoned ice magic to counter Mordo's fire magic, the two spells collided and cancelled each other out, streams came out and consumed the room, Mordo used wind magic to blow away the mist only to find illusions of Doctor Strange around the room to confuse him. All illusions of Doctor Strange unleashed magic together to overwhelm Mordo, but the sorcerer unleashed a barrier to protect himself from Strange's magic.

Baron's barrier is holding up until he unleashed a wave of powerful magic all around the room and destroying illusions of Doctor Strange, the real one got hit by the force of Baron's magic, he fell down as Mordo quickly unleashed the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to entangle Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme is now trapped and unable to use magic with the bands negating them. Baron Mordo smiled as he defeated the Sorcerer Supreme with all his power, he walks up close to his defeated foe trapped by the bands as he plans to take the Eye of Agamotto from Strange, only one problem, his smiled turned into a frown as he sees that Doctor Strange doesn't have the Eye around his neck.

"What have you done with the Eye? Where is it?" Baron Mordo demanded.

Doctor Strange smiled. "Sorry, a magician never reveals his secrets."

Baron Mordo got angry as Doctor Strange refused to reveal where the Eye of Agamotto is, even though he and his followers have secured the Sanctum Sanctorum, he is unable to free Dormammu from the Dark Dimension without the key, Doctor Strange already taken precautions in the event he and Wong failed to protect the Sanctum, he had already given the Eye to Spider-Man for safekeeping in case something bad happened, and it did.

(Chelsea)

Spider-Man and his friends are still in Chelsea after they've spoken with Strange warning them to stay away from the Sanctum after Mordo and his followers stormed the place, Spider-Man still has the Eye of Agamotto in his possession and is advised to keep it away from Mordo at all cost, but they don't want to abandoned Strange and Wong to die, but they know that they have to look at the bigger picture.

"So we're just going to stay away from the Sanctum and leave Strange to face Mordo's wrath?" Ghost-Spider said.

"I don't want that, Ghost-Spider, but if this Dormammu is as bad as Doctor Strange called and is freed from the Dark Dimension, then everyone's lives will be at stake. We can't let that happen, we have a responsibility as heroes to protect the world at all cost." Spider-Man said.

"I hate to say it, but Spidey has a point." Kid Arachnid said.

Ghost-Spider sighed. "You're right, but what's going to happen with Doctor Strange and Wong?"

"I don't know, I hope that they're alright, but we have to get the Eye far away from the Sanctum as possible, then we'll figure out the next move." Spider-Man said.

Spider-Man and his friends decided to stay put for now and keep the Eye of Agamotto away from the Sanctum at all cost, even if it means sacrifice helping Strange and Wong, their duties to keep the world safe.

(Sanctum Sanctorum)

Back at the Sanctum, the place has been taken over by Mordo and his followers, both Doctor Strange and Wong are trapped under the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak unable to perform spells, leaving them both powerless as Baron Mordo made his way to the gateway, on the other side of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu made his way to the gateway and appears right before Mordo's eyes in person, but still trapped in the Dark Dimension unable to get out just yet, Mordo bows before his master still trapped behind the gateway.

"My master, you came, we have secured the Sanctum." Baron Mordo on his knees.

"Do you have the Eye of Agamotto?!" Dormammu said.

"Not yet, but we will find it." Baron Mordo admits his failure.

"Mordo, even though my time is unlimited, my patiences isn't, this is the second time you've failed yet again." Dormammu isn't very pleased with Mordo's failures.

"The Eye is still here somewhere in the city, I can sense it's power, I have no doubt that Strange has given it to his new allies. But not to worry, it's only a matter of time until we find them along with the Eye." Baron Mordo said.

"This is your last chance, find the Eye and bring it here by any means necessary." Dormammu said.

"I will have the Eye, even if I have to burn down this entire city to get it, you have my word." Baron Mordo assured his master.

"No more mistakes, Mordo, this is your only chance to prove yourself, don't fail me again." Dormammu retreated deeper into the Dark Dimension.

Baron Mordo turns around towards his followers. "You know what to do, go in your astral forms and scout out the entire city until you find those meddlesome heroes."

About four Mordo's followers are all meditating together, they've separated their astral forms from their bodies and left the Sanctum, each going in separate direction in search of the heroes who has the Eye of Agamotto in their possession.

(Chelsea)

The three heroes are still on a rooftop in Chelsea, staying far away from the Sanctum and keeping the Eye of Agamotto safe.

"So where to, Spidey?" Kid Arachnid said.

"Let head back to the Spider-Cave where no one will find us there, it's the only thing we can do for now." Spider-Man said.

"He's right, from there we can figure out our next move." Ghost-Spider said.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all jumped off the rooftop and swings away from the neighborhood heading back to base, unknown to any of them one of Mordo's follower is in astral form, he's following them through the city as none of them can see or sense him, they're leading him back to their headquarters.


It's 7:02 PM at the Spider-Cave where Mary Jane and Ganke Lee are hanging around watching the news on the supercomputer screen about the attack at Time Square by a mysterious one eyed octopi creature that is has been burned and now deceased after the fight with the heroes, police, firemen, along with Damage Control are at the scene as no one is aware what this thing is and what was the purpose of this attack.

"We're here at Time Square where a strange one eyed octopus was wreaking havoc around here and caused millions of dollars in damages, luckily our local heroes were able to take down this creature from causing more damage, it is still unknown as what this creature is and where it came from, Damage Control is already at the scene securing what left of this thing and began construction of the neighborhood."

All of a sudden Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all returned from their mission and got the attention of Mary Jane and Ganke Lee who are aware of the events at Time Square, unknown to any of them an astral form came into the headquarters and began spying on them, Spider-Man and his friends still has their mask on.

"Are you guys alright?" Ganke Lee asking his friends.

"We both seen the news, what happened out there? What's that around your neck, Tiger?" Mary Jane noticed the Eye of Agamotto around Spider-Man's neck.

"Our day just got more stranger than ever before." Ghost-Spider said.

"And by stranger, meaning?" Mary Jane is confused.

"we're dealing with mystical forces at war with each other." Kid Arachnid said.

"Mystical? Like magic?" Ganke Lee said.

"Correct." Spider-Man holds up the Eye of Agamotto to show. "And this is what they were fighting for."

"What is that?" Ganke Lee said.

"It's called the Eye of Agamotto, a Bleeker Street Magician gave me this for safekeeping." Spider-Man said.

"We've managed to stop the creature, but the guy who summoned it, this Mordo, took the opportunity to attack the Sanctum and attack Doctor Strange at his most vulnerable." Ghost-Spider said.

"What do you suppose became of them? Are they still alive?" Mary Jane said.

"I certainly hope so, MJ." Spider-Man said.

The astral form sees that the heroes has some normal friends like Ganke and Mary Jane, he might've found some leverage against them, he left the Spider-Cave and headed back to the Sanctum to notify Mordo of his discovery.

"So what's the next move? We can't sit here and do nothing while Strange and Wong are in serious danger." Kid Arachnid said.

"I know, but we also have a responsibility to keep the Eye safe and out of Mordo's hands. But I'm also not going to give up on helping Doctor Strange, we need to put the Eye in a safe place so that we can help him." Spider-Man said.

"Great, know any other safe places to store the Eye?" Kid Arachnid said.

"I might have one, Avengers Tower has a vault where a lot of a highly important items are locked up under lock and key, it's where Cap and me stored the Cube after we got it back from HYDRA, we can put it in there for safekeeping and then we can go back to the Sanctum to help Strange." Spider-Man said.

"That might work." Ghost-Spider said.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going." Kid Arachnid said.

"Right, let's go." Spider-Man said.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid all left the Spider-Cave together while Mary Jane and Ganke stayed behind, all three heroes have left and began to head towards Avengers Tower to lock the Eye of Agamotto away for safekeeping.

(Sanctum Sanctorum)

Back at the Sanctum, both Strange and Wong are still trapped by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, Baron Mordo is meditating and awaiting news on the Eye's whereabouts, one of the follower's astral forms came back to the Sanctum and returned back to his body, he's back to the physical realm as he's got great news to share with his master, he got up and walked towards Mordo, he got on his knees.

"My master, the heroes have the Eye in their possession and I know where they're hiding."

Baron Mordo smiled as he finally got a lead on the Eye's whereabouts, the follower is sharing everything he found out about Doctor Strange's new allies and their friends, Mordo sees them as leverage he can use against


It's 7:57 PM at Avengers Tower, Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid are at the vault and they've brought the Eye of Agamotto, Spidey is typing in the codes to unlock the vault door, the codes have been accepted and it's starting to unlock itself, the door finally opens up and everyone got to gazed upon some of the objects stored here including the Cosmic Cube that was once stolen from S.H.I.E.L.D. by HYDRA, but now it's in Avengers possession, Kid Arachnid is fascinated by it.

"Dang, this is neat." Kid Arachnid said.

"You'd think that, but it's highly radioactive, not to mention that it almost summoned an octopus like creature from another dimension, much bigger and worse than the one we've just taken down." Spider-Man said.

Kid Arachnid stepped away from the Cube as to not mess with it, Spider-Man takes off the Eye of Agamotto around his neck and stored it here for safekeeping.

"There, that should do it." Spider-Man said.

All of a sudden his phone is ringing, he pulls it out to see his friend Mary Jane is calling him.

Spider-Man answered the call and held the phone to his ear. "Hey MJ, we've managed to bring the Eye here to Avengers Tower without a hitch."

"Is that right?" Baron Mordo chuckles.

Spider-Man became shocked to hear Baron Mordo's voice over the phone, Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid could tell by Spidey's reaction that something is wrong.

"What's wrong?" Ghost-Spider is worried.

"It's him, Mordo." Spider-Man said.

"Oh no." Ghost-Spider became shocked.

"I'll put him on speaker." Spider-Man switched to speaker for everyone to hear. "Mordo, what have you done to MJ?"

(Sanctum Sanctorum)

At the Sanctum, Baron Mordo is using Mary Jane's phone to speak with Spider-Man as he now hold Mary Jane and Ganke Lee hostage along with Doctor Strange and Wong to be used as leverage to force Spider-Man to do his bidding.

"You mean this red haired lass and her chubby friend? Not to worry, they're perfect fine here with us. I have to admit, you've been successful in evading us for so long, but now playtime is over. I'll get to the point, you have something I want and I have something you want, this is the deal, bring me the Eye of Agamotto to the Sanctum or else your friends will die, you have exactly one hour to bring it to me, and please hurry for your friend's sake." Baron Mordo made his demands before hanging up.

(Avengers Tower)

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid are shocked to learn that Ganke and Mary Jane are in Mordo's hands and now is using them as leverage to force them to bring the Eye of Agamotto to the Sanctum for their friends sake.

"Did I hear this right? Did he say he's got Ganke and MJ?" Kid Arachnid said.

"Yeah, we all hear it, Mordo knows that we won't give up the Eye willingly, now he's switching tactics and forcing our hand." Spider-Man said.

"Dang, this guy is certainly playing hardball, he must want to free Dormammu so badly." Kid Arachnid said.

"But we can't let that happen either, if this Dormammu gets out from the Dark Dimension, he'll reign destruction starting with New York." Ghost-Spider said.

"I know, but we can't let MJ and Ganke die, we also have to help Strange and Wong if they're still alive. So like or not, we have no choice but play along and deliver the Eye to Mordo." Spider-Man said.

Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid are now forced to bring the Eye of Agamotto to the Sanctum directly to Baron Mordo who now holds Mary Jane and Ganke hostage along with Doctor Strange and Wong.


It's around 8:34 PM at the Sanctum Sanctorum, Baron Mordo is mediating and waiting patiently for the heroes to come with the Eye of Agamotto, in the corner of the room Mary Jane and Ganke are tied up along with Doctor Strange and Wong still trapped by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, the whole Sanctum is under Mordo's control and crawling with his followers, Mordo opens his eyes as he sensed the Eye of Agamotto is much closer than ever before.

"The Eye is here." Baron Mordo smiled.

Outside the Sanctum, Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid finally arrived just outside the door, it then opened itself up as they see that Mordo's followers are standing guard and allows them entrance into the Sanctum, the heroes ventured deep into the hallway until they arrived at the gateway to the Dark Dimension where Mordo is waiting along with Mary Jane, Ganke, Doctor Strange, and Wong all together and held hostage, Mordo sees the Eye of Agamotto around Spider-Man's neck, Doctor Strange isn't pleased to see that Spider-Man came back with the Eye when he warned him not to.

"Spider-Man, what are you doing here? I told you never to come back!" Doctor Strange is upset.

"Nice to see you too, Strange." Spider-Man said sarcastically.

"You shouldn't brought the Eye here, even if Mordo does threaten anyone's lives here, it's not worth the risk." Doctor Strange said.

"We don't leave anyone behind! We would've come back to help you at some point!" Spider-Man protested back.

"How noble of you, I knew that your compassion is a weakness that be easily exploited. Now straight to business, the Eye of Agamotto if you please." Baron Mordo demands the Eye of Agamotto.

Spider-Man and his friends looked to see that Mary Jane, Ganke, Wong, and Strange are being guarded by enemy sorcerers who can threaten them if either of them make the wrong move. Baron Mordo has his hand out demanding the Spider-Man gives him the Eye, Spidey takes it off his neck and tossed towards Mordo, he caught it and smiled to see that he finally has the Eye of Agamotto in the palm of his hands.

"Finally, the Eye is mine at last." Baron Mordo holds the Eye.

"I gave you what you wanted, now let my friends go." Spider-Man said.

"Patience, Spider-Man, patience, before I do, I would like for all of you to have the honor of witnessing the rise of Dormammu." Baron Mordo said.

Mordo puts on the Eye of Agamotto around his neck as he walks towards the gateway, unknown to anyone here, a spider drone is hovering around, Spider-Man is controlling it via remote control on his web shooters and visors, he moves it towards the hostages guarded by a couple of sorcerers. Baron Mordo then uses the Eye of Agamotto to open up the gateway to the Dark Dimension, Doctor Strange and Wong witness the gateway opening up as they failed to protect the Sanctum and the gateway, Dormammu will be passing through to this world soon. Meanwhile the spider drone hovering above the air fired off some tasers to neutralized a couple of enemy sorcerers, breaking off Mordo's concentration.

"NOW!" Spider-Man tells his teammates.

Spider-Man charged in and tackled Mordo away from the portal, but it's still opening up despite that, Mordo used magic to blast Spider-Man back hard, Kid Arachnid attacked several sorcerers around the room while Ghost-Spider rushed towards the hostages, she freed up Mary Jane and Ganke from the ropes, they both finally gotten loose, after she freed her friends she turns to Doctor Strange and Wong both trapped by some kind of mystical binds still active, she attempts to help free them but as soon as she touched the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, she got pushed back as they're proven to be a challenge, Ghost-Spider quickly got back up.

"What is this stuff?" Ghost-Spider is curious.

"The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, they're negating our mystical abilities, they can't be removed by normal means except by magic." Doctor Strange explained about the bands.

"So what do you suggest?" Ghost-Spider asking for a solution.

"Do you see that object over there?" Doctor Strange looking past Ghost-Spider's direction.

Ghost-Spider turns around to see a mystical object on the display case, it's golden with two prongs at each ends.

"I see it." Ghost-Spider said.

"Take it." Doctor Strange.

Ghost-Spider rushed towards the other end of the room while a battle is happening here, Kid Arachnid zapped one of the enemies with his venom blast and Spider-Man uses the web shield to protect himself from Mordo's magic attacks, Ghost-Spider smashed the case and took the object, she rushed back to Doctor Strange and Wong with it as she wonders what to do with it.

"I got it, now what?" Ghost-Spider holding the object.

"Now uses the prongs to cut the bands off, trust me." Doctor Strange said.

Ghost-Spider uses the horn prongs of the object to cut off the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak off of both Doctor Strange and Wong, they're finally free and back to using their magic, their moment got cut short as a couple of enemies are coming at them with magical weapons, Doctor Strange quickly took the wand from Ghost-Spider's hand and channels his powers into it and unleashed a powerful mystical blast to take them both out, Ghost-Spider along with Mary Jane and Ganke are impressed by what Doctor Strange just done with this object.

"Whoa, that's neat." Ganke Lee is amazed.

"What is it?" Ghost-Spider said.

"This is the Wand of Watoomb." Doctor Strange holding the Wand of Watoomb.

"You really do have wands." Ghost-Spider is surprised.

"Told you." Wong said.

"Here Wong, take this." Doctor Strange handing the Wand of Watoomb to Wong. "I have to go help Spider-Man."

Doctor Strange whistled as the Cloak of Levitation made its way through the Sanctum flying towards Doctor Strange, it attached itself to Strange's shoulders and flies him towards Spider-Man to help him in his fight against Mordo, meanwhile Ghost-Spider escorts Mary Jane and Ganke Lee away from the fight to safety as Kid Arachnid is holding the enemies off, he fired off multiple webbings at all of them, he then channels his venom blast through his webbing to zap all of them simultaneously, they all fell down unconscious. Mordo unleashed fire magic to burn Spider-Man as the hero is using the web shield to protect himself but he can't hold out any longer, Doctor Strange intervened and summoned storm clouds above their heads, the clouds rain down water to disperse the flames and saving Spider-Man, Mordo turns to see his nemesis Doctor Strange is back in the fight.

"YOU!" Baron Mordo isn't pleased.

"Surprise!" Doctor Strange said.

Baron Mordo got distracted as Spider-Man quickly acts, he fired a webbing at the Eye of Agamotto around Mordo's neck and managed to yank it off, Spidey retrieved it as Mordo got mad that Spider-Man took back the Eye, he was about to attack the web slinger until Doctor Strange fired off a powerful mystical blast to hurt Mordo who was defenseless, the enemy sorcerer fell down and was defeated by Doctor Strange, but unknown to anyone here the portal is slowly growing and left open for so long, after Mordo was defeated, Spider-Man walks up with the Eye of Agamotto in his hand to give to Doctor Strange.

"Thanks for you help, Doc, I believe this belongs to you." Spider-Man holding the Eye of Agamotto.

All of a sudden a hand emerged from the portal and managed to grab Spider-Man before he could give the Eye of Agamotto to Doctor Strange, everyone here including Ghost-Spider who just returned after getting her friends to safety see that Spider-Man is trapped by a gigantic hand from the portal, Strange and Wong are shocked to learned that while they were fighting off Mordo and his followers they left he portal opened for too long, the hand is pulling Spider-Man into the portal as Kid Arachnid and Ghost-Spider rushed to help him.

"Spider-Man!" Ghost-Spider said.

"Doctor Strange, catch!" Spider-Man tossed the Eye of Agamotto.

Spider-Man got pulled into the portal towards the Dark Dimension, but not before he tossed the Eye of Agamotto towards Doctor Strange who caught it and now has the means to close the portal, Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid were too late to save Spider-Man. Doctor Strange can close the portal and seal away Dormammu but he can't help but worry for the guy who risked his life to save theirs no matter the risk.

"No, Spider-Man!" Ghost-Spider cried out.

"Strange, you have to close the portal!" Wong said.

"I can't, not yet." Doctor Strange hands the Eye of Agamotto to Wong. "Here, take this."

"What are you going to do?" Wong is confused.

"I'm going to go through the portal and save Spider-Man." Doctor Strange said.

"What? That's suicide! Dormammu is inside, you can't be serious!" Wong protest against this.

"I am, he risked himself to save us, now it's time for me to return the favor, if we don't come back within a couple minutes, then seal the gateway." Doctor Strange said.

Ghost-Spider steps up. "Please, bring him back to me."

Doctor Strange nodded his head as he flies through the portal into the Dark Dimension to save Spider-Man from Dormammu, Wong has the Eye of Agamotto around his neck and awaits to close the gateway along with Kid Arachnid and Ghost-Spider waiting for their friend to come back, particularly Ghost-Spider who wants Spider-Man to come back to her most of all.

(Dark Dimension)

Spider-Man is floating around in a mysterious place called the Dark Dimension, this place has so many twist and turns, so many things floating around as Spider-Man finally landed on one of them, meanwhile Doctor Strange came through the portal and is flying through the Dark Dimension for the first time. He continue flying around searching for Spider-Man until he finally found him standing on one of the rocky platforms, Spider-Man looks up to see Doctor Strange flying towards him and landed next to him.

"Spider-Man, thank god you're alive." Doctor Strange is relieved.

"Thanks for your concern, Doctor Strange, I was getting worried that I'd be stuck here, wherever here is." Spider-Man is unfamiliar with this place.

"This is the Dark Dimension I told you about, the portal was too small but he managed to reach out and took you." Doctor Strange said.

"He who?" Spider-Man is curious.

All of a sudden the whole dimension is suddenly shaking as something is coming towards them, something big and powerful, it was a gigantic being with flames around his head, Spider-Man never seen anything like this before, Doctor Strange on the hand knows exactly who this entity is.

Dormammu chuckles. "Welcome to my realm!"

"What the devil is that?" Spider-Man is stunned.

"Dormammu." Doctor Strange introduced Dormammu.

"I see the Sorcerer Supreme has dared entered my realm, how foolish. Do you really think you both stand a chance against me?" Dormammu said.

"We don't have to defeat you, just keep you locked here for all of eternity." Doctor Strange said.

"It's been so long since I've had a decent battle against anyone, before I leave this realm, I shall finish you both off." Dormammu threatens his enemies.

"Uh, how powerful is this guy?" Spider-Man is acting nervous.

Dormammu unleashed a strong blast of fire magic upon the two heroes as Spider-Man and Doctor Strange jumped away from the rock they're standing on, the destructive capabilities of that attack is enough to completely destroy the stone, Spider-Man now has a pretty good idea how powerful Dormammu is and what's he's capable of.

"Does that answer your question?" Doctor Strange said.

"Forget I asked." Spider-Man said.

"It is futile to challenge me, Sorcerer Supreme, you with all your power are no match for mines, my power is limitless." Dormammu said.

"Let's find out." Doctor Strange said.

"Got any decent tricks to get us out of this?" Spider-Man asking the Sorcerer Supreme.

"I got a few." Doctor Strange is about to perform a spell.

Doctor Strange cast a spell and unleashed magical clouds above Dormammu's head, it rains down water upon the entity and made contact with the flames, steam formed around Dormammu and temporarily blinds him, he got mad as he made his flames too strong and used magic to disperse the clouds, he then blows away the steam to get a better view of his enemies, but much to his surprise he only sees illusions of Doctor Strange and Spider-Man all around him, Dormammu is very confused as to which is which.

Dormammu chuckles. "Is this the best you got to offer? I'm not impressed!"

All illusions of Strange and Spider-Man are attacking Dormammu together to overwhelm the powerful entity, but their attacks all proved to be ineffective against him, Dormammu unleashed a wave of fire magic all around him and destroying the illusions of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange all at once, after he succeeded in destroying the illusions, he sees the real Doctor Strange and Spider-Man making their escape to the portal.

"NOOOO!" Dormammu yells in anger.

Dormammu charges at the portal chasing after them before they get the chance to get out and close the portal from the other side, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange still flying towards the portal sees Dormammu all fired up and charging at them.

"He's coming very fast!" Spider-Man said.

"Just keep heading to the portal, once we're out, we'll seal the gateway for good!" Doctor Strange said.

Spider-Man and Doctor Strange are closer to reaching the portal as Dormammu took matter into his own hands and unleashed a beam of fire magic coming at them very fast, but fortunately the two heroes made it to the portal and are being transported out of the Dark Dimension and heading back to the real world, but the fire Dormammu unleashed made it to the portal too.

(Sanctum Sanctorum)

Back in the real world, Wong is awaiting to close the gateway with the Eye of Agamotto, it's been more than a couple minutes since Doctor Strange went through the portal, he's considering sealing it to keep Dormammu from getting out, but Kid Arachnid and Ghost-Spider both see couple things coming through the portal, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange came out of the portal and finally made it back to the real world.

"Spidey, you're back!" Ghost-Spider sounded cheerful.

"Get away from the portal!" Spider-Man yells out.

Everyone's spider sense tingles as something is coming out of the portal, everyone jumped out of the way as a beam of fire came out from the portal, it suddenly stops as Doctor Strange and Wong got a peek through the portal to see Dormammu coming through.

"Dormammu!" Wong got frightened.

"Close it, Wong! Close it!" Doctor Strange yells out.

Wong quickly acts and uses the Eye of Agamotto to seal the gateway close as Dormammu is getting closer to being freed from the Dark Dimension, the Eye is still closing the portal as fast it can as Dormammu almost reached to the real world but the gateway got sealed up, everyone sees that Dormammu is still trapped in the Dark Dimension, they've succeeded in keeping this powerful entity trapped there for another eternity, Dormammu got even angrier as his attempts to escape from the Dark Dimension has fail, he retreated back to his dimension where he belongs.

Doctor Strange sighed tirelessly. "That was too close."

"Yeah, too close. By the way, thanks for saving me back there." Spider-Man is grateful.

"You've saved our lives too, just repaying a debt, consider us even." Doctor Strange said.

Ghost-Spider suddenly hugs Spider-Man. "Oh Spidey."

Spider-Man hugs Ghost-Spider back. "I'm okay, Ghost-Spider, I'm okay."

"And Dormammu?" Kid Arachnid said.

"Trapped for another eternity." Doctor Strange said.

Doctor Strange and Wong looked around the room to see all of Mordo's followers down for the count, except for Baron Mordo himself who has disappeared from the Sanctum during the event.

"He's gone." Wong said.

"For now, we'll see each other again one day, and we'll be ready." Doctor Strange said.

Baron Mordo has escaped, but the important thing is that Dormammu is still trapped in the Dark Dimension and the Sanctum has been taken back, Doctor Strange and Wong completed their mission thanks to the assistance of Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid who just saved their lives and helped kept the world safe once again.


The next day in the morning around Greenwich Village, a truck is driving around tossing newspapers door to door, the Sanctum happens to be one of them, the paper landed outside the Sanctum door as it's from the Daily Globe with a photo of Gargantos all burned up in Time Square, it's titled 'Spider Heroes defeat Giant Octopus in Time Square', inside the Sanctum itself Doctor Strange is in the dining room feasting upon the charred tentacle of Gargantos as Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Kid Arachnid finished cleaning up the Sanctum after a long battle from last night, the three heroes are all disturbed Strange is eating a tentacle of the creature they just took down in Time Square.

"I don't get how could you eat that?" Spider-Man is disturbed.

Doctor Strange chewing his food. "Mmm, the tentacles of Gargantos are quite a delicacy in some places, wants some?"

"No thanks." Spider-Man said.

"You sure? You don't know what you're missing." Doctor Strange said.

"I'm good, anyway we're just finishing cleaning up the place." Spider-Man said.

"You know, I was getting worried that Wong and me we're going to die at the hands of Mordo, but you all proved me wrong when you came to save us despite me telling you to stay away." Doctor Strange said.

"I'm a hero, it's what I do, besides you're not so bad yourself, Strange, you could've sealed the gateway to keep Dormammu from getting out, but you didn't, you risked yourself to save me, you're definitely a hero." Spider-Man said.

"I appreciate the compliment, Spider-Man." Doctor Strange said.

"No, I mean it, if you want, I could recommend you a place on the Avengers, your mystical abilities could be a powerful asset to the team." Spider-Man said.

"I'm honored, but as the Sorcerer Supreme, my place is here in the Sanctum protecting the world from mystical threats, but if you ever need a mystic consultant, you know where to find me." Doctor Strange said.

"I'll keep that in mind." Spider-Man said.

Spider-Man extends his hand to Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme took it, they shake hands as Spider-Man made another ally in Doctor Strange who offered his services as a mystical consultant whenever he needs help dealing with anything mystical.

"Remember Doc, if you ever need our help, we're always swinging around the neighborhood." Spider-Man said.

"Of course." Doctor Strange said.

"Till next time, Gandalf." Spider-Man said a joke.

"That ain't funny!" Doctor Strange said.

Spider-Man still walking away. "Yeah, it is!"

Doctor Strange smiled as Spider-Man and his friends left the Sanctum, he knows now that he's got allies he can count on for help if he ever needs it, this is a beginning of a new friendship between Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.


At the same time across the pond in Europe at Castle Mordo, the owner Baron Mordo returned alone without his followers who were left behind at the Sanctum after their attempts to free Dormammu has failed, Dormammu reaches out from the Dark Dimension to communicate with Mordo and he does not look too happy with him.

"MORDO! YOU HAVE FAILED ME GREATLY ONCE AGAIN!" Dormammu isn't very pleased.

Baron Mordo got on his knees. "My deepest apologies, my master. We were so close to freeing you, but we failed. But I would never give up, someday you shall be free, they may have won this battle, but the war is far from over."

"Indeed my apprentice, I will be free one day, when I do, I shall unleash vengeance on those fools responsible for my imprisonment, Doctor Strange and his friend Spider-Man." Dormammu swears vengeance on his enemies.

"Yes my master, they shall pay for all they have done." Baron Mordo also swears vengeance.

Baron Mordo and Dormammu both want vengeance upon Doctor Strange and Spider-Man one day, Mordo still stays a loyal servant to Dormammu and will continue to find a way to free his master from the Dark Dimension someday.


The time is 12:45 PM at the Sanctum Sanctorum, Doctor Strange is meditating in his quarters peacefully now that the threat is over, but he still remains vigilant for future threats against the Sanctum, he then heard a noise coming from downstairs, he opens his eyes and stands on his two feet, he walks downstairs where Wong is looking around for the source of that sound.

"Did you hear it?" Doctor Strange said.

"I did, it wasn't me. Someone is here." Wong said.

"It's coming from down the hallway, at the gateway, lets go check it out." Doctor Strange said.

Both Strange and Wong are heading down the hallway to find out who is here at the Sanctum.

"Who do you think is here in the Sanctum?" Wong holding the Wand of Watoomb.

"I don't know, let's not forget that the gateway to the Dark Dimension was opened for too long, no telling who or what else came out, stay on your guard." Doctor Strange has his hands ready to cast.

Strange and Wong arrived at the gateway to the Dark Dimension, they see that it's still sealed tight, they look around to find the mysterious intruder, all of a sudden from around the corner, they all got startled by the appearance of a white haired woman dressed in some kind of purple outfit, she raised her hands up as she feels threaten by two sorcerers ready to cast some spells, but they hesitated as they're wondering who she is.

"Please don't hurt me!" Mysterious woman got frightened.

"Relax, we mean you no harm." Doctor Strange disperse the cast sign to show he means well. "Who are you?"

"My name is Clea, I'm from the Dark Dimension." Clea introduced herself to them.

Doctor Strange and Wong are meeting Clea for the first time, though they don't know much about her except that she's from the Dark Dimension like Dormammu. The better question is, is she a friend or a foe, only time will tell.

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