Chapter 172: Where Destiny Leads
"He actually pulled it off!" Doctor Strange exclaimed, watching the massive vortex slowly dissipate. His voice was laced with disbelief.
All around them, the dark disciples looked at one another, stunned into silence. Their thick, smoky "makeup" was fading from their faces, and the dark energy within their bodies was draining like punctured balloons. It was vanishing rapidly—proof that Dormammu could no longer channel power from the Dark Dimension to Earth.
Gene had truly kicked Dormammu back into his lair.
The cultists slowly lowered their weapons. Without the strength of the dark power, they had nothing left. Facing off against the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj now would be suicide.
Then, from the sky, a shadowy figure descended—slowly, silently—shimmering with a faint blue glow.
"Gene... you actually did it!" Doctor Strange rushed forward, barely able to contain his excitement. "I mean, this is... unbelievable!"
"It is what it is," Gene replied calmly, landing on solid ground. "I sent Dormammu back to his pit with a single kick. Now it’s done."
The mechanical whir of servo motors echoed softly from Gene’s arm. With a smooth motion, the Eye of Agamotto emerged from its compartment, floating gently into the air in front of Strange.
"Doctor Strange," Gene said, "here. The Eye of Agamotto—returning it to its rightful guardian."