Chapter 113: The Dark Dimension (Supplementary Chapter)

Buzz!

With a soft sound, a layer of golden light rippled outward from the wand like waves spreading in all directions. Wherever the light passed, the trembling space solidified instantly, as if forged from steel.

Under the onslaught of the black mist, twelve magical pillars stood motionless like towering mountains. The flickering runes emitted magical radiance, golden patterns coalescing into a vast cage that suppressed the swirling black fog at the center of the pillars.

The wand’s head, shaped like a ring, emerged from the rolling black tide, hovering before Nicole’s chest.

Even without deliberate focus, Gu Chongyan could sense the terrifying magical fluctuations emanating from the Primordial Wand—truly a top-tier artifact of Kamataiji. Unlike mere high-tech shells, the genuine Primordial Wand carried profoundly intricate magical knowledge.

Within the ring-shaped wand head, layer upon layer of unimaginable magical runes were stacked. These countless runes intertwined as if forming a complex world of their own.

Energy, flowing in twists and turns, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, coursed ceaselessly within the ring. Though Gu Chongyan had yet to take the wand in hand for closer examination, the complexity of the magical array already left him wide-eyed.

“Darkness!”

At the instant the Primordial Wand surged forth from the black mist, a shrill crow’s cry suddenly echoed through the mirrored space.

The dark power swirling within the ring instantly surged, and amid blinding white light, the turbulent black mist opened its maw like a bloodthirsty beast, rushing forward to devour.

Gu Chongyan, highly sensitive to spatial changes, immediately sensed the shifting forces of time and space. Behind the gaping maw, a terrifying dark power poured in frenzied torrents.

“Be careful!”

The flames on the Phantom Rider suddenly flared up. Amid the roar of the motorcycle, the flaming skeleton blocked Gu Chongyan’s path, hurling a fierce ball of fire at the black mist. A massive explosion erupted within the mirrored space.

“Morgan Le Fay?”

Upon hearing the crow’s call and the ancient incantation, a gleam flickered in Gu Chongyan’s eyes.

Standing firm to block the black mist, Gu Chongyan said gravely, “Don’t be reckless. The opponent is not in our plane. The power of darkness is endless. Acting rashly will only drain our own strength.”

“What then?” the Phantom Rider asked, glancing back.

“Blood must be seen to kill, grass must be rooted out to be cut, and a snake must be struck at its seventh vertebra. Once the source of this power is eliminated, everything naturally falls into place.”

Speaking thus, he looked toward the faint crow feather embedded within the Primordial Wand and swung his wand forcefully.

“Gate of the Void!”

With solemn expression, Gu Chongyan chanted the spell. A dazzling light struck the Primordial Wand, piercing through the fabric of time and space to open a portal into the void.

This magic was one he had only used twice in his three lifetimes.

The first time, he broke through the world barrier of the Harry Potter universe and crossed into the Marvel cosmos.

This time, though wielding equal power and using the same spell, he could only open a gateway between two dimensions.

This showed how much stronger the world barrier of the Marvel universe was compared to that of Harry Potter’s world.

Beyond the azure portal, a surging magical force roared like the tidal bore of the Qiantang River, howling as it tried to break through from the other side.

A flash of sharp insight in his eyes, Gu Chongyan sneered and pointed at the faint crow feather within the Primordial Wand.

“Johnny, use your chains to bind that feather to the wand. It must never be allowed to break free.”

“Leave it to me!”

The flaming skull laughed raspily and grabbed the iron chains wrapped around him.

With a swift motion, the hellfire-infused chains extended endlessly, like a blazing giant serpent, firmly binding the crow feather within the Primordial Wand.

Behind the Gate of the Void, the surging magical energy instantly ceased as if strangled like a duck caught by the throat, the moment the feather was ensnared by the chains.

Seeing this, Gu Chongyan sneered with a trace of mockery.

Nothing was absolutely advantageous or disadvantageous. Morgan Le Fay had left a trap within the Primordial Wand, attempting to escape the Dark Dimension by harnessing its power.

But in doing so, her soul became entangled with the wand itself. As long as her soul remained bound to the Primordial Wand, she could not flee by any other means.

Gu Chongyan exploited this tactic to seal Morgan Le Fay behind the Gate of the Void.

However, merely sealing her was not enough—this was only the beginning.

“Let’s go. It’s time to meet that mysterious witch.” With a wave, Gu Chongyan stepped first, crossing into the Dark Dimension.

When it comes to the Dark Dimension, many immediately think of Dormammu.

No wonder, as the line from Doctor Strange—“Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain”—has become a classic remembered by all.

Dormammu was once a powerful sorcerer. It is said that during experiments with time-space traversal, he discovered the Dark Dimension, making him the earliest known intelligent being to do so.

He possessed remarkable wisdom and vast magical knowledge. He revealed the mysteries of the Dark Dimension, a space unfit for life, filled with terrifying unknown cosmic energies.

Dormammu named these energies “dark energy” because they obeyed the laws of darkness—silent and still, yet deadly.

The power of darkness is immense and perilous. Absorbing it quickly strengthens you, but its invasive force also devours your soul, ultimately sinking you into darkness, becoming nourishment for the shadows.

To gain this dark energy, Dormammu sacrificed his own body, merging himself with the Dark Dimension. He became its ruler.

In a sense, Dormammu and the Dark Dimension were one and the same.

In Doctor Strange, Dormammu’s visage was a chaotic mass of dark energy. Thus, to most, the Dark Dimension seemed a completely dark and chaotic realm, devoid of life save for Dormammu himself.

In truth, while the Dark Dimension is indeed inhospitable to life and largely dark and chaotic, it is not entirely a somber void.

It consists of many fragmented dimensional spaces, much like a hell dimension composed of countless layers of infernal realms.

These fragmented spaces continuously attract dark forces from various planes and give rise to numerous terrifying and bizarre dark creatures.

Born from darkness, they will eventually return to it.

But before that return, these fragmented dimensional spaces share similarities with reality.