Chapter 78 - The Adventure of Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange had been depressed these last few days after the death of the Ancient One. He wasn't really depressed that the Ancient One had died, he was depressed because the Ancient One had left him such an impossible task. He had to defeat a cosmic entity that had ate Galactus, the Celestials, Dormammu and God knows how many entities. In the last few days in a bout of rage he had cursed the Ancient One God knows how many times. It was only these last few days that he had calmed down that he thought maybe the Old Ones, Shuma Gorath and the Multi Angled Ones still had some way to defeat the entity after all they are the most powerful being in existence and they had managed to escape from the entity. No other cosmic being had escaped from this entity before. Maybe he still had a chance. Yes, maybe he had a chance. It was this ray of hope that ignited him to continue his search for the Old Ones.

Months later...

As for Ray he was relaxing as seeing the Avengers reconciling with each other after Sokovia Accords had been introduced. Without Baron Helmut Zemo and with Thanos killing Black Panther's father, the Avengers reconciled quite quickly as the Avengers had a new enemy which they all hated, the Black Panther or better known as the money grubbing Avenger. However there was a change in that Spider Man was invited to join the Avengers. Ray was smiling seeing that everything had stabilised as he predicted after he got rid of Helmut Zemo. Ray wondered what happened to Helmut Zemo after Butch said he would take care of it. Is it the same thing that happened to the Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes and Brock Rumlow after Butch said he would take care of it. But Ray was not worried at all because whoever Butch said he would take of had never appeared again after Butch said he would take care of it. Ray smiled happily as he looked at the Avengers.

Suddenly a scream came out as a ragged Dr. Strange came out of a portal.

"Ray ! Ray ! You have to help me ! I found them ! I found the Old Ones, Shuma Gorath and the Multi Angled Ones ! I need your help and the Avengers help !", Dr. Strange shouted out.

The rest of the Avengers soon came into the room to listen to the bedraggled Dr. Strange. Black Panther had come along as well to listen to Dr. Strange's story.

"How did you find these so called Gods ?", Ray asked in a girlish voice as he sat down.

"It was not easy, we opened a space between the multiverse since the Old Ones, Shuma Gorath and the Multi Angled Ones exist in all the multiverses at the same time. Then it was luck we found a small crack in space.", Dr. Strange said in a hurried tone.

"What do you need from us ?", Iron Man Tony Stark asked seriously.

"I need Ray to help me open the crack in space. I don't have enough magic power and the students in Kamar Taj does not have enough experience to help me. I need the Avengers as a back up in case there is any danger.", Dr. Strange said in a hurried tone.

"If you need someone to help you there is Master Wong, isn't there ?", Ray asked in a girlish voice.

"Master Wong needs to be anchored to Earth for the spell to work...", Dr. Strange said as he began to explain to Ray what type of spell it was. Ray nodded his head and began to see why Dr. Strange needed his help.

"Very well, I will help you...", Ray said in a girlish voice, "but... I won't enter the gate we create, you will have to enter it yourself with the Avengers.", Ray added.

"Uh... that will be enough Ray. Thank you.", Dr. Strange said as he smiled weirdly.

Days later...

Upon arriving in a strange new realm, Ray fell down on the earthy ground. When Ray looked up he saw Dr. Strange and the Avengers next to him.

"Ray ! Why are you here ?", Dr. Strange asked as he looked at Ray. The rest of the Avengers too looked at Ray who was on the ground.

"Something pulled me in. I don't know what happened ?", Ray said in a confused girlish voice.

"Never mind, we should go together to find the Old Ones.", Tony Stark Iron Man said confidently.

"No. We need to split up to find the Old Ones. I will go with Ray. The rest of you split up in groups of two. If any of us find the Old Ones contact each other using Iron Man Tony Stark's communication devices.", Dr. Strange said hurriedly.

Everyone agreed to what Dr. Strange said as Ray flew with Dr. Strange to a specific location to search for the Old Ones.

"Here let me help you to carry your communicator. After all you are still a child.", Dr. Strange said as he took Ray's communicator and gave him a weird smile.

Soon Ray and Dr. Strange arrived at a strange mountain. As they moved toward the strange mountain they seemed to phase through the mountain and appeared on the other side of the mountain.

Ray saw before his eyes Cthulhu sitting down on a giant stone with one of his legs missing. Cthulhu was holding a strange ball of light in his hand. Next to him was the Elder God Nodens with one of his arms missing.

"Dr. Strange !", Ray shouted out in a girlish voice as he looked around for Dr. Strange but Dr. Strange was nowhere to be found. Dr. Strange has disappeared or had he ran away. Ray was shocked, did Dr. Strange betray him ? Did Dr. Strange lead him into a trap ?

Before Ray could do anything Cthulhu pointed at him and the strange ball of light that was in Cthulhu's hand fell right between Ray's eyes. After which Ray lost his consciousness.

To be continued...