210. Battle of Magic!

210. Battle of Magic!

In the original comic, the Shadow King ultimately met his end at the hands of an aged Star-Lord.

At that time, the elderly Star-Lord, relying on luck and exceptional combat experience, had just defeated the planet-devouring Galactus. After resolving the issues on Earth, he decided to shift his focus to the stars. As the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord believed that his battlefield was the entire universe.

However, before leaving Earth, Star-Lord wanted to visit the fallen grounds of the X-Men to mourn his former lover, Kitty Pryde, who had once been a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. But what Star-Lord didn't expect was that instead of finding peace for his mind upon arriving with flowers in hand, he encountered the ambush of the Shadow King's illusions.

In a way, the old Star-Lord and Alex share a similar "experience," as the first illusion they both saw was that of Kitty Pryde.

The difference is that Star-Lord saw the Kitty Pryde from his memory, the one who was brutally killed by Wolverine. But Alex saw the Kitty who was imprisoned in the mutant jail in the Ruins Universe and ultimately died by Alex's hand.

"I'm not here to talk to you," Alex coldly observed the Kitty in front of him and then said flatly, "I'll give you a chance. If you give up resisting, I'll give you a quick death."

Kitty was momentarily taken aback, her gaze flashing with a hint of surprise as she looked at Alex. However, she quickly recovered and chuckled, "A pathetic sorcerer daring to target me—don't you know who I am?"

Noticing the surrounding mental energy beginning to surge, Alex retrieved a black umbrella from behind his back.

"It seems you're not going to take this opportunity."

As his voice fell, Alex suddenly sidestepped, and the next moment, a laser beam shot out from the darkness, tearing through the ground with terrifying destructive power, leaving a gash that extended from the building to the outside.

Half-crouching to stabilize his position, Alex looked up to see several figures slowly emerging from the darkness. Leading them was someone whose face was glowing with a bright red light, making him highly visible in the dark environment.

"The one missing an opportunity is you," Kitty Pryde smiled as she revealed herself fully, now donning the X-Men's uniform, and her appearance had completely changed from the Kitty Pryde in Alex's memory.

"I almost forgot that you were once a renowned 'necromancer'!"

Dodging an attack from Nightcrawler, who had teleported behind him, Alex's shadow suddenly writhed, and the next moment, a massive tentacle extended from beneath his coat, swatting Nightcrawler away. It then turned its attention to Colossus, who was preparing to charge.

"You know, Shadow King, I'm really curious. After the magical dimensions were driven away, what kind of power allowed you to trap so many X-Men souls? But then again, how much combat power can these weakened forms even muster?"

"Oh, it's not just them," Kitty tilted her head.

Hearing this, Alex narrowed his eyes. As expected, the next moment, he sensed two bursts of energy emerging from behind him. With the X-Men's group keeping him occupied, Alex couldn't free himself in time, so he decided to take the hit head-on.

Stomping his right foot on the ground, a large polygonal magic circle instantly spread beneath Alex. The ghostly green flames flared up, forming a barrier that blocked the incoming energies.

Simultaneously, the expanding flames forced the X-Men to retreat. Colossus, unable to withdraw in time, was engulfed by the flames. These flames, like the ones Alex had used to modify the Ghost Rider's bike, were specially designed for "restoration."

And for Colossus, who was made of abstract magic, this flame, which could deconstruct the essence of energy, left him unable to even struggle as he was reduced to ashes by the green flames.

After finishing this, Alex turned his gaze toward the direction of the attack.

Not far behind him, two figures in iron suits stood like gods of death, blocking the only exit route for Alex.

"Surrender your weapons, sorcerer!"

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