13. What nightmare? Eat my 8-point light wheel!
13. What nightmare? Eat my 8-point light wheel!
The London Sanctuary is now guarded by Kaecilius, a disciple of the Ancient One. Kaecilius is the villain in the Doctor Strange movies, a being who draws power from the Dark Dimension and is subsequently controlled by Dormammu.
But Ji Yuan felt that at this point in time, Kaecilius shouldn't have even started studying dark magic yet; it was too early.
As he and the Ancient One stepped out of the magic circle, a figure who looked remarkably like Mads Mikkelsen walked towards them.
Casillas clasped his hands together in front of his chest and said, "Greetings, Supreme Mage." Then he looked at Ji Yuan, this "ordinary person," unsure of how to address him.
Ji Yuan also clasped his hands together in front of his chest, a faint white light emanating from his body, and said with a smile, "I am Ji Yuan, the Mage of Light."
Casillas was taken aback. He couldn't figure out how this self-proclaimed mage could emit light without any magical fluctuations, but out of caution, he still said, "Hello, Mage Ji Yuan, I am Casillas."
Kaecilius then took the Ancient One to the meditation room, assuming she was there to inspect the Sanctuary.
Upon arriving at the meditation room, the Ancient One quickly closed the door to prevent other sorcerers from panicking. Then, a golden magic circle appeared out of thin air and bound Kaecilius.
"Teacher, what are you doing?" Kaecilius asked in confusion, not understanding what the Ancient One was up to.
"Kaecilius, why did you betray Kamar-Taj and open the intersection of the dream dimension and reality?" the Ancient One said with great disappointment.
"Wh...what? I didn't!" Casillas said firmly.
The Ancient One shook her head in great disappointment; the dream-dimensional aura emanating from Kaecilius was clearly visible in her eyes.
"Wait a minute," Ji Yuan suddenly spoke up, "He doesn't seem to be lying."
In his perception, Casillas did not show any fear or panic after being discovered to have colluded with the dimensional demons; he only felt doubt and discomfort at being misunderstood.
"I can sense that he wasn't lying," Ji Yuan said with certainty, still very confident in his intuition.
"Oh?" The Ancient One's expression shifted, and she touched Kaecilius's forehead with her finger, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.
During this deep sleep, Goode immediately noticed something amiss, saying, "Casillas's dreams and mind have been invaded without his own awareness."
Another dream? This nightmare is truly impossible to guard against. However, considering Casillas's experience of losing both his son and wife, it seems quite reasonable for him to have a mental defect.
"Want to go take a look together?" Gu Yi looked at Ji Yuan and said with a malicious expression.
"I'm not going." Looking at Gu Yi's expression, Ji Yuan felt something was wrong. Only a fool would fall for that.
Gu Yi chuckled softly, saying confidently, "If you go, I can give you the magic cloak. Didn't you want it?"
Ji Yuan: "???"
He only glanced at Strange's magic cloak and was immediately discovered by the Ancient One? No wonder he's the Sorcerer Supreme; his perception is incredibly sharp.
"Wow!"
There was no way around it; Ji Yuan really wanted that cape. It was stylish and cool, and it suited his magician persona better. As for what would happen to Strange later, he could just give him an Ultraman transformation device.
Ji Yuan and Gu Yi's consciousness left their bodies and entered Kaecilius's dream.
In the dream, Casillas and his family of three were all happy together. Nightmares can not only create fear, but also control people's hearts through their deepest desires.
Casillas' greatest desire was to reunite with his family, which led him to unknowingly be invaded by nightmares.
"So, should we just attack?" Ji Yuan asked, looking at the dark shadow that covered the entire sky.
"beat!"
Without a word, the Ancient One unleashed a golden beam of light that covered the entire sky, instantly reducing Nightmare to the size of a normal person, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Ancient One, this is my world!" Nightmare roared.
He reached out to control Casillas to fight for him, but found that he couldn't control him at all. He turned his head and saw a silver humanoid creature standing in front of Casillas. A disgusting light severed his control over Casillas.
Ji Yuan felt Nightmare's gaze, turned his head and laughed, "What are you looking at?"
"Eat eight-tenths of my Light Wheel!"
Ji Yuan's hands produced halos larger than his head, which he slashed fiercely at the Nightmare. The halos were as smooth as a hot knife cutting through butter, and the Nightmare was sliced into eight pieces.
And then... it disappeared.
Casillas's dream suddenly became bright, and the aura of nightmares completely disappeared.
Ji Yuan asked, bewildered, "Is Nightmare dead?"
Gu Yi looked at Ji Yuan in surprise and said, "This projection has indeed been completely destroyed. Your power greatly restrained it, and it could hardly resist it."
She realized that she had underestimated Ji Yuan, the "God of Light," whose light had an almost perfect restraining effect on these evil forces.
"Alright, remember to give me the magic cloak after you leave." Ji Yuan said, since he was Ultraman Noah, representing all positive light... his child form, so it was reasonable for him to have restraint over such negative forces.
Moreover, although this place may seem like Nightmare's home ground, it is not actually the case. Ultimately, since humans are on Earth, it is still their home ground.
"No problem." Gu nodded, then asked, "Could you do me a favor?"
Ji Yuan's eyes immediately lit up with alertness. Gu Yi was trying to take advantage of him again, but he still asked, "What kind of help? I won't do it if there's no benefit in it."
Don't develop the habit of getting things for free like Gu Yi, or you'll regret it later.
The Ancient One said, "I hope you leave a ray of light in Casillas's heart; his heart is not as strong as it appears."
Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, just get me a magic wand when we get back to Kamar-Taj."
Gu nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Ji Yuan left a ray of light in Casillas's mind, hoping to encourage him to focus on hope rather than obsession. After all, although he was a bit stubborn, his magical talent was indeed very strong.
They then returned to reality, and Kaecilius woke up at this time, looking at the Ancient One with a disappointed expression. Ji Yuan tactfully left the training room so as not to disturb the Ancient One in comforting her disciple.
Shortly after, the two came out together, and Casillas expressed his gratitude and respect to Ji Yuan.
Back in Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One brought out the magic cloak and said, "It has self-awareness and will choose its master. Don't blame me if you're not chosen by it."
"Just kidding, don't worry." Ji Yuan dared to choose because he was absolutely confident; the magic cloak had already expressed its goodwill when it saw him.
This wave is called a two-way journey.
As expected, after leaving the Ancient One's hand, the magic cloak eagerly clung to Ji Yuan's body, and slowly turned pure white in the Ancient One's surprised gaze. The overflowing pure white light seemed to be the purest emotion in people's hearts.
"It seems he's quite satisfied with you." Gu Yi's tone sounded a little sour.
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