Time flies, days pass by, and in the blink of an eye, the old year gives way to the new. Finney has grown another year older and entered the dangerous year of 2010. Without his intervention, the world would have entered its chaotic era from this year onward.
Iron Man battles, the arrival of Norse mythology, alien invasions, intelligent life threatening to exterminate humanity—all these things suddenly appeared in droves.
In April, Finney had been in Kamar-Taj for almost a year. The peaceful rhythm of life allowed his strength to steadily increase, and he was not far from his fourth draw.
Just as he was somewhat immersed in this life, a message shattered this tranquility, even causing him to successfully create a portal while practicing spells…
"It's been a year, Iron Man has disappeared, how come I can't even open a broken door?"
Looking at the sling ring on his hand, Finney was frustrated and ashamed. For the past year, he had almost given up learning all other spells, focusing on this one, and he still hadn't succeeded. He felt that the Ancient One's assessment of his talent as mediocre was a gross exaggeration.
The news of Tony Stark's disappearance made it impossible for Finney to remain comfortably in Kamar-Taj any longer; he had to start thinking about his family's safety.
Since the New Year, he had been trying to persuade his aging parents to retire, but the two, still believing themselves to be young, refused and kept putting it off.
Now that Iron Man was about to debut, Finney couldn't afford to let them continue their leisurely work life in New York; a nuclear bomb could be dropped any day.
If they really refused to leave New York, Finney would make them move. Over the course of the year, he went through countless hardships and finally bought a house near the New York Sanctum.
Only here in all of New York could he feel truly at ease.
" ...
Why do you insist we quit our jobs and move there?"
Finney's parents, including Skye, were completely baffled by his request. Finney
hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and explaining, "New York will be very dangerous in the future, while that place will be safe for a long time!"
Finney's father, Eli, jokingly thought Finney was worried about their old age and said with a laugh, "You brat, you weren't even born when we came to live in New York. I know New York better than you do." Seeing
this, Finney sighed, helplessly using his now much more proficient Ring of Raghadore, and looked at his stunned parents, saying, "Believe me, you might not know as much as I do. This world is about to become more dangerous than you imagine." "
Also, I forgot to tell you, I'm a mage!"
After so many years together, Finney was 100% certain that his parents wouldn't have any reservations about his mage identity or think he was a monster or anything like that.
That's why he was so frank with them, telling them there was no need to make up any white lies.
"When did you learn all this?" Eli stared blankly at the Ring of Raghadore in Finney's hand, even reaching out to touch it, but Finney dodged him.
"About this last year, Skye knows about it too," Finney said after a moment's thought. He figured as long as they believed him, there was no need to be so explicit, and besides, he had indeed only learned the spell last year.
Eli and Vera turned to look at Skye, who was also somewhat bewildered, opening their mouths as if suddenly unsure what to say.
"But what does this have to do with danger?"
Eli asked in a low voice. As a lawyer, he often grasped the key points in the details, and he was worried that these dangers might be related to Finney. "Do you believe in aliens?"
Finney understood his father's meaning and explained, "The duty of sorcerers is to protect Earth from invasion, and many beings in outer space have long coveted Earth."
"In the next few years, they are very likely to make some moves. The place I'm sending you to is a sanctuary built by sorcerers. If there is any danger, they will protect you."
"What about you?"
Upon hearing this, Finney's mother's first concern was not for herself, but for him. She asked anxiously, "Are you also going to fight those aliens? Will it be dangerous? Should we notify the army?"
"Don't worry, I'm actually quite strong. As for the country, there should be corresponding organizations." Finney smiled reassuringly and replied, "If necessary, I will definitely go. If Earth is gone, we're all doomed."
At least if Dormammu's arrival could be prevented, Finney would definitely not let him descend. At the very least, he wouldn't place all his hopes on 'negotiating'.
Although Finney spoke lightly, his parents couldn't help but worry. However, they finally agreed to the move and then carefully questioned him about Kamar-Taj.
Having resolved his parents' safety issue, Finney finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had a fairly good relationship with the sorcerer Daniel of the New York Sanctum, and had specifically mentioned his parents' potential move there.
As the youngest sorcerer in Kamar-Taj, a sorcerer's master, and the Ancient One's most favored disciple, these titles were enough to command respect from many sorcerers.
Finney's eagerness to resolve his parents' situation was understandable. Although his strength seemed to have increased rapidly over the past year, he was still far, far behind the likes of Dormammu, Thanos, and Ego.
Not to mention the Hulk and the lightning-sensitive Thor, he wasn't even entirely confident he could defeat the soon-to-be-born Iron Man.
Therefore, Finney needed to improve his strength, and combat was the best method. After Iron Man's debut, Earth would no longer lack enemies, so he needed to eliminate his worries to focus entirely on his improvement.
In truth, during his year in Kamar-Taj, Finney's greatest improvement wasn't in 'Possessed by Evil Spirits,' but rather in the rarely used 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique.'
The power that restrains the effect of 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' is the power of the Temple, which prevents Earth from being invaded—the power of the sorcerers.
After becoming a sorcerer, Finney gained a deep understanding of this power, much like studying an enemy. While it doesn't necessarily mean defeating the enemy, it allows him to understand how to better defeat them.
'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' is similar; although he didn't practice it relentlessly, his understanding of how sorcerer power hinders its effects naturally improved it.
Although the Ancient One warned him that the power of 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' was dangerous, she never actually restricted Finney's use; in fact, she once helped him.
However, the deeper his understanding of 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' became, the more he understood the Ancient One's words.
'Magic that alters reality according to thought'—this is indeed a terrifying power. Perhaps as Finney grows stronger, a moment of carelessness could lead to all sorts of consequences.
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