American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 166 Mrs. Wanda, your son is in my hands, and you don't want that...

Scarlet Witch is a core being, meaning she simultaneously exists in all possible timelines, all realities, and all branching universes. Currently, there are four main core beings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Sethnig, Merlin the Wizard, Kang the Conqueror, and Scarlet Witch.

It was precisely because of Scarlet Witch's importance that her words at the end of M-Day completely altered reality. Many people tried to restore mutant abilities; for example, Hank McCoy—aka Beast—attempted to use science to restore mutants' powers, and Doctor Strange sought magical help, but all ultimately failed. In the end, it was Hope Summers who saved the entire mutant race.

But that's all in the future. Right now, Rune is facing a woman with immense power who's caught in extreme emotions, but thankfully he didn't lie to Wanda.

"Where are they?!" The Scarlet Witch's voice was almost a scream, and chaotic energy swept around like a tidal wave.

Rune simply gazed at her calmly: "I can tell you, but it won't come without a price, Wanda. I can even let you inspect the goods first, but you'll have to pay a price—"

Without hesitation, Wanda's eyes burned with a blood-red light, her unwavering gaze seeming to pierce through Rune: "I will pay the price, even if it means losing my sanity, losing my soul!"

Looking at this great mother, this mad child-rearing manipulator, this pathetic reality distorter, Rune couldn't help but sigh: "Your child is indeed dead, there's no doubt about that—"

"You mean you're lying to me?"

The terrifying chaotic magic surged violently once more. Rune glared at the emotional woman: "I didn't lie to you, you madwoman. They are indeed dead, but I didn't say they couldn't be reincarnated!"

In fact, due to Scarlet Witch's status as a core being, any child she possesses would be powerful enough to contend with the greatest forces in the universe and have the potential to shake the universe itself. Therefore, one of Kang the Conqueror's variants—an immortal being who served as the Guardian of Time—facilitated her love affair with Vision to ensure that Scarlet Witch would never have children.

Unfortunately, Scarlet Witch's obsession with children distorted reality. Her magic stole two souls from Mephisto and successfully turned them into her own children. Although the two children were killed, they were not truly dead. After being retrieved by Mephisto, they were reincarnated as members of the Teen Avengers. "One of them is named Billy Kaplan, and the other is Speed ​​Tommy. Their powers are the same as yours, one can alter reality, and the other is incredibly fast. They also look like twins. I think you have the ability to find these two children."

Rune's confident words silenced the Scarlet Witch, but she wasn't truly silent; she was manipulating magic to verify Rune's statement. She "saw" the two little boys, separated by thousands of miles, and their familiar faces brought tears to Wanda's eyes instantly.

"Are you satisfied with my payment?" Rune asked Wanda softly.

Wanda nodded, then Rune pulled something from his clothes and tossed it to her: "Here, don't take it out until I let you use it. I don't care if you take your children back from other families."

But after getting the child, they came to see me immediately. Do you understand, Wanda?

The terrifyingly obsessive woman glanced at the object in her hand and nodded. This thing alone was enough to illustrate the danger of the whole affair, but she didn't care. She would obey all of Rune's orders, even if it meant her death—as long as he didn't harm her child.

Rune casually tossed down two gold bars and left. His heart, like the chosen gold bars, was completely at ease. Unless Sithon attempted to re-invade Earth, Scarlet Witch was undoubtedly one of the strongest beings in the universe. Besides having directly eliminated mutants, she had also single-handedly destroyed the Avengers and summoned a star in her solo series.

Despite Rune's nonchalant demeanor in the face of this crazed woman, he was actually quite nervous. If he didn't know the origins and whereabouts of Wanda's children, he would never have risked provoking this extremely emotionally unstable woman who also possessed the chaotic energy of Sithon.

Upon returning to the DC dimension, Rune crossed his legs and began perusing the magic books he had obtained from the New York Sanctum in front of Naboo. The magic within was indeed exquisite; even the studious Rune had to admit that the magic of the Harry Potter world paled in comparison to that of Marvel.

However, this difference isn't due to human intelligence, but rather because Marvel has too many powerful gods whose magic is so immense that Marvel sorcerers can use this power to further explore the essence of magic. This is similar to the situation in the DC universe.

However, in terms of the overall progress of magical civilization, the Harry Potter world is actually the most developed. Various regions of that world have established sophisticated educational models, and students can freely learn less dangerous magic in libraries.

Even dangerous magic is not without a way to obtain it.

The next level up is the Marvel Universe, which includes Kamar-Taj and the Strange Academy of Magic, especially the latter. The Strange Academy of Magic admits students from all backgrounds, including Asgardians, descendants of the Frost Giants, and even Dormammu's bastards.

"The worst thing is your universe," Rune began, cursing Nab. "Look at what this universe has become under the rule of you Lords of Order! There isn't even a proper magic academy. Vast numbers of humans who originally possessed magical talent have ultimately become sacrifices for demonic invasions, or simply vessels for demons. Even now, the entire world's magical heritage still relies on family traditions and apprenticeships—are you kidding me?"

But Naboo had his reasons. He loudly protested, "You dare look at your current magical power? Magic in our world is profound and dark. The path to learning magic is full of pain and sacrifice. Admit it!"

Runes, the essence of magic in this world is darkness—

Rune sneered, "All you do is shirk responsibility. I wonder who tried to steal that little girl's things in the first place, and how she got so angry she called the 'police' next door. If it weren't for you guys, magic in this world wouldn't be in this mess!"

Nabu was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "Never mind all that, just tell me if you'll show it to me or not!"

Rune rolled his eyes. This guy was incredibly envious of the magic book he brought back from another world, yet he deliberately put on an arrogant attitude. He was truly shameless.