23 Chapter 23

I was confused by this sudden commotion before my eyes, not knowing what to do next. Fortunately, Master Wong came to me before I could decide to do anything.

"Follow me, Peter. Ancient One has summoned you. She will explain what has happened exactly." Master Wong said to me.

As we moved out through Kamar Taj, I could see that although the apprentices were moving around with a sense of urgency, there was no trace of terror on their faces. It seems that the situation was not be too dire.

We arrived at a hall to find Ancient One with a group of sorcerers gathered around her. She seemed to be explaining something to them.

Master Mordo was one of the sorcerers around her. From the looks of it, almost all the sorcerers gathered here were experts.

"Ah! Peter, you have arrived." Ancient One greeted us upon seeing that we had arrived.

"What is happening, Ancient One?" I asked worriedly.

"What is the purpose of Kamar Taj, Peter?"

Instead of answering my question, Ancient One posed another question to me. However, I remembered what she had told me when we had first met.

"Kamar Taj is an organisation of sorcerers whose entire purpose is to protect Earth from the invasion by different dimensions. Oh!" As I answered her question, I realised what was happening.

"Exactly, Peter. A dimension invasion is imminent. The bells were ringing because it warned the sorcerers about the invasion and alerted them to be ready for battle." Ancient One explained the reason for chaos in Kamar Taj.

As I heard about the dimensional invasion, I felt worried. Although I had joined Kamar Taj not that long ago I had become quite attached to it.

"Don't worry, Peter. It is just a minor invasion. It is very likely that there will be no casualty."

Ancient One assured me in order to assuage my fears. It seems like her words worked as I indeed felt much better after her words.

"Moreover, we already know their target. It is Ta Lo." Ancient One revealed that the dimensional invaders was heading towards Ta Lo.

"But why would the target be Ta Lo?" I was surprised as there should be nothing attractive for invaders in Ta Lo. Moreover, Ta Lo was in a hidden dimension so the invaders should require much more effort to enter it.

"Do you remember the Dweller in Darkness?" Ancient One asked me.

"How could I forget it?" I still remembered that bone chilling feeling I felt when I saw that door.

"These invaders are actually the soul sucking interdimensional beasts who are subordinates of the Dweller in Darkness. They are attacking in an attempt to free their master."

So, these bastard underlings were attacking Ta Lo in a bid to free their master even if they knew that they would likely die in this attempt.

"Actually, this type of invasion is not that rare. The hierarchy among these beasts is quite rigid. So, they often attack every few decades in an attempt to free the Dweller in Darkness."

Ancient One explained that the invasion of these soul sucking beasts was actually a recurring phenomenon.

"Peter, although you have only recently joined Kamar Taj, you are already one of the strongest among us.

So, I ask you as your teacher and the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar Taj, would you join this battle against these invaders?" Ancient One said in a dignified tone. At this moment, it truly felt that she was the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar Taj.

"Of course, I will battle, Ancient One." I said, my voice full of vigour.

With Great Power comes Great Responsibility. This is what Uncle Ben had taught me since I was young.

Moreover, I knew that the sorcerers present here were weaker than me. If even they are fighting, then it would be simply shameful for me not to join the battle.

"Ok, let's talk about our strategy for the battle. The actual battle will actually not take place in Ta Lo." Ancient One started explaining the strategy.

"Pardon, Ancient One. The actual battle will not take place in Ta Lo?" How can this be possible when the invading beasts were targeting Ta Lo?

"Be patient. I will explain." Ancient One told me to be patient.

"As you know, these beasts often try to invade Ta Lo. In order to counter this, a previous Sorcerer Supreme created a small artificial Mirror Dimension to combat these invasions just outside Ta Lo's dimension." Ancient One explained.

"So, the invading beasts will not appear in Ta Lo but will be trapped in the Mirror Dimension where they will be easy prey for us."

So, in short, the invading beasts would be tricked to the artificial mirror dimension where we would be waiting for them with our spells ready.

"There it is still sometime left before the battle. Go and get some rest, we will leave tomorrow." Ancient One ordered us to get some rest so that we would be ready for tomorrow's battle.

"You wait, Peter." All of us were leaving when Ancient One called for me to stop.

"What is it, Ancient One?" I asked her curiously.

"Follow me." She opened a portal to the mirror dimension and ordered me to follow her.

Once we were inside the mirror dimension, she explained why she called me here.

"As you have always been practicing in the mirror dimension, do you know the true power of it, Peter?" She questioned me.

"Yes, sorcerers can easily manipulate the mirror dimension to distort it as if the law of physics hold no power here." I answered her question. After all, how can I forget that battle when Ancient One had used her true power on me?

"And the battle tomorrow will take place in such a distorted mirror dimension. Do you think you would be able to fight properly on such a field, Peter?" Ancient One asked me.

"I don't think I would be able to, Ancient One." I answered honestly.

"So, in order for you to become familiar with a distorted mirror dimension, we must hold an impromptu lesson for you." She explained why she called me.

As she said so, the floor of the hall started tilting. The ceiling opened and it looked as if a mountain was falling towards me.

I dodged a pillar which fell towards me by flying with my wings. I readied myself to survive this impromptu fatal lesson which Ancient One had started for me.

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So, how did you like this plot twist? I wanted to end the whole Kamar Taj arc with a bang. So, here it is, the dimension invasion on Ta Lo.

As I have said in the previous chapters, for the rest of this month, there will be a total of 8 advance chapters as well as 5 advance chapters for Wyvern tier on my p.a.t.r.e.o.n /DragonsEye