1 The Beginning

Charles Augustus Magnussen, an unwanted child from the British Royal family, thrown out of the Buckingham Palace at the age of 7, pivoted his life towards the greatness of the Media world with his monstrously precise memorizing ability and deduction skills.

He could remember anything and everything after just glancing at it at once, be it smell, taste, a newspaper column, a movie perhaps. Anything.

He always thought that he could get away with everything since he had power. Not only political power but power over people, their pressure points.

But, Alas, Who knew that Sherlock Holmes would be so impulsive that he would shoot him in the head in front of the MI6.

Brooding over what's happened wouldn't be fruitful, he reminded himself as he saw his face in the mirror and found an incredibly athletic body of a 20 years old Britisher reflecting back.

It had been 3 days since he died, or to be more precise, died in his original world and came to the world of Marvel in the body of his past self.

Yes, he somehow overtook the body of his own past self with the same name. I guess the theory of parallel universes with an infinite number of yourself is really true.

In the 3 days, Charles found that he had come to the world of Marvel, and currently he was working as a Private Investigator.

His deduction skills were worse than Sherlock, but not by much and hence he had built quite a wealth by working as a PI for rich people. Ignoring his assets, his liquidity alone was in Tens of Millions.

Currently, he was in New York which he didn't like.

"This State will crumble...crumble so soon and be rebuilt from the bodies of innocent, died at the hands of Chitauri."

Suddenly, there was a rustling of bedsheet behind him and he looked back to find an incredibly hot May Parker, who was the spitting image of Marisa Tomei, lying naked under the sheets, giving him a beautiful smile.

Charles went up to her and kissed her lips "A very Good Morning" he said with a smile.

May Parker couldn't help but smile, last night was so good, even her late husband couldn't satisfy her like that. Not only sexually, but Charles noticed her emotional needs as well. He acknowledged her presence, she thought as she smiled and got up from the bed and went in to shower with Charles.

After spending 45 minutes in the bathroom, Charles and May got out of the room, Charles wearing his Black 2-Piece Suit and May wearing a casual red frock.

"Will you stay for breakfast?" Asked May with hope.

Suddenly, a young boy came out of a room from upstairs and said

"Aunt May, I'm hungry!"

'Peter Parker' Thought Charles as he looked at a young kid.

Right now, Peter is not your friendly neighborhood Spiderman, but just a normal nerd who gets bullied in school. This universe is not exactly the same as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the timelines are a little messed up.

Charles thought that it would at least take another year before Tony becomes Iron man as just a month ago, the contract of the Jericho Missile was signed between the Military and the Stark Industries.

It wasn't hard for him to find such a paper, considering he was a PI, and a wealthy one at that. He had connections.

"Give me 5 minutes honey, It will be ready." Replied May parker to Peter who had just got down from the stairs.

"I have to leave May, sorry. Some other time though."

Charles declined the breakfast offer from May and soon got out of their house and walked towards his Rolls Royce Phantom and drove away.

May on the other hand a regrettable expression. She didn't want him to leave but she also understood that he might have work, just like she has.

Quickly, however, she made a Sunny-side-up and toast with a glass of milk for young Peter.

"Let's see if I can learn magic then, shall we" Said Charles to no one in particular as he drove his Rolls Royce towards the Airport, and soon he was on a flight eating his breakfast, which was quite bad for a business class, he thought.

It took him another 2 days from New Delhi, India, where his flight landed to arrive at the town, hidden in Himalayan ranges where Kamar Taj was located.

As Charles got out from his rented vehicle, Kaecilius arrived in front of him.

"Mr. Magnussen, It's nice to finally meet you."

"Good to see you too, Mr. Kaecilius."

Charles's target this time was not Kamar Taj, but Kaecilius.

After arriving in this world, Charles deployed all his sources to find this person because he knew for a fact that only he could teach him magic.

As for going to the Sorcerer Supreme? What a joke!

Sorcerer Supreme could easily see the darkness inside of him, or so he thought anyway. Better to be safe than sorry.

Kaecilius on the other hand had just found out not too long ago about how Sorcerer Supreme uses the energy from the dark dimension to stay alive.

He felt betrayed.

The person he most looked up to was a hypocrite, he thought and hence, he decided to betray her as well.

Before he could do that, he needed his own force, soldiers who can fight the mages of Kamar Taj, and funds. He needed money, and that's when this Extremely well-behaved gentleman contacted him.

Charles had Money, Kaecilius knew and he could be one of the first sorcerers trained under him to serve Dormammu.

Kaecilius led him to a portal made from his sling ring, and Charles followed behind with his signature, harmless smile.

Somewhere in the United States, an eccentric doctor, named Stephen Strange was driving near a cliff when suddenly he met with an accident and his world turned black.

Kaecilius had to admit that Charles was an immense help to him. He was not only a genius in Sorcery, but he also churned up a million Dollars to help him set up a place to build his small team of sorcerers where he would brainwash civilians and teach them sorcery.

Charles, on the other hand, was practicing his magic.

The only reason he was good at it was because he could remember all the spells and hand gestures after being told once.

He had also memorized all the dark Sorcery which Kaecilius was stealing from the Kamar Taj Library to learn himself.

He didn't overdo it though. He was not a ghoul.

Charles had grown up learning the poise of the royal family.

Not eating on time, and burdening your mind and physique could lead to an unhealthy lifestyle, so he took a break and went towards the pantry.

It had been 6 months since Charles had started to learn magic from Kaecilius and in these 6 months, Charles had memorized every book Kaecilius stole from the Kamar Taj Library.

Kaecilius obviously didn't know this. Although he knew that Charles was a genius in Sorcery, but he also knew that Charles was a beginner, and he only brought these books for references while preparing to talk with Dormammu and hence he returned them to the library not long after. So according to logic, Charles, who only glanced at them once or twice shouldn't remember them, and even if he remembers, he shouldn't be able to understand anything.

"Kaecilius, my friend. I need to go back now. There is some urgent work that has come up."

Charles realized that he knew all the spells he would need right now, and the rest of the spells can be learned and practiced at a later date. He doesn't need Kaecilius now.

"Why Charles, What happened?"

"Well, People are starting to notice my disappearance and it won't take long for them to track me. I have to go back for a few months. But don't worry, I will be back."

Kaecilius understood his reason. Charles was a money man. If such a person disappears, then people would start asking questions.

And hence, After Charles took his things, he opened a portal to his home with his sling ring and entered it.

In reality, there was no one missing Charles, except for May Parker and a few billionaires who wanted to dig up the history of their soon-to-be spouse.

But for ditching Kaecilius, this reason was enough. He knew that sooner or later the Doctor Strange story will start and he didn't wanted to be a part of it as he had more pressing matters to attend to.

Apart from practicing Sorcery in these last few months, Charles had also prepared the first draft of Lord of the Rings.

He wanted to use his knowledge to earn money quickly, and plagiarizing Books, Movies, Songs, etc was the fastest way to do so.

One of Charles's clients owned a publishing company, and in these past few months, he had already sent him the first chapter of his book, and the publishing house loved it.

In another few months, his first book will get published, and he would soon start making even more money.

A few months had passed, and he got the news of Kaecilius dying.

But he didn't care, he was busy finding all sorts of key people in these few months and also practicing his Sorcery.

He can now make the portal without a sling ring.

At the launch of his book, he had invited May Parker as well, and it was not a stretch to say that she had become completely attached to this mysterious person, who was Charles Augustus Magnussen.

Charles reason for sleeping with May Parker and making her fall for him wasn't because he liked her character or anything, It was solely because Charles needed a link to befriend and influence Peter before he grew up to be a friendly neighborhood spiderman, and he also wanted to create a Catalyst for his shift.

What that shift would be, Only Charles knew.

The launch was a huge success, as it should be, and after another few weeks, News of Tony Stark's abduction in Afganisthan completely shocked the world.

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It had been a few days since Tony Stark was back, and Charles bought all the shares he could get of Stark Industries after Tony announced that he was shutting down the Weapons Manufacturing Department.

His announcement obviously crashed the stock exchange and the price of Stark Industries shares fell rapidly.

Charles was now a little relaxed and he went to take a shower, after which he Suited up and drove straight towards Tony Stark's mansion.

Charles was stopped 20 Kms away from Stark's mansion and was told that no one is allowed past that point, but since he had already taken an appointment five months back, a quick confirmation with Pepper let him through the checkpoint and he soon saw the lonesome villa of Tony Stark at a cliff.

Driving straight towards it, he soon came to the main gate, where he parked his Rolls Royce Phantom, after which Jarvis Identified him and let him through.

"Hello, Mr. Magnussen. Mr. Stark will be with you shortly. Please follow me." Said Pepper Potts who attended him and led him inside.

"Hello Madam Potts, Charmed." Said Charles as he bent a little and kissed the back of her hand.

Pepper smiled and withdrew her hand and as they reached the drawing-room, she offered him a seat.

"So Mr. Magnussen, First of all, let me tell you that I am a big fan of your Lord of the Rings and thank you that you have been so patient and understanding about getting this appointment. Also, can you tell me what is this about? I mean, you did say that you have some useful information for us but, is it really worth waiting for 5 months? Don't you think a lot has changed since then?"

Pepper was very curious about the information this gentleman offered. It wasn't easy to get in on Tony's schedule and many have to wait for even half a year before meeting with Tony.

"Madam Potts, I think the information I have will be very beneficial to Mr. Stark. So let's be patient and wait for him?"

And waiting was what he did for the next half hour.

Charles had become a good friend of Pepper in this half-hour, and soon, they heard Tony's footsteps.

"Mr. Stark, Nice to finally meet you" Said Charles extending his hand

"Mr. Magnussen?" replied Tony, trying to remember the full name of his appointment.