C251 Earthly Matters

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While Tom was learning of his and the rest of the wizarding world's relation to Asgard, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj were under attack.

The Sorcerers that never showed up to the meeting Tom called when the Dormammu scare first started have turned into Mindless ones.

They've been robbing key artifacts from museums and even staged a few assaults on the sanctums all around the world.

Of course, thanks to Tom and the Ancient One's plans, these sanctums were filled with trusted Masters from around the world, so nothing was stolen from them at least.

The masters that were summoned by Tom never returned to their normal lives. Some, like the ones that defended against these attacks, have been put on guard duty in key places around the world, while others are still rooming in Kamar-Taj.

The ones in Kamar-Taj are a sort of Military reserve. They are pretty much on standby, waiting for the call to head out and either help defend a location or attack an enemy location.

Sadly, the location of where these Mindless Ones are staying hasn't been found.

Luckily, the defending forces stationed at each Sanctum have slowly but surely started whittling down the enemy forces numbers.

The Ancient One is always at the head of each battle. Since every sanctum is just a portal away, she and other key members of Kamar-Taj have been backing up the defending Master when needed.

At first, the Ancient One thought to call Tom back in order to have him at the ready, but just a few mindless ones haven't been hard to deal with.

She knew Tom was excited to visit and learn in Asgard, so she decided to wait and only call him when his assistance is needed or if Dormammu were to appear.

Not that she doesn't already have a plan in place for if that were to happen. She has seen the future and knows how Doctor Strange would beat Dormammu after all.

The problem comes with these artifacts being stolen from museums and other people's personal collections.

The Ancient One has tried her best over the many years she's been Sorceress Supreme to collect and safe keep as many magical artifacts as possible, but no matter how much she tries, some artifacts will always slip through the cracks.

It doesn't take a genius to know what these stolen artifacts are being stolen for.

They'll be used to open some sort of gateway or connection to the Dark Dimension, which Dormammu would use to swallow up the earth or whatever he has planned.

The question is would these stolen artifacts be enough?

If it's not enough, the Mindless Ones will stage another heist, but if they can't find anything, an attack on whichever sanctum they find interesting is most likely to happen.

Without the easy pickings lying around, the only other places to get artifacts are the Sanctums and Kamar-Taj itself.

While the Ancient One was thinking this, a lone disciple came barreling into her office with a worried expression on his face.

"Apologies, Ancient One but the New York sanctum is under attack again!" The disciple exclaimed.

"Hmm, it seems no other artifacts are laying around..." The Ancient One muttered as she stood from her chair. "Let's see what they have to offer this time."

Waving her hand, the bald Sorceress Supreme opens a portal and steps through to see the entrance hall of the New York Sanctum.

On one side of the room stood the composed Masters of Kamar-Taj, guarding and defending the Sanctum.

On the other side near the entrance, we're the Mindless Ones, each of them with the black rings around their eyes. They looked similar to Kaecilius from the movie when he turned into a Mindless One.

The battle between them seemed to freeze as a portal opened in between the two warring sides.

As the portal fully opened, the Ancient One stepped out without a single care in the world.

"Oh, your numbers have grown since our last encounter." The Ancient One comments as the portal closes behind her.

Eyeing each and every Mindless One up and down, she saw that there were about triple the amount that escaped their last battle, which is surprising as none of their forces have defected.

'Where are they getting these people from?' She thought as she scanned the crowd.

Her brow raised as soon as she saw the small sticks held tightly in many of the Mindless One's hands.

"Wizards?" She questioned.

Thinking it over, It makes sense that they would recruit from the wizarding population.

There aren't many Mystic Arts Masters that aren't already a part of Kamar-Taj, so it's best to look for recruits from other places.

The wizarding world seems to be the place that holds the most potential recruits on earth.

Sighing to herself, the Ancient One knew that this may turn into an annoying situation.

'Since they've dragged the wizards into this, should I call Tom back? They are his people after all...'