American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 301 The Outbreak of the Scarlet Witch

Chapter 301 The Outbreak of the Scarlet Witch

In the Scarlet Witch's house, Raven's fingers danced wildly, and dark red magic swayed in the air, creating a beautiful yet dangerous light. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Wanda looked towards the door, then waved her left hand, and the door opened.

"You are also a mage, there's no need for you to always follow the rules of mortals."

Rune glanced at Wanda speechlessly, and after a few seconds said, "Although it takes a full half hour to drive out of the farm area and there are very few people around, you can't keep doing this—"

"I know mortals are always omnipresent, but if I wanted to, they'd forget all about it immediately." Wanda turned and got Rune a bag of tortilla chips, then took a jar of the famous ranch sauce from the refrigerator. "Want some?"

Rune shook his head. Just then, the raven ran over and hugged his waist. Rune stroked the raven's head and asked, "How is your child?"

The child now beside Scarlet Witch is Rapid, whom Wanda named Thomas—the same name he had in his previous life. Her other child's reincarnation lives in a nearby town, and Wanda visits him occasionally. Although it seems like they've returned to the 1990s, it's not a bad thing for that family.

So Wanda smiled and said, "They're all doing very well."

It wasn't until facing Wanda that Rune began to question his own thoughts—was it really necessary to tell anyone about the prank that used other people's feelings for amusement? Would the Scarlet Witch lose control if he told Wanda about the visions from other universes?

Even though she is no longer a major figure in this universe, Wanda still possesses powerful chaos magic and mutant abilities, which gives her almost limitless possibilities.

"Is there anything you want to say?" Wanda's smile grew wider, and her tone became somewhat impatient. Her eyes shone with a scarlet light, and she was in a strange state.

Almost simultaneously, Rune's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Are you trying to manipulate me?"

Blood seeped from Wanda's nose, and she began to cough—symptoms of prolonged spellcasting overdose: "No, I can't control you. Your fate is fixed, and no one can interfere. But I can manipulate probability in the smallest details, without affecting the fate itself—so hand it over, please hand it over!"

Wanda's words revealed too much information, which calmed Rune down.

"You're a madman!" He immediately realized that showing Wanda Vision from the other world was a terrible idea. Wanda was an extremely emotional woman; it was impossible to predict what she would do if she saw Vision from the other world. Perhaps she would imprison Vision, and then the two Scarlet Witches would immediately start fighting in the DC Universe; perhaps she would directly alter the memories of Vision and the other Wanda...

"I really am a madwoman." Wanda laughed as she spoke, her madness truly frightening Raven. Wanda seemed oblivious to the tears welling in Raven's eyes, continuing cheerfully, "You know what I've lost, you know what I've been through, you know everything! So, just one look, please—please!"

As she finished speaking, Wanda's lower body transformed into pure black and red chaotic magic, charging towards Rune. Her emotional turmoil caused the furniture in the entire house to disintegrate, and even the walls began to crack.

Look at her expression now, Rune has no doubt that she can hang out with Harley Quinn or some other Gotham villain!

However, Rune was not afraid of Wanda's spell. He waved his hand, and Wanda flew back out again. After passing through the world, her power was fundamentally weakened. After crossing the layers of barriers, only a small part of Xisorn's terrifying magic could be projected onto Wanda, but Rune's power did not diminish at all. He even had the strength to protect the house.

However, if Wanda is allowed to continue her rampage, the consequences could be unpredictable. Most people only know that Wanda possesses powerful chaos magic, but they are unaware that she also has the ability to manipulate probability—this is probably a variant of her ability. Moreover, perhaps because this ability is fused with chaos magic, her probability manipulation has extremely high priority, and can even completely negate the ability to alter probability, such as long-range shots and dominoes.

"This isn't right." Rune frowned, reminding her, "Look at yourself now, Wanda, your apprentice is watching you!"

Wanda's eyes widened with resentment, but upon seeing Raven's face, she choked back tears. Her anger, resentment, and anticipation vanished under the gaze of Raven's fearful and sorrowful eyes.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry—" she cried, curling up into a ball. This woman, who possessed terrifying power, was actually the most pitiful. Wanda had everything—a lover, family, and son. But her family distanced themselves from her because of her power, and her lover and son were all dead.

It is precisely because we once possessed it that the pain of losing it is all the more profound.

Rune sighed. No matter what, he couldn't bring back the two unfortunate souls from the cancerous universe. Given Scarlet Witch's current mental state and the suppression of her world-level power, the Scarlet Witch from another universe would have absolutely no chance against Wanda. However, he wasn't without a solution. If he rashly took back such a hot potato that even an entire group of heroes couldn't handle, without any strategy to deal with it, it would be irresponsible to the DC Universe.

"Get up, stop crying."

But Wanda just kept crying to herself, looking so pitiful that Raven suppressed her fear and ran over to hug Wanda. Raven's embrace momentarily stunned Scarlet Witch, but after realizing what Raven was doing, she hugged her tightly, as if she wanted to meld her into her own body. This might be a heavy way of expressing love for a normal person, but for Raven, it was easy to deal with.

Sanguma's physical attributes were also inherited by Raven.

Seeing the two women embracing, Rune could only shake his head: "Wanda, have you forgotten that I can easily travel across latitudes?"

In the MCU, Wanda did demonstrate the ability to traverse dimensions, but her multiverse travel relied on dream-walking magic, similar to Rune's initial ability to travel between dimensions. This required not only the Dark Book's assistance but also the ability to dream-walk to universes where another version of herself existed. However, after Rune absorbed Shadowcat's bloodline, his multiverse abilities underwent a qualitative leap.

But Wanda was probably still immersed in grief and didn't react to Rune's words at all. Rune had no choice but to continue.

"The multidimensional world is vast and boundless. Since there exists a world where Vision dies and Wanda survives, there must also exist a world where Wanda dies and Vision survives." Rune's words made Wanda's eyes widen.

"As far as I know, there is a universe where Vision actually survived."