Homelander: New Legacy

[66] : Visiting Another Planet

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Fortunately, Strange didn't use any of those convoluted excuses to deceive Roger.

But it wasn't far off either.

Roger thought the kind of magic he should be learning was similar to what Strange used, opening portals, entering mirror dimensions, conjuring magical ropes, and summoning magical blades, the kinds of powers one might expect.

In the movie Doctor Strange and related films, the sorcerers' abilities all seemed somewhat similar.

But unfortunately, Doctor Strange wouldn't teach Roger any of these. Even if he tried, Roger wouldn't be able to learn them.

"... So, what can you teach me?"

After listening to Strange's long explanation, Roger made no effort to hide the skepticism in his gaze.

He was beginning to wonder if Strange was truly the most exceptional Sorcerer Supreme. Judging by this, he might not even measure up to Wong.

At least Wong had never caused any major disasters.

Strange could tell Roger was doubtful, so he laid out some magical books in front of him and said, "The power of the mind does exist, and what I can teach you is how to use your mind to resist the corrosion of magic."

"... Excuse me, are you saying you want me to learn how to counter magic?"

"You didn't misunderstand, that's exactly what I mean."

"I recall wanting to learn magic, not learn to counter it..."

"Countering magic is a form of magic, isn't it?"

Strange smiled, pushing the books toward Roger.

"And to counter magic, you first need to understand it... You have plenty of time now, don't you?"

Staring at the pile of magical books in front of him, Roger once again felt like Strange might be fooling him. But considering he currently had no means to deal with magic, Roger took a deep breath and nodded to Strange.

"You're right, I do have a lot of time..."

The recharging of the traversing point would take about three months. As long as the zombie universe didn't cause any more problems and the Watcher didn't change his mind to hunt him down, Roger had plenty of time to get a handle on this magic thing.

The only potential concern was if Ultron attacked at any moment.

But since the Watcher could probably control the flow of time within a single universe, otherwise, he wouldn't have tasked Roger with eliminating Ultron, there shouldn't be a problem.

And even if there was, it wouldn't be Roger's fault. That would be on the Watcher, not him.

With ample time to study magic, Roger also experimented with using magic from the Marvel world. Strange didn't stop him, and after wearing the Sling Ring and undergoing some concentration training, Roger was able to open a portal.

But that was all.

Anyone who wore a Sling Ring and had a bit of magical ability could open a portal, so in a sense, Roger still had no true spellcasting ability.

In terms of casting spells, he was probably not even as capable as Peter Parker's best friend in Spider-Man 3.

Although he didn't master spellcasting, Roger did grasp some methods of defense against magic, though only against Marvel Universe magic.