| For the destruction of all copies of the Darkhold, see Battle on Mount Wundagore |
- "Set me free. I need to destroy the book."
"No. It cannot be you." - ―Wong and Sara Wolfe[src]
The Destruction of the Darkhold was an attempt by the Masters of the Mystic Arts to destroy the Darkhold and prevent Scarlet Witch from dreamwalking.
Background[]
- "You gave all those lives just to keep me from my children."
"You took those lives. You cannot be allowed to cross into the Multiverse." - ―Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange[src]
Scarlet Witch being trapped in the Mirror Dimension
Doctor Strange trapped Scarlet Witch inside the Mirror Dimension, before telling America Chavez that Kamar-Taj has fallen and they need to get Chavez out of there. In the Mirror Dimension, Scarlet Witch discovered a space between the mirror shards that led out of the dimension through reflections. She took out Hamir and the other sorcerer on guard, and although Strange, Wong, and Chavez tried in vain to cover all the reflections, Scarlet Witch succeeded in escaping. She did this by contorting her body and managed to squeeze in between the mirror shards, therefore exiting the Mirror Dimension. As Strange and Wong were the only hindrances on her way, Scarlet Witch used the Darkhold to show them the universes where she had the life she longed for.
Doctor Strange and America Chavez escape through the portal
Strange cast a spell and summoned snake-like creatures to attack Scarlet Witch, while Wong stepped forward to combat her, none of it was effective against Scarlet Witch. She used her powers to seize Chavez and tried to extract her powers, which caused Chavez to open another portal out of fear. Strange then leaped forward and tried to save Chavez, and although Scarlet Witch blasted him and damaged the Cloak of Levitation, Strange and Chavez still got through the portal. Traveling through the Multiverse, Strange and Chavez found themselves at Earth-838.
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Scarlet Witch dreamwalks into her alternate self
Meanwhile, with Kamar-Taj fallen, Scarlet Witch was left alone with Wong and used her powers to bind him up back in the courtyard. She then used the Darkhold to begin the dreamwalking ritual, where she could transfer her consciousness to a counterpart of herself by using Darkhold Magic.
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Scarlet Witch dreamwalks in her variant's body
She succeeded in possessing a counterpart of herself living on Earth-838 and became momentarily happy to be inside that universe's Vision Residence with that universe's Tommy and Billy. They asked her to watch them perform a song and she, emotionally, watched them and smiled.[1]
Destruction[]
Scarlet Witch sees the destruction of the Darkhold
- "I need the Darkhold spells. You are the Sorcerer Supreme. Tell me what you know."
"You'll have to kill me, witch."
"Not you. Them." - ―Scarlet Witch and Wong[src]
However, Scarlet Witch was stopped from the ritual when Sara Wolfe, one of the sorceresses, destroyed the Darkhold. Maximoff watched as Wolfe was burnt to death from doing so and then looked at the Darkhold, now disintegrating. Scarlet Witch even tried to keep her possession, but the spell only works if there is an Darkhold, and the Darkhold book had just been destroyed, so the attempt was in vain and her consciousness was brought back to her body. Angry that it was gone, she released Wong and demanded to know where she could find another.
Wong refused, in which Scarlet Witch went outside the courtyard and prepared to kill Rintrah, Weasel, Vinny, and Ariann. Wong was then forced to reveal that the Darkhold had copies and that it originated from Mount Wundagore. Scarlet Witch having heard of the place before, took a Sling Ring from one of the sorcerers and instructed Wong to open an Inter-Dimensional Portal and take them there.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "They've been waiting for me. This isn't a tomb. It's a throne."
- ―Scarlet Witch[src]
Scarlet Witch and Wong arrived through the Inter-Dimensional Portal on Mount Wundagore in Eastern Europe and found it to be snowing. When Maximoff saw the Darkhold Castle on the top of the mountain on the other side of a gorge, she asked Wong why he didn't portal them closer. He informed her that they were as close as his magic would take them as the Masters of the Mystic Arts weren't made to be there.
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Scarlet Witch prepares to fight
Scarlet Witch then used her powers to fly herself and Wong over to the Castle. When they went inside, Wong explained that the spells were carved there by the demon Chthon, who had written the Darkhold. As Scarlet Witch lit fires in the Castle so they could see, they were ambushed by the Elder Beasts guarding it. Scarlet Witch and Wong prepared to fight them, only for them to kneel before Scarlet Witch. She watched in confusion and then saw that there was a Scarlet Witch statue behind an altar that she was standing on. Maximoff then realized that this was a throne room for the Scarlet Witch and it was made for her.
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Scarlet Witch speaks with Wong
Wong questioned why she wanted to take America Chavez's power while she could just forcefully tell her to do her bidding; only for her to say it was for the sake of her children so she could protect them anytime they needed her, such as if they got sick. Wong got angry and questioned whether it wasn't enough knowing that her other counterparts were happy with their children. She replied with a no, before throwing Wong out of the castle. She then resumed the dreamwalking ritual.[1]