Chapter 722: Quicksilver's Heavy Burden

The video on the light screen ended with Doctor Strange opening the third eye on his forehead. It seemed that even though Wanda had destroyed the original Darkhold, its corruption hadn't been completely purged from Stephen Strange.

In the Eternal Space, Pietro let out a cold laugh. "You know what? I'm not surprised at all. In two different universes, you've gone dark. Statistically speaking, your chances of falling are way higher than Wanda's!"

Stephen didn't argue—because it was true. He knew from the start that this path was dangerous. Being a sorcerer was a high-risk job, requiring one to endure unbearable pressure, loneliness, and constant temptations.

Through interactions with other Sorcerer Supremes across the multiverse, he had learned of many who had succumbed to darkness. Some managed to claw their way back, others were lost forever.

After a long silence, Stephen thought to himself that it was thanks to the quiz game's rewards that he had gained such invaluable experience—far beyond what his alternate self in the normal timeline possessed. He had grown much stronger, especially in terms of mindset and wisdom.

He turned to Pietro and said gravely, "If I were you, I wouldn't worry about any of this other stuff. There's only one thing that really matters—Wanda."

Pietro frowned. "The future's already changed. Wanda won't turn into what we saw in that video."

"But she is the Scarlet Witch, and she knows it," Stephen said seriously. "Pietro, you're her brother. It's your job to protect her. If—and I mean if—something goes wrong with Wanda, the entire world could be in danger. So what you need to focus on now is figuring out how to take care of her when you get back."

Pietro couldn't help but wonder if Stephen was mocking him. Sure, he was her brother, but did that really mean he had the strength to keep her safe?

Anyone with eyes could see how powerful Wanda had become. If she turned dark, she could rival—or even surpass—that purple world-ending freak. Pietro might not want to admit it, but deep down he felt a bit intimidated. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that Stephen was just trying to make him look like a fool.

Rolling his eyes, Pietro snapped, "Cut the fake sympathy. You want me to watch over Wanda like some prison guard, right?"

Stephen shook his head. "No. Wanda's probably feeling really vulnerable right now. She needs comfort from her only family. You're the only one who can help her, guide her. For the sake of the multiverse, Pietro—you have to look after Wanda. Got it?"

Seeing the seriousness in Stephen's eyes, Pietro froze for a moment. Maybe he'd misunderstood him?

But the way Stephen spoke… it kind of made it sound like Pietro had just been given the job of safeguarding the entire multiverse.

Just then, a new question appeared on the light screen:

[During the mission to reverse the future in X-Men: Days of Future Past, who helped break Magneto—Erik Lehnsherr—out of prison?]

[A: Wanda Maximoff

B: Pietro Maximoff

C: Raven (Mystique)

D: Victor (Sabretooth)]

Stephen frowned. "Is this a follow-up to the last round of future video questions?"

Pietro blinked in surprise. "Why are Wanda and I even in the options? We've never had any dealings with that group!"

Stephen shook his head. "Don't forget about Professor X from the Illuminati. Based on the future footage, it's very likely that the world we're in is the 616 universe—or something extremely close to it. There's no telling, really. The multiverse is massive. In the 616 universe, sure, we've never interacted with Professor X or Magneto. But in some alternate universe? We might have been teammates."

Pietro still felt something was off. The whole thing just felt messy and confusing.

Multiverse theories were fine on their own, but once they started blending together, it became a tangled mess of yarn that no one could sort out.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Professor X, Magneto, and Wolverine were also watching the screen closely—after all, the question directly involved them.

Erik spoke up first. "This must be following up on that future timeline shown in the previous video. Logan goes back in time to find Charles and Hank, planning to stop Raven from assassinating scientist Bolivar Trask, and change the future. But you couldn't pull it off, so you needed my help… that's the context for this question."

Logan gave him a side-eye. "Don't flatter yourself. In that future, you were the one who needed rescuing."

Professor X cleared his throat. "Well then… how should we approach this?"

Erik crossed his arms and didn't argue. Instead, he stared at the options on screen, thinking out loud. "We can probably eliminate A and B right away. The answer's likely between C and D—but it's not that simple. In that future, the whole point of breaking me out was to get me to talk Raven down. That rules out C. As for Sabretooth… sure, he's good at killing, but breaking someone out? That's probably beyond him."

Logan frowned. "it's between A and B then? But they aren't even from our world!"

He was getting annoyed—especially since when Erik insulted Sabretooth for being all brawn and no brains, he'd looked straight at him. Clearly implying something.

Professor X shrugged. "Logan, after everything we've seen in those videos, maybe it's time to broaden your horizons. The multiverse is full of surprises."

Erik smirked. "See? Asking Logan to think is just cruel. You and Sabretooth are both muscleheads. Don't look at me like that—I'm just being honest."

Logan scoffed and didn't bother replying. He turned to Professor X, signaling for him to make the call.

Charles rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. Finally, he chose A—Wanda Maximoff.

His reasoning was simple.

Erik had already ruled out C and D—their usual allies. That left A and B. Between the two, they knew almost nothing about Pietro, other than the shared surname. That suggested he might be Wanda's brother.

But Wanda? They'd just seen what she was capable of—both terrifying and powerful. If anyone could pull off a prison break, it would be her.

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