The common room was quiet when Aarav returned, but his mind wasn't.
Voldemort has allies bringing the Soulrender into this world. From where?
There was only one answer that fit: the Marvel World.
Not Earth-199999, but a darker branch—a place with sorcery, not just science. The Soulrender didn't belong in any magical school—it was a weapon designed to cut souls out of dimensions.
System Mission: Cross-World Intercept
Mission Brief:
Title: Intercept the Soulrender Shipment
World: Marvel - Earth-322 (The Dark Sanctum)
Entry Point: Room of Requirement Portal (Temporary)
Time Limit: 6 hours
Objective: Identify & intercept Soulrender courier before portal breach
Bonus Objective: Avoid dimensional destabilization
Reward: Interception Bonus + Weapon Integration + Memory Fragment (Elder Wand)
Penalty: Voldemort obtains Soulrender
Do you wish to travel?
Aarav closed his eyes.
"Yes."
He awoke standing in a twisted version of New York. Shadows stretched unnaturally. Buildings leaned like they breathed. Magic was thick in the air, and the stars spun slowly overhead.
System Adjustment:
World: Marvel – Earth-322
Status: Magic-Centric Pocket Realm
Enemy Threat Level: Moderate
Allies: None
Disguise Mode: Active – Illusion Shell (Street Mage Appearance)
Aarav summoned a projection. The Soulrender's aura was faint but traceable—it pulsed like a wound in the world.
He followed it.
The trail led to a back alley behind a crooked Sanctum marked with the Sigil of Kamar-Taj—defiled and rusted.
Standing guard: two sorcerers, pale-eyed, enchanted tattoos glowing.
They weren't of Earth.
They were soul smugglers—harbingers of cross-world weapons. Aarav crouched behind a shattered dumpster, eyes narrowed.
System Suggestion:
Deploy Spellcrafter's Lens
Create Temporary Spell: Cloakbind + Rift Flicker + Soundless Step
Composite Spell: Silent Rift Cloak
He whispered:
"Spellforge: Silent Rift Cloak."
Aarav vanished into near-silence and passed undetected into the sanctum.
Inside was one man, dressed in flowing crimson robes with a raven skull pendant. He placed a blade—the Soulrender—into a void crate lined with shifting runes.
Aarav's system flashed red.
Target Identified: Malakar of K'yarth, Soul Courier
Threat Level: High
Warning: In possession of unstable Soulrender artifact
Option: Confront | Steal | Destroy | Tag & Track
He chose: Confront.
Aarav stepped forward, spell-constructs swirling around his hands.
Malakar looked up, amused. "Another thief from your broken dimension? I've killed seventeen."
"I'm not from this dimension," Aarav said. "And I'm not here to ask."
The blade hissed, hungry.
"Soulrender, awaken." Malakar cast a binding link.
Aarav launched first:
"Chain Volt → Arkanos Pulse → Rift Bolt!"
The room exploded with light.
Malakar deflected two spells, but Rift Bolt struck his shoulder—ripping the blade away from his grip.
Malakar shrieked.
System Combo Triggered:
New Combo Discovered:
Arc Net → Gravity Snap → Wyrm Lash = "Soul Chain Vortex"
Effect: Immobilizes target soul-core for 12 seconds
Success: 82%
Aarav shouted, "Soul Chain Vortex!"
Chains of golden fire snaked around Malakar's chest and yanked him into the void crate he was guarding.
He vanished screaming into a dimensional fold.
Aarav approached the blade.
It pulsed—black steel with crimson veins. The hilt was wrapped in skin-threaded silver.
System Alert:
Artifact Secured: Soulrender
Status: Dormant | Sentient
Options: Seal / Use / Bind
Warning: Binding may affect user morality
Bonus Quest Unlocked:
— Discover Soulrender's Origin (Marvel-Nexus Timeline)
— Purify via Triad Magic (Hogwarts | Kamar-Taj | Asgard)
Aarav didn't touch it directly.
He used a binding scroll he'd crafted earlier and sealed it inside a pocket vault.
Then the room began to collapse.
The portal behind him opened.
He leapt through.
He emerged into the Room of Requirement, breathless.
The portal snapped shut behind him, leaving behind an echo of violet lightning.
In his hands: the Soulrender, safely bound.
System Rewards:
Mission Complete
Soulrender Acquired
EXP +5000
Skill Gained: Multiworld Detection
New Quest: Purify Soulrender
Synchronization Fragment (Elder Wand) 2/3 Acquired
Aarav looked at the blade.
Power hummed inside it.
So did suffering.
He would not use it yet.
But when he did… it would be on his terms.