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"When did it happen?"Clark froze for a moment when he heard Coulson's voice.He hadn't expected Loki to act this quickly.
"Just last night. Loki attacked our base that was storing the Tesseract and stole it."
"Didn't your Director say he could protect the cube? How did it get stolen just one day later?"Clark couldn't help but mock S.H.I.E.L.D., even though he had already predicted this outcome.After all, Loki now had Thanos backing him, and there was no way S.H.I.E.L.D.—a group with barely power level 5—could defend against that.
"So what's your plan now? Have you contacted Thor?"Despite the sarcasm, Clark wasn't going to stand by and do nothing.He intended to personally involve himself in the unfolding story.
"The Director is currently assembling the Avengers. As for Thor… we can't reach him. Looks like he returned to Asgard. Also, Director Fury asked me to see if you'd be interested in joining the Avengers. We need you, Clark."
Coulson felt that without someone powerful and reliable like Clark, the makeshift Avengers lineup would remain shaky.Though Clark was cooperative, he had never explicitly agreed to join the team.But if he did, Coulson believed Clark would naturally become the core pillar of the Avengers, essentially their Superman.
With a clear leader, the team might finally begin to function effectively.
Clark replied, "Not right now. I have important things to take care of here—really important. But give it time. Once I finish what I'm doing, I'll come find you. Also, I don't think Loki will launch an attack just yet."
As much as Clark wanted to witness the formation of the Avengers, he knew the Tesseract energy inside him could become unstable.Controlling it was his top priority.
He wasn't about to get randomly teleported to another galaxy again.
"Got it. If anything comes up, I'll let you know."Though Coulson didn't ask for more details, he trusted Clark enough to believe he'd step in if needed.
After the call, Diana asked curiously, "Clark, what's going on?"
With her enhanced hearing, she had picked up most of the conversation, but unfamiliar terms like "Avengers" and "Asgard" left her confused.
Clark explained, "Remember that guy with the scepter—Loki? He stole the Tesseract last night. He probably plans to use it to take over Earth."
"From what I know, the cube isn't just an energy source. Its biggest use is for instant movement across space… I'm guessing he'll use it to summon an army or something."
Even though Clark claimed not to know Loki's plan, he'd essentially just told her.
"Shouldn't we go back then?"Diana seemed surprised by Clark's calmness. After all, Earth was under threat again.
"I'm not going back yet," Clark replied, glancing at Diana.But worried she'd misread his intentions, he explained, "After that little mishap before, I absorbed some of the Tesseract's energy… and now, I don't know what it's doing inside me."
"Sometimes it surges, and I get teleported to random places—like how we ended up on that alien planet, and then came back again. All of that was because of this energy."
"So right now, my priority is to learn to control it—make it behave. And honestly, I don't think Loki will act too quickly. To open a stable portal with the Tesseract takes preparation. We still have time."
As he spoke, Clark handed Diana a peeled egg."Here. One egg a day."
"Thanks."Diana took it with a smile.
During breakfast, Clark quickly finished reading the books the Ancient One had given him.Thanks to his Kryptonian brain, his photographic memory made reading a breeze.
The books were mostly theoretical—explaining how magic formed and how it works in principle.But when it came to how to actually use it, they were frustratingly vague.
Still, he gathered one core message:Magic is built on belief.
As an old Chinese proverb says: "With faith, you have magic. Without it, nothing happens."
But it wasn't just belief in magic's existence. You also had to believe in how it works.
It's like flying. There are two known methods:
One uses aerodynamic lift.
The other is theoretical anti-gravity.
But in magic, all you need is a spell to tap into the energy, then fully believe on a subconscious level that you can fly.
Sounds simple—yet few succeed.
Because truly believing you can fly would mean you'd jump off a skyscraper without hesitation—and that kind of conviction is dangerously close to mental illness.
Like walking on a glass bridge—people feel fear not because it's unsafe, but because their common sense tells them falling = death. Even if everyone says it's fine, fear remains.
Using magic requires abandoning the scientific worldview you've grown up with and building a new magical one.
Some people say they believe—but their subconscious still harbors doubts.And that tiny doubt makes magic fail.
Changing your worldview comes two ways:
Gradual exposure—slow but stable.
Sudden enlightenment—fast, but risky. If you fail, you might die.
Just like in Doctor Strange, where the Ancient One dropped Stephen on a Himalayan cliff.Only after facing death did he finally throw away his old logic—and learn to open a portal.
It's like glass bridge cleaners—after walking across so many times, even a person afraid of heights won't feel scared anymore.
After finishing the books, Clark realized:What he needed now was to truly believe—deeply and subconsciously.
The Ancient One had told him he was already a source of energy, so unlike others, he didn't need to beg cosmic beings for power. He had it inside him.
But the books didn't tell him how to believe.
So, Clark picked up the book and went looking for the Ancient One again.
Even if she wouldn't teach him exact spells, a bit of direction wouldn't hurt.
Diana saw Clark open his eyes after his reading session and smiled."So? Learn anything?"
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