Stephen hummed, "when I was stuck in that monster's form, you used some kind of electricity on me yes?" I nodded, "please show me."
I nodded nervously, "okay," I held up my fingers and poured electricity into it, creating a bright blue arc of energy between my fingers, "I can send out bioelectricity in bolts of energy. I don't really get why it reacted so badly to it though."
Stephen stroked his beard, "I see, I'm surprised to see you wielding magic Peter, I always thought you were a man of science."
"Magic?!" May cried out.
"Dude, you got the wrong guy!" I stopped the current flow in shock, "I mean, seriously, it's not magic!"
Stephen chuckled, "it is Peter. Yes it may not involve enchantments, magic circles or mystical words, but it's magic in another form. You see magic is just another word of the manipulations of energy, frankly it's just science without all the machines. We channel our energy through us, what you're doing is beginning level magic. In the strictest sense possible."
May and I looked at each other and then at Strange. "But why did it, you, react to my….magic, so badly?" I asked.
Stephen nodded, "you see Kylokeous is a creature of darkness, it's esseantly a leach that sucked on energy. Your power there is light incarnat and pure life energy. When you launch it at the beast, it can't help but try and absorb your power, but when it does, it also absorbed it's hostile lighting property, thereby injuring itself."
I blinked, "huh...neat."
May cleared her throat, gaing back everyone's attention, "so what was, Ky...ah..."
"Kylokeous," Stephen supplied gently.
"Right, what was he doing here?"
"Trying to get his hands on this," Strange looked at the glowing thread the monster was trying to grab. He snapped his fingers and suddenly the glass case overing it was back on, "while in his shadow form he couldn't even touch the glass case, only mortal hands could do so, hence why he took over my body."
"So when we came and found you tied up," May trailed off.
"I was trying to get my body back from him," Stephen sighed, "by the way Peter, you owe me a padlock. You know how expensive those things are?"
I shrugged, "hey, if you didn't want it to break you should have just casted an unbreakable charm on it or something."
Stephen grinned, "yes, but you see most magical things trying to get in here can't fathom a mortal lock such as that. It's actually quite funny, they can destroy worlds, but one lock and they are lost like sheep. Plus I also put a spell that would kill any magical being with ill intent that even touched that lock. So yes, it's weakness, but in actuality it was a trap."
May and I shared a look before she spoke up, "you ah...you're kind of mad huh?"
Strange sighed, "it seems you also inherited your father's mouth."
"Hey don't look at me, I'm not even from this dimension," I put my hands up in defense.
"Yes, I know," Strange scratched his jaw, "which begs the question, just why are you here?"
I scratched my neck, "it's kind of a long story."
We soon found ourselves in Strange's parlour, the good doctor made up all a cup of tea as he sat down and listened to my story. I took off the Arms of Vava and put them aside, fire whips were kind off too much, even for me.
When I was done Strange scratched his beard, "I see...very interesting. It makes sense I suppose."
May and I blinked, she asked, "it does?"
Strange nodded, "you see I was investigating a tear in reality when Kylokeous attacked me. That tear was probably created when you traveled here. The monster obviously was attracted to your power."
I blinked, "so...this is all my fault?"
"Nothing of the sort," Stephen waved my worry off, "that thing would have tried either way, you just gave it a little push. Now then, what exactly are you going to do while you are here?"
I shrugged, "honestly? I don't know. I was just thinking I'd would hang around until I get sent back home."
"I see, well in that case Peter I have a proposition for you," Stephen smiled.
I blinked, "what kind of proposition?"
"Peter, I see in you something I have never seen in this world's Spider-man, the potential for magic, and not just parlour tricks like you can do right now. Real magic."
"Y-you want to train me in magic?!"
He nodded, "yes. Your powers are amazing, Peter Parker's mind has always been brilliant, but I always found it more scientifically included. But you however are more open, I have no doubt you would do well in the arts."
I stammered, "d-dude, doesn't learning magic take like years?!"
Strange nodded, "yes, but you could always go to the me in your world and continue your training under him, should you return before that time."
I blinked, "holy shit you're serious."
Strange smiled, "very. Take your time though, I don't want to rush you. Making this choice isn't a light matter, many have traveled down this road, only a few have succeeded," he turned to May, "I would offer the same training to you May, but I have a feeling magic isn't...your cup of tea."
May shirverd, "you can say that again."
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