Strange nodded, "that man is one of the greatest minds in any dimensions, it is a pity he is almost always a narcissistic megalomaniac."
I smiled, "right….when do I begin Doctor?"
Stephen slide, "if we are to do this, I insist you call me Master Strange, as you are my apprentice."
"Right," I nodded as I finished my tea, "master Strange."
Stephen nodded, "right then Apprentice Parker, follow me," he got up and I followed him out of the room.
"There is just one more thing Master Strange," I called out as we walked down a long corridor.
"And what's that?"
"Why do you want to teach me magic?" I asked. Strange raised an eyebrow as he looked at me over his shoulder, "I'm not an idiot. I know there are limits to professional curiosity. You know I'll eventually return to my own world, so it's of no benefit to your dimension to teach me. So why?"
Strange smiled, "you have a very perceptive mind Peter, that is good, most magical beings are tricksters by nature. You will need to constantly be on your toes."
"Still didn't answer the questions Master Strange," I smiled.
Strange chuckled, "yes, yes….you are correct, I do have a reason to train you. But I cannot reveal it to you."
"Why not?"
"Have you read Harry Potter?"
I blinked, "yeah….why?"
"Well, in the second book Harry had to fight a sixty foot long snake in the dungeons. Do you think if he had know that in the beginning before he even began schooling in Hogwarts, he would even want to go?"
"No, he would be shit scared and would run away," I replied, "but I'm not Harry Potter, I face monsters on a regular basis, so what's my equivalent of a sixt foot long basilisk?"
Strange simply replied, "you will see."
I sighed, "I hope I become as mystical and dodgy as you," Strange said nothing as I followed him around, now I'm really curious, just why was he doing this? Whatever, one problem at a time.
We walked into his library, Strange floated upwards into the rows of books he had put up and used his powers to take out a large number of books. They all began to float downwards and land on a table, slowly forming stacks of books nearly 10 books tall.
"Before learning magic, you need to learn language," Strange explained, as I said, spells are like a program you can use to change reality itself, as such you need to first learn the programing language."
I picked up a text and looked it over, "so...Sanskrit? Hindi? And...Arabic?"
Strange nodded, "you will need to learn them all, their culture, history, myths, everything."
"There must be over a hundred books in here," I looked at the stacks of books.
"Yes, good luck Apprentice Parker," Strange said as he left the library, leaving me alone with the books and a silent room. I sighed and cracked my knuckles, might as well try and learn something.
By two in the morning I was half asleep. I found myself rereading several pages just because I wasn't paying attention when reading them. I sighed as I leaned back and stretched my hands, looking at the ten books I did manage to finish. I wasn't fluent in Sanskrit, but hey, at least now I knew a few words. And a whole lot of Hindu myth, did you know there are over 330 million Gods?
Either way, I was done for the day. I got up and walked out, and suddenly I realised I had no idea how to leave. Strange had taken so many winding paths in the house I lost track, plus my mind was otherwise busy at the time.
I'm so glad Nat's another world away, she would kick my ass if she found out I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings.
So with a sigh I called out, "Strange! Master Strange! A little help please!" I waited but no one came. So with a sigh I decided to risk it, walking out to my right, hoping I would reach somewhere recognizable.
Soon the halls all began to blur together. I swear they didn't make any sense. I passed a painting of a man dancing with a hippo about three times. And every time I did I could have sworn that hippo was with a different man.
And then I reached the end of the corridor. I stood before a door, plain, non threatening looking and I could light coming from below, maybe it was an exit.
I touched the knob and immediately my spidey senses went off. I let go and jumped away, but the door exploded forward and I was sucked in like air into the vacuum of space.
I went flying through purple and yellow skies, finally landing on a staircase that was suspended in the middle of nowhere.
I rubbed my sore head, "what the hell happened?" I looked around and suddenly found myself in a maze of staircases, going every which way. Left to right, top to bottom, and even upside down.
"Hello?!" I cried out, my own voice echoed back at me.
Panic began to settle in but I knew I couldn't let it. I was in enough trouble as it is. I looked around, the door had to be somewhere here. I turned to my left, I came from that direction, stands to reason I need to go that way.
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