Marvel's Master of Heavenly Magic

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"There's no need to be so polite. Among those who pursue the path of magic, strength matters more than age."

George floated into position, facing Eriol Hiiragizawa.

"I'll be direct—something Miss Kazami didn't press you on. Why exactly are you doing all this? What is your true purpose?"

"Sir, that's a question I'm afraid I can't answer right now."

Eriol narrowed his eyes slightly, silently chanting a spell in his mind.

"Oh key that holds the power of darkness, reveal your true strength. By our contract, I, Eriol, command you—Release the Seal!"

A staff adorned with a solar motif appeared in his hand.

He hadn't summoned George to reveal the secret of his reincarnation. On the contrary—he intended to personally erase part of George's memory, preventing him from digging any further.

Ever since inheriting Clow Reed's memories at birth, Eriol had carried a tremendous burden.

That was the overwhelming magical power within him, which constantly caused him to foresee future events—visions he couldn't control.

He wasn't Clow Reed, and he didn't want to live as Clow Reed either. That's why he chose to honor Clow Reed's final wishes: to help Sakura inherit and fully master the Clow Cards.

This way, he could use Sakura's power to transfer half his magical energy to his other reincarnation—Fujitaka.

Then he could return to being a normal magician, living a normal life.

After all, if everything in the future is predetermined and can be seen in advance, what joy is left in life?

Once all of this was over, he would reveal the truth to everyone—and restore the memories of this elder from the Li family.

"As expected of the classic bespectacled schemer... Looks like you never planned to tell me anything. But that suits me just fine."

George wasn't surprised. He simply smiled and said:

"Looks like this old man will have to experience for himself what the so-called strongest magician of the modern world can do."

Clow Reed had always been "cunning and ruthless." Anyone who inherited his memories would hardly act any differently.

In the anime, to achieve his final objective, Eriol had even altered the memories of Kero and Yue.

So, the idea of erasing his memories rather than explaining things honestly was perfectly in line with his character.

Still, George wasn't worried. With all the research he had done on the Clow Cards and his current power level, he couldn't guarantee a victory against Eriol—but he was confident he could protect himself.

Besides, even if Eriol did somehow manage to defeat him, there was no way he could erase or alter George's memories.

Because this body was merely one of George's many avatars. Across the multiverse, he had countless incarnations—and even his original self still existed in the Marvel universe.

If this avatar's memories were deleted, his main body could instantly restore them.

In fact, just like last time, he could even concentrate the souls of his other selves into this one, and with that powerful spiritual force, easily reflect memory-altering magic.

"My apologies, sir."

Eriol smiled politely—then unleashed time magic.

"Time Freeze!"

The power of time spread over the entire park, freezing everything in place. Only Eriol remained unaffected as he floated slowly toward George.

But he barely moved half a meter before stopping, shocked.

"You actually broke through it."

"Mr. Eriol, I'm afraid this level of time magic isn't enough to restrain me."

A strange magic circle rose beneath George's feet, and the frozen time around him began flowing once again.

Although he had yet to fully master time magic and couldn't freeze an area like Eriol, his deep studies had brought him to the threshold.

He had researched Fairy Tail's Fairy Sphere, the time spells of the Ancient One, the Time-Turner from the Harry Potter universe, and even the Time and Return Cards.

Now, he was just one step away from mastering time magic completely.

So breaking through Eriol Hiiragizawa's time freeze? That wasn't a big problem.

"Hungarian Mirror World!"

With a wave of his hand, a massive mirror appeared behind George.

"There's not enough room here. If Mr. Eriol wishes to exchange spells, why not step into my mirror dimension and give it a try?"

With that, George turned and calmly walked through the mirror into the mirrored world.

"It seems I underestimated this elder."

For the first time, a flicker of interest crossed Eriol Hiiragizawa's usually calm expression.

With Clow Reed's memories and immense magical power, his life had been practically cheat-coded. Before even reaching adulthood, he had already become the strongest magician in the world.

Even the top elder magicians of the Magic Association were, in his eyes, as weak as ants.

Originally, he had thought this elder from the Li family was on par with those old magicians—nothing more.

Besides, based on Clow Reed's memories, he knew every magic technique the Li family possessed. He should've been able to defeat the man with ease.

But now, it appeared he had been too complacent.

Still, wasn't this kind of unpredictable, off-script situation exactly what he had been craving?

For the first time in ages, he felt genuine excitement and curiosity.

Holding his Sun Staff, Eriol walked into the mirror world without a shred of hesitation.

"A mirrored space separated from reality, connected through a mirror medium... Quite an intriguing form of magic."

The moment he entered the mirror world, Eriol instantly grasped the basic structure of the spell. After all, the Mirror Card Clow Reed had created worked on a similar principle.

But instead of copying people or objects like the Mirror Card did, this spell duplicated the entire physical environment.

"Call upon the thunder!"

Seeing Eriol enter the mirror dimension, George didn't waste time with words. He immediately opened with the Li family's thunder magic.

A torrent of terrifying lightning blasted toward Eriol.

"Shield!"

Eriol raised his staff, summoning a defensive spell that formed a barrier resembling a shield, blocking the lightning on impact.

But the moment the lightning clashed with his barrier, surprise flashed across his face again.

"This lightning magic... its power level seems off."

He was intimately familiar with the strength of the Li family's thunder magic. He could cast it himself, and even if he did, it wouldn't have packed this much punch.

It seemed this Li family elder had taken thunder magic to an entirely new level.

"As expected of Clow Reed's reincarnation. Looks like thunder magic alone won't break that defense."

Seeing Eriol block his combined attack—enhanced through both psychic energy and magic—George evaluated the situation internally.

Eriol's magical shield didn't simply block spells; its mechanics resembled that of a law-based construct, like a magical principle or rule woven into reality. Breaking through such a defense wouldn't be easy.

"Shift!"

In a blink, Eriol teleported behind George, dodging the continued lightning strikes and launching a counterattack.

"Shadow!"

Countless shadows transformed into ropes and began to coil toward George's body.

A magical shield might be strong defensively, but if one stayed in constant defense, it became difficult to counterattack.

(End of Chapter)