


Upon further inspection of the corpse, Strange discovers runes of witchcraft that he realizes were also present on the tentacled creature. As proof of her claims, she takes them to the alternate Strange's corpse to prove that Strange's "nightmare" was actually a peek into his counterpart across the Multiverse. Strange and Wong question Chavez, and she explains that the demons were hunting her for her powers. Wong arrives at the scene from Kamar-Taj, and together they kill Gargantos by gouging its eye out. Also present is Chavez, whom Strange recognizes from his "nightmare" and rescues her. Strange is forced to respond and reveals the entity as a Gargantos, a gigantic tentacled monster. During the celebration, an invisible entity begins to terrorize the streets of New York. He dresses up to attend Christine Palmer's wedding, there he reminisces about the time they previously spent together, but Palmer insists that the relationship would've failed regardless. Doctor Strange wakes up, believing this vision to be a nightmare and continues about his day. However, the demon kills Strange during the process, and Chavez, in fear, inadvertently opens a portal to Earth-616 which she and Strange's corpse fall through. Strange's attempts to contain the monster prove futile, leading him to attempt to steal Chavez's power of multiversal travel, while knowing that the process would kill her. In the Gap Junction, a plane between universes, America Chavez and Doctor Strange race to the Book of Vishanti while attempting to evade a Ribboned Creature.
