I'm working on Marvel's Spider-Man in American comics.

Chapter 736 Split
Velasco was fighting Iliana quite leisurely. The reason he was leisurely was that Iliana was fighting without thinking at all, just hacking and slashing around. He, on the other hand, had received the blessing of Sithon and was practically immortal. Although he couldn't avoid physical pain, well, hey, you can't kill me!
Now, Velasco was pondering something far more important: how to secure victory against the ungrateful Dark Consortium without their assistance. Undoubtedly, the situation was a trap; the Bloodstone, chaos magic, and even his old nemesis Spider-Man were all part of the Sorcerer Supreme's plan.

Furthermore, his summoning of the great Sithon at the border of Hell is probably part of his plan, which is why he needs to carefully consider his countermeasures.

Do these people really think they're being beaten up here? No! They're thinking of a countermeasure!
Iliana's improved condition also caught Velasco's attention. He couldn't help but admire how well the other party had played his cards. Even if Strange hadn't lured him out today, he could have resolved the Magik's soul imbalance problem, which would have increased his side's chances of winning.

and many more……

Velasco suddenly had a great idea.

"You're an idiot. Do you think your attack had any effect whatsoever?"

Velasco grinned, then shook his head helplessly: "No, you can't do anything."

"Really? All I saw was you flying around like a ball, Velasco."

The demonized Iliana laughed as she spoke, and Velasco immediately raised an eyebrow: "So what? You'll work yourself to death sooner or later. You're not the master of the borderlands yet, or rather, you're afraid. You're afraid of becoming a monster, aren't you?"

"To become a monster as weak as you?"

Velasco paused for a moment, quite seriously.

"Of course you know what kind of monster it is, Iliana Rasputin, the monster that killed your friends. Let me think, that cat-like Phantom Cat, right? And that Storm who died a worthless death, whom nobody remembers. I remember there was a Wolverine, wasn't there? It's been so long, I'm not so sure... Ah, wait, I remember a vampire Blade, he shouldn't be dead, right? Where's he?"

"Are you really that stupid, stupid enough to want to get beaten up?!"

The greatsword struck Velasco's neck, but this time, instead of being sent flying by its force, Velasco calmly flicked the sword away. If this sword were still the Soul Greatsword, capable of directly harming the soul, Velasco would have been slightly afraid. But now, although the sword had become an indestructible divine weapon, it couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Instead, he sliced ​​through Iliana's promethium armor with a single sword strike.

"I'm stupid? You haven't hurt me at all. On the contrary, my divine weapon has been blessed by Xisorn. Cutting through your armor is no different than cutting through a piece of paper."

Velasco smiled and continued to engage Iliana in battle, but Iliana, without a doubt, noticed this and instantly teleported behind Velasco, grabbed his wrist, and pointed Velasco's longsword at her own chest.

"An indestructible body and an invincible sword? Haha! That's such a cliché story!"

In an instant, the longsword pierced Velasco's chest.

Velasco smiled as he watched his blood flow from his chest.

Who said no?
As Velasco's blood flowed from his chest and splattered onto Iliana, the prerequisite for the ritual Velasco sought was officially fulfilled. At that moment, Iliana's body shone with a brilliant light, followed by a painful howl. Peter suddenly stood up, while Strange floated to his side, blocking him with his levitation cloak.

"No need to rush over, Spider-Man, everything is going according to plan."

"What do you mean by 'everything is going according to plan'? Is this current situation part of your plan?"

“That’s true.” Strange nodded honestly. “It might seem unbelievable to you, but this is the scenario I’ve been thinking about and hoping for. Velasco is trying to destroy Magik by sacrificing her own life force, tearing half of her soul, which is made up of the borderlands of hell, from her body.”

Peter didn't understand at first, but he quickly realized, "Wait, isn't that just like when Iliana was captured by Velasco?!"

When Iliana was just a child, she was captured by Velasco and taken to the border of Hell. Half of her soul was torn off by Velasco and made into Bloodstone.

So what's the difference between the current situation and the one before?!

"The difference is that Magik has a strong enough will to ensure that half of her soul does not fall into Velasco's hands, while the other half of her soul, which should never have belonged to her in the first place, will become a new life... or rather, an existence, which is what I call the Dark Daughter, what you call the demonized Magik."

Strange continued, "When Magik's soul is torn in half, it means that her own soul has a chance to be restored, and she can return to a normal state. Originally, this was supposed to be done by me, but even the Sorcerer Supreme is not as good as the devil when it comes to manipulating souls. So, we need to create a dilemma for Velasco and make him create this situation on his own initiative."

"And then let Iliana suffer that pain again?!"

“She knew all this, and we discussed it before deciding not to tell you beforehand, in case you objected.”

Strange glared at Peter: "It's like cutting open the flesh of a severed arm before reattaching it. It's painful, but it's necessary. While it's theoretically important to keep her two sides in balance, Spider-Man, we don't have that much time to treat Magik. We still need to deal with Velasco and Mephisto."

That's why it became the best choice.

Then, Strange took out a long scroll that Peter had seen once, began chanting incantations, and used magic to forcibly intervene in the ritual being performed by Velasco.

Peter suddenly felt that the scroll looked strangely familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Then it suddenly dawned on me that it was during the Symbiote Frenzy incident.

Is this the Dark Book?!

(End of this chapter)