Avengers 241

Stern·Milgrom·Sinnott·Mushinsky·Scheele
DARK ANGEL: As the Avenger arrive at the hospital room of Jessica Drew, Doctor Strange is trying to hold together and unite Spider-Woman'a astral body and her phyical body. But Morgan Le Fay in the Astral Plane is preventing it. Suddenly Morgan Le Fay takes over Doctor Strange's mystic field and appears before them on a wide screen TV. She tell everyone that they are not to interfere as she takes here revenge against Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman and Magnus for destroying her physical body centuries ago.

As Morgan Le Fay unleashes the substances of the astral plane to the physical world, the Avengers contain the Astral Plane substances. Doctor Strange tells the Avengers that they need to stop Morgan Le Fay in the Astral Plane. So Doctor Strange uses the same dimensional portal Morgan Le Fay used to transport the Astral Plane substances for the Avengers to get to Morgan Le Fey in the Astral Plane. The Shroud uses his control of darkeness to surprise Morgan Le Fay and in the course of battle, Morgan Le Fay transforms herself to "a body formed from the very stuff (essence) of the realm."

As Magnus collects himself from Morgan's magical blow, he tells himself there is only one course left for him now and disappears. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange forges a conscious link with Spider-Woman's mind via his third eye, the eye of Agamotto which guides SW between dimensions. But SW is too weak because the psyhic winds are too strong. Suddenly Magnus appears before SW telling her his time is at an end. He tells her about how he came to be and how he use to be a follower of Morgan Le Fay and how they became lovers. But one day Morgan Le Fay got a hold of the Darkhold, the Book of Cursed Spells and discovered that Morgan Le Fay's hatred had given way to her total villainy. Magnus stole the Darkhold and hid it in the High Tower of Wight which was protected with spells that prevented evil doers from accessing it. But as Magnus was on the run from Morgan LKe Fay, she eventually caught up with him and destroyed his mortal body when he was in astral projection. But Magnus was able to cast a spell to trasport his astral spirit to the Astral Plane. He explained he was able to return to earth by inhabiting the body of another and it was in this guise that he enclountered SW and travelled to California with her. Magnus blames himself for what had happened to SW and that she was only caught in the middle of his battle between him and Morgan Le Fay. Magnus makes the ultimate sacrifice by using the last of his magic to calm the psychic winds, break Morgan's barrier and all SW to return to her physical body . Magnus bids farewell to Jessica.

As the Avengers continue to battle, the Scarlet Witch casts her hexes to weaken the conjured body of Morgan Le Fay and at the same time the Shroud sheds his darkeness to foil the use of her magic. But as Morgan tries to escape from her conjured body to cast her magic, Doctor Strange casts his magic to send her back to her conjured body. Morgan vows vengeance against Doctor Strange as the rest escapes out of the portal.

Dr. Pym tells Jessica that the price of ordeal cost her powers as Spider-Woman. But Jessica is just happy to be alive.