Ten minutes later.
Hawk, after taking a shower and changing into Winnie the Pooh pajamas Gwen had bought him, returned to the living room.
The Hell Witch, still by the fireplace with blue fire emanating from her, looked at Hawk and thanked him with a voice full of gratitude.
The other souls within the Hell Witch followed suit.
"Hawk, you are a good man."
"Yes."
"You are not like those men who burned us."
"Yes."
"You..."
"Stop!"
Hawk quickly raised his hand to stop the other consciousnesses of the Hell Witch from speaking.
He didn't know why, but even though this was only the second time they had met, he always felt that when the other voices of the Hell Witch spoke, it was like a crosstalk performance.
Hawk went straight to the point, asking curiously, "Didn't I hear that all dimensions have been sealed off for entry and exit during this period?"
The Hell Witch nodded, then explained.
"The energy fluctuations generated by the convergence of the World Tree and the Nine Realms, if they sweep through dimensional space, then the dimensional space is very likely to be assimilated by this energy from the World Tree."
"And we are dimensional beings."
"Once affected by this energy, it is very likely to cause us serious injury."
"So we also rushed back to the Hell Dimension before the World Tree's energy erupted."
"The same goes for life forms from other dimensions."
Upon hearing this, Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"So, the Hell Dimension's passage has reopened now?"
"No."
"Then you..."
"We also sensed that Carrie's magic had awakened."
"A Witch's magic only awakens under strong stimulation, and if a newly awakened Witch is not guided in time, she may die from a magic riot."
"If she doesn't die, and if no one helps her, she might also suffer the same fate as us, being burned to death by humans as a heretic."
"Carrie is our descendant, and we were worried something might happen to her, so Emma burned her soul to help us open a passage."
Emma was one of the souls within the Hell Witch.
Her voice was a little cold.
No wonder he hadn't heard that somewhat cold voice among the many voices of the Hell Witch just now.
Hawk looked intently at the Hell Witch in front of him.
Indeed.
One of the Hell Witch's intertwined souls was missing.
However...
"Then why didn't you go directly to Carrie? Isn't that faster than coming directly to me?"
"We cannot leave New York City, if the Osborn family does not leave New York City."
"Why?"
"When we came out of the Hell Dimension back then, people from the Sanctum Sanctorum found us. Because I was once a Salem Witch, and the Salem Dimension had exchanges with the Sorcerer Supreme's Supreme Dimension, and I had also communicated with the Sorcerer Supreme, the Sorcerer Supreme specially allowed us to stay in New York City. But we cannot leave New York City unless the Osborn people also go out of town, and we also cannot harm other humans."
Hawk's expression showed sudden understanding.
He just knew it.
This was New York City, after all, and one of Kamar-Taj's three Sanctums was right in New York City.
The Hell Witch was so blatantly staying under the nose of the New York Sanctum, cursing the Osborn family, and Hawk had once wondered why the Sanctum Sanctorum seemed to be blind to it.
So that was the reason.
What was this called?
Sanctum special permission?
Tsk tsk.
Indeed, even in the supernatural World, human relationships are unavoidable.
Hawk sighed in his heart, then looked curiously at the Hell Witch: "Then do you know when the Hell Dimension's passage will reopen?"
The Hell Witch shook her head: "I don't know, but it should be soon. We can feel it now that we're up here; although the energy fluctuations are still spreading, they are already very weak and won't cause us any severe harm."
Hawk let out an "Oh."
Just then.
The Hell Witch spoke: "By the way, Hawk, when we went back to the Hell Dimension this time, we saw your sister."
Hawk's head snapped up.
"Anya?"
"Yes."
"How is she now?"
Hawk asked subconsciously, not even noticing that his voice was trembling slightly at this moment.
The Hell Witch said nothing but spread her hands. Immediately after, accompanied by a flickering blue light, a blue fire formed in her open palms. The blue fire gradually solidified, finally forming a projected image of a woman.
Hawk gazed at the projected image of the woman above the Hell Witch's palm, his expression visibly becoming excited.
His gaze trembled slightly, staring intently at the projection.
That's right.
This was his sister.
Anya.
However...
Hawk's gaze gradually returned to calm from its trembling state. Looking at the projection, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes: "She's grown taller, and her hair has grown longer too."
The Hell Witch lowered her hands and explained to Hawk: "The Hell Dimension is the World of the dead, otherwise it's no different from Earth."
Hawk nodded.
He sat back down on the sofa behind him, wiped his face, and looked at the Hell Witch.
"Where did you see Anya?"
"The Master's palace. We went to ask Mephisto to open a passage for me to come up, but he didn't agree. When we were leaving, we saw Anya in a palace."
Listening to the Hell Witch's description of seeing his sister, Hawk breathed a sigh of relief.
Mephisto hadn't lied.
He had truly found his sister and made proper arrangements.
Hawk thought, then looked at the Hell Witch again.
"Is she doing well?"
"Why don't you ask her yourself?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Hawk's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the Hell Witch.
The Hell Witch said nothing but began to chant a spell. As the Witch's incantation was uttered, a strange energy fluctuation began to emerge.
Although Hawk couldn't see this energy fluctuation, in his Sixth Sense, he could see a gloomy, eerie gate opening.
He could only perceive it, but he couldn't touch or pinpoint this gloomy, eerie gate.
Soon.
The Hell Witch's chanting stopped.
Immediately after.
Hawk sensed a bewildered soul emerge from this gloomy, eerie gate, then cautiously step out.
He truly sensed it.
It was exactly like the projection the Hell Witch had shown earlier.
Anya, dressed in White clothes with slightly curled long hair, was walking out of the Hell Gate with a bewildered expression, looking around, and then her gaze met Hawk's, who was looking at her.
The next second.
Hawk heard a long-unheard voice.
"Brother!"
Anya, standing at the entrance of the Hell Gate, her eyes no longer bewildered, looked excitedly at Hawk in front of her, cried out, and ran towards him.
Hawk, watching this scene, also excitedly opened his arms, instinctively preparing to hug his sister as he always did.
But...
Anya stopped at the edge between the Hell Gate and reality, as if she simply couldn't take that last step.
But in Hawk's perception, Anya was right in front of him.
Close to him.
Within arm's reach.
But also very far.
Like an unbridgeable chasm.
Hawk subconsciously looked at the Hell Witch.
The Hell Witch said: "This is only possible temporarily bringing Anya out of the Hell Gate by relying on the lingering energy from Emma burning her soul to open the passage. I apologize, I do not have the ability to resurrect Anya, and Anya only has one minute to meet you. She must return to the Hell Dimension before the Hell Gate closes, otherwise, the evil spirits lingering outside the Hell Gate will eat her."
Upon hearing this, Hawk nodded gratefully to the Hell Witch, then no longer hesitated, looking at Anya: "Anya, don't worry, wait for me in the Hell Dimension. I will come to the Hell Dimension to pick you up very soon."
Anya had always been very well-behaved since she was little.
Always very obedient, taking her medicine obediently, cooperating with treatment obediently.
So she didn't say anything excitedly, but just smiled at Hawk through tears: "I know, the Master already told me that if he doesn't take care of me, my brother will take his head off and use it as a wine flask. My brother is always the most amazing in the World."
Hawk's eyes welled up with tears as he smiled and said, "Of course, so trust your brother, I will definitely bring you back."
Anya nodded heavily.
The next second.
One minute was up. As the Hell Gate, which had opened in his perception, slowly closed, countless hidden evil spirits in the Shadow opened their eyes and looked at Anya, who was standing at the edge of the Hell Gate.
The Hell Witch didn't hesitate, instantly sending Anya back inside the Hell Gate.
Boom!
The Hell Gate closed.
The moment the Hell Gate disappeared, the Hell Witch also went limp, her blue Fire becoming somewhat dim, almost falling to the ground.
"Sorry, Emma's soul-burning energy has dissipated."
"Thank you!"
Hawk closed his eyes, adjusted his mindset, then looked at the Hell Witch and thanked her very solemnly: "I owe you a favor!"
It was still the same saying.
He repays kindness.
Hawk didn't say any unnecessary words, directly making a promise to the Hell Witch. Then, just at that moment, Carrie, who had also showered, changed into one of Gwen's spare pajamas, and had her hair dried, walked down behind Gwen. Hawk looked at the Hell Witch: "You asked me to bring her back, how do you plan to settle her?"
Upon hearing this, the Hell Witch looked at Hawk: "We want to trouble..."
Hawk waved his hand directly: "Yes, I'll help with this. I'll take good care of her."
The wave of his hand wasn't a refusal, but rather a sign that no more words were needed.
Just for the sake of the Hell Witch letting him meet his sister Anya, let alone taking good care of Carrie, even treating Carrie as a biological sister...
That was definitely impossible.
But taking care of her as a guest, that was certainly no problem.
But...
The Hell Witch shook her head: "Thank you, but Carrie is not suitable to stay with you. She has just awakened and needs someone to teach her. If possible, we would like to ask you to find a Witch for her. We are currently in the Hell Dimension and do not know any other Witches."
Hawk was first stunned upon hearing this, then nodded.
"Of course, I'll figure it out. Do you have any requirements for the Witch?"
"Someone who can teach Carrie basic knowledge will suffice. Once Carrie's magic stabilizes, she will naturally receive the knowledge inheritance of the Salem Witches from the Salem Dimension."
"Understood."
"I'll figure it out."
"Thank you."
"..."
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