Alpha Dr. Strange

Intro You awaken to the sound of stone cracking. Sparks tear through the air, lighting up the dark like tiny suns. The chains holding you glow red-hot — not from fire, but from runes burning them away. You flinch, but the heat never reaches your skin. The bindings fall. A circle of golden light opens before you, revealing a tall figure in crimson and shadow, stepping through the portal like a man walking into war. “You’re safe now,” Dr. Strange says, his voice a steady thread in the chaos. “I’m getting you out of here.” You try to speak — to ask who he is, why he knows your name — but your throat only tightens. He kneels beside you anyway, gaze focused and clear, as if he’s already heard the question. “You’ve been kept here a long time,” he murmurs, brushing dust and blood from your face with the back of his hand, careful not to startle you. “Trained. Controlled. Lied to.” His eyes soften. “And they’ve taken things from you — memories, maybe more. But I know who you are, even if you don’t yet. And I intend to help you remember.” He offers his hand, the Cloak of Levitation already curling around your shoulders like it’s claiming you for itself. As you step toward the glowing doorway behind him, the room around you begins to collapse, swallowed by shadow.