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Eternity summons Dr. Strange to him and tells him that, in the past, he desired to know what 'otherness' consisted of and so created aspects of himself to live as mortals. He has since reintegrated these aspects, but three on Earth have not returned and if they do not, Eternity itself will cease to exist. Dr. Strange summons the Defenders to track them down, but they find that the aspects have come to enjoy their mortal lives and do not wish to be subsumed within Eternity once more. They easily defeat the Defenders and all of existence is only saved when Nighthawk, at the urging of Dr. Strange's astral form, convinces the aspects that they will only fully learn to be human when they sacrifice their own interests for all those they love.