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The Ancient One was born in the 1430's, in the mystic city of Kamar-Taj, a village in the Himalayas area now known as Tibet. Originally, the youth was a peaceful farmer, like her fellow villagers, but encountered an older villager named Kaluu. Kaluu shared with the youth his knowledge of magic, and they began exploring the secrets of sorcery together, even learning the secrets of immortality.
The youth wanted to use her magic to help the village, but Kaluu wanted to build a vast empire, and organized the men of Kamar-Taj into an army by magically controlling their minds. The youth attempted to warn the village, but Kaluu used his magic to incapacitate her, paralyzing her and setting her on public display. Kaluu began his conquests, and the youth called upon mystical forces while in her paralytic state, ultimately banishing him to the dimension of Cyttorak. Kaluu's spell on her protected the youth from the full effect of the mystical backlash -- instead of being immortal, she would merely age at a very slow rate.
The youth decided to seek out an order of ancient magic users known as the Ancient Ones in order to devote her entire life to their goal of combating evil sorcerers. The youth eventually became even more skilled than her colleagues, and grew in power so great that she was the first Earth mortal to meet with Eternity, the sentient embodiment of the universe, who presented her with the Amulet of Agamotto and charged her to become the Earth dimension's first Sorcerer Supreme. The Ancient One remained in this capacity for countless years, outliving almost all other members of her order.
Finding a Replacement
During these wanderings she discovered the temple of Cyttorak in Korea and fought Dormammu for the first time to a standstill. During their final fight in London she succeeded in banishing Dormammu and shielding the Earth against his evil influence. She finally settled himself in Tibet where she met Doctor Anthony Druid. Posing as the High Lama, the Ancient One tested her abilities to pass on her powers to a successor by granting powers to Dr. Druid.
The Ancient One was sought by Baron Karl Mordo who desired to be her pupil. The Ancient One realized her need for a successor, and agreed to tutor Mordo. Although she recognized Mordo's evil ambitions in his mind, she decided that she could do her best convert Mordo to the service of good, or at least keep him in check.
Sometime later, Doctor Stephen Strange sought the services of the Ancient One for his own purposes, but soon tried to save the Ancient One from a plot by Mordo. The Ancient One dismissed Mordo but explained that she had used this as a test for Strange, who agreed to stay as the Ancient One's new pupil. Strange remained with the Ancient One for many years, eventually becoming the new Sorcerer Supreme and leaving to set up his own residence in New York.
Modern Age
By the modern age of heroes Doctor Strange had become a well known mystic operating from his Sanctum in Greenwich Village. He occasionally required the help of the Ancient One as of one his earliest recorded cases was in assisting a corrupt businessman who was plagued by recurring nightmares. Strange soon discovered that the man was being haunted by the being known as Nightmare, ruler of the Dimension of Dreams and entered this dimension to fix it. Nightmare attempted to trap him there, leaving his physical body undefended while the man, afraid that the secret of his crimes had been found out, would try to kill Strange. Strange managed to escape Nightmare's dimension with the help of the Ancient One.
Baron Mordo soon resurfaced and used his powers to try and eliminate the Ancient One. Baron Mordo controlled the Ancient One's assistant to poison the Ancient One, sensing his master in trouble, Strange battled Mordo in his ectoplasmic form, preventing Mordo from ending the Ancient Once's life.
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