Magik (vol. 1) #1 (Dec. 1983): "Little Girl Lost", pages 5, 7:
(pg. 6) Belasco: "Illyana is the perfect instrument through which my masters, the Elder Gods will extend their dominion first to Earth and then to our entire universe!"
(pg. 7) Belasco: "She is bound to me... and through me, to my dread lords... when... the circle is complete the dimensional walls will burst-- and the Elder Gods will come forth!"
Note: According to various outside sources, the beings Belasco refers to as the Elder Gods are actually the N'Garai.
Magik (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1984): "Cold Iron, Hot Blood!", page 1:
Illyana Rasputin (narrating): "A year ago... I was stolen from family and friends by the demon-lord Belasco... to... Limbo... I was to be the means of his escape and then of the conquest of Earth by his gods, the other-dimensional Dark Ones."
Magik (vol. 1) #3 (Feb. 1984): "Soulquest", pages 1, 6-7, 22-23:
(pg. 1) Illyana (narrating): "I thrill to Belasco's voice... He is... a demon-mage in the service of the Dark Ones, the Elder Gods of Earth..."
(pg. 6-7) Illyana: "I can still feel the power-- some within me, most waiting beyond the gate-- where the Dark Ones dwell... Belasco didn't count on this, I bet-- that his dark gods would like me a much as
Magik (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1984): "Darkchild", pages 2, 5, 9, 15-20:
(pg. 2) Belasco: "First, Illyana, we will conjure the third Bloodstone for your medallion-- and then use its power to strip Ororo's soul from her while she yet lives... to offer it in sacrifice to my dread masters, the Dark Ones!"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #160 (Aug. 1982): "Chutes and Ladders!", page 9, panels 3-4:
Belasco: "I am a sorcerer, chief disciple of the Dark Ones -- Elder Gods who seek to invade and conquer this plane of reality. Recently... I tried to open the gateway between their dimension and ours, but was defeated... You, dear Kitty and Illyana will be the means both of my liberation and of the Dark Ones' triumph!"
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