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References to and Quotes about
Elder Gods

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) #3 (Feb. 1984): "Soulquest", page 1:
Illyana Rasputin (narrating): "I thrill to Belasco's voice, his touch, his very presence. He is my lord and master -- a demon-mage in the service of the Dark Ones, the Elder Gods of Earth -- and I, his willing apprentice."

Magik (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1984): "Darkchild", page 15, panel 1:
Belasco: "The Elder Gods sentenced me to Limbo until such time as I could find my own way out. Originally, my intention was to utiilze Illyana Rasputin as a means to that end..."

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!"