Chapter 194 Baptism!
Seeing Logan's eyes turn all pitched black, Juno realized and thought, 'So, Logan is already in this creature's control. And how in the hell did he do that? I should be careful, too.'
Then Logan Bradworth hurried toward the man and said with laughter, "I'm finally able to see you again, Uncle Hardy."
"Logan, it's really nice seeing you again. Come here. I have a gracious gift for you." The man responded with a friendly smile and wiggled his hands.
Logan Bradworth moved closer and at that moment, the man who looked exactly like Uncle Hardy raised his hand and poked his forehead. A dark fluid gushed out of the man's finger, infusing it into Logan's forehead.
"Aaahhh!" Logan Bradworth yelled in intense pain and he tried to free himself. "You trick me!"
"Too late, boy! Just stay still and wait. Your baptism will end in a matter of minutes." The man said as he braced his head with his other hand on the back.
While eyeing them, Juno thought, 'So earlier, Logan was just under a simple ocular enchantment spell which means he was not exactly under his control. Hmm, it must be something to do with emotional manipulations, as he directly attacked me when I said something he didn't like. And now, he's trying to change him into something. I should stop him.'
Juno Tempest then made a series of hand seals and chanted an incantation in Old Porus and shouted, "My black feather swords, Come Forth!"
A moment later, the white Angelic Grace Energy in his hands transformed into a sword with black feathers growing over the handles.
Juno took one step forward and his figure zoomed with a flapped of his wings. And the next second he reappeared behind the strange man and he hacked his blade down, which was imbued with his Angelic Grace Energy of wind elemental law.
But multiple ghastly-looking hands grew out of that angel's black wings and caught the sword, and another gigantic hand appeared and punched him in his face.
Bang!
Juno crashed hard over the mountain cliffs after being sent flying backward by a loud bang from that punch. He got out from multiple rocks, burying him.
"Stay there, kiddo. I'll come to you next." The man said, craning his head and showing a big grin on his face.
Suddenly, Juno realized that man's eyes were also dark. 'Ah, he's way stronger than I thought. I should flee from this place as far as possible.'
Afterward, Logan spread his wings and, astonishingly, flew away into the air. As he flew away, he noticed a sneer across the angel's face holding Logan, as if he was confident to capture him.
Juno kept flying for over 15 minutes without looking back and he had covered over a couple of 25 miles.
"Phew! I never thought that guy would be that strong. Now, I've left him behind in the dust." He said as he took a deep breath.
"Juno, right?" The angel's voice chimed.
Juno Tempest turned around, and he exclaimed dumbfoundedly, "Ah! What the… f**k?!..... How is this even possible?"
He realized that all this time, by some unexplainable meaning, he was flying in a circle around in the air just above that area.
"Told you… There is no point escaping from here since you've already come to my turf on your own. Why don't you stay here and become my master's loyal servant? Kekeke!" The man taunted, laughing weirdly as he continued infusing that black fluid inside Logan's body.
Junio Tempest frowned and took flight in the air once again, his wings quivering. This time he observed his surroundings, and he came to perceive that after traveling 200 meters, he would have magically appeared from the starting point and the process kept repeating.
This time, he calmed his chaotic mind and pondered, 'Is it a space law?... No, I don't think so. Then, the only way this could have happened was that I had already been under a mental spell from the very beginning, and everything I saw was an illusion… his illusion spell.'
Then he landed, folding his wing, and sat cross-legged over the ground as if he had accepted the fact that he could do nothing anymore.
"Oh, now, do you understand there is nowhere you can run away from me?" The Angel said, finally ending the baptism.
Juno Tempest glanced at Logan, whose skin was already turning swarthy as he slumped over the ground unconscious.
"Hmm, so I was also under your spell all this long and everything happening here is just an illusion… Can I raise a question?" Juno Tempest responded, calmly.
"Okay, at least I can do that for you."
"Mister, what are you–a demon puppet or Hardy Bradworth?" Juno Tempest asked.
"Even though I've changed my legion to my current master, I'm still Hardy Bradworth. Now, I'll begin your baptism. And stop resisting if you still wish to live." Hardy Bradworth said as he appeared in front of Juno and he stretched his index finger out toward Juno's forehead.
"Wait!" Juno yelled, abruptly halting him. "Since you're Hardy Bradworth, I've got an interesting piece of news for you."
"Okay, I'm listening." Hardy Bradworth said as he crossed his hands.
"Do you want to know the third seedling of this term?" Juno Tempest said, and he continued with a grin. "It is another member of your family, a descendant of your current patriarch, your eldest brother, to be precise, his bastard son."
"Hmph! That bastard is alive until today. Wasn't it unfortunate that I was the one who killed the maid and now I can kill him here and send him to his maid mother in the underworld?" Hardy Bradworth said while snorting and he further added, "Kekeke… For breaking such a piece of good news, I'll infuse you with my master's purest blood I possess."
Then he tapped a finger over Juno's forehead and started transferring a black liquid into his forehead as Juno gnashed his teeth in pain.
"Excellent! How would my master feel if he saw such a gifted young person as you working under his care?" Hardy Bradworth muttered under his breath as he felt the purity and concentration of Angelic Grace energy within Juno's body.