Yes!
As Ben clutched the golden cross, and the light of the Northern Cross constellation shimmered in his eyes...
In Hawk's Little Universe...
The Northern Cross constellation, which he had already successfully arranged but was unlit like the others except for 'Dragon' and 'Andromeda', slowly began to light up.
The Northern Cross has another name.
Cygnus—
Because its main stars are arranged much like a large cross, it was also known as the Northern Cross in the past.
The reason for the change to Cygnus is simple.
It's easy to imagine the cross as Cygnus; the long vertical line of the cross is the swan's long neck, and the horizontal line is the swan's outstretched wings.
Therefore!
The Northern Cross is equal to Cygnus.
And the Cygnus saint cloth stored within this golden cross was Hawk's true gift to his godson.
But... he gave the gift; whether his godson would be able to wear it in the future was up to him.
If Ben, when he grew up, could gain the acknowledgment of Cygnus, then the Cygnus saint cloth from this golden cross would appear.
However, the problem shouldn't be big.
After all, a tiger father has no dog son.
Moreover, his mother is not bad either.
Most importantly, his godfather is called Hawk!
With a Spider for a father, a Black Cat for a mother, and a Phoenix for a godfather, this child, Ben, is sure to be very promising when he grows up.
Therefore!
Hawk was greatly looking forward to the day his godson would wear the Cygnus saint cloth in the future.
Soon.
With the preliminary preparations complete and the guests arriving, Ben's baptism officially began.
Hawk also took Ben from Aunt May's hands.
After all, today's main event was for godfather Hawk and godson Ben.
Let's put it this way.
Peter and Felicia had no right to stand in front of him.
Because after acknowledging a godfather, parents may not need to manage a child from birth to death.
But a godfather needs to.
And to a certain extent, in Ben's subsequent education, godfather Hawk's say was greater than Peter's and Felicia's.
The priest held the Bible, gave a brief sermon to the seated crowd, then scanned the guests below, finally stopping his gaze on Hawk, who was holding Ben.
The priest looked at Hawk, his voice solemn and steady: "Hawk Phoenix, are you ready to be Ben Hork Parker's godfather, to assist his parents, help him grow in faith, and provide guidance when needed?"
Hawk turned his head to glance at Peter and Felicia standing on either side behind him, then looked back at Ben, who was happily smiling and clutching the cross in his arms, clearly destined for a bright future.
He then looked up at the priest: "Yes, I am willing, Father."
The ceremony continued.
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
The baptismal font was wheeled in, the priest blessed the Water in the font, and then once again looked at Hawk.
At this moment, the priest's expression was especially serious: "Do you reject Satan, and all his works, and all his temptations?"
Hawk, who was very familiar with the baptismal process, placed his other hand on Ben's small shoulder, then looked at the serious-faced priest in front of him, and, representing Ben, answered the priest's question: "I reject him!"
The priest's words continued.
"Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth?"
"I believe!"
"Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord?"
"I believe."
"Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church... the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life?"
"I believe."
The priest asked.
Hawk answered.
Peter and Felicia stood quietly behind Hawk.
The guests below held their breath.
Behind the sacred image of Jesus, on the church's stained-glass window, the sunlight outside shone through the colored glass onto the image of Jesus, coloring the entire church in a rainbow of hues at this moment.
It seemed that at this moment.
Time and space were still.
"Do you wish to convert to Heaven and walk among men as the Archangel Samael?"
"I..."
Hawk's lips curled slightly upwards as he looked at the black priest who had replaced the White priest in front of him, a brilliant smile on his face: "I do not!"
As these words came out.
There was no shock.
No uproar.
Because at this moment, time and space truly stood still.
The reason was simple.
God!
Had descended to Earth.
Exactly as Mephisto had described.
God... was not a girl, but a Black man!
"Jehovah!"
"Phoenix!"
Hawk and Jehovah, who had descended to Earth, replacing the priest, stared at each other.
"Do you want to fight?"
"Do you want to fight?"
"Today is an important day for my godson, I don't want to fight, but if you insist, then so be it."
Hawk said with a smile.
The next second.
A Phoenix, burning with crimson Fire, projected behind him, as if substantial.
The Phoenix Fire blazed, scorching the space where Jehovah had descended, making it tremble precariously.
Jehovah's Black and benevolent face changed expression.
Hawk keenly caught this, and the corners of his mouth lifted.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you surprised why my Universe hasn't truly descended, yet already possesses the true pressure of Reality?"
Again.
Although he had previously materialized the power of his Little Universe one hundred percent through the Reality Stone.
But this was merely the materialization of power, not the materialization of the Little Universe itself.
The materialization of the Little Universe is only possible with the Seventh Sense.
However, these past few days he had refined the Blood Dimension and merged it with the Underworld, and the Blood Dimension truly exists, and the Law of Life and Death he plundered from Blackheart is also real. Therefore, his Little Universe, passing through the Underworld and then through the Blood Dimension, allowed him to project a trace, or even less than one percent, of the Little Universe's Reality pressure without awakening the Seventh Sense.
But even less than one percent of the Little Universe's pressure was enough for now.
Because even if it was less than one percent of true Reality, it was still the Reality of a Creator God level.
This was why Jehovah's expression suddenly changed.
He is a God.
But he is only a Dimension God, like Mephisto.
As everyone knows.
Dimension Gods, though bearing the name God, are not true Gods.
"Phoenix, you..."
"Leave!"
Hawk directly interrupted Jehovah in front of him, the Phoenix Fire behind him blazing: "Don't make me hit you when I'm happy. Believe me, you will die. Although your true body and your Dimension haven't arrived on Earth yet, if this projection of yours is killed, you'll still feel pain, won't you?"
Yes.
Only a projection of Jehovah had arrived.
The true Jehovah, and his Heaven Dimension, were not even near Earth, let alone in the solar system.
After taking over the Blood Dimension, Hawk also inherited a portion of the memory legacy left by Blood God Madora.
This included the aura of various Dimensions.
He could now sense where Mephisto's Dimension was hiding.
It was on the far side of Pluto.
Hawk was still planning to find Mephisto after the baptism and move his Hell Dimension.
After all, Pluto.
He was the rightful Lord of the Underworld; what was Mephisto, a Hell Lord, doing there?
Hawk's thoughts swirled.
The Black Jehovah in front of him opened his mouth.
Just then.
Boom!
The Phoenix Fire behind Hawk erupted brilliantly, instantly sweeping across, enveloping the entire World in Phoenix Fire.
The next second.
Accompanied by the sound of shattering glass, everything was like a dream bubble.
The wind moved again at this moment.
The voice of the church priest also sounded again at this moment.
And the image of Jesus in the church, at this moment, seemed to shed tears under the refraction of the colorful sunlight behind it.
As if weeping for the Father.
But everyone's attention was not on the image of Jesus; after all, today's protagonists were Hawk and his godson Ben.
The priest scooped up clear holy Water with his hand, pouring it three times onto the smooth forehead of Ben, whom Hawk held in his arms.
The holy Water slid down Ben's forehead.
"Ben Hork Parker, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
As the priest spoke, he drew a cross on Ben's forehead with holy oil, dressed him in a small White garment, and then handed the lit candle to Hawk.
The priest gently touched Ben's ears and lips, silently praying that he might listen to and proclaim the truth.
Hawk held Ben in one arm and the candle in the other.
The ceremony was drawing to a close.
The priest once again looked at Hawk: "May his faithful godfather, Hawk Phoenix, always guide him by word and deed, guiding him to believe in God..."
Hawk held the candle, its light illuminating his eyes, a brilliant smile on his face: "Of course!"
The day Jehovah brings his Heaven Dimension to Earth will be the day he breaks into Heaven.
At that time—
He would be God.
He would, of course, guide his godson to believe in God.
The ceremony concluded.
The priest exited.
Hawk turned and embraced Felicia, and after returning Ben to Felicia, he then embraced Peter.
Peter's voice rang in Hawk's ear: "What just happened?"
Hawk embraced Peter, responding with a smile.
"God just came over and wanted me to convert to him. Then I told him not to make me kill him during a happy occasion. He didn't listen, not only didn't he leave, but he dared to keep babbling, so I ignored him and just chopped him up."
"..."
Peter's smile froze on his face.
Wait.
What?
God came over?
And then God was killed?
Afterwards, Hawk continued to say he believed in God?
What kind of outrageous words were these?
Peter's thoughts whirled, but after he and Hawk broke their embrace, he quickly regained his smile.
Only... Peter's smile became a little forced.
Seeing this, Hawk winked at Peter, a slight smile on his face.
"Just kidding."
"Phew!"
Hearing this, Peter instantly sighed in relief, then laughed, haha, haha.
But soon.
He looked at the continuing smile on Hawk's face, and his laughter gradually faded.
Hawk's smile, however, grew even brighter...
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