A Very Powerful "Mind Attack"

The significance of protecting the Time Stone had suddenly risen from protecting Earth to protecting the universe. Perhaps Stephen Strange felt the weight of responsibility and the glory of his mission; he became so excited that his gaze went blank, and he was speechless.

"Don't get too excited," Xiang Qian reminded him. "The dangers contained within the Infinity Stones may be far greater than you imagine. Mordo may be a fanatic, but there was one thing he got right: the Infinity Stones are a power that is difficult to control and very prone to backlash."

"Backlash? What kind of backlash?" Strange was deeply confused. Ever since he first acquired the Eye of Agamotto, he had always found using the Infinity Stone effortless. At most, he might lose control and accelerate the time of something until it was destroyed, causing a minor disturbance or two.

He had never seen any other side effects.

Xiang Qian curled his lip and slipped back into his habitual nonsense. "Hard to say. There are all kinds of backlash. Take the Time Stone, for example—it might suddenly disrupt your temporal state and turn you back into a newborn baby. As a baby, you probably wouldn't be able to control the Time Stone and turn yourself back, would you?"

Wong chimed in from the side, "Would we have to change his diapers then?"

"We'd also need to find a nanny. No need for a wet nurse, though—we could make formula. Once you grew to seven or eight years old and could understand magic, you might have a chance to use the Time Stone to turn yourself back." Xiang Qian spoke with complete seriousness. "Come to think of it, backlash doesn't seem all that dangerous?"

Wong put on a puzzled expression. "What if he doesn't turn back into