Lord of the Mysteries

Chapter 32

Klein looked at dark-blue gelatinous liquid, finding it hard to describe it as either a block or cup of liquid. He swallowed his saliva and said in great difficulty, “Am I to drink it just like that?

“Is there no need for any other preparations? Like a ritual, an incantation, or a prayer?”

Old Neil acknowledged tersely before saying, “Preparation? There is. Get a cup of Intis Aurmir grape wine, suck on a Desi cigar, then whistle a relaxing tune, and dance a upbeat court dance. You can do a tap dance if you prefer that. Finally, play a round of Gwent cards…”

When he saw Klein’s expression turn dumbfounded, Old Neil laughed and summarized what he had just said.

“If you feel nervous.”

…You are quite humorous, aren’t you…? The corners of Klein’s mouth twitched as he resisted the urge to draw his gun.

He put his cane down and extended his right hand. As though he held something heavy, he raised the opaque cup. The smell of the potion was faint and seemingly ethereal.

“Lad, do not hesitate. The more you hesitate, the more nervous and afraid you will be. That will only affect the absorption that follows,” said Old Neil with his back facing Klein. It was as though he had said it casually.

It was unknown when he arrived by the nearby water basin. He turned on the tap and washed his hands.

Klein nodded silently and took a deep breath. Just like he was back when he was a child, he pinched his nose and drank it like medicine. He moved the opaque cup to his mouth and tipped his head, drinking it down with a gulp.

A cool and smooth feeling quickly filled his oral cavity. It then flowed through his gullet and into his stomach.

The sticky, dark-blue liquid seemed to grow out thin and long tentacles, bringing stimulation and coldness to every cell in Klein’s body.

He could not help but convulse as his vision rapidly went into a blur. All colors seemed to saturate. The reds were redder, the blues were bluer, and the blacks were blacker. The rich colors blended like an impressionist painting.

Klein had seen such a scene before. It was back when he was questioned by the Spirit Medium, Daly.

At that moment, his vision became a blur and although his mind felt light, it was clear. He felt like a castaway floating in the sea.

Slowly, his surroundings turned discernible. All the colors returned to their original as a grayish and blurry fog emanated.

Around him were bodies he found difficult to describe. There were transparent objects that did not seem to exist. Deep down, there were clean light clusters of different colors. The light seemed to possess life or contain immense knowledge.

This is a little similar to what I saw during the luck enhancement ritual… As Klein instinctively looked down, he realized that ‘he’ was still standing in his original spot, body convulsing.

Suddenly, he came to a realization, causing his consciousness to sink abruptly and fuse with him.

Boom!

The fog quickly dissipated as the colors restored to normal. The bright, clear halo and the inexistent objects instantly vanished.

The scene in the alchemy room returned to normal, but Klein felt his head swell. He felt like it was being yanked apart. Whatever he saw had countless afterimages. His ears were overwhelmed by an ethereal murmur.

“Hornacis… Flegrea… Hornacis… Flegrea… Hornacis… Flegrea…”

Klein felt a stabbing pain at his forehead as he quickly had thoughts of causing destruction to vent the discomfort in him.

and hurriedly shook his

abnormal? Are you also hearing things you did not use to hear?” said Old Neil, at his side with a

what should I do?” Klein tolerated the intense mania

Old Neil chuckled.

energy. You lack the means to control it. Alright, do as I say. Think of an object in your mind, something common. Make it

focused as he envisaged his own halved top hat woven from black silk. He recalled the feeling when he touched it

Does it feel a little better?” Old Neil’s voice penetrated into

by bit to the imagined top hat. He felt the murmurs subside into a whisper before they vanished. The afterimages

his mind of

body and discovered that

and with half-anticipation and half-doubt, asking, “I succeeded?

out a mirror-like mercury plate and shoved it in front of

“Look at your eyes.”

his gaze and saw that he was wearing a black top hat. His outline stood out and his facial features looked normal. Apart from

his eyes. Only then did he discover that his brown eyes had deepened quite significantly. It was so much deepened that it was like the night—one in complete darkness. It felt

as black. Without looking very carefully, even Klein himself would not

physical manifestation of the potion’s powers. When you learn Cogitation and how to converge your power, your eyes will return to normal.” Old Neil smiled as he reached

Klein reached out his hand and shook it. “Mr. Neil, when

said Old Neil with a smile. “Just now, producing an object in your mind to divert your attention and turning the energy seepage inwards is actually the first step to Cogitation. Try doing

and once again, his mind depicted the

concentration seemed to be more easily focused than before. Soon, random

go somewhat blank. Exchange the object you imagined. Use something that does not exist in this world, an object you imagine completely

‘I.’ The limitless ‘I’ will be become one with the universe, giving you the ability to see and understand the truth. You will obtain knowledge only you yourself can understand. In the domain

from Earth count? Klein attempted using an earthy-green intercontinental missile

of how he outlined it or imagined it,

like it will work… Klein had no choice but to let

and then many similar

spheres of light stacked upon one another. It felt like an object of fantasy. Klein’s thoughts

calmed down. The objects that did not seem to exist, the fog with the bright clusters

inch by inch as he looked down at them quietly. He

Neil with a chuckle. “In that case, I’ll begin teaching you the

lamps one after another but opened the door to the alchemy room. It made the spot where Klein was dark, but not to the point of failing to

present state, raise your hands and place them in front of your eyes. Your

keep them open

to Old Neil’s description. He saw the silhouettes of his

lying down to let your body be entirely relaxed. But since the effect of your Cogitation is not bad, let’s continue.” Old Neil laughed. “Focus your gaze on a spot behind your hands. It has to be behind. Then, slowly move

it and cast his gaze at an empty spot behind his palms. He then

saw a fiery-red

let

Neil with a chuckle. “No rush. Do it a few more times. After stabilizing it, look elsewhere. I’ll also take this

forth while having his vision trained on

it simply, the mainstream way of mysticism is to split non-physical parts of a human into four levels. At its core is the Spirit Body, which is also everyone’s basic spirituality. There is a school of thought that believes all biological creatures have spirituality and have

about anything else, but to Mystery Pryers, the goal of Cogitation and the method to increase our strength

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