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.

hurriedly shook

hearing things you did not use

do?”

Old Neil chuckled.

the means to control it. Alright, do as I say. Think

as he envisaged his own halved top hat woven from black silk. He recalled

Keep repeating that while creating the outlines. Does it feel a little

felt the murmurs subside into a whisper before they vanished. The afterimages he saw also stacked upon one another and no longer appeared

better,” said Klein after calming his mind

looked down at his body and

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

a mirror-like mercury plate and shoved

“Look at your eyes.”

and his facial features looked normal. Apart from having

eyes. Only then did he discover that his brown eyes had deepened quite significantly. It was

black. Without looking very

a 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

hand and shook it. “Mr. Neil, when can

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.

eyes and once again, his mind depicted

seemed to be more easily focused than before. Soon,

the object you imagined. Use something that does not exist in this world, an object you imagine completely out

by doing so can you enter Cogitation, only then can you exceed the concept of ‘I.’ The limitless ‘I’ will be become one with the universe, giving you the ability to see and understand the truth. You will obtain

things from Earth count? Klein attempted using an

or imagined it, he ultimately only ended up focusing

doesn’t seem like it will work… Klein had no choice but to let his imagination run

a sphere of light and then

spheres of light stacked upon one another. It felt like an

objects that did not seem to exist, the fog with the bright clusters of light, and the complex colors appeared

he looked down at them quietly.

than me back then. Slightly,” said Old Neil with a chuckle. “In that case, I’ll begin teaching

alchemy room. It made the spot where Klein was dark, but not to the point of

your present state, raise your hands and place them in front of your eyes. Your index fingers need to face each other, but they are not

your eyes and keep them open until you are accustomed

description. He saw the silhouettes of his fingers

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 your fingers and maintain the same pose without touching them. Also, do not pull

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

a fiery-red color in between his

He let out

your aura,” said Old Neil with a chuckle. “No rush. Do it a few more

back and forth while having his

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

the goal of Cogitation and the

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