Lord of the Mysteries

Eugh! Eugh!

Klein squatted there, vomiting involuntarily. He was soon done with his puking since he did not eat breakfast.

At that moment, a tin-colored square flask that looked like a cigarette box appeared in front of him.

The mouth which had lost its stopper emitted a mixture of smells akin to tobacco, disinfectant, and mint leaves. It cleared up Klein’s nose and rejuvenated him.

The pungent smell continued to linger, but Klein no longer felt nauseous. He soon stopped vomiting.

He traced the tiny flask up and saw a pale hand that did not seem to belong to a member of the living. He saw the mouth of a black windbreaker’s sleeve and saw Corpse Collector Frye with his cold and dark bearing.

“Thank you.” Klein recovered completely and with his hands on his knees, he stood back up.

Frye nodded without any expression.

“It’ll be fine once you are used to it.”

He put back the flask’s stopper and put it into his pocket and turned around, walking to the highly decomposed corpse. Without gloves, he began examining the old woman. As for Dunn Smith and Leonard Mitchell, they paced slowly around the room, occasionally touching the table’s surface or newspapers.

Old Neil pinched his nose and stood outside the door, grumbling in a muffled voice, “Seriously gross. I’m going to request for additional pay this month!”

Dunn turned his head over and touched the wall beside the chimney with his gloved right hand. While doing so, he asked Klein, “Does this place look familiar?”

Klein held his breath and constructed the silver pocket watch in his mind to calm down.

With him already in his Spirit Vision state, he immediately felt different. A scene that came from the deepest recesses of his memories flashed past his eyes.

Chimney, rocking chair, table, newspapers, the rusty nails on the door, the tin cans inlaid with silver…

The scenes were dark and dull, like a documentary from Earth. However, it was even more blurry and illusory.

The scene quickly stacked against what Klein was seeing. The feelings of déjà vu and having been here before presented themselves clearly. An illusory and ethereal scream seemed to pass through invisible walls:

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

“It feels a little familiar.” Klein answered honestly while his brain felt a stabbing pain. Thankfully, he quickly tapped his glabella twice.

Hornacis… The Hornacis mountain range that appeared in original Klein’s diary?

That is content that was deciphered from the Antigonus family’s notebook…

The murmurs were very similar to one of the previous ones. It involved the word ‘Hornacis’ Is this a form of enticement?

not dare think deeper, afraid that he would

He suddenly reached out his hand and pulled open its wooden

there were about seven gray, stiff dead

cops and

turned and

door to two other

handkerchief he brought along with him and said, “The time of death was more than five days ago. There are no external injuries nor are there any clear signs that it was a result of Beyonder powers. The exact cause of death will require a

Dunn turned to look at Old Neil and

two who were no longer in Spirit

corpse, everything else is normal. Actually, no, there was an invisible energy sealing the apartment in the beginning. As you know, there will usually be similar processes when we use ritualistic

to say something when he looked outside the door. A few seconds later, Klein and Old Neil sensed something and turned to look at the

few seconds later, faint footsteps grew louder as Leonard walked

he caught the noxious smell. He immediately cooperated with his “colleague” from the Special Operations Department and began knocking on

with his two silver chevrons looked at the corpse on

rented this apartment with her son, Ray Bieber for more

is single. He inherited his father’s trade and earns about one pound and fifteen soli a week. According to their neighbors, they have not seen them in more than a

the policeman continued, Klein already knew the critical

precise, it was

could very well

at the police officer. He was acting as the role

he was indeed a high-ranking inspector on the police department’s roster. His salary and various allowances were also paid according to his rank. Of

officer shook his head nervously and said, “I’m not sure… I’ll have to return to the station to

it. Continue questioning the residents on the first

police officer leave, he closed the door and turned to

will have to make all the residents sleep and obtain Ray Bieber’s looks.

a few thumb-sized bottles from a pocket in his black classic robe

out a clump of powder and scattered

there was an

half-closed his eyes as his lips mumbled a soft and indiscernible incantation. Without being prepared, Klein vaguely heard the words, “Goddess, give me strength,”

the windows and blew up

over him. He found it difficult

as though he had plunged into a state similar to what one would have after working on a highly advanced

Old Neil’s eyes opened, his eyes

piece of scrap paper on the table. He was so fast that his entire body

a face with recessed eyes and a tall nose bridge

was done, Old Neil wrote

blue eyes. Left of his

in Old Neil’s hand fell onto the paper as his

what’s left in the room.” Old Neil whispered as the color

it. The

Lady.” Old Neil tapped his chest in four spots, forming the shape of the