Lord of the Mysteries

“Has it really been resolved?” Elizabeth asked in disbelief.

Klein smiled and nodded casually.

“Yes.”

“It wasn’t too hard.”

That last part was a lie… He added inwardly.

Perhaps it was the fact that Klein had been calm and collected all this time, or perhaps he was her only ray of hope. Either way, Elizabeth didn’t doubt him any more. She patted her chest and heaved a sigh of relief.

“Thank you. You truly are a trustworthy gentleman. I was scared senseless just now.

“How is Selena? Is she fine now?”

“She might remain unconscious for the next few minutes, but she’s completely fine now. Oh, two to three days of weakness is to be expected.” Klein suddenly had a stern expression on his face as he asked, “Who taught her mysticism? Didn’t he tell her about the basic taboos?”

Elizabeth straightened up a little more like a student who had just been scolded by her teacher.

She thought for a moment before saying, “Selena once mentioned that her teacher is Hanass Vincent. She met him a year ago at the Divination Club on Howes Street.”

Hanass Vincent… On the surface, he didn’t seem to teach anything questionable about magic mirror divination, but he secretly been teaching dark divination… If I knew about this earlier, then I would have reported it to Captain and have raided him earlier… Klein felt some regret as he asked in a deep voice, “Was he also the one who taught Selena magic mirror divination?”

Klein was left with a lingering sense of fear because this matter had nearly affected his sister — Melissa!

Elizabeth nodded cautiously.

“Yes, but Selena had tried magic mirror divination a few times without any success. Oh, today she told me that she had a peek at her teacher’s hidden incantations and that there would be no problems.”

She was basically an expert at courting death… Klein massaged his temples to alleviate his headache.

“Do you still remember the incantations she recited?”

Well… Although Hanass Vincent had not voluntarily imparted the dangerous knowledge to Selena, it’s obvious that he had been experimenting with it to extend an invitation to a mysterious, unknown entity. This would become a problem sooner or later. It has to be dealt with quickly before it gets worse and becomes a problem for someone else…

“I remember a part of it…” Elizabeth recalled. “She recited it in Hermes. As you know, I was only exposed to Hermes just recently. All I remember is her using the terms ‘revolve,’ ‘spirit,’ ‘Creator,’ and ‘grace.'”

Creator? The True Creator? Many underground mysticism enthusiasts believe in this ancient entity revered by many secret organizations… Yes, an entity that appeared 1000 years ago during the early stages of the Fifth Epoch! Klein nodded amidst his thought and said, “Remember to ask Selena about the entire incantation after she wakes up, then find an opportunity to tell me.”

“Alright,” Elizabeth replied without any reservations.

she immediately asked, feeling a little confused, “Mr. Moretti, why don’t you ask

Melissa know I enjoy mysticism. Can you help me keep that

lips,

Melissa prefers machines to mystery. She likes

placed his hat in front of his chest and bowed

understanding. As for Selena, you do know that she’s not someone who

is that she likes

for a moment before saying, “Remember to tell Selena after she wakes up that she suddenly fainted and shattered her mirror. I think her memory probably stopped at the point

stern expression once again and said, “Remember, be it divinations or trying other mysticism rituals, do not pray to any other entities

this in time, Selena would have turned into a monster or an

the mirror, Elizabeth had no doubts about what Klein had just said. She sighed with lingering fear and said,

and take care of Selena.” Klein raised his black cane and walked

He took out a single penny with his right hand and flicked it into the

“Selena is alright now.

“Selena is alright now.”

…

falling coin. He saw George III’s face

of sleep with the aid of Cogitation

affirmation, while

everything is fine now… Klein twirled

only

…

Klein’s back and saw

down the staircase did she turn to enter the bedroom. She saw Selena asleep on the floor with shattered

tiptoed into the room as she looked at the fragments of the mirror. She made sure that the ice-cold Selena was no longer present; instead,

completely at ease, Melissa heaved a long

couldn’t move Selena to the bed.

drunk?” Selena asked weakly, the glow in her eyes having turned considerably dull while her eyes were filled with

Selena, something happened to you. Your

Elizabeth’s help. She rubbed her temple as she said, “All I remember is when

“You were a completely different person during the ritual. The you in the mirror was completely different from the you in real life… I was very scared. Using

Goddess, you’re okay

anything…” Selena muttered,

emptier her

she glanced at her desk and noticed that the

hard to remember, but she could only faintly remember a man in a black suit and hat. He was not strong or tall, but he had a

the underground market to purchase the amulet. He said that we shouldn’t pray to any entity other than the seven orthodox divinities. Otherwise, we would be sure to invite disaster.

scared senseless. She nodded in a

more, I’ll never try this