Lord of the Mysteries

Klein twisted open the golden bottle’s cap and brought it to his nose. He took a whiff of the stimulating scent that energized him.

This was Holy Night Powder made using Slumber flowers, Dragon Blood grass, deep red sandalwood, mint, and other herbs. Since it was simple to concoct, Klein had made a batch the moment he got the ingredients from the underground market. It was going to be of use now.

He poured a little of the Holy Night Powder on his palm and collected himself. His irises turned dark.

Next, Klein put away the metal bottle and scattered the powder onto the ground after infusing his spirituality into it.

He scattered the powder as he walked, forming a circle around Sirius’s corpse.

A formless barrier rose, separating them from the outside world.

Klein flicked away the remaining Holy Night Powder on his hand and took out the other metal bottles. He sprinkled the Amantha pure dew and other liquids in the surrounding area.

The ritual he set up was different from the one Old Neil used at Ray Bieber’s house since the aim of the ritual was different.

For example, Old Neil poured the liquids before using the Holy Night Powder. That could create a serene and holy state second only to an actual altar. Klein had used the Holy Night Powder first before pouring the liquids to prevent Sirius’s remnant spirituality from being disturbed by the surrounding objects while still barely managing to have an environment that satisfied the requirements of the ritual.

If he had used Old Neil’s method, the rest of Sirius’s spirituality would’ve been purged, making it impossible to establish a connection.

After finishing his preparations, Klein put away the materials and entered a state of Cogitation. He recited the Hermes incantations softly, “I pray for the power of the dark night.

“I pray for the power of the mystery.

“I pray for the Goddess’ loving grace.

“I pray that you’ll allow me to communicate with the heretic’s spirituality inside this altar.”

…

As the incantations reverberated throughout the sealed space, Klein suddenly felt a massive, terrifying, and mysterious energy descend upon him.

His eyes turned completely black as though he had lost his pupils and the whites of his eyes.

Seizing the opportunity, Klein recited a divination statement in his heart, “The formula to the Clown potion.

“The formula to the Clown potion.”

…

As he was reciting the statement, he used Cogitation to temporarily enter a dreamlike state.

It was a hazy gray world without a sky or ground. Klein was unusually alert as he observed a transparent, ethereal figure.

He extended his right hand and touched the remnants of Sirius’s spirit.

front of him changed with a

study table painted with dark red paint. There were three candles on a silver candle stand, as well as

pen in his hand. He wrote in Loen language, “This is the

water, 5 drops of tornapple juice, 7 grams of black-rimmed sunflower powder, 10 grams of golden cloak grass powder, 3 drops of poison hemlock. These are the

the single horn of a matured

formula memorized as he

for a moment and took a sip of coffee, then he unwound the silver pendulum around

such as “the end of

Klein finally saw

chain was a thumb-sized human

trait unique to giants. It was

the giant suddenly had

Crack!

scene Klein witnessed shattered as his legs buckled, almost causing him to kneel to

ruthlessly in the head with a bat. His vision turned blood-red as his hands

He felt that his spirituality was unusually weak, as

‘digesting’ the magic medicine, the adverse reaction calmed

Captain saw a huge cross in Hanass’ dream. The terrifying being crucified on the cross wasn’t the Aurora Order’s Hanged Giant… Klein

Order was a secret organization that sprang into existence about two to three hundred years ago. They worshiped the True Creator and symbolized him with The Hanged Giant. They believed that every human being had divine qualities, and

Nighthawks, the Sequence 9 of the Aurora Order was Secrets Suppliant. These Beyonders could sense the existence of mysterious and horrifying beings and were armed with a decent amount of knowledge regarding sacrifices and some

grasped. Sequence 8 was Listener.

to survive the next five years after becoming a Listener. Furthermore, the comments the Nighthawks had in

the report regarding the Aurora Order flashed through Klein’s mind. His

injury? Yes, Frye once said that every Beyonder would more or less undergo some weird changes after they die… Klein thought as he tapped four

he concluded the ritual with

a whoosh, a gust of wind blew as Klein forced himself to

was a dark purple

Klein rubbed his

retrieved his cane, allowing it

had just happened, he knew that Sirius’s spirituality had been completely destroyed. Even the Spirit Medium Daly would be

Captain Dunn and his

to Beyonders and evil forces. In just a few weeks, you have come across more supernatural incidents

had seen in his dream divination, as well as the majestic palace on the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range and the formless focus

gray eyes trained

Night Powder and the scent of the

Klein replied truthfully. “I was worried that you would arrive late and that the remains of his spirituality

well. Are you alright?”

passed Sirius’s undelivered letter to the captain and

that brought her there. This meant that Hanass was a regular there. Thus, I suspected that the person in the portrait, someone who’s definitely connected to Hanass, might have

gave me confirmation. He told me that the man had once tried to buy documents and items related to

smile. He suddenly interrupted, “And so you brought your identification documents and badge here to flip through the borrowing records? Actually, I am very curious; why would you come into conflict with this man here? Even if it was a direct encounter, with your style of doing things, you would’ve pretended that you didn’t know him and would just leave the library. Then you would come to Zouteland Street to ask for our