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.

of him changed with

dark red paint. There were three candles on a silver candle stand, as well as a blank piece of

language, “This is the second

sunflower powder, 10 grams of

of the single horn of a matured Hornacis

Clown potion’s formula memorized as he

of coffee, then he unwound the silver pendulum

terms to himself such as

Sirius finished his prayer, Klein finally saw the

wound silver chain

a trait unique to giants. It

of the giant suddenly

Crack!

buckled, almost causing him to kneel to

though he had been struck ruthlessly in the head with a bat. His vision turned

up. He felt that his spirituality was unusually weak, as if he

in ‘digesting’ the

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

The Hanged Giant. They believed that every human being had divine qualities, and as long as they persevered and made it through the countless trials,

the internal records of the 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 knowledge on ritualistic magic. There was enough evidence to claim that senior Secrets Suppliants experienced distortions of their worldview and lost

grasped. Sequence 8 was Listener. This was considered quite a

unable to advance, it was difficult for them to survive the next five years after becoming a Listener. Furthermore, the

the Aurora Order flashed through Klein’s mind. His initial

later was a loss of control brought about by the 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

his spirituality recovered slightly, he concluded the ritual with the appropriate procedure and dismantled the wall of

as Klein forced

was still an obvious wart on Sirius’s mangled face. It was a dark purple wart, almost black. There seemed to

was that?” Klein rubbed his

bent over and retrieved his cane, allowing it to bear his

been completely destroyed. Even the Spirit Medium Daly would be unable to communicate

a while, Klein saw Captain Dunn and

your fate is tied to Beyonders and evil forces. In just a few weeks, you have come across more supernatural incidents than what we usually see in months,” Leonard joked, looking at

might not be a coincidence,” Klein added, as he suddenly thought about the red chimney he 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 on him. He

the surroundings and, with his gray eyes trained on Klein, asked,

Powder and

was worried that you would arrive late and

look well. Are you alright?” the

Sirius’s undelivered letter to the captain and began from the

was Hanass Vincent that brought

and items related to the Hornacis Mountains. That reminded me of the library. I recalled that the librarian had mentioned that someone had just returned the journal issue I

very curious; why would you come into conflict with this man