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.

scene in front of

paint. There were three candles on a silver

in Loen language, “This is the

of tornapple juice, 7 grams of black-rimmed sunflower powder, 10 grams of golden cloak grass

crystal of the single horn of a matured Hornacis gray mountain goat and a complete

Clown potion’s formula memorized as he

for a moment and took a sip of coffee, then

the pendulum and closed his eyes, muttering terms to himself such as “the end of days”, “peace of mind”, “hope for the

prayer, Klein finally saw the pendulum

chain was a

eye, a trait unique to giants. It was

of the giant suddenly had

Crack!

Klein witnessed shattered as his legs buckled, almost causing him

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

stood back up. He felt that his spirituality was unusually weak, as

due to his progress in ‘digesting’ the magic medicine, the adverse

Hanged Giant, the True Creator… Sirius and Hanass were both members of the Aurora Order? But 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 and

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, they would be able to accumulate enough divine qualities to

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

known about the Sequence 7 which the Aurora Order had grasped. Sequence 8 was Listener. This was

difficult for them to survive the next five years after becoming a Listener. Furthermore, the comments the Nighthawks had in the reports were that every Listener was a

of the report regarding the Aurora Order flashed through Klein’s mind. His initial theory was

was a loss of control brought about by the injury? Yes, Frye once said that every

concluded the ritual with the appropriate procedure and dismantled the

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

noticed that there was still an obvious wart on Sirius’s mangled face. It was a dark

was that?” Klein rubbed his temples, not daring to touch

his cane, allowing

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

a while, Klein saw Captain Dunn and his partners,

In just a few weeks, you have come across more supernatural incidents than what we usually see in months,” Leonard joked, looking at the corpse on

divination, as well as the majestic palace on the main peak of the Hornacis

gray eyes trained on

were still traces of Holy Night Powder

arrive late and

you alright?” the

to the captain and

to the underground market to purchase materials for the rituals, I suddenly remembered that Selena had also once gone to the Evil Dragon Bar and that it was Hanass Vincent that brought her there. This meant

once tried to buy documents 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

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