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 him

table painted with dark red paint. There were three candles on a silver

his hand. He wrote in Loen language, “This is the second formula, its

water, 5 drops of tornapple juice, 7 grams of black-rimmed sunflower powder, 10 grams of golden cloak grass powder, 3 drops of

are: one crystal of the single horn of a matured Hornacis gray mountain goat and a complete stalk of a human-faced

to have the Clown potion’s formula memorized as he

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

to himself such as “the end of days”, “peace of mind”,

Klein finally

silver chain

unique to giants. It was facing down, its

single eye of the giant suddenly had a faint

Crack!

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

pain in his head as though he had been struck ruthlessly in the head with a bat. His vision turned blood-red as his hands

felt that his spirituality was unusually weak, as if he had heard

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

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

Creator and symbolized him with The Hanged Giant. They believed that every human being had divine

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

Order had grasped. Sequence 8 was Listener. This was considered

entities; thus, they frequently came into contact with powerful, distorted, unique abilities. But consequently, if they were unable to advance, it 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 lunatic. Even

Order flashed through Klein’s mind. His initial theory was that

just now. What happened later was a loss of control brought about by the injury? Yes, Frye once said that every Beyonder

with the appropriate procedure

blew as Klein forced himself to look at

was a dark purple wart, almost black. There seemed to be liquid and a light

that?” Klein rubbed his

retrieved his cane, allowing it to bear his

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

Captain Dunn and his

like your fate is tied to Beyonders and evil forces. In just a few weeks, you have come across more supernatural incidents

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

the surroundings and, with his gray eyes trained on

Night Powder and the

“I was worried that you would arrive late and that the remains of

you alright?”

passed Sirius’s undelivered letter to the captain

Vincent that brought her there. This meant that Hanass was a regular there. Thus, I suspected that the person

me confirmation. He told me that the man had once tried to buy documents and items related to the Hornacis Mountains. That reminded me of the library.

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