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

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

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

of pure 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

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

seemed to have the Clown potion’s formula memorized

and took a sip of coffee, then he unwound

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

finished his prayer, Klein

chain was a thumb-sized

figurine had a single eye, a trait unique to giants. It

the giant suddenly had

Crack!

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

been struck ruthlessly in the head with a bat. His vision turned blood-red

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

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

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 waited for his spirituality

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

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

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

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

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

Suppliant are as hopeless as Seers in battle. That does fit Sirius’s actions just now. What happened later was a loss of control brought about by the injury? Yes, Frye once said that every Beyonder

concluded the ritual with the appropriate procedure

a whoosh, a gust of wind blew as Klein forced

noticed that there was still an obvious wart on Sirius’s mangled face. It was a dark purple wart, almost black. There seemed to be liquid and a

that?” Klein rubbed his

and retrieved his cane, allowing it to bear

spirituality had been completely destroyed. Even the Spirit

saw Captain Dunn and his partners, Leonard

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

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

with his gray eyes

Holy Night Powder and

that you would arrive late and that the remains of his

Are you alright?” the short Kenley asked

letter to the captain

Evil Dragon Bar and that it was Hanass Vincent that

the man had 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 journal issue

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