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

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

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

grams of black-rimmed sunflower powder, 10 grams of golden cloak

one crystal of the single horn of a matured Hornacis gray

have the Clown potion’s formula

and took a sip of coffee, then

such as “the end of days”, “peace of

his prayer, Klein finally saw

chain was a thumb-sized

trait unique to giants. It was facing down, its legs bound by

single eye of the giant

Crack!

his legs buckled, almost causing him to kneel to the

had been struck ruthlessly in the head with a

that his spirituality was unusually weak,

progress in ‘digesting’ the magic medicine, the adverse reaction calmed

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

the True Creator and symbolized him with The Hanged Giant. They believed that every human being had divine qualities, and as long as they persevered and

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

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

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

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

a loss of control brought about by the injury? Yes, Frye once said that every Beyonder would more or

the ritual with the

as

mangled face. It was a dark

of transformation was that?” Klein rubbed his temples,

bent over and retrieved his cane,

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

Klein saw Captain Dunn and his partners,

you have come across more supernatural

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 took the

with his gray eyes trained

Powder

that you would arrive late and that

alright?” the short Kenley

passed Sirius’s undelivered letter to the

that Selena had also once gone to the Evil Dragon Bar and that it was Hanass Vincent that brought her there. This meant that Hanass was

boss Swain about the portrait, and he gave 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 recalled that the librarian had mentioned that someone

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,