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 changed with

red paint. There were three candles

wrote in Loen language, “This is the second formula,

10 grams of golden cloak grass powder, 3 drops of poison hemlock. These are

single horn of a matured Hornacis

to have the Clown potion’s formula memorized as he quickly finished writing

and took a sip of coffee, then he

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

finished his prayer, Klein finally

silver chain was a thumb-sized human

unique to giants. It was facing down, its legs bound by chains that connected

eye of the

Crack!

as his legs buckled, almost causing him to kneel

ruthlessly in the head with a bat. His vision turned blood-red as his hands involuntarily reached

several seconds later and stood back up. He felt that his spirituality was unusually weak, as if he had

‘digesting’ the magic medicine,

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

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

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

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

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 if they looked normal on the surface, they

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

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 would more or less undergo some weird changes after

his spirituality recovered slightly, he concluded the ritual with the appropriate procedure

a whoosh, a gust of wind blew as Klein forced

mangled face. It was a dark purple wart, almost black. There seemed to be liquid

was that?” Klein rubbed his temples,

bent over and retrieved his cane, allowing it to bear

that Sirius’s spirituality had been completely

Captain Dunn and

just a few weeks, you have come across

well as the majestic palace on the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range and

surroundings and, with his gray eyes

Powder and

Klein replied truthfully. “I was worried that you would arrive late and that the remains

you alright?” the short Kenley

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 in the portrait, someone who’s definitely connected to

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 had just returned the journal issue I wanted to

would you come into conflict with this man here? Even if it was a