Lord of the Mysteries

The gray fog filled the air in its eternally unchanging manner as the illusory crimson stars hung around him at varying distances. Klein sat inside the lofty palace that looked like the home of a giant as he looked at the familiar sight before him.

After a few seconds, he looked away and made a yellowish-brown goatskin appear before him. Then, he lifted a pen to write his amended incantation for the summoning ritual.

“Light a candle to represent myself.

“Use a spiritual wall to create a holy environment.

“Drip a drop of Full Moon Essence Oil in the flame, Chamomile Pure Dew, Slumber Flower Powder, and other ingredients. (Note: There’s no need to be too particular in this step because it’s summoning oneself).

“Recite the incantation below.

“I! (In ancient Hermes, Jotun, Dragonese, or Elfish. It must be a deep shout)

“I summon in my name (Hermes),

“The Fool that doesn’t belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog; the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck.”

…

After scrutinizing it three times, Klein wrote a divination statement at the bottom:

“There will be danger if the ritual above is carried out outside of this world.”

Phew. He let out a breath, put down the pen, took out the silver chain in his sleeve, and held it with his left hand.

The topaz pendant hung above the goatskin steadily, only a slight distance above the divination statement. He reined in his thoughts and entered a Cogitation state.

“There will be danger if the ritual above is carried out outside of this world.

“There will be danger if the ritual above is carried out outside of this world.”

…

After reciting the statement seven times, Klein opened his eyes which were almost all black and looked at the topaz pendant which was spinning counterclockwise.

That meant a negative outcome: there would be no danger!

“I can give it a try then.” Klein made the items before him disappear. He then extended his spirituality to wrap around himself and simulated the sensation of falling.

When he returned to his bedroom, due to the fact that he had sealed the entire room with a spiritual wall, Klein immediately cleared his desk and put out a mint-scented candle right in the middle.

He pressed slightly on the candle wick, rubbing it with spirituality to cause friction and ignite the candle.

Under the flickering dim light, Klein dripped the corresponding essential oils, extracts, and herb powder onto the flame.

the air, and the room

back, Klein looked at the candle that represented himself

he switched to Hermes, “I summon in my

the mysterious ruler above the gray fog;

candlelight suddenly dance vigorously and produce a

your powers to my incantation…” Klein endured the discomfort brought about

with a gray luster, which extended to

it above the gray fog? It’s really quite troublesome to summon myself…” Klein muttered, pinching his

the gray fog again. He saw

of the corresponding chair. The strange symbol that was

my name, The Fool that doesn’t belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog; the King of Yellow and Black who wields good

opened. Klein immediately felt inspired and strongly willed for it to

palace was drawn forward. There were a few barely noticeable

surged towards the

door couldn’t be pushed open. Every movement resulted in

to take shape?” Klein reined in his will and creased his eyebrows when he analyzed

the door “the

of Summoning. When I advance to Sequence 8 Clown and pass through the initial dangerous stage, I can give it another try. Maybe it won’t be a problem by then…” Klein nodded lightly and roughly understood what

first time that he received some sort of response from the mysterious space above the gray fog — other than the incident

secrets here! Klein excitedly declared in his heart. He then

…

quickly blew out the candle after he returned to his bedroom. He ended the ritual and cleaned up his study

blew as he yawned. He collapsed into the bed, covered himself with a blanket

hazy dream that followed, Klein woke up abruptly and realized that he was sitting in the living

Don’t tell me Captain is here again? He was stunned at first as he looked outside the oriel window, finding humor in

slowly, wearing his black windbreaker that went beyond his knees and held a cane and

was still wearing his black top hat, and underneath it

room and sat on the single seat sofa. He leisurely crossed his right

put aside his cane, took off his hat, and leaned backwards. He sat there quietly and looked at Klein as

you trying to do

he pretended to not be affected by it

Dunn who sat opposite him. He found out that the Captain was still sitting there

looking at Dunn from the corner

sit in peace. He folded the newspaper and put it aside. He nodded and smiled at Dunn. Then, he went to the kitchen to get a piece of cloth and started wiping the dining table

and I’ll pretend to be frightened, then you can complete your achievement as a Nightmare! He prayed in silence and lifted his head, but all he saw was Dunn’s deep

constant gaze, Klein wiped all the furniture and cleaned

wore him out the most was Dunn Smith, who

saw his Captain uncross his legs and stand up. Then, he took his cane, put on his hat, and

and watched Dunn

lift his right hand to wave

returned to normal, Klein let out a