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.

and the room alternated between

looked at the candle

Hermes,

this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog; the King of

he finished speaking, he sensed the wavering candlelight suddenly dance vigorously and produce a vortex with the surrounding fragrance. It absorbed his spirituality at

moon, please bestow your powers to my incantation…” Klein endured the discomfort brought about from having

with a gray luster, which extended to about the size of a

need to respond to it above the gray

the gray fog again. He saw that there was a rippling light above the seat of

The strange symbol that was

belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the

wanted to be opened. Klein immediately

was drawn forward. There were a

the illusory yet

matter how much Klein pushed it, the door couldn’t be pushed open. Every movement resulted

Klein reined in his will and creased his

the door “the Door of

can’t form a complete Door 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…”

first time that he received some sort of response

here! Klein excitedly declared in his heart. He

…

out the candle after he returned to his bedroom. He ended the ritual and

yawned. He collapsed into the bed, covered himself

hazy dream that followed, Klein woke up abruptly and realized that he was sitting in the living room of his home and was holding

at first as he looked outside the

a creak, the door opened. Dunn walked in slowly, wearing his black windbreaker that went

black top hat, and underneath it were his profound

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

He sat there quietly and looked at Klein as

you trying to do today…

dream, he pretended to not be affected by

five minutes. He lifted his head to look at Dunn who sat opposite him. He found out that the Captain was still sitting there quietly and was looking at

from the corner of his eyes, and noticed

He folded the newspaper and put it aside. He nodded and smiled at Dunn.

my dream is so simple, so ordinary, so boring. There’s nothing worth observing. Hurry up and leave! Why don’t you pretend to be a ghost 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

and constant gaze, Klein wiped all the furniture and

most was Dunn Smith, who was watching him quietly

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

his breath and watched

help but lift his

When everything returned to normal, Klein