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 alternated between

two steps back, Klein looked at the candle that represented himself and shouted in Jotun,

to Hermes,

ruler above the gray fog; the King

suddenly dance vigorously and produce a vortex with the surrounding fragrance. It absorbed

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

It was tainted with a gray luster, which extended to about

Oh right, perhaps I’ll need to respond to it above the gray fog? It’s really quite troublesome to summon myself…” Klein muttered,

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

corresponding chair. The strange symbol that was made

when he immediately heard, “I! I summon in 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 luck.” Then, he saw surging

Klein immediately felt inspired and strongly willed for it

instantly, the boundless fog and lofty palace was drawn forward. There were

towards the illusory yet

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

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

named the door

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…” Klein nodded

he felt heartened as this was the first time that he received some sort of response from the mysterious space above

declared in his heart. He then made a rapid descent into the boundless fog

…

ended the ritual and cleaned up his study desk before he removed the spiritual

into the bed, covered himself with a blanket and quickly

and realized that he was sitting in the living room of his home and was holding the Tingen

again? He was stunned at first as he looked outside

walked in slowly, wearing his black windbreaker

still wearing his black top hat, and underneath it were his

sat on the single seat sofa. He

his hat, and leaned backwards. He sat there quietly

are you trying to do today… Klein

expose that he knew that it was a dream, he

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

minutes, fifteen minutes. Klein flipped through the newspaper back and forth multiple times, looking at Dunn from the corner of his eyes, and noticed that the man was still looking at him quietly in

and smiled at Dunn. Then, he went to the kitchen to

nothing worth observing. Hurry up and leave! Why don’t you pretend to be a ghost and I’ll pretend to be frightened,

Klein wiped all the furniture and cleaned

out the most was Dunn Smith, who was watching him

busy until he finally saw his Captain uncross his legs and stand up. Then, he took his cane,

his breath and watched Dunn leave

his right hand

When everything returned to normal, Klein