Lord of the Mysteries

The Blue Avenger was like a leaf on the surface of the undulating waves of the Sonia Sea. At times, it was raised high and sometimes low from the ebbing of the waves, but there was no sign of it being at risk of capsizing.

Alger Wilson stood in the captain cabin, his back to the shelves of red and white wine, as he subconsciously paced around.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and returned to the mahogany desk with a grim expression. He removed the brass sextant, found a piece of paper and a pen, and leaned over to draw the complex, mysterious symbol given to him by The Fool.

With a Seafarer’s memory, Alger quickly completed the first step of the sacrificial ritual.

Then, he opened the drawer and took out a candle. He set up the ritual according to the dualism principles and placed a candle above the symbol that was formed by the combination of the Pupil-less Eye and the partial contorted lines. One candle was placed in the middle that represented the person making the sacrifice.

After cleaning up all the items on the table, Alger condensed pure water in the palm of his hand and wiped the altar clean. He then used the silver dagger from the ceremony to create a sealing wall that surrounded his desk.

After doing all this, he used his spirituality to light up the two candles and retreated a few steps under the dim light.

Taking a deep breath, Alger lowered his head and recited in ancient Hermes,

“The Fool that doesn’t belong to this era,

“You are the mysterious ruler above the gray fog;

“You are the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck.

“Your devoted servant prays for your attention,

“I pray for you to take his offerings.

“I pray for you to open the gates to your Kingdom.”

…

This ancient incantation reverberated within the wall of spirituality, stirring up spiraling gales as they swept forth with the force of nature.

It was the oldest sacrificial language created by human Beyonders, and it contained many mysteries itself. However, it lacked sufficient protection for the user.

Bearing with the pain that was akin to having knives slicing across his skin, Alger took out a small dark brown glass bottle from his pocket, unscrewed the lid, and poured out a lot of sesame-shaped granules.

These granules swirled with a metallic luster and exuded an indescribable sense of beauty.

Alger scattered these granules into the wind.

Whoosh!

The gale grew stronger but was no longer tempestuous. It was dyed in two separate colors—silver and black.

they continued to collide and mix, the two differently-colored winds were infused into the candle flame that symbolized The Fool, burgeoning and tearing open an illusory ordinary-sized door. Its surface was carved with the

the hazy door behind his high-back chair. He

seems to be working… Klein suddenly had a premonition and immediately spread out his spirituality, infusing it

Creak!

sounds, the

out of wind and light, open. Behind it was deep darkness formed from an innumerable number of almost invisible shadows. They were lustrous splendors encompassing massive

to involuntarily tremble. It was a

long prepared. He held it with both hands, and, with his head

hands grew lighter under the sudden appearance and instant disappearance of a suction force. He lost the slight tingling sensation that

until he heard the deep voice of The Fool

“You did well.”

my honor,” Alger

that the illusory door had disappeared. The gale had stopped, and the candle flames had

the world above the gray fog… After a while, responses could be made by listening to prayers… Now, sacrifices and bestowment can be performed… Mr.

Alger, but he also felt

the Tarot Club — one of

…

majestic palace above the gray fog, Klein was playing with the pituitary gland of the Rainbow Salamander. Various colors were

and a strong sense of

situation, Klein extended his spirituality and

quietly on the edge of the bed. She would restlessly flip through the books by her bed and from time to time, scrutinize herself in the

looking forward to the completion of The Hanged Man’s sacrificial ritual, but she was also afraid that the result would be

Or perhaps, I should go tease the dog? However, Susie can talk and think, so she’s an entity with her own dignity. I can’t just casually tease her… Audrey’s mind wandered, her hand unconsciously wringing

appeared before her eyes, and in the depths of the

a smile, “Miss Justice, the attempt was

great! As expected of Mr Fool! Audrey forgot The Hanged Man’s role in this matter. She held back her excitement and said,

she joined the Tarot Club, but back then, she didn’t know which materials could be considered to contain spirituality. She had merely

do

that there

looked at the tightly-shut door, feeling a small tug at

can do it

Klein tersely acknowledged.

process is the same as I described previously. All you need to do is change the

servant prays

for you to open the

pray for you to give

to this, use

urge to nod, and

more illusory than the starry sky appeared, Audrey felt intoxicated in both

is the kind of feeling I’ve always wanted! She praised Mr.

but for The Fool, it’s worship. Audrey silently explained herself