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.

collide and mix, the two differently-colored winds were infused into the candle flame that symbolized The Fool, burgeoning and tearing open an illusory

chair. He could feel the spirituality in the air that was

Klein suddenly had a premonition and immediately spread out his spirituality, infusing

Creak!

insubstantial sounds, the

the illusory door, formed out of wind and light, open. Behind it was deep darkness formed from an innumerable number of almost invisible shadows. They

caused Alger to involuntarily tremble.

held it with both hands, and, with his head bowed, he raised the palm-sized object which was constantly changing in color and had a soft feel to the

grew lighter under the sudden appearance and instant disappearance of a suction force.

heard the deep voice of The Fool

“You did well.”

Alger answered

had disappeared. The gale had stopped, and the candle flames had returned to their

people could be pulled into 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. Fool is

and worried Alger,

of the Tarot Club — one of

…

gland of the Rainbow Salamander. Various colors were reflected on his face as they

a strong sense of accomplishment filled his heart, causing

future, the Tarot Club will become even more miraculous… After reflecting over the situation, Klein extended his

restlessly flip through the books by her bed and from time to

to the completion of The Hanged Man’s sacrificial ritual,

the dog? However, Susie can talk and think, so she’s an entity with her own dignity. I can’t just casually tease her…

thick gray fog suddenly appeared before her eyes, and in the depths of the fog, there was a lofty

there, The Fool said with a smile, “Miss Justice, the attempt was successful. Have you prepared the

Audrey forgot The Hanged Man’s role in this matter. She held back her excitement and said, “Yes, I always have such

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

slightly and said, “When do you plan on holding

that there are no Beyonders around

a Beyonder dog count… Audrey looked at the

do

Klein tersely acknowledged.

described previously. All you need to

devoted servant prays for

you to open the gates to

you to

this,

fighting the urge to nod, and she began preparing for the

opened, and a scene even more illusory than the

I’ve always been pursuing. This is the kind of

faith towards the Goddess, but for The Fool, it’s worship. Audrey