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.

The Fool, burgeoning and

this moment, Klein witnessed the appearance of the hazy door behind his high-back chair. He could feel the spirituality in the air that was rippling apart

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

Creak!

the blurry door

door, formed 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 amounts of knowledge. Situated above them was the thick gray fog with the ancient

scene caused Alger to involuntarily tremble. It was a deep fear, an

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

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

his head until he heard the deep voice of

“You did well.”

Alger

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

be pulled into the world above the gray fog… After a while, responses could be made by listening

frightened and worried Alger,

Club — one of the earliest members…

…

palace above the gray fog, Klein was playing with the pituitary gland of the Rainbow

tingling sensation came from his palm, and a strong sense of accomplishment filled his heart, causing him to reveal a

situation, Klein extended his spirituality and sent his

her bedroom, Audrey was no longer able to sit quietly on the edge of the bed. She would restlessly flip through the books by her bed and from

The Hanged Man’s sacrificial ritual, but she was also afraid

when important matters arise… Audrey, come on, take a deep breath… 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 an ornate doll dressed

time, a thick gray fog suddenly appeared before her eyes,

Justice, the attempt was successful. Have you prepared the materials that contain

great! As expected of Mr Fool! Audrey forgot The Hanged Man’s role in this matter. She held back her excitement and said, “Yes, I always have such materials with

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

“When do you plan on

premise that there are no Beyonders around

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

do

Klein tersely acknowledged.

is the same as I described previously.

prays for

open the gates to

for you to

this, use

thought it over, fighting the urge to nod,

opened, and a scene even more illusory than the starry

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

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