Lord of the Mysteries

After waiting nearly ten minutes outside the prayer hall, Klein and the other believers who were here to join the Moon Mass entered under the priest’s lead.

In the dark and serene atmosphere, they heard uniform and ethereal chanting:

“Full-faced above the land stood the crimson moon;

“And sweet it was to dream of themselves,

“Of child, and wife, and parents; but evermore 1 …”

Holy and rhythmic voices echoed in the prayer hall as the believers involuntarily quietened down, as though they had forgotten all their frustrations in life or the different challenges they faced in the real world.

Under the guidance of a few priests, they found their seats. In front of the altar, Bishop Elektra, who was in charge of celebrating the Mass, held The Revelation of Evernight and began preaching.

As this segment came to an end, the priests held up water and bread, and they began handing them out to Klein and company. This was the loving grace of Evernight, food that people both alive and dead could share.

Having not had dinner, Klein naturally didn’t waste the bread of average quality and the water in the cup. Then, he saw candles light up on the altar, and under the darkness, they appeared like stars in the night sky, emitting light and warmth that eased one’s heart.

At that moment, Bishop Elektra led the few priests and everyone in the choir to chant in unison:

“We look upward into the night sky,

“We tenderly say her name: ‘Evernight Goddess!’

“We know no other words, except ‘Evernight Goddess,’

“May the Goddess draw out from the angel chorus

“With the silence sweet to gather,

“And hold both within ‘Her’ right hand which is gentle.

“‘Goddess!’ If ‘She’ heard us, ‘She’ would surely agree,

“Smiling with purity at the dead:

“Come, rest and sleep well, my children 1 !”

The empty voice filled with holiness drilled into every believers’ ears. It felt as though all the spirits present were resonating in unison. As a Sequence 5 Beyonder, Klein felt as though his Soul Body was being cleansed as his spirituality naturally flowed out in comfort.

Following that, a tranquil darkness seemed to appear before his eyes, a darkness without any sound.

faces calm and at peace, as though they weren’t dead and were actually in a

the darkness in a staid manner when he suddenly

a spot where moon flowers were silently blooming, there were a few

were the hatless Dunn Smith in a trench coat; Old Neil, who still wore his black

a relaxed manner as a faint smile appeared to show on their lips. Around them were erected tombs, each of them having the same

as a holy and ethereal voice resounded by his

“Cross your hands humbly,

“Over your breast!

“Make the silent prayer,

from the bottom

is

closed his eyes, and raised his hands up before crossing them before his chest. He then repeated silently,

escape is

…

silence. Only then did Klein open his

of the believers were covered in tears without realizing it. Even his valet, Richardson, was constantly tearing up without wiping his

Mass is akin to a ritual, a ritual with Beyonder powers involved. Its effect is likely to make everyone’s spirit resonate, allowing different people to see the deceased who they share deep relationships in the darkness. It relieves one’s grief in order to obtain tranquility… Yes, this isn’t an abnormality that’s targeted at Beyonders, so I can be at ease… To ordinary

on the heels of that, he recalled the darkness and the deceased that lay amidst

eyes, Klein allowed his thoughts to

filled with moon flowers, night vanilla, and slumber flowers is a manifestation of the Goddess’s divine

night time inside that

cold darkness and the fog that enveloped the sea on the eastern front of the Sonia

it as though they were holding a memorial or were in

kingdom… Yes, mortals can’t pry into the secrets of deities, so perhaps the dark plains filled with flowers isn’t the

aisle, walked straight to the altar, and under Bishop Elektra’s compassionate watch, he walked diagonally over

times in a clockwise fashion, drawing out the

total of

in a very calm mood because he recalled the ritual Old Neil

they picked up a wallet containing

crimson moon once again, and he gave his spot

over and said as he

it. What I wish for now is to receive

side door and said, “If you don’t mind waiting fifteen minutes, I can explain

that,” Klein said with a warm

out the prayer hall through a side door as they circled around a spiral staircase to

various books from the Church of the Evernight Goddess. There were tables and chairs lining the sides for

and saw Dwayne Dantès with his white sideburns standing in front of a bookshelf, flipping through a book with great focus. He exuded the vibes

he

said with a self-deprecating smile, “The Revelation of