Lord of the Mysteries

“Fate!”

As the dragged out and abstruse ancient Hermes term resounded, the spots where the Spirit World Plunderer and Klein stood suddenly darkened.

It wasn’t very obvious, as though a cloud had drifted over in midair without stopping.

But when this illusionary shadow dissipated, the invisible figure that was donning a translucent white robe stood frozen on the spot. The surface of its clothes showed signs of worms crawling across it. It was sluggish, slow, and in a dire state.

Across it, Klein’s eyes had their lucidity return. The meat tendrils on the shadowed face beneath the papal tiara vanished.

It appeared as though it wasn’t the Spirit World Plunderer who had controlled Klein’s Spirit Body Threads and nearly succeeded; instead, it appeared as though Klein was the one who was controlling it and had nearly converted it into his marionette!

The Fate Siphon charm switched one’s fate!

This was a high-level charm made using a Worm of Time. It could siphon off the target’s subsequent fate, and in a short period of time, burden it with that of the target’s, so as to complete an exchanging of fates.

Therefore Klein and the Spirit World Plunderer’s situations had switched. One went from death to survival, while the other went from victory to instant despair.

After confirming that the Spirit World Plunderer was intelligent and extremely difficult to deal with, making it difficult to hunt it, Klein began putting on an act of retreating. He appeared rash as he deliberately walked into the Spirit World Plunderer’s control, enticing its actions, ready to use the Fate Siphon charm at the critical moment!

That way, what terrible acts the Spirit World Plunderer did to its enemy, the charm would then allow it to experience the same despair!

Of course, if the Fate Siphon charm didn’t have the expected effect, or if the Spirit World Plunderer’s main soul didn’t appear and had ended up using other means to control the situation, Klein still had his last trick up his sleeve to protect himselfdirectly end the summoning and return above the gray fog. He would sacrifice his two marionettes and a few mystical items in order to ensure his own safety.

Without the time to marvel at how magical the Fate Siphon charm was, or how terrifying angels from the Marauder pathway were, Klein didn’t hesitate to raise the Sea God Scepter high up before the swapping of fates ended.

The dark blue papal robe flared up with the wind as the golden papal tiara emitted meshed blue and silver beams of light. At the tip of the white bone scepter, it shot out bolts of lightning that gathered into a ball before landing on the Spirit World Plunderer’s body!

A swath of silver color brightened up immediately, inundating the target, turning the surroundings white.

Once, twice, thrice. Klein continuously triggered terrifying lightning balls, expending his spirituality without holding back.

Finally, he heard a roar that seemed to stem from the depths of one’s soul as he instinctively sensed that his target had collapsed and dissipated.

Only then did Klein lower the Sea God Scepter and watch the silver lightning sizzle away.

At that moment, his entire Spirit Body had turned rather illusory. Even with the Tyrant’s augmentation, it didn’t seem real.

the white translucent robe

Spirit World Plunderer’s body cracked, turning into countless

bit.

succeeded

a massive creature had awoken as a result of the Spirit World

illusory grayish-white and, like a tidal wave, rose up from the

as ever. There’s no sound at all, making it more horrifying… Klein pumped himself up as he diverted some attention in order to monitor the situation

wasn’t relishing in the delight of a successful hunt but

Enzo and Ludwell to stay close to him. He threw the Sea God Scepter to the former so as to escape the state of irascibility.

in his mind,

the mystical items sing, Creeping Hunger had praised the True Creator and

other languages that could stir the powers of nature, the former was still usable when it came to sacrifices! This also meant that the True

to a wraith. I’m not in my normal state… Just as Klein’s mind thought of something, his spiritual perception was triggered as he instinctively cast

there flickered

a simple and ordinary linen robe with a

coldness. It was

him, there were beams forming illusory layers of pure wings.

ILI

his teeth as a series of titles and names flashed across his

Ouroboros!

Tail Devourer!

Angel of Fate!

King of Angels!

his previous thought. His body expanded as though it was incorporeal,

papal tiara and a dark blue robe, exuding extreme oppression

flickering light appeared in “His” eyes, seeming to circle the Tyrant figure and

Lightning Storm from before. The charred legs of the

was like shortly after the

two marionettes along with the remnant bubbles of the Spirit World Plunderer had vanished as

unable to return as the rebooted scene shattered, turning back to the

silently for a long while before making a move. The grayish-white swath that rose

in the high-back chair of The Fool in exhaustion.

his soul body and was placed facing down beside the Black Emperor card. The Spirit World Plunderer’s bubbles were floating ahead, with the Beyonder characteristic constantly seeping out before combining with

grayish-white powder fall onto the mottled table’s surface. Following that was a transparent