Part 1 The Joker Chapter 181 A Different State of Mind
Back in his bedroom, Klein very skillfully took out a candle mixed with sandalwood incense regarding the wall of spirituality that had not yet been lifted and placed it right in the middle of his desk.
Immediately afterward, he followed the process of spiritually lighting the candle, sprinkling in essential oils, pure dews, and herbal powders that symbolized good fortune and mystery, seeing the wavering flame repeat its two states of dim and bright, and smelling the serene and relaxing scent.
Klein took two steps back, looked at the candles on the table, and exclaimed out in a low voice in the Giant’s tongue:
”Me!”
After a slight pause, he switched to Hermetic and said:
”I conjure in my name:”
”The Fool who is not of this age, the Mystic Lord above the Gray Mist, the Yellow and Black King who reigns over good fortune.”
In an instant, the ever-flickering dim candlelight and the serene, relaxing scent intermingled and merged into an illusory vortex that sucked in spirituality like crazy.
By the time Klein finished chanting the incantation, the vortex solidified into a palm-sized circle of gray and white.
After examining it for a few moments, without the slightest doubt, Klein took four steps backward and returned to the gray fog, and not surprisingly saw the high-backed chair belonging to himself swinging in circles and circles of light, setting off the strange symbols consisting of part of the “pupil-less eyes” and part of the “twisted threads”, and making them look very strange. The symbols were particularly eerie.
He took a breath, stabilized his mind by meditating, and reached out to touch his target.
Almost simultaneously, he heard the summoning incantation he had just recited, and saw the combination of rushing spirituality and rippling light patterns stretching out an illusory door.
Compared to the last time, this door was completely formed and covered with mysterious patterns!
In the center, these patterns were connected to the strange symbols behind the high-backed chair of the Fool, which was composed of part of the “Pupil-less Eye” and part of the “Twisted Thread”!
Looking at the illusory door that was waiting to be opened, Klein gathered his spirit and gave it a strong push.
Noiselessly, the never-changing gray mist and the majestic old palace seemed to be thrown into the surface of a stone lake, creating ripples after ripples, surging towards the direction of the “summoning door”.
The heavy friction sound resounded, the illusory, strange door violently cracked a slit, through it, you can vaguely see behind the dark and deep to the extreme world, there are countless indescribable form of transparent shadows, there are one after another different colors, contains endless knowledge of the clear light.
Just then, Klein only felt an unimaginable and uncontestable suction force coming from inside the door, and his entire body involuntarily threw itself over.
I’ll go! No room for consideration? As soon as the shocked thought came to him, his figure penetrated the gap and disappeared into the darkness behind the door.
The extreme dizziness and near-maddening hissing in his “head” subsided, and Klein finally regained his self-awareness.
He saw in front of him a young man in an old shirt, black hair, brown pupils, ordinary features, the other person is medium-sized, thin but seems to contain a lot of strength, with a distinctly bookish but not at all gloomy.
…… Isn t this myself? Klein was no stranger to such a scene, he could encounter something similar every day when he looked in the mirror and organized his clothes.
He nodded his head imperceptibly and looked around with some realization, seeing his sleeping bed with white sheets, the coat rack with half-height silk bowler hats, tuxedo formal dresses, and thin black trench coats, the shelves with a number of books, the desk cleaned up with only a single candle, and the candle flame emitting a grayish halo of light.
And he was now floating in front of the palm-sized circle of gray.
So, I really “summoned” myself out? Similar to the effect of the soul out of the body …… but it seems to be a little different …… Klein looked at the body in front of him belonging to his own, looked at “his” empty and lifeless in a state of dumbfounded eyes He was in deep thought.
However, he finally determined one thing, that is to go to the gray fog above only its own soul, that is, the occult spirit body, the external manifestation of the astral body.
No wonder I can see the astral body surface of “Justice”, “Inverted Man” and “Sun” directly above the gray fog, so as to determine whether they belong to the Extraordinary, and roughly judge their Sequence …… Well, it seems that my physical body is protected by the power of the ritual, and I can stand so steadily without losing my balance and collapsing to the ground …… Ms. Justice They should be similar …… Klein slowly adapted to the current situation, and began to examine the state of the physical body and the soul.
He withdrew his gaze and tried to drive his own spiritual body, which was blended with some mysterious spatial power.
Whoosh!
A slightly chilly wind picked up, hovering and circling the bedroom, and Klein savored the taste of flight with delight, circling and circling.
”Within the same city, I get to play ‘messenger’ for a while …… I just don’t know if I can carry real things …… “He got his emotions under control and stopped, floating in mid-air and experimenting with other abilities.
He grabbed for the notebook on the bookshelf, and his palm went through it and back again, landing nowhere.
”There’s a bit of stickiness to it, not the same as penetrating air …… I might be able to do it when I’m stronger, or can pry more power from that mysterious space above the gray mist ……” Klein tried the separate paper again, but still couldn’t grab it.
After about ten seconds of thought, he flew to the coat rack, put his transparent and blurred hand into the pocket of his black trench coat, and touched the “Sleeping Charm” and “Soul Restoring Charm” which had been successfully reimbursed.
These were items with his own spirituality, and within the mystical realm, there was a difference between them and ordinary reality, so Kraven wanted to try to see if he could carry them.
His palm passed through once again, but he clearly felt the presence of the spells, felt the spirituality of the blend, but his “strength” is not strong enough to pick up the spells, of course, can also be put in another way, that is, the spirituality of the spells is not strong enough, it is difficult to create a strong resonance with the current state of his existence.
”The spirit is not strong enough ……” Klein thoughtfully turned to another pocket, where the “Yang Yan Charm”, which was made by stealing the power of God’s blood and mixing it with his own spirit, was contained.
The warmth quickly spread throughout his body, solidifying his form and clearing his mind.
The thin piece of gold was picked up and taken out of his coat pocket, and in the newly added mirror in the room, the talisman floated outward on its own, just as described in many ghost stories.
”Being able to carry a yangyan rune, as well as being able to vocalize directly with my spirituality …… Well, I possess some power in this state ……” Klein flew towards the mirror, stopping in front of it, and saw that within it only a thin gold flake present, other than that it was just the furniture directly in front of him and the dimness due to the curtains being closed.
After a few seconds of deliberation, he placed the “Yang Yan Charm” on the bed and returned to the mirror to try and get inside.
As his eyes went black, Klein’s perspective changed, and he saw all the images that had been reflected in the mirror, a blur of things outlined in the dimness, making him feel like he was hiding in a hidden corner, peering into half the room.
It really was possible to get into the mirror, but it was just an ordinary object that didn’t lead to some mysterious and bizarre world …… Klein nodded slightly and dashed forward, back into the room.
The success of carrying the “Yang Yan Charm” gave him great confidence, so he tried to grab another item.
It was a copper whistle from Aztec!
As soon as he touched this ancient and delicate item, Kraven suddenly felt his spirituality expanding and freezing.
In a flash, his illusory eyes turned into burning flames, deep black flames.
”It seems to be a little stronger, the state is closer to a resentful spirit, but without that strong resentment ……” Klein reflected his current appearance in his settled spirit.
This is the ability of the “Joker”.
”Mr. Aztec’s copper whistle is truly magical.” He nodded, realizing that he could now pick up a certain weight of paper, and the “Sleeping Charm” and the like were no doubt possible as well.
Unfortunately, while the ceremonial silver dagger was able to be carried, the revolver was too heavy to be grasped …… Klein ended his attempts in this regard, and turned to researching whether or not there was any spellcasting ability in his current state.
After careful testing, he determined that his “summoned” self has two types of spells, one is to use invisible hiss to directly shock the target’s soul, and the other is to create an effect similar to freezing through contact.
Satisfied with the cessation, Krynn cast his gaze out the convex belly window, to the sunlight and streets hidden by the curtains.
”I wonder if I can move around in the daytime in my current state ……” he muttered, drifting over to the window.
Immediately afterward, Klein carefully pulled the curtain cloth to reveal a gap, allowing a little sunlight to penetrate the wall of spirituality and shine into the bedroom.
Under this brilliant sunlight, Klein realized that his spiritual body was vaporizing black mist and his power was fading a little.
He hurriedly let go, allowing the curtain to block out the light again.
”Not ah ……” Klein pondered for a moment, and looked to the “Yang Yan Charm” placed on the bed.
If the power of the divine blood of the “Eternal Sun” was added, would it have a different effect? He floated over to the bed and tried to grab the thin gold sheet.
However, as soon as he touched the target, the warm and pure feeling clashed with his own expanding and cold spirituality, just as water and fire could not coexist.
Zi!
He dropped the gold piece in his palm as if he had been scalded.
Mr. Aztec’s copper whistle and the “Yang Yan Charm” can’t coexist within my spirit …… Klein puts the copper whistle away with a clear understanding, and lets his own spirituality contract so that the black flames in his eye sockets can be extinguished.
In this state, my ability to do both types of spells is weakened …… After some experimentation, Klein grabbed the “Yang Yan Charm” and once again felt the solidity of his spiritual body and the warmth of the baptism.
He went back to the window and discreetly passed through the curtain a bit.
The sun shone down on him, only warming, not harming.
”Not bad ……,” Klein said with a heartfelt smile, penetrating the wall of spirituality and carefully flying outside the house, intending to do more experiments.