Part 1. The Joker Chapter 86 – Prayer
The so-called “interruptive” ritual magic means that when an extraordinary person is performing a ritual, he can interrupt it to finish something else first, and then return to continue when he is done, and still get the desired effect.
This is a technique derived from thousands of years of development of ritual magic, after all, many high-level rituals require a large number of steps, may have to spend an hour, two hours, or even half a day to complete the process, it is difficult to ensure that no one else interrupts the process, no accidents occur.
After the blood and tears of the forefathers, after the feedback of one failure after another, the ritual magic that can be “interrupted” has become the mainstream in the high-level, and indirectly affects the low-ranking part.
However, being able to “interrupt” does not mean that you can interrupt it whenever you want, or however you want, but you must follow the theories of the occult, and master the corresponding techniques, or else the failure of the ritual is an inescapable end, and will even lead to a horrific backlash.
According to Klein’s understanding is, when you succeed in obtaining the attention of a certain deity, in k waiting for you to say the content of the prayer, you suddenly came to a “wait, I first go to the toilet”, then you can congratulate you, you never need to go to the toilet again.
Hoo…… Klein exhaled, keeping his composure.
Although he had performed the “Transit Ceremony” many times, and had also designed the corresponding process for “Justice” and “Inverted Man” to try, but the real, compliant ceremonial magic, today was the first time to practice. But today is the first time to practice the real, compliant ritual magic.
Glancing at the silver-encrusted cane leaning against the edge of the bed, Klein picked up the third candle and placed it in the center of the desk to symbolize himself.
Immediately afterward, he placed Selene’s small silver bowl for the ritual in front of the third candle, in place of the cauldron with the holy emblem, to the left of which were pure dews and essential oils containing plants such as the Moonflower and the Deep Sleep Flower, and to the right of which were a saucer of salt, a small silver dagger, a piece of faux parchment, and a dabbed feather quill.
Fortunately, Selena’s things are more complete, otherwise there is really no way to complete the arrangement, and the old Neil that kind of fast ritual is not “diviner” can do …… So it seems that Selena is more senior occult enthusiasts ah! …… Well, if she is not a veteran, she would not be able to get into this kind of trouble. …… She is only sixteen years old, and she has been in contact with this for at least more than a year. …… Who led her to the door? Klein, between his thoughts, took Selena’s cup from its position at the head of the bed, poured in fresh water, and placed it next to the coarse salt.
Pulled out a pocket watch, snapped it open, looked at it, he did not delay, in his mind outlined layers of light orbs, flew into the meditation.
An invisible wind suddenly swirled in the flower-scented room, and Klein’s eyes, which had already put away the watch, suddenly turned deeper, from brown to black, as if he could see into the souls of everyone who watched.
He stretched out his palm and placed it against the candle in the upper right corner, and said in his heart:
”O Goddess of the Night, you are the Lord of Crimson!”
In the midst of his meditation, Klein extended his spirit and rubbed the wick of the candle, and after many moments, the candle was lit with a flourish, taking on a slightly serene light blue color in its dim glow.
”O Goddess of Night, you are also the Queen of Doom and Fear!”
Following the approach just now, Klein smoothly lit the second candle in the upper left corner.
”I am your faithful guard, a shield against danger in the darkness of the night, a spear that stabs at evil in the silence!”
Teng!
The third candle symbolizing Klein began to burn.
Without the slightest wavering in the candle flame, he took up his silver knife and imitated the old Niall’s demeanor, completing the sanctification with incantations and coarse salt and water.
Then, he allowed his own pent-up spirituality to erupt from the tip of the silver dagger, merging with nature as one.
With the silver dagger in hand, Klein walked around the bedroom (where the sleeping bed was located, he used his knees instead of his feet) and let the invisible barriers seal the place.
The glow of the streetlight outside the window faded momentarily, but the scarlet still shone quietly.
Klein returned to his desk, picked up his feather quill, and using his spirituality with the ink, traced the spells and symbols to avert the doom.
After doing so, he put down the things in his hands and put a few bottles of pure dew, flower essences, and essential oils into each of the three candles.
Zip!
A faint mist filled the room, and the room suddenly gained a bit more of a mysterious feeling.
After burning a few more herbs in turn, Klein took a step back amidst the mingled scents and recited the incantation corresponding to “interruptive” ritual magic:
”More sublime than the stars, more timeless than eternity, Goddess of the Night;”
”I beseech your favor.”
”I invoke your favor upon one of your faithful followers.”
”I pray for scarlet power;”
”I pray for the power of doom and fear;”
”I pray that You free Your faithful devotee, Selena Wood, from the taint of evil and from the entanglements of doom.”
”I pray You, wait a moment for the unfortunate girl.”
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”O Moonflower, herb belonging to the Red Moon, impart power to my spell!”
”O Deep Sleeping Flower, herb belonging to the Red Moon, impart strength to my spell!”
……
After chanting the incantation, Klein closed his eyes and repeated it seven times in his mind.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about the altar, he gripped the silver dagger once again and took one step backwards, retreating to Selene’s bedroom door.
He drew a Crimson Moon with four consecutive taps on his chest, then turned his body and raised the silver dagger.
Once again, the spirit erupted from the tip, cutting the shape of the door in the invisible wall.
Klein knew that at this point, even if he opened the door himself, it wouldn’t affect the serenity and holiness of the altar.
He pulled out his silver pocket watch with the branch and vine pattern, checked the time, and previewed the process to follow.
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Inside the sitting room on the second floor.
Elizabeth, whose body trembled slightly, glanced up at the wall clock every now and then, silently counting the time in the glow of the two gas lamps.
It was almost time …… While she whispered silently, she glanced sideways at the lively young girl with long burgundy hair, the other with deep dimples and a bright smile, chatting with every friend around her.
But the more she did so, the more fearful Elizabeth felt, as the grim, ghastly “Selene” in the mirror seemed to be a constant presence in her mind, unforgettable.
Can’t wait any longer! It was time to act! Elizabeth stood up abruptly and stammered and laughed at the astonished gazes of the crowd:
”Selena, I-I have a surprise for you, for you, you and I will go out for a moment.”
”Really? Didn’t you give a birthday present?” Selena held the mirror back up, rather surprised as she followed and got up.
”The surprise is, is not, is not going to be any, any sign.” Elizabeth felt utterly devoid of acting talent.
Without another word, she walked ahead of her to the sitting room door, Selena following with a quizzical smile.
Melissa watched her two best friends leave with an involuntary frown:
Today’s Elizabeth is so strange ……
After she met with Klein, it’s even stranger ……
She suddenly ran out just now, saying that she was in a hurry to get to the washroom, but why did her expression look so flustered ……
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Selena’s bedroom door.
Elizabeth took a deep breath and said to the girl in front of her:
”Let’s go into your room.”
”Elizabeth, I get the feeling you’re nervous and scared, why?” Selena looked at her friend in disbelief and realized that she couldn’t stop shaking.
”Excited, yes, excited!” Elizabeth glanced at the mirror in Selena’s hand, half-turned her body, and knocked on the door of her room, a long time.
”Why are you knocking on the door ……,” Selena said, even more confused.
With a creak, her bedroom door was opened and Klein, dressed in a black tuxedo and a half-height silk bowler hat, appeared before the two girls.
”Surprise? That’s the surprise?” Selena’s mouth was half open, her head in a daze.
Just then, Klein suddenly reached out, grabbed her by the wrist, and pulled her into the room, watching Elizabeth freeze in place.
At the same time, Klein’s silver dagger pointed out, spewing spirituality and flying to make up for the cut-out door-shaped passage.
The invisible wall of spirituality sealed the room once more, hiding Selena’s screams within.
Bang!
Klein slammed the door shut and ran quickly back to the front of the desk without even looking at Selene.
The young girl with the long burgundy hair stopped screaming and raised her head, looking around the room.
Her gaze quickly turned grim, her skin paled a little, and her ten fingers quickly grew white, sharp nails.
And by this time, Klein had long since rejoined his meditative state, chanting aloud as he added a drop of essential oil from the Moon Flower Extract to each of the three candles:
”O supreme Crimson Lord, great Empress of Doom and Fear;”
”I pray Thee to send Thy favor;”
”Favor thy lost lamb, Selene Wood!”
At the sound of the incantation, he picked up the faux parchment and brought it up to the candle that symbolized the supplicant.
Whoops!
He felt the cold wind behind him, felt the heavy power coming on.
The parchment was set alight, and Klein dropped it into the small silver bowl, ducking his own body in anticipation of the fatal grab.
Whoosh!
The sound of the wind became unusually intense, and Klein could only feel the tide of his own spirituality surging outward, which could not be contained at all.
He saw the parchment inside the small silver bowl burn a serene deep black, and heard the movement of something heavy crashing to the ground behind him.
Pouncing! Bang dang!
In two barely separated sounds, a wisp of black and green invisible gas plunged into the small silver bowl and disappeared into the hallucinatory deep blackness.
Klein half rolled to the side, rose in a smooth motion, and drew the revolver under his armpit, but as he gazed, he saw only Selene, the lovely young girl with the long burgundy hair, fall to the ground, and the silver-plated mirror break into a million pieces on the blanket.
And those shards didn’t reflect Selena anymore, honestly presenting the ceiling with the silhouette of Klein.
At that moment, Klein, who hadn’t turned off his psychic vision, saw that the evil black and green within Selena’s aura had all but disappeared, and everything was back to normal, only much weaker.
Huo …… He just had a sigh of relief when he felt a stabbing pain in his brow and a tingling pain in his head.
The tingling spread all over his body, making him want to roll all over the place.
Klein s fists clenched violently, and the veins on the back of his hands stood out one by one, all black in color, as if they were moving worms.
At the same time, he heard a silent cry, a murmur that tore through his own spirit.
It was only after a full dozen seconds that he slowed down, only to realize that his forehead and undershirt were covered in cold sweat.
”The ritual magic just now drained my spirituality and almost made my extraordinary power go out of control?” Klein roughly judged the situation.
This matter also made him realize that he seemed to have digested a lot of the residual spirit within the magic potion, because if he projected it according to the initial strength after taking the magic potion, he felt that he wouldn’t have been able to hold out at all just now, and would have collapsed into a monster straight away.
”Playing the law” is still very useful, right …… Klein tapped his brow and wiped the sweat.
He turned to face the altar, tapped his chest four times, and spoke aloud:
”Praise the Goddess!”
He then extinguishes the candles in turn and quickly tidies up the altar.
After casually repositioning the items back on the desk, he used the silver dagger to disarm the sealed wall of spirituality.
Whoosh!
As the wind echoed and the silence receded, Klein let out a long sigh of relief, deeply afraid of what had just happened:
”If I hadn’t rehearsed the process and completed the ritual without incident, things would have been in trouble …… And I still don’t know who my opponent is or who the enemy is …… Luckily, well, luckily, the room was carpeted and my tumbling didn’t damage the clothing ……”
He shook his head and probed, pulling open the wooden door to Selena’s bedroom.
”Well?” Elizabeth asked nervously as she took two steps backward.
Klein looked at her fearfully and removed his half-height silk bowler hat, smiling gently:
”I’ve corrected the error in her magic mirror divination, and the matter is resolved.”