Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 149 The Secret Deed Ceremony
Male voice? “Mr. Hanged Man, or Little Sun? Crane glanced out the window at the overcast sky, got up, entered the washroom next door, unlocked the door, and took four steps backward into the gray mist.
Inside that mysterious space, the looming, ancient palace stood silent, with illusory male voices cascading and echoing.
Crane glanced over and confirmed that the prayers were coming from the little “sun”.
He took the seat of the “Fool” and extended his right hand, spreading his spirit and touching the corresponding crimson star.
All of a sudden, the prayers became clear enough and layered enough that Klein quickly realized what the Sun was talking about:
The former leader of the exploration team next door to him, who had met Amon, had suddenly lost control of himself and had strangely penetrated the seals and come into his room. Luckily, Silver City had taken this seriously enough to take precautions, or else it would have been a catastrophe.
”Sun” that the other party’s loss of control will not be without reason, he guessed two possibilities, one is its own extraordinary way is in line with the needs of the descendants of the ancient sun god, and the other is the other party may be aware of the tarot party, aware of Mr. “Fool” covertly pulling people.
If it is the former, not to wait until today, until the end of the tarot party to lose control of the …… probability is the latter reason …… hiss, this is the first time I met people who can detect the matter of the gray fog … … …That Amon is pretty scary! No wonder their family was called “blasphemers” in the Fourth Age. Even the family name itself is taboo. …… Klein subconsciously looked at the corresponding prayer image manifested by the Crimson Star, and scrutinized the blurred image of the small “sun” to see if it was a “sun”, and if it was a “sun”. Sun” to see if there is any abnormality in him.
–Klein believed that that Amon would never be removed so simply, even if, as the Silver City Chief said, he wasn’t the original body!
Unless he had completely missed the fact that the powerful people of Silver City had been monitoring him with the help of magical items, but was that possible?
When he decided to let the former Quest Squad Leader lose control and quietly penetrate the seal, he must have already had a certain amount of forethought ……
In the midst of his thoughts, Klein’s gaze at the prayer screen suddenly froze.
Blurred difficult to see the “sun” body, wrapped around a transparent illusory figure!
He had arms and legs, but like a python, he was twisted around the sun, and his head was supported behind the sun’s head!
In the hazy image, he was vaguely dressed in black classical robes, wearing a peaked fedora of the same color, with a monocle made of crystal hanging on his face.
The Sun was unaware of all this!
…… Klein nearly sucked in a breath of cold air, frightened by the other party’s bizarre means.
He vaguely understood the purpose of the other party:
”Residence” in the “sun” spirit, waiting for the next tarot party, unknowingly sneaked into the gray fog, just like a virus or Trojan horse!
At that time, my control over this mysterious space may be deprived of …… really “blasphemer” ah! Fortunately, fortunately, the little “sun” is more simple and direct, immediately reported to me this matter, and through the corresponding crimson star, with the power of the gray fog, I was able to find his strange state …… Klein inhaled a breath, trying to calm himself down.
At this moment, he must make a response, either quickly find a way to remove the “sun” in the body of Amon, or temporarily exclude the “sun” from the tarot party.
Examining himself, from the extraordinary ability of “magician”, “jester”, “soothsayer” to the Aztec copper whistle, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card, “black emperor” card and “black emperor” card. From the extraordinary abilities of “Magician”, “Joker” and “Diviner” to the Aztec Copper Whistle, the “Black Emperor” card, the Black Eye, the Sun Brooch and the Biotoxin Vial, Klein couldn’t find a way to deal with that Amon:
The opponent’s sequence must be above 4, and the method is weird enough to be able to hide it from the magical items that are the foundation of Silver City’s existence and the powerful “Demon Hunters”, so it is not something that can be removed by ordinary things and abilities!
After thinking for a moment and looking around, Klein realized that only the gray mist, only this mysterious space, had the potential to solve Amon’s problem.
There must be a way to pry its power …… The previous sacrifice and bestowal ceremony is the example …… With such a thought, Klein turned his gaze to the Book of Secrets.
This occult book originating from the ancient Witch King Karaman recorded quite a few secretive rituals of praying to the primordial moon for help.
And having skimmed through it before, Klein vaguely remembered that a few of them were suitable for this kind of scenario.
Of course, after pointing to the “Fool”, what changes should be made to the counterpart, whether it will be effective or not, all belong to the unknown, but can only hold a dead horse as a living horse to try …… Klein flipped through the books, his eyes rested on a ritual:
”Blood Moon Ritual.”
This ritual magic was significantly different from the simple types Klein had learned before, utilizing the element of mithril.
Its process was to first use spiritually rich materials, preferably the blood of an extraordinary person, on a piece of animal leather, write down the honorable name of the object of the secret contract, draw the corresponding symbols and magical markings, and, if necessary, a specific place at a specific time in a specific environment needed to be taken into consideration as well.
After completing this step, the master of ceremonies sets up an altar, picks up the piece of leather, keeps chanting the honorable name, and lets his own spirituality spread into the leather, gradually disperses, and connects a little bit with the corresponding Great Being of the Hidden Existence, and obtains the corresponding spiritual experience or a certain amount of help.
The final result of this ritual is unknown, depending on what the great being gives, or rather, depending on its own characteristics, the knowledge and power that can be gained through that secret bonding will also be different.
This kind of vague and subjective ceremony gave Klein the space to maneuver; if he had started with a stance that he was ready to forcefully remove Amon, the other party would have resisted and created dangerous surprises.
If the object of the secret contract is the “Real Creator” and “Hidden Sage”, it’s normal to go crazy at the end of the ceremony……. Klein muttered, materialized a pen and paper, and began to change it. The “Blood Moon Ritual”, to turn it into a secret ceremony belonging to the “Fool”.
First of all, he had to replace the honorific name with the words “King of Yellow and Black”, and secondly, he had to change the symbols to the one behind the seat of the “Fool”, which was made up of part of the symbols of the “Pupil-less Eye” and the “Pupil-less Eye”. The second was to change the symbol to the one behind the seat of the “Fool” – a unique symbol consisting of the “pupil-less eye”, which partly symbolizes secrecy, and the “twisted thread”, which symbolizes change.
The design of the corresponding magical symbols, based on the symbols and occult knowledge, was the most difficult step, as the whole ceremony could change in unpredictable ways if anything went wrong.
The last step was to modify the arrangement of the altar to make it closer to the “Fool” and the “King of Yellow and Black”.
After a while, Kraven had a new ritual, one that he didn’t know if it would be effective or not.
He double-checked it several times to make sure it was correct, then spread his spirituality and responded to the little “sun” in a low voice:
”I know.
I have something for you to do.
Test to see if this ritual works.”
……
Derek “The Sun” suddenly awoke from his dreamless slumber, with a boundless gray fog in front of him, the “Fool” towering above him, and the words of an illusory and lofty voice echoing in his ears.
He knew that Mr. Fool would occasionally ask the members of the tarot party to make some small attempts, seemingly to verify certain things, and did not feel strange about it, and acted very well to roll over and sit up, and found out the monster leather, strange herbs and other things.
As for the spiritually rich materials described in the ritual, Derek didn’t waste time going to the spire or the underground marketplace to buy them, he just picked up the “Hurricane Axe” and cut a slit in his arm.
In silence, he used his own blood as ink to write the name of the Fool and the corresponding symbols and magical signs on the pitted leather of the monster.
After a while, he put down the blood-stained quill, and saw that the leather was full of mysterious symbols, with a bright red color that had an unspeakable demonic smell.
After treating the wound on his arm, Derek, whose face was already a bit pale, quickly finished setting up the simple altar, picked up the leather that was touched with blood-red words and various symbols, and held it tightly in his palm.
He looked at the flickering candle flame in front of him, closed his eyes, lowered his head, and kept chanting the honorable name of the object of the ritual:
”The Fool who does not belong to this age, the mysterious lord above the gray mist, the yellow and black king who reigns over good fortune.”
……
Derek’s spirituality slowly flowed out and into the leather, and with it, the words and magical markings in the Giant’s language flew bright red to the point of intimidation.
At this point, having entered a meditative state, he only felt his spirit fizzle out a little, drifting up into the infinite heights, making contact with the gray mist, with the hidden greatness of existence.
……
Above the gray mist, in the lofty palace like the residence of giants.
Kraven, who had found the “sun” and prepared for the ceremony without delay, was waiting here.
Suddenly, he felt that the whole mysterious space gently trembled, and the static gray mist appeared to be obviously flowing!
The crimson star corresponding to the “sun” shone brightly, spreading a tidal wave of illusory light.
These countless rays of light coalesced and became a blurred figure of the Sun, who was in a prayerful posture, eyes closed, head bowed, waiting to merge with the Great Being a little bit and obtain a marvelous spiritual experience.
On his body, the transparent figure is still tightly wound like a python, but his head is tilted back, looking high up, and his crystal monocle is flashing with a shimmering light.
He was looking for a subtle hidden connection …… He should have recognized this as a secret contract ceremony, but did not do anything to stop it, thinking that he was looking for a connection? Klein suddenly flashed this realization and felt the gray mist and the mysterious space above it ripple with power at the same time!
However, Klein had no way to combine these powers with his own spirituality into an extraordinary effect that could drive away evil spirits for the time being, unless another corresponding ritual was performed.
Obviously, this was impossible; he couldn’t distract himself with two rituals – simultaneous rituals!
With a quick sweep of his vision, Klein’s eyes rested on the sun brooch.