The Faceless Men Chapter 219 – Contracted Creatures
Dorian Gray’s question didn’t surprise Voorhees; the month-long exchange of letters had prepared her mentally, and she had even consulted the experienced Mr. Inverted Man at the tarot meeting to grasp what kind of expression and reaction would be normal.
”Is there really such an extraordinary person?” Forsyth asked, “Stunned”.
Dorian nodded gently:
”There are.”
He looked around and, seeing no one nearby, walked over to a tree whose leaves had fallen off and pressed his hand against it.
Dorian’s figure suddenly blurred, as if it had become a reflection in water.
When it was clear, he had appeared behind the tree, his posture unchanged.
”God! This is really, really amazing!” Remembering the teachings of Mr. Hangman and Ms. Justice, Forsyth’s mouth opened in a semicircle and he exclaimed in astonishment.
Dorian walked back, smiled and asked again:
”Do you want to become such an extraordinary person?”
”…… want to!” Voorhees replied with a slight silence and “excitement”.
Finally, she was going to become a peripheral member of the Abraham family, and a lot of things would become a lot easier in the future! Her heart was filled with heartfelt joy.
Dorian let out a laugh, sank his expression, and solemnly asked again:
”Are you willing to become my student?”
Voorhees nodded frequently:
”Willing!”
Dorian exhaled in relief and whirled around to laugh at himself:
”I wasn’t a good teacher, I even taught, heh, there’s no need to bring up the past, in short, you shouldn’t expect too much.”
After this period of consideration, he decided to learn from his previous experiences and lessons, and did not tell Forsyth about the Abraham family, only handling the relationship between the two sides as a mere teacher and student, so that he did not have to worry about the other party coveting the few super-powerful magical items left in the family.
”No, your explanation of occult knowledge is excellent, really, Mr. Gray, no, teacher.” Forsyth hastened to establish the relationship.
Dorian looked toward the tombstone and shook his head and exhaled:
”I originally did not intend to teach students anymore, but your noble character infected me.
”If there are no surprises, I will be able to give you the corresponding magic potion today.”
”Today?” Voorhees asked back rather surprised.
When she went to pick up Dorian Gray at the Bakerland station, she found that the other party was only carrying a very small suitcase, barely big enough to hold a change of clothes, and there was no evidence that he was carrying extraordinary materials.
Could it be that he had his own channel of resources in Birkeland, one that belonged to the Abraham family? Voorhees had a vague suspicion.
Her original plan was to rely on the inconvenience of both parties being in two different places, sell the extraordinary materials of the “Apprentice” magic potion that she had obtained, and then tell the other party that she had successfully promoted herself to an extraordinary person, so that she could not only get a considerable amount of cash to replenish, but also avoid repeating the “Apprentice” magic potion, and having to take another “Apprentice” magic potion. ” magic potion and having to spend another period of time digesting the sad result.
”Yes.” Without explaining, Dorian pointed in the other direction, “Let’s go check on Laboro and Annalisa first.”
After a few moments of veneration, the two men left Greene’s Cemetery and returned to the house that Forsyth and Hugh had rented in the Chorwood district.
For the past month or so, Hugh, who had been promoted to the rank of “magistrate”, had been working early and late every day to pay off the heavy debts she had incurred, trying to get every bounty she could, so there was no doubt that she would not be at home near noon.
”Is there a quiet room?” Dorian looked around with a relaxed demeanor.
”Plenty.” Forsyth guided the newly minted teacher into the first-floor sitting room.
Dorian walked around this room to confirm the setting, then instructed Folth to light a candle laced with deep red sandalwood incense.
He, in turn, closed the door to the room and drew the curtains.
Between the dim swaying, he went to the front of the candle and took out two bottles of essential oils the color of water and some common herb powders.
Holding a ceremony? Shouldn’t there be three candles? Folth watched curiously from the sidelines, not rushing to speak, as if he was stunned by the atmosphere.
After doing the front part of the ceremony, Dorian took a step back and with a serious expression switched to the ancient Hermetic language:
”I!
”I invoke in my name:
”The strange spirit that roams the upper realms, the music-loving creature of the void, Dorian Gray Abraham’s contracted partner.”
Woo!
A sudden wind blew in the sitting-room with a weeping trill, and with it the swinging candle-flames were tinted with an ethereal blue hue.
A circle of light darted and swung open, seeming to form a door beyond the conception of normalcy.
A half-illusory, half-real orb-like object flew out from the “bottom” of the circle of light.
It was milky-white in color, with no eyes, nose, arms, legs or feet, but only a slit on the surface that looked like a mouth.
With an obvious smile, Dorian opened his mouth and hummed a lullaby with a folkloric flavor.
The “orb” immediately swayed from side to side, looking extremely cozy.
After the song was finished, Dorian put his hand out:
”Malmus, give me the items I deposited with you the day before yesterday.”
The “orb” jumped up and down, its body bulged violently, and its “mouth” opened wide.
Then, it spat out two extraordinary materials with strange colors.
It can also be so …… Forsyth looked stunned.
Dorian caught the main material of the “apprentice” magic potion, interrupted the summoning, and ended the ceremony.
He turned his head to Voorhees and smiled:
”Even in the Spirit World, void creatures like Malmus are very rare, and normal summoning can’t be directed to them, so there must be an elder with a high enough sequence who enters the Spirit World, and after a long search, enters into a contract with one of them, so that the descendant can complete the summoning in the name of the corresponding one.
”And after the void creatures come over, they can re-enter into a contract that allows them to be closely connected to themselves and no longer be summoned by others.”
”So that’s it …… sounds interesting!” Voorhees said from the bottom of her heart.
She could hardly contain her yearning for the future:
If we don’t consider the Full Moon Curse and the fact that ordinary Extraordinary People are suppressed and are always in danger, exploring this marvelous world is really a very beautiful thing …… I hope that one day, I can also truly roam the spirit world ……
Dorian responded with a soft smile:
”The greatest thing about Marmos is that it can swallow a lot of items into its stomach without causing any harm to them, which is equivalent to a mobile, hidden warehouse that can hardly be found by others.
”Of course, you can’t store too much, its stomach is limited, and also, it doesn’t like people without musical talent, and will refuse to sign a contract with someone like that.”
Fortunately, at least I can play the seven-stringed lute …… Folth was just relieved when he was instructed by Dorian to find an iron-black stewpot.
As she watched the other woman mixing the magic potion there, her expression seemed unchanged, but in her heart she was praying frantically for an accident.
I don’t want to drink the Apprentice’s potion again! That would be a waste of time! If I had known this, I would have been a little more frank, a little more honest …… It’s too late for me to say anything now. Mr. Gray should have divined, but the results were interfered with, so being frank means that there must be a strong person behind me, and that there is someone who is directing me …… In the midst of his thoughts, Forsyth saw Dorian turn around and hand over a bottle of magic potion bubbling with gurgling air.
”Drink it and you will become extraordinary.” Dorian said in a flat but extremely seductive tone.
Then, he gave Voorhees a word of relief:
”Don’t worry, with me here, there won’t be any problems.”
”Uh-huh!” Voorhees gritted her teeth, took the “Apprentice” magic potion, and drank it in one gulp.
At the same time, a sentence flashed through her mind:
Honesty is the most valuable quality ……
……
The carriage pulled up outside the East End, and Klein, cane in hand and bowler hat on, made his way from the lesser neighborhoods into the wider slums.
Walking forward for a while, he saw two familiar figures emerge from the still tidy apartment in front of him.
They were young girls, one seventeen or eighteen, the other fifteen or sixteen, the daughters of Liv, the washerwoman, Freya and Daisy, who had been kidnapped by Capin’s henchmen and then rescued as a result of the “Black Emperor” incident.
Daisy spotted Klein as well, and immediately smiled brightly:
”Good afternoon, Detective Moriarty!”
Klein smiled and nodded, slightly surprised, and asked:
”Daisy, didn’t you go to public elementary school?”
After the appeals of reporters such as Mike Joseph and the promotion of the Church of the Goddess of the Night, the city government of Bakerland used the estate of Kapin to set up a charitable fund dedicated to helping women and families who had been victimized by Kapin.
Daisy’s family took advantage of this opportunity to move from a rundown apartment in a bad neighborhood to the edge of the East End, from one room to two, separating the “laundry workshop” from the sleeping and eating areas.
In addition, Daisy was also compensated for her attendance at the public elementary school, the tuition fee of three pence per week and the corresponding meal subsidy by the charitable fund, which made her very happy.
Crane wondered at this precisely because the public junior school was only closed on Sundays, and Daisy should not have been there at this hour.
”The school is very close, I took advantage of the noon break and came back to help Freya deliver the washed and dried clothes to the guest’s house, she and her mother are too busy for two people.” Daisy replied matter-of-factly.
The most direct impact caused by her going to school was that the number of clothes that Liv and Freya were able to pulp and wash every day decreased, and the family’s income dropped significantly, and if not for the fact that Mike’s reporter had the help to apply for a subsidy from the charity fund, they wouldn’t have been able to maintain their current lives.
Therefore, Freya undoubtedly has no possibility to enter the public elementary school, in Daisy and Klein talk about the school, her eyes flowed out of the envy and pain that is difficult to hide.
Not yet eighteen, she could only watch her sister go to school so quietly.
Noticing this detail, Klein deliberately reminded Daisy of it:
”You really should know that your mom and Freya are having a hard time, treat them well.”
Daisy nodded seriously:
”I’ve thought about it, when I’ve stabilized, I’ll take advantage of evenings and Sundays to teach Freya what I’ve learned during the day, and I’ll be her guide alone!”
Freya’s eyes suddenly blinked and she couldn’t help but lower her head.
”Very well, that’s good.” Klein praised and said goodbye to the two sisters in a good mood, turning to another street.
After arriving at Black Palm Street to change into workers’ clothes, he had just left the apartment where the rented room was located when he saw a middle-aged man in outdated clothes come over and ask kindly:
”Sir, have you heard of the original Creator?”