Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Klein opened his eyes from the bed. Before he could fully see what was in the room, his spiritual intuition had already outlined the chair next to the side mirror and Esther sitting on it with a smile on his face.

She leaned her right elbow on the armrest and supported her head with her hand, her gentle eyes hidden in the darkness in the corner.

A skylark was digging for food on the bird stand in Norns, making a tiny sound, while another skylark lay tightly on Esther's head, as if "finally arrived home", burying its head in Esther's head. In her hair, she relaxed wholeheartedly.

Esther waved to Klein who sat up and stayed in the chair without moving.

Perhaps because of the age difference between her and Klein, she was not yet used to the appearance of "Dawn" as a mature gentleman. At this time, she was also curiously looking at Dawn's deep blue eyes.

Klein smiled: "The Faceless Man is more practical than the Stealer, right? Have you not considered changing paths?"

Esther shook her head repeatedly: "I went to attend the meeting of the 'Hermits of Destiny' before, but not even half of the people in the hall were full. They were all eaten up by high-ranking people in the same path. If I were like you The same route would be dangerous for both of us."

Klein smiled and leaned against the bed: "I think normal Beyonders can't do that."

"You're right. Maybe at the level of angels, no human ethics can restrain them..." Esther paused and leaned back on the chair with a sad face, "I'm glad that we are not on the same path. , but Mr. Devil is also a fortune teller, will you have any conflict?"

I thought about the suppression power of the "Fool" on the same path, and the awe of the "Demon" when he first climbed into the gray fog.

Klein's expression was very casual: "I don't think so. The Fool will not allow such a thing to happen in the Tarot Society."

Hearing Klein take the initiative to mention "The Fool", Esther also found some comfort in it: "That's right, after all, there is a god watching..."

Gods cannot be trusted. This sentence came up again inadvertently.

"What's wrong?" Klein noticed that Esther's eyes were dazed for a moment.

Esther shook her head again: "It's okay, I'm just a little troubled."

Knowns, who was lying on top of her, seemed to wake up a little. He then raised his head to look at Klein and called out lazily.

"Huh? It's not morning yet." Klein replied subconsciously.

"Did you two say hello this morning?"

Klein's smile became gentler: "Nornes is very smart. He can basically understand the most basic simple communication now."

Esther raised her hand, and Norns fell into her palm obediently. He pecked Esther's finger again: "I haven't looked at it for a long time, which made it not very happy. It even bit me before. A lot of blows.”

Knowns nudged Esther's fingers harder, making Esther laugh softly: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, but aren't you quite happy staying with Klein?"

Skylark's petite body suddenly took a strong breath, which made its furry chest suddenly bulge.

Klein was far away, and by the time he saw it clearly, it was already too late: "Wait, don't be here—"

"Boom!"

When Norns roared, Esther felt some kind of invisible impact hitting her mind hard.

However, she easily regained her composure, and such an impact would not cause any harm to Esther. She looked at Skylark in surprise, and then at Klein who was about to get up from the bed - the quilt had almost slipped to the floor. Fortunately, he was still wearing pajamas.

"Are you okay?" Klein stopped by the bed. Considering his clothes, he did not go directly to Esther on the chair.

Esther pinched Norns's beak, causing the little bird to hum in dissatisfaction: "I'm fine. When I woke up first, I already set up a barrier in your bedroom, so it shouldn't affect you." To other people in the house...but where did it learn this terrifying ability?"

"Well, things are a bit complicated," Klein's reply was vague. "I didn't expect it to be able to imitate singing with occult effects."

Esther let go of Norns' mouth and said seriously: "Don't do this next time! This is a very dangerous attack. You can only call like this to the enemy!"

Norns immediately shrank his neck and nodded aggrievedly, then he pecked Esther's thumb unhappily and barked twice.

Esther looked at Klein: "It said it learned it from the blue person, someone you know?"

Although he was a little surprised that Esther could understand Skylark's words, Klein still answered her question in an evasive manner: "When I went to explore overseas islands with the Hanged Man, Norns hid on me. The singing of 'The Hanged Man' is a bit special, and you can see the result."

Having said this, Klein rubbed his temples with some distress: "I always thought that Norns was some kind of spirit world creature that showed the form of a skylark, but I never thought that it also had this kind of power."

Esther poked the skylark's head and watched it shrink into a ball, no longer losing its temper: "I have met and dealt with a mid-level Extraordinary of the 'Destiny' path before, because of this The spiritual path that is too powerful can directly impact the spiritual body of others, and Norns should have the corresponding ability."

Klein sat back on the bed again: "But it has never been shown before. Do you have the ability in this area?"

"I didn't. There was something wrong with my 'spirituality', and the connection between me and Zoya was artificially blocked." Noticing Klein's nervous eyes, Esther smiled at him, "Just as you thought Like that, I'm afraid it was Him who did it. This result is not good or bad for me, at least I am a demigod now and have some tricks."

Klein was silent for a while, but still put forward his idea: "How about you try to pray to Mr. Fool for help?"

"I can't rely on Mr. Fool all the time. It would be bad to disturb Him like that." Esther's smile relaxed, and she raised her hand in the air, signaling Norns to fly back to the monopod over there.

But the real thought in her heart was her uneasiness about the gods. As soon as the seeds of doubt took root, they grew wildly like weeds and could not be burned out.

Norns reluctantly spread his wings, but instead of flying to the bird stand occupied by another skylark, he landed back on top of Esther's head and lay in her hair.

Esther looked at Klein: "You told Leonard the same thing in your dream. Do you have the idea of ​​introducing him to Mr. Fool? He is still an official 'Nighthawk'."

"Mr. Fool won't mind. I know this very well." Klein also smiled and adjusted his sitting position on the head of the bed. "I learned some things from him about Zoya. , so if you want to pray for His help, you will definitely get it.”

There seemed to be a lie in Klein's words, which made Esther quiet for a while. She did not ask further questions, nor did she look at Klein. Instead, she looked at the night outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

Klein didn't urge him, he just waited for her decision in thought.

Esther shook her head for the third time, but said nothing. Instead, she stood up from the chair and held the Norns above her head in her hands: "I think I should go, it will be almost dawn if we continue chatting. "

Esther put the skylark back on the monopod and waved her hand to Klein: "Anyway, you should pay more attention to safety. I always feel that you have a special aura that is very attractive. If there is anything I can do to help, Just write to me and wait until the next Tarot meeting, and I will give feedback on the situation of the Destiny Hermit Society to Mr. Fool."

"Special aura?"

Esther pinched Norns's mouth for the last time: "I can't tell. Maybe it's because of the favor of 'The Fool'?"

Norns stood in its usual position and chirped a few times uncomfortably. It tried to rub its head against Esther's hand, but Esther didn't give it the chance.

"Esther, what are you worried about?" Klein asked.

Esther's expression was very gentle. She reached out and fumbled in her satchel: "I'm questioning, Klein, questioning everything. A lot of things have happened recently, and I have begun to doubt everything that is outside of common sense. What exactly is pulling me in this direction..."

Why her? And why Klein?

Before Klein could ask any further questions, Esther had already flicked her wrist, and suddenly something was thrown directly over her. Klein reacted quickly and raised his hand to catch it.

A silver holy symbol of night lay in his palm, with a little warmth from being covered.

Klein looked up again and saw Esther's somewhat sad and confused eyes, although the gentle smile on her face had not changed much: "Stuff it under the pillow and wait for the dream to come... You can try to use that Holy Emblem of the Night to follow Let’s communicate with our ‘seniors’.”

Using the "Joker's" ability to control expressions, Klein's pupils only trembled slightly: "What do you mean-"

"Yes, there are more than just you, me, and Emperor Russell in this world. If my guess is right, we also have seniors who have gone further. However, even He who is in an extremely high position has not been able to find his way back. direction, but at least this will give you a channel to understand the situation from the goddess."

Klein was silent for a moment. Esther didn't know exactly what step Russell had taken, but Klein knew that Russell had also been close to the position of the "Black Emperor", and it was even possible that he was not completely dead yet. Still staying in a hidden tomb.

He slowly tightened his grip on the Holy Emblem in his hand, feeling a dull pain as the edge pressed against his fingertips.

The goddess of the night?

Esther grabbed it and the satchel on her shoulder disappeared: "I'm glad to see you are okay."

Klein sighed: "But you don't look very good. Have you encountered something that I can't help you with?"

"I am a 'thief', maybe I am deliberately showing weakness to deceive your sympathy?" Esther blinked and seemed to have returned to normal, as if she was not the one who was melancholy at that moment. "What if I Now that the questions in my heart have been answered, I’ll share them with you again.”

"I'll wait for that day."

"I went back to Tingen a few days ago. Seriously, have you never thought about going back and taking a look? I remember that you still had relatives when you were Klein Moretti."

Esther finished speaking with a smile. Without waiting for Klein's reply, she waved her hand and turned into a ball of light in the shape of a bird, falling on the physical skylark.

Skylark lightly clenched his paws and left the bedroom.

Knowns chirped in the direction of the window, like a too hasty farewell. (End of chapter)