Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

What made Esther feel better was that the dream ended before Anderson could speak again. She flew up from the armrest of the easy chair and landed on the empty ground, looking around depressedly.

Then she found her target. Esther flew in front of the mural of Ouroboros and looked up at the angels and skylarks in the painting.

"This feeling of looking at yourself is really strange." Esther murmured softly.

In the painting, the skylark's eyes have been closed and its lifeless expression has returned. Esther is not sure whether this represents the real state of "Zoya", or that he is not paying attention to the situation here?

Suddenly, a layer of ripples appeared on the mural, and Esther flew backwards for a distance, but she didn't see anything coming out of it.

But the mural has undergone a slight change. The "Angel of Destiny" who originally closed his eyes now opened his eyes. There was no emotion in his peaceful eyes, but he looked straight over from the mural, staring at the skylark.

Ourolius...

Esther flew back some distance alertly, and circles after circles spread out from her feather clusters, surrounding her, guarding against any changes in the mural, and the "Tail Eater" suddenly took action .

But Esther's expectation did not come true. Ouroleus's portrait only showed a smile that was so faint that it was almost difficult to see, and then closed his eyes again.

The ripples calmed down.

Skylark fell back to the ground in a daze, and Esther didn't feel any malice. To be honest, Ourolius's attitude was as if he came just to say hello and didn't do anything.

Esther flapped her wings. If Ourolius left her with bad luck, there was no way she wouldn't notice it.

"It's even weirder." Skylark muttered with dissatisfaction, squatting in the corner of the hall, helplessly waiting for the next opportunity for everyone in the "Future" to enter the dreamland.

Another moment passed, and Esther suddenly remembered that she had overlooked something very important.

By the way, time!

Esther has been in this endless dream for so long that she no longer knows what day it is in the outside world, let alone what day of the week it is.

There were too many things that happened when she met Klein before, and Esther didn't even ask. At this time, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

It's over, what will Tarot do? I am already absent and haven’t asked for leave. Will Mr. Fool be angry?

I don’t know if it will be useful to pray to Mr. Fool in my dream. This place is quite special after all, so I’ll give it a try first.

Esther calmed down and silently recited the three-part honorific name of "The Fool":

“O fool who does not belong to this age;

“You are the mysterious master above the gray fog;

“You are the yellow and black king of good luck;

“Your followers pray to you, asking you to listen,

"I am in a state of isolation from the outside world and will not be able to participate in the next Tarot session..."

After typing the leave request to The Fool, Esther still felt very uneasy because she was not sure whether this prayer could be conveyed to the outside world.

But a few minutes later, Esther, who was waiting patiently, saw light falling in front of her eyes, surrounded by buzzing sounds, and the shadow sitting at the bronze table became blurry.

"The Fool" crossed his hands in front of him and nodded leisurely:

"I see."

"If you are in danger, you can recite my name."

Praying it can still be delivered!

"The Fool" was even willing to help, and Esther didn't expect such an unexpected gain.

This made her feel happy. Esther did not suppress her joyful mood. The skylark soared into the sky and hovered excitedly between the two rows of stone pillars that supported the hall.

——

As soon as Klein opened his eyes from his dream, he quickly stood up and walked to the table.

He observed carefully, and saw that the lark in the cage was still sleeping peacefully, its breathing rising and falling steadily, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary on the surface.

Klein first opened the cage door and gently touched Skylark's head. The soft feathers were pressed under his fingers. Skylark did not react in any way to his touch.

Klein retracted his hand and stared at Skylark for a few seconds before locking the cage door. He grabbed Esther's satchel and quickly took out the box with a blood-stained circle on the surface.

Lifting the lid of the box, it was empty.

"It's more suitable for me to fill the light spots than ordinary creatures" and "create some kind of clone." What Esther once said came to Klein's mind. He breathed a heavy sigh and took half a step back.

Even though he was sitting on the chair, Klein's center of gravity continued to sink.

Zoya......

Esther knew nothing about this in her dream. She still thought that she was just asleep and could not wake up from her dream.

Because it was Esther who entered the dream world, "Zoya" who stayed in the real world gained control of her body. Then the encounter between Esther and I in the dream was also a control exercised by "Zoya" to deceive me? Or was it just an accident?

But for "Zoya", as long as I didn't notice it the first time, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find the trace of Skylark again.

Klein smiled bitterly in his heart. He did not rule out the overly metaphysical factor of "luck". Esther hoped to find him, so she accidentally ran to him while traveling through the dream.

Will Ascetin, as the "Serpent of Mercury", once showed the ability to control dreams, so by analogy, Ourolius, as the King of Angels, may also have related powers.

Can "Zoya", who is also on the "destiny" path but whose sequence is unknown and is very feared by Will...

Klein's expression suddenly froze. Although he knew that this move was rude, he quickly rummaged through the contents of Esther's bag.

Sure enough, the Holy Emblem of Darkness was also missing.

Klein didn't know how to view this matter for a moment.

"Zoya" was so bold that she actually used the holy emblem containing the power of "sleep" to suppress Esther's consciousness. Didn't he care that the goddess was aware of it and was watching?

Esther was locked behind the Chanis Gate during the Tingen period, but the Nighthawks only accepted her and did not forcibly control her activities. She could come in and out.

Is it possible that the goddess has been paying attention since then...

Klein felt cold in his heart. If he continued to expand his train of thought, he might be disrespectful to the goddess of the night.

However, "Zoya" has always been involved in existences at the level of angels and even true gods. It's hard to say that Klein is surprised, but he is worried about Esther's situation.

She has no advantage at all. With Esther's promotion, "Zoya" has strengthened her control over her. However, it is impossible for Esther to give up her promotion. She will also have to face more and more threats. .

Klein let out a long sigh, thinking about how to tell Esther about this, hoping that the next chance to dream would come faster.

At this moment, a harmonious prayer suddenly sounded in his ears. The sound was very vague and weak and could not be identified.

Klein immediately went to the bathroom, made preparations, walked four steps backward, and climbed onto the gray fog to check.

To his surprise, this vague prayer came from a ball of light.

Usually my fellow villager's prayers are very clear, and I can still hear her voice clearly even if I don't climb into the gray fog.

Klein was confused and knocked on the shell of the polished ball in his hand. Although the prayers were louder, they were still mixed with humming harmony.

Klein guessed that it was because Esther was still in the dream, and her prayers could be transmitted through the gap between the dream world and reality, so it would be affected, but at least the connection between Esther and the gray mist was not completely broken...

After hearing Esther's request for leave from the next Tarot meeting, Klein immediately responded and added a special sentence:

"If you are in danger, you can recite my name."

If "The Fool" can interfere with "Zoya"'s control of Esther, maybe he can help Esther.

——

The "Future" passed through the sea area strewn with ruins and ushered in another dark night.

When Anderson Hood opened his eyes, he was still in a hall with a dome full of murals.

Anderson noticed the skylark that landed in front of him, but the bird's eyes were full of disgust and completely uncovered.

"Hey, you're still here," Anderson greeted, "You won't always be here waiting for me, right? Are you so considerate?"

"Bah, I'm not waiting for you! I'm waiting for you to enter dreamland so that I can find Gehrman! He is my friend." Skylark jumped on the ground twice in annoyance.

Anderson once again imagined the easy chair, sat down on it, and leaned lazily on the back of the chair: "Then you might as well wait here, maybe he will walk in at some time, he is always dreaming Walking around."

Skylark rolled his eyes at Anderson and spread his wings: "Don't worry, I'll leave now."

"So decisive? If you leave now, you might not be able to meet him." Anderson said casually as he admired the murals on the dome.

Skylark had just taken off and landed again, kicking and kicking Anderson's right arm off the armrest, forcing him to make room for himself.

Anderson touched his arm blankly. He actually felt pain in his dream just now: "Hey, hey, didn't you say you wanted to leave?"

"If you hadn't said what you just said, I would definitely have left."

Esther was also helpless about the current situation. She didn't want to stay here just because she didn't want to listen to Anderson's words. But he happened to say something that worried Esther.

But Anderson would not be as afraid of the skylark as he was of Hermann. Instead, because of Esther's response to him, he would be full of curiosity and eager to chat, trying to find out the situation of this "extraordinary creature".

Anderson laughed twice: "There's nothing to do in this dream anyway. It's too dangerous to explore the depths of this monastery, and I don't recommend you to go inside."

"what is inside?"

Anderson shook his head: "I don't know either. Hermann has opened the door and walked out from the depths of the hall before, but the position he entered the dreamland was not fixed every time."

Skylark looked into the depths distressedly: "It would be great if Gehrman could really come out directly."

"Don't have high hopes. I've seen the door open automatically before, but no one came out. Maybe the next one to come out will be——"

Esther interrupted Anderson loudly: "I beg you, please stop!"

"Clang!"

Suddenly, the sound of opening the door came from deep in the hall.

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