Chapter 51 Grounded Ritual Magic

Solve bills with magic?

Do you want to curse the creditor directly, or counterfeit banknotes?

I can't solve the problem, but I can solve you?

...

All kinds of thoughts jumped in Klein's mind, and the eyes he looked at Old Neil became a little wrong.

He seriously considered the possibility of calling the police, no, notifying the Nighthawks team.

Old Neil glanced at him and said angrily:

"In your eyes, I saw ignorance, I saw stupidity, I saw weak and shameful trust. Didn't Dunn tell you the motto of the spy? Do what you want, but don't hurt!"

"Although this adage first came from a secret and evil organization 'Moss Ascetic Order', the Extraordinary who chose the path of 'Secrets' have proven it to be correct with their own experience, as long as With strict observance and awe, the risk of loss of control is minimized, and the opposite is also true."

"Your suspicion is an insult to me, to the secret peeps!"

"I'm sorry." Klein apologized without hesitation.

He had indeed forgotten the maxim that Dunn Smith once said.

Old Neil was not really angry, he smiled and said in a blink of an eye:

"Unfortunately, there are too few Beyonders to choose the 'divine expert', and there is no corresponding motto to help you."

But I have Emperor Roselle's diary... Well, strictly adhering to the motto itself has the taste of "acting"... Klein suddenly had an association and nodded as if thinking.

Old Neil didn't say more, took away the vases and other things on the heavy round table and put them in the corner.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a red candle and a dark black candle from the silver box, and explained casually:

"If ordinary people want to try ritual magic, they must choose a suitable date and time according to the astrological results or the corresponding manuals, such as the Sunday symbolizing the goddess, such as the time of the moon that He rules, but for us Beyonders, especially For the Extraordinary who are good at this aspect, these are not necessary, our vigorous spirituality, our powerful astral spirit body, is the most critical element."

"Of course, if you are not sure about the ritual magic you want to try, choosing a suitable date and time can effectively improve the success rate."

"Ah yes, there is a premise that you must keep in mind and strictly abide by!"

Old Neil placed two candles, turned his body sideways, looked at Klein, and said very seriously:

"The low-sequence people themselves are not strong enough. Almost all ritual magics that can be performed are to ask for power and help from the outside world. Therefore, only goddesses, storm lords and other orthodox gods can be considered. Absolutely, never try to communicate with unknown, Unpredictable existence, even if someone believes in them, even if the recorded promise is full of temptation!"

"Trust me, don't have a fluke mentality. As long as you try it once, you will inevitably slip into the abyss. All efforts and all struggles can only slow down the speed and cannot reverse the trend."

"I'll keep it in mind!" Klein replied in a deep voice, but his heart felt empty.

His "transportation ritual" seems to be praying for strength to an unknown and unpredictable existence...

And he really gained a power that would make the senior Beyonder "The Hanged Man" unbelievable, pulling them above the gray fog. Well, he should be a senior Beyonder...

Thankfully, I'm not crazy and showing no signs of getting out of control...

Worrying about this matter, he took the initiative to change the subject:

"So, it's better for the Nighthawks to ask the goddess for help?"

"If you want to pray to the Lord of the Storm, no one will stop you, but He may not respond, or will respond maliciously, which will distort the results of our ritual magic in unpredictable directions." Old Neil joked The method successfully dispelled Klein's fluke.

There is no such thing as "best",

Only "must"!

After the exhortation, Old Neil picked up the red candle and said:

"Candles made of moon flowers, crimson sandalwood, etc., symbolize the goddess' status as the crimson lord in ritual magic."

He pointed to the dark candle again and said:

"Candles made of night herbs, sleeping flowers, etc., symbolize the dark night."

While speaking, he placed the black one on the top left of the round table, and the red one on the top right.

"Why are there only two candles that symbolize the goddess, she is still the mother of secrets, the queen of adversity and fear, the lord of sleep and silence."

Old Neil laughed:

"Yes, that's the question I want you to ask."

"Before the fall, the Morse Ascetic Order had a good relationship with the church, and some of their concepts and achievements in ritual magic deeply influenced us."

"They believe that everything is a number, and every number has a spirituality, and in ritual magic, 0 represents the unknown, represents chaos, symbolizes the state before the birth of the world, 1 represents the beginning, represents the original creator, and 2 represents the birth from his body. The world and the gods, the 3 signifies the contact between the gods and matter, and the formation of all things, and here two candles are used to symbolize the goddess, and the third is reserved for ourselves."

"Which two candles and which two symbols are used depends on the desired effect of the ritual magic itself."

Three things? Everything is three? Klein couldn't help but think of something he had come into contact with in his previous life.

Seeing him listening carefully, Old Neil took the third candle and said:

"This is a candle that symbolizes 'I'. It's a very ordinary candle, just with a little mint added. Remember that plants such as roses, lemons, mint, moon flowers, night herbs and sleep flowers are loved and favored by the goddess."

"Three candles, on the other hand, also symbolize the flesh, spirit and divinity of each person."

After the description, Old Neil placed the third one in the center of the round table.

He also took out the "full moon essential oil" that he had prepared, as well as a large cauldron inscribed with the dark holy emblem, a silver knife with gorgeous patterns, a glass of water, and a dish of coarse salt.

"For Beyonders who are not good at ritual magic, bells, crystal balls, silver cups, incense and other items are needed to assist at this time, but secret peeps and fortune-tellers don't need them, these utensils are enough."

Old Neil placed the imitation parchment on which the bill was drawn beside the cauldron directly below, and pressed a corner with a special quill.

He turned to Klein and said:

"Ritual magic requires a clean, undisturbed spiritual environment, and this must be created by ourselves. The method is to first enter into meditation, accumulate spirit, and then rely on auxiliary objects to guide our power and build it around, such as The 'Holy Night Powder' that I used in Riel Bieber's house, such as the ritual silver dagger I'm about to use."

"In the whole process, we must determine the symbols and corresponding incantations according to the desired results. The incantation is best to use Hermes, because ancient Hermes comes from nature, similar to ancient dragon language and ancient elf language, and the effect is very direct. , it lacks the necessary concealment and protection, and it is easy to put users in danger, which is why it is improved, but it is also more effective."

"Okay, I'm going to concentrate on the ritual magic. I won't explain it to you again. You pay attention to watching and listening, and write down the questions. After everything is over, ask me for advice."

"Okay." Klein took two steps back and looked at Old Neil intently.

Old Neil's eyes quickly turned deep, and the invisible wind began to swirl around him.

He was silent for a while, and in the order from left to right, top to bottom, rubbed mental and material, and lit three candles in turn.

Then he took the silver knife, inserted it into the coarse salt, and recited the incantation written in Hermes:

"I sanctify you, the blade of pure silver!"

"I cleanse and purify you so that you may serve me in the ritual!"

...

"In the name of the Goddess of the Night, Lord of Crimson,"

"You are sanctified!"

After the short and powerful ancient words, Old Neil took out the silver knife, inserted it into the glass of water, then lifted it up and pointed to the space outside the round table.

He aimed the tip of the knife at the outer ring, then took a step and walked around the round table. With every step, Klein could feel invisible power spraying out from the silver knife. They were full of spirituality and hooked up with the air. A sealed wall is formed.

After a circle, the altar was isolated from the surroundings.

Old Neil stood in front of the round table, put down the silver knife, picked up the bottle of "Full Moon Essential Oil", and added three drops to the black, dark red, and ordinary candles.

Noisy!

A thin mist filled the air, and everything seemed to become mysterious.

Old Neil put down the glass bottle, looked at the imitation parchment, was silent for two minutes, then took the quill and drew the symbol of control on the "bills" - a square that framed everything, indicating self-control Live out of debt.

Then, he drew another "cross" to indicate elimination.

When he got here, he took the imitation parchment in one hand, tapped his eyebrows with the other, and turned on his spiritual vision.

Another invisible and vigorous power glowed, and Old Neil recited in a low voice:

"I pray for the strength of the night;"

"I pray for the power of crimson;"

"I pray for the blessing of the goddess;"

"Pray to bring me the money to pay this bill."

"Night herbs, herbs belonging to the red moon, please pass on the power to my spell!"

"Moon flower, the herb belonging to the red moon, please pass the power to my mantra!"

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Klein was stunned when he heard it next to him, and all kinds of thoughts stirred in his heart:

Can such a spell work?

Although it was written and read in Hermes...

This is too direct, too simple, too down-to-earth, right?

Would the goddess be pissed off and double the bill?

At this time, the candle light suddenly brightened!

After Old Neil finished reciting, he closed his eyes for two minutes, picked up the "full moon essential oil", and put a drop on each of the three candles.

Immediately afterwards, he grabbed the imitation parchment, brought it close to the candle that symbolized "I", waited for it to light, and immediately threw it into the cauldron.

Old Neil closed his eyes again, as if feeling the burning of the bill.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the cauldron with the black holy emblem. He saw that the imitation parchment was completely burned, and only ashes remained.

"Praise the goddess!" Old Neil clicked four times on his chest, painted a crimson moon, and then extinguished the candles in the reverse order from the beginning.

After doing all this, he took the silver knife and pierced the invisible wall around him.

After a sudden strong wind, Old Neil breathed a sigh of relief:

"All right."

"That's it?" Klein asked in surprise, "The bill has been settled? How?"

"I don't know either. In short, it will be resolved in a reasonable way." Old Neil spread his hands and smiled.

This... Klein didn't know what expression and language to use to deal with it.

Could this be a little unreliable?

Note 1: The magic in this chapter is adapted from the Wicca Magic Book