Build an ancient-level power in the nightmare world

Chris sat quietly at the walnut square table in the living room, the gas lamp on the wall casting a yellowish-white glow.

In front of him lay a simple background drawing made of kraft paper.

The ink on it hasn't completely dried yet.

While waiting for the ink to dry, Chris sat quietly at the table, pondering what questions would be appropriate for his first attempt at astrology.

He has many questions he wants answered through divination.

The reason for the headache is that the original owner was involved in some extraordinary event, and how the image of the key in his mind came about. It is related to lucid dreaming, the Holy Path, the official extraordinary organization, the Church of the Holy Spirit, and so on.

After thinking for a moment, Chris saw that the ink had dried completely, and he finally decided to choose the safest and simplest question for divination.

He wanted to consult a fortune teller about the cause of his headache.

Other questions clearly point to some extraordinary beings or forces that may be at a higher level.

Although Chris didn't think his current astrological skills were good enough to predict anything useful, he decided to avoid doing so just to be on the safe side, as these questions might be risky.

He first shuffled the star cards in his hand, then closed his eyes slightly and randomly drew three cards from the middle.

Without looking at the cards, simply lay these three cards face down on the background image at the Northwest, North, and Northeast star positions.

After silently repeating "Pray for guidance from the stars" three times in your mind, turn over the first card.

"A waning moon?"

Chris looked at the first card he had turned over, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. He had only been working with the Star Cards for a short time, and he hadn't fully memorized the imagery and interpretations associated with them.

So he could only consult an astrology manual while performing divination for himself.

After briefly reading about the crescent moon, Chris closed his eyes again and silently repeated "the reason for my headache" three times in his mind.

The first silent recitation of "seeking guidance from the stars" is a standard opening step in any astrological ritual.

The first card turned over corresponds to the tone of this divination.

The appearance of a waning moon on the first card is not a good sign, and Chris was in a bad mood at the moment.

He even suddenly realized that there was a reason why this kind of divination was officially classified as a superstitious activity.

Drawing the worst possible fortune slip really affects your mood.

But as it was his first attempt, he decided to continue with the divination.

This second silent recitation corresponds to the core content of divination, and the principle is to describe the question to be divined in the simplest terms.

Chris then opened his eyes again and turned over the second star card.

"Gemini?"

Chris skillfully flipped through the astrology handbook and found the section on Gemini.

According to the interpretation of Gemini appearing in the second position, he needs to repeat the second step once.

After silently repeating "the cause of the headache" three times in your mind, draw another card randomly from the deck.

Turn this card over directly. If it's a Star card, place it directly below the Gemini star.

If it is not a Star card, place the card directly below the first Star position, and repeat this step until a Star card is revealed.

Chris repeated this step a total of eight times.

Chris felt a little numb looking at the seven moon phase cards arranged vertically below the waning moon.

A deck of Stars cards has a total of 56 cards, of which 8 are Moon phase cards. The second step is to collect all the Moon phase cards. How should this be interpreted?

On the eighth time, Chris repeated the second step and finally turned over the Venus card.

He placed the Venus card below the Gemini star, his gaze slightly lowered, and began to complete the third step.

Chris closed his eyes and placed his right hand on the last star card, which was located in the northeast direction.

He silently repeated "The stars will give me a sign" three times in his heart before opening his eyes and slowly turning over the last star card.

"Key tag?"

Just as Chris realized that the last card was actually the key card, his vision suddenly distorted.

Amidst the chaotic interplay of light and shadow, Chris saw a silhouette in a black trench coat against a blurred background, seemingly composed of multiple overlapping silhouettes.

He felt that the figure looked somewhat familiar.

Just as Chris's gaze moved upward, trying to see the person's face clearly, the image in his vision suddenly collapsed.

A slight pain came from deep within his mind.

Chris unconsciously began pressing his temples, trying to relieve the pain.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with doubt.

The pain I felt just now wasn't the kind that accompanies waking up from a nightmare, but rather the pain caused by spiritual exhaustion.

He never expected that he would unknowingly activate his spiritual vision while completing the last step of this astrological process.

Therefore, what he just saw was probably not an illusion, but a clue that was indeed related to the question he had asked in this divination.

But the figures in the picture were too blurry; the only usable image he captured was the back of the person in the black trench coat.

But what connection does the person in the picture have with his headache?

Chris didn't expect that this astrological reading for himself would not only fail to solve the problem, but would also make it even more perplexing.

His spiritual energy is now depleted, and he feels somewhat drowsy and needs a complete rest.

Moreover, he has to go to work tomorrow.

Chris didn't even have time to do a final astrological reading for himself before he slowly got up, supporting himself on the table and leaning against various pieces of furniture and walls to get to the bed, where he collapsed into bed and fell asleep immediately.

……

Room 202, Apartment 037 Nottingham Street.

Chase was sitting quietly on the living room floor, which had been cleaned during the day.

At this moment, a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, as if he had just finished some strenuous exercise.

Looking at the spirit-detecting array he had just drawn, Chess revealed a satisfied expression.

This formation doesn't require many runes; just the four basic ones are enough.

There are no special requirements for the medium used to draw runes; the most crucial aspect is the process of infusing spirituality into the rune during its creation.

This is a great test of a person's ability to control their own spirituality.

Just as Chase was admiring his masterpiece, the spirit-detecting array in front of him suddenly emitted an unusual spiritual fluctuation.

Upon seeing this, Chess immediately stood up, his eyes revealing the gaze of a hunter spotting his prey, staring intently at the spirit-detecting array on the floor.

The entire room 202 was completely dark, and the curtains were all drawn.

Chase's pupils dilated to almost fill the entire iris area, and the darkness did not affect his vision at all.

The spiritual fluctuations emanating from the spirit-detecting array vanished in a flash.

But Chase knew this was definitely not a coincidence.

There must have been some unusual spiritual fluctuations around here just now.

Based on his intuition as the one who created the array, he was certain that the spiritual fluctuations originated from Room 102 directly below.

"That guy named Chris is definitely suspicious."