Chapter 125: Chapter 125: He Who Walks the Earth, the Indescribable
Chapter 125: He Who Walks the Earth, the Indescribable
Hastur returned home, and the butler Neil promptly reported who had come looking for him in the past few days.
Hearing that Sheriff Reed had personally visited that morning, bringing his child along, Hastur couldn't help feeling apprehensive.
Fortunately, he had felt something amiss that night and chose to return to Grelint's home, resting there until Bernadette and the others had finished their actions before returning home.
Had he come back last night, wouldn't he have had to meet with Sheriff Reed? Upon meeting, Reed would likely have asked him to name his child, inevitably leading Hastur to encounter the High-Dimensional Overseer .
Thankfully, as a favored child of fate, he had successfully avoided another disaster.
Besides Sheriff Reed, Marich had also sought him out, probably wanting to discuss their recent affairs outside.
Count Richard had also paid a visit, likely concerning the god of his dreams.
After understanding these matters, Hastur returned to his study, took out a book on mystical knowledge, and attempted to disassemble the message of the stars and integrate it within.
Should anyone seek him out over helping fors, this book could serve as a somewhat reasonable excuse.
It was a relatively safe fallback.
Checking the time, it wasn't late.
Hastur went to the washroom to bathe, then had a late-night meal before returning to his bedroom to rest.
As soon as he lay in bed, he entered the Hall of Stars.
The first thing he did was locate the star of the High-Dimensional Overseer . Aside from the unchanged cocoon of light, the silk thread that had been connected to the infant below had vanished, replaced by a pair of eyes forged from white crystal stone.
Those eyes hid in the chaotic dimensions of high space, looking down upon the entire land.
They were like an observer, watching all that could be observed.
Perhaps they were the extraordinary item formed after the infant's death?
Indeed, befitting the High-Dimensional Overseer , the extraordinary item formed after death was a pair of eyes, truly fitting its role.
Hastur observed for a while longer before withdrawing his gaze, his expression slightly solemn.
Although unclear about the range the eyes could peer into, a place as large as Becland was certainly within their scope.
Perhaps they encompassed all regions of the Northern Continent, and even the Southern Continent.
Facing the potential gaze of the High-Dimensional Overseer , he needed to establish a domain of secrecy early on to hide himself and prevent the overseer from discovering his uniqueness.
To quickly establish rules involving the domain of secrecy, Hastur decided to be decisive.
He materialized a pen in his right hand and began to write the content he had in mind on a conjured piece of paper.
"He will conceal all information about himself!"
"No being shall peer into his existence!"
"All of him is unknown!"
"All of him is unobservable!"
"He is a ghost hidden behind the veil!"
"Walking the earth, no existence can discern his true identity, he is… the Indescribable!"
He wrote down all the descriptive sentences he believed related to the domain of secrecy in one breath.
Hastur stopped writing, reviewed it from start to finish, his gaze resting on the last sentence.
He is… the Indescribable! That was his most genuine thought at the time.
Fitting the secretive yet not allowing others to perceive the real him, it indeed matched the definition of the Indescribable.
Because the meaning of indescribable is: cannot be expressed in words, referring to something extremely complex and subtle, beyond description.
"The Indescribable… Hastur… the King in Yellow…"
Hastur furrowed his brows, although his intention was not so, it seemed as if everything had come full circle.
"Is this the fate most suited for me?"
Hastur murmured, his face showing a hint of helplessness.
Even if he erased the phrase 'the Indescribable,' wouldn't the pile of descriptive sentences before it also amount to referring to the Indescribable?
Moreover, the act of self-deception was futile, only exposing his insecurity and lack of confidence.
"If it's unavoidable, then accept it, accept your fate, and face it!"
A voice seemed to be advising him from the depths of his heart.
"No, you must also overcome it!"
Hastur steeled his resolve, preferring to confront and overcome this fate rather than deceive himself.
Even if the outcome might be futile, at least he had once raised his arms in defiance.
He closed his eyes, pondering for a moment, then summoned the third chain of order.
"Under the watchful eyes of the stars, Hastur Campbell, the traveler from another world, the last heir of the Campbell family.
He will conceal all information about himself! All of him is unknown! All of him is unobservable! He is a ghost hidden behind the veil!
He is the Indescribable who walks the earth! This rule is just and reasonable, unchanged by any external factors."
As this rule was imprinted on the chain of order, the Hall of Stars trembled slightly, and the light of the stars converged, merging into the chain.
As the starlight grew increasingly brilliant, the chain itself gradually became ethereal and dim, until it was completely unobservable.
Apart from the twinkling starlight, the third chain of order was no longer visible anywhere.
Hastur slowly closed his eyes; the chain was still in its original place.
But upon opening his eyes, he could no longer sense its existence.
If he were not the master of the Hall of Stars, even with closed eyes, he would be unable to sense it.
Because it had become completely concealed, no longer to be peered upon by others.
It was the chain of order, and also the chain of secrecy! The aura of the entire Hall of Stars changed accordingly.
Previously, Hastur could clearly sense the changes in the aura here, such as the breath of the stars, fate, and rules…
But now, nothing could be sensed anymore, as if it were empty, yet as if it contained everything.
If the Lamp God, the Mother Tree of Desire, and the Overlord of Superstars had come to the Hall of Stars before he had established this rule, they would have been unable to obtain any information from it.
They could only speculate that all this might be related to the power of the stars, without any certainty.
Hastur silently felt all the changes.
After a moment, the third chain of order silently merged into his body, without any change, as if nothing had happened.
With the experience of the previous two times, Hastur guessed that even in the real world, his body would not undergo any changes.
Because the third chain of order brought not change, but secrecy, concealing everything.
Of course, the chain of order could only exert its true authority in the Hall of Stars.
In the real world, limited by his own strength at sequence 7, if a true god descended and appeared before him, his secrecy would be rendered ineffective.
But what if it was a gaze cast down from the starry sky? Could it be that his details could no longer be peered into? Just like the pair of eyes left by the High-Dimensional Overseer , the current him should be able to shield their scrutiny, right?
They might end up with nothing, or perhaps only receive false information.
The Indescribable, beyond description, beyond portrayal, impossible to discern the true face.
In the study, the wind chime hanging by the window made a clear sound, and the paper cranes strung on it gently swayed.
Finally, under the paper crane inscribed with the word "Hurry," a new line appeared: "What have you encountered?"
will auceptin, who was lying in bed ready to sleep, originally wanted to talk to Hastur through dreams about what happened today.
But suddenly, he found that he could no longer sense Hastur's presence through the paper crane, nor could he directly enter his dreams to talk to him.
Based on the events of the past two days, he didn't believe Hastur would be in trouble. This situation was very likely due to some change in Hastur.
This change helped him block his own sensing… the domain of secrecy?
will auceptin's eyelids twitched, and he recalled that Hastur seemed to possess extraordinary abilities of the fate pathway.
The young people of today are indeed terrifying.
will auceptin sighed, pulled up the small blanket, turned over, and continued to sleep.
Now, only if Hastur contacted him through the paper crane and actively guided him, could he enter Hastur's dreams.
…
The Hall of Stars.
Hastur, having established the new rule, chose not to leave.
He was waiting, waiting for fors to recite the spell on that piece of paper.
Around half-past eleven, a phantom light point appeared under the starry sky.
Withfors' current strength, she was far from becoming a star above the dome.
She was just an insignificant light point, a press of the index finger could extinguish her light.
In the poor house wherefors rested, the pale-facedfors leaned on the bed rail, barely standing by the bed, tremblingly reciting the hopeful spell on the paper.
"The master of chaos and order."
"The origin of all rules in the starry sky."
"The one who returns the stars to their places!"
As she stumbled through the ancient Gehrman language, after a few seconds of waiting, the roof suddenly burst into a starry sky! The stars twinkled in the sky, casting down bright and warm starlight.
The bright starlight was confined to this room alone, as if the stars at this moment only pitied her.
(End of Chapter)
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