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Chapter 539: The Real Meaning of the Holy Spirit Gate
On the Second Floor of the Old House, the Study.
Chi Feichi was standing in front of the Bookshelf, speaking softly on the Phone Call with Koizumi Akako.
"This is the Pattern."
"I received the Email... It's very similar, but it's not the one I drew previously," Koizumi Akako said, "That Pattern of mine in Red Magic represents Concealment, while your Pattern should be the Pattern of the Holy Spirit Gate..."
"Holy Spirit Gate?" Chi Feichi recalled a bit, "I only know of a Pattern born from the Cthulhu Mythos created by the American Novelist Howard Philip Lovecraft, called the Death Spirit Gate, which is somewhat similar to this."
"Uh-huh... wait a moment," Koizumi Akako over there dawdled for a long time, "Death Spirit Gate... Found it, the Meaning explained Online is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, it has the Meaning of Protecting and Resisting Evil, and at the same time, it is an Entrance leading to older Deities. When I use Magic and need to borrow the Strength of dangerous Deities like Satan, I will prepare a Holy Spirit Gate. It is indeed an Array Diagram used to prevent being Murdered by cruel Gods. The Death Spirit Gate was probably imitated by the Creator from the Legend of the Holy Spirit Gate, the drawing method is Wrong, it's fundamentally of no use..."
"Even if the Meaning wasn't misinterpreted, that's good enough." Chi Feichi asked, "Does Satan really exist?"
"Yes, do you want to meet him? Then when you come back, I'll summon him for you once, but it's just a Projection, and the Projection's Strength isn't much either," Koizumi Akako was seemingly still flipping through the Website, "Speaking of misinterpreting the Meaning... The Death Spirit Gate seemingly has been regarded as the Logo of Satan and Evil these years, when it's clearly the Logo of Resistance against Evil..."
Chi Feichi sorted out his thoughts a bit.
In the Book that the House Owner of this House, who is also the Murderer, had read, several pages were messily drawn with the 'Death Spirit Gate' Pattern. Then he looked for a bit and found a Letter in the Gap of the Bookshelf.
The Content of the Letter roughly meant: My Child, this is the House passed down by the Ancestor, do not change its Plan, you will have a magical Discovery, when it is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God...
Right, it's this kind of Message again, seemingly implying there's Treasure Inside the Room.
Don't know what's going on with this World, the Ancestors seemingly all especially like playing this kind of Tactic.
He walked around Inside the Room, the Plan plus some fixed Furniture and Furnishings, is very similar to the Death Spirit Gate Pattern the House Owner drew on the Book.
In other words, the House Owner discovered the Key to the Secret Hidden in this Mansion.
The Ancestor set up the House Plan as the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Meaning is probably to let this House become a Safe Haven that can Resist Evil, but the Tragedy is, because of some people's misinterpretation of the Pattern, it made the House Owner think this is a Pattern representing Evil or Satan, and he went down the Road of pursuing Evil and never returned...
Koizumi Akako listened to Chi Feichi's Analysis, and agreed saying, "Perhaps it's like this, then it's truly a Regret, he completely didn't understand the Ancestor's Intention..."
"Master!" Feimo found Chi Feichi, hopped into the House, looking at the Room, "So magical, this Study is just right directly below that Secret Chamber, and also directly below that Crime Scene on the Third Floor..."
Chi Feichi turned his Head to look at Feimo, he seemingly made a Discovery of Things more interesting than finding Joshua, "Explain the Plan Inside the Room specifically a bit."
Feimo started to say his Discovery.
This Study on the Second Floor, the Bedroom on the First Floor, the Crime Scene on the Third Floor, and the Secret Chamber above the Third Floor, are completely on a Straight Line.
Chi Feichi restored the House Plan in his Mind a bit, "These Houses are all just right at the exact center point of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern..."
"Exact center point?" Koizumi Akako was in Doubt, "Just the exact middle of the Outer Perimeter circular shape? That is the Meaning of the End Point."
"In other words, are there other Important Points?" Chi Feichi asked.
"I'm not sure about the Death Spirit Gate, but this Pattern is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, both are composed of overlapping circular shapes, Pentagrams, inverted V-shaped Patterns, and inverted '又'-shaped Patterns, just the Details are a bit different," Koizumi Akako said, "For the Holy Spirit Gate, the center of the Circle is the End Point, and also the Place where the Holy Spirit Gate is Opened and the Deities' Projection appears. The Starting Point of the V is the Starting Point, which is the Place where the Human borrowing the Deity's Strength should stand. The Pentagram is used for stabilizing, the final Landing Point of the '又' is the Place where the Strength is transmitted over, in other words, the Door just lets you see the Projection of the Deities borrowing Strength, while the Real Strength is transmitted over from another Point..."
Chi Feichi turned around and went out.
As a Human who doesn't study Magic, he was a bit unclear about the Principle.
Feimo flapped his Wings and flew over.
What? The Matter about Joshua?
How can those Matters be as interesting as watching Master doing Mystery Solving and Treasure Hunt?
Talk about it later!
"As for whether or not the Death Spirit Gate, this kind of Mistake Pattern that was changed later, still has this kind of Meaning, I'm unclear," Koizumi Akako enthusiastically made a Proposal, "Whether or not you want to go check? Go check the place where the stroke begins at that Starting Point of the V, as for which Floor it is..."
"I'm already going, it should be on the First Floor," Chi Feichi, according to the Map restored in his Mind, went downstairs walking towards a Room, "Look at the overlapping part of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Drawing Order is Circle, Pentagram, 又, V, a Group of four Patterns. This Place has three Floors plus the Attic and the Secret Chamber Floor, which is also four Floors. If the Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor corresponds to the End Point in the center of the Circle, then the Drawing Order should be inverted. The Third Floor represents the Pentagram, the Second Floor is 又, the First Floor is V, the Starting Point is on the First Floor."
The Destination is a Storage Room, inside, some Sundries are placed against the Wall Corner, and thick Dust has already accumulated.
After Chi Feichi entered the Door, he went to the starting point of the stroke corresponding to V, the inner Wall on the Left Hand side, raised his Hand and knocked a bit, there was nothing Abnormality On the Wall, he stomped his foot.
Click.
A subtle light sound came from underfoot.
It seems he found correctly.
But, whether this family's Ancestor made things a bit difficult for the Descendant?
Based on the House Plan and Furnishings, discovering the Death Spirit Gate Pattern was already very difficult.
This kind of Matter, where the Starting Point is at the beginning of the V's stroke, in this Present Society, who can possibly know?
If he didn't have Koizumi Akako, he wouldn't even be able to find it, and would probably also think that Secret Chamber in the exact middle of the Pattern was just everything.
...
Ten minutes ago, in the Secret Chamber.
The Middle-aged Man who didn't see Feimo looked away, seeing Joshua still looking at the Entrance in a Daze, he frowned, "Joshua, what exactly is your Intention? I personally came to give you an Invitation to join my Church, I've already given you a lot of Face!"
After Joshua saw that Crow leave, the Pattern On the Ground still had no Reaction, he looked away in Disappointment, "You don't understand."
A burst of cursing Words floated past in the Middle-aged Man's Heart, he said annoyed, "What?"
"I know him, the original House Owner of this House, he was just that Murderer who did Impalement on two people," Joshua said slowly, "No, it should be three, there was also one when he went to Romania. I've already known him for over twenty years, he was a humble Human until twelve years ago, his Parents' Death, he was just like a changed Human, and started pursuing the gift from the Demon..."
The Middle-aged Man suppressed the impatience in his Heart.
This Old Man is Mentally Unstable, right?
Never mind, Time is still early, and no people have come looking for this Place either, might as well listen to a Story.
"He no longer goes to the Church, he says he should not have Faith in the Lord, his Faith is Satan, is the Demon," Joshua sighed, "I think he is Crazy, he must save him."
"He no need to save," the Middle-aged Man said, "What should be saved is you."
Joshua didn't pay Attention to the Man, still saying Self-Absorbed, "He said to me, he was born destined to serve Satan, he started being obsessed with the Vampire Legend, and also nagging about Words like Opening the Death Spirit Gate and Prayer for Eternal Life, then he killed people, and was shot dead by the Police because he resisted when he was Arrested. Previously, the Humans who lived in this Vicinity found the Church and asked me to come and Pray for Blessings for the Departed Souls who died tragically in this Place, so they could return to the Kingdom of Jesus. Afterwards, when I came over, I walked around Inside the Room and made a Discovery of a Secret, there indeed is a Death Spirit Gate in this House..."
The Middle-aged Man looked towards the Black and white Brick Pattern pieced together at the Entrance, "I know!"
"No, you don't know!" Joshua's Face was Serious, also carrying a trace of disdain.
What he said was not this Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Entrance, but the Death Spirit Gate Plan of this House.
This foolish Man fundamentally don't know, this Secret Chamber is in the exact middle of the entire House's Death Spirit Gate Plan, accurately speaking, that Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Secret Chamber Entrance is only the exact middle of the large Death Spirit Gate covering half of the House.
His Friend back then had indeed specially measured it, confirming that there was just the Place to Open the Death Spirit Gate!
Man: "..."
#~%@&/...!
Come on, say it!
Could it be that Pattern at the Entrance is not the Death Spirit Gate?
Joshua refuted with a Sentence, didn't look at the Man again, and continued to say, "This Secret Chamber is at the center of the Death Spirit Gate, when I made the Discovery of this Place, I also made the Discovery of the Things he used back then to Clean Up Blood Stains and transport Blood..."
The Middle-aged Man couldn't help but look towards that pile of Sundries in the Wall Corner, the blackish-brown Stains on top were very glaring.
"Correct, it's just those, on top are all the Traces left behind after the Victim's Blood dried," Joshua said without raising his Head, "But when I found this Place, the Case had already concluded, I didn't want to let people come and disturb him and the Departed Souls of the two people he cruelly Murdered, so I Concealed the Matter of this Place. This time, my original Faith abandoned me, I am willing to devote myself to Darkness, whether it is Satan or the Demon, I am willing to offer my Loyalty and Faith..."
"So only then should you join my Church," the Middle-aged Man couldn't help but say, "We are all devout Believers of Satan!"
Joshua: "No, you are not!"
Middle-aged Man: "..."
(;｀O)o
"You don't know even Belial," Joshua didn't take the Man's flushed red Face to Heart, and said disappointed, "My Friend said back then, 'When the Death Spirit Gate is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God'. After I made the Discovery that the Pattern at this Secret Chamber Entrance is the Death Spirit Gate, I also until regarded it as an Evil Object. When I wanted to Open it, I found that I was the same as him, unable to open the Secret of this Place. I think I probably need to prepare some Sacrifices..."
Chi Feichi, who was slowly rising from Below in the middle of the Entrance Pattern: "..."
This is just a Final Stop, how do you Open it?
The Storage Room on the First Floor is the Starting Point, which is the Entrance. After activating the Mechanism, standing still and no need to move, the Panel underfoot will automatically be carried away by the Mechanism.
While going upwards, quite a few Gold Bars are placed along the Road. Based on the rising Altitude he felt, the Place where the Gold Bars accumulated is probably on the Second Floor, which conforms to the Meaning of Strength represented by the corresponding '又' Pattern.
While the Third Floor has no any Things, it probably exists for the sake of stabilizing the Second Floor and supporting this Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor, and also conforms to the stabilizing Meaning of the corresponding 'Five-Pointed Star'.
This Place on the Fourth Floor is the End Point, the Exit, which is the End Point Meaning corresponding to the center of the 'Circle'.
The Design is very interesting, but this Mechanism should have no way to reverse operation, it cannot return to the Entrance from the Exit.
Which also led to... making things very difficult for the Descendant.
Sacrifice or whatever, no matter how much you sacrifice, if you can't find the Entrance correctly, you still have no way to Open it.
(End of Chapter)
On the Second Floor of the Old House, the Study.
Chi Feichi was standing in front of the Bookshelf, speaking softly on the Phone Call with Koizumi Akako.
"This is the Pattern."
"I received the Email... It's very similar, but it's not the one I drew previously," Koizumi Akako said, "That Pattern of mine in Red Magic represents Concealment, while your Pattern should be the Pattern of the Holy Spirit Gate..."
"Holy Spirit Gate?" Chi Feichi recalled a bit, "I only know of a Pattern born from the Cthulhu Mythos created by the American Novelist Howard Philip Lovecraft, called the Death Spirit Gate, which is somewhat similar to this."
"Uh-huh... wait a moment," Koizumi Akako over there dawdled for a long time, "Death Spirit Gate... Found it, the Meaning explained Online is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, it has the Meaning of Protecting and Resisting Evil, and at the same time, it is an Entrance leading to older Deities. When I use Magic and need to borrow the Strength of dangerous Deities like Satan, I will prepare a Holy Spirit Gate. It is indeed an Array Diagram used to prevent being Murdered by cruel Gods. The Death Spirit Gate was probably imitated by the Creator from the Legend of the Holy Spirit Gate, the drawing method is Wrong, it's fundamentally of no use..."
"Even if the Meaning wasn't misinterpreted, that's good enough." Chi Feichi asked, "Does Satan really exist?"
"Yes, do you want to meet him? Then when you come back, I'll summon him for you once, but it's just a Projection, and the Projection's Strength isn't much either," Koizumi Akako was seemingly still flipping through the Website, "Speaking of misinterpreting the Meaning... The Death Spirit Gate seemingly has been regarded as the Logo of Satan and Evil these years, when it's clearly the Logo of Resistance against Evil..."
Chi Feichi sorted out his thoughts a bit.
In the Book that the House Owner of this House, who is also the Murderer, had read, several pages were messily drawn with the 'Death Spirit Gate' Pattern. Then he looked for a bit and found a Letter in the Gap of the Bookshelf.
The Content of the Letter roughly meant: My Child, this is the House passed down by the Ancestor, do not change its Plan, you will have a magical Discovery, when it is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God...
Right, it's this kind of Message again, seemingly implying there's Treasure Inside the Room.
Don't know what's going on with this World, the Ancestors seemingly all especially like playing this kind of Tactic.
He walked around Inside the Room, the Plan plus some fixed Furniture and Furnishings, is very similar to the Death Spirit Gate Pattern the House Owner drew on the Book.
In other words, the House Owner discovered the Key to the Secret Hidden in this Mansion.
The Ancestor set up the House Plan as the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Meaning is probably to let this House become a Safe Haven that can Resist Evil, but the Tragedy is, because of some people's misinterpretation of the Pattern, it made the House Owner think this is a Pattern representing Evil or Satan, and he went down the Road of pursuing Evil and never returned...
Koizumi Akako listened to Chi Feichi's Analysis, and agreed saying, "Perhaps it's like this, then it's truly a Regret, he completely didn't understand the Ancestor's Intention..."
"Master!" Feimo found Chi Feichi, hopped into the House, looking at the Room, "So magical, this Study is just right directly below that Secret Chamber, and also directly below that Crime Scene on the Third Floor..."
Chi Feichi turned his Head to look at Feimo, he seemingly made a Discovery of Things more interesting than finding Joshua, "Explain the Plan Inside the Room specifically a bit."
Feimo started to say his Discovery.
This Study on the Second Floor, the Bedroom on the First Floor, the Crime Scene on the Third Floor, and the Secret Chamber above the Third Floor, are completely on a Straight Line.
Chi Feichi restored the House Plan in his Mind a bit, "These Houses are all just right at the exact center point of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern..."
"Exact center point?" Koizumi Akako was in Doubt, "Just the exact middle of the Outer Perimeter circular shape? That is the Meaning of the End Point."
"In other words, are there other Important Points?" Chi Feichi asked.
"I'm not sure about the Death Spirit Gate, but this Pattern is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, both are composed of overlapping circular shapes, Pentagrams, inverted V-shaped Patterns, and inverted '又'-shaped Patterns, just the Details are a bit different," Koizumi Akako said, "For the Holy Spirit Gate, the center of the Circle is the End Point, and also the Place where the Holy Spirit Gate is Opened and the Deities' Projection appears. The Starting Point of the V is the Starting Point, which is the Place where the Human borrowing the Deity's Strength should stand. The Pentagram is used for stabilizing, the final Landing Point of the '又' is the Place where the Strength is transmitted over, in other words, the Door just lets you see the Projection of the Deities borrowing Strength, while the Real Strength is transmitted over from another Point..."
Chi Feichi turned around and went out.
As a Human who doesn't study Magic, he was a bit unclear about the Principle.
Feimo flapped his Wings and flew over.
What? The Matter about Joshua?
How can those Matters be as interesting as watching Master doing Mystery Solving and Treasure Hunt?
Talk about it later!
"As for whether or not the Death Spirit Gate, this kind of Mistake Pattern that was changed later, still has this kind of Meaning, I'm unclear," Koizumi Akako enthusiastically made a Proposal, "Whether or not you want to go check? Go check the place where the stroke begins at that Starting Point of the V, as for which Floor it is..."
"I'm already going, it should be on the First Floor," Chi Feichi, according to the Map restored in his Mind, went downstairs walking towards a Room, "Look at the overlapping part of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Drawing Order is Circle, Pentagram, 又, V, a Group of four Patterns. This Place has three Floors plus the Attic and the Secret Chamber Floor, which is also four Floors. If the Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor corresponds to the End Point in the center of the Circle, then the Drawing Order should be inverted. The Third Floor represents the Pentagram, the Second Floor is 又, the First Floor is V, the Starting Point is on the First Floor."
The Destination is a Storage Room, inside, some Sundries are placed against the Wall Corner, and thick Dust has already accumulated.
After Chi Feichi entered the Door, he went to the starting point of the stroke corresponding to V, the inner Wall on the Left Hand side, raised his Hand and knocked a bit, there was nothing Abnormality On the Wall, he stomped his foot.
Click.
A subtle light sound came from underfoot.
It seems he found correctly.
But, whether this family's Ancestor made things a bit difficult for the Descendant?
Based on the House Plan and Furnishings, discovering the Death Spirit Gate Pattern was already very difficult.
This kind of Matter, where the Starting Point is at the beginning of the V's stroke, in this Present Society, who can possibly know?
If he didn't have Koizumi Akako, he wouldn't even be able to find it, and would probably also think that Secret Chamber in the exact middle of the Pattern was just everything.
...
Ten minutes ago, in the Secret Chamber.
The Middle-aged Man who didn't see Feimo looked away, seeing Joshua still looking at the Entrance in a Daze, he frowned, "Joshua, what exactly is your Intention? I personally came to give you an Invitation to join my Church, I've already given you a lot of Face!"
After Joshua saw that Crow leave, the Pattern On the Ground still had no Reaction, he looked away in Disappointment, "You don't understand."
A burst of cursing Words floated past in the Middle-aged Man's Heart, he said annoyed, "What?"
"I know him, the original House Owner of this House, he was just that Murderer who did Impalement on two people," Joshua said slowly, "No, it should be three, there was also one when he went to Romania. I've already known him for over twenty years, he was a humble Human until twelve years ago, his Parents' Death, he was just like a changed Human, and started pursuing the gift from the Demon..."
The Middle-aged Man suppressed the impatience in his Heart.
This Old Man is Mentally Unstable, right?
Never mind, Time is still early, and no people have come looking for this Place either, might as well listen to a Story.
"He no longer goes to the Church, he says he should not have Faith in the Lord, his Faith is Satan, is the Demon," Joshua sighed, "I think he is Crazy, he must save him."
"He no need to save," the Middle-aged Man said, "What should be saved is you."
Joshua didn't pay Attention to the Man, still saying Self-Absorbed, "He said to me, he was born destined to serve Satan, he started being obsessed with the Vampire Legend, and also nagging about Words like Opening the Death Spirit Gate and Prayer for Eternal Life, then he killed people, and was shot dead by the Police because he resisted when he was Arrested. Previously, the Humans who lived in this Vicinity found the Church and asked me to come and Pray for Blessings for the Departed Souls who died tragically in this Place, so they could return to the Kingdom of Jesus. Afterwards, when I came over, I walked around Inside the Room and made a Discovery of a Secret, there indeed is a Death Spirit Gate in this House..."
The Middle-aged Man looked towards the Black and white Brick Pattern pieced together at the Entrance, "I know!"
"No, you don't know!" Joshua's Face was Serious, also carrying a trace of disdain.
What he said was not this Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Entrance, but the Death Spirit Gate Plan of this House.
This foolish Man fundamentally don't know, this Secret Chamber is in the exact middle of the entire House's Death Spirit Gate Plan, accurately speaking, that Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Secret Chamber Entrance is only the exact middle of the large Death Spirit Gate covering half of the House.
His Friend back then had indeed specially measured it, confirming that there was just the Place to Open the Death Spirit Gate!
Man: "..."
#~%@&/...!
Come on, say it!
Could it be that Pattern at the Entrance is not the Death Spirit Gate?
Joshua refuted with a Sentence, didn't look at the Man again, and continued to say, "This Secret Chamber is at the center of the Death Spirit Gate, when I made the Discovery of this Place, I also made the Discovery of the Things he used back then to Clean Up Blood Stains and transport Blood..."
The Middle-aged Man couldn't help but look towards that pile of Sundries in the Wall Corner, the blackish-brown Stains on top were very glaring.
"Correct, it's just those, on top are all the Traces left behind after the Victim's Blood dried," Joshua said without raising his Head, "But when I found this Place, the Case had already concluded, I didn't want to let people come and disturb him and the Departed Souls of the two people he cruelly Murdered, so I Concealed the Matter of this Place. This time, my original Faith abandoned me, I am willing to devote myself to Darkness, whether it is Satan or the Demon, I am willing to offer my Loyalty and Faith..."
"So only then should you join my Church," the Middle-aged Man couldn't help but say, "We are all devout Believers of Satan!"
Joshua: "No, you are not!"
Middle-aged Man: "..."
(;｀O)o
"You don't know even Belial," Joshua didn't take the Man's flushed red Face to Heart, and said disappointed, "My Friend said back then, 'When the Death Spirit Gate is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God'. After I made the Discovery that the Pattern at this Secret Chamber Entrance is the Death Spirit Gate, I also until regarded it as an Evil Object. When I wanted to Open it, I found that I was the same as him, unable to open the Secret of this Place. I think I probably need to prepare some Sacrifices..."
Chi Feichi, who was slowly rising from Below in the middle of the Entrance Pattern: "..."
This is just a Final Stop, how do you Open it?
The Storage Room on the First Floor is the Starting Point, which is the Entrance. After activating the Mechanism, standing still and no need to move, the Panel underfoot will automatically be carried away by the Mechanism.
While going upwards, quite a few Gold Bars are placed along the Road. Based on the rising Altitude he felt, the Place where the Gold Bars accumulated is probably on the Second Floor, which conforms to the Meaning of Strength represented by the corresponding '又' Pattern.
While the Third Floor has no any Things, it probably exists for the sake of stabilizing the Second Floor and supporting this Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor, and also conforms to the stabilizing Meaning of the corresponding 'Five-Pointed Star'.
This Place on the Fourth Floor is the End Point, the Exit, which is the End Point Meaning corresponding to the center of the 'Circle'.
The Design is very interesting, but this Mechanism should have no way to reverse operation, it cannot return to the Entrance from the Exit.
Which also led to... making things very difficult for the Descendant.
Sacrifice or whatever, no matter how much you sacrifice, if you can't find the Entrance correctly, you still have no way to Open it.
(End of Chapter)
