Turning his attention away from them
David's mind raced as the thirty-minute timer blinked mercilessly down. This was the window granted by the Lord of the Mysteries system—thirty minutes during which his power would be at its peak, unfettered and raw. If he was going to change the world, this was his moment he then had a idea.
He closed his eyes briefly, centering himself. Then, with deliberate precision, he began to use his authority of which he temporally had as the above the sequence Lord of the mysteries of the three pathways
The Fool pathway: Authorities over Fooling, Reassembly, Miracles, and History. And the concepts of Controller of The Spirit World, Fooling, and Bizarreness.
The Error pathway: Authorities over Errors, Time, Theft, and Deceit. And the concepts of Errors, Time, and Destiny.
The Door pathway: Authorities over Doors, Position, Space, and Seals. And the concepts of Door, Alternate Worlds, and Space
Unlike anything the world had seen before, he used the miracle authority from the fool pathway—it was a new framework, a system of ritualistic magic born from the mysteries and knowledge that David temporarily had as the Lord of the Mysteries.
His hands traced arcane circles and sigils, drawing upon the unseen currents of the world's latent mana. The incantations that slipped from his lips were old and foreign, yet potent, a language that stirred the very fabric of magical potential around him.
David focused on embedding the core principles of ritual magic—hierarchies, symbols, ceremonial acts, the flow of mystical energy channeled through purpose and intent—into the world. It wove outward like a web, touching invisible ley lines, spiritual nodes, and the hearts of nearby life.
He envisioned a system where everything possessed spirituality—where prayers, rituals, and sacrifices could awaken responses from higher beings and hidden forces.
The world responded. The magic he summoned rippled through the spiritual veins of the land, awakening something dormant and hungry.
Within seconds, the system's interface exploded with Mystery Points—far beyond anything David had ever gained before. Hundreds of thousands poured into his tally as the world accepted and integrated the new power system he introduced readily.
David gasped, staggering back as the surge of points washed over him like a storm. The birth of a new power system was worth more than he'd dared hope.
Without hesitation, David spent those points, advancing himself from the tentative Sequence 9 Seer to the far more formidable Sequence 4 Bizarro Sorcerer. His mind surged with newfound clarity and power, a tangible aura of strength surrounding him.
With his enhanced senses, he could feel the faint pulse of magic lingering in the air, the invisible web he had spun growing stronger every moment. Soon, curious mages, wanderers, and scholars would come into contact with knowledge of this new ritualistic magic. They would buy manuals, trade secrets, and perform rites, unwittingly feeding David's growing reservoir of Mystery Points.
And David was its quiet architect.