59 Skin Suit

When he finished cleaning the table with potion-making items he thought of going to East borough to find find a victim. He could also change it slightly by going into different districts.

Until now he always preyed on the gangsters in East borough, thanks to that he was able to be off the radar for official beyonder organizations like Nighthawks of Evernight Goddess, Machinery Hivemind of God of Steam and Machinery, and Mandated Punishers of Lord of Storms.

Hector knew that sinners could be found in every social position, from the lowest of beggars to the highest of emperors. While he would go to other districts until his skin suit will be completed his only targets would be gangsters in the East borough and even that is getting more dangerous as my recent excursions into gangster territory did not go unnoticed.

"Especially after the gambling den 'incident' in hindsight I was acting slightly foolishly... but it was done so I can't take it back, and it's not like I would if I could. It was still a lot of fun, hah hah." Hector chuckled at the memories of that day.

"That reminds me, how far in making skin suit Albert is?" After cleaning up Hector decided to visit Albert to see his progress.

After leaving the basements Hector went to look for Albert. When he found him he told him to follow him into his study there he asked his question, "Albert how far are you in making skin suit?"

"My lord, I just need to perform a ritual to bless the skin suit and it will be done. But it may take a few attempts to succeed as it needs the high-rank devil to bless or repeated the process of the lower one.

"Devil families usually just pray to the Dark Side of the Universe for blessing, they also use sacrifices to enhance the chance of success. As your grandfather said I don't think praying to the God of Abyss is wise and so the process will take slightly longer." When Albert finished speaking Hector got an idea.

"What type of ritual you are performing?" Hector asked

"Firstly it serves the purpose of interfering with divinations and redirecting it into the skin suit so they wouldn't be able to know that it is only a mask. Secondly, if someone would look at the person wearing a such suit they would be unable to see it as a mask even with spirit vision or other eye powers.

"It is concealment achieved not through hiding but through the change and mutation."

Hector then decided that he would bless the skin suit himself. With the powers of Tenebrous World, it should be no problem. The only thing that bothered him was if such energy would leave any traces of said sefirot.

'But if I would use ritual and then be careful while granting it...'

"So be it, bring me the skin suit and I will perform the ritual myself," Hector said while he looked into Albert's eyes as he had no intention of explaining himself.

Albert could see as such and agreed, "As you wish my lord." Then he left the room and went to bring the skin suit.

Once he returned he put it on Hector's desk. Hector saw carefully wrapped skin as if it was freshly cleaned laundry. He took it into his hands and went to the basement once again, now to perform the ritual.

Skin suit was warm to the touch and unnervingly dry. Hector touched it with interest as he never felt a similar sensation, "That's interesting." He said as he entered the basement.

There he put the skin on the table and prepared three candles, a bowl of water, and a silver dagger.

Hector then put candles before him in a triangular position with one being closer to him and two farther away.

Then he needed to create a clean and undisturbed ritual environment. Hector entered a cogitation state to calm his emotion and focus his mind, then he builds a wall of spiritual energy around the altar. He was able to succeed without using incense as he was already in sequence 7.

Then he put a skin suit on the altar and used his spirituality to light the candles on the altar. He lit them from left to right starting with one representing 'god' and then one representing 'me'...

Hector then sanctified the silver dagger in his name as he did not want to jump from Tenebrous World for every little thing. After which he continued with the ritual.

He drew the symbol on the paper and spoke.

"Father of Devils;

"you are Madness from beyond the Void;

"you are a Source of Corruption and Desires.

"I pray for your help.

"I pray for your loving grace.

"I pray for you to bless this skin.

Hector did not do the fourth part to strengthen the chance of success as he would be answering to himself.

After he recited the incantation he burned the piece of paper that was used to draw the symbol. After the paper was burned Hector thanked the being which he preyed to and extinguished the candles. Then he dispelled the wall of spirituality.

When he was done he did not leave the altar but concentrated his mind and entered Tenebrous World. There he overlooked his throne, tree, well, and the tower.

Then he sat on the throne that was located before the tree which held one golden apple. As he sit he looked into Chernobog Wisdom and saw a light representing himself doing a ritual.

He felt some kind of connection that he could use to spread his influence into the real world. Hector concentrated on the light and willed for energies of Tenebrous World to enter the skin suit and bless it.

When he was done he returned to his body and looked at the human skin suit. After looking at it for a few moments Hector extended his hand and touched it.

Somehow it was even warmer than before and it has also gained a color as if it was still alive. Human skin suit was no different that the skin of living humans.

Hector hurriedly stripped his clothes and put on a skin suit on himself.

It had a strange dry feeling while he had it on. When he looked into a mirror he was pleasantly surprised to see that it looked as if it was his own and not a mask.

"Good." He said as he observed his face that wore the face of someone else. It was not his first time as when he came to this world he experienced something similar.

Compared to Hector's face this one made his eyes look slightly more sunken and his lips were much thinner. His hands were slightly scarred with already healed wounds and the connection between his fingers and fingernails looked so natural that if he did not know he would think that skin suit came with nails too.

"Now I can go out and kill sinners without fear of being seen and reported. Even if they would saw me it wouldn't be my face. But I think it would be wise to test it in the East borough on a few gangsters. Maybe to show my face to some passerby to build up a reputation, haha haha." Hector started to full out laugh.