Chapter 511: Guests in a Foreign Land, Joyful Dreams

Chapter 511: Guests in a Foreign Land, Joyful Dreams

Nightmares Caused by High-Level Influence?

Fors, who relied on the great mountains of the Stars and the Fool, quickly accepted this notion.

This meant that the full moon murmurs, originally targeting only herself, had evolved to invade her dreams.

To solve this problem, only the Stars and the Fool had the ability.

"The simplest way to eliminate the influence of high-level beings is to seek the protection of even higher-level beings."

Audrey gave Fors a deep look, believing that Fors would seek Mr. Fool's help.

"But aside from having nightmares at night, I haven't experienced any other effects, and my daily life hasn't been disrupted," Fors asked seriously.

"What if this is just the beginning?" Audrey's gem-like eyes seemed to see through Fors's worries. She continued, "Your dreams might be more complex than you think. That call you heard might be the key to unlocking the truth of your dreams."

"I know you encounter full moon murmurs during the full moon, which is harmful to you, but this time, your dream might genuinely be seeking your help."

"Otherwise, the influence of a high-level being on a lower-level being wouldn't be so gentle; it would be filled with terror, blood, and mutation."

Audrey's gentle words helped Fors make a decision.

That night, around ten o'clock, Fors began praying to the Stars, seeking their protection.

"The Stars will always watch over you."

In the Hall of Stars, Hastur left this message and then withdrew the starry sky from Fors's room, sitting in the Hall of Stars and overlooking Fors.

Under the protection of the Stars, Fors fell into a deep sleep within three to five minutes of lying on her bed.

That night, Fors slept soundly, free from both sweet dreams and nightmares.

This made her sigh with relief, feeling that the protection of the Stars was indeed reassuring.

For the next two days, Fors slept peacefully under the protection of the Stars, without experiencing any nightmares.

Naturally, Fors was very happy about this, but Hastur had other thoughts and decided to conduct an experiment.

Tonight, Fors, as usual, sought the protection of the Stars and then went to sleep peacefully. However, Hastur withdrew the protection of the Stars and stopped monitoring Fors's situation.

Around three in the morning, Fors once again dreamed of the place filled with hundreds of mirrors. She entered one of the mirrors and experienced various terrifying and bloody deaths.

Waking up with a scream, Fors seemed to clearly hear what the call was saying.

She turned on the light, got up, and went to her desk to write down a name with a quill: Bethel Abraham.

The Abraham family again... Fors's heart sank. Last time, Mr. Hastur had warned her that the Abraham family would soon come to reclaim the two lost sealed items. She hadn't expected them to influence her in this way.

The next night, Fors explained the situation while praying to the Stars.

In the Hall of Stars, Hastur sighed, thinking it was Mr. Door and the Fallen Mother trying to stir up trouble through Fors.

He hadn't expected it to be the Abraham family, tormenting Fors through her dreams.

No wonder Fors never had nightmares when protected by the Stars.

Even the protection Hastur casually bestowed through the Hall of Stars couldn't be breached; the influence was indeed limited.

Hastur thought quietly for a while and felt something was amiss.

Under the influence of the Fallen Mother, the Abraham family had almost lost their sanity. Would they really have the leisure to interfere with Fors's dreams?

Could it really be Mr. Door's call for help?

Bethel Abraham, was this Mr. Door's real name?

Hastur habitually called him Mr. Door without knowing his true name.

If it was indeed Mr. Door, then Fors's dreams were quite interesting.

The so-called call was probably just to guide Fors to find the correct mirror. Only the correct mirror would lead to Mr. Door's portal.

Choosing the wrong portal would lead to the dream world influenced by the Fallen Mother, which is why Fors experienced various horrific deaths upon entering the wrong mirror.

But Fors... well, she indeed lacked the observation and calmness needed.

"The Stars will guide your way."

After saying this, Hastur closed the connection with Fors, sat down to think for a while, and came up with an idea.

After advancing to Sequence 4 as a Lost One, he had acquired four extraordinary abilities.

Lost: Those who have lost their homeland always wander outside, unable to find the right path.

This extraordinary ability was more conceptual, like the historical fog sealed by the Star Vessel in the Fourth Epoch.

When he appeared as the King in Yellow, people around him would lose their sense of direction and unknowingly move towards him.

The second extraordinary ability was Lost, also known as Loss.

This was a mandatory, rule-oriented extraordinary ability.

For example, in battle, he could declare that an enemy loses a certain ability or a part of their body, or he could make someone lose their thoughts or make an enemy lose money every day.

The key was that once successful, this loss would be permanent.

In other words, Hastur could completely strip an extraordinary person of all their abilities, leaving them only with the risk of potion loss of control.

The third extraordinary ability was Guest in a Foreign Land.

*In dreams, one does not know they are a guest, enjoying fleeting happiness.*

Lost Ones always long to return home, but in a foreign land, they can only reunite in dreams.

This ability was somewhat similar to the Dreamwalker and Dreamweaver abilities of the Spectator pathway.

It allowed him to enter others' dreams and weave and manipulate them.

The fourth extraordinary ability was The Fate of the Foreigner, also known as Moving Disaster.

As a Lost One, traveling to other places made him a foreigner relative to the local people and things.

Foreigners often bring change and disaster to the locals.

This was a fate-based curse ability that, once used, would bring unpredictable changes and disasters.

For example, a drought, a meteor shower, a war, or a plague...

Hastur used this extraordinary ability very cautiously, having only used it twice. Once, it almost led to the extinction of the black long-armed apes on an island, and another time, it caused a meteor shower disaster that affected a small village and the nearby mountains.

The scope of influence was vast. With his current ability, he could affect half of Backlund.

These abilities were slowly explored and named by Hastur after advancing to Sequence 4 of the Star pathway as a Lost One.

The problem Fors encountered this time was well-suited for the Guest in a Foreign Land ability.

He didn't need to wait in the Hall of Stars; he could simply lie in his warm bed at home and enter Fors's dream.

Williams Street was very close to the Queen's District, and he could reach it by crossing Seville Square via King's Avenue.

Around midnight, Fors hid under the covers, feeling anxious and unable to sleep.

To avoid involving Xio, she declined Xio's suggestion to sleep together and had been sleeping alone every night recently.

"I can't keep being passive!"

Having learned a lot about dreams from Miss Audrey, Fors clenched her fists quietly.

According to Miss Audrey, most dreams could be controlled by oneself. In dreams, one could imagine being a king, a god, a creator, or have a beautiful dream.

Miss Audrey also suggested that she could actively create sweet dreams to resist nightmares, which might have good results.

Last night, she tried it a bit, and it worked well.

In her dream, she had become a famous writer known across the northern and southern continents. One of her works could earn her enough money for a lifetime.

Every day, she traveled to enjoy the scenery and food, or lay in bed sleeping, free from any constraints or deadlines.

Although it was a fantasy, it made her happy for a long time. Even when the dream turned into a nightmare in the middle of the night, her mood wasn't as bad as before.

It was like taking medicine with a piece of candy first; the medicine didn't taste as bitter.

Thinking about this, Fors fell asleep again.

This time, in her dream, she was a queen, and Xio was her maid, occasionally serving as a bed warmer.

"Xio is still so unruly."

In her sleep, Fors frowned in displeasure. In her dream, whenever she played around with Xio in bed, Xio always ended up pressing her down.

But in a daze, the teasing Xio on her lap seemed to turn into Mr. Hastur.

He looked down at her, gripping her chin with his right hand, much more forcefully than Xio, with an undeniable attitude.

"Don't move, and don't look away. Just look at me."

Hastur leaned down, whispering domineering words in her ear, then licked her ear, making her shiver, her eyes watery, her legs rubbing together, and her feet arching.

When Hastur kissed from her ear to her brow, cheek, and lips, Fors suddenly woke up from this intimate dream.

She blushed, covering her dry lips with her hand, looking very unnatural.

"Why did I suddenly dream of Mr. Hastur?"

"It must be because of the jokes Xio made before, making me overthink."

"Huh, strange, the dream was fine just now. Why did I suddenly wake up?"

Fors thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. She tossed and turned in bed until late at night before falling asleep again.

This time, she returned to the dream world filled with mirrors.

"Bethel Abraham."

With a clearer call than before, Fors gathered her courage and walked through the forest of mirrors, finally finding the mirror from which the call came.