I am an Eldritch Entity-Chapter 142: Sound recording

No.

Eryndor immediately rejected the second option. Both the real body descending and the idea of Co-founder Morris being someone else.

He had long guessed that eldritch entities couldn't leave Forbidden Domains due to the Forbidden Film. There should be similar constraints on the eldritch being in the abyss of this secret realm, else it would've already taken him.

There was no need to rely on Co-founder Morris to plot and push him into the abyss.

An eldritch entity somehow replacing Co-founder Morris? Granted, even if it was not a true body but some clone, it would be incredibly difficult to hide under the radar of the Human Federation.

The Human Federation wasn't THAT incompetent that they would fail to notice an imposter existing in their headquarters.

Eryndor had plenty of faith in Dr. Kirchoff, the man who led the Human Federation to its current height while protecting humanity from anomalies and the Eight Outer Domains.

True, he didn't do it alone. But when the topic shifts to only anomalies, it wouldn't be incorrect to proclaim that he handled them alone.

Final conclusion, Co-founder Morris was most likely not replaced and the real body couldn't have descended.

So there should be some other means through which they sensed the eldritch entity, or at least deduced its presence.

Eryndor briefly considered Cognitive Scrying.

But they are just helpers. Would they know the reason behind their own hiring?

Eryndor looked at his teammates, and spoke after a few seconds of consideration.

"Guys, can you stay here for a few moments? I'll be back in a while."

Edward had a confused expression before it quickly morphed into a look which said 'I understand you bro.'

Jeez, I am not going to pee or anything.

Eryndor thought with some repulsion but then considered that it might be a good thing Edward made a reason himself.

Valentina gave him an understanding look. She knew he had Cognitive Scrying and could already guess what he would be doing.

With a thought, he expanded the range of his extended vision.

Good, they aren't far.

In case they sped up and left his domain, Eryndor jogged in their direction, but made sure to not be too close.

He was currently using near maximum range of his extended vision, there was a very low chance they would be able to sense him at this distance given that even their highest realm was only stage 7 of level two.

He focused briefly to lock onto Ronin, and immediately used his Cognitive Scrying.

As soon as he was in the mindspace, he began scrying through the heaps of memory, filtering through them, trying to find a valuable clue.

And he did find one. There was one important segment of memory which gave a crucial clue, which happened to make some of his guesses more certain.

Ronin indeed had something given by Kaylor to help him with the investigations.

It was a recording.

Yes. Just a recording of some sound, at least according to Ronin. Because he couldn't make sense of what it was.

But Eryndor could.

The recording was given to him by Kaylor to investigate in the secret realm and find out if there was any clue which even remotely resembled the sound in the recording.

For example, some beast making a sound similar to the recording. The whistling of the wind resembling the tune of the recording. A series of natural sounds of nature coming together to form that specific sound.

There could be many ways in which a sound could exist.

It was one of the most important tasks given to the team Yetoren.

Ronin might not have recognised it, but Eryndor sure did, word by word.

Yes, it was a language. One familiar to Eryndor.

It was the one used by Dr. Ralph in the invocation ritual to utter the revered appellations which were aimed at him.

He still remembered the golden dot which responded to the invocation, he could even feel it even now, but couldn't do anything about it.

The words in the recordings were -

The Hand That Tilts the Scales.

Yea, there was only this one line.

Hmmm, is it a revered appellation of that eldritch entity?

According to my guess, revered appellation might signify the authority or the ability of the being.

What could 'The Hand That Tilts the Scales' signify?

Weight?

Gravity?

Bias?

What else could it mean?

Eryndor furrowed his brows, and changed his point of view. What if it was tilting an already unbalanced scale?

It could also mean equality right?

Equilibrium?

Balance?

Eryndor noted all the guesses of authorities within his mind as he continued with the scrying.

Apart from the revered appellation, there was only one more clue in Ronin's mind.

*****

Ronin fiddled with his phone, his gaze trained on the sound file sent to him.

He spoke into the empty room.

"Can you tell me where this recording came from?

"It's not really a compulsory question for you to answer but it is definitely important.

"It gives us important clues as to where to start investigating from. It may not be compulsory but many times it ends up being one of the crucial hints which helped us solve the case.

"If you could tell me where this recording came from, me and my team would have a concrete direction to start investigating towards."

There was a long silence within the room, but Ronin didn't seem to be concerned.

He also didn't find it odd to speak in empty air.

Ronin knew the person he had been invited to have a talk with was the head of the intelligence department, Kaylor Byrd.

Although it was weird for him to not even show his face, he could deal with it.

All along, Kaylor had been talking to him through the speakers present in the room.

After a long silence, Kaylor finally spoke.

"It was through an agent which escaped the secret realm.

"Years ago, long before Morris managed to return from the secret realm, one of the agents in his team suddenly appeared from the portal.

"Due to the surroundings being under constant surveillance from the members of the Human Federation, he was quickly taken care of.

"But we noticed that he seemed to be constantly emitting the sounds I sent you in that recording.

"Through certain means, we deduced that the sound relates to the presence, or at least the influence of a very powerful entity.

"We tried everything he could but the agent only kept repeating those sounds, he didn't respond to anything, not even pain. He died a few hours later.

"Therefore, that sound is the only clue we have."

Kaylor spoke after a moment of thought.

"You said that Morris and his team went to that secret realm to clear the powerful beasts and anomalies present there.

"But one day you discovered that you could no longer enter the secret realm.

"If you think that the downfall of this agent is linked to a powerful anomaly, do you think it is also powerful enough to seal the secret realm?"

The same voice was heard from the speakers.

"We still don't know what secret realms are, how they are formed or anything. Your guess might very well be possible."

*****

Eryndor's eyes widened, as he quickly retreated to his team.

There was another person who managed to return from the secret realm years before Morris?

He seemed to be insane? Lost his mind? Crazy? And he died a few hours later?

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Damn, just what happened in the secret realm, or rather what was happening in the secret realm at that time?

Could it be that the real body of the eldritch entity really descended?

No, he had already crossed out that speculation.

What else could have made the agent lose his mind?

Could it be that an avatar of an eldritch entity was also enough to make someone lose their mind?

Hmm… doesn't seem likely. But what if the avatar used its powers? Hmm, no, that might not be enough still.

What if there was some conduit in the secret realm which allowed for the eldritch entity to use their authority? The use of power from their true body?

Was the avatar a medium for the eldritch entity to use their powers in the secret realm?

Eryndor hesitated denying this guess, but he also felt it was far-fetched.

He had previously guessed that the deal was that the eldritch entity fixed Co-founder Morris' memories, helped him with some curse or poison he had afflicted with, and in return the eldritch would get his own body, dead or alive.

But what kind of poison or curse even existed that an eldritch had to use their powers of real body to heal him?

In the universe suppressed by Cosmic Limit, there existed nothing which defied the limits of the Cosmic Limit.

Except maybe my own abilities. But if an exception like me can exist, could there be other such things too?

Whatever it may be, the situation of that agent dying suggests that powers far above his normal limit were used.

And as an agent under Co-founder Morris' command who was to enter the secret realm filled with powerful anomalies and beasts, could he have a low mental fortitude? Could he not be equipped with mental shielding devices?

And he still lost his mind?

Eryndor began hesitating about a few of his previous guesses.

The help which Co-founder Morris spoke of, could it really be to cure him of poison or curse?

Could it be that there was some different kind of help which warranted the use of powers far above the limit?

Eryndor had long realized that the deal was one of the most important clues if he wanted to understand what was going on in this secret realm.

Just what was the deal?