John Constantine was a middle-aged man of unremarkable appearance, with short, messy blond hair, wearing an open long yellow trench coat and tie, tall and thin, with a haggard face and deep sunken eyes, which looked like he had not woken up from a hangover

He sat on the sofa with a lazy and decadent attitude, an old uncovered book in his hand, and a Silk-Cut cigarette in his mouth, regardless of the host and guest in the villa, and swaggered the soot into the glassware.

William Harris was obviously a little unswerving as the owner of the villa, but for his daughter's sake, he still held back his emotions and said calmly: "Mr. Constantine, this is Abigail, Jacqueline's friend, and the performer of the first funeral ceremony. ”

"Oh, really?" Konstantin snapped the book, straightened up and stared at Abigail, and said, "Okay little girl, I have to admire your courage to be like a manic patient with a amputated anterior lobe, without fear or awe, to use an evil book of unknown origin, perform a messy bullshit ritual, and put yourself and your friends in danger. ”

His cynicism was obviously fruitful, and Abigail's face turned red, but she still looked directly at Konstantin and said calmly: "Mr. Konstantin, I know it's my responsibility, but Jacqueline is still unconscious, can you hear me tell me more about the ritual of the spirit?" This might help. ”

“..... Since I received the employer's commission, it is natural to have a contractual spirit, no matter how much I despise the bad influence you bring. ”

Konstantin slumped heavily on the sofa, waved his hand, and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

By the time Abigail finished speaking, Konstantin's brow was furrowed deeply, and the ash of the cigarette in his mouth fell unconsciously on his tie.

"It is well known that there are three major sources of occultism in the West: Ancient Egypt, Hebrew, and Ancient Rome."

Konstantin said to himself: "The book in my hand is not a medieval text, but more precisely, it is written by a nineteenth-century hermit who belonged to the Golden Dawn Witchcraft Society. ”

The Harris couple of the upper elite were naturally at a loss, while Abigail, who knew a little about the occult, changed his face and explained: "The Golden Dawn Witchcraft Society is rumored to be an alchemical group that spread on the European continent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Founded in 1484 by the German Christian Christian Rousanneculus, the Rosicrucian Society has its own secret teachings and practices that have been passed down from generation to generation, and it is said that Newton, Goethe and Hegel were all members of the Rosicrucian Society. ”

"The Golden Dawn Witchcraft Society, founded in London in 1888, played an extremely important role in the refinement of the tarot card theory system, and occupies an important place in Western occultism." Konstantin pursed his lips undeniably and said indifferently: "Of course, this is just what people think, in addition to tarot, Golden Dawn is also involved in alchemy, stargazing, divination, even semiotics, mathematics, herbology, and of course, most importantly, magic. ”

He raised the German text in his hand and said, "It seems that the content of this is to summon natural spirits through rituals, and to find the souls of the dead with the help of the spirits' powers, but the ritual you performed did not find the right time, and the position of the stars in the sky was wrong.

And according to you, the ceremony took place in Gotham Bay, and although I don't live in Gotham City for a long time, my experience in Liverpool has taught me that there must be countless unclaimed decomposing corpses buried at the bottom of the ocean in a port city. ”

Konstantin looked at Abigail's pale face mockingly, and said with a smile, "What kind of natural spirit can you summon in this environment surrounded by resentful spirits?" Remember that the spirits lured by the ritual have long been imprisoned in the darkness of the sea, full of resentment towards the living and greed for the living. ”

Jacqueline's mother, Grey Harris, finally couldn't hold back and asked sharply, "Greed for the body?" What does that mean? ”

"Please be unambiguous, Mrs. Harris," said Konstantin, pressing the silk cigarette into the glassware with only the butt of the cigarette left, and putting his hands comfortably behind his head, "the more intense and persistent the torture of a soul, the greater its strength, and the spirits of the sea longing to return to the earth, and the only way is to attach themselves to the body of a living person." ”

He held out his index finger and pointed at Abigail, "Your ritual was unprofessional, so the Ouija board shattered before the spirits could take over your body, and the ritual was interrupted.

Miss Jacqueline, on the other hand, was gifted with a unique ritual that was more in line with the rules of the occult, and the summoned spirits undoubtedly took advantage of the ritual to take possession of her. ”

To illustrate, he picked up a fruit bowl on the coffee table and emptied the cashew nuts into the garbage basket, leaving only one.

"This is the only cashew nut, you can think of Jacqueline's soul, and this little basin is her body."

With that, Konstantin grabbed dozens of almonds, poured them into a small basin, separated them from the cashew nuts, and gathered them separately.

"These almonds you can think of as the souls of the wraiths, who have severed Jacqueline's connection with her body and are ready to take possession of them completely."

The lobby of the villa was silent, except for the sound of floor-to-ceiling windows and the self-cleaning of the pool.

William Harris was silent for a long time, put his arms around his wife, who was on the verge of collapse, and said in a hoarse and low voice: "Then my daughter, isn't it herself anymore?" ”

"So far, she's herself." Konstantin spread out his hands and said indifferently: "On the one hand, those resentful spirits created the illusion that Miss Jacqueline thought it was a dream, so as to put her to sleep and prevent her from waking up again.

On the other hand, they are naturally not a united and friendly peace organization, fighting for permanent residence in their bodies until the strongest soul remains. ”

He kept picking up the smaller almonds from the bowl, leaving only the largest one, "When the last survivor is born, he will completely erase the traces of Jacqueline and replace your daughter." ”

The lone cashew nut was pinched out by Konstantin alone with great interest, and threw it into his mouth, and the crisp chewing sound was extremely harsh at this moment.

After a long time, William Harris came back to his senses, looked directly into Konstantin's lazy eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Do you have a way to save her?" ”

"Yes, but it's hard."