I made up myths in America

Chapter 136 The Magician at the End of the Century

A little over an hour later, the mysterious golden chalice, along with various occult books found in the basement of the Lincoln Memorial, was sent to Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, as quickly as possible.

The interim U.S. government is temporarily located here.

The main reason for not choosing New York is that it is too close to the sea. Before the enormous threat of Li Wuyue is resolved, no high-ranking American official wants to be so close to the sea, otherwise they will not be able to sleep soundly at night.

Although it was already late at night, all the American executives, including Vance, were filled with excitement as they gathered around the golden chalice placed in the briefcase.

Beside them, dozens of staff members were poring over the occult books that had been brought back at the same time. They quickly found some useful clues in these yellowed books and told the waiting dignitaries:
"The occult ritual set up in the basement of the memorial hall, including the golden chalice, originated from an occultist named Aleister Crowley."

"Aleister Crowley?!"

Upon hearing this, the American officials exchanged glances, as they had never heard of this name before.

"Your Excellency, gentlemen, this is the information I just found about Aleister Crowley."

Nick Gibson had already thoughtfully projected the information he had just found onto the screen.

King of beasts, beast of the apocalypse, the most evil man in the world, the last magician of the end of the century.
In the last century, when mysticism was prevalent, this British mystic, born on October 12, 1875, was one of the most famous spiritualists in the world.

His works include The Book of Law, Theory and Practice of Magic, and The Book of Thoth.

The content involves magic, Kabbalah, alchemy, tarot cards, astrology, and some Eastern mysticism.

"Hiss."

In the past, even if the other party had so many titles, the high-ranking American officials present would have dismissively said, "Isn't he just a fraud?"

In this era of frequent extraordinary events, they read carefully line by line, and one high-ranking official in the Ministry of National Defense, who loved poetry, even found the name of a poet he admired in the text.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Yeats was also in a secret society with this mysterious scholar?"

"That's right, as everyone knows, that Irish poet was also a fervent mystic."

Nick Gibson shrugged, gesturing for everyone to continue reading.

When reading about Aleister Crowley's life, it mentions that in 1910, he met Theodore Rhys, the leader of the Freemason organization OTO, in Germany, and that the leader claimed they had discovered the highest secret of practicing magic, which could only be learned by joining them.

Everyone in the conference room took a deep breath, realizing that what followed was likely the crucial information.

Sure enough, although the information online did not go into detail about Aleister Crowley's experience, it only said that he became one of the highest-ranking members of the OTO organization a few years later.

But in the books they found in the basement of the Lincoln Memorial, Aleister Crowley had written down the experience himself.

He wrote in his notebook with great joy, "Great! All these years of searching haven't been a waste of my life. Mysterious forces really did exist in this world!"
However, according to Freemasonry internal records, after the 13th century, for some unknown reason, this mysterious power began to fade simultaneously throughout the world.
"It's because the celestial conjunction ended a long time ago, and the chaotic magic has gradually faded away!!" Once a secret is known to a group of people, it is no longer a secret.

Upon seeing this, the high-ranking American officials present exchanged knowing glances, recalling the top-secret intelligence they had learned from Britain. The timing of the two coincided perfectly, further confirming that the secret told to them by Britain was true.

In his notebook, Aleister Crowley continued, “The leader of the OTO organization told me that it was because they had witnessed that extraordinary power that their ancestors had been pursuing it since the 13th century, which eventually led to the Freemasons, an organization that is now spread throughout Europe.”

They discovered that many of the mysterious rituals they found were historically real and effective, but have now gradually become deceptive tricks. It seems that something crucial is missing in the world for the mysterious power to reappear.

This problem plagued the Freemasons for over a century until they discovered a true alchemical genius in France: Nicolas Flamel!

The other party put forward a brilliant and great idea: since something is missing in the world, causing the mysterious power to gradually fade away, why don't we replace it with another similar power?

He thought of the power that everyone is born with but never pays attention to—spirituality and mental strength.

As Aleister Crowley wrote this in his notebook, his pen became increasingly agitated.
Even the high-ranking U.S. officials who read this document could see it.

They held their breath, feeling as if they were gradually approaching a mysterious world, and continued reading.

"Nicholas Flamel succeeded!!"

Aleister Crowley wrote in his notebook: "He used his genius alchemy to replicate a Holy Grail, and then collected a great deal of human spiritual energy to forge the first Philosopher's Stone and perform the first summoning."

He said that although the mysterious power has faded, the heroes who once appeared in myths and epics and had glorious pasts are certainly engraved in the history of this planet. We can summon their spirits and obtain their power. This is also the only way for us ordinary people to master mysterious power in the post-mystical era.

Upon seeing this, everyone in the meeting room suddenly realized something and their eyes all turned to the golden Holy Grail on the table.

Could this Holy Grail be the one made by Nicholas Flamel?
However, what Aleister Crowley wrote in his notebook later refuted their conjecture.

"But humanity's insatiable greed destroyed this brilliant idea. The leader of the OTO organization told me that from then on, humanity once again possessed its own mysterious power, but every human who obtained the power of a Heroic Spirit wanted to become stronger. So in the end, the Holy Grail created by Nicholas Flamel shattered in their struggle and lost its ability to summon Heroic Spirits."

"The leader of the OTO organization thought highly of me, so after passing the test, I also obtained a fragment, which I have spent the rest of my 30-plus years studying."

"During this time, I heard that many people in the OTO organization had given up, but some were unwilling to give up and buried the restored Holy Grail under the Washington Monument in the United States. They believed that a large amount of spiritual energy was gathered there, and perhaps one day, the Holy Grail created by Nicholas Flamel would regain its power."

"This inspired me."

“I secretly built a basement beneath the Lincoln Memorial, which is in a straight line with the Washington Monument, and put my life’s work and dedication there.”

"When it is activated one day, I believe people will discover that I am not a boastful fraudster, but a true mystic who has dedicated my life to this great and noble cause."

(End of this chapter)