The Hypnotist: The White Lotus
Part Two Chapters 32 & 33
Previously on The Hypnotist:
Bastion confirms Juno is pure, but Clitis senses something sinister brewing behind the demon's calm. Meanwhile, Logan and the team escape the psychic trap of the Sri Yantra chamber—just barely—rescuing Carter from disintegration as they race toward their next challenge. The ritual draws closer.
Chapter 32
Clitis was on his way to join Dr. Vlad on the platform when his presence was requested by one of his soldiers, Lieutenant Mills.
Clitis thought more than twice about joining them-his instincts were still nagging at him, as unsettling as it seemed. He took a good and long look at Bastion before accepting the request. The demon looked too peaceful. Too calm, and Clitis wondered then about The Pride, but they were locked in their own chamber and Clitis had stationed one of his soldiers outside their door. He knew he was waiting for Juno to insert the rune before he was ordered to put a bullet between each of their eyes.
Vlad wanted The Pride out of the picture sooner rather than later and considering Bastion was strapped to the gurney, he wouldn’t know about their deaths until after the ceremony concluded. But his instincts were difficult to ignore and Clitis had learned a long time ago not to ignore his instincts. While looking at Bastion, his thoughts kept going back to The Pride. Something was up and he needed to weed it out.
He ordered the soldier wheeling Bastion to proceed to the platform, then went to join his soldiers. Apparently, there was a problem getting to the lower level where the Mods kept their cattle. Clitis had inquired about the concern. According to Mills, they tried to blast the door but with little luck. All they managed to do was put a dent in it.
“It’s made from a material we’ve never seen before,” Mills informed Clitis. “And they sealed it from the inside.”
Clitis nodded while assessing the round door that reached ten feet high and ten feet wide and shined with a rusted orange glow. The door was built directly into the mountain on the same level where the mansion was located.
“Why would they seal the door?” Mills’ voice died off his lips.
Clitis locked eyes with him, running his tongue across his teeth before looking up and over the door. “Because they know we’re here.” He paused. “At least that’s the most obvious reason.”
“How is that possible? We just got here. There’s no way they could have sealed the door that quickly.”
Clitis gritted his teeth, staring, hoping to find another way through. “Recon,” he answered. “We sent a small recon team to assess the mountain. Perhaps the Mods were alerted to their presence and sealed the door for protection.”
Mills shrugged. “Sounds right, but how do we get in? We already used C4, but anything stronger may take out half the mountain or cause a catastrophe.” He paused, thinking. “I’m at a loss. The only other way is to go through the bottom of the mountain, but Dr. Vlad said that would take too much time and…”
“We have to insert the rune and begin the ritual soon.” He checked his watch. “Too soon. He’s right. We don’t have that kind of time.”
They stared at the door and Clitis took a step forward and put his hand on the door, immediately retracting his hand.
“Hot?”
“No, cold.” Clitis shook his head. “Beyond cold.” He thought for a second before turning to Mills. “We brought the proton packs, correct?”
Mills nodded. “In the transport.” He gestured to the door. “Are you thinking it’ll melt?”
“Maybe not, but perhaps it’ll provide enough give to move the door.”
“And if it doesn’t?”
“Simple. Blast the fucker into oblivion. We need what’s beyond this door and we’re running out of time.”
Chapter 33
We traveled up a dark corridor to the next level. The hum and the buzz were more prominent on this level, and it seemed as if the mountain was groaning with a moan we could feel in our bones.
The resonance shell, as it is called, is a smaller version of the core level, or rather a shorter version. The spiral shaped cylinder generators are much shorter on this level. They are resonant keys, harmonizing with Earth’s Schumann resonance and starlight harmonics. This outer layer tunes into solar, lunar, and galactic fields, drawing energy down. It’s the primary function of the mountain, aligning with celestial bodies and channeling cosmic frequencies directly into the Earth grid.
This is how Vlad and Bastion will transform the human mind. The rune will alter the frequency of the starlight harmonics, aligning with the Schuman resonance to send the new information into the Earth’s grid, essentially connecting with every human mind across the planet and altering reality to Vlad’s liking. It’s also how the dark veil has been maintained for millenniums. They don’t even need to be on the planet to use it. They just send cosmic information as needed.
The corridor snaked around the resonance level, which was housed behind a mountain wall with round openings every six feet. Looking through these openings kept us in awe. Filled with buzzing blue and white light, I couldn’t even step inside. The electrical force alone would destroy all physical matter.
I stopped to take a good look inside and could feel the buzzing hum in my chest. Bright white and pale blue light vibrated at a frequency not even I could fathom. It looked like a blur. The entire room looked like a blurred mix of white and blue. The scene is mesmerizing and hypnotic.
I wasn’t aware Carter was standing beside me until he cleared his throat.
“I just wanted to say thank you.” He looked like a lost child. “Jo told me, if you didn’t come and get me, I would have been a goner.” We locked eyes. “So, thank you.”
The emotion in his voice brought a lump of emotion to my throat and I swallowed it down. “No problem, my man. You would have done the same if it were me.” He nodded his agreement, and I took the time to search for Jo, Raven and Amber. They were nowhere to be seen in the corridor. “C’mon. We need to catch up. Vlad’s ceremony will begin soon.”
Carter nodded again, and I stepped past him, walking with a hurried step to catch up to Jo. Carter followed. The corridor may have snaked around the resonance shell, but it also rose to the next level, emptying onto a large platform the size of a football field. The floor was layered in a brown circular metal with the shape of The Sri Yantra carved into the metal. The platform was six feet tall, with staircases built directly into it every six feet and occupied most of the room. I noticed electrical sparks flitting across the circle.
I looked up at the ceiling that had to be a few hundred feet above our heads, then assessed the area in its entirety. The ceiling looked like it was made from bronze and was oval shaped with a large round impression directly above the platform. The corridor emptied into this room, but I couldn’t find a way to the next level. Sure, there were walls, but no corridors or steps.
“What is this for?” asked Raven when I snapped my attention to him. He was standing next to Jo, who had her arms raised over her head and her hands hovering over the platform. Her eyes were closed. Amber and Carter were also assessing the room, looking for a way out, but Jo hadn’t answered yet, so I answered the question.
“It’s a landing platform.”
Raven cocked an eyebrow and looked at me. Carter and Amber ceased their inquiry and did the same.
“A stargate, for lack of a better word.” I looked up. “For celestial or interdimensional beings to transport to our planet.” I gestured to the platform. “Kind of like an airport but there’s no plane. The generators are the plane.”
I received head nods before they all returned to their inquiries. I found Jo’s silence disturbing, and I’m getting the feeling that she knows more than she’s letting on.
“What I can’t seem to find,” I said, feeling over the rocky wall. “Is a way out of here.” I turned to Jo and Raven.
Raven looked up. “There’s got to be. They built it, didn’t they? They had to get down here somehow.”
“I don’t see a way out either.” Amber snapped her attention to the team.
“Neither do I.” Carter swallowed his breath.
“You mean to tell me we came all this way, and we can’t get to the top of the mountain?” Now Raven was looking everywhere.
It was Jo who answered. “There is no way out other than the platform.” She turned to the team, and I took a step forward.
“What’d you mean?”
“Logan, think about it. The Mods are more than likely not even aware that any of this exists.” She looked up, rolling her tongue across her teeth. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Draconians’ programmed them to never touch it. Look at how unscathed the system is.” She shook her head. “I’m willing to bet the Draconians’ have full control of this mountain and keep the Mods here to breed their food like farmers. Like when they played God in the olden days, manipulating the naïve.”
“They’re using it to gain access to the planet with no one knowing when they arrive, not even the Mods?”
“Correct.” She looked over her shoulder at the platform. “And then they transport using the Schumann resonance to any place on the planet.”
“Why wouldn’t they want the Mods to know?” asked Carter.
“Why tell them?” said Jo. “Why give them even the slightest possibility of evolving or understand the power that exists right beneath their feet?”
“Treat humans like mushrooms,” I said. “Keep them in the dark and feed them shit. The Draconians’ number one rule. Meanwhile, the Mods above ground keep the mountain vibrating at a low frequency by breeding tyranny and suffering, essentially strengthening the Draconians’ hold on the human psyche.”
Jo was nodding. “Exactly, and since they are part human, it works in the Draconians’ favor.”
“Understood, but how do we get up the mountain?” Amber shifted on her feet, looking from me to Jo.
Jo craned her neck and looked up at the ceiling to the large round impression above the platform. She pointed. “There.”
We all looked at where she was pointing, but judging by the height, there was no way possible to get up there.
“That’s… not happening, Jo,” said Raven. He looked at Jo, then back to the hole. “It’s impossible.”
Jo shook her head. “Nothing’s impossible.” She turned to the platform. “It’s obvious the system is operational, which means so is the platform.” She looked up. “Once the platform is activated, the transporter will descend to transport whoever is on the platform to whatever location is selected.”
I stepped closer to the platform. “Or for our purposes, further up the mountain.” I was looking up, assessing the ceiling. “This room has to be more than a few hundred feet high.” Jo and I locked eyes. “Considering how far we’ve already come, I’d have to guess that the Mods are directly above the ceiling.”
Jo continued. “Which means when we get up there, we need to enter complete stealth mode. We don’t know what to expect with the Mods.” She addressed the team. “It would be best to remain unnoticed for as long as possible.”
“Understood,” said Amber. “But how do we turn it on?”
To which Jo answered, “That is exactly what I’m trying to figure out.”
