Sharing Minds

It all started with a mistake.

A terrible, terrible mistake that was caused by this weird book from 'Baghdad's House of Wisdom'. Now you might be thinking,

Andreas, why did you buy a book that was wrapped in black leather and didn't have a title. Especially when there were weird drawings and instructions for summoning demons?"

Well, the answer is I didn't.

It was a birthday gift, from my wonderful best friend, Shubhra. I've known Shubhra for almost twelve years now; we first met each other in second grade when I threw a snowball at her face, after which she proceeded to beat me up. Yeah, for someone who's always been pretty tiny, Shubhra can pack a mean right hook. Oddly enough, we became very close friends soon afterwards, I guess that's how kids are.

Anyways, Shubhra and I have a tradition, to get the other person the weirdest possible birthday gifts possible. For example, just a couple of months ago, on Shubhra's 19th birthday, I gifted her a 'flying fuck'. Literally, a foam 'FUCK' that was remote controlled and flew. And so, she decided to gift me a leather bound book about summoning demons. Yeah, I think everyone can tell whose gift was better.

To be fair, from a literary standpoint, the book was fascinating. Of course, I didn't believe a word of it at the time, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun to read. Vivid details descriptions on the different kinds of demons and how to protect yourself against them, it was pretty interesting stuff, especially the succubus section.

"A succubus is one of the rarest and most dangerous demons one could ever summon. Born in the depths of hell, these demons are the physical embodiment of lust itself, and are irresistible to men and women alike. Succubi lure their prey in with their intoxicating sensuality, only to feed on their souls during the physical act of sex itself. Be warned, these are exotic and dangerous demons, although summoning one is not an easy task, nor a safe one. And yet, if done properly and carefully, a summoner is in control of one of the most powerful and useful types of demons to exist."

I mean come on, could you expect a description like that to not catch my eye? Hell, it seemed like it was tailor made to draw in young men like me, except for the 'feeding on the soul' bit, of course. In spite of my better self, I decided to try it. Worst case scenario, I end up nothing. Best case scenario? Well, you can imagine what one could do with a literal sex demon under your control.

And so, one day, I decided to do it, I decided to summon a succubus. I planned to carry it out on a Friday evening, where everyone would be busy. Dad was always away on some sort of business trip, and Mom usually went shopping with her sister, my Aunt Heather, on Fridays.

As I had predicted, by the around six in the evening, the house was empty. And so, I got started on the 'ritual'. I closed the blinds and turned off the lights making it as dark as I could, before drawing a circled pentagram on the floor, along with some symbols and runes in the center and along the sides. Of course, what summoning couldn't be complete without blood and other weird ass items? Luckily I had planned it all out before, and had managed to fetch everything required. All that was left for me after reading out a rather lengthy incantation was to let a drop of my blood fall into the pentagram.

I mean, I was already having second thoughts when I had to use the pigs blood, but it was too late now. If anything, Shubhra would get a huge kick out of this. With a small gasp, I cut my hand and let the blood fall down.