THE DEMONIC BOOK

NIC BOOK

h amount of wealth without having to get my hands dirty sounded so enticing. I wished I could discuss it with my wife who was my compass at that time, but I didn't want her to freak out. She was morally uptight. I did all the permutations myself and it took me weeks to decide. The next time Komi came around, I asked him if he was sure there won't be any sacrifices needed. I wanted to be sure before making my decision. He assured me none was needed and said I only needed to play by the rules of the elders. After the convincing assurance, I gave my consent. I told him I was interested. He smiled and congratulated me on being brave enough to rule my destiny. After that, he left my shop. He came back a few hours later with a book that had a red cover. It also had no title. He only called it 'the book' and that was the name it was called until I left it. He gave me the book and asked me never to open it until I was alone in a room. He warmed that for no reason must anyone else have access to the book. He told me to meditate on it when I am alone and to make the room was totally dark before I do that. When I asked him how to know which page to meditate on, he said that I would know when the time comes. He left after the instructions. Later in the evening, I went home with the book, concealing it as much as I could. When I got home, I hid it away from my wife. But my mind never left it. All through the night, my thoughts were about the book. The next morning, while my wife and child prepared to leave the house, I stayed back. Immediately they left, I locked myself in a room and made sure there was no source of light in the room. Immediately there was total darkness, the book started glowing. It glowed and flipped the pages on its own. I was a little frightened and amazed as well. I held the book and started reading the words. Somehow, I knew that was what to do. The book was written in a language I didn't know but I found myself reading it fluently. I read like I knew those w