THE DEMONIC BOOK

rotating. I opened my eyes and discovered it was not the bed. I was rather the one suspended in the air and floating out of the room. A bright thread of light was along the path al

s was doing. Before I would reply that, he said that my son's sickness would kill him unless I decided to save him. I didn't understand what he meant and I was also surprised how he knew my son was sick. I asked him how I would save my son and he said the book would show me. He left almost immediately without buying anything. I hurriedly closed my shop and went home to consult the book. After ensuring a totally dark room, the book glowed as usual and flipped to a page. I started reading the words and the bright light came on. This time it was accompanied by a voice which spoke in the same language as the contents of the book. But I understood every word it said. It said that I have to sacrifice something to save my son. Immediately I heard 'sacrifice', I wanted to tell whoever it was that Komi said there won't be sacrifices of any sort before I accepted the offer. But I found out that I couldn't talk. I could only listen. The voice said that I should choose among my wife, my two sisters who were my only immediate family and my sexual potency, which should be taken in place of my son. It knew all the people I love and asked me to choose one of them. I couldn't do that. The money I was making was for them. Immediately after saying that, the voice ceased, the lights went off and the book shut itself. B