When the coals settled down to the red glow of hellfire, I got up, took up my bucket of sigils, and circled the brazier. My steps became a spasmodic, foot-pounding dance. I became half-aware of another pounding coming from the ceiling as well, but in my mind it wasn’t a signal, but a rhythm to drive me on. At every turn of the circle, I would reach in, take out one of the wadded sigils and fling it at the red coals, making flame leap forth.
Each time I did this, I said the magick word.
“Burn.”
With each passing minute the fire took on form, grew eyes, legs, a tail. It coiled in the pit of coals, a salamander, pink-white hot, with a flashing red tongue. My sigils spent, I bent over and grabbed my knees, gasping in breaths and choking on the smoke that filled the basement. It watched me. It didn’t know words, but it would know what I wanted.
— My Babylon, Book Five: Beast
My Babylon – A serial novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of a cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. My Babylon weaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult practices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even enlightens.
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