The Occult... the knowledge of something more than flesh and blood that roams around our world. The knowledge that the few have been selected to understand, the beings and the powers that are beyond human nature and reasoning. Something I began to understand, practice and to see for my very own mortal eyes...
My curiosity stemmed from myths and legends of the past civilisations, the gods and goddesses of the everyday religions, from curiosity and wonder, as if there is anything more to us than what we actually see, hear, touch. Even more than just relics and ruins that were remained standing.
It began at the academy, a typical day for a typical guy, where lessons of religion and paganism were readily available to anyone. Today was on the work of the occult, devil worshipping in some cases, and how they are disapproved by mainstream religious sects. This was because they are not the work of God. Some practice it to oppose and anger God, some because it's engraved in cultures, some to scare us like some cheap horror film.
An hour and a half passed by, I took my leave like many others, and left the main building of the academy. As my friends aren't aware of my interest of the occult, I began to make my way to the library alone.
Inside the library, there were banks of books of knowledge and stories, useful for all sorts of research and interest. Mines was at the back of the library, some students were scared to even think about going there, only because of fear of ghosts, vampire bats, spiders and cobwebs. Others didn't care, but I do. I made my way to the back and began borrowing books of the occult. Hoping that all would become useful when the time was right.
I went home like nothing was planned, a typical family of a mum and dad, a sister and a dog. It was the usual routine of greetings, hugs and kisses, and questions just to catch up with the family's day in the life. I headed upstairs to my sanctuary, where I hid the books as if I was one of the selected few, making sure that I wasn't found out or suspected. The rest of the day just followed as usual, watching TV and having dinner, getting washed and changing clothes.
As soon as the night fell, the family got to bed and began resting for the night. Contrary to them, I was awake and began reading the books that I borrowed. The spells and the supernatural beings, the rituals and the magic objects, the sacrifices and the consequences have all been absorbed in to my brain. It was too late to close the books, since it opened my mind completely throughout the night till the next morning.
The sunlight scared the knowledge from being absorbed in to my brain any further, I closed the book, got out of bed and acted like I had a rough sleep, it was a warm night anyway so who is one to question?
The sky was completely different, it was blue and clear and the sunshine beaming down on the earth we walk on. I can finally see the moon, but not in its full beauty, a sign that maybe tonight is the night that I began to try something no one would dared.
The day came and go, but I wanted to at least enjoy the remainder of the sunlight while I can. I made my way to the forest, it's lush green colour slowly turned to yellow from the sunset. Only one thing never changed was the dark feathers scattered across the grass, believing that it came from a dead bird. I picked one of them from the rest, it was dark alright, no shades of grey or light, a sign of an evil creature.
Looking up at the sky as it was slowly turning black, the moon was now in its full beauty, shining down on me as I made my journey home. The moment I returned I was greeted with worried expressions of my family's faces. Their questions were cliché, but so were my answers that worked together to ease the concerned thoughts that my family had.
The night went on as usual, but something had to change, my night. It was time for me to see if I am truly one of those chosen to have the knowledge and powers of the occult. It began with the candles and matches from the dinning room, the knife from the kitchen, the blood from my body, the black robe from my wardrobe, the feather of a dead bird and finally the moon from the sky
With the knife I made a small slit on my finger, painting the floor with a pentagram with 2 circles. With the matches I lit up the candles that are placed on each point of the pentagram, lighting the symbol. With the curtains open the moonlight shines in my room. With the robe on, I was ready to make contact with the dead and the paranormal, all it needed to seal the deal was the feather in the centre.
Everything was in place as I began to chant, making contact and commanding the paranormal to bring the dead bird back from it's demise. The book soon lit purple along with the circle, the candles and the feather. The feather began to levitate from the ground. It was all true, but that was it, the next thing I know the feather just exploded in a massive purple fireball.
The fireball just pushed me to the wall, making me unconscious, and fell to my bed and causing me to sleep the night.
The next day came, I woke up with a pounding headache like I had a hangover. I looked around my room and saw nothing that has been damaged or destroyed. As if it was reverted to its original self. I placed my hands on the bed and sighed for a moment or 2, clearly disappointed that I may have failed.
But I felt something different, nothing different on my left hand but different on my right. Turing around, I saw something was under the covers of my plain duvet. With hesitation and fear, I pulled the duvet and saw something beautiful. It was a beautiful lady in nude with long silky raven hair, her slim body having curves at all the right places, and her round breasts exposed along with her delicate flower. However, something familiar caught my eye, the feathers on her back mirrored the one that I took from the forest.
As if I didn't bring back a bird, I brought back a Fallen Angel. I actually have become one of them, the one to possess the knowledge of the occult.
But the moment I realised what I have done and what I have seen, my mind went from tired mode to panic mode. I have done something that goes beyond the flesh and blood, and she's laying next to me naked and in the flesh in my own room. What if my parents sees her? What if someone finds out? I needed a plan and fast.
Unfortunately time was running out, footsteps can be heard from the stairs to the corridor and finally to my bedroom door. My door knocked in a casual manner, I quickly got to the door and make sure that the lady was out of sight.
Opening the door, my father was standing in front of me with a casual smile, informing me that the academy was closed because of a teacher strike. And also that he and mother will be going shopping for a while. This bought me so much time, that I even returned a casual smile and nodded at him, saying that I am going to rest for the day. With that he walked away, I closed the door and let out a sigh of mixed emotions.
I looked at the bed and just couldn't waste any time, I walked up to lady and gently placed my hand on her shoulder, giving a her a small gentle nudge. No doubt she's alive, her body was warm, but also her breathing can be heard closely, along with her chest expanding and compressing to the rhythm of her breathing. But there was no response from her apart from the opening of her pure purple eyes looking at me. I moved back a step, gulping with fear as my body was trembling and shivering, thinking that I could be dead in a flash.
But it was quite the opposite, she just blinked and gave me a blank stare, the silence and the tension was unbearable that I just had to say something. I had to think of something quickly, as she stood up with her bare feet on the floor, giving me an open and inviting view of her figure, her wings vanished and hidden.
"Morning"
It was a casual one, and the only word that I can think of. But the fallen angel was less than impressed of my choice of word, plus that I have woken her up for the first time. She just sighed and walked up to me with an annoyed expression that could be easily read on her face.
"It's funny how the devils were the ones being rude, but it seems it's also the humans too, waking me up from the slumber like that"
She said in a calm tone of voice, crossing her arms under her chest as her purple eyes was piercing at me. I was still worrying, still thinking of the worst that can happen. But I pretend not to know about the other supernatural beings, this case the devils, and focused on the being in front of me.
"Well... I guess you could say that... you found my bed comfortable, but I am worried about your clothes though"
The Fallen Angel sighed and shook her head at me, thinking that I was dumb, couldn't believe that in front of her standing was just an average guy, unaware of the events happened at a nearby destroyed church. She began to tell me her story in her words, how she wishes to become "beloved and the most powerful" of her kind. To put it simple, she lost and was destroyed by the hands of the Crimson Haired Ruin Princess.
I couldn't say I feel sorry for her, I mean, she said she wanted to become powerful at the expense of the life of the nun and the life of her "boyfriend". But her life and pride was lost in the end.
Unannounced, the door opened where the back of the naked fallen one was easily seen. With natural instincts, we turned our attention to my father as he was lost for words, all of us were. Instead of asking, he just slowly closed the door and told mother what he saw. I was now full of embarrassment and shame, but she didn't care, she just chuckled and laughed at my expense.
"Well well, seems like you have brought this on yourself, what is mommy and daddy going to say?"
But my embarrassment soon turned to annoyance, without a second thought in my mind, I just leaped on to her, causing both of us landed on my bed with me on top of her.
"We need to come up with a story! And you are going to act like a half way decent human while my family are here!"
But she knows that this was a chance to get to me, she chuckles and smirked at me. To her this was entertaining, thinking she could call the shots.
"Oh my~ I never knew humans could have control~ you might be lucky enough to live at the end of the night~ or even better, you dying after you lose your virginity~"
I just snapped, I wasn't in the mood for playing games. Frankly, I was worried sick and concerned of the safety of my family. I placed my hands on her shoulders and pinned her down with all my strength on the bed, like a wild animal pinning down their prey.
"You listen to me...!"
Suddenly my mother barges in, even though I didn't do anything, the angle of the view looked too compromising to the point she just slammed the door with embarrassment. I finally gave up, released the fallen angel before sighing and groaning. Realising that this is not all that is cracked up to be.
"This is not what I was expecting at all... shit shit shit... What am I going to do?... if they find out she's a fallen angel, they could be killed! I could be killed!"
I said to myself with a harsh silent tone, placing my hands on my head, thinking what to do next. The fallen angel looked like she's had enough fun for now, looking calm and composed. She even obliged to at least help out with the situation with a small smirk.
"Fine, only because you revived me, just say that I am your girlfriend and we just slept together for the night"
Well, it seemed liked it was the only way to go, at least it would be believable to my parents after seeing her naked appearance. I mean, I assume it's normal anyway with boyfriends and girlfriends.
But clothes was something I worried about too. But she was one step ahead of me, she summoned her own clothing. A black and violet tank top easily showing the shape of her breasts. A small pair of navy jean shorts to show off her legs and shape of her backside and a pair of black knee high leather boots. It wasn't really ideal, but it would have to do.
Before we even dared leaving my room we began to introduce each other, only exchanging names and nothing else. She goes by the name "Raynare", which for me was easy enough to shorten it to "Ray" for convenience and to remove some suspicion. I even took it upon myself to call her "Ray", she didn't care, as long it wasn't anything provocative or malicious
We embarked to the living room, where only my father and mother remained in the house. They stared at me and Raynare with surprised and shocked eyes. We just couldn't think on how to begin our conversation. But someone had to, my dad stood up and walked to me.
"Why didn't you tell us son? Why didn't you tell us you had a girlfriend? We could've just left you and your girlfriend in peace"
I gulped a bit and sighed whilst rubbing my head, trying to come up with a good enough answer.
"Well... you see... I was just... uhh... I was just nervous of what you think of her"
My mother showed a small smile, but it was a sign of disappointment, not that I supposedly have a girlfriend, but the fact I didn't tell her.
"We don't care what we think of her, we just wanted to know that you finally have someone that you love. As long as you love her, then that's good enough for me and your dad"
Raynare decided to take part in the conversation, her voice was still mature but more casual than usual, it sort of gave my parents some degree of relief to the point that they readily believed her anyway.
"I am sorry about this, we were just heading our way home and... well... we decided to take this to the next level. Though, he said he wasn't ready for it so we just cuddled for the night"
That statement, as much as I was angry and distraught by it, was true. I wasn't ready for anything, since I am still single and mainly focused on hanging with my friends. It seemed like the family meeting was short and sweet. My parents greeted Raynare with warm welcoming smiles, it seemed like it was all fool proof and no stone unturned, even she called herself "Ray".
Quickly, I decided to head to my room and found the books I borrowed stacked up. I couldn't bring myself to go through that again. Summoning a demon is bad enough, but what if someone else does it? What if someone actually unleashed all of evil into the world? However, a reassured answer was heard from Raynare, particularly to the book which has its own circle at the cover.
"I wouldn't worry about it, that book has bestowed you with the knowledge and power of the occult. That book has never been read before for millenniums, until you've opened it and began reading from it. No one else can hold that power from the now"
I nodded slowly as I slowly began to understand the gravity of the situation that I am in, in fact, I did recite the revival ritual without the need to look back at that book. But why is she telling me this? I fought she was an evil being.
"I am only telling you this for the sake of your family, since you brought me back to life, it could be a matter of time before someone finds me and kills me again. This could come as a price of your life and your family's life. Looking back now I have no one to turn to. Even the great Azazel will look down at me with disgrace and contempt"
There is a part of me that thinks she couldn't care about power anymore, or her former superiors. Maybe she just wants to live from now on and not cower like she did before. Maybe, she just wants to keep some pride she may have left, even if it's near to nothing. I placed my hand on her shoulder and nodded at her and said my piece.
"Just make sure you don't make the same mistake then. You are welcome to stay in my room if you wish too. But, if anything happens to my family because of your wrongdoings, I will make sure that there will be no more traces of you. Not even a single feather"
Raynare just nodded and rolled her eyes at me, she may have made a fatal error once that cost her life, but she isn't that stupid.
Soon we returned downstairs, where we are greeted with pancakes being served on plates. Butter, syrup and blueberries were served with pancakes. We began eating our breakfast, and began our day officially from there with my family.
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