“And from where exactly am I getting this instruction,
Child?” Leah demanded. “In case you have not noticed, I am flying by the seat
of my trousers!”
As the others gathered around Leah attempting to cheer her
on, Lleu stepped off to the side, took a piece of chalk from the pouch that he
wore around his waist, and began drawing sigils on the black tile floor. He opened
the gris-gris bag given to him by a Voodoo practitioner named Belen when he was
visiting the French quarter and sprinkled a pinch of ash and a pinch of
jade-colored dust over the sigils.
A wondrous puff of quince smoke billowed through the room.
As the room’s occupants coughed and sneezed, Dale Dicking blinked the smoke
from his eyes and froze to the spot as he realized the identity of the being
that Lleu had summoned.
“Are you mad, Man?” Dale demanded. “Why in the name of all
that’s holy have you summoned Lucifer?”
~Cie for Naughty Netherworld Press~
Notes:
In this snippet, Leah and the boys have entered the ominous dark tower. A computerized voice is now counting down, and Marc has made the statement that he believes with proper instruction, Leah should be able to manage things. The preceding chapter excerpt can be found here.
Danger ahead!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I believe so. ;-)
DeleteHaha! I love it! I agree. Lucifer himself might be a bit of overkill. :-)
ReplyDeleteLleu never does anything halfway. He always goes overboard.
DeleteHmm. Summoning Lucifer to give instructions sounds like a crazy choice.
ReplyDeleteLleu is not known for making the safe or intelligent choice.
DeleteWhoa! He's calling in the big gun. I hope he can handle it.
ReplyDeleteLleu generally needs all the help he can get. Unfortunately, the only one of this bunch equipped to handle a major infernal power is Leah, and she's currently occupied.
DeleteOh yikes! I'd be asking that question, too! I'm sure he has his reasons...?!
ReplyDeleteWith Lleu, his reasons are likely saying a wrong word or drawing a wrong line somewhere in the course of the spell.
DeleteHaha! oops!
DeleteHoly crap! Not one you want to summon. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Thank you!
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