Halloween scavenger hunt. I think my list was rigged. Most of it was simple, expected. Except the last item. An incubus. I had no more idea of how to call up an incubus than I did of nuclear physics. Or even if such a thing was possible, if an incubus even existed. I saw the smirk, quickly hidden on Bill's face. Petty revenge because I wasn't interested in him. I ignored him.
We set out to gather the items on our lists. I finally had everything except the incubus. I had one idea left to try. I went to the library and started searching through the catalog on occult arcana. I found a couple of possibilities and, surprisingly, both were in the open stacks. I had about half an hour before the library closed. I skimmed through the books. Not enough time to really check, so I checked them out. I sat in my car and looked closer at the books. One seemed to be more of a history or speculation. The other had a...recipe...I guess.
I checked my car for the odds and ends one usually has. I found a piece of string, a packet of salt, and an empty plastic box. Okay. I used the string to construct a ring inside the box. I sprinkled it with salt and recited the words. I was more than a little self conscious and a lot skeptical.
A sudden flash in the box made me jump. When the puff of smoke cleared, a small figure sat in the circle.
WHY DO YOU CONFINE ME TO SUCH A SMALL SPACE?
Oh, my! "I'm sorry," I said, "I had nothing larger." I looked down at him. A perfectly proportioned mannequin, well muscled, devastatingly handsome.
His red eyes glowed and he licked his lips. FEMALE, he purred softly, DO YOU WISH PLEASURE? His voice was very seductive.
Taking a deep breath, I explained to him about the scavenger hunt and the last item on my list. I promised to release him as soon as I could. He sighed. He seemed disappointed.
VERY WELL, he said. He looked up at me. HOW...DEMONIC...SHOULD I APPEAR?
The question puzzled me. "Very," I decided, not sure what he could do.
VERY WELL. Then he changed and the creature in the circle of string was now repellent and incredibly seductive at the same time.
"Perfect," I said, a little breathless. The fanged jaws gaped in a reptilian grin. I had only a few minutes to get back. I covered the box carefully and went in to display my finds. Bill's smirk was more evident. It vanished when I uncovered the box. Everyone crowded around to see the creature.
FEMALES! he said, I WANT FEMALES!
The men pulled their wives and girlfriends back. Bill looked cheated and angry. I continued to ignore him. The party soon broke up. I took the box with the little demon in it and went back to my car. I set it down on the hood and was reaching inside for the book to release the incubus as I had promised when I was grabbed and pushed against my car.
"Bitch!" snarled Bill. I kicked and struggled. He shoved the box off the car and stamped on it, crushing it.
"No!" I cried. I pulled away and went to my knees. The bits of plastic were scattered, the string laying among them. There was no trace of the small incubus. I was expecting to see his crushed body among the debris. Bill grabbed a handful of my hair. He jerked my head back as he fumbled at this belt with his other hand.
"You can start with sucking me off, bitch," he sneered.
NO. I was very still. The form that rose up behind Bill was over seven feet tall and massively muscled. Fire red eyes glowed and the fanged jaws gaped. RELEASE THE FEMALE. Bill let go of my hair and stumbled back. A hiss of amusement from the huge incubus. He gestured. Another appeared, obviously female. She asked a question. The incubus nodded. The succubus took Bill's hand and led him, unresisting, into the darkness. The incubus shimmered and was suddenly less demonic looking.
"I thought he'd killed you," I whispered. He knelt beside me and touched the shards of plastic.
YOU WERE TRYING TO KEEP YOUR PROMISE, he said softly. YOU FEARED FOR ME. I could only nod. NOW YOU ARE FORESWORN. WITHOUT THIS, YOU CANNOT RELEASE ME.
I was trembling. His soft, seductive voice was hypnotizing me. "What now?" I whispered.
NOW YOU MUST KEEP ME. He stood up and helped me up. TAKE ME TO YOUR DWELLING.
I gestured at the car. We got in and I drove home. Once inside the house, I looked at him again. Even having seen him as a demon, he was attractive. And his penis was huge, even flaccid.