A Word from the Inkarnator
I woke up this morning inspired to make this image recalling a Discord discussion with Aemberfly who asked me why I wanted to make my own summoning circles based on real demonology. This is why.
As a note to any who have followed my previous work, this image is meant to depict one of the endless possibilities of what can happen when my two main worlds collide: the realm of Earth, and the Infernum Infinitus.
If you are in need of a dark ritual map, this one may work for you! Or, if you have one you want made custom, don't be shy! Give me a shout!
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The following text is meant to go with the image thematically and is based mostly on the second novel I wrote last year, A Couple of Some Concern. In it I consider the concept of a historical figure, Gilles de Rais, and transform him into the vampire character who eventually changes his name to Jules le Rat. You don't need to read this to enjoy the image, but if you do, my thanks goes out to you!
Either way, as always, happy viewing everyone!
- KKXIII -
Map Description
Confessions of Gilles de Rais Through Incantation:
The Moment I Met my New God
"I find clergy rather comical. So many stress in their sermons not to consort with devils and live a good, selfless life. Yet, if one ever needs an occult tome of demonic summoning, trust the clergy to provide it for you if you offer them a good price. One of the many reasons I hate the church... liars, all of them. From this book however, I learned a great deal about what Devils are known to mankind, sifting through the list to see which could be most useful to me. I would have welcomed any one of them if only to obtain what I needed. Finally, the spirit known as Beleth popped out to my attention, given as high a rank as Infernal Master! I studied the ritual and ensued my plans.
"I prepared the altar in the under-croft of my castle, drew the sigil I found upon the ground, lit all the candles, and before long, I was ready to attempt this ritual. My regular accomplices brought the bound victim that would serve as an offering, they laid him down, then I urged them out. If I would talk to this Devil, I would talk to it alone. Thus the words began to flow out of me like a river of darkness.
"'Oh Infernal Master Beleth, lord over the craft of necromancy, I conjure you now, sick, with a broken heart! My sweet Jeanne d'Arc murdered by he to whom I once held allegiance, none other than the King of France, Charles VII. He and the English collaborated to bring her end. God? What has God done for me, other than take all the love in my heart for my people and his church? Nothing...
"'I call to you now because my spirit has been torn to pieces by guilt, on one hand for not having been able to save the one woman I truly felt love for, and on the other with the crimes I've committed in the years after she was mercilessly burned. I know there is nothing I can do to redeem myself, but I seek no redemption anyhow. I have forsaken this world, just as it has forsaken me. My spirit, now so torn, belongs in Hell with you.
"'What could I possibly ask of you? My goodness, where to start? None of my riches have healed me of my woe through the long passing years. If I thought you could bring back my Jeanne, I would ask, but so attached to God a spirit was she that she may be quite inaccessible to you. Please, do not think I doubt your power.
"'Nay, bring her back not! Let her be with her God if she wishes, for after all her suffering, she well deserves it. Nay, leave her be, but I, my brow so heavy with lament and rage, there is something I am sure you can do for me. Give me the means to become immortal, oh lord Beleth! Give me the strength I now lack to bring down this fraudulent faith that spreads its monopoly across all the world! I seek no other opportunity than to do the Devil's work here on Earth! I will make them all suffer, and do all things you require of me!
"'I give you now the offering of this soul! I pledge all of what I have to give for your council across the realms! Come Infernal Master! Speak with me, and let me become your servant!'
"After stabbing the sacrifice, and the incantation was spoken, the sigil began to glow a deep red, and strange windows of the same color appeared where there were once none. Through them I could see the crimson realm, and the very darkness began to move! Success! How I saw this Infernal Master, I wager most would not have had the stomach for the sight. I simply could not go any madder than I already was. The tentacles of this being moved through the darkness itself, and despite the fear I might have been invested with, I budged not. At length, a voice that sounded like it came not from here or there then addressed me personally.
"'The great Gilles de Rais, mortal war hero of the French people, now a full blown murderer... yes, I think we can help each other, but there is something you must not cower from.'
"'Tell me my lord! I am at your service!'
"'You will be tried soon for your crimes, and there will be no preventing it. You must undergo the trial, but you must make certain not to be burned at the stake like Jeanne, otherwise I can do nothing in regards to your... request to me.'
"'My lord, may I ask, how will you change me if I am dead?"
"'You will meet a woman on the year of your trial to come. She only exists in the hours of night, but possesses the necessary knowledge to change you after you are hung, yet only if you are not burned. Confess to all that the judges wish to hear, even if you committed not these crimes. They will not pardon you, but your execution will be lighter. The woman I speak of and her hand maidens will do the rest. Be ready mortal. Ask me nothing else, our council is done.'
"'Yes my lord! I will do as you asked! Thank you for your aid! I will try to call upon you again...'
"The chamber returned to the state it was in prior, a simple under-croft room. All I could do now was wait, and let things happen the way they had to."
