Midnight ritual

An intense glow that couldn't be seen by ordinary human eyes came to settle around Leo and Emma as he moved steadily in and out of her. Each stroke felt like bursts of fireworks, shooting heat sensation through his body like magic.

Nothing else matters to Leo right at that moment. His eyes were tightly shut against the world as the intense pleasure that couldn't be described by mere words crawled through his hips, spreading to every part of his body like vines with unending reach.

He never noticed that the girl he was having sex with was not moving with him. She was not even breathing. She was lying beneath him dead to the world. Her eyes had rolled back into her head, leaving only the white part visible.

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While Leo was totally in his world, moving in and out of Emma with reckless abandon. Mama Silver was on the phone with an old friend who was also her spiritual adviser.

She decided to call him when she couldn't decipher the omen she got concerning her granddaughter, who also wasn't picking her calls. She knew Emma always picks her calls no matter what time of day it was, especially if it was from her grandmother. Mama Silver became very worried when Diane, her granddaughter's best friend and room mate also didn't pick her own calls too.

The person on the other end of the phone was angry with her...

"Silver, I warned you about this severally didn't I!? How could you be so careless, ehn!? What better way do you think they could kill a child who was born during the chime hours than the time she came to the world!?]

[Kill a child!?... Ha! What do you mean by that!?] Mama Silver exclaimed as she felt a cold-like sensation washed over her body! She was panic-stricken and her hearts started beating wildly with fear. She quickly sat on a nearby chair as her legs were shaking very badly"

[Silver, the child's soul had already departed from her body...]

Mama silver bolted up from the chair she just sat on, cutting him off mid-sentence.

[Which child's soul are you talking about!? Are you referring to my granddaughter !?...] She asked hysterically.

Mama Silver couldn't stop the tears that have been threatening to fall from pouring down her face ever since Emma and Diane didn't pick their calls. Her hands were shaking so badly, it was a miracle she could still hold the phone to her ear.

[Yes! That is what I'm seeing here...]

[Oracle, this is my granddaughter we're talking about here... I don't care what you're seeing...] She shouted but was cut short mid-sentence.

[Pull yourself together woman! And don't interrupt me again because we don't have that much time left...] Oracle commanded with an authoritative voice that immediately reduced Mama silver's hysterical cries to whimpers.

[Yes! Her soul had already left her body but it is still hanging around you. That is why you can smell her essence... And yes, we can still bring her back since she has not gone far yet...

But you have to understand that this is not going to be easy. We might lose you in her stead if...]

[I don't care! I don't care if I have to give my life in exchange for hers... Just help me bring her back!]

[Shut up and let me finish what I'm saying! I said we MIGHT... Not we will! We might lose you in her stead if you are not fully ready for what's to come and keep acting hysterical like a woman!] Oracle's voice was sharp, bringing Mama silver back to her normal strong self.

[Okay, I understand] She immediately replied, now on high alert.

[We need a strong and brave heart for this kind of ritual because there are so many forces that might want to work against us which you know of...

One; this is witching hour and you know witches are more powerful at this time of night... We don't know if they are behind this yet but we have to be prepared.

Two; the veil between life and death is thinnest at this hour, allowing spirits and ghosts to travel between two worlds. For you to be able to strongly perceive her essence, it means she's fighting whatever spirit that is pulling her over to the other side.

We should be grateful that we're not alone in this fight because she's not just a very helpless dead body. She's strong enough in spirit to be able to fight untimely death herself. That's a huge advantage on our part.

Now we must hurry! Aderinsola just called me now regarding his grandson too. Kids ehn! I'm sure he would still be awake and alert for this.

Now I'll need you to be calm and strong for her. One grave mistake and it's over for you Silver... For both of you! Do you understand me!?] Oracle asked sharply

[Yes!] Mama Silver replied firmly

[Good! You know what to do on your end. Hurry it up and connect all our spirits. I'm ready.] Oracle finished and ended the call.

Within a minute after the call had ended. Mama silver had already changed from her nightgown into a white loose robe. Moving quickly, she opened another door inside her bedroom and entered into an all-white painted room.

After chanting some inaudible words, she walked to a corner of the room where all the things she used in praying were neatly arranged. She picked a traditional white chalk out of the neat pile and drew a huge triangle on the floor with it.

She then took a white bowl containing a sand and placed it at the top edge of the triangle while chanting; "Earth is Fashina."

Oracle that was already dressed and waiting inside his prayer room saw a big triangle drawn with white beach sand appeared on his floor.

Then he heard the echo of a strong firm voice...

'Earth is Fashina...' He immediately moved to the edge of the triangle that had a pile of sand on it.

Mama silver moved to the right edge of the triangle and placed an already lit antique bronze oil lamp... "Fire is Aderinsola."

At the middle of the triangle, she placed her granddaughter's picture; "our point of contact is Emmanuella Ayinke Da-Silva.

Finally, she went and stood at the remaining edge of the triangle... "I Adebisi Da-Silva, I am water."

"This is the union of our body, mind, and spirit..." She continued chanting with a firm voice that sounded and echoed like three people were speaking in unison, which indeed they were. She had already summoned their spirits.

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Chief Aderinsola Salvador was furious. 'Why isn't this boy picking his calls!?' He wondered frustratingly to himself. Even though Leo was not picking his calls, his grandfather refused to give up and still kept on calling his number.

His grandson's life might be in danger and he's not about to make the same mistake he made with Leo's father.

What his friend, Oracle told him about Leo got him anxious. He needed to hear the details from Leo himself before he would know what to do.

Suddenly he had a strong premonition that he couldn't explain...

"Everybody, out!..." He suddenly barked, startling his daughter-in-law and granddaughters who were standing and waiting for his call with Leo to go through.

"Now!" He barked again to get them all scampering out of his room when he saw they were still standing, probably still confused at his sudden change in attitude.

He rang his nurse who came back and helped him change from his nightwear into his white robe. After the nurse had left, he opened the door to his prayer room and stood up from the wheelchair, all signs of the stroke suddenly disappeared.

He walked to the center of the room and saw a triangle had already been drawn on the floor with a thin line of burning fire.

Then he heard the echo of a strong firm voice...

'Earth is Fashina...'

'Fire is Aderinsola...' Hearing this, he immediately moved to the edge of the triangle where the fire was burning higher than the rest.

'Our point of contact is Emmanuella Ayinke Da-Silva.' In the middle of the triangle, a mirage fire picture of a young beautiful girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

'I Adebisi Da-Silva, I am water.'

The three friends who were at different locations in Nigeria at that particular time started chanting in unity...

"This is the union of our body, mind, and spirit, for Emmanuella Ayinke Da-Silva...

As they spoke in unison their eyes burn very brightly in their sockets and the language they speak suddenly changed from what ordinary humans can understand to a strange one.

The echo was deafening and grounds shook. The night immediately changed from one of the full moons to dark and stormy.

War was declared and immediately began in the realm of the spirits between the white and dark supernaturals.