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</div></div><br/><span style="font-size: 18px">Kasabian's smile blossomed into a soft frown, his burnished brows forming a furrow that revealed a state of confusion at hearing Riley's strange mutterings. <i>Did his Master not realize the gravity of the situation they were now in? Did he fail to understand the repercussions or penalty if they did not finish the ritual?</i> In any case, Kasabian didn't delay his actions any further as he explained to Riley the importance of the incantation and completion of the magic that would combine their magic together, and bind him to his witch so that his chosen could receive his helpful guidance for the tasks ahead. <br/>
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His eyes flashed a hypnotic emerald as he answered Riley's question.  </span><br/><b><span style="font-size: 18px"><br/>
"You summoned a familiar, and you have awakened me through the use of arcane magic. I am Kasabian, one of many in the long line of witch familiars known as the Merrick clan. You have selected me as your familiar, Master. Now, its time for you to complete the spell you started. Please turn to the next page in the grimoire, and continue the ritual. It is the spell that is necessary for me to be bound to you, or I will be sent away, and you will go without a familiar this lifetime. A witch without a familiar, never reaches the full potential of their power. You don't wish that to happen, do you, Master?"</span></b><br/><span style="font-size: 18px"><br/>
This was no game, it was no mistake or prank. The alluring sound of Kasabian's posh <a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6Z_rxzs7xT4&amp;hash=d3a5ba6e5acf8510849bcdb45b5daa19" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_rxzs7xT4" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">English accent</a> as he explained the details of what could happen, was no joke. The flesh and blood, naked man kneeling within the circle was as real as Riley was, not a visual or auditory hallucination. Kasabian had been summoned with a very potent incantation from Riley's mother's grimoire, but it was also a spell that had disastrous effects should it not be followed exactly to the letter. The fact that an inexperienced and inebriated Riley didn't spontaneously combust before Kasabian materialized there in the center of the casting circle, translated a single meaning.<br/>
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Riley Kingston was<i> the chosen.</i><br/>
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Many witches died during the familiar summoning ritual, as their life force was drawn through the blood of the casting circle in an attempt to pull their companion from the <i>Sleeping World</i>. For every thousand practitioners of the arcane arts, perhaps a hundred would be so brave as to attempt the familiar summoning. Of those hundred, perhaps five or six would survive. The summoning was dangerous for a reason. Once a witch performed the summoning ritual, they would easily possess twice to three times their original power, in addition to the power their familiar gave them.  Kasabian, as Riley's familiar, had very little power by himself but was an untainted conduit for his master's power. <br/>
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In addition, his mind was immersed in innate knowledge of the arcane arts. Even though he was a newborn familiar, Kasabian's mind easily contained hundreds of spells not even yet recorded by even the greatest of magic scholars, and Kasabian's knowledge of all things magical would simply continue to expand and grow.  In order to fully activate the knowledge, Riley had to continue the ritual. The rewards were plentiful, but only because in order to summon him from the <i>Sleeping World</i>, Riley had to provide enough power for his unconscious mind to craft a magically-enriched body for Kasabian's mind to inhabit, out of nothing. <br/>
</span><br/><i><span style="font-size: 18px">What Riley had done was an act of pure creation. </span></i><br/><span style="font-size: 18px"><br/>
On the other side of the coin, the ritual of summoning was no laughing matter. There would be severe penalties to pay for not completing the binding and sealing of their spell. Kasabian would cease to exist, and Riley would be unable to have another familiar for this lifetime. Without each other, Riley's magic would never reach its full potential or potency, because he needed Kasabian's familiar magic to magnify his own. There was a  growing threat on the horizon as well. A dark sorcerer was now coming into his own power, and should Riley not be at the fullness of his magical power, the battle between dark and light would end in defeat and destruction.<br/>
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<b>"Master. We must continue the ritual. Read the next words, please. I will read them with you. Our blood must be shed, yours and mine, to bind us together. Once that is done, you must </b><i>claim</i><b> me. You will be my witch and I shall become your familiar, for eternity."</b><br/>
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Kasabian also didn't elaborate or delve deeper into the meaning of what he meant by the word,<i> claim. </i>He assumed Riley was intelligent enough to figure out why they both had to remain unclothed.  Even if Riley was completely blind, there was no way for him to ignore the sexual energy that Kasabian was surrounding him with. In the event that Riley had any further trouble performing the ritual or deciphering the meaning, Kasabian was there to guide him. All appearances aside, the scent of alcohol meant that Riley was intoxicated and getting his cooperation was going to be the biggest challenge for Kasabian. <br/>
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He had only been expelled from the womb for a few moments now, but it was a good thing that Kasabian Merrick took every challenge, head on.</span>