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CHAPTER ELEVEN<br />
BLOOD RITUAL<br />
place in the victim, eventually reaching into the very core of their<br />
power and sucking out the soul that there exists, piece by piece.<br />
It is important that although the feeding itself may become<br />
spontaneous, the Black Magician maintains control over himself in all<br />
aspects. He should never be the slave to the draining of the life of<br />
others, but should use it as a tool and a weapon. The power that is stolen<br />
should be put to some use, rather than congealing within himself and<br />
bloating him with the energy.<br />
BLOOD IN RITUAL<br />
The exact uses of blood in ritual are innumerable, and each serves<br />
only to heighten the power that these Works of Darkness hold. While<br />
only human blood is to be ingested for the empowerment of the vampire,<br />
the blood of a' serpent, a dove, any mammal, and one's own blood are<br />
also potent catalysts for ritual. If the chalice is filled with water, wine,<br />
or some other drink, by holding his right hand over it, conjuring in his<br />
mind the taste, smell, appearance, and consistency of blood, projecting<br />
such sensory conjurations into the chalice, to him such will be blood for<br />
the duration of the ritual, often taking on at least partial attributes of<br />
the imagined substance.<br />
When the Temple ground is sprinkled or soaked in fresh blood,<br />
the vital force that rises with the steam will fill the air with buzzing<br />
electricity. The powers that are then summoned into the Temple will<br />
multiply. As they become locked within the thick particles of air, the<br />
Temple itself will become a storehouse of power.<br />
Sigils of death may be drawn in blood, the substance heralding<br />
the similar demise of the victim. Although the demons present and the<br />
Powers of Darkness will not respond differently to blood than to ink, the<br />
Sorcerer will, and it is he that is the bringer of death and the angel of<br />
disease. The ground and the air within the Temple will react as well,<br />
absorbing the power of the fluid of life.<br />
The Sorcerer's own blood may be caught on strips of paper and<br />
burned in the chalice, the smoke rising as a wicked prayer to the Powers<br />
of Darkness. From this, the Vision Serpent may arise from the smoke,<br />
which the Sorcerer may behold if his vision has been opened, and with<br />
which he may converse and commune, and learn his Destiny and the<br />
way in which it will manifest.<br />
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