I stood in the small patch of grass in the house I was renting on Oahu, the darkness providing the cover needed to speak privately with Belial and Abaddon. I had been working with them over the past few weeks to learn more about destructive workings. Having spent the past twenty years knowingly shying away from Darkness, fearful of what I may experience, I found that once I finally embraced it, I regained the half of myself I’d been denying. Part of this involved ritual evocation and it wasn’t long before Belial, and later Abaddon, came knocking on my door.
“There will be work to do” Belial stated, referring to my trip to Hawaii Island, the “Big Island”. My family and I were leaving the following day for the week and I was getting in one last communication before my flight early the next morning.
I didn’t understand exactly what he had in mind and the way he said it made it clear I was going to have to pull teeth to get “real” answers. “I don’t know how much time I’ll have and don’t expect much privacy. I’ll do what I can with what I have.”
“You will.” Abaddon said, nodded, and promptly left.
I could feel Belial smiling in the darkness, clearly enjoying the moment as he knew my mind was turning over what may be waiting at some point in the next week. I knew we were traveling over most areas on the island. I figured I was going to get a lesson in Big Island land spirits, as I had been periodically interacting with some of them on Oahu and Kauai. I assumed I’d meet one that was maybe a “higher-level” land spirit or perhaps a guardian to a sacred space. I felt like Belial knew what I was thinking and his smile, full of dark knowing, seemed to be a little wider.
“Thank you, Belial. I will keep my eyes open.” I closed the ritual and stood there for a few moments, pondering the conversation, before extinguishing the light and walking inside. With the night blackened Waianae mountain range to my left and the Ko’olau mountain range to my right, I had no idea I would be speaking with their mythological creator in less than twenty four hours.
