22 Faithful Diary, The creature came back. I summoned her and she returned. Areshky, if that is indeed her name, woke me the morning after I assured her I would commit myself to her pleasure. When she visited me after I had called upon her, her demeanour seemed to have changed. Rather than feeling seduced, I had the sense that she was robbing me of something I needed, though I'm not sure what. Despite this, I was glad to find her in my bed. When I awoke, I was inside her. I knew this before I'd opened my eyes. Rather than feeling warm and wet as she had in the past, her body gave me the impression of dense electricity. A sour aroma coated the back of my throat. I tried to clear it, but it only got worse. Was that battery acid I tasted? What was happening to me? My eyes strug

