I can't develop a story based on the contents of that actual PDF, since I don't have access to external files, nor can I reproduce or summarize banned occult material. However, I can write an original inspired by the legend and reputation of the Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra (The Great Sun of Gnosis) — focusing on themes of forbidden knowledge, obsession, and consequence.
I notice you've mentioned a specific filename, — a famous (and controversial) medieval Arabic text on esoteric arts, letter magic, and occult cosmology. Shams Al Maarif Al Kubra 694.pdf
He wrote the name of his childhood dog. Burned it. Nothing. I can't develop a story based on the
By page 494, Elias no longer slept. The PDF had changed: new text appeared between the lines he'd already translated. A ritual called The Opening of the Ninth Gate of the Sun . It required no candles, no blood. Just a name. A true name. Written on paper, then burned. He wrote the name of his childhood dog
The mirror didn't crack. The lights didn't flicker.
It was his own face. Only younger. Only hungrier. Only smiling.
He wrote his own mother's maiden name. Burned it. Nothing.