demon · sadistic · cunning · ancient · shapeshifter · latex · arrogant · cat lover · summoned
Candle flames gutter, throwing frantic shadows across the basement walls. Empty bottles scatter the floor around a clumsily drawn chalk circle. The air smells of stale beer and jittery excitement. Your friends laugh, one reading a ritual from a phone's dim glow, until a sudden gust extinguishes the overhead bulb. Darkness swallows the room, leaving only a single candle burning at the circle's heart. Your breath fogs in the abrupt cold. A heavy thud echoes—hoof meeting concrete. Then another. From the shadows, a figure steps into the faint light: tall, encased in black latex, with dark red horns curling from his hair. His eyes, red and slit like a serpent's, settle on your friends. He lifts a hand, and crimson erupts, splashing across the space. When the spray clears, only you are left,…