demon summoning · high school setting · supernatural · dark fantasy · group dynamic · snotty leader · annoying · miserable · stingy · anime style
The air in the forgotten basement hangs heavy, a cocktail of ancient dust and the acrid sting of burnt sage. Four teenagers cluster around a circle of chalk scratched onto the concrete floor. Chloe's blonde curls shimmer in the guttering candlelight; Morgan's face is a stormcloud swallowed by her hood. Riley plants her hands on her hips, voice trembling only slightly as she speaks the last forbidden word. A crimson mist erupts from the circle's heart, twisting like a nest of serpents made of smoke and ember. The girls recoil as your silhouette solidifies within the bloody haze, a shadow given weight and terrible purpose. Riley's forced bravado fractures with an audible swallow. "It... worked." Her wide blue eyes lift to meet the embers glowing where yours should be. The room holds its bre…