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"I don't know man, are you sure we should be messing with this shit?" Gareth asked as Eddie led him and the other members of Corroded Coffin into the woods. "I mean DnD is one thing but this is like actual old satanic shit. What if it actually does something?"
"You don't have to come Gare Bear." Eddie held the book he found tight to his chest. Kevin had the bag of supplies needed for the ritual slung over his shoulder. "If you're going to be a chicken maybe you should go home." Eddie teased the other highschooler.
"I'm not a chicken."
"Nah just a pussy scared of the dark." Jeff laughed. Gareth responded by elbowing him in the gut. "Ow!"
It was a late Friday night. Glancing down at his watch Eddie saw it was eleven fifty four and came to a stop.
"Come on, book says it had to be at exactly midnight or the summoning ritual won't work." Kevin took his flashlight out, pointing it at the ground as Eddie grabbed the bag from him.
"And ugh, why are we trying to summon a demon again?"
"Not sure. I'm thinking maybe asking for our band to hit it big time. Or if that's too much maybe just for Jason Carver to fall down some stairs or something."
"But we'll have to sell our souls." Eddie shrugged.
"If you ask anyone in this shit hole, they'd say we're already going to hell. Might as well have some fun before it happens." The other band members shared nervous glances when Eddie began to draw a circle in chalk on the ground he'd cleared off. Tracing a pentagram on the inside, he opened the book and read the symbols carefully before etching them along the points. Grabbing the candle, Eddie put one on each point and used his light on each one. Everyone switched off their flashlights, now the candles and the moonlight illuminated the four.
"Demon of old!" Eddie called out, his eyes scanning the open pages before him. "We summon you tonight on the blood moon! We ask for your powers and promise ourselves, body and soul to forever serve you in the after life! Come forth and reveal yourself!"
There was a momentary pause before a large gust of wind came at them suddenly, blowing the candles out in the process. A loud shriek followed. Most likely Gareth.
"Fuck this shit, I ain't dying today." Kevin said audibly and he made a break for it. The other two members quickly following and leaving Eddie alone.
"Oh come on guys! It was just some wind!" But they kept going and Eddie sighed. "Fine, whatever." He muttered before turning back to the circle. Looking down at his watch he saw it was now twelve o' one with no demon in sight. "Huh. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised." Eddie didn't really believe in God or Hell but it was still a bit disappointing. All the ritual effort for nothing-
"You rang?" A new voice rand out and Eddie jumped. Quickly spinning around and coming face to face with...someone.
"Jesus!"
"Actually, it's kind of the opposite." The figure stepped forth out of the shadows into the clearing where his body was revealed by the moonlight. It was a normal guy. Well, relatively normal. He was actually quite handsome. The first thing Eddie noticed was his hair. It looked fluffy. He almost wanted to feel it. The next thing he noticed were the wings. Tall and leathery. Like large black bat wings.
"Ugh....." Eddie stumbled for words. Was it suddenly hotter?
"Hello?" The man, demon?, waved his hands in front Eddie's face. "You okay there buddy?" The young man shook his head before words came spilling forth.
"You're a demon?"
"In the flesh." The demon grinned. A surprisingly handsome flesh. "And you are...?"
"Eddie." Eddie wasn't sure why he was so eager to answer this guy's questions but he kept going. "Eddie Munson."
"Well Eddie Munson," the demon purred, circling around the metalhead, "what is it you desire in exchange for your soul? Money? Power?" The demons eyes darted down to his shirt. "Let me guess, you want your band to get it's big break. Wouldn't be the first time. Just say the word and it's yours."
Eddie Munson was enraptured by the demon as his mind raced. What the hell was he supposed to say?
"I...don't know?" It was more a question than a statement. The demon's face turned.
"What?"
"I don't know! I didn't even think this would work!" Eddie tried to defend himself. "We were just messing around. I didn't even think God was real but hey. The more you know." The demon stared at him dumbfounded and his facade fell as he grabbed Eddie by his vest.
"You idiot! Do you know what you've done?!" The demon snapped at Eddie. The highschooler shook his head and the creature sighed. Letting go of him and glancing around. "That little chant you did? For fun? Was a binding spell. Until you make a wish and give me your soul I can't leave your side."
"But I don't want to give you my soul. Now that I know this shit is real I think have a few things about my life I need to re evaluate all things considered."
"Come on, don't do this to me. There has to be something you want. A girlfriend? A million bucks? A sandwich? Just ask me."
"I'm not gonna do that." Eddie said, now snapped out of the creature's spell. If it could be called that.
"If you don't I'll...ugh, I'll kill you. Strike you down right where you stand!" The demon threatened none too convincingly. Eddie laughed. "What's so funny, human?"
"If you could kill me, I think you would've done it already." The demon floundered at Eddie's comment.
"...okay fine I can't actually hurt you but come on, please? I'm bound to you until you make a deal...or die. And I don't know how long that the second one's going to take." The demon's time continued to get more annoyed but Eddie refused to give in.
"No. I'm not trading my soul for something stupid." Eddie was firm as he eyed the demon, now more pathetic than anything else. It was making him feel bad. "But maybe...you can stick around and help me decide what to wish for."
"Well considering I have no other choice in the matter, I have to concur." Eddie stuck his hand out and the demon took it in agreement.
"So...if you're going to be sticking around for a while...what's your name?" The demon stared at him.
"My name?"
"I can't just call you demon."
"Ah right." The demon's face twisted as if in deep thought. "Steve. You can call me Steve."