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Set in a ritual space, 7 members summoning a demon.
Woo: Steps first into the space - lighting candles and singing - placing them around a black mirror placed carefully on the floor.
Yunho: Carries in the grimoire, pages opened to a where a demon is depicted in a squatting position on the ritual mirror setup - what Woo is setting up on the floor.
Hwa: Wearing a priestess outfit, stepping into the room, he slides his hood down- now standing out of the rain. He begins to speak words as he walks the boundary of the room.
Woo: Joins in for final lyric as the summoning circle is complete. A ring of fire surges from the candles quickly and vanishes just as fast. The circle/room is ready.
San: A priest figure. He moves forward to the head of the circle, beginning a prayer. At his final word the circle erupts in high flames, and a demon, Yeosang appears.
Yeo: His lyrics speak of him being used/hurt and his eyes flash, as he looks to yet another cult that has called him.
Jongho: Locks eyes with Yeo (Yeo does something: smiles/wink) and Jongho begins to fearfully and forcefully sing his lines. Fear shows in his eyes, Yeo is exerting some control over him that he cannot overcome.
Mingi: Sees Jongho in a panic - it’s obvious in his eyes/on his face and steps in trying to force Yeo’s attention to him, but in his haste several of the candles surrounding the mirror are extinguished by his clothes. Yeo pauses, looking to the smoking candles and a look of success flashes across his face.
Hongjoong: Steps in when he sees the shift in Yeo. He is carrying a container (whatever) of holy water and moves to intercept the demon. He attempts to use the holy water against Yeo as he pushes at the circle’s boundary, getting closer to Mingi and Jongho. He gets close, but he suffers a strike to his body (whatever) and cries out falling to his side on the ground.
San: Yells out a prayer, (the lyric chorus) and Yeo flinches, turning his wrathful gaze fully at him.
Yeo: Stalks over to San, grabbing him by his throat, stopping the prayer and throwing him to the broken circle on the ground. Clawed and burning hands breech the circle and grab onto San - his screams loud as he is branded by their burning grasps.
Jongho: Is fighting Mingi’s grip on him, an unseen force pulling him closer and closer to Yeo - fear fully visible on his face, tears clinging to his water line.
Yunho: Enters the room, literally glowing as he speaks in prayer - the lyrics echoing a prayer of light. As the prayer continues, rays/orbs of light start surrounding Yeo. His beautiful face/mask starts to crack with rays of light, his malevolent true form briefly visible through the cracks as his previous face falls away like porcelain.
Mingi/Hongjoong: Joins in the prayer/song, Hongjoong getting up close to Yeo.
Yeo/Jongho: Singing as one, the light engulfs Yeo fully and he finally stops singing and disappears - on Jongho high note - but Jongho continues the song and looks over to San.
Woo: Sees Jongho continuing the song and looking to San. All this while echoing the song back to Jongho.
San: Joins in singing the chorus, but as Jongho ends his singing he opens his eyes and San sees a flame spark in his eyes. San locks eyes w/Woo and reaches out to quickly slip a black bag over Jongho’s head. Knowing the youngest has fallen and that the demon isn’t gone.