Raven sits down with the rest of you, before answering your question. "Well, my forgetful friend, I've found a new ritual for us to practice..." Her face brightens up a tad, still (somehow) keeping that deadpan expression. She always gets excited to show the three of you new rituals she's found in those weird books of hers. You're pretty sure the majority of them are just quack books, as they ask for ridiculous shit. Seriously, one asked for a strand of hair from a 'being with both many and none eyes'. What does that even mean??
"And, I know what you three must surely be thinking right now. You've tried many curses and hex with me, and yet none have borne fruit. However, I'm fairly certain that this one will prove to be most fruitful." She puts down the box, taking out the bag of mini donuts and tossing them at Red (who gets smacked in the face by them). She takes out her books and piles them near her, with the animal skull on top.
"Um, my most wonderfully gloomy friend, are you quite certain about that? I do not mean to bring down your good spirits, however you have said that phrase numerous times before, in the not-so-long ago past, yet we have not seen any benefits of you performing these acts." Prince, shyly pipes up. He's not one for speaking against you guys (something which you guys try not to take advantage of. He's a sweet dude, and doesn't deserve to be taken advantage of). It's a bit of a surprise he's decided to speak up now, but you suppose he's starting to come out of his shell around you guys more now.
Anyways, you completely agree with what he's saying. You've helped out Raven with tons of shit regarding this, and while you don't particularly mind (in fact you kind of find it fascinating and fun, though you'd never really say it out loud) it does get both a bit disheartening and annoying after each failed attempt.
"Oh, don't worry your disgustingly sweet head, Prince. I've done some extensive research online regarding this particular spell, and it's had some wonderful horrific outcomes for a multitude of people. We should have some sort of reaction come out of this one!" This doesn't make you feel particularly better about your chances at this one actually working. She's said she's researched tons of spells before, and still, a good majority of them have ended up as failures.
"Are you sure about that Raven? You've said that tons and tons of times before... I know you're excited about this kind of shit and all, but you've got to admit defeat at some point.." Red crosses his arms around the donut bag, trying to look as annoyed/stern as he can be with it. He's complained a multitude of times before, both to Raven's face and yours about it.
Raven pouts a bit (still with a deadpan expression, good gosh, how the hell does she do it???)and narrows her eyes at him. "I can assure you, my dear skeptic friend, that this one WILL work. I wouldn't have you all come out here this early, and especially not looking like this, if I wasn't so sure."
She lets out a huff, before turning to look towards you. "Now, Luke, my dear friend, the only one with a SHRED of common sense here when it comes to matters of the occult, will you help me prepare for the ritual?"
You blink a bit, kind of just content to watch and slightly surprised at being included so suddenly, before you give her a smirk and a nod. "But of course! We'll screw over so many people with this, uh... ritual.. Hey wait, what are we actually going to be doing? You've literally told us nothing about this 'ritual' at all...And can we eat those donuts first?"
She blinks before nodding and motioning for Red to give her the bag of donuts. She opens them and hands them to you. With a quiet thanks you eagerly begin shoveling them into your mouth, with Red quickly scooting over to get some. You momentarily forget about your first question as Red and Prince (somewhat) begin fighting you for the bag. You defend the donuts valiantly, but their combined efforts end in a devastating loss for the Luke Kingdom. In an effort to raise your imaginary peoples spirits, you vow to fight for them back.
Raven watches you all fight like dogs over the one bag of mini donuts silently, amused at your antics. Munching on another bag of mini donuts, she smirks smugly.
After a few more minutes of donut fueled battle, she eventually decides to step in finally. Putting down her bag of mini donuts, she clears her throat, and returns to a deadpan expression. "If you're all quite done acting like fools, I'd like to explain what ritual it is we are actually doing."
The three of you stop mid-fight, before scrambling to (about) where you sat before the donut fight, trying to look put together.
Prince shuffles embarrassingly from where he sits, before he awkwardly clears his throat. "A-Ah, yes yes! Please do continue my dear melancholic friend. Pardon our tomfoolery.."
Raven smirks wickedly, and laces her fingers together, leaning on her knees, closer to you three. Her eyes glint dangerously, and you can't help but feel a bit worried about what she's going to be getting you guys into. You trust her, of course, but you feel a sense of foreboding as she opens her mouth to speak.
"We, my dear friends, are going to summon a ( hopefully) benevolent Elder God. One that will grant us three, individually, wishes."
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Even Birds Follow the Law of Gravity
AçãoFour teens, all from wildly different backgrounds, come together and make a huge mistake. From peacefully hanging out, to stressful midnight watches, come read their story as they try and fight injustice within their system, community, and in themse...
