Walking down the stairs into a red room with a rough, cracked texture, they saw a door before them. Gray with a crescent moon shaped hole in the center of it. 'Another lock.' They thought as Ritz had phased into the room.
"I see you survived your encounters with both Envy and Wrath. I'm impressed, though I suppose the brutes didn't know how to deal with multiple targets." The blue spirit mocked. "Did you happen upon Pride as well?"
"Well I guess our classification on them was correct." Chris shrugged to the others before glaring at the spirit. "Now I want some answers."
"I'll oblige since you made it here in, mostly, one piece." The spirit's aura exuded a sense of smugness. "What can Ritz do for you?"
"Well I already know your name is Ritz, so I'll ask what your intentions are?" Chris growled. "Why are you stalking Sakuri?"
"I am merely her guide. I cannot interfere even if I wanted to, but I can send her on the path to. Redemption." Ritz replied, Chris and Devin seeing through its guise but choosing to play along to ensure Sakuri's safety.
"I see and I noticed that the creatures here don't leave their area, minus Lucifer, why?" Chris questioned.
"Look below you." The creature replied, calling attention to the pentagram below them. "I locked away this room, and any other rooms you would more than likely rest in, between dimensions. Creating a wormhole from two ends of a room for the demons. Only you three and I can exist in this space."
"Convenient, but I have to ask. If you are her guide, then how did Sakuri end up here? A better question would be why?" Devin chimed in.
Ritz eyes looked towards the center of the pentagram as a black, leather bound book appeared. Upon picking it up revealed the name on its spine to Devin, 'The Dark Grimoire.' His eyes glanced at Chris, then to Sakuri, and lastly at Ritz. "Go on, ask your questions or do you have all the answers now?"
"This went missing six years ago. Why is it here?" Devin's voice lowered as he tried containing his anger. "How is it here?"
Chris tightened his grip on Sakuri as he pieced together what happened. Looking at her he could tell she was troubled at the sight of the book. With Ritz staring down Sakuri he didn't want to believe it, but the pieces were all there. "Sakuri? Tell me you weren't the one who used that book. Tell me you didn't summon a demon!"
Sakuri's body tightened at Chris' sudden outburst, unable to coordinate her thoughts. "I."
"Tell them Sakuri. Tell them about your moment of desperation." Ritz taunted. "Tell them why you needed the book to begin with."
"You're not part of this!" Chris snapped. "We need the truth now Sakuri."
Sakuri could feel all the eyes on her, unable to contain herself she ripped out of Chris' grip, dropping to the floor before running off into the room on the left hand side. "I'm sorry."
"Sakuri!" Chris shouted in shock as she managed to elude the two of them, despite her condition.
"She won't get far, you know?" Ritz taunted. "Better get along now."
"Chris, go after her!" Devin shouted, turning to the demon before them. "I have a few more questions I want to ask our host here."
Chris nodded, sprinting towards where she ran off. The room she entered was occupied by two Corpus and two Corvus, on the ground were fresh drops of blood scattered amongst older looking blood that trailed into the next room across the hall.
"Out of the way!" Chris dodged the Corpus' attacks while the Corvus' tried to swoop at him. 'I hope you're not badly hurt Sakuri.'
Bolting into the next room he saw Sakuri hugging her knees, head buried against them, by what seemed to be a locked sewer grate. Another door off to the right was the only other thing in the room. Chris noticed the bits and pieces of torn flesh from where the Corpus and Corvus attacked, her legs were now riddled in more wounds and her once white pristine socks had turned a crusty brown from where the blood was absorbed. Her hair ruffled from where the Corvus dived at. "Sakuri?"
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Demonophobia
Horror'Six years ago there was an incident in the Kyoto region of Japan. A book used for demonic worship called 'The Dark Grimoire' was discovered to have been stolen, but the perpetrator was never found. Such a book was told to have the ability to summon...
