Dancing In The Shadows
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"Fire burns and fire turns all evil and harm away from me. Fires power and fires might,
protect me on this Halloween night"
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The quarry. A group of friends. Full moon.
A boy with powers. An alternate dimension.
A ritual gone wrong. A missing friend. A haunting spirit. A monster. Fingernails turning to claws. Skin turning to fur. A scream turned to a howl.
And they were just stupid teenagers.
What was supposed to go right?
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