Paperhat cult au~
The church has been keeping a demon captured, and concealed away from the public for over a hundred years,
In order to keep the demon from retaliating or trying to escape, the church has been secretly feeding the demon human sacrifices once a year.
But the demon has become restless.
The church has decided to make more sacrifices then intended.
Due to his family ties to the church, Flug is chosen to be the next sacrifice to the demon.
Thanks to his research into the occult, Flug manages to change his fate,
and makes a deal with the demon.
Flug wants revenge,
and in exchange, he promises to free the demon.
(Cover made by the amazing Shiroirotasu via Twitter, they were nice enough to give me permission to use their art, go check them out!)
[Full disclosure,
I'm not familiar with the inner works of a church, nor the intricacy of religion.
I do research, but I'm sure that I'll get something wrong at some point.
I'm sorry in advance]
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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