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"It's the most hor-ri-ble time...of the yeaaar" despite the cheerful tune he sung he didn't smile. Joy went up, and so did suicides. And with suicides came those who were desperate to hide it from their families.
In all things there were levels, there were fakers, amateurs, professionals, and people like him. Unfortunately in demon summoning faking it could get you a demon as well, and without protective wards, and without the ability to send them back. The problem was professionals, who summoned little demons to do tasks for them; sabotage and spy, and make the dice roll in their favor. They sold the same things to other people. That was fine, he supposed, except for the ruining of other people's lives bit.
But as always they got ahead of themselves, over their heads. And at Christmas, well, everyone and their auntie was after defiling something holy (Dante preferred a church wine, personally), but add in all the willing sacrifices, many of which probably sold out to demon summoners a while ago... Willing Sacrifices to fuel their power and summon up something nasty
Well you had a recipe for some interesting incursions. Kept him busy, kept everyone busy, really.
Christmas, all about family and love and peace, and killing yourself, or at least letting yourself be killed. It really wasn't his type of holiday at all.
word count: 226
how tired I was when I wrote it: very
Extra notes: my LJ is a commenting one and I don't post in it any more so don't bother looking back
In all things there were levels, there were fakers, amateurs, professionals, and people like him. Unfortunately in demon summoning faking it could get you a demon as well, and without protective wards, and without the ability to send them back. The problem was professionals, who summoned little demons to do tasks for them; sabotage and spy, and make the dice roll in their favor. They sold the same things to other people. That was fine, he supposed, except for the ruining of other people's lives bit.
But as always they got ahead of themselves, over their heads. And at Christmas, well, everyone and their auntie was after defiling something holy (Dante preferred a church wine, personally), but add in all the willing sacrifices, many of which probably sold out to demon summoners a while ago... Willing Sacrifices to fuel their power and summon up something nasty
Well you had a recipe for some interesting incursions. Kept him busy, kept everyone busy, really.
Christmas, all about family and love and peace, and killing yourself, or at least letting yourself be killed. It really wasn't his type of holiday at all.
word count: 226
how tired I was when I wrote it: very
Extra notes: my LJ is a commenting one and I don't post in it any more so don't bother looking back