This is Chapter 4, I hope you're enjoying the story so far! If you have any feedback you'd like to leave me, I'd appreciate it. I apologise for the shortness of this chapter, the next one will be much longer! As always, enjoy.
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It was decided. They had to summon him. Between the 5 of them, Natasha was prised from Sara and was now tied up in the corner on the room, snarling, black eyes glaring at them beneath her long hair shrouding her face. She was under the influence of the demon - that was the only way to explain what was happening. The only option was to summon him and made a deal with him to save their friend.
Sara winced, clutching her sore scalp. "How do we summon him?" She glanced over to Natasha fearfully, who was staring at her and hissing.
Connor looked up from the laptop. "We need to sacrifice blood. It has to come from one of us." He sighed. "There's a butcher knife downstairs, we'll use that."
The other 4 nodded in agreement. "Who's going to do it then?" Jake piped up. No one answered. He huffed. It was funny how after everything they'd already been through, they were afraid to lose a little more blood. "Well?" He pushed. Everyone lowered their faces. He sighed disgustedly. "Fine. Since you're all too chicken-shit, I guess I'll do it."
He moved and Ryan grabbed his wrist. "Stay. I'll do it. Dan, show me where the kitchen is again?" Ryan heaved himself up and Daniel followed him silently. Connor, Jake and Sara stared at Natasha fearfully, afraid of what she might do next. Using Daniel's father's handcuffs, they'd secured her wrists behind her back and wrapped a piece of skipping rope around her midriff, securing her to the edge of the bed. They used the rest of the skipping rope to tie her ankles together so she couldn't kick them either. Trussed up like a prize turkey, she glared at each of them hatefully, spitting and snarling. She wasn't the delicate, peaceful girl they all knew and loved - she was just scary.
Daniel and Ryan returned, carrying the knife. Ryan cleared his throat. "Okay, we need to sacrifice some blood. How do we do this?" He sat down beside Connor, laying the knife on the ground in front of him.
Connor flicked his eyes to the screen and stabbed the keys several times. "'Says here we need to get you in the middle of us, either cut or stab you then wipe the blood across our foreheads. Then we have to repeat this chant to summon him, provided he is a demon." He put a fist to his mouth. "Jesus fucking Christ."
Jake leant over and put a hand on Ryan's shoulder. "Are you sure you can do this?"
Ryan took a deep breath before answering. "Just do it before I change my fucking mind." He turned to face Daniel and handed him his wrist, squeezing his eyes shut. Daniel stared at him uneasily and raised the knife. All 5 of them watched the blade, eyes wide. He drove the knife down and slashed Ryan across his forearm, coating the edge of the knife in red. Daniel took a dab of blood and rubbed it into his forehead. He passed the knife to Sara, who did the same then passed it to Jake. He sighed shakily and rubbed it on his and passed it to Connor, who took the rest of the blood and swirled it into his forehead. He laid the knife next to him and Ryan moved out the way, grabbing a towel and pressing it to his forearm as he winced.
Connor sighed and began to chant. "Lirach, Tasa, Vefa, Wehlic." He grabbed Jake's hand and motioned for the others to do the same. The power seemed to intensify as an electric spike ran through them.
"Renich, Tasa, Uberaca, Biasa. Lirach, Tasa, Vefa, Wehlic." They began to chant together. An unnatural wind rushed through the room as they chanted loudly, the whistle piercing their ears. Natasha gyrated in the corner, struggling to free herself from the restraints and crying out.
"RENICH, TASA, UBERACA, BIASA. LIRACH, TASA, VEFA, WEHLIC." They chanted in unison. Ryan fled the room and dashed into the hallway, blown back by a strong wind. He curled up in the corner, bracing himself from the intensity while the other 4 continued to chant with increasing speed. He wrenched himself up and grasped the banister, fighting against the wind. The portraits on the wall whizzed past him and smashed into the end wall, splintering into glassy shards. The doors opened themselves and creaked loudly, one flying off the hinges and crashing into the end wall.
"RENICH. TASA. UBERACA. BIASA. LIRACH. TASA. VEFA. WEHLIC!" They commanded, gripping each other tightly. An unseen force blew them apart and forced them to opposite ends of the room, pushed into the wall.
Natasha gasped. "Guys?" She stared at them, fright in her eyes.
Ryan fell into the room. "Natasha!" He was propelled out the room, crashing into the banister. The door slammed shut and Natasha's restrains disintegrated, leaving her huddled in the corner. Sara struggled to move from the wall - she couldn't. He's coming.
The dreaded voice appeared. "How nice of you to tie her up for me, but that really won't be necessary."
There was a scream and it went dark. Moments later, the light reappeared and the unseen force was gone. Natasha was, too.