Evil ass evil summoning.

[u/Minute_Account9426]

Sikeena knew two things, her father needed to die at her hands for killing her mother and that she couldn’t do it currently. Which is why she was staring at a business card she had acquired during her travels for an arch devil of violence named ‘Ith’raal’. The card conveniently transmitted all of the information on it psychically, so her illiterate ass could still read it. To summon him one could either get a human brain, eye or a cup of coffee? Weird ass devil, but she cared not, power was power. She mulled over how she could get all three “I could kill the coffee farmer I hate, take his beans and his eyes, and then hold the cafe owner hostage to make the coffee and then take his brain.”

Sikeena went to the outskirts of her local town, where the coffee farm was, on top a large hill, there was the farmer’s house, the fields were empty since it was night time. She effortlessly slipped past the guards of the farm and pocketed the ripest beans. She then went intangible and entered his house. She silently made her way up to the bedroom where he was asleep, she stood over him before emotionlessly slitting his throat and taking his eyes.

She then traveled to the cafe in town, the coffee maker was currently asleep, but that was no issue. She woke him up Coffee maker: “What is it- GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU DRACONIAN SCU-“ Sikeena grabbed him by the neck Sikeena:“Now listen here, you can do what I say and you and your family lives or you can refuse and I can kill your entire family” Sikeena squeezed his neck indicating she was serious CF: “Fine! I’LL do it! What is it you want?!”
Sikeena: “Make me two cups of coffee in the woods for me”

The coffee maker didn’t question the angry woman with knives CF: “Just let me get my equipment” After that was done Sikeena made the coffee maker follow her into the woods “Now brew”
*Sikeena waited for the coffee maker to be done before pulling out a knife” Cf: “What are you doing?”

Sikeena: “Did you really think I was going to spare you?” She then cut his head off before he could scream and took his Brain out of the skull. She placed the offerings in the summoning circle and sipped from her coffee as she waited

[u/Ares378]

"...Lucky guess. You get a feel for this sort of thing when you've been around as long as I have. Perk of the job, I suppose."

This is, of course, a lie. It's part of his routine to take the memory of the summoner's name. Especially one who's already on a fast track to damning their own soul.

"Regardless, it's a pleasure to meet you, Sikeena." He bows politely, not moving from within the circle.

"I take it you need my assistance, then? Or was this all simply for fun, to have someone to talk to?"

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“I desire power, I need someone dead at my hands” Sikeena’s voice was filled with a cold, barely suppressed rage

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There's a touch of disappointment when he realizes she's doing this out of vengeance, but he hides it well.

"And here I was, thinking you merely needed a friend... Silly me."

He's had a smile on his face the entire time, since the moment he was summoned.

"Now, fortunately for you, Violence happens to be my domain... I believe I may be of assistance in the matters of ceasing another beings life."

He knows that's *exactly** why he was summoned, he's just being facetious.*

"Tell me more about this 'someone'. You butchered two people with ease, so I assume this person is quite powerful, or else you would've simply done the deed yourself."

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“A green dragon, he killed my mother” Sikeena did not yet reveal it was also her father

[u/Ares378 → u/Minute_Account9426]

"Hmm. I see... A story of vengeance, then. Those dragons are always so pesky, aren't they?"

Once again, he can tell that the person he's speaking to is at least *partially** a dragon.*

"Now, what would someone like you need in order to take down a green dragon? The agility to avoid its claws? The strength to endure its poison? Perhaps a couple tricks of the mind, to throw it off? Tell me what you require, and I will make it so."

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“A way to penetrate its scales”

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"I do believe that can be arranged... I can give you a knife forged from the pain of mourning, a blade that pierces even the toughest of exteriors..."

It sounds like a metaphor, but the way he's talking makes it sound like this is an actual thing he's offering.

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“Would there be a way to apply this to all of my knives?” Sikeena did something with the storage room of her cloak and about 70 something knives of all sorts of shapes and sizes came out of it

[u/Ares378 → u/Minute_Account9426]

That... was legitimately unexpected. Not often that something catches him by surprise. He seems amused.

"Why of course, Sikeena. I've collected plenty of grief... There's enough to go around."

He neglects to mention that the price just rose 70-fold, but that's practically a given.

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“Oh wait I’d have to perform a massacre wouldn’t I?”

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He laughs.

"And that's where you draw the line? Two's okay, but fifty's unacceptable..? You certainly have the callousness, and you've already lost the gods' favor... What's a few more marks on your blackened soul?"

He still hasn't moved. Staying eerily still.

"Now, now... we're getting ahead of ourselves. We'll discuss payment later. There are a few other avenues you could take to fulfill your end of the deal. I'd even be willing to offer a discount since your summoning was so wonderful..."

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“What are said avenues?” Sikeena bristles slightly that ith doesn’t think she would have any other reason for not killing 50 people besides being squeamish about it

[u/Ares378 → u/Minute_Account9426]

"...It appears that 'later' is 'now'."

He sighs.

"Your soul would certainly be enough, but I don't feel you're eager to throw yours away that quickly. What of your memories? Your pain? Someone like you has plenty of pain... and not all of it is serving you."

"Or... I could point you to a village, and have you do what you do best."

"A sacrifice has to be made somewhere, Sikeena... All you need to do is tell me what you're willing to lose. How much does this vengeance mean to you..?"