Reverse Summoning
Alice finished drawing the magic circle, and began collecting the ingredients she needed to perform the ritual. Blood from a pregnant woman, for additional life essence, collected from a local hospital. Goat horn, for an anchor. And finally, a lock of her hair, to make sure the binding applied to her. She threw all the ingredients into the circle, and stepped away, all the while chanting Latinate words in a high, powerful voice. As she chanted she started feeling the ancient power of sorcery fill her. Reaching a crescendo in her chant, she released the built-up power inside her directly into the magic circle and cried “Hear my call and obey!” Immediately, a kneeling form began to coalesce in the circle, eventually developing into a large, red-skinned man. His horns grew out of the sides …