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Harper stared at the piece of paper that had been nailed to the front door. All their names had been written in alphabetical order and each of them had smeared a drop of their blood onto the now reddish paper. This game, it sounded absolutely ridiculous, but if it really was the only way then they didn't have a choice. He rubbed his arms in an attempt to warm himself up, his clothes were still wet and it was freezing cold. He turned to look at Ace, "how are you doing?" he pretty much asked through chattering teeth.

The boy glanced at Riley, "this doesn't exactly feel safe. The whole, summoning a demon into a haunted house in a cursed forest."

"That's because it isn't safe," Riley shrugged in reply. "We don't really have much of a choice though, if we want to find those witches and the stone of sacrifice then we're going to have to best this midnight man in his own game." The girl glanced down at the open journal on one of the dusty coffee tables. "Okay, so after I knock on the door twenty two times he should arrive. Remember, he'll challenge us to find something and we'll need to find it before he finds us." The girl had a determined gleam in her eyes and gone were the silly grins and laughter. "You guys have the salt, right?" She gave Songbird, Marti, and Brandy two thumbs up. "Thanks for looking around the kitchen." Riley paused to stare at the journal for a bit longer, memorizing the most important rules as she went.

"Oh yeah, super important but keep your light source on. If it goes out, you'll need to draw a salt circle around you or he'll find you and," she ran a finger over her neck. "It'll be game over." The girl focused her eyes on Harper. "No flashlights allowed, we stick to these jars and we're not allowed to leave the house either. If we stick together and remember these rules, we should be all good. Though, a big group like us all together would be easy to spot so looks like we're splitting up."

Avian and Martini got together to form the first group while Songbird and Brandy became the second group.

The guides began to split the humans up then made sure they each had a glow jar. "Lesley!" Riley gave the man a grin. "This was a real awesome find, good luck." She made her way towards the door then turned her head to look at the others. "Ready?"

"To be honest," Leon's eyes were practically the size of dinner plates. "I don't think any of us are."

Hakuren chuckled, "no [i]time[/i] like the present, go ahead. I'm sure queen Leon will be alright after a deep breath." He slapped his friend cheerfully on the shoulder then made his way to both Songbird and Brandy's group.

Harper had to agree with Leon on this one but there wasn't much of a choice, he turned to look at Jasper and Lesley, his teammates and gave them both a hesitant but hopefully reassuring smile. "We'll be fine as long as we keep our lights lit and don't lose sight of the salt."

"Okay! I'm going in for the kill." Riley took in a deep breath and knocked on the door twenty two times.

At the last knock the lights in the ancient manor began to flicker and the chandelier began to swing. Every creaky step made a sound and the wind outside banged on the glass windows. The girl leaped back, pretty much crashing into Songbird as she did so. She recalled muttering an apology but was far too focused on the sudden flash of lightning that illuminated the room. "T-Talk about eerie!"

Every single light bulb suddenly came to life and the lost souls were blinded by a bright flash of light. As soon as their eyes adjusted they saw bright streaks of white painted across several of the walls. Riley gaped, the summoning it had worked...

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Harper's amulet shone twice as bright and he held back the urge to run. The lights sputtered before once again shining bright, the message was different this time, but written in the same messy way. His thoughts went back to the messages down in the basement, these messages matched it in every single way aside from color. The midnight man had written those things in the basement.

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The lights flickered off once more before shining brighter than they had ever done.

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The light bulbs shattered and the room was enveloped in silence. Harper turned to his group mates and frowned. "Well, we need to keep moving if we want to make sure he doesn't find us. But if you had a prized sword, where would you keep it?" He was pushing himself forward in an attempt to quell the fear. "Everyone, stay safe okay?"

It took Riley a few moments to actually take it all in. If they lost, if he found them first, it would be over. "Guys, let's move quickly."