(This takes place in a pretty horrific universe. Imagine the worst of the Christian mythos combined with Lovecraft and the worst of every other mythology.)
You get off the bed casually, walk over to your desk and take your switchblade out of the drawer. Then you put it your wrist.
"Righto, then." you say. "All of you shut up about chickens, or I kill myself."
They are silent.
"I see we have an understanding. Now, I'm not a very good person. I can take spreading apocalyptic plagues and sacrificing virgins. That's fine by me. But, when you mess around with me... I'm not going to go with that. You need me. And I'm not going to take any more of your infernal shit."
You think they get the point. You put the switchblade in your pocket, along with your wallet. You sit down and check the news. They seem to have noticed a "previously unnoticed disease". You look out the window. Doesn't appear to be much plague victims stumbling around and weeping blood. That's very annoying. You then search for more arcane spells to use. You find one on an almost black site, only showing the spell.
Red Death
CANNOT USE FOR EIGHT TURNS
History: This spell was made by the worshippers of the Green Eyed Man, a multiversal god of chaos. While the Green Eyed Man prefers to use his own disease (The Undying Plague), when he is not around the worshippers use the Red Death, a combination of every disease into one megavirus.
Use: Using this spell will cause the target to become infected with a horrific disease. They will degenerate into shambling horrors dedicated to sharing their plague. However, using this in combat will result you unable to use the next turn.
Recharge Time: 10 turns.
To The Pain
CAN USE
History: Invented as a prank in 1834, this spell has been used by many and is fairly common. It considered useful but not as flashy as the others.
Use: Using this spell will cause everyone in the vicinity to be overcome by a terrible, phantom pain. They will recover in a turn, but it gives plenty of time to sneak in an attack or flee.
Recharge Time: 4 turns.
Summon The Angel
CAN USE
History: Not an angel. The Angel. The One Who Waits At The End Of The Line. The Eternal Light. The Guardian Of Time. The Silent One. The Man In Black. The Man Who Knows What Time It Is.
Use: Don't use this spell. It will summon something that you cannot possibly deal with, the anthromorphic personification of Order. You can only use this spell once.
Recharge Time: Not Applicable.
Better not use that one.
You walk out of your apartment building and head down to your library. You search around it, and find an interesting bit of knowledge in a very old and ignored looking book at the very back aisle. Fire weakens lamias. That could be useful for keeping in line. Now, you have to find a car. Luckily, one of your friends recently died and left you in his will a car in a garage in the center of town. You didn't find much use for it up until now, so you should check that out. You head to the garage and open it with the keycard you were keeping in your wallet. Inside, you find...
A cool looking sports car. You grin and step into it, and start her up. She purrs like a kitten. You drive out of the garage, laughing all the way. Oh, Vinnie, you were a total bastard but this made it all worth it! Right, where could you get snake eggs? A zoo, you guess? Yes, that should do. You head to the nearest zoo. You stop, and see it's mostly empty. Hm... How are you going to get the eggs, however? This is a tough one...
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