[ CW ] `` Save yourself . '' - use this line of dialogue in a story without using action movie tropes

Acidic blood slowly creeps down the walls as the demon thrashes from side to side. 
 
 The spray from the open wounds etches the plasterboard with a hiss and plume of black smoke. It almost reminds me of a Jackson Pollock piece. You see, there's the red blood of the man who was sacrificed splashed onto the walls. Then you have the black demonic blood ( which leaves behind a trail of white plaster as it eats away the paint ). Finally you have the dull green that was the normal colour of the wall providing a neutral counterpoint to the red, white and black. I tell you, I'm an artist at heart. 
 
 The man who called himself Ivan Darkheart was currently cowering in a corner in front of me. He's a sorcerer that has been causing us no end of difficulty. `` Ivan'', whose real name is Dave, really enjoys getting high. He also does n't like to pay for his heroin and does n't believe the Bureau will hunt down magic users who happen to assault drug lords. He is one hundred percent correct on the latter. 
 
 Sadly for poor Dave, drug lords tend to have large amounts of money. This buys plenty of people like me to make problems like Dave disappear. To be fair to Dave he did do his due diligence. I tripped all manner of traps on the way in. The temporal shifting one was new to me, causing me to arrive at his apartment 40 minutes after I first kicked in the door. This should have bought him plenty of time to make his escape and be several countries away. Luckily for me Dave is not that smart. He took one of the captive dealers he was torturing for more information and sacrificed him in a Summon. 
 
 This would have been a great idea had he not been facing one of the most renowned Summoners in recent history ( even if I do say so myself ). Breaking a sorcerers hold on a Summon is one of the most difficult feats a man can perform. I bound the demon with spiked chains of pure Aether while I worked. The pain it causes them disrupts their concentration and resistance. This makes my job much easier. That's the problem with the government spellslingers. None of them are willing to cause even the most minute amount of pain to the horrors they summon. Another advantage of working outside the law. 
 
 Ah. By the deathly pale pallor of his face, I see Dave has figured out that his hold over the Summon has been broken. He's stammering and stuttering at me. 
 
 `` I have money. Lots of it. I'll double your contract. I'll hire you for life if you save me!'' 
 
 I let him stew for a few seconds. 
 
 `` Save yourself''. 
 
 With a mental flick, I release the chains.
