[ WP ] You receive a gingerbread effigy of yourself in the mail , along with instructions on how not to bring it to life .

The ominous parchment looked almost surreal in his hands. Standing near the entrance where he had found the strange package, Aikarus read while scratching his hair with dirty, unkempt fingernails. 
 
 
 
 
 > *HOW TO KEEP THE HOMUNCULI AWAY FROM THE 
 BREATH OF LIFE AND MOTION* 
 
 > * Place the homunculi inside a circle of salt, near a source of light such as the > Sun or the Moon. 
 > * Using the owner's blood as ink, write the names of the Heralds of Heaven all > around the circle. 
 > * Using a silver pin blessed by a true believer, pierce the chest of the homunculi. 
 > * Spend the whole night praying over the circle, without faltering. 
 > * Resist the temptations of the dark Wraiths that shall come to bargain with > you at midnight. 
 > 6 ) When the Sun rises anew, burn the homunculi in a sanctified altar. Do not > breath the smoke that shall arise, for it belongs to the Lord. 
 > This is a Test of Character, with your soul on the line. 
 
 
 Aikarus put the parchment aside and sighted. His fingernails now scratching so hard that they drew a bit of blood in his scalp. Usually he would've dismissed the package as a dumb joke from his friends, but something on it let him know without a doubt that this was absolutely real. The parchment was not written by human hands. 
 `` Well, I guess I'll be damned or something,'' he said, and threw the whole package in the trash, with the parchment inside. `` This time you were really, extra naughty, you know.'' 
 Near his feet, his fluffy pomeranian puppy had the sense to pretend to look guilty, with the breadcrumbs still all around his snout. He wagged his tail a bit, and tried to look cute.
