[ WP ] You perform a ritual to summon a demon , but instead get a `` Demon in training '' .

There is something to be said for first impressions. And suspense. First impressions, suspense, and expectations. There is something to be said for all three. 
 
 For instance: The *suspense* that grips you while your heart ricochets throughout your ribcage. The *expectations* that playfully waltz among your thoughts, in and out and in again. The *endless disappointment* as it all comes crashing down into nothing but a waste of 2 hours, $ 4.00, and a particularly good piece of chalk. There is something to be said for that exact moment, when all three combine to leave a young boy, foolish, scared, optimistic, and previously alone, unsure if he should be relieved or dissatisfied. 
 
 *croak* 
 
 There sat ( 1 ) cat, black, exactly like the book promised. This one seemed odd. He did some quick mental calculations. 2 ears, check. Horn shaped. 4 legs, check. Were those hooves instead of paws? 1 tail, check, although he found it curious that somewhere along the tail, he couldn ’ t quite see where, it split off into three ends and approximated something not unlike a trident. 
 
 The room was dark and the incense candles that he had lit earlier had long resembled little more that crumbled towers. The echoes of street lamps that penetrated through the thick curtains did little to illuminate the beast. It did not exist in color, but in the absence of light. The boy thought that was a rather clever description. Still, something was odd about this creature. It opened its mouth once more. 
 
 Ah yes. It croaks. Still, if you ’ re going to be a warlock, hero, and savior of freedom, justice, purity, and all things righteous, you can ’ t sweat the little things. Although, there is something to be said for the little things. 

