
End GameThe heavy, clanking thud of wood on stone echoed loudly about the otherwise still halls of Avernus. Whatever the cause, be it the reverberations, the grim effect of the shadowy halls, or the fateful errand itself, some effect was being worked on that steady, repetitious thud. As it continued on in a monotonously steady pace, it transformed from the mundane clatter of oak and stone, into the sound of a great grandfather clock's incessant tick tock. With each echoing clank, with each reverberating thud, the invisible pendulum swung, another grain of sand passed through the hourglass, and the Wheel of Fate drew ever closer to its perfectly chEnd Game by ~AcolyteVersion1

The Eternal KnotWith over 5000 years history, the pentacle, a five-pointed star, has been known under many names, pivotal in many religions and cultures and has seen many changes to its stature and standing in the views of its peers. With significance ranging from deeply spiritual to political, from mathematical to even recreational, it's hard to imagine how the icon could have fallen into such disuse in past centuries, let alone imagine how it could have even suffered such misrepresentation as to become an icon of the horror genre. Modern media certainly portrays the pentacle in almost universally poor light; horror novels and films alike associate the siThe Eternal Knot by ~AcolyteVersion1