"You sure he knows where he's going?" Erin complained.
"We'll be fine" I assured her. I knew Rowan was street smart and we were in good hands hanging out with him.
"That's strange" Rowan looked at me. "Never knew this was here". He pointed to an unmarked doorway leading down a dark stairway.
"Let's check it out" Lucia said. She was half way down the stairs before Erin and I could even argue. Rowan followed behind us.
There was an awesome dark wave music playing. The whole club seemed to materialize out of nowhere. It seemed so small before we emerged at the bottom of the dimly lit stairs. There were round tables throughout the club and in the center was a dance floor with lights that clung to our bodies as we walked by. The bar maids had pale white faces and blood red lips. Candles lit the walls of the entire club and we passed at least a dozen back rooms with couches.
Lucia leaned to me, "Oh baby, we're in for a party!"
"What the hell is this place Rowan?" Erin asked.
"Don't worry, you're with me", he reassured her.
There were screams as we passed another one of the rooms. The air was thick with the smell of smoke, bodies and liquor. Half the people walking around wore dark, gothic clothing. Rowan guided us past the rooms until we went inside one at the very back of the club. It was dark with incense smoke filling the room, and candles lit the walls like the rest of the club. A large table, like the altar in my spare bedroom, with a goblet of something red inside sat at the center of the room.
Erin leaned closer to me. "This is really an elaborate Halloween set up."
Lucia was already drinking something from one of the tables with Rowan. Sitting next to them were two elaborately dressed demons. One had spiked short black hair, the other's dark eyes looked directly into mine, locking into a gaze. He began to read from a worn ancient book.
"Tis the hour, the passing of two ages has come. We sacrifice blood to call upon and summon the four great kings of Hell."
The demon with spiked hair chanted, "Lucifer, Leviathan, Satan, Belial. Short will be the tyranny over us."
The dark eyed demon continued, "When the blood is purified, the oath will be signed. Evocation of the other seventy one demons of the Goetia shall be upon us."