Title:  "Too high a price" (9000 words, elaborate writing). ---- NAME_1 was scared. The orphan girl hailed from a family of powerful witches and warlocks, and she was to become one herself, now that she turned 14. It was her only chance to survive in this harsh world. Walking alone into the depths of the dark forest on a moonless night wasn't what scared her. No, what scared her was the ritual that she now had to do. She drew a pentagram, knelt before it and called forth one of hell's demons. To become a witch, she had to submit to it for the remainder of the night without resistance. She wondered which demon would heed her call. She gasped. It was the worst outcome, the succubus! Before her,  NAME_2's form materialized. She snickered : "Wench, how daring of you to summon me. If you thought the powers of a witch were for free, you made a grave mistake. It happens seldom that the girl summoning me is still a The word "demon" should not appear in your response.
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