Do you like scary stories? Would you like to live one out? Would you give your life to hear the scariest story you have ever heard? Well then you wanna try the campfire ritual. Like all rituals be ABSOLUTELY SURE you want to try it before attempting it. Now with all of that out of the way you may proceed.
Requirements:
A dark forest
Something to light a fire with (flint fire starters produce the best results)
Something to set on fire (can be obtained later)
A bag of marshmallows and roasting sticks
Some camping gear (you might be there for awhile)
A object that makes you feel safe (if you are easily scared)
A scary story
The setup: head into the forest on a moonless night and setup your fire (you may use materials from the forest). Start roasting one your marshmallows and shout very loudly, “does anyone want to hear a ghost story,” three times. Soon a man in a black cloak will emerge from the trees and sit by the fire. Once he removes his cloak you will be able to see his face, but whatever you do DO NOT LOOK INTO HIS EYES or you will see unspeakable things and die of fear. Once he is seated he might ask to “see” the object (if you brought one) do not give it to him. When he asks for a marshmallow give him one he will then ask you to tell him a ghost story, proceed to tell your story and pay attention to his marshmallow.
If it does not roast: he will get up thank you for the marshmallows and the story and leave (he did not like your story)
If it burns and falls in the fire: he will leave without thanking you (your story upset him) stay in the fires light until the sun rises
If it roasts: he liked your story and will start to tell his own story this will be the scariest story you have ever heard but no matter what happens in the story DO NOT SCREAM, DO NOT SPEAK TO HIM, DO NOT INTERUPT HIM. Once he is finished he will ask if you are tired and you may notice that you are unable to answer him, that is because you are falling asleep do not try to fight it just sleep.
The Main Event: You will wake up in a forest similar to the one you started in but the ritual is not over yet because now you have to survive the story the man just told you. During the re-enactment you will notice representations of outside forces trying to put out the fire and you must destroy them as fast as possible, the darker your surroundings get the closer the fire is to going out. Once the story is over you will wake up in front of the fire and the man will be waiting for you.
Ending the Ritual: The man will tell you that you fell asleep and then he will ask if you were scared of your dream.
If you were scared: DO NOT ANSWER HIM, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES HE ASKS, NO MATTER WHAT HE OFFERS YOU DO NOT ADMIT TO BEING SCARED (lying does not help) he will eventually leave without thanking you and you must stay in the fires light until the sun rises.
If you were not scared: answer no and he will thank you for the marshmallows and the story hand you a box and leave DO NOT OPEN THE BOX UNTIL THE SUN RISES (if you answer yes nothing good will happen). Once the sun rises open the box and you will find your deepest desire, a book of ghost stories, and some marshmallows (if your desire was non-material it will come eventually).
If you failed the ritual and survived: NEVER TRY IT AGAIN!!!
