Everything had been perfect: The ritual circle, the iconography, the words rehearsed time and time again... All that was left was to finally get it done. The lizard that had set all this up stood outside the edge of the circle, holding the tome that had given him this idea and held the needed words. Despite all his preparation, and having checked everything several times, his heart was pounding from nervousness as he thought about how this could go wrong... Trying to put his fear aside, he began.
Starting to speak the strange words he'd practiced for so long, the lights in the room seemed to gradually dim a little, aside from the candles around the ritual circle. The room grew warmer, a very slight rumble began, and the lizard did his best to keep his confidence as the ritual drew to a close... And with the last word, a tall fire erupted in the circle, signaling he'd at least done the first part right.
As the fire cleared, it quickly became clear that the lizard was no longer alone. Standing in the circle was a strange, tall being, with four arms and curled, dark horns... A demon. It took a moment to take in its new surroundings, then pressed a hand against the space above the edge of the circle, at which point a previously-invisible barrier of energy came into view, blocking any part of the demon from leaving. It nodded, then looked expectantly at the lizard.
It took a lot for the lizard to not show any fear. This was a being that would be more than eager to kill him if given the chance, and despite all his preparing, he really had no way of knowing what it was going to think of him having forced it to come here. Still, he'd at least planned out how best to keep himself safe, even having some holy water nearby if it came down to it-
"I trust you didn't call me here just to stare at me." The demon's voice broke the silence, low but less bestial than the lizard had been expecting.
"R-right, sorry." The lizard gathered up his confidence, and continued more formally. "I apologize if this summoning has interrupted or bothered you, though what I request will likely not be difficult for you to fulfill. I require you to..." His confidence faltered again; this was going to be a strange thing to ask of a demon. "...T-teach me to swim."
There was a moment of silence, before the demon laughed. "It's been a long time since I was last summoned by someone with a sense of humor!" Then, its smile faded as it realized the lizard still had the same expression. "...You're serious?"
"Th-there aren't enough swim instructors around here, and no one else is allowed to teach anyone, so... I really don't have any other option."
The demon thought for a moment... "Eh, why not. Prepared as you are, I imagine you've got a contract written up?"
I'd intended to do something like this for Not-so-scary divers, but I couldn't find a scary-looking demon that I also wanted to draw.
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