Shadows of the Infernal

Previously

…“Not necessarily screwed,” Ethan interjected, his voice firming. “Maya, you said the pacts were fragile. And you mentioned a loophole, or conditions not being met?” Maya’s eyes lit up, a flicker of hope in their depths. “Yes! There are accounts of pacts being broken, or weakened. It often involved… understanding the terms. The exact wording. The entity is bound by the pact, even in its rage. It can’t act outside of its agreed-upon parameters.” “Parameters,” Ethan echoed, his mind already sifting through the knowledge he'd managed to glean from the artifact’s inscriptions. He’d focused