The Devil's Trap - Chandra Nandini SS Story - Completed - Page 2

Originally posted by: shailusri1983

Sangeeta I saw your conversation with Jodhu just now. I don't think you need to keep it an exclusively C&C Vs Greek Trio Match. Nandini can be an important player here. You can make it a C&C&N Vs Greek Trio Match. That way, you could have a few short and meaningful Chandini scenes where they work together along with Chanakya to crack this situation. Just think about it. You need not exclude Nandini fully. You could keep her in the loop as well.

Originally posted by: shailusri1983

So this is basically for the uninitiated and those who don't know what a devil's trap is. Sangeeta, since you have named your story as such, I am assuming that you know its literary and figurative significance.

The devil's trap is a mystical symbol used to immobilize and control demons. It is similar to a circle of salt but more powerful and persistent as it is usually etched or painted in place, and can't simply be brushed or blown away. If a demon walks inside the outer circle of a devil's trap, it cannot physically leave it, and is trapped.

Devil's traps also inhibit the use of some demonic powers. Devil's traps have been used not only to detain a demon, but are also drawn at entrances as a deterrent to prevent access to a building, room, or container.

The first and most original use of such a devil's trap is in the 17th century text, The Lesser Key of Solomon. It contains rituals and spells for invoking and controlling both demons and angels. Most of our recent supernatural thrillers and novels have one form or the other of them.

There are two major variations of devil's traps in Supernatural:

1. The Heptagram

It is composed of two pentacles that form a heptagram.

The Grand Pentacle:"It serves to convene all spirits; when shown to them they will bow and obey you".

The Fifth Pentacle of Mars:"it is terrible unto the demons, and at its sight and aspect they will obey thee, for they cannot resist its presence"

2. The Pentagram

The pentagram devil's trap is the one most commonly seen, and is a simplification of the Grand Pentacle.

While demons can enter a devil's trap without being aware of its presence, they cannot exit it as long as the trap remains intact. There appears to be no specific medium required for the trap to work; characters have drawn traps in ink, blood, ash, or carved them into stone, expressing no preference for one over the other and simply using what works in their current circumstances. Traps can be drawn on the ground below the demon or the ceiling above it, but traps on small objects must be in direct contact with the demon to be effective. Traps can remain intact if an object has fallen over the lines drawn on the ground, or if something is concealing the trap from view, such as a carpet, but they cease to be effective if the trap's lines are broken; methods for doing this vary between scoffing the paint and ash that created the trap to driving a knife into the trap.

It will be a treat to see how you will get your devils in the story into this devil's trap and defeat them Sangeeta.

Originally posted by: Jodhu

Awsm post Shailu Didi👏. And yes congratulations for turning DAZZLERZ...

Originally posted by: alanta

Hi Sangeetha. This is a brilliant piece of writing and Thank you for choosing the punishment track of the greek duo. 👏

We all are clue less as of how they are going to show this in the actual show and this is an interesting read. Please do update soon. Can't wait the story to unfold 😳

Originally posted by: JanakNandini

gr8 start