This is my unfinished entry for Ludum Dare 55, on the theme "Summoning". Please keep in mind that it is a prototype, which is currently unwinable and unlosable. Just a basic gameplay loop with the core mechanics.

Summary:
You are a cultist trying to summon his demon master in the humans world, but clerics of the Light will try to stop you, That is the perfect occasion to kill two birds with one stone: You could use them directly as sacrifices to your master!

Gameplay and controls:
The clerics will spawn in your lair.

Left click on the map to move and dodge their light balls, and left click while holding space to stop and shoot shadow balls to them,  consuming mana. Your amount of mana is represented by the size of the blue aura around you.

When a cleric is low in life (one bar) push him in a corner and right click on him to strangle him (you have to stay still during this time).

That will knock him out.

Once the fight over, get next to a KO cleric and righ click on him to lift him (right click on a free space to drop him), then carry him to the invocation circle.

Once in the circle, drop him and left click on him while holding space to sacrifice him.

The circle will drink his blood.

It will require a lot of sacrifices (currently 10) to complete the invocation (not implemented yet).

Note that killing a cleric standing on the circle during the fight will count as a sacrifice.

You will have to be smart and fast. More and more clerics will come... (You can not die in this version though)

Missing features:

- Dying

- Succeeding the invocation

- Sacrifice your own blood to get bonuses

- Rest between clerics wave to restore some life

- Proper graphics

- Sounds and music

- Some menus

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