The Holder of Cruelty

In any city, in any country, seek out a person who used to live in your house. It can be any person who used to live in your house. Bring with you the Collar of Love Betrayed, however, or unending sadism shall be your fate. When you reach the house where the person now lives, knock three times on the door. If there is no answer, wait a week and try again. If a woman answers the door, politely apologize for the misunderstanding, then wait two weeks to try again.

Should, however, a man answer the door, you can ask him, "Are you the Holder of Cruelty?" Should a sly smirk come to his face, he will lead you to his living room and sit on the couch. He will light a pipe and ask if you want to hear a story. Agree. He will spin a vivid yarn of every act of sadism he himself committed when he lived under your roof. Though the story is horrifying, concentrate only on it, and by all means, do not look at any furniture besides the couch, or you will become part of it. Eventually, he will reach an especially gruesome part of the story, that tells of his unending torture of his own pet, an animal he once loved. When he reaches the end of this section, he will ask if you want to see the pet. Agree, and he will lead you to a small room with little furnishing but a steel box. Wait for the man to unlock the box, then scream, "Cruelty shall be met with cruelty!" and produce the collar.

This will summon the spirit of the Holder of Compassion, who, with his unseen claws, shall tear the skin from the man's face. His job finished, he will blink twice before fading from existence. Open the box to find the skeleton of a small dog, the Holder of Compassion's physical body. Take the bones and have them buried in any pet cemetery you can yourself to. But before you do, take the largest claw off of the skeleton's front right foot.

The claw is Object 595 of 2538. This is one step back from the point of no return. Enjoy it while it lasts.