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It had only been a moment before Alphonse had stumbled upon his first challenge: a murder. Five bodies, killed in such a way to inspire fear. The question was: to who? Just when he started to inspect the bodies, he concluded that it was the work of something large. Hmm, this is probably demon work. No creature could be so devious to arrange the bodies in such a way. The meeting with the king will have to wait, I cannot waste time with such a… challenge on the loose, he thought. He found the sheriff about to take the corpses.

“Excuse me constable, do you have a moment. In regards of the murder, I have uncovered something most unsettling, and I recommend immediate-“

“Sir, you are going to have to leave this crime scene, I don’t want any vigilantes mucking up this investigation!” The constable interrupted angrily. Well constable you have just made a vigilante, Alphonse walked away, furious that his help was denied. Blinded by anger, he roamed the streets, only to notice a fight going on. The first thing he spotted was a demon getting attacked by a large feline.

That’s probably the culprit. If that book I read was correct, demons are vulnerable to silver. Ah, silverware! He broke the silver fork into the rough shape of a bolt head, and sharpened it with a file. Securing the silver point onto a headless bolt shaft, he replaced the bolt on his crossbow with the shoddy silver bolt. He fired a warning shot, to try to get the demon's attention.

Unfortunately, the bolt curved, hitting the demon square on the chest. The demon disappeared from view, either to retreat or find new allies to summon. Damn, it got away. I didn’t know those things could teleport. He found himself among the demon’s hunters. Alphonse introduced himself, “I apologize for the loss in quarry. I didn't mean for that bolt to hit him, it was supposed to get his attention. I am Alphonse Ruize of the de la Ruize family. I'm an inventor and a genius, mind you.. You probably haven't heard of me, unless you heard about the incident about the university. In that case, it was an accident and the only reason why my compound exploded was because some careless lout disturbed it. In any case, that information is irrelevant. What we should figure out is why that demon is in the city.”

While Alphonse was talking, the demon managed to sneak up from behind him and slam him in the back with its fist, sending him flying towards the group.