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Outside of an unassuming apartment in Palaven stood a knight, bold and brave. He almost looked like a statue standing there in the rain looking up at the apartment the old man had told him about. The fake duchess had given him the name of an old man in Omega who was thought to know where the infamous killer lived. That is how Sir Guy ended up here, standing in the pouring rain. His quick surveillance of the area and the questioning of the local citizenry gave him the name of the person who owned the apartment. Gavin Burrows, a young man who'd recently joined the city watch. A young man who had already made Guy's acquaintance. The concept that his earlier suspicion had been right didn't make the news easier to swallow. Guy hoped, prayed the young man wasn't somehow involved. After a sweep of the apartment he would learn just how involved Gavin truly was.

Sir Guy made his way up the exterior stairway to the entrance to the second floor apartment. He did a quick scan of the surrounding area before crouching by the door and pressing his ear to the wood. He didn't hear any movement. That could either mean he was asleep or not in. Only one way to find out.

Guy stood up and took a step back before drawing his sword. He took a single deep breath to prepare himself for what could be on the other side of that door before bringing his foot up and delivering a massive kick to the door just under the knob. The locking mechanism and a good portion of the door jam that connected to it splintered and shattered as the door blew inward. Sir Guy entered quickly ready to engage whoever was inside yet found no one. His eyes quickly scanned the room for hostiles yet found none. Cautiously he began to investigate the room for clues. What he found unsettled him.

The walls of the tiny one room apartment were covered with unintelligible scribbles written in charcoal. The look of arcane symbols and runes lined most of the room, the few things Guy could read and decipher were not a good omen. Dark magic long thought lost to man was all over this room. Illegal by all laws of the order and holds, these writings spoke of a being from another realm. Guy tensed his jaw as his eyes lowered to the contents of the nearby desk. Several books stolen from the Library of Ravencroft on demonic Lore and arcane rituals. The Justicar turned to look down now where he stood. Though it had appeared to have been cleaned, faint markings could be seen on the ground that appeared to connect in some kind of diagram. Guy tilted his head as he looked at the floor, trying to get a better view of it. His inescapable gaze caught the distinct rings that were left only by candles set out to burn for too long. Five in total.

The knight stepped forward, stopping in the center of the five wax circles and put the tip of his sword on the wooden floor. He then slowly began to trace out the lines only he saw, his sword cutting into the wood making the symbols more visible. The blade carved through leaving behind it's mark until he was finished. His work complete Guy stepped out of the circle and breathed deeply as he realized he recognized the symbol before him. Sir Guy sheathed his sword and made for the exit as his mind screamed at him what he had found.

"He seeks to complete a summoning."