*Om nom nom*

In a darkest alley gnawing and chewing sounds echo along the walls.

Suddenly footsteps fall between the chewing sounds.

-"Damn, again a dark wolf. Why its mostly this trash?"

"It could be once something more appetizing."

Said the boy as walking closer towards the enormous jet black wolf.

The walls were slightly bloody. The wolf was eating an arm of a man, the rest of the body in pieces all over.

.....

Psssssrrt... Psssrrrt...

-"Magical Patrol 7. Boyd here"

"Arrived to the location of the magical signature, Bird nest" said Boyd through his radio

A seductive womans voice could be heard through the radio.

- "And what do you see Boyd?"

- "Well at glance would not say anything extraordinary.Body in pieces, attacked by a black wolf."

"Its same as the other strange cases. The body of the wolf was pierced through the stomach. Blood all over the floor and walls.

Probably some of it are from the victim, some from the wolf."

Boyd slowly stepped closer, conjuring a small light from his palm.

"The problem comes after this. The same creepy shit as always, the wolf has no shadow."

"This shit gives me the creeps everytime" said Boyd.

The voice of the woman could be heard again.

-"Yea,for fuck sake.What the hell Im going to say to the leader, and the council"

"The visit almost upon us, and we have a fucking unknown serial killer walking around"

"Luckily its only killing beasts"

"If Its would be an one time case or some pickpot no problem. We can overlook that, but a loose serial killer just makes us look incompetent." said the woman.

.....

Light was shining through the small window on the door. An old sign could be seen over the door saying "Peaceful Chaos"

The sounds of merry laughter and music could be heard from insight.

*Cling Cling*

As the door slowly opened it hit the two small bells in the inside.

A smaller dark figure was stepping into the tavern.

It was a "boy" wearing black hoodie, his face was covered by shadow. Only his jaw and somewhat his lips could be seen.

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Nobody given him a second glance.It was nothing new to the customers of the tavern.

As the boy was walking closer to the bar front, the bartender slowly turned around.

-"It would be nice at least once seeing you coming in with a smile Mordred"

"You scaring the shit out of most of the new guys" said the bartender

It could not be seen but the boy's eyebrows risen slightly

-"You always say that, but Im only around 175cm in height."

"I dont think I look too intimidating, Meanwhile you have all these hulks sitting here, Sord." Answered Mordred as he pointed his thumb behind his back over his shoulder.

The bartender Sord looked behind the boy

-"Yea, sure they look buff and all, still they dont look like they have your death certificate."

As this sentence was heard, one of the hulking man slightly turned to the side from table with his chair.

The guy looked 190 cm with short yellow-brownish hair. Strong and masculine face with a scara on his left cheek from a slash.

-"Hahaha.... that's a good one Sord" said the muscle head guy named Karon

" And Mordred? How's the stinking old witch?"

Mordred also turned slowly sideways and said

-"Im always surprised how she still didn't poisoned your potions when you say such shit everytime"

*DUM*

A sound was heard as someone slammed money on the bartender's counter.

Then an old rusty voice could be heard

-"So Sord, what is the big deal. Why all the mage partols turning the slums upside-down?

I know the visit almost upon us, but it does not justify the amount of partols"

The bartender Sord turned towards the owner of the old rusty voice.

-"You always too smart for your own good Kalahan. As I know the reason because of a serial killer. The guy only killed beast that attacked people, but you know them.

They want to control everything so a noname,unaccounted somebody,who can kill a monster in a second is thorn in their eyes. Probably they want to put him in line also."

Kalahan took a huge swing from his whisky then said.

-"Damn, somebody finally getting rid of the pesky monsters then the upper want to get rid of him."

Loud footsteps could be heard, then the door smashed open.

3 man stepped into the tavern. Fine uniform clothes, with insignias.

Their uniform looked well kept. Black uniform high boots, made from leather.Smooth but durable blue trousers and matching coats.

The coats had three red lines on the left side. On their heart they wore a yellow insignia. It was a cog which was diagonally crossed by a hammer from one side and a screwdriver from the other.

Person on the front with the uniform slowly said

"Im from the seventh mage patrol. We need everybody's testimony where you stayed and did 2 hours ago.

Of course you can keep quiet about it, but just gonna put you on our suspect list. Also tell if you seen anybody suspicious."

Karon looked at the guy.

(What and idiot. Nobody enough stupid here to rat out anybody in the slums. You would be dead meat after that)

-"Oh, I seen somebody suspicious"

Karon looked up towards where the voice is coming from.He slowly gulped because he could not believe what he is witnessing

There is no way Mordred would be so stupid that would do something like this.

The leading mage patrol turned towards the boy.

-"Who, where, when?Tell us everything you know."

Mordred slowly smirked

-"You, here,now"

Everybody in the tavern petrified for a moment. Nobody could believe what they just heard. They looked like someone spooked them to their deaths.

Karon was only petrified for a moment then burst out laughing almost deafening everybody

-"Hahahahaha. Thats a fucking good one Mordred. I almost pissed myself."

Sord and Kalahan also chuckled but they tried to hide it. Its not good to laugh at mage patrols.

The two patrol behind the mage turned angry. Their brows sharpened like swords and was ready to kill the boy in an instant to avenge what they believed to be an insult.

The lead mage patrol looked at the boy with a sharp glint in his eyes.

"I dont have time for your childish stuff... boy. If you gonna waste my time with such things, I send you flying and then you can start counting your broken bones"

Everybody though Mordred gonna be in a lot of pain which such a joke.

Twenty minutes later everybody finished recounting the asked information, while nobody mentioned anybody suspicious...

As the patrols left.

Mordred also slowly got up starting to walk towards the door.

Kalahan,Karon and Sord each said a sentence toward the boy.

-"Good job kid, those guys deserve this shit" -Kalahan

-"Thats the spirit, a man at least should have this much balls in his life." - Karon

-"See you Mordred, and next time dont cause such scenes in my shop or I break your arm" - Sord

As Mordred heard their sentences. He stopped for a fraction of a second in his step.

He said under his hood as he way leaving

-"Stop being such a wuss Sord"

These were the last words as Mordred stepped through the door and arrived onto the streets.

He was walking down the same old dirt roads. The half steel,brick houses on the side. Some of them half crumbling.

Smokes polluting the air as some of the machines puffed them out from their respected shops.

It also did not help some of the pipes that were feeding the upper city leaked the smoke.

-"You should stop being friendly with such a lowlives"

-"At least once say something else. Boring to hear the same shit always"

-"I told you already everything. I can only repeat myself"

-"Then shut the fuck up and dont say anything"

The man who was walking behind Mordred looked up at the boy,petrified.Then hurriedly walked away.

(Why I always run into these psychos. This boy also like them, talks to himself fucking batshit crazy.)

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