Wizard Joe Roken had sent a distress letter, pleading for a Demon Hunter Wizard versed in the demonic arts to come and put him down.
In other words, he had most likely submitted this commission himself in his final moments of losing control, seizing a brief window of lucidity. It was a bid for dignity.
An interesting fellow, Ruger thought.
I can grant his last wish.
Moreover, the commission hinted at a gift. His loss of control must have had a cause, and if the Demon Hunter Wizard who came to deal with him happened to take an interest, there might be some additional gains. That was probably another reason he had requested a Demon Hunter Wizard to deal with him-something related to demons.
Ruger kept it in mind but did not rush to accept the job, continuing to examine the information.
An experimental commission involving raising a demon inside one's own body caught his eye. Its detailed description was an eye-opener for Ruger, and accepting it would grant access to even more detailed information. It interested him greatly, though mostly out of curiosity.
There was more than one such commission. One involved a blood demon that had to be raised inside the blood vessels, with an astonishing reward on offer. A High-Rank Wizard had posted it, stipulating that only Two-Ring Wizards or above could accept. The generous reward stemmed from a special requirement: simply raising it was not enough. After a short period, the demon had to remain in the Wizard's blood while the Wizard advanced, in an attempt to bring about certain changes in the blood demon through the Wizard's metamorphosis.
Judging by the wording, this was a standing commission with no limit on how many times it could be completed. This was not the first time that