Not long after his confrontation with Gilles de Rais, Hezikiah is approached by a dubious man while looking over occult texts at the university in Ivy Town. The man tells him that he is a part of a secretive occult organization known as "The Owls." They have been watching Gilles de Rais and know about Hezikiah’s battle with him. They offer to share information on de Rais, in exchange for Hezikiah’s help.
Hezikiah agrees, and he is soon sent to the central library of the University of Buenos Ayres to steal the original copy of the Malleus Maleficarum, a book written in the 15th century by an inquisitor of the Catholic Church which purported to expose the realities and dangers of witchcraft. It was actually an attempt to draw attention away from a sect of male practitioners of magic, by convincing people that men rarely had involvement in magic, and therefore women should be of more concern. The original copy was actually a powerful instrument of dark magic in the guise of anti-witchcraft literature.
Hezikiah joins a young female agent of the Owls named Jordan Black to replace the book with a fake version, due to suspicion that de Rais has recently learned of its nature and plans to steal it himself. Hezikiah and Jordan manage to steal the book, but before leaving the city, they are attacked by a powerful figure wielding fiery magic. When asked who this man is, Jordan only responds,”The forsaken, bastard son of a demon.” The fight is challenging, but Hezikiah channels magic through the book and is able to subdue the demonic man and deliver the book to the Owls.
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