"You really don't have to do this," 


"Blasphemy, I've seen what you can do with my bow, you deserve one of your own."


"Yeah but you don't have to help me pay for it. Anyways, I'm not that good with a bow," Eric says humbly. 


"Well you'll have plenty have chance to practice, let's get going."


The past month in Ashton has been quiet, but demon sighting have increased in the nearby forest. Eric and you need to be as prepared as possible for when they strike. In addition, you have grown to like Eric a lot and are happy to help pay for his bow. You're hoping they have one that's as good quality as the one you brought last month. You arrive at the armory and note it being a lot less busy than it was last time. In fact, you're the only two here aside from the dwarf who runs the place.


"Where is everyone?" you ask. 


"I about ran out of equipment. With how trade has been recently, its impossible to get the material needed to craft weapons."


You offer your condolences and tell him why you've came here,


"You wouldn't happen to any bows for sale?"


He half smiles, then says,


"I might have a few, but none of my own creation. Those sold out the fastest due to their cheap price."


Eric gives you a concerned look knowing the cheapest bows are all sold out.


"Well let's see them," you say.


He lays out a few bows on a table and describes each of them.


"This one right here was specifically crafted to kill orcs, but it should be fine for just about anything."


"What about demons?"


"I see no reason why not!" 


He shows you a few other bows, mostly made be other local blacksmiths, but one other thing catches your eye.


"Hey what's that?" you say pointing to a crossbow on display.


"She's a beauty, isn't she? Crafted by the capital's smartest black smiths, though its a few years outdated. It doesn't have the most range, but it sure packs a punch. I reckon one shot from it could bring any creature to near death. That is, if you're a good enough shot to hit your target dead on."


"How much?" asks Eric.


"800 gold."


"Are you crazy? That's more than I made last month working as a guard."


"Higher prices, higher quality."


"What about the orc killer bow?"


"Those are pretty common, 300 gold would be a fair price."


"We should probably just get that one, don't want my friend going bankrupt."

You settle for the cheaper bow

You help Eric buy the cheaper bow and he is glad.


"Thanks man, no need to go broke."


"Better dead than broke," you say sarcastically


You leave with the bow and get ready for guard duty. 


5 hours later


It's been a quiet night so far and warmer than usual. Eric stands up and draws his bow towards the forest.


"Do you see something?"


"Yeah I do. It's like a bat but much larger."


You look where he's pointing and something comes into view. It's a succubus, but unlike the one you met before, it no longer resembles a human. It has blood stained skin and humongous bat wings. 


"Holy shit."


Don't just stand there, fire!" you say.


You and Eric unleash a flurry of arrows at the creature. It manages to dodge almost everything, but Eric hits it dead on. 


"Got it!"


Except it does nothing but annoy it. The creature screams and flies at blazing speed towards both of you. You manage to hit it a few times, but it does nothing. You are torn to pieces as Eric watches. He awaits the same fate.