The townspeople spent the entire night on edge, hearts in their throats, only daring to relax once dawn broke and light crept across the sky.

They rushed out of their homes at once to check on the neighborhood, desperate to learn whose household had suffered calamity the night before.

"There are signs of a fight. It must have been the authorities clashing with demons and monsters."

The battlefield from last night remained intact; several surrounding buildings had been reduced to rubble.