Prologue:

It was 2 in the morning and the night was silent, save it was for the quiet ticking of a fob watch. The fob watch began to tick slightly louder, prompting the man holding it to take notice. The man examined the readings therein before tucking the watch into a velvet pocket at his chest.

The man rose from the bench he was previously sitting on and slipped on a pair of pitch black gloves. He then proceeded to attach minuscule cameras to the surrounding streetlights and benches. After deploying these cameras, the man concealed himself within a nearby bus stop.

Several streetlights flickered as the fob watch ticked loudly a few times. The man looked up and examined the night sky.

For a moment, there was a distinct blank space where no stars could be seen nor was it possible to focus directly upon it, but just as quickly as it was gone, the gap was once again filled with distant heavenly bodies.

There were dark forces at work, and this man was determined to find out who was responsible.