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on the opposite wall, he extended his right hand and fired a quick blast of wind at Kendal.  The sheriff quickly dived forward onto the table that was amazingly still upright.  He narrowly avoided the blast as it blew the door of the interrogation room clean off its hinges and slammed it hard into the hallway beyond. As he slid across the table he fired another shot at Markus, but the blonde magi deflected it with a burst of air with his left hand.  The blast went into and through the ceiling.
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                  "Yes! Finally found the damn leak Bill!" The carpenter called to his partner, Bill quickly raced over from his position on the roof of the sheriff's office. 
                  "Hell yeah Craig! I thought we'd be up here all damn night looking for that thing!" Bill said to his partner, Craig was grinning ear to ear.
                  "Me too.  Hey, what do you say when we finish fixing this thing we head over to Joe's and grab a couple of rounds." Craig suggested, Bill's face brightened at the prospect.
                  "Hell yeah! I bet you I can drink you under the table!" Bill challenged, Craig laughed.
                  "Fat chance man!  I come from a long line of drunks and I..." Craig was interrupted by a sudden explosion, as a blue pillar of magic energy burst forth from the roof just three meters in front of them.  The two stared incredulously at the one meter in diameter hole that was now smoking in front of them, hours of hard work now down the drain.  Silently they approached the hole and peered down it.  Several floors down they could make out the familiar hat of Midas City's one and only sheriff, Kendal Wallace.  He appeared to be fighting a blonde man in a red flannel jacket.  The two were silent for a moment before Craig spoke up.
                  "I fucking hate that sheriff sometimes." He cursed, Bill just nodded in agreement.
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                  The two men, sheriff and magi, were now in reverse positions from when they started.  Markus in front of what was once the door to the interrogation room and Kendal in front of what used to be the room's southern wall.  The sheriff had his revolver pointed towards Markus while the "Ordinary" magi had his left palm extended towards Kendal.  Nothing but the sound of drywall and other small debris falling from the multiple holes in the room could be heard for few moments before Marie's voice chimed in.
                  "Are you two fucking crazy!?" She shouted.  "Why don't you bring the whole building down while you’re at it!?"
                  "Bah, I wouldn’t hear the end of it from the mayor." He replied, "All I’m doing is some routine questioning."  Markus' eyebrows raised in response.
                  "Really? Shooting people is routine questioning for you?" The blonde magi asked, Kendal shrugged.
                  "In a way, yes.  I needed to see for myself if you really had the power to take out a ghoul and a group of cannibals by yourself.  Obviously, after our little exchange I see that you do.  You're quite strong." The sheriff complimented, Markus shook his head.  This guy may be a lazy fool, but his talent could not be doubted.  Whoever the mayor of this city was, he was wise to make him the sheriff.
                  "You know dude.” Markus started, “I'd take a compliment better from a person if they weren't pointing a gun at my face." The "Ordinary" magi stated, Kendal chuckled and after giving him another analytical stare, holstered his revolver, Markus likewise, lowered his arm.
                  "Well there were some legitimate questions I needed to ask you 'Ordinary' Magi." Kendal told him.
                  "I'm all ears." Markus responded.
                  "For starters, where did you come from?" Kendal asked.