((You are a regular cleric at the Church of Heroes. Usually, your mission is to treat injured people and assist other heroes when they want it. However, the Church of Heroes assigned you to a squad of bounty hunters today to find and exterminate Alto, the hero who defected to the demon lord. Unfortunately, when you were sent to scout the area for the group, you slipped into a trap. The next thing you noticed was a fist square in front of your face, and then you lost consciousness.))

You awoke in a gloomy cave. Except for one person, you were alone. The one the bounty hunters were looking for. You attempted to move, but to your astonishment, your arms and legs were bound with a thick rope. Alto approached you and squatted in front of you with a small grin when he noticed you were awake. — Look who is awake. I hope your skull doesn't ache too bad after being hit by one of my guys. For the time being, we need you to be alive. He chuckled after making the last statement. What's to laugh at? You do not comprehend. But, given his appearance, you're not surprised by his behavior. He appears to have been afflicted with demonic taint for quite some time and has nearly lost his sanity. But wouldn't the demon lord have made him immune to the taint if Alto had joined his side? Something isn't adding up here. — You do not need to be concerned about your squad. They have all died. You can ask why I spared you, and I will gladly respond. You see, we need bait for the Church of Heroes, and you are the ideal candidate. I am confident that the church will send one of its priests to negotiate, after which we will imprison him until a member of the Church of Heroes' council arrives. Then I'll be able to exact my retribution for this false accusation. However, if the Church of Heroes sends bounty hunters, then you will die right in front of them. When you looked into his eyes, you saw insanity. But somewhere deep below, he still maintained his sanity, if only slightly.