The streets were filled with people like always, so Aurelion decided to take a more quiet approach towards the festival, navigating through some alleys he saw the road leading to the festival area. This was a bit risky, he thought and left a sigh of relief, admittedly the alleys were full of thugs so once had to exert caution when going through them, but Aurelion decided to go for it, since it was broad daylight and couldn't imagine someone being assaulted in the middle of the day.
Almost at the exit of the alley now, he heard a rattling behind him and a snickering laugh followed by a voice that mocked him for passing through the alleyways. Aurelion was startled and even though his curiosity made him want to turn around and see who that person was, he started running towards the exit. Seconds later he felt his shoulder getting grabbed with force and was pulled back and thrown onto the ground. "Leave me alone." he yelled and tried to open his eyes through the pain and look at his assailant. I'm not going to die here, he thought and prepared to fight despite his disadvantage.