Five Magics

"Five Magics" is the fifth story in The Faceless P.I. by Thom Brannan.

The P.I. is wallowing in himself after the events of "Skull Ring" as he has had no contact with Simon since then. He's slid back into his old ways of taking dangerous (but mundane) cases with little or no prospect of getting paid for them.

This changes when representatives of The Temnota Group arrive at his front door with a job offer.

Fringe and the P.I. work together to bring about an end to various schemes, as directed by the Temnota, and they do so in such a way as to cement their positions with their new employers.

The P.I.'s case take him first to San Antonio to deal with an up-and-coming vampire lord (for which he is granted one favor from The Eastking) and then to Las Vegas (where he works with Kinder) to investigate and shut down a pack of mercenary werewolves. Fringe's case of two goes unmentioned, but they converge for the final confrontation in Seattle.

Story Notes
This is the first appearance of both Kinder and Fringe, as well as the Temnota Group. As the first story in The Darkening Story Cycle, it is appropriately darker in tone, and it was also the first story written specifically for serialization, so the pace is much better suited for the website.