Ch.4: The Vampire's Invitation
Once in the bathroom, XR turned on his communicator and dialed in NOS-4-A2's number. He then heard a ringing tone before the Energy Vampire's voice came up.
"Hello?"
"NOS-4-A2, it's XR…the victim had the stuff you mentioned: the envelope, the note, and the card." There was a pause before his contact spoke again.
"Was the victim…set up like on the card?"
"Yeah, he was set up like The Devil Card. The victim turned out to be an abusive blackmailer." There was another pause that made XR feel uneasy.
"NOS-4-A2, what is going on?" he demanded. "Is this Dark Guardian the killer you were talking about before?"
"He is," the Energy Vampire answered solemnly before it changed again. "And I will tell you the details…in person."
"In person?"
"I wish to show you a few of the sights of Artown. I can tell you are fascinated by its beauty but also doubting that you will get the chance to see more of it. The tour would give me the chance to talk to you alone…explain myself. How about it?"
XR then thought about it. He does want some answers, not about the case but about how NOS-4-A2 turned about to be alive and has a new change on him. Plus he sounds serious and sincere enough to convince him to take up the invitation, and for some weird reason…he wants to see him again.
"Alright," he said. "I accept. But what about the others?"
"Tell them that you might've gotten a lead and that you might get a better chance of gaining more clues to the case if you each check a different part of the town. The Artown Police will be happy to assist you. Once you're alone, meet me at the chapel where you first saw me."