Chapter 10 Mountain Revival
With the help of Shiro's undercover work, the Operatives were able to stay one step ahead of the Order of the Cage but now Shiro was targeted by another group. The group known as Human Evolutionist, thought humans were a step below the supernatural and tried using methods such as Zombie outbreaks and going undercover to create reasons for the supernatural to either transform humans or prey on them. As far as the group was concerned humans were savage, speaking, livestock that needed weeding to find which could become supernatural. The group clashed heads with the Operatives of Ouroboros, which they considered hypocrites because the sympathizers still changed the previously human Mage de and other field operatives.
An undercover agent that worked in the curses department of I.M.P.S would find humans that were cursed to become supernatural and speed up the process. Both Cage and the Evolutionist thought Shiro stood in their way, especially since Malachi was one scandal from being replaced by Hyousuke. Both thought that Shiro was worth more dead than alive but the operatives needed to be blamed because Shiro was Malachi's responsibility at work and a murder in a prestigious family would cause a backlash against the culprit.
Today Cage would go after an artic commune of mermaids. Elderly, disabled or otherwise unable to hold down solid work they banded together to help each other and the world. They lived off underwater plants, gathering shells, pearls, and other marine treasures to raise money for charities. Cage however has a long reach and had brought their scavenging grounds for their new project under an ally corporation. Without the money to support others or themselves the community would be homeless next week. Cage at the last moment brought the house if they agreed to worked under them.
When Shiro arrived at Sorano's mountain, his meeting spot for telling Nikki and Haku what he learned, he was at a loss and even more confused by the look on both his new friend and brother of sorts faces. "Who's that girl behind you?" Haku asked. Suddenly there were whispers all around them but Shiro saw nothing and shook his head. Nobody was there.
"Does the name Freesia mean anything to you? Floral dress, blue hair and Brown eyes?" Nikki asked.
"Do not toy with me! She dead and there's nothing-" How did they know her? Why would they tease him this way? He thought as a cold hand held Shiro's and when he turned there she was, his lost love. They embraced and cried. When Sorano returned from town she coached Freesia on how to be a ghost with help from Niakanji and Giselle. Now she could control becoming invisible, float and communicate properly. She told everyone what Cage did to her family, the long interrogation and how her death was forgiven since she was framed as a werewolf killed before she did any harm. One way or another Shiro would make sure Cage never did this again and that he'd never leave Freesia's side.