A Soul's Search
ch 5
When they've gotten back to Raven's Flat, Michael was already waiting for them with the medics. Amon called ahead while waiting for the rest to get back to the car. The medics took Amon, Sakaki, and Karasuma while Robin stayed and looked after Carina. "Are you sure that you're alright Carina?"
"I'll be alright Robin. All I need is some rest." Carina replied with a tired smile.
"Alright, I'm going to check on the others." Robin told her while getting up, and walking over to the medics. Carina watched Robin as she left. When she was out of
sight, Carina started to get up. She took a couple of steps, and then started to lose her balance. Quicker than he realized, Michael was already by her side, helping her to stand.
"You're alright Ms. Carina?"
"Yes, thank you, and if you wouldn't mind, just call me Carina." she replied with a slight blush, realizing he's still steadying her.
"Ah, sure." Michael said slightly red as well.
"Hey Michael, Amon said," Sakaki trailed off and then gave a smirk in the hacker's direction. "Don't tell me that I'm interrupting?"
Michael went red, and became quite annoyed at Sakaki. "No, you're not, for your information, I caught Carina before she fell to the ground."
"Ok, ok easy, I was only teasing." Sakaki said in amusement.
"Just tell me what Amon wanted." Michael replied when he made sure that Carina could stand on her own without falling.
"Oh yeah, right, Amon wanted you to run a profile on the witches that we ran into tonight." Sakaki relayed with a smirk.
"Tell Amon I'll have what he wants in ten minutes." Michael replied in a huff while already on his search. Sakaki gave a slight nod, and then he left whistling a happy tune.
Elsewhere...
"I can't believe that you let them get away!" Shamir said in disbelief.
"Me?! You're the one that..." Remus replied angrily.
"That's enough! Both of you!" Aidan growled, silencing the two.
"Shut up old man! This doesn't concern you!" Shamir growled at him.
"I'd be careful on how you come off to him." a voice warned from the shadows.
The two turned around, "who are you, and what concern is it of yours?" Remus asked in annoyance.
"My name is Auberon. I'm the one that saved you both from being taken to the Factory. Unless of course, you want to go there, It'll be very easy to arrange." Auberon said with his eyes twinkling.
"Ah, no that's alright. I guess we have you to thank." Shamir replied, "wait, you don't mean?"
"The one and only." Aidan gloated with a grin.
"Ok, were here, so what is it that you wanted us to do? Since it was you that called us in. It must be something big." Remus pointed out looking at Auberon.
"Actually, it's quite big. We're going to take down the STNJ." Auberon replied with a laugh. "While at the same time, make the hunters to be the hunted."
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"Here's the information that Amon wanted me to gather on the four witches that you were facing earlier." Michael reported bringing up their profiles. "Shamir, he's from France. No last name is listed, he's around six foot, nothing much on him really. His parents tried to get rid of him when they found out he was a witch. But he turned around and killed them instead. He fled to the catacombs beneath the Opera Garnier. He lived there until the French hunters found him. A fight broke out, and the Opera Garnier was set on fire, burned completely to the ground. Shamir left France, never to return, he blames the hunters for running him out and destroying his home. His power, he can hold someone in place or move them to his will, as you've already found out."
"What about the other three?" Doujima asked looking at the screen.
"Aidan, again no last name. He's from Italy, Aidan was born blind, he's around six foot and five inches, awakened at a very early age. Again another one that was abandoned when he was awakened. He went around to different places in Italy predicting things for people. He killed a few of the clergy that asked him to leave their town. Then he moved onto the next one, found an old drunk that owned a business that was going down hill. It looks like they became partners, Aidan did the predictions, and his partner ran the business. One day, it looks like Aidan's partner vanished. What do you wanna bet that he killed him too?" Michael asked with a raised eyebrow. "Anyway, when Aidan turned eighteen he went to find his parents that abandoned him. During a stormy night, he killed his parents, but no evidence could be found to link him to their deaths."
"I'm guessing that he also fled Italy." Sakaki replied crossing his arms. "So then Aidan is basically a psychic?"
Michael nodded, "Remus is the next witch, he moves things with his mind. He's from Spain, Remus is closer to five foot, eight inches. It seems that he awakened when it was during the Verbena de la Paloma, in Madrid. At first, it looked like he just wanted to test his power. So he went to different places in the festival. His first stop was at the streets of Calle Huertas. Not much there, he just put someone in public embarrassment, it doesn't say how. Then he went to the busiest subway system in Madrid, the Alonso Martinez and Bilbao. There he wanted to test his power more, he spotted some kids, and somehow forced them to run right in front of the subway cars, running them over." Michael reported pushing up his glasses. "Remus went to one last place, it was the Paseo de la Castellana. For some reason, he didn't feel like killing, but he did cause major trouble while he was there. For some odd reason he fled from Spain."
"It seems like we got some real winners here." Sakaki replied sarcastically looking around.
"Just wait, I've saved the best for last." Michael said looking over at him. "Auberon, he's from Italy, six foot. He also goes by the name of the Demonio of Italy."
"The Demonio of Italy?" Doujima asked slightly confused.
"Yes, his name was forbidden to even speak. If someone even spoken his name..." Carina started to say as her eyes lowered sadly down.
"Carina?" Karasuma asked looking at her in concern.
"All sounds would cease. The temperature would be so cold; for when someone breathed in, their lungs would freeze. A mist would encompass the land, making it hard to see. These warnings or signs would signify his arrival, and once he's there; well, let's just say that no one would have to worry about seeing another sun rise. Carina and I have been trying to hunt him for a long time. But each time that we've gotten even close to catching him, he somehow got away." Robin replied finishing Carina's statement.
"What power or powers does he have exactly?" Sakaki asked curiously.
"He can take another witches power for a short time and use it to the max by the 1st time using it. Headquarters didn't believe that he was a witch." Robin replied quietly with a frown.
"If not a witch, then what?" Doujima asked in a slightly worried tone.
"A demon." Carina replied in a quiet tone.
"Wait, let me guess, he also fled Italy." Sakaki suggested with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, for some reason they've all came here to Japan." Michael replied with a nod.
"But why?" Karasuma asked with a frown.
"That's just it, I don't know." Michael replied in a defeated tone. "As soon as the four of them arrived in Japan, any records of their existence here are gone. I was lucky enough to get what I could. It's like they were completely erased."
ch 5
When they've gotten back to Raven's Flat, Michael was already waiting for them with the medics. Amon called ahead while waiting for the rest to get back to the car. The medics took Amon, Sakaki, and Karasuma while Robin stayed and looked after Carina. "Are you sure that you're alright Carina?"
"I'll be alright Robin. All I need is some rest." Carina replied with a tired smile.
"Alright, I'm going to check on the others." Robin told her while getting up, and walking over to the medics. Carina watched Robin as she left. When she was out of
sight, Carina started to get up. She took a couple of steps, and then started to lose her balance. Quicker than he realized, Michael was already by her side, helping her to stand.
"You're alright Ms. Carina?"
"Yes, thank you, and if you wouldn't mind, just call me Carina." she replied with a slight blush, realizing he's still steadying her.
"Ah, sure." Michael said slightly red as well.
"Hey Michael, Amon said," Sakaki trailed off and then gave a smirk in the hacker's direction. "Don't tell me that I'm interrupting?"
Michael went red, and became quite annoyed at Sakaki. "No, you're not, for your information, I caught Carina before she fell to the ground."
"Ok, ok easy, I was only teasing." Sakaki said in amusement.
"Just tell me what Amon wanted." Michael replied when he made sure that Carina could stand on her own without falling.
"Oh yeah, right, Amon wanted you to run a profile on the witches that we ran into tonight." Sakaki relayed with a smirk.
"Tell Amon I'll have what he wants in ten minutes." Michael replied in a huff while already on his search. Sakaki gave a slight nod, and then he left whistling a happy tune.
Elsewhere...
"I can't believe that you let them get away!" Shamir said in disbelief.
"Me?! You're the one that..." Remus replied angrily.
"That's enough! Both of you!" Aidan growled, silencing the two.
"Shut up old man! This doesn't concern you!" Shamir growled at him.
"I'd be careful on how you come off to him." a voice warned from the shadows.
The two turned around, "who are you, and what concern is it of yours?" Remus asked in annoyance.
"My name is Auberon. I'm the one that saved you both from being taken to the Factory. Unless of course, you want to go there, It'll be very easy to arrange." Auberon said with his eyes twinkling.
"Ah, no that's alright. I guess we have you to thank." Shamir replied, "wait, you don't mean?"
"The one and only." Aidan gloated with a grin.
"Ok, were here, so what is it that you wanted us to do? Since it was you that called us in. It must be something big." Remus pointed out looking at Auberon.
"Actually, it's quite big. We're going to take down the STNJ." Auberon replied with a laugh. "While at the same time, make the hunters to be the hunted."
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"Here's the information that Amon wanted me to gather on the four witches that you were facing earlier." Michael reported bringing up their profiles. "Shamir, he's from France. No last name is listed, he's around six foot, nothing much on him really. His parents tried to get rid of him when they found out he was a witch. But he turned around and killed them instead. He fled to the catacombs beneath the Opera Garnier. He lived there until the French hunters found him. A fight broke out, and the Opera Garnier was set on fire, burned completely to the ground. Shamir left France, never to return, he blames the hunters for running him out and destroying his home. His power, he can hold someone in place or move them to his will, as you've already found out."
"What about the other three?" Doujima asked looking at the screen.
"Aidan, again no last name. He's from Italy, Aidan was born blind, he's around six foot and five inches, awakened at a very early age. Again another one that was abandoned when he was awakened. He went around to different places in Italy predicting things for people. He killed a few of the clergy that asked him to leave their town. Then he moved onto the next one, found an old drunk that owned a business that was going down hill. It looks like they became partners, Aidan did the predictions, and his partner ran the business. One day, it looks like Aidan's partner vanished. What do you wanna bet that he killed him too?" Michael asked with a raised eyebrow. "Anyway, when Aidan turned eighteen he went to find his parents that abandoned him. During a stormy night, he killed his parents, but no evidence could be found to link him to their deaths."
"I'm guessing that he also fled Italy." Sakaki replied crossing his arms. "So then Aidan is basically a psychic?"
Michael nodded, "Remus is the next witch, he moves things with his mind. He's from Spain, Remus is closer to five foot, eight inches. It seems that he awakened when it was during the Verbena de la Paloma, in Madrid. At first, it looked like he just wanted to test his power. So he went to different places in the festival. His first stop was at the streets of Calle Huertas. Not much there, he just put someone in public embarrassment, it doesn't say how. Then he went to the busiest subway system in Madrid, the Alonso Martinez and Bilbao. There he wanted to test his power more, he spotted some kids, and somehow forced them to run right in front of the subway cars, running them over." Michael reported pushing up his glasses. "Remus went to one last place, it was the Paseo de la Castellana. For some reason, he didn't feel like killing, but he did cause major trouble while he was there. For some odd reason he fled from Spain."
"It seems like we got some real winners here." Sakaki replied sarcastically looking around.
"Just wait, I've saved the best for last." Michael said looking over at him. "Auberon, he's from Italy, six foot. He also goes by the name of the Demonio of Italy."
"The Demonio of Italy?" Doujima asked slightly confused.
"Yes, his name was forbidden to even speak. If someone even spoken his name..." Carina started to say as her eyes lowered sadly down.
"Carina?" Karasuma asked looking at her in concern.
"All sounds would cease. The temperature would be so cold; for when someone breathed in, their lungs would freeze. A mist would encompass the land, making it hard to see. These warnings or signs would signify his arrival, and once he's there; well, let's just say that no one would have to worry about seeing another sun rise. Carina and I have been trying to hunt him for a long time. But each time that we've gotten even close to catching him, he somehow got away." Robin replied finishing Carina's statement.
"What power or powers does he have exactly?" Sakaki asked curiously.
"He can take another witches power for a short time and use it to the max by the 1st time using it. Headquarters didn't believe that he was a witch." Robin replied quietly with a frown.
"If not a witch, then what?" Doujima asked in a slightly worried tone.
"A demon." Carina replied in a quiet tone.
"Wait, let me guess, he also fled Italy." Sakaki suggested with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, for some reason they've all came here to Japan." Michael replied with a nod.
"But why?" Karasuma asked with a frown.
"That's just it, I don't know." Michael replied in a defeated tone. "As soon as the four of them arrived in Japan, any records of their existence here are gone. I was lucky enough to get what I could. It's like they were completely erased."