CHAPTER TWO – Research and dream
It was only Mai, Naru, Emily and Lin in base as everyone else was out on the orders Naru gave them. Ayako and Masako went around the ship sensing for spirits to cleanse, Monk and John were taking room temperatures and Yuuki and Yasuhara went to gather information on the ship and interview anyone who knows about the ship, past crew and passengers.
"Mai tea please and Emily go with her" Naru ordered as the Emily dragged Mai out before she could yell at Naru
"Well at least he said please" Emily said as Mai gave her a flat look "Well it wouldn't be Naru if he didn't act like he usually does and he's nicer"
"But he didn't have to be so demanding" Mai grumbled as they finally found the kitchen. She got the water boiled and got the teapot and cup ready "So what do you think is up with Yuuki and Yasu?"
"It's possible for them to be dating with their humour being a good mix, they work well together, they stay close together a lot on cases, and Yuuki does sometimes sneak off somewhere" Emily listed "But they are really good at fooling other people it's hard to tell whether they are being serious or not" Mai nodded agreeing before feeling light headed beginning to sway and Emily noticed "Mai are you alright?" She asked concerned but quickly caught Mai before she hit the floor "MAI"
Dream…
Mai opened her eyes finding herself in a tidy neat room. Was she seeing another vision of the past? Her thoughts were interrupted when the door suddenly slammed open and a blonde haired woman stormed in tears running down her face
"He said he'd protect her but he lied and now she's dead!" The woman screamed and Mai flinched when the woman threw the lamp at the wall in anger "My precious little sister I will get you back no matter what, I won't let anyone have you this time especially men" Mai watched the woman mutter as she went to her closet and pulled a black book out searching through it "We'll be reunited once again Yumi, your big sister will then protect you and get rid of anyone who stops me" The woman got out and drew a circle with strange markings before the woman started chanting in what she could make out as Latin and Roman but could make out the words before the markings glowed a deep purple and red glow as something rose up but before Mai could see what happens next it faded. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Gene who smiled softly
"Time to wake up Mai they're getting worried" He said "And tell the idiot scientist to make sure couples never go out alone" He added before he disappeared and felt herself waking up
"Ai…"
"Mai…"
"Maaai~ time to wake up~" A voice sang and blinked her eyes open to see Yuuki staring at her smiling brightly "Had a nice sleep Mai? You gave us quite the scare when you suddenly fainted in the kitchen" Mai sat up to see everyone was back
"I had a dream" She said and explained her dream to everyone who listened closely and when they were done Naru got into a thinking position deep in thought
"You said she chanted in Latin and Roman" Naru said and Mai nodded "Is it an old summoning spell"
"Well summoning spells which are chanted in two languages in a quick ceremony set up is something probably only witches are able to accomplish as it involves black magic and concentration" Yuuki said getting everyone's attention "I read a few books…it said that even the slightest mistake during a summoning can backfire and the most simple ones can be said wrong"
"What else is there to know?" Monk asked getting curious
"Well if it involves black magic whatever they summon requires a sacrifice depending on why they did the summoning in the first place, and usually it's the gender or age of a human the summoner hates for example men because of a dislike of them for something they did to them" Yuuki answered "So whatever monster they summoned goes after men in exchange they help the summoner with their goal"
Were there any deaths here?" Mai asked as Yasuhara looked through the pile or files and newspapers
"A couple of men and woman died over the years, the woman drowning even though they were where water couldn't get in and the men stabbed to death by someone or something" Yasuhara read "There was a murder in the 1800's here where a woman was found dead in her room with unknown causes a few days after she was accused of murdering her sisters fiancé. Her sister was found to have drowned in the bathroom when the door locked and she couldn't turn the water off, her older sister kept yelling at her fiancé who was supposed to protect her"
"Is there a picture?"
"There is only a picture of the younger sister which you all are going to be shocked at" Yasu handed the black and white photo and everyone was shocked to see the girl looked exactly like Yuuki. They stared at said girl who only blinked back
"If it is the younger girls older sister is haunting the ship then Yuuki shouldn't be alone at all times no matter where she's at" Naru said then turned to Ayako "Make charms for everyone especially Yuuki who the ghost will be targeting and Mai who seems to attract ghost like a magnet" He ignored Mai's angry shout, she obviously had been offended "Yuuki it's best if you stay close to either Miss Matsuzaki, Takigawa or John" Oh yes John had quit priesthood but was still allowed to do excerism to be with his girlfriend Masako who had gotten over her crush with Naru when he first left to England to bury his twin Eugene's body
"Yes sir" Yuuki said saluting
"See if you and Yasuhara can find out more on the older sister and her younger sister's fiancé and all three's death" Naru added before Yasu and Yuuki went to work looking through the files for anything. There was a lot and it would take a while.
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