Chapter 3: The people from the past

"What happened and transpired in the past cannot be undone and change,

but you can change the way on how you deal with the effects of it in the present

by changing the way you react from it and the way you do things in the present. Do not let the history repeat itself and continuously hunt you."

At BSPR University

The students always anticipates their everyday class with Dr. Davis even those students who don't have interest in the subject he's teaching gets crowded and full packed because they wanted to see him. Most number of the students attends his class just to ogle him and day dream which irritates the young professor because he find it very idiotic and a waste of time and effort to teach bunch of idiots who are not into studying.. How he wish he could just walk out of this class and never return, but heck! His father will be very disappointed and will definitely disapprove that he will just neglect his responsibilities which never happened in his entire life. Why is it that he is stuck with these people? There are only some students who are really interested in his class. He really find it very immature and idiotic that those girls who are enrolled in his class will do everything to make him turn his head on their way which will never happen because he is too busy and too self absorbed to even bother look at their way, if only he could have some peaceful class where he could teach without these idiots to distract the class. He sighed as he stands in front of the class and instead of wasting more precious time in idling which he rarely does, he chose to ignore their presence that irks him and proceed in his discussion.

"Good morning everyone, let's continue our previous discussion." He said monotonously and look at his students.

"Now, I would like to know if you still recall what we discussed last week, anyone from the class who can tell me and briefly discuss it?" He asked as he challenge the class. He could tell that those girls who just came to see him did not even listen to him last time thus making them fools who doesn't know what to answer in his simple question and yet they've got the guts to chat with their seatmates and giggle like he's a clown for asking such question.

"If you've got nothing else to do in this class and will just interrupt us you are free to go out of the class and step out, as you can see we have two doors you can choose which one do you prefer to use going outside." He said as he tried his best not to snap on the childish attitude of his students while sending cold glares to the group of students who were snickering awhile ago.

"Now, may I proceed with my discussion or do you want to be the one to continue it Ms. Taylor and company?" He asked as send daggers on them.

"Of course professor you may. Please do not mind us, We are just happy that we get to see you!" She said as she tried to flirt with him despite of his warnings to them.

"Well, if you must please answer the question that I asked a while ago, what did we discussed last week Ms. Taylor since it looks like you're really into studying because you even bother to come here at university just to come and see me, you must be one of those eager students in studying." He said sarcastically to her.

"Very well sir. Last time we discussed about PK." She answered confidently while smiling towards him and believing that she could impress him with her confident way of answering him.

"And what of PK? Care to elaborate?" He challenged her as it irks him to the bones to see the way she answer. The other student inside the classroom are silently looking and observing the young professor and the woman.

"Well based on what we discussed last time PK or Psychokinesis refers to moving objects from one place to another without using physical contact. It also means re-shaping of objects using the mind's energies, such as bending a spoon, or key, by just holding it and focusing." She said confidently while waiting for her admired professor to praise her but then this is Oliver Davis that we are talking about, he will never praise anyone aside from himself.

"Good. It will be better next time Ms. Taylor that you refrain from doing something that is not related in this class. Am I making myself clear?" He said as he sighs as migraine starts to build in his temple.

"Of course sir!" She said happily towards him.

"Let's now continue where we left off last time and take down some notes." He said and continues his discussion.

Time passed by and he looked down on his watch and saw that it's about time to end the discussion.

"That would be all for today's discussion, any questions, clarifications?" he asked to his students. No one show signs that there are questions which concludes that everybody understands his lecture. His students collect their belongings and started to pack up, but before he dismissed his class he announced something that makes his student groan in frustration.

"Before you go, I want you to submit to me on our next meeting a reaction paper based on the topic that we discussed and be prepared because I will be giving a written and oral exam which is related on our discussed topic. If you have any questions and problems approach me. That would be all, class dismissed." He said as he collects his things and step out of the classroom and head to his own office on the north wing where the facility is located.

Along the way students even other professors ogle to him and look in his way as he walk in the hallway it really irritates him that everyone seems to make a fuss every time he pass-by. He really hates too much attention and hates the fact that these people have nothing productive things to do than to ogle at him. On his way going to his office a red haired loud woman called his name.

"Noooooolll!" she shouted to call his attention, and he really hate that she needs to shout that loud just to call him. He could feel that his head is about to get some headache.

"What do you want Madoka?" he said coldly as he glare at the woman in front of him.

"what?! No how are you Madoka? or it's nice to see you?! How rude of you! Didn't I teach you some manners? It seems that you haven't applied it yet!" she said as she makes fun of him.

"I don't recall anything like that. And mind you I have manners I just choose to whom do it show and use it, and definitely not with you." He said cockily while they continue walking on the hallway. Some students and people look at the red haired woman weirdly but Madoka shrugged it off not caring about their opinions on her.

"tsk, tsk, you really need some spanking of manners Oliver! You don't even know how to show some to your mentor... Bad noll!" She said while glaring at the young lad who is walking now beside her.

"Stop wasting my time Madoka and tell me why you are here, I believe you did not come here just to bug me about my manners." He said as he waited for her to tell him his reasons of being here.

"Hmmmpphh! You're really boring Noll! Well, we need to talk; I've got a very interesting case for you." She said as she smile and wave a black folder towards him and walk with him towards his office.

Both of them entered the office, Oliver take his seat on his throne while Madoka need not to be told and flopped on the chair in front of him. After settling down she put the folder in his table and looks at him with an air of professionalism to him, meaning that they are now in the mode of business. He takes the folder to see the content.

"Those are the gathered data of our researchers and the request from our client, I believe this will interest you the moment I heard from Martin about it." She said

"My father knows this? Hmmm... , this might be very interesting if that's the case, knowing him he will not just pick some boring case." He said as he starts reading the files in his hand.

"Yes, and the client seems to be an acquaintance of your father that's why he decided that it will be best if you will be the one to handle the case, of course along with a team that he purposely picked." She said as he wait for him to absorb the information.

Oliver peak over the files that he is reading to look on her upon hearing that his father picked people who will be part of his team, he just can't understand why does he need to do it and why not let him and Lin to just handle the matters of this case.

Seeing that wonder and questions dance in his eyes Madoka did not wait any further to be asked and started explaining things and matters that involves the case, the sooner she start, the sooner they could prepare for this dangerous case that they're about to face.

"I know you've got a lot of question but some of those questions could wait later, I will briefly discuss to you the case because it will be faster than you reading it, you can do that later to study further the case. But for now I want you to listen to me first." She said as she looked at him in the eyes and he knows from there that the case is a serious and a dangerous one based on how she speak and look at him. He had known Madoka for a very long time and knows when she is joking or not. Oliver put down the folder and listens to her as she speak.

"This case is no joke Oliver, your father, Lin and I discussed things thoroughly with hundreds of thoughts before taking it. This one is too dangerous for our liking and we do not want to risk any lives upon taking it half heartedly and without precautions." She said

"at first, your father hesitated in taking the case because of its graveness; many lives had been put at risk and some died in the process because they take it lightly, but then we cannot blame them because this case was said to be a simple case that involved three spirits that are not yet to pass. Your father's friend Mr. Sakaki sought helped from some professionals to settle things, that's why a group of researchers were sent to solve the case." She said as he stared at him with a hint of seriousness in her voice.

"What seems to be the turn up of events? If this case was simple why is it that there were casualties?" He asked curiously as the spike of interest is starting to build in him.

"There were sudden things that happened during their investigation. One of their members unintentionally activated a seal that was placed in the whole place and awaken a sleeping entity when she read a phrase that was written on a paper that they found in a room. The room has a pentagram and some symbols that were written in blood, and then out of the sudden after she read that she felt something slashed her arms making it bled." She explained to him.

"Unbeknown to them that the moment her blood spilled and flowed in the pentagram it activated the seal and summoned that unknown entity. But what makes things seems like nothing bad will happen was when the air feels light and peaceful, nobody anticipated that that feeling is the sign that they will be in danger and that they will get killed in the process. A day passed and nothing happened, the team got relaxed and thought that a simple cleansing in the whole place can work like they used to do in some cases but what they didn't know is that the unknown entity was just waiting for them to do the cleansing to strike and collect lives. The next day, they conducted the cleansing but they never thought that on that same day they will be killed and bathe on their own bloods. The moment that their cleansing start the entity made its way to them and let them know that he exists; even the exorcists in the group wasn't able to beat the unknown entity because of unpreparedness and sudden blow. Unfortunately out of eight members there is only one who survived the onslaught." She said grimly

"That person who survived is non-other than the woman who accidentally activated the seal, the researchers from the facility where she is being confined now speculates that she was spared because she's the one who activated the seal and awaken the entity, but some thought that maybe she was spared for the entity's entertainment to see her wither, and lose her mind upon experiencing and witnessing the massacre." She said feeling sorry for the woman who survived. She saw Oliver have a serious face on his and put his hand under his chin while thinking and digesting the information.

"I see." He responds with impassive face. He rarely and barely shows his expressions at all. But Madoka knows that under those impassive mask is a face full of emotions.

"Ever since that event the place were restricted and no one is allowed to step a foot inside the house." She said

This is a case that took lives in just a glimpse because of a small mistake; a mistake that was unintentional. And what makes it more dangerous is that it looks like that the identity of the entity that resides in the place is still unknown. If he is going to take the case he needs to be prepared and take extra precautions to prevent repeating the same mistake from the past. He can't just let it be and let that entity to take more innocent lives. And he will definitely not likely to put the lives of other people because of carelessness.

"hn, Madoka, I noticed that the location of this place is not written in the file that you gave to me. You might want to tell me where is this and who will be part of our team." he said as he wonder why is it that they failed to include that important information in the file that was given to him.

"As for that, it will be better if you ask that your father yourself. He also wants to talk to you about the people who will be working with us in this case." She said as she winks at him and started acting immature in his perspective.

"Fine." He simply said as he wonders who might be the people who will work with them, they might be one of the bests because they are handpicked by his father, and knowing his father he will not pick people randomly.

"so, so.. shall we get going to professor's lair and chit chat with him? I believe Lin is also waiting for us there Noll." Madoka said as she pull Naru from his thoughts.

Snapping back into reality and to the red haired woman in front of him, he sighed silently and stands up from his seat and brought the files along with them. Madoka walk ahead of him and he follows quietly, he just prayed that whoever his father will choose to be part of this team will not as loud and crazy as his Mentor who is walking while humming in front of him. They reached his father's office and notify them of their arrival as Madoka knocked on his father's door before entering, a sight where he find irritating and at the same time amusing because Madoka had never done that in his office but rather the opposite; she always barged in without knocking. His thoughts are disrupted when his father acknowledge their presence and signalled for them to come in.

"Noll, Madoka. Come in, and have a seat, We've been waiting for your presence." Martin said as he looks at his son and to the red haired woman. Naru sits in front of him while Madoka sits beside Lin who's been there for some time.

"Noll, How was your class today?" He asked

"Still the same, there's nothing new." He answered impassively as if he is not interested in the topic, upon sensing this, Martin did not hesitate and waste any more time and proceed to the very reason why they are in here in his office.

"I presume that Madoka already told you some details of the case that we're about to take, isn't it?" He asked

"Yes father, she already informed me of the case and what happened, but I still need to read the files that she had given to me to further study the details." He said as he look at his father.

"Very well, as we all know this case is very dangerous one, we still didn't know the identity of the entity but I can't just refuse this case because the more that this case remains unsolved, I fear that many more lives will be taken if not stopped. That's why despite of the graveness I accepted the case." He said as he makes them understand and digest the situation that they're about to face.

"I am fully aware of it father, I believe Madoka and line here too grasps the situation." He said as he looks at the other two occupant in the room. Lin nods his head as a sign of affirmation the lad's assumptions. Madoka did the same and smiled at him.

"If that's the case then everything is set." Martin said

"By the way father, I noticed that you haven't told me where we are going for this case, you did not included it in the data of files that was given to me, and who will be the other members of this case for this investigation?" He asked as he wonders why is it that his father did not include that important information for this case. He looks at Lin to see if he could get some answers upon looking at him but fails because the man is good at hiding things from him even his mentor.

"oh, that's right, I specifically told Madoka not to include them so that I could tell it to you personally." He said while looking at his son, he knows that his son would not like this but then he can't just refuse this case just because he didn't like those people who will be in their team and most likely the place where they will be going.

"Why is that? Unless..." He said as he collect some ideas and his gears work, he look at his father and find him smiling kindly at him and look at Lin and Madoka which confirms his assumptions.

"Don't tell me this case is in Japan?" He asked coldly towards his father

"That's right Noll, it's in Japan. And the people who will part of our team are the people who worked for you before." His father said with firmness which means that he will not him to oppose his decisions.

"Can't we just hire anyone else? Why do we need to drag them with us in this case?" He said as he glare at his father despite of the fact that he knows that even if he glares hardly his father will not budge and will not be affected by it.

"Noll, aren't you excited to see them again? It's a good thing plus I believe it will be best to hire them because they already know the ins and out of this business plus the mere fact that they once worked for you." Said not even budging and wavering from his decision in hiring them

"But father! We could have hired other people who are more expert than them, you yourself said that this case is dangerous and now you choose them to work with us." He said as he still can't accept the fact that they will be involved in this case. The fact that he will see them again makes him uncomfortable plus the thought of seeing her again makes him agitated and unsure on how to react.

"Noll! You yourself hired them before didn't you? Now, why is it that you doubt their expertise in their field? Don't you trust them?" His father said with a hint of disbelieve in his son's reaction upon learning who will be part of this team.

"Do you have any problem with them? Did you fight with them before you leave or do you have unresolved and unsettled issues with them?" his father asked as he look at him with disbelief in his eyes and a hint of exasperation of his son's attitude and behaviour.

"It's not like that father. I never doubt them, it's just that it's been five years since the last time I've contacted them and now all of the sudden just because we need their assistance we contact them and asked them to work with us. Isn't it a little bit appalling in their part?" He answered as he tried his best not to think of negative thoughts and relaxed his mind.

"Noll, that's why I asked Lin to be the one to contact them about the case and they are very ecstatic to join again the case, oh and just to inform you, these people are still under the employment of BSPR even after you dissolve the team because we recognized their potentials and expertise in the field; in that five years that you failed to make a connection with them I made sure that Madoka and Lin will still get in touch with them and monitor their activities. We often call them and email them." Martin explained to ease his son's concern. He could understand Noll in his dilemma and what he's feeling right now; who would be in right state of mind would be happy to see an old friend who never even bothered to contact and ask them how they are; and the fact that his son did not even bother to make any connections with them made him think that they might despise him, but what Noll didn't know is that he is very blessed to have these kind of people working for him and being his friend, because the moment that Lin called to them and informed to them almost immediately all of them agreed and felt happy and excited to see them again.

"Did they all agreed to join this case?" He asked to his father as he tried his best bot to let his anxiousness get in his nerves and his mask to fell off.

"Well, they said that it will be better if we see that ourselves when we go to Japan, though I believe that all of them already agreed about this case." His father answered confidently.

"No need to worry Noll, they are all excited to see you again despite of what you've done to them." Madoka said as he winks at him and ruffled his hair like a little child which makes Noll glares at Madoka and in return Madoka just laugh it off and shrugged.

"Noll, you don't need to stress yourself with the thought of them not welcoming you, you know them very well that they will not do that to a friend." Lin said as he reassure him.

"hn. I am not worried; I am just concern that their personal feelings and issues with me would affect the case." He retorted as to defend his ego.

"Yeah right, you're not worried." Madoka teased Naru which earns her deadly glares.

"so now, I would advise that you pack up your things and in two days we will depart." He said as he cut the scene in front of him and to prevent his son from murdering his own mentor in his mind. He chuckled at their childish antic and shook his head. This will be a very very long and interesting journey for them when they get in Japan.

Naru. Lin and Madoka stand up and leave the room to prepare for their journey. Lin walked behind Naru and had an inner deliberation of the situation. Unbeknown to Naru that when his father said that Lin contacted those people who worked for him before Lin wasn't able to contacted Mai Taniyama, even their old colleagues weren't able to answer his inquiries of the girl's whereabouts, no one among them could tell where she had gone off. Now he wonders how his young charge will react if he learns that his favourite assistant is nowhere to be found. Lin sighed exasperated and leave the thought for the mean time because that could wait, for now he needs to prepare his things and take a rest.

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