Chapitre 321: C321: Marched All Night.
Cherith debated with his spot to be irreplaceable in watching Kish every night. Ole did the same which made the whole gang sighed.
"Alright we understand but please sleep by day." Fur answered.
The two yawned and instantly obeyed.
"I doubt sometimes if those two are joined by the hip." Agsus remarked.
Kennan and Mem proudly reported the completed table by the Tale Bearers.
The book were sealed and was back on the restricted shelves.
"Now that you have completed your work. You are pardoned to choose. Will you be choosing this era or be sent to different time line?"
Kennan and Mem choosed to remain as one the workers to continue their investigation about Evi's accomplice.
Kennan needed to remain in position. This place is there highest source of hope to find any record.
"I would choose to remain here. I would like to be put in the document arrangements." Mem spoke first.
Kennan bolted to glance at his side.
"I would do the same." He saluted.
"Very well, You can move to the bell tower tomorrow." The higher ranks stated.
Kennan heared that the bell tower behold all the documents and information about a person. He hurriedly packed his things and was about to meet up with Mem when the horn alarmed.
"Help, the bell tower is burning!" The guards shouted.
Mem and Kennan went to check their last hope when the smoke and fire got darker and larger.
Mem drew out his weapon that rested almost a decade. When he suddenly got stabbed on the waist. His hands gripped the fingers that held the dagger to tore his stomach but he can't see the face due to the smoke.
" 1 out of 8" the voice whispered before he dug in for the fourth stab.
"Who..?" Mem coughed.
"The time leaper's hunter. Your living way too long for someone who was born from the aged." The enemy recited lazily as it slit Mem's neck.
Kennan used his lapiz lazuli to kill the fire. The smoke faded and the tower exposed Mem's dead body. Kennan clenched his fist when the view came to sight. He encircle the tower for any traces of the killer but can't spot a single one. He cursed under his sweat as his eyes stings from the loss.
Ain and the gang were surprised to hear that Mem suddenly got murmured under Kennan's nose.
"I bet it's within the ranks your serving." Ain pointed.
"I don't know." Kennan breathed as he sat down from the burn out he went through. They are too close in finding some substance but by a thread it slipped out.
Kish heared the news from Ain. He sat up from his hospital bed and confirmed.
"What? You said that he recieved 4 stab wounds and 4 slices?"
"Yeah," Ain confirmed.
"Anything else?" Kish asked.
"Kennan is investigating but we can't tell if the murderer had a grudge on Mem or will also take Kennan's life." Ain truthfully stated.
Ole and Cherith were on their second night duty when Kish just mourned for Mem.
"Grandpa, take some rest." Ole whispered.
Kish did not replied as he kept watching outside the window.
Kish can't help but worry he haven't dream for a long time. It would be great for him to have a nightmare to confirm that his spiritual eyes were not closed.
Ole stared at her grandfather's back with a gloomy gaze. Cherith leaned by the wall as he recalled Wifey's warning.
"The sign will be Mem's murder."
He shut his eyes to compose his thoughts.
Cherith walk over toward Ole's side and said.
"Do you want to walk on the roof grandpa?" He suggested.
Kish sat up and agreed. Ole helped her grandfather to stand up. They went up the roof as Cherith set up the seat.
The whole roof were full of white blanket and curtains being hanged.
Cherith thought he caught a glimpse of something suspicious. The figure blended with the white sheets.
The door opened and Kish with Ole enter the roof. Cherith had sense the sinister intention.
Cherith waltz back to the door when the wind got stronger. The white sheet blocked his view and losed sight of Ole and Cherith.
Cherith spread his web like wings as he took and aerial view. He saw the shadows behind the sheets. It dangerously get nearer Ole and Kish's proximity. He raced to land beside Kish when the curtain unravelled a janitor.
Cherith was surprised to see that it was not what he thought. He bowed his head and instructed.
"Someone suspicious was here. Let us get inside and stick together."
Kish and Ole obeyed but while they were in the halls a sudden black out occur.
Cherith grabbed Ole's hand as Ole held Kish.
"Be alert. This is too much for a coincidence." He whispered. The staff and medical expert panicked from the black out.
"We better get out of here." Ole whispered back. Cherith spread his wings to flight out of the hospital.
Ole heared the sound of metallic swinging on air. She moved behind her grandfather and waited for the stranger to step in. It's locomotion increases. Ole can hear the sharp cut on the air. She positined herself to guard her grandfather and Cherith when the metallic icy object went through her stomach. She was pushed by the side and Cherith tried to fight and defend them but it overpowered him.
Kish was surprised when Ole suddenly got yanked by his back. His gaze meet a forged hand that stabbed him three times. His blood damped his white gown as the last slice stole his breath. The black out got restored, Ole and Kish were sent within the emergency room.
Cherith used his feather to entrap the murderer. The hall provided a straight path as the killer run out the tiles. Cherith geared up to tuckle the killer. He flipped it and found it smiling. He used the dagger to kill himself.
"Who are you?!"
"What are your goal?!"
Cherith shouted at the electric power got restored. The body in his arms faded like a burnt paper.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
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