Arthur's P. O. V
In my shadow form, I was able to maneuver effectively in the slums. I went throught tight opening within alley ways and occasionally throught small holes in walls. Soon I found an alley way that was cosiderably dark enough even during midday to avoid detection. That was close. It would have been troublesome if someone were to recognize me. Good thing I was able to get out quickly. Now, where am I. I took a peek into the road just outside the alley. Seems to be a main road. It was very busy and lively. At the other side of the road there was even a fire station and just beside it was a police station with officers going in and out.
Wait, a police station. I may have been reported by witnesses and is probably even on the wanted list by now. Shit. Thankfully I was quick to get out of there for them to see my face. But I need new clothes.
"Hey hey. Aren't those the same guys you're after?" Vel said as she saw two men with the same familiar black suits come out of the police station. They had big smiles on their faces as well as bandages that are covering bruises. My heart was filled with excitement as I have given another chance.
"Yes. They are. Were going after them just to have a little talk." I replied with a grin on my face. I followed them while trying my best not to be spotted by them and other passerby. The difference between the slums near the port and this part of town is night and day. The houses here were well built and the attire of people were rather sophisticated.
"This is a surprise. These people seems to be well off compared to the other parts of the town." Vel's voice rang inside my head. I shrugged after hearing her statement. "seems like it." I replied as I remained the close attension to the two men.
"Yes, however they have no guards covered in metal, in fact, they have no guards whatsoever! What ever will happen to them if they were to be attacked?" Vel replied in a somewhat playful tone. I wasn't sure if she was being serious or she is taking the situation lightly. Anyway, I ignored her and continued my pursuit.
They finally exited the mainroad into one of the many smaller roads. This road had smaller buildings and was rather quite. The two men went into a building that was 3 stories tall with a sign on the front that says 'The Castle'. Infront was a man wearing a black shirt. Probably atleast 6'5 in height and is well built as hell. His face had a large scar at his left cheek that streched out from his left temple that almost reached his ear.
The two men went to the entrance. The big guy at the front of the building saw them and immediately frowned.
"Brian! How have ya' been! Were just here to have a pint! It'll just take a minute or two." One of the men in black suite said. The big guy, who was apparently called Brian, stood there glaring daggers at the two. With a sigh he spoke.
"Eddie. You know the madam hates it when there are nasty people in her flat. Specially when they are part of the rook. Just find another place to go." Brian said sternly with his arms crossed. Eddie shook his head with a small grin. "Oh come on. We just want to celebrate! We shook of an annoying officer of our fucking tails." Eddie said as he placed his hand on Brian's shoulder. "Besides, we are not going to trash this place like the last time. Theres only two of us! How are we gonna cause trouble? But, if that is what you want. I can come back later with a little bit more of us. So, what do you say?" Eddie added. Brian looked like he was about to explode with anger. However, after a few seconds of silence, Brian looked down and stepped aside. The two smiled from ear to ear as they went past the big guy and into the building.
Hm. So they are called rooks? Those bloody bastards are called rooks. Naturally, I also went over the building to the still pissed looking Brian. I walked close to passing through the door when a large hulking hand stopped me.
"I'm sorry. I can't let you pass. You don't seem to be a customer." Brian said while looking at me from top to bottom. Initially, I was pissed on what he told me. However, I saw my reflection over a windom glass. Tattered clothes, muddy shoes, and even an unruly hair. My mood shifted to shame. I don't want to piss him off more since he already looks like he is ready to knock me out in one punch.
"Alright." I said as I nodded and walked back. His face seemed to have relaxed a bit when I complied. Seems like I can't come in from here. Back door it is!
When I found a well hidden place, I immediately shifted to a more suited form for stealth. Shadow soon emerged out of my palm and crept up to cover my body. As I was fully covered, my body lost it's definite shape and I shifted throught the air like silk going throught water. I went past Brian who was still standing in front. To not risk it, I continued to the back door and went inside from there.
Despite being just about the afternoon, the inside of the building looks dark. There were a lot of tables with drunk men everywhere. So this place was a pub with music playing in the background. Without exiting my current form, I quickly scanned the place for other the two that I am after. At first it was hard to see but as soon as my eyes adjusted, I was already able to locate Eddie as he and his partner sat at the bar.
"Two of your most expensive beer!" he exclaimed to the waiter who doesn't seem to be too thrilled to see them there. In fact, when I looked at the other men in the pub, most of the people had the same expression when looking at the two. They glared at them and shook their head in disagreement. Looks like these people would even be happy if I were to just beat them up here. However, it is better of I can find a more private place to do my business.
"What is that smell?!" Vel suddenly spoke with excitement.
"What smell?" I asked.
"That smell! The moment you entered this place I smelled it!" she replied. What smell? It only reeks of alcohol in here. Im feeling dizzy just being here. Actually, I am pretty hungry now.
"Oh that was alcohol." I replied.
"What?! It smells so good! I must acquire some!" she said ecstatically. I sighed and mentally shrugged.
"How are you even gonna drink it? You don't even have a body." I told her hoping that she would stay quiet.
"Hmph. You just need to-"
"Quiet." I said as Eddie stood up and went to the rest room. As he went inside and closed the door, I crept in my shadow form and slipped pass through the bottom of the closed door. He was at the sink washing his hand while whistling and looking at his face at the mirror. I slowly started materialising starting from my foot. Small particles of dark shadow went and condensed into a area directly behind Eddie where my body soon formed. Eddie washed his faced on the sink and as he took a look back at the mirror I was standing directly behind him. He jolted when he saw me and immediatly looked back.
"What the fuck? You scared me dick head!" He said as he turned. I stayed silent, thinking what I would do to make him talk.
"What's wrong with you?" He said as he as he slowly went for the door. To avoid this, I gave him a small right hook that may or may not have broken his nose. With a howl of pain, he stumbled back and had to cling unto the sink.
He held his definitely broken nose and uttered some sweet words.
"What the fuck?! DO you know who I am?! I am a Member of Rook! I can make you dissappear in this Pl-"
*Bam*
His ramblings were cut short with another punch to the jaw. This time, he was about to fall to the ground but I held his color and lift him back again.
" I have a few questions for you, Eddie." I said as I held him off the ground. He was wheezing from pain but I reckon he can still talk.
"About a year ago, your boss ordered some useless people to be thrown in a desserted Island. Do you remember that?" I said while tightening my grip on his collar.
"Y-yes.. I was one of the members who were onboard. BUT WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO YOU?!" he replied with fear in his eyes. So he was one of the lackeys that was on the boat.
*Bam*
*Bam*
*Bam*
suddenly, I felt an urge to punch him again. He grunted as he took the blows.
" Everything" I replied. "Why were they thrown into that island?" I added as I threw him on the ground.
"They, weren't.... Thrown... They were supposed to find... Something..." he replied. Something? But they didn't took the gold. What were they after?
"What were they looking for." I asked Eddie who was gasping for air on the floor.
There was a few moment of silence and he raised his head to glare at me.
"kill him." He said in a quiet vioce.
"What?" I asked. Then in the reflection, I saw his partner already mid swing with something I assumed to be a pipe. I shrugged knowing that it will do no harm just like before.
"hmp-"
*CLANG*
There was a ringing sound in my ear. What? I looked around me. I was... falling? My head. It fucking hurtssss.
"I got him Eddie!" His partner exclaimed.
"Well don't stop! Hit him again!" Eddie exclaimed. I was lying on the floor and felt something warm on my head.
"Blood?" I muttered as I saw red liquid on my hand after reaching for my head.
*Clang*
*Clang*
*Clang*
I was hit in different places on my body. Each was incredibly painful. I covered my head instinctively.
"Hey! Stop! Help me get up first!" Eddie exclaimed. His partner helped him up to his feet and went back into the bar. I need to get out. With the last strength I had, I forced myself to turn into shadow and get out of here. It was incredibly difficult compared to before.
" Argh! " I exclaimed when I finally activated my shadow step to get out of that place. Just in time as I heard the door open again. Probably Eddie's partner again.
...
(In an alley, Far, far away)
*Huff*
*huff*
"VEL! What is wrong with me?!" I exclaimed as I tried to stop the bleeding on my head. She was silent. I can feel that she is somewhat nervous. For some reason, the thought that a demon was nervous was kinda funny to me. However it seems to be a serious matter.
There was silence and the stinging in my head was still as painful as ever. Then finally, Vel spoke.
"Ehe~"
"...."
"What do you mean 'ehe~'?!"
Whew this was quite a long chapter for me to make. Hope you enjoy it!
Ps.
The explaining will happen next chapter
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บท 7: Chapter 7~ Nourishment
Arthur's P.O.V.
As I lay captain Kerigan on the ground with the assistance of Jack, I heard Vel's voice inside my head. "Hey Art. Go back to those three men you just killed. I'm gonna show you what to do to get more powerful" she said. I nodded and proceeded back into the alley.
"Wait! What happened to him?! Did you do this?!" Christopher exclaimed as he walked towards me. I glared back at him and found it quite hard to explain the situation. "Art. This man has always been annoying. How about we kill him?" Vel's voice rang out inside my head. I, of course, ignored it.
"Nonsense, Mr. Morgan is not that kind of man." Kaz said as he helped Jack apply pressure to the captain's wound. Christopher ignored him and turned to Craig; he then exclaimed once again. "Craig. I told you this man is bad news! He must have been thrown overboard because of some crime he commited!" Claive glanced at me then back to Christopher and back at me again.
"Let's not jump to conclusion. Could you tell us what happened back there?" Craig responded in a calm and serious tone.
"Well..." I responded while scratching my head, thinking of an explaination.
Christopher made a clicking voice with his tongue and aggresively grabbed my shirt. "This guy is a Fucki-!"
"Enough!" Captain shouted shortly after barely regaining consciousness. "This.. Man saved... My life.." He added while grunting and gasping for air. Christopher pushed me as he let go of my shirt.
As they all crowded around the captain, I slowly went back to the alley. Surely, the three bodies were still there. However, for some reason, it is only at this moment that it hit me. I realized that this is the first time that I have killed a human. And yet I felt nothing at all.
As I got closer, I noticed something that made me stop. Atop the bodies were dark figures that barely resemble a ball. It floats directly above the bodies and is covered with a fire like aura that slowly moved and change patterns. Each ball has a different hue in them but they are uniform in appearance and shape.
"Those are...In simple terms... Are souls." Vel said. Souls huh. They feel rather cold when I tried to reach for them. However, when I touched it, my hand simply went past through it. It is as if there was nothing there. For the most part, it stayed stationary with small movements from time to time.
"These things are extremely important." Vel mentioned. To my surprise, without my command, my shadow moved on its own and formed a silhouette of a human. However, the only human-like resemblance that it had was a head and the upper torso. Its' build was niether masculine nor feminine. From it's waist down, there was only a tail-like part that progressively got thinner as it approach and connect to my body. It's face does not even have any features except for two blood red eyes. Or atleast I assumed that it was its' eyes. All in all, it only has a blank face, devoid of emotion.
"These things are as important as they are delicious!" Vel said in a excited tone. Then the shadow, which was completely stationary since it materialized, suddenly twitch as its' face ripped open to reaveal its' mouth.
Jagged teeth that were as sharp as knives covered the upper and lower section of the mouth. Inside was an eerie red glow that emminated from its' insides. It opened wide, almost wider than the size of my head. In a snappy and fast motion, it ate one of the ligther toned soul. It easily fit in its' mouth and was gulped down almost instantaneously. While still shocked, I felt a warm feeling within my body. It was strangely satisfying and comforting.
"Ahhhh that was good!" I flinched as the faceless shadow suddenly spoke out of the blue. Wait, this voice...
"Vel?!" I said in a almost shouting tone. The shadow grinned with its' terrifying mouth as it looked back at me. That voice was definitely hers. However, this form is nowhere near the one she had when I saw her the first time. The shadow then turned its' attension to the other two souls. It's arms elongated to reach for the farthest one and snatched it in high speeds. With two souls in hand, It.... No... SHE presented them to me.
"Notice something?" She said as she presented the souls.
"This one has a darker color." I replied as I pointed at the soul from the one that I killed last.
Vel turned her attension back to the souls and said "The corruption in a human's soul can be determined by the color. It goes like this:
- SILVER - The purest of souls. No contamination whatsover. Very rare for humans to have. Souls of angels.
- WHITE - Extremely pure. Also the color that humans are born with.
- BLUE - Minor contamination. This color is ussually the soul color of children.
- YELLOW - Moderate contamination. This is the standard soul color of a normal citizen.
- ORANGE - Highly contaminated. Beings with this soul color are trouble makers, criminals, and murderers.
- RED - Extremely contaminated. The owners of such souls has a special place in hell. Beings with blood red souls are vile, evil and downright beyond saving.
- BLACK - The soul color of demons and devils."
The soul she ate was clearly orange. One of the remaining two souls had the same color while one is darker but not quite red yet.
Vel ate the ligther colored soul and once again I felt that warm feeling.
" Mmm~ Oh! And the darker color they are, the better!" She ate the last one. I am already used to the warm feeling that comes after but this time it was different.
"KUH!" I grunted as I fell on my knees, clutching my chest. It was hot. It was almost unbearable and unbelievably painful. I closed my eyes and crouched in a fetal position because of the pain. After feeling like being burned inside, I felt like something is going to explode inside me.
"AAHHHH!" I shouted as I can no longer deal with the pain. Shadow escaped my body like steam escaping from a pipe.
*pant*
*pant*
*pant*
"W-Whew...." I was sweating and panting. Shadow was slowly releasing from my body in a smoke like way.
"How does it feel to have your first nourishment?" Vel asked in a playful tone.
"Horrible. I can't wait for the next one." I replied.
"Letting me eat souls with darker colors will make our shadows stronger." She said as her body lost its' uniform shape and slowly crept back into me. She didn't need to tell me. Just looking at my hands, it was easy to tell that I am able to produce more shadow than before. That explosion is a very clear demonstration.
In the distance, I can already hear a commotion . That explosion made quite the noise.
"Wha-! Somebody help! There are unconscious people over here!" A man shoted as he peeked at the alley.
"Hey you! Stay over there!" One exclaimed as he saw me. Ah this may be problematic.
....
Anna P. O. V.
"Officer Anna! Its' your first assignment and you are already causing trouble!" Has chief always been this annoying? Those men that I have arrested are snickering in a corner thinking that they have cornered me.
"With all due respect, they assualted civilians." I replied to the fuming police chief.
"They were on a official business matter!" He replied.
"But they als-" *Slap*
"Do not talk back! Do you know that we almost lost the support of these business partners?!" He shouted. With a sigh he went behind his deck and sat on his chair. "Please understand. Those poor people live off the government and does not even pay tax! They don't deserve our protection. In fact, they are the reason why we have less salary!" he added.
"Yes, I understand."
The chief smiled "You are dismissed."
I closed the door behind me and proceeded to my desk. Not too long after that, the two men I arrested were set free.
"Hey~ What happened to your face?" Gina asked me. A coworker who is three years older than me and has been on the force for a year before me.
"Ah I slipped." I replied. Gina had a frown on her face as a sign of disbelief.
"Oh come on, thats bullshit." she replied.
"Oh yeah?" I replied while looking at the reports passed this morning. One case caught my attension.
"An incident in a harbor at Thames? Three dead. One individual was last seen but not identified. According to the people, It was a male, caucasian, atleast 6 feet in height and blond hair" I read the report outloud and Gina turned her attention towards me.
"Oh that? That report was filled just before you came back." She said as she took a look in the report. "Pretty shocking right? Three men were killed in broad daylight. Well thats not all. Witnesses say that once they tried to engage the man, he simply vanished out of thin air, only leaving a black smoke as he disappeared."
What? Vanished out of thin air? Impossible. "Gina, is this case taken by somebody else?" I asked.
"Hmm, none that I know of. Do you want to? Theres very little information tho." Gina replied.
"Yes. The three men in the picture had the same uniform as the men that I have arrested they may be connected somehow."
"Alrigthy, I will leave it to you. Goodluck!"
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