Owls hooted as the wide vast street looked desolate, the moon casted a beautiful light just above the cathedral's peak to the west throwing a huge shadow over the streets.
The sounds of police dogs and police officers echoed in the distance. I guess their night watch duty had begun.
Man!, after a painful series of searches, I found nothing.
That bitch was way too thorough making sure she destroyed every piece of valuable evidence.
But there has to be something. Something too important to burn down.
Sigh, what was I thinking. I already prepared myself that this could be a fruitless endevor.
I sat down on one of the rubble thinking back to the fight.
Why would she have the police and justice department under her control, this seemed way too elaborate to be just a full proof plan when she commits a crime.
What's even more shocking, she fled the moment she was discovered, miss beyfong could've "survived" the incident and moved on.
This was contradictory because why didn't she flee the second she killed tom. It got out of hand?.
I had a feeling someone was ordering her from high above.
"If I was a psychopathic bitch with anger issues and spite, where would I want to hide things"
I looked around, run down walls obscure the view from the outside as I walked though the parlor, the red carpet, although torn was still on the ground.
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Those annoying symbols flashed across my vision again.
"Ahh shit".
But then I heard boots crunching on the soil, I Immediately bolted to find a hiding spot, a cervix of a cracked wall obscured by a torn scarlet curtain.
I asked myself, who could it be coming to an abandoned site in the middle of the night
The figure held an umbrella obscuring her face, but I could tell Instantly it wasn't miss beyfong, she had fair skin, while this intruder, had skin as white as milk, her face was obscured by a bride's veil.
Made me ask myself, who dresses like that on a day to day bases. Lunatics, that's who.
The lady took a look around, and I held breath.
She stared directly at the curtain for a few seconds then walked off as of nothing ever happened.
She roamed around the massive mansion with slow rythmis steps that made onlookers like me believe she didn't belong to this world.
Her beauty was so enchanting and her garment scraped the floor, making me what to help her so she never has to walk a day in her life.
Sigh... I think all my years as a virgin is catching up to me, will I still be able to keep myself hidden?.
No... Zach you're on a mission, a soilder doesn't falter even in the midst of Temptation.
She strode with confident steps, caressing the boulders, walls and curtains with a faint curiousity in her eyes.
"I can feel you're lust from over here, officer"
My heart sank..
Is she talking about me, no, I hid myself so well even if police dogs were deployed they would have a hard time detecting me.
She turned and stared directly at me through the curtain's haze.
At this point I was bit frightened, what if she had powers like beyfong, would I die again?.
I swallowed my saliva and confidently walked out of the curtains haze, the pitch black mask covering.
"Heh, you caught me" I laughed at the awkwardness of he situation.
She grinned.
"While you're here could you help me to carry my umbrella, my hands are sore from carrying them all day long".
My heart rattled,"Wait?!, did she just pout".
"Helping a lady lift her umbrella isn't why I'm here"
I decided to keep my pragmatic persona. Hands in my pocket.
She sighed in disappointment.
"Okay then, I guess you're here to find information about the Orign laws."
I bit my lip.
"And how did YOU come to that conclusion"
I forced a chuckle my hand in my pocket as I sat on one of the boulders.
You're right, I don't know, but what I do know is there's nothing else to look for here—so what are you doing in a place like this.
"Just taking a quick stroll" I shrugged.
"A stroll?. In the middle of the night?."
"Got a problem?." I tilted my mask.
She sighed, the moon hovering to the east casting a shadow over my black mask.
"You're one strange one."
*Huh...?*
"You can resist my aura without jumping straight at me."
"Is that supposed to ba some sort of acheivement.".
*Curious*
She slowly removed the long scarlet gloves covering her skin. Making me flinch.
My eyes narrowed.
On her skin were numerous words squirming around around her flesh in red. I was able to see it from a distance because of how white her skin was.
Those words looked like the ones written on the talisman miss beyfong threw at me, but it didn't quite match the pattern of the ones floating before my eyes right then.
Speaking of which.
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The symbols flashing across my retina just got numerous, if I think about it, it did the same thing when I was with miss beyfong.
I think this is some sort of long lost language forgotten by time.
"Then why are you showing me that?", I asked, sitting on the boulder with crossed arms.
"Aren't you curious Mr detective."
I gritted my teeth. How the fuck did she discover who I was so fast, was it because of the strange symbols on her arm.
"Tch, what made you think I was a detective"
She paused, tilting her head.
"Now that I think about it, you attended the funeral of the beyfongs earlier today. "
*..What!?, was she present in the ceremony?, but I didn't see her, it would have been impossible not to attract attention with the way she looked.*
"You're the private detective looking into the beyfongs case?. Word of advice, don't."
Her sweet tone darkened.
"Because if you do, I might have to kill you.
I chuckled. Really chuckled. Making the umbrella lady raised a brow.
"What's your name?". I asked.
You can call me "The Tempter"
"Listen to me 'The Temper... Tempar.. whatever you choose to call yourself. Who was miss beyfong. If you tell me I'll stop my investigation"
"Miss beyfong huh, is that what she's called now?"
My eyes grew cold.
Miss tempter placed her hand on her lip for a moment.
" I can't tell you that."
"Then that settles it."
I stood up, hands in my pockets. I just thought of something.
Why was I still obsessed with this case even if I can live my life forgetting about it?.
I don't know, but something deep inside me tells me that I have to figure what this hidden world is all about.
And I will stop at Nothing to get my hand on the info.
"I'll find out myself"