Elias walked to the door and left the interrogation room with no further words, the two beyonders stayed behind and watched him leave.
Only after the door was closed did Daly finally turn to face Remus and said "You really couldn't help it Remus, you had to poke in his head and cut the interrogation short" she said teasing him.
"I'm sorry, but the whole situation was fascinating" he replied with an apologetic expression "I never saw anything like it, I thought this may be the only chance to study it, but the time and the base of the situation was too crude for his mind to handle multiple interventions"
Daly just smiled and waved her hand dismissively "it's okay, I know your infatuation with dreams, Remus" she then meet his gaze a little more serious this time and asked.
"So what do you think, can we believe him, mr dream expert"
Remus frowned slightly at the nickname, but answered nonetheless "his words match what I observed, his mind world and dreamscape are the same like any other human, the only difference lays in the connection between them" he explained "normally the dream bubble above the island of consciousness siphons the information from both the conscious and subconscious to create dreams, but that connection doesn't exist for him, leaving his dreams void"
Daly seemed intrigued by the thought and its absurdity, but something else worried her and demanded her attention "so does that confirm your previous thoughts, is he really immune to a Nightmare's dream manipulation ?"
Remus didn't answer immediately, he instead thought about it for a few seconds and then answered "no, I don't think it's that simple" he weighed his words carefully as to explain it as best as he could "to put it simply, he's not immune, his dreams just can't form on their own, he can be put to sleep like we just confirmed, and I can still influence his dreams, I just need to use my powers to cover for the lost connection".
"Which means I would need to personally fill his void dreams with the thoughts needed"
He then scratched the back of his head out of habit and continued "The only problem is it's a tricky task, the nightmare powers are mainly focused on dreams rather than actual thoughts, so it's a delicate situation of control that can easily be missed up, and the result is what we just witnessed"
Daly thought for a second and said "we need to keep an eye on him, just in case"
She then turned to look at Remus "you return to the office for now, I'll inform the higher ups of the situation, you will be handeling his case from here on"
Remus was surprised "what ? why me, you led this case from start, you handle him"
She just smiled, I'd love to, but I have other things to do, I need to go to Tingen soon"
The initial surprise on Remus' face melted away and was replaced by a teasing smile "oh, you miss captain Smith already, then don't let me stop you, go ahead" he chuckled slightely.
Daly didn't back down either and smiled confidntly "maybe I do, but no, this is a formal business, urgent even"
"Oh yeah, now that you mention it, I heared things are going wild there" his eyes turned serious "you think that guy is hiding there"
Daly answered with uncertainty "we're not sure yet, for now the cases in Tingen city involve different affiliations, but we think they may be connected"
"But we'll see how this goes" she turned around and went for the door "I'll take my leave now, good luck Remus"
"Yeah, you too..."
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Meanwhile Elias had just finished the paperwork needed to return his weapon and leave the police station, when he was suddenly called by name from behind.
He turned around to face the enternce and saw his partner Maury Macht enter the station with a grim loook on his face.
Behind him were two other gentlemen, one of which Elias recognized as another partner he had met in one of their meetings, as for the other person Elias didn't know or remeber, but he looked overly serious with a formal look on his face and a suit case in his left hand.
He was fairly young man, probably in his twenties, with blue eyes. He wore a black double-breasted coat, a half top hat that he had just removed upon entering, and a bow tie like he was walking into a banquet rather than a police station.
"Mr Nova" Maury said with a cracked voice "I apologise for causing so much trouble, I had no idea it would turn out like this, I assure you like Idid the others that I'll take full responsibily for the outcome" he was truly stressed, Elias noted that he was more worried about his image than he was about the money, he was the one responsible for convincing the invisters with his reputaion, after all.
"Please calm down Mr Macht" Elias offerd him a smile to ease his worries even if slightly, "the situation didn't turn out catastrophic fortunately, thinks to the autrhorities, and you don't shoulder all the blame either, that person was a beyonder, you couldn't possibly have known it was a scam"
The mention of beyonders didn't seem to surprise the man as much, even as a normal human, he most likely new of their existence, but the word sent his mind thinking of other much worse outcomes from his connection to such a person.
"We should actually be thankful" Elias continued "his motive was limited to money and the thrill of the endeavour as we concluded, otherwise someone could have gotten hurt"
Those final words aligned with what Maury was thinking, and he finally seemed to relax and think rationally.
"You're right, it could've been worse" he said with a tired smile that didn't quite reach his eyes "but it's all thinks to you, I was informed of your actions, you not only figured out his scheme and informed the authorities, you also made sure he didn't get away, to that you have my atmost gratitude" he offered Elias a gratful look and shock his hand.
"I don't wish to waste anymore of your time, so please let me introduce you" Maury turned to introduce the young man with a bow tie "this is mr Jurgen Cooper, a copetant gentelman and a promising lawyer, I commissioned him for our case"
Elias turned to face the young lawyer, his name ringing a bell in his head.
"A pleasure to meet you mr Nova" he offered a hand shake to Elias who shook his hand and answered aftre remebering the character "like wise"
"As I informed mr Macht, the cordination with the police confirmed that all the capital provided by all investors, including you and mr Macht are all safe and haven't been lost"
"We also confirmed that despite the scam driven operation, the project surprisengly has credible aspects. The mine, although the centre of the scam, actually exists, and thankfully, has no owners and is unclaimed by any parties at the moment, so we will try to look into it and hopefully we should get some profit that would cover the inconvenince, and maybe more"
Elias listened carefully and nodded "sounds good, do what you must, and tell me if you need anything"
Maury Macht shook his head "you've done more than enough, we will take care of this, and I will personally look over it, thank you for everything, and I'm sorry again for the trouble"
Elias just smiled at his sincerity "it all turned out will, so don't worry about, I must leave now, good night gentelmen"
Elias quickly found his exit into the old night of the city, while walking alone his mind kept going to the feeling of something rumbling deep within his soul.
the potion was being digested, Elias smiled at the idea 'it seems I found some acting principles'
'First: UpholdLegitimacy: Act as someone who recognizes and protects what is rightfully someone's authority, property, responsibility, or position.
Second: Claim What Is Rightfully Yours: Refusing to allow others to take what belongs to me. Taking back stolen property or recognition. Standing firmly when my legitimacy is challenged.'
Elias felt the potion stir at his thoughts
'Their should be another principle, other than these two, also I think I got extra digestion from opposing someone from the Error pathway, I don't think this is a real principle but it probably stems from the essence of the pathway and the core it was built on, .... heh that's cool'
After confirming the state of the potion, his mind went back to more important matters, as his hand moved to his pocket and grabbed an eye-sized badge that coruscated with faint spirituality.
"Hermits of Fate" he said in a low voice "what are these frauds up to"
The symbol representing fate and concealment on the front started shifting suddenly when he tried injecting spirituality into it, and the words that were compacted into a tiny ring that once said 'You can join if you have this item', also shifted and changed for a second, but enough for him to read.
"True Destiny will descend, prepare for appraisal"