emperor Dheeran tried being supportive of her delusion, he put his hand on her head and then suddenly froze into place
" What, what's wrong ? "
Dillon was getting worried
" AAAAHHHH ! "
The emperor let out a scream of terror that did terrorize all the people on a radius of two kilometers
" Nephthys you are alive ! "
the emperor realized she was not a ghost since she had bones and flash he started touching her head and face repeatedly just to make sure his hand isn't going to go through it
" Dillon she is alive "
he turned to look at his dear friend and then back to Nephthys both of them jumped to hug her, even though the two of them were practically suffocating her, Nephthys smiled softly
this is just what she needed today to make her feel better, just a few minutes ago she felt drained and now with only a hug from the people she held dear it's like she never even exhausted herself for the past two days to help the Daeris family
Nephthys was stuck in the past and couldn't see the people that truly cared about her in the present. You don't always have to wait for people to come to you when you feel down. Sometimes it its ok to be the one to reach out first, the ones who really love you will welcome you with open arms.
***
" Commander "
" What's wrong ? "
" It's about the people we were supposed to keep an eye on .. .. "
Miyeon and Nephthys looked at eachother in anticipation before Sophie finished her sentence
" They are dead "
" What do you mean they are dead ? "
Miyeon couldn't comprehend
" Tell me everything in more detail "
Nephthys was trying to understand the situation
" The five of us were keeping an eye on them each with its own team then all of a sudden I was first contacted by Carrin, she was watching the baron when all of a sudden she heard commotion inside she decided it was best to check and when she finally went inside she saw the baron laying on the floor, again by the quick autopsy Carin came to the conclusion that he had died a painful death. Then I was contacted by Austin who also described a similar situation, the same thing happen to him then Lydia, Jericho and lastly me.. ….the crime scene looked like the doing of ghost killer "
" When did that happen and in what span of time did all of this occur ? "
Nephthys asked more questions
" It all happened last night and the aristocrats all died in the span of five hours "
" Five hours ? "
Miyeon looked at Nephthys
" Alright Sophie you can leave "
" Yes commander "
Miyeon and Nephthys were now left alone
" They were not only killed but brutally killed without anyone noticing all that while the elites were nearby, to be able to deceive the elites, how did he even managed "
Miyeon just couldn't comprehend
" Something is off, if all of this happened in the span of five hours then that would mean he infiltrated inside, killed each of them in the span of twenty minutes then went to the next house and did the same "
" ….Just who is this guy we are dealing with ? "
" He isn't called the ghost killer for nothing, this guy leaves nothing behind and always disappears like a ghost "
" How are we going to even catch this guy… ? "
Miyeon was getting unsure if he was capable enough to catch him
" Don´t worry too much, you will get the chance "
" I never took you as the encouraging type "
" Because I am not. That's just something I know for sure "
" What makes you so sure "
" Perhaps you have already forgotten who you are talking to because I was too nice recently. …. should I perhaps remind you again "
Miyeon got frustrated and laughed nervously while trying his best to avoid eye contact since her stare was just way too intimidating
after getting what she wanted she sighed and sat back down on her chair
" Go take the team, you will investigate the crime scene properly, here take this if someone asks you questions just show this to them "
Nephthys gave him a document with the royal stemple on it. This is something she used when she sent her teammates on missions, the paper was black while the stemple on it was purple this was an official black shadows warrand no one could go against it
" You had something like that ? "
" Yes "
" How come you never used it before ? "
" This isn't just a paper you could give right and left, I only use it for cases like this one "
" .. …."
This is literally the only case we've been working on ever since I came along, I'm sure you just wanted to make my life miserable
" Did you say something "
" No "
Can she read minds or something now ?
Nephthys looked at him suspiciously then finally let it go
" Alright, I am leaving now, you go do your job "
" Yes commander "
Nephthys stood up and left through the door
***
" Stand up "
Avner was breathing heavily, he was exhausted
why is it always this damn forest
" Look behind you "
Nephthys said it nonchalantly even though she warned Avner there were more demons coming behind him
" Damn it "
Avner picked his sword up and turned around to fight
" Ugh, I am dying "
after defeating them Avner fell to the ground
" You are getting better but I am not testing your sword skills right now, maybe you've forgotten but the barrier it's gone you can now use your powers "
" … . "
" Avner, what is important when healing someone ? "
" Healing ? "
Well that came out of the blue
" Ahh… .. that you don't kill your patient "
Nephthys still sitting on her branch as always threw a ball of wind at his face
" Auw "
" You heal from the inside, it needs precision and your utmost focus, the moment you learn how to save a life is the moment you learn how to take one. It's the same context just different perspectives you need to see what's on the inside "
Nephthys explained while eating her snacks unbothered not even looking in his direction
" Oh, you know that makes a lot of sense, I'm sure that these demons even though ugly on the outside are really beautiful on the inside "
*bang*
" Can you please stop throwing things at my face, I am trying to keep it handsome for the day we will marry "
Nephthys didn't say anything, instead she created a thunder and pointed it to the sky, creating a very, very loud sound. It was loud enough to call every demon, which meant the demons on the radius of twelve kilometers are going to come right here to Avner
The poor Avner couldn't do anything else but sigh before demon after demon after demon started to appear
" Stop only relying only on your sword, take a risk try burning them "
" Wow it's easy for you to say, you're not the one who is fighting for her life right now "
" Let go of your thoughts, empty your mind, hear their heart beating, once you hear it you will know what to do next "
The master instructed, never once looking at her helpless disciple, she actually was looking like she was enjoying a day at the beach
Avner stopped all the sounds from the outside and tried to find a heartbeat