Who: Alex Shepherd and... OPEN
Where: The edge of the world
When: Shortly after Elle's death
Summary: Cain kills Abel and so the chapter closes on our little murder mystery...
Rating: PG 13?
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This could be the last time / You will stand by my side / Well, I can feel my soul is bleeding / Will you fly with me this evening? )
At first he studied the house with a curious gaze. He then steadily moved towards the structure. Heavy footsteps could be heard thunking against the ground until he finally stopped at the door.
Delta's gun remained held at ready. His finger was tight against the trigger, but he wouldn't dare pull it unless he was sure he had to. An announcement was made by knocking on the door with his left hand a few times. He didn't wait around for an answer and shifted the same hand to open the door.
He soon moved inside with a faint click of the flashlight built into his helm. A low rumble then escaped his throat to make his presence known.
Without delay he began to search for the source of the noise. Someone could be hurt, after all, and tin man did have a heart.
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... anyway, back to what's going on, where the young trainer - sans any Pokemon following him, only the ones still contained in their balls on his belt - is sprinting hard towards the house, as fast as his tiny little legs will take him. He's much more in shape than he was when he first ended up in World's End, but it doesn't help that Tom's house is in the ass end of nowhere, even by World's End standards, and by the time he's approaching he's breathing heavily.
Please don't fire at him, Delta. Don't shoot at the footsteps approaching the house at high speed, because the boy cannot call out to inform Delta that he's not hostile.
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It was by pure chance, then, that Ryu spotted Delta and Rion heading towards the source of the shot. Gliding in for a landing, he changed back once the drop was safe enough for him to make without harm, landing a fair distance from Rion and Delta before calling out to them. "You heard it too?" He asked, drawing his sword from the sheathe.
For a long time now, he had thought about Rei's killer. The possibility was incredibly slim, but it kept nagging at him from the back of his mind. Could it be the same one who did all this now? Ryu pondered this and kept his wits about him.
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A step was taken towards Rion, various weaponry strapped to his back rattling like a rusted wind chime. Make no mistake, he was anything but hostile. The massive male was just trying to figure out what was going on.
Attention was soon drawn to Ryu. Delta nodded once to explain he heard the shot go off as well. They could sit here BSing for a while, but he wanted to figure out where the noise came from. He turned away from the pair and headed further inside. His flashlight provided a decent way to see in the dark.
Slowly he peered into different rooms for any sign of life. He found nothing at first but eventually moved towards the back of the house. The familiar scent of blood blared into his senses. Anxiety clutched at his throat, even if he was so used to the scent and the awful feeling of plodding around in the dark. The floor below creaked heavily against his thudding footsteps. The man's bulky weight was seen in the loud noises each movement made.
He then turned towards the bedroom and allowed the light to cast upon the dead figure. He shifted to illuminate the rest of the room, and instantly let a loud whale-esque call escape his chest. The call was simply sounded to notify to any others his location.
Gingerly he knelt down and pressed two fingers against the masked man's wrist. He found no regular beat of his heart, only a terrible silence.
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One quick sidelong glance at Ryu - a glance that says he's not entirely sure about the man who's with them - and then he steps in, wincing at the sight of of what's happened; one masked man, who Delta appears to be checking on, and Alex, who ... one would think would be the bigger concern. He crouches down as well, checking his pulse at the wrist too - hopefully there's still time, though this is definitely beyond the meager first aid skills Rion's picked up from Zelda.
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A soft, sad "Oh" escaped her lips at the corpse, and her eyes flared like cerulean gas flames. The smell of death didn't bother her, as she was depressingly used to it, the metallic tang of spilled blood passing almost unnoticed along the back of her throat. Still, her Grace pointed the way to her left, her power ignoring those that were beyond aid. A familiar face looked up at her, along with an unfamiliar man who seemed grievously wounded. She, too, knelt and took a deep breath. "You might wanna close your eyes."
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"Two are better than one." He said to Lollipop, kneeling next to Alex. The damage was severe indeed, but this was one life he had no intention of letting slip away. He sheathed his sword, concentrating on Alex's injuries. A violet-blue orb of light began forming between his hands, setting his strongest healing spell to work.
An incredibly slim chance was still a chance all the same.
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Sure enough Harry was dead as a doornail. He lowered the cadaver's wrist and stood back up.
Alex was being tended to with much better care than he'd be able to give. Now Delta had some flashy abilities, but healing skills were far beyond him. The most he could do was bandage someone up. He still provided a source of lighting from his flashlight while the pair of them worked.
They were doing something good for poor Alex, right? Delta wasn't entirely sure, but he didn't think those two would harm a downed man.
His gun was held to his side as they continued, no longer at held at the ready.
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Gently, she placed her tan fingers on the worst of the man's injuries, and began to pray. Though her words were very soft, they carried joy and not a little reverence in their tone.
"The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, 'an he leads me beside the still waters. He totally restores my soul, and leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."
She began to glow. The light from within her skin was pale and golden, making the feathers of her wings throw tiny rainbows onto her companions and their dilapidated surroundings. Grace added to Ryu's considerable magic, and the worst of the injuries began to heal, though the change was rather like watching a flower bloom; slow enough to remain unnoticed from one moment to the next, but steady enough to help, given enough time.
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Tom.
Shit.
Rion had fired her a short message confirming that was indeed where they were and she was out the door and on her way, grabbing her things in a panic and taking off down the street.
She should have known better. They knew something was wrong with Tom, they knew he had this in him, they knew he had done it before, and yet they still didn't do anything. Alex had even gone the extra mile and taken Tom to the station to lock him up.
But-
It was stupid to have thought that his bracelet was still active. That they were friends and that made it all ok. That Harry wasn't a danger anymore. It was stupid. Stupid stupid stupid!
And now for all she knew they could both be laying there dead and there wasn't a thing Claire could do about it. This shouldn't have gone on as long as it did. They should have bit the bullet and taken him in regardless of the proof, and just.... She didn't know. The worst case scenarios were running through her head and the guilt was almost crushing as Claire ran towards Tom's house.
The door was open, and there were faint noises coming from inside.
"What happened?!" She demanded, voice higher than usual, fingers trembling from the adrenaline and fear as she stood in the doorway.
"I-is he..?" Voice shaking, she couldn't ask the rest.
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Which was exactly what he'd done.
And the first thing upon his approach was Claire's voice, and the simple tension that pulled him forward on silent footsteps, one hand resting in a deceptively idle fashion upon the hilt of Yamato.
"This is where that fool Tom resides, isn't it?"
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With that, Ryu returned his focus to Alex's injuries. Whatever it took, he wouldn't let another life slip away while he still drew breath.
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Then another small group of people arrived. He gazed at Claire first, sensing the panic in her voice. Delta frowned under his helmet and did feel bad for her, even if he gave off nothing but an expressionless facade. He was truly sorry this all had to happen.
After picking up the body he attempted to weasel his way out of the crowded doorway. This was easier said then done.
During this mess he silently wished for Alex's recovery. The medics had to know what they were doing.
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[I think Ryu and Lolli will be able to help Alex. That, though - I don't know who it is, but it's the murderer. It looks like Alex got him.]
A more careful look shows that Rion's shaking a little bit - as much as he's trying to be brave and strong, unlike everyone else in the room he's not used to death and killing and murder. Even with his time in World's End, he's just not used to things dying and ... all this.
[I can't really help with the healing, miss Claire. Do you want me to send a text out alerting everyone that the murderer is dead?]
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