Reviewing our knowledge

The two detectives left the building, realizing that Mary's body had already been moved, the large crowd from before had become only a few people who passed by the scene, at the same time, they saw the members of the cleaning crew preparing everything to start their work.

"How it went up there?"

Said a familiar voice to the detectives, they were distracted watching the scene that they did not notice the arrival of the officer they had met upon arrival, the eldest spoke.

"I think we have seen everything… we will go back to the office to review everything and start our paperwork"

The officer nodded, saying goodbye after the detectives.

"Very well then ... take care"

Daft nodded while the young undeterred detective followed his mentor, the two reached their car, Daft as a driver and Raisel by his side, with the pair being ready, Daft started the engine, accelerating and leaving behind the place.

During the travel the two detectives were very quiet, Raisel was petrified, lost in his thoughts, in what he had seen, Daft, on the other hand, was worried about the case, it was a type of case that he had not been presented before in his career, but he wanted to encourage his apprentice, he had to have his partner ready to stop the killer.

"Do you want a coffee? ... On me"

The detective said cheerfully, Raisel looked up a little, looking at his partner and regaining his enthusiasm a little.

"Yes ... thanks..."

The young man replied with a muted voice, Daft had then decided to look after the young man´s mental health, this was too much for his age, or so he thought.

"Raisel ... if you think this case is too much ..."

It was then that Raisel with a firm voice interrupted and answered his teacher.

"No ... we will end this case together ... he will not attack again ..."

The young man said, Daft just looked at him, smiling at him to see his determination to find the murderer, however, he still thought it was not something a young man like him should live.

"Now that I remember ... we should take a look at ... this ..."

Raisel said as he searched his handbag, taking out the earring he had gotten from Mary.

"I think ... that can help us to see the murderer ... this is our greatest nexus ... don't you think?"

Said the young man full of hope, however, the other detective did not see it that way, he still lacked knowledge, the young detective still had many things to learn, Daft from the moment he saw the apartment of that woman realized that this particular case It would be one of the most difficult and complicated that he would face in his career, and he was sure that it would be for Raisel as well, arriving at a parking spot, Daft parked the car and the detective began talking to his apprentice.

"Very well Raisel ... you may be right ... Let's review how our ... intuition works, what do you say?"

The detective told his student that he was a little confused, Raisel knew that by "intuition" his teacher was referring to the power they possess, but he did not understand why he wanted to do this review right now.

"Yes ... Ummm ... we as perceivers, we can use the nexus to know past events ..."

Detective Daft nodded, but then asked Raisel a little mockingly.

"Yes ... correct ... but that means if I take, I don't know ... this pen ..."

The detective then took a pen from his pocket, showing it to Raisel who already knew what his teacher wanted to get with that question.

"If we use this pen as a nexus... can I see how they built it? ... how did it end up in the store? ... who bought it before it got here?"

The detective was still asking in an almost mocking voice on the subject, Raisel then took the pen from his teacher's hand and explained.

"No ... the nexus only connects us with the person who had the most attachment to it, that is, for a nexus to work well ... the person must have some kind of emotional connection with him"

Said the young man, almost automatically, it was a question he answered so many times, he was examining that old pen of the detective. While returning it in his hand the young man answered mockingly.

"If I use this pen as a nexus... I will most likely see you ... grumpy as always ..."

Daft look with a smile at his student, with that answer he just grabbed the pen and put it back in his pocket, then continued.

"Yes ... yes, I'm glad you're in a better mood ..."

He said as he gently tapped Raisel's shoulder.

"But ... now I'll explain something else ... besides that a nexus must have a strong emotional connection with the person, there is another quality that can destroy objects that are nexus"

The detective said seriously while looking his apprentice in the eyes, Raisel just paid attention to what his partner and teacher was about to explain.

"The blood…"

In saying that, the young apprentice changed his face to astonished, thinking about all the things that could serve as a nexus back in that apartment since they were all covered by blood, however, Daft how knew Raisel and work with the young man for a while he knew what Raisel was thinking, so he interrupted.

"Yes ... the blood can turn any object that is a nexus into trash for us when it hits one, it erases any connection you have ..."

The young detective then, even more, intrigued answered his teacher.

"So ... that means"

The young man began to reason, everything they had found in that apartment was covered with blood, everything was useless, even the earring Raisel was taking out.

"You saw how much blood was in the place ... right?"

The detective said seriously as he leaned a little towards Raisel from his seat, the young man just looked at him, his face was losing color and turning white as a ghost.

"As much as you cut yourself ... I don't think a person is capable of bleeding so much ... it was too much ... I didn't want you to see it ... but I found a lot of dead animals inside that place ..."

When he said this, Rasiel was only filled with more terror, does anyone know of our power? It was impossible, he repeated himself in his head, Detective Daft then explained.

"I didn't want you to see it ... it was disgusting ... I could barely recognize the animals a little after ... examining them"

The detective said, disgusted to remember such an atrocity, his face reflected the disgust and fear he felt at such atrocity, Raisel, who began to calm down little by little, he recalled, in previous cases, they had been able to conduct their investigation with bloodied nexus in the past, recalling that he ask in a slightly broken voice.

"b ... but ... we... we have already done it! ... we have worked with nexus with bloodstains in them!"

Said the young man in a loud voice, the detective then in a calm voice responds.

"Yes ... but it was the possessor's blood ... so it didn't affect ... in ... in this case ..."

Raisel who couldn't keep calm, thinking that the information that Ember City detectives had superpowers had come to light, he asked.

"What does it mean!? ... they discovered us!? ... the killer knows about our powers !?"

The detective shout losing his composure, Detective Daft could only take his student, who now began to have crystalline eyes, hyperventilating, while a few drops of his eyes rolled down his cheeks.

"No, no ... calm down Raisel ... everything will be fine ... we will not be in danger"

Detective Daft told his student, thinking about the same thing as his partner, the blame would fall on them, being the only ones who are in the field with such skills, the high command had made it very clear that this should not be made public, rumors about how those who run the city rely more on fairy tales than on the science that was making progress in the world, every detective is warned of the serious consequences that this scandal would bring.

"Raisel ... the only thing that happens here is that this man is sick ... he is a madman who is trying to impress us with his bloodstains and weird poems ... that's all!"

The detective speaks firmly, Detective Daft's words calmed Raisel a little, at least feeling a little more certain that his future was not over in front of his eyes, with deep breaths the young man regains tranquility slowly.

Daft was thinking about the case again, in what he had found, the young detective Loose realized something his teacher already knew, all the blood scattered around the crime scene was from mutilated animals, not a single drop of blood it was from Mary, it was absurd, this thought led them both to the same thought.

"This will not be easy ... right?"

Raisel asked his mentor, waiting for him to answer something that would encourage him a little, however, he looked at it and answered.

"We will think of something ... and solve this"

Both then got out of the car, Raisel walking to the police station, and Detective Daft to the cafe next door, both knowing the long journey they had ahead.