Chapter 8: Watch in despair

As I call Luriko I told him everything that Mr. Vale told me.

"Why do we need to contain them?" I asked

"We still don't know what happened to them. We can't risk any more abnormalities."

I stared at his cold emotionless eyes, how could q vampire thousand light years old can be this attract? He's basically my ancestor.. As he glanced at me I look away blushing

"We are in the middle of Mission, Aria." he said while driving

I know we are in a mission but.. When I'm this close- stop this isn't professional! I need to be professional! Stop thinking things Aria!!

As we get back to the site, Sol is already there, she become my partner already!

"Hello Sol! What's your findings?" I walk towards her smiling happily

When Solitaire noticed me she immediately wore a smiling face "We haven't found anything yet... The system could detect any signs of life or whatsoever, this is really hard." she slumped, I looked at her device in hand, the thing can detect signs of life and magic traces.

"I'm sure we'll find something." I stated as I smiled warmly at her.

While walking around the site alone, I grab the pocket watch I saw earlier and stare at it.. Hmm.. It stopped working..

I made the watch float with my elemental wind and swirl it around when suddenly I heard some whispers..

"she's not done yet"

I almost dropped the watch, I put the watch near my ear and when it stops it whispers, there's definitely more clues about this.

I told Mr. Vale and Sol about what I discovered, Sol scans the watch and her device suddenly beeps.. It has a sign of life..

I frowned.. A sign of life?.. But the weird thing is they can't hear it whisper.. But if I'm alone I can clearly here it..

"You said you used your element when you first heard it?" Mr. Vale asks, I nodded. He signs me to do it again

I tried doing exactly what I did earlier and its started whispering loudly almost like it's talking normally and not whispering anymore.. Sol and Mr. Vale finally heard it.

"So that means it reacts on your element, Aria." Sol indicated.. She's right!

If that's the case.. I touched it and suddenly a small amount of salt came out of the watch

"What's wrong?" Mr. Vale asked when he noticed me flinched

"It's bleeding salt.." I whispered..

"Wait it if reacts on my element.. Should I interact with it more? Maybe it says a full sentence?" I said while scanning the watch

"That's a good Idea!" Sol smiled at me, I immediately cast my element and started interacting it with the watch

Slowly and slowly the whisperes started to grow louder, untill we can finally hear it's full sentence..

"She's not done yet.. She's wearing my face and walking my body and life. Don't trust me! Don't trust her!!" The voice screamed and the watch turn silent again

"there's a soul trapped in the watch and it's telling us that whoever is 'she' she is not done yet in causing trouble!" I looked at the watch carefully, "I am one hundred percent sure that there is a soul trapped here, especially when Sol's device detected a sign of life in the watch."

Mr. Vale is quiet for a while before he speaks with a low tone "I recognize that voice."

Me and Sol looked at him confused waiting for him to continue what he was hinting too..

"She's the wife of Jose." he whispered

My eyes widen, so all this time we already met the roots of this all..

"It turns out that the irritation I sensed was not from Jose but to Lydia." Mr. Vale said, grabbing his keys in his pocket he immediately walk through his car and me and Sol followed, riding in his car.

I dialed Luriko's number "Hello?" he answered on the other line

"Did you already get Mr. Jose at his house?" I asked nervously

"Not yet, we are just leaving the company. Something delayed us." he said as I immediately frowned

"Delayed? Didn't I texted you to fetch him asap?" my voice slight stern, as Mr. Vale said earlier we can't afford another abnormalities anymore.

"Ms. Sarlia suddenly asked us to do some important papers that-" the line ended when Mr. Vale stopped the car as we arrived at the house

I looked at Sol because I noticed her frown

"Whats wrong?" I asked Sol while we are walking towards the house

"N.. Nothing." she said stuttering, I didn't pay much attention to it and just knock at the door

I knock three times but I received no answers, I knocked three times again.. Mr. Vale grew impatient as he kicked the door effortlessly and entered the house.

It's already empty and Mr. Jose is on the ground unconscious.. I immediately bend down and checked his pulse..

"He's still alive.. Sol?"

"Yes?" she answered looking a bit panicked

I smiled at her "Can you stay with Mr. Jose? Untill the team arrives? Me and Mr. Vale are going somewhere important."

She just nodded and sat at the chair beside the couch where Mr. Vale put Mr. Jose.

As me and Mr. Vale left he glanced at me while he is driving.

"It's not like you to let Sol alone in a possible dangerous place." he whispered just enough for me to hear, I looked at him

"I just sensed something is up.. When Sol heard Sarlia's name delaying the team from fetching Mr. Jose.. She suddenly turned frantic.." I explained to him while looking at the window outside the car

"Hmm, good observation." He stated nonchalantly

I did not speak anymore and just think about the possible outcomes of my actions.. But if my hunches are true.. Then the culprit won't hurt Sol.

We arrived at the house of the other victim and as we checked he is fine, and Mr. Vale sensed nothing unusual.. But we still stayed at the house and talks to them untill the team arrived.

6pm, Mr. Vale and I are back to the site

"Your element triggers something, try using it again."

I nodded and casted my element on the surrounding, for the first two minutes there's nothing but if you listen closely there are whispers or echoes..

"She wear smoke-like veil! You'll know her by the second face."

I looked at Mr. Vale but he looks deep drawn by the voices.. What does it mean? Smoke-like veil? And we'll know her by the second face??