Detective Jue: The Witness

Chapter 4: Rfile 005-Stage one, disturbed mind

"Oh no, Ethan are you ok??" Ethans mom panic. Ethan sitting in his desk chair, not looking at the camera, he stared at the ceiling realizing a young girl that he may have known of or went to school with, has died tragically.
"Yeah mom," He finally said still staring at the ceiling, "Just a little shaken up."
"Look I been watching the news and I tried not to be worried, but this girl's suicide passing could be connected to the unexplained suicide cases around the city. I want you to slow down on going out to night events. Please promise me." His mom explained. As much as Ethan gets annoyed by his mother's worrisome moments, He knew she was right. Even though, Ethan didn't care to pay attention to the news but the news has been carrying through neighbors and civilians. On top of that, his moms been struggling to raise him sine his dad vanished. He never wanted to be the reason his mom dies because he made her worry to death.
"I understand mom imma lay low." He promised. Soon the doorbell rang. He told his mom he'll call her later as he hung up, approaching his door. He saw a man and woman. A man with a fitted trench coat and hat and a young woman with Hebrew attire. He didn't noticed the guy but he noticed the lady right away.
"Hey your the girl-"
"From the jamcian spot? Yeah its me." Thekla said giving him a slight smile. Ethan smiled back with google eyes as The man in fitted trench coat blocked his view.
"Im Detective Jue and this is my apprentice, Thekla. Mind if we step in and talk about the night of the accident?" Jue asked. Ethan nodded as he let them in. They sat at his kitchen table as he looked at Thekla's beauty. He really liked her. He never met a young woman with such wisdom and light in her soul. Well Ethan bluntly thought of it as a different vibe. Jue groaned as he saw Thekla blushing at Ethan's googly eyes. Jue pulled out a hologram tablet(holotab for short), with different footage and pictures of victims and a few articles, filled the air space. Ethan looked at the holographic information. His confused face told Jue that he wasn't familiar with most info.
"I do hold the assumption that you are aware of the unexplained suicidal cases, yes?" Jue assumed. Ethan nodded his head again. He wasn't as talkative as he was with Thekla in the restaurant or at the pnihouse party. One think that keeps him anti-social are white people in power, mostly religion, and lastly, ANYONE, dealing or even looking like they associate with the cops. He didn't like cops. Not at all. With the system still corrupt as ever, he didn't really trust anybody, yet has to somewhat trust this guy cause more people could be apart of this unsolved cases of unfortunate tragedy.
"Ok," Thekla added to his nod. She tab the holograph and popped up a young girl, "This is Akari Shinto. Age 17, was skipped a couple grades because of her high intellect. More data shows she attend your high school you graduated from, not to long ago. In other words Ethan, this is the girl who threw her self from the ledge." Ethan remembered that name. 'Yes,' He thought, 'Akari Shinto.' Akari Shinto, A young woman of Japanese descent, was a bright child. She went into college, Studying physics of the spiritual realm. She wanted the origin of each major discovery. She was working on a project on the verge of locating and locking gateways that she research that allow demons and evil spirits to split in. Sadly, she passed.
Ethan then started to notice they didn't have actual badges. He got up alarmed as he eyed both of them down. Especially Thekla, another thing worse than cops he didn't like, was a woman hiding what she truly was.
"Who are you guys?? You can't be real cops. What?! You guys fed?" Ethan ranted. Jue grabbed his shoulder as a small digital pad showed a acronym called S.A.L.S.D.
"Huh? Sa-l-sd?" Ethan said trying to pronounce it. Thekla giggles a little at his failed attempt.
"Nice try Its not a word but a acronym. S.A.L.S.D, Set Apart Living spiritual Detectives. We crack the cases that's hard for the carnal eye to see, with the power of the Almighty God of course." Thekla explained.
"Ah, I have heard of some of your work. The news and media makes you guys seem like terrorist or conspiracy wack jobs." Ethan admit. Which was true, over the years it was very hard for Jue to get himself recognize as a missionary Detective of God, not just him but other future souls who may want to lend a hand and cast out demons and spirits as an actual career. More so a profession.
"Yeah thats why I need you to have our backs. Tomorrow, Your regular police force will come and question you about that night, the same as me and my Trainee here. If they so happen to ask if we been here I ask of you to lie. They can't know, to be honest only those cable of being the Almighty's chosen, those chosen who follow his way and love him and praise him, those are the ones who can fix. Only we can see can conquer over demons and spirits." Jue explained. Ethan looked in awe at the information he spilled on him.
"Us? You mean I power over demons...and spirits?" He asked out loud gazing at his hands. Jue looked at him seriously.
"I dont know..Are you the chosen following his ways and laws?" Jue asked. Ethan fit his mouth to answer but stop to think deeper on his question. Jue took that as a time to think on that matter.
"Im not sure. I need to think on that somewhere. But as far as Akari goes. The most I can remember from her she was mostly quiet. She did talk alot when it came down to knowledge other then that she kept to her self and she was young her then us in senior year son we had no reason to talk to a fifteen year old at the time. So sorry I kinda will be useless at the moment." Ethan said as he rubbed his foresee hair. Jue got up and grab the holotab.
"Well on that note, we'll probably meet again. Until then lay low and if you start feeling depressed or get thoughts of harming yourself call us kid. Or even anyone around you dont hesitate to let us know, cause we won't hesitate to come." Jue assured as Jue and Thekla saw themselves out.

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The sun started to shine through a cracked window. A guy rose up stumbling to the floor. It was James. This wasn't his room. He was confused on where he was. He didn't notice anything in the room. He got from the floor and start to walk around, it was an run down motel. He walked down the hallway as he noticed the many mirrors around the hallway. He walked passed as he saw something off in his reflection, he turned given a good look but nothing was there just his reflection. 'Aww,' said a dark voice in his head, 'Your looking for me?' James turned around as looked to his right where that wall was a mirror its self. No mirror version. The voice then laughs, leaving James frantic as he ran down the hall. He kept running, and running. He ran and ran, until he noticed, he wasn't going anywhere. Th hall of mirrors kept getting further from him, the more he ran. Mirror James laughed some more as he watched James struggle to break free. James ran harder until he tripped in the living room. He opened his eyes to a dead eyeless hole sockets stared back t him. He slowly got up whimpered shaking his head continuously.
"No..no,no..what is this?" James sobbed looking at the body. He turned around as he noticed six more. The floor was scattered with blood and eye remains where covered over the livivng room. He was scared. He looked around as he saw a phrase written in blood called,
"'A Sui caedere main event', dont you love it Jamie? Those people, where a mere anticipating. This is our main event!" Mirror James shouted grabbing James head making him stare at the bloody phrase. The blood on the wall started to move and turn black, maggots formed as James screamed and sobbed. The demon version chuckled, very amused at his terror. The bodies started to get up.
"Please!" He sobbed.
"Pleaseee???," Mirror James mocked, He got angry striking James to the ground, "Begging, for MERCY?! Yes your many manifestations thickens me..Yet your not nearly done. Given in is the best option." The other version said. The bodies that where laid now stared at him all eyeless, dark bleeding eye sockets staring back at him.
"Fall victim to yourself.." Mirror James said as the bodies repeated after him. The motel started to shake as the sky seemed to look like oitch black goo. And red flashing light kept sweeping past cracks and windows.