The Dark Truth

Chapter Three

Galant took a step back, I could tell he was debating whether he should kill the woman.
"Take us to him," He said.
The woman shook her head, "No you don't understand, I have children!"
"Please don't do this," She begged.
Galant sighed. "Let me ask you a question."
The woman nodded. "Go ahead,"
"Would you rather have a murderer like Terror Vex on the loose or woman up and do something about it?"
"After all, you are the police. It's your job to protect Black Diamond Ridge."
The woman nodded, afraid that if she spoke Galant might break more bones.
"What's your name?" I ask, I realized we hadn't bothered to ask.
"Amber Johnson. Would you mind telling me why you are so interested in Terror Vex?" Amber asked.
"We are investigating who killed Sectana Gamon and I suspect if Terror wants us dead then he is threatening Emily through texts."
Amber stood, still clutching her ribs and favoring her broken knee.
"But why are you even trying to find him? This case is impossible. I tried solving it myself and failed." She explained.
"We investigate things, it's what we do," I laughed.
"I don't know where Terror Vex is but I might know someone who will," Amber said.
"Who?" I demanded.
"Damar Filamond. He is a scientist who lives next door. Come with me." She ushered us outside and we walked a couple of buildings down to a dark green house with a surprisingly vast amount of dead flowers in the front yard.
"What's up with the wilted plants?" Galant asked.
Amber shrugged. "Probably because this is where he dumps out his failed experiments."
The inside of the house was a nightmare. Neon Green liquid bubbled up and out of three different beakers. Possibly the same experiment.
"Damar, you here?" Amber called out.
A man popped his head out from behind a bookshelf by a desk. His curly white hair had splashes of neon green and hot pink. Damar Filamond was skinny and wore a white lab coat and pants splattered from head to toe with experiment liquid of all colors. His spectacles were, surprisingly, clean.
The desk was stained and covered with science books. He put the red book on "Magic Science" he had been reading back on the bookshelf beside his desk.
"Amber? What are you doing here?" He tilted his head in curiosity.
"This is Emily and Galant. They want to solve the Sectana Gamon case. I was hoping you could take them to Terror Vex. They suspect he is behind the murder and has been sending threatening texts to Emily."
Damar's blue eyes went wide.
"Terror? That man hasn't spoken to me in ages. However, we might be lucky and he'll still have the same address. If I remember correctly he lives in the Flashire neighborhood. We could try there and then take a risk and go to the bar he works at. The Flashire Pearl."