Ryoiki: Skeletal Wings (10)

CHAPTER 5: Shattering competition.

...The alarm clock blared.

The black-haired man groaned...sitting up and shutting the alarm off.

Soon he was up, staring at his bathroom mirror...

Slightly pale skin, deep blue eyes, long black hair...

Magnus Geist. Private Investigator.

...he quickly splashed his face with water to wake himself up more, then went to make himself coffee.

Soon, he was sitting in his living room/office space...waiting at his desk.

He flicked a switch on the underside of his desk...and the sign on his door lit up.

He chuckled to himself....then waited.

It took about half an hour before someone arrived.

It was an uninteresting looking man.

"...Welcome in. What can I do for you?" Magnus asked, adjusting the collar of his black shirt...

The man tossed photos onto the desk, pictures from the news reports of the criminals.

"Please look into them."

Magnus chuckled.

"...Sorry, that's police business....you aren't a cop are you?" He asked.

"This a very important request...a third party wants you to investigate."

Magnus clicked his tongue.

"Uh huh..."

He then stood up, turning to face his wide brimmed hat and embroidered trench coat hanging on the wall...

"Look, I-" He began.

Then he heard the click of safety being turned off.

Magnus looked over his shoulder.

The man had a gun drawn.

"...Hahaha...you wanna do that?" Magnus chuckled, the air around him beginning to distort like TV static.

"Just- look- the guy is willing to pay a lot..." The man said...pulling out a check.

Magnus turned fully, reading the check from afar...

10,000.

"DEAL!" Magnus suddenly shouted, grabbing the check.

"I dunno how much work I can get done...cause...well...yeah. But deal!"

Sakuna sat at her desk in the club...

Savannah sat on a nearby couch, while Ryker rested against a wall.

Rancor had asked for all of them to gather...but for what?

"Hello friends!" He called, coming into the office.

"Rancor." Ryker greeted.

"So, what's this thing you wanted us to see?'

...Rancor snapped his fingers, and into the room came Kaylea.

"Huh!? Isn't that-?' Savannah asked.

"Yes, yes, I know we got off on the wrong foot- but I am happy to say I was wrong...and I'm working WITH you all now...I will be covering up your actions." Kaylea said.

...Sakuna stared Kaylea dead in the eyes.

Her's were empty, mindless...

"Did you break her?" Sakuna asked.

"Indeed, I did! She saw your faces; it was the safest option." Rancor said.

...Sakuna felt a prickle on the back of her neck...