The Detective of the Dead

Rosemary

  Wait! Maybe the clumsy maid is a witch and she is experimenting to transform into a fox but I messed it.

I felt red fur is growing all around of my body. My clothes are tearing because of the unexpected growth of my muscles. Fangs? Big teeth? It is growing inside of my mouth and I saw a big red tail on my back. 

 "What the? I don't cast any transformation spell to you." 

 "It's fine! The fortune is in favor to me." I said with beastly voice. 

 With ninja-like moves, I quickly grabbed him. I put his face closely to me. 

 "Don't say a joke to my family or I will kill you! I swear. I may tear you into pieces. Your ugly coat makes my blood boil. You are deserving to die because you looks like a jerk." 

Filmore Derwint scratched me a little with his small thin sword from his cane. I threw him down. The warlock and I fight together while Veronica is still unconscious. Eventually, my head became painful because of the brew and spell. The moonlight energized the potion in my skin. I lose control and make a hole to the Derwint's chest. He was shocked on his wound and fell onto the ground. The blood flows thoroughly from the victim and it killed him.When Veronica wakes up from the hypnosis, I attempted to attacked her. I gazed to her eyes through my scary yellow iris. I saw my reflection through her eyes. Inside of this furry body, I still here. I can't hurt her. So I ran outside to kill anyone he will see. Not to eat them but to play with my claws and fangs. I can't control myself anymore.Veronica was so frightened. She tried to calm herself but it failed. My face on that moment was marked on Veronica's mind. But she knows Mavis is still there. I was still there. 

The crystal orb rolled in front of her. She grabbed it. 

 "Hello? Somebody?" she asked. 

 "Oh, what can I do for you?" Lady Misty replied. 

 "Mavis is in danger!" 

 "Oh I see... I'm glad that it's not too late." 

 The woman in the orb came in front of her. Lady Misty tied her hair and she is wearing her 'adventure clothes'. Veronica keep the orb and begged to the stranger. 

 "Please, help him!" 

 "Of course, I'll help that novice." she replied calmly. 

 Veronica saw things that Lady Misty brought with her. She carries a long rope, a shotgun and three tranquilizer syringe in her belt. 

  I am dreaming that I am running like a wolf, threw every person I see, and searching for the remaining criminals. Criminals that killed Dunstan. Their smell lingers in the air. I saw them in the distant. I penetrated their luxurious party. They saw me with violent reactions to their faces. I tear them into pieces. Their bullets can't hurt me because of my thick skin. The masterminds, the goons, the maids, I killed them all. After the rampage, I saw my friends in that scene. 

 I don't remember anything after that. Tied by a metal chain, I woke up in a chair. I'm still a human fox but the effect of the spell calmed down. I saw them in front of me. Their clothes have marks like they went from the war. Maybe they have a hard time to chase and catch me. We are in a strange place. Perhaps we are in a shack. 

 "You are correct, Mavis. It is hard to catch you all night. For your information, your dream is real." said Lord Quentin. 

 "I'm sorry but we need to prevent you by sealing with a magic circle and some chains." said Lady Misty. 

Donny Dunstan came from nowhere.  "Pardon me, Quincy. I've been so busy reading at akashic library." added Dunstan. 

They surprised at my ghost friend.

 "Grrr? (What?)" I growled.

 "Hmm... We need to make an antidote to him, witch lady?" asked Dunstan to Lady Misty. 

"Tell me, who did this to you?" 

 "Grr... Rrr... (The maid.)" 

 Lord Quentin hits me with a wood on my head. 

"Say it properly!" he shouted.

 "Ouch! The maid at my dorm!" 

 "You can speak?" 

"Of course, I'm still a human with thick fur coat! Give me my orb! I'll show her to you." 

 Lord Quentin chopped a little to the magick circle and he entered, and took out my crystal orb from his pocket. I concentrated to the crystal orb. It shows the face of the maid. Then he whispered the Latin spells of summoning.A light formed on the east of the circle and the maid.The maid was holding a pot and a scoop when we saw here. 

 "Where I am?" she asked. 

"A racoon dog?" 

 "Hey you! You made me a fox! Not racoon dog. Maybe your potion isn't perfect at all! Remove this spell to me!" I shouted to her. 

 "That spell was mine but you messed it!" 

 "You should make a potion privately! Not in other kitchen!" 

 "Stop it, the two of you! Please, just make an antidote." Lady Misty scolded. 

"By the way, I am Rosemary. I sensed that my work will fail so I made this antidote." said the maid.

"But we need a permanent solution, anyway, this antidote is better than nothing." added Dunstan.

The maid scooped from the pot and slowly pour it to me. 

 "I don't know how to completely reverse the effect of the potion because this is an experiment. But I made this antidote earlier in the morning." 

 "That is the problem of experiments." sighed Dunstan.

"Yeah, I agree." I answered.

 "I will miss this raccoon dog." said the maid. "Wet yourself before full moon with this remaining potion until you can control yourself."

"What? Fine!"

I became a human again. The maid took out a  vintage atomizer perfume bottle and she put the remaining potion there and gave it to me.