Zodiac

Prologue

Without notice, their attentions are focused on Kyle, which makes him well-nigh to flinch but he manages to keep his reactions under full control. He feels their cold gaze on him, studying him. “Interesting…” A voice echoes through the cold breeze, so quiet and gentle.

“Indeed.” Another voice said. This one is more deep and malicious.

“He survives…” the first voice purred.

“Unusual…”

“Frosty” his says with amazement but one has to heed to detect the soft whispering tone of his voice.

“What shall we do with him, then? He seems… ” A short silence as he tries to find the right word, “ah, like a threat to us. Shall we kill him?”

“Patience… We must not be hasty, especially when we are dealing with someone we have no knowledge of. I can sense that he is…hot. My frosts do not affect him at all; he may be immune to my powers.”

“I see…” considers the second voice, “Should we retrieve our prize?”

“Hmm…” ponders the man with the gentle voice. “No.”

“Hmm?”

“I sense that it is missing – he must have hidden it in time.”

“I see… Perhaps he has it” and one of the man points a finger at his direction. A prickling sensation tingles down his spine, spreading to every part of his body as the gush of wind returns, forcing his feet to glissade backwards. The friction between the contact of his shoes against the surface of the hard soil leaves a trail on the earth. “Fascinating…” he says as he lowers his hand.

As soon as the wind falls into perfect silence, Kyle lifts his head to check on the two men but they are gone, not even their slightest shadow are at sight. He looks down at the body of Harvey, lying dead on the ground a few feet away. He remains standing in the park as his mind plays back the scenes when he and Harvey were close to bickering to the part where Harvey was facing his decease.