The Eternity Stone

Jacob Frye

The Murder Of Oliver Smith

In Hope, live a detective called Jacob. A curious, but reckless and hot-headed man. Never work well with partner, and gossiped in his office because of his problem with drinking.
Always wanted to do things in his way. But married, and love his daughter "Eve" and his wife "Ana" more than anything.
Both were his world and he would die for. But Jacob hold one secret that even his loved one didnt know. That he can cast flame from his hand but fear that it would trouble him and his family, he kept it secret all his life. His grandmother Olivia, knew about it as she was the one that told him, that he runs the blood of special family. But Jacob rather be a normal than special because he only wish to live peacefully.

             One night, Jacob was ready to head home but was called to Starrick office, his superior. Jacob was assigned to a murder case that happen in The Devil's Acre.
The Devil's Acre is where crime lord is resting, hence the name The Devil's Acre. At first he refused the case because he knew there's nothing there but trouble reside for a guy like him. But he was forced by his superior Starrick, and the victim is not any man, but a politician.

"Why the fuck would a man of this stature doing in that devils pit?! even in death these people would trouble mug like me.."

Ask roughly by Jacob, his superior answered calmly

"thats not the problem, we can't simply let him die like that and let everyone see him dead like that.. The Mayor would destroy me!"

Starrick continues

"And the news going to destroy our reputation if we dont find the murderer any soon"

Jacob still disagree and shake his head.. Jacob knew he will have to be the scapegoat if he fail to find the murderer.

Starrick tried to coax Jacob,

"you are the best Detective in this office, you would see that other miss, only you can get this job done.. I will assign you a partner, I guarantee you he will cause no trouble.. He will only help you IF the need arises.."

Jacob ;

"Fuck it, fuck these politicians.".

On the next morning, Jacob went to the crime scene, it was at side of a drain. A little wet because it was raining the day before.
There he saw his partner Victor, already looking sick,

Jacob ask cynically

"Whats wrong? Never seen a dead politician?".

And he went straight ahead to look at the dead man, Oliver Smith.
There he saw that Oliver Smith was murdered brutally, the body was ripped apart, hand on his feet, chest wide open.
Looking around trying to understand what happen but things dont make any sense because he can only see a few step of man's footprint and a smaller footprint that belong to teenager or a kid, even so, the footprint ends a few step away from the body..

"its like this guy is hated so much that even "ghost" would murder him.. who would have done this?"

Asked Jacob.
Victor interrupted

"this is not a man doing, or that person must be a mad pshyco.."

Continue looking for trace, Jacob saw something near the dead body, a small trinket. Supposedly belong to a woman..
Jacob smelled the trinket, and its like Jacob is familiar with the smell.
Jacob believe that the small footprint belong to a girl, and this "girl" knows what happen in that evening.

Jacob begin to ask people who live near the crime scene.. And most answered that they saw one strange young lady with the deceased on that evening.

"its like they've been waiting for someone in that evening.."

Said by one of the witnesses.

"but that evening was nothing like we ever seen before, it was darker than it should be and total silence, but raining heavily.."

Said by a couple.
Jacob ask the couple to describe the girl,

"We told you, it was raining so bad.. We barely can see who it was.."

Jacob pleaded,

"Anything might help, she could be abducted by gang or something, tell me anything like what she's wearing.. Or color of her hair.."

"I dont see her hair completely but I guess it was blonde or white because they were using umbrella, it was raining.. But I do saw what she's wearing, dressed up like a boy, white shirt, black pants, but I knew she's a girl because that hips she has, she's not a kid, more like teenager but a little small than usual..
Maybe she's a whore or something."
Said by the wife.

Jacob thanks the couple and begin to look at nearest restaurant, cafe and market. Henry suggested that they should wait until evening and start looking at the bar later,

Victor suggested ;
"If its a gang job someone who went to the bar yesterday might saw what happen.."

Jacon insisted that he wanted to do his work alone, Jacob agrees and tell Victor to start collecting the body and send for examination.

Sun down, Jacob went to nearest bar and start asking everyone about the girl but nobody have an idea who the girl is and most answered that they dont see anything while others just done care.
Until Jacob ask one man, early 30's, pitch black hair. The man tell Jacob to find the girl elsewhere but Jacob saw something different about the man, the man look worried when Jacob ask him about the girl,

So Jacob ask again ;
"did you see the girl or not?"

Angry the man answered ;
"No! Now get off from my face.."

Jacob smile and cynically said ;
"How about no you little shit!"

Mad about it the man push his table to the side and grab Jacob by his shoulder smack Jacob to the ground and they begin to fight. Changing blow fist to fist.

Face, smash with bottle, both were bleeding,
Jacob kick the man to the couch and grab him on his neck and swing the man to the counter. Bleeding on his face, the man turn around and lift his hand making a small sign,

"ventus"

Jacob was pushed back and out of the bar through the wall an unknown force.
The man charge toward Jacob, grab Jacob on his hair and punch Jacob few times..
Weakening, realise that this man can cast magic too,
Jacob raise his finger and cast flame from his hand toward the mans face.. And hit his face with a flame..
The man scream in pain..

Jacob said
"I thought I was the only one who can work magic.. You better tell the me truth, or I'm going to roast you little a pig."

The man speak slowly..
"We should not fight.."

Jacob laugh and replied ;
"Well I'm not the one who start the fight aint it?"

"I can help you find the girl.. No you will help me find her, she's in danger."
Said by the man,

They both sit.. In pain, cacthing breath..

"Tell me, tell me everything.."
Said Jacob.

"No, not here.. We should hide, or "they" will hunt us down.. I'll tell you everything when we arrived to my hideout..."

Jacob agreed and follow to the man's hideout..