Forgotten

Untitled Part 3

Chapter Three

Staring at the body on the table, Damen is silently fuming. Sid stands next to him waiting for his brothers famous temper to appear. He is shocked when he hears "Tell me what you found when you arrived at the house".

Sid looks at the body on the table again. Alister had been turned on to his front to show the wounds all over the back of him. They had already seen the black and purple bruises in the shape of shoe prints on his chest as well as the cavities they had caused when they struck and broke every bone in his chest. Now, looking at the back of him, Sid can clearly see the back of his head terribly caved in thanks to the pavement. All down the back of his torso, legs and arms are small pieces of brick, wood, glass and paint embedded in his disfigured skin. Sid wonders how a small woman can be powerful enough to do this. His mind drifts unknowingly to a memory of himself as a child reading a something important and old he had stolen from his parents. Shaking his head he dislodges the memory and looks up at his furious brother. Fearing those soulless black eyes he takes a deep breathe and begins.

"When i arrived at the property i found Alister lying on the pavement at the side of the house. He was on his back and in his original form. Still wearing David's clothes suggesting his phase was forced by his sudden death. He was covered in broken glass and brick pieces. Once he was loaded into the car i went back to the property to look around. I found the girl unconscious on the floor in the front bedroom. She appeared to be bleeding lightly from the back of her head. I remanded her into the custody of our guys at the local hospital where it was confirmed she has severe concussion and a scalp laceration. I have been assured that she will survive and should be awake within 24 hours". He stopped to study his brothers face for a second. He wasn't entirely sure but he thought he saw a flicker of fear cross the big man's face. Fighting not to smirk at the thought of Damen being scared of something, he takes a breath and continues . . .

"Upon returning to the property with equipment i discovered, based on the scan results, that whatever had happened started in the back bedroom and somehow she did this to him alone. He had just enough time as he was falling to send in one last signal before he hit the concrete. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to trace the destination of this signal so we have no idea what he was trying to tell us. I have been receiving regular updates on the girls signals. Everything seemed to be normal up until about 5 minutes before Alister died. Then her signal went crazy right before it died completely. The screens read nothing for 10 minutes. We believe she lost consciousness and that's when her signals returned". He lets out a long breath waiting for Damen's next move.

"Okay, Alister had to have been some kind of freak accident. No-one has that kind of power. When was the last time you heard of a human girl killing a high ranking demon?" Damen asked impatiently. He was clearly trying to hide something. His brows furrowed, his usually flawless suit wrinkled and slept in. His long hair tied into a messy bun. Worst of all, he wasn't wearing shoes or socks. Sid couldn't remember the last time he saw his brother looking like this, if ever. He had always been pretty sure that Damen slept with shoes on.

"Never, Sir. It's not physically possible for a human to do this damage to one of us". Sid pauses for a second wondering if he should continue. Deciding it is best to deal with it now rather than later he continues. "There is one more thing, Sir!".

"Spit it out! What more could possibly go wrong today?"

"Well, we did detect unusual activity in the girls signals a little while ago. It appeared to be similar to subjects results when they are dreaming. However, on further investigation, we found a subtle difference. This girl appeared to actually be inside her dream. She wasn't just dreaming it. Where ever it was, she was actually there. We also detected another presence hidden within her signals". Sid stops not wanting to finish his report. Fearing the response he may get from his brother he sighs and looks back at Alister's broken body.