The Eyes Of Death

Chapter 28: Prison Death

We all looked at Jayden confused, shocked and stunned.

"Seriously? I know he will die next month because of his death penalty but did he kill his self first?", Madison asked Jayden.

Jayden just shrugged his shoulders. "They just said they saw him dead in his prison this morning. No one said what is the cause", he replied.

Soon Mason came out of the comfort room with a bathrobe.

"You took a bath last night before you went to bed. Why did you take a bath again today?", his twin asked him.

Mason look at us confused. "I also don't know. I was just surprised that I was inside the restroom", he replied.

"You mean, you sleepwalk?", I asked but even he didn't know and only stayed silent.

We ate our breakfast before doing our other tasks. Azrael planned to see if there's something strange about Mr. Gregorio's death. He may be knows something and to make him silent about it is to kill him.

Azrael also told us that he was also shocked about knowing Mr. Gregorio's death. As an angel of death, he should knows or felt if someone just died so he can send his clone or himself to the dead to collect its spirit and dropped him or her into the purgatory.

"I want to go to his prison", Mason volunteered himself. Azrael shook his head at him.

"You and Madison should go and find the other necromancers' hideout. It could be something like a town a place like this house so they can gather easily. They all have something on their sleeves and maybe you can overpower them", he explained.

Mason and Madison just nodded. Nagsalita na ang ever bossy leader, Azrael and they can only follow his command.

"How about me?", Bliant asked. "I don't want to sit still again."

Azrael smiled at him. "No, you won't. You can go to the secret room of Mr. Gregorio in his office with Jayden. Then find some clues", he answered.

"What about me and Ainsley?", tanong ni Elinora.

Azrael shook his head. "Ainsley will come to me. And you will find the records of whoever showed up and visit Mr. Gregorio's prison. Tell the main chief my name then he'll let you see the records", he commanded.

Wow, he had too many connections huh.

"Hey Azrael, why would I come to you?", I asked him.

He rolled his eyes at me. "Your ability is useful there. Just touch some things on that place then we can learn the truth", sabi naman niya.

I jist shrugged my shoulders. If I can already know the truth if I touched something on the prison, why would Azrael tell them to do those things?

"Because there's a chance you might see only his shadow. Better be sure", he answered to me.

He really didn't know anything about privacy. Should I remind him everytime about that?

We all get up and do our own things. Azrael, Elinora and I went to the prison where Mr. Gregorio was detained and wait for his punishment. As we enter, we parted ways with Elinora.

"Don't tell me you just did this for us to be alone. Do you have something to tell me?", I asked Azrael. I know something was up by the way he assigned all of us in different tasks when we can just go directly here to look for clues.

He smirked at me. "Did you just gained another ability again? Your gut feeling is on fire", he said.

"I actually want to tell you that maybe there is something strange going on at Mason", he started as we walked upstairs.

I look at him confused. "What do you mean? Is it about him sleepwalking?", I asked again. Sleepwalking is just normal for a human, right?

"I don't know. I just have this strange feeling. If you have time, go to his room and just touch anything then maybe you can see something", he told me.

Does he know it was awkward for a girl to enter a boy's room without his permission? And to be exact, Mason only sleep in our meeting place once in a while. Most of the time, he was at his home.

We just walk straight at the facility. I was bewildered when no one even tried to question our arrival and it seems they all know Azrael.

"Have you been a prisoner here before? ", I asked him.

He looked at me as if I had done something wrong. Why? Am I really right?

"Do I look like a prisoner?", he asked.

I stared at him from head to toe. Hmmm, he does seem like one. "Quite like it, I guess?", I asked and he just gave me a deadly look.

I chuckled. "Okay, okay. I was just joking. I was only wondering why the guards and police didn't question us", I said.

We entered a prison cell. This must be where Mr. Gregorio died. It looks clean though. Did they already clean this area?

"As I said, the main chief here is my friend. He is actually a fallen angel. His name is Gushion", he explained while observing the whole cell.

I saw almost nothing strange here in this cell. It was just like what we have in our station. The only difference is, it is bigger and the person who was imprisoned here is our own chief.

"Try to touch this", Azrael said to me while holding up a ballpen he saw on the floor.

"Why?", I asked. I just remembered that some evidences are not here. They must be hidden somewhere in their investigation unit. Should we look at those first?

"No, it wasn't. I told Gushion to do not touch anything around here so all evidences are still here", he told me.

I sighed. He really did have answers to all of my questions.

I go to him and touched the ballpen he just saw which bring me into my vision again.

~*~

Mr. Gregorio was so tensed and started writing in a small piece of paper. I went near him and read all the things he have written but there was only some letter and numbers. It was like an address.

76 Callia Road.

He was supposed to write more when a shadow suddenly showed up in front of him.

"Hi mate", the shadow said.

I was startled. It was the same shadow that I saw in my other vision. But why does he seems to be looking at me?

He went near at Mr. Gregorio who is just right beside me but all his eyes was only directly look at me.

I don't know why but he seemed to see me here. He should not see me here but why is he looking at my own direction?

He have eyes and mouth but that's it. He have those but he doesn't have any face.

"Ainsley", he whispered my name before I heard a c***k coming from Mr. Gregorio.

I stood up fast when I noticed that Mr. Gregorio was already dead. D-Did that c***k made him die?

The shadow took the paper off Mr. Gregorio's hand and burn it. He then look back at me with a smirk. "Now, your turn", he says.

He got closer and closer while I backed away. Fear started to build deep inside me when I felt that there is nothing I can move back.

"Dead end, huh?", he said and smiled devilishly at me.

~*~

I woke up very wet. What the hell Azrael did to me again?

I looked around and I only saw Azrael with a man beside him looking at me. The man looks like some very important person dressed in a police uniform. He looked like a chief whose status was very high.

“Why am I wet?”, I asked them.

Azrael returned the bucket he just to the restroom. The man beside him before answered me.

"We can't think of any way to wake you up. It seemed you have a nightmare", he told me.

His voice sound so soothing to my ears.

"Thank you", I heard him say and smile at me.

My mind completely felt numb. Did he just read my mind? Oh my gosh, don't tell me this is the fallen angel who is friends with Azrael?

"Right, it is me. I am Gushion", he answered me and offer his hands which I awkwardly accepted.

I look at Azrael. I need to tell him what just happened to me in my vision. That was so shocking.

"I already know about it but I can't help you with that", he answered.

Wait, why? He is the angel of death. He should have a solution or some answers to my questions.

"I can't help but he can", he said that made me confused.

"Who are you talking about?", I asked.

He pointed at Gushion. "Him."

I observed Gusion from head to toe. "Uhm, I am sorry but what can you help me? Do you know anything about that shadow?", I asked him but he just shook his head.

"No, I don't but I do know why he can see you", he answered.

He went to his desk and get something on the drawer. It was.... a book? "A book? What is with that book?", I asked.

He flipped the pages while walking near me. "There are things that no one could explain but of course except for the supreme being. But, having an ability to see the future is a remarkable gift", he said before he gave me the book thaw was already opened.

I look at him bewildered before I look at the book page he just gave me. The title of the page says 'Eyes Of Death'.

"You can talk first, I will just grab some lunch for us", Azrael told us before he went straight outside.

"Before we get into this, where's Elinora? She was here before, right?", I asked Gushion who just sat on his couch.

He nodded. "Yes, she was but after she asked me about the visitors log, she got a call then she hurriedly went out", he answered.

Elinora got a call? Maybe it was from Elvis' nanny or the others.

I took a swivel chair and sat in front of him. "So, let's start?", I asked and he just smiled.

"What do you know about my ability?"

He pointed at the book. "All I know was based on that book. I wrote this before with Sibylla. She actually told me about her abilities and what are her experiences about it so I did some research and all of those were written on that book", he explained.

I look at him bewildered. "You knew Sibylla? H-How? And why does she trusted you?"

Gushion smirked at me. "Do I look like a type of guy who shouldn't be trusted?"

I shook my head. "For me, you aren't. I don't know, I just felt something to dislike you and don't trust you. Maybe Azrael could trust you but I don't."

"You really did came from your mother", he whispered but it was enough for me to hear.

He was about to stand up when I pulled him back to his seat. "Mother? What do you mean by that? How did you know my Mom?"

He keeps on standing and I keep on pulling him back. "Just answer me! This book only explained your research about my ability. But you mentioned my mom, how do you know her?"

Gushion looked at me and sighed. "If I tell you, you won't be mad at me?", he asked.

"Why would I be mad?"

"Just promise me you won't be mad at me", he said.

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, okay. I would not be mad at you. Now, can you answer my question?"

Gushion keeps on sighing and stealing glances from me.

"I am..."

He was about to say it when Azrael entered the room all of a sudden.

He looked at us confused while placing the lunch boxes he bought from the store maybe just a few blocks away from here.

"Did I interrupt something?", he asked us and walk onto us.

Gushion shook his head. "No, you aren't."

I smirked. "Yes, you had. He was about to tell me why does he know my mom", I answered.

Gushion and Azrael look into each other's eyes like they are talking about each other through their mind. Is that even possible?

"What are you doing?", I scolded them.

"He was a coward for not telling you but you know I am not", Azrael started.

Gushion was about to stop him from saying anything until Azrael shut his mouth.

"Your mother and Gushion was actually lovers before and..."

I look at him like I was waiting for him to continue it which I am really doing right now. Why can't they just tell me what happened next? Having an ex-boyfriend is just normal, right? It is actually part of growing.

Minutes had passed but Azrael and Gushion just both look at me in the eyes but not telling me exactly where it is.

"Do you know how to talk? I am waiting here for you to just continue", Ainsley said.

Azrael answered first but then suddenly, Gushion cut him off.

"He is..."

"I am your father."