Ch. 72 - DAMNATIO MEMORIAE

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Chapter Seventy-One🌒 Damnatio Memoriae 🌘

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Chapter Seventy-One
🌒 Damnatio Memoriae 🌘


"This is from the relay station's security camera." Parrish said before handing Scott his phone making Azalea look over Scott's shoulder. Both of their eyes widens as they watch a beast like creature bust out of the building and run after Hayden and Liam in the woods.

"That looked big." Scott said and Parrish nodded, "And too fast for anyone to get a good look at it." He said and Azalea hummed. "Looks fun." She said before noticing the look on Scott's face, "You know what it is don't you?" She asked. "The last Chimera." He says as he looks back at the building.

Parrish leads the two inside the relay station, and they walk down the steps until they get to the ground floor, where they find the space completely wrecked- power cables have been ripped apart and are showering sparks onto the floor, and equipment and cabinets of all kinds have been smashed or knocked over.

Azalea immediately noticed the puddle of blood and water on the floor near the wall where the technician was killed the previous night before kneeling next to it before turning back to Parrish. "You still got a blacklight?" She asked and Parrish nods and takes the small UV light from his utility belt before handing it over to her.

She turned it on and shines it over the bloody puddle, revealing dark shadows of modified mercury before glancing back at them with a sigh. "Mercury means Chimera." She said and Parrish looks both horrified and confused, "But what was it doing here? Why come here and kill some random communications tech?" Parrish asked and Azalea sighed as she stood up.

"For all we know it might just like killing for the fun if it. Maybe it's just what it does." She said and Parrish's eyes widen slightly, "...That's terrifying." He mumbled. "Parrish, how many bodies do you actually see when you dream about the Nemeton?" Scott asked and Parrish frowns and sighs before he finally answers.

"Everyone." He says making Azalea and Scott look at each other.

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Azalea opened the door to Scott's room to see him standing in front of his own version of a crime board making her hum. "What do you think?" Scott asked and Azalea walked over and looked at the board. She hummed slightly as she tilted her head but didn't say anything making him raise his eyebrows.

"You can't just do that and not say anything. Is it good or bad?" Scott asked and she smiled at him sheepishly, "It's not bad..." She said making him look at her in exasperation. "I can hear your heartbeat." He said and she chuckled before glancing down.

"You have a string attached to your sleeve." She said making him look down to see red yarn from the board stuck to his jacket. He pulled his arm back and the sound of papers falling made him close his eyes and sigh while Azalea covered her mouth to stop from laughing.

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