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Voleth Meir appeared in the living room and sat down, removing her jacket and dropping her bag. Riya and Elijah waited patiently for whatever she had to say as they sat upright in anticipation.
"I can never get used to people popping up like that" Rick said, breaking the silence.
"You should have seen the other guy's face just now then." Voleth Meir said smiling.
"What?" Rick said confused.
"Well I got the pictures from the coroner's office and trust me, you'll need to brace up for it." She said as she dropped the envelope on the table.
Elijah picked up the envelope and brought out the pictures, he placed them on the table and Rick immediately started to throw up. Riya hurried to attend to him while Elijah continued to study the pictures quietly.
Riya was walking out of the bedroom after attending to Rick who chose to remain in the room when she walked in on Elijah and Voleth Meir's conversation.
"Those are too horrid, even for me." Voleth Meir said as she watched Elijah study the pictures.
"This body reminds me of something." Elijah said.
"The conjuring right?" She asked.
"The conjuring, when demons and men became one with a binding agreement." He said thoughtfully.
"If Adonis has joined forces with demons, that means he has a demon half, that's the only way he must be controlling the demons working for him." Voleth Meir said, tapping her fingers on the table.
"A man with a demon half will need to consume a soul frequently to keep him alive." Elijah said.
"That explains why the body is in that condition, he used magic to suck out the soul." Voleth said
"Tira must have woken him up then." Riya said, walking into the living room and coming to sit down close to Elijah.
"Adriana's girl?" Elijah asked alarmed
"Yes, she came into my Astral journey, she was the one following me before you came." Riya answered, turning to Elijah.
Riya narrated to them in details how she and Tira finally met and fought right before the astral world started to collapse and how she got her powers back.
"Interesting." Voleth Meir said.
Riya took the pictures from Elijah and studied them closely before returning them to Elijah who took them and sat back to continue studying them.
"The pattern is the same with the one in the alley, empty hole in the chest and that freakish cut that gives the body a wild smile, it's the same pattern." Riya said.
"What is Adonis really up to?" Elijah thought out loud.
"We need to begin your training." Voleth Meir said.
"When?" Riya asked.
"Right now, I've prepared a place in my Lair just for that." She replied.
"And you need to stay low for a while, the cops already know who you are." She added and sighed.
"What do you mean the cops already know who she is." Elijah asked, putting the pictures aside.
Voleth Meir filled them in on how Jimmie informed the cops about his visions and showed them paintings from the vision. She told them how one of the Cops immediately recognized her, saying he saw her recently looking like that. She also told them who Jimmie was and how he knew about those things.
"Sergeant josh." Riya whispered and sighed out loud.
Hearing this, Elijah stood up and started whispering something but Voleth intercepted by standing in front of him and placing her hands on his mouth. Elijah stepped back in shock from her action.
"You won't touch a hair on his head Elijah." Voleth Meir said.
"Ohhh i see he's one of your little play things." He replied and sat down.
"He's not a threat, he's just stupid." She replied.
"I see." He said.
Riya watched the whole drama in amusement, it was like a cinema right in front of her eyes.
"Feel like I need a popcorn." She muttered.
Voleth Meir went back to sit down and picked up her phone. She started to chat someone up while Elijah kept on cursing silently.
"Let's take a flight to Egypt instead, to avoid suspicion in case the Cops intend to trace your every move from now on." Voleth suddenly said.
"Alright." Riya said.
"When?" Elijah asked with malice still in his voice.
" Tomorrow." She replied smiling.
Riya agreed and stood up to go join Rick in his room while Voleth Meir went to sit with Elijah to pacify him. Riya watched them from the corner of her eyes for a while before she closed the door to the bedroom. Riya went on to discuss the new development with Rick as she entered the room before they slept off.
Later in the evening, Riya and Rick came out to sit in the living room after Voleth Meir knocked on their door. They sat down opposite Voleth Meir with Elijah standing close to the window. Voleth Meir passed their visas one by one to them exempting Elijah.
"Why don't you two get one?" Rick asked.
"Because we're dead." Elijah answered outright.
"Ohhhhh." Was all Rick could say.
"We leave tomorrow morning." Voleth Meir said.
"Alright." Riya said and stood up to go outside.
Standing on the patio and watching the little activities on the street, Riya opened her phone and dialed Mr Andrew's number. It rang continuously till he finally picked up.
" Mr Penny pen." Riya said smiling.
"My baby girl, how are you doing dear?" He asked sounding very happy to hear from her.
"I'm holding up, I'm just calling to let you know that I'll be going to Egypt tomorrow, I just need to change environment and clear my head." She said sighing.
"It's okay Riri, I hope you finally get closure and find peace." He said, sounding sad.
"Thank you." Riya said smiling.
"Okay, I've got to go, it's getting really busy here." He said.
"Call me when you get there." He added.
"I will, bye." Riya said and ended the call.
Riya stood outside for a while before she finally decided to go back inside. She turned and was about to go inside when she noticed a figure standing in the far corner of the street, watching her in the darkness. The person had white long hair and her silver eyes glowed in the darkness.
"Tira." She whispered
"They're trying to lure you, come inside." Voleth Meir said from behind her.
Riya turned and went back inside with her.