When Freya was fully planning to make sure everyone who wanted to participate in this case understood everything clearly before Jojo arrived here, so they could smoothly proceed with the supernatural case without wasting any time.
Ding...
Suddenly, the monitor screen once again lit up, interrupting her thoughts.
"Ms. Freya... master asked me to inform you that he was going to the site directly..."
Sara, who informed her a few minutes ago, once again appeared on the screen and informed her that Jojo intended to go to the site directly.
sigh~
"The situation is urgent, huh..."
With a sigh, Freya stood and went to the meeting area where she summoned Cullens, the Quileute Tribe, Mr. and Mrs. Kang, and the new wolf named James Cameron, who joined DMC through Jojo.
If Jojo intends to go to the site directly, that means the situation on the other side is very serious and needs his attention as soon as possible.
"Ms. Freya, I... can I ask you something?"
When Freya entered the meeting room, she was accompanied by the woman who had previously reported to her when Sara informed Freya about the supernatural case.
The woman, with a little hesitation, asked the question.
"____"
"What is it, Leah..."
Turning to look at the woman before her, who was a little hesitant, Freya raised her eyebrow and nodded her head.
The woman's name was Leah Clearwater.
Leah is tall, with an athletic and lean build.
As a member of the Quileute wolf pack, her physique is toned and muscular, giving her a strong, agile appearance, and she has a warm, russet-coloured skin tone.
Leah's eyes are dark brown, which intensifies her piercing gaze.
She has high cheekbones and an angular face, with a look that is both beautiful and fierce.
"Can you include me in the team you are going to form to participate in this case?"
After getting the nod from Freya, Leah, with a little hope, expressed her interest in joining the team Freya was going to form.
"____"
"You need to get your tribe leader's permission to participate in it."
Hearing Leah's request to join the team, Freya shook her head and informed Leah that she needed permission from the Quileute Tribe.
North Central Florida...
East 9 Highway...
a few hours before...
Due to spring break at the college, the pair of brothers and sisters were travelling back to their home in a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
The elder sister's name is Trish Jenner, a young woman in her early 20s with a casual, laid-back style typical of a college student.
She has long, straight brown hair that she often wears down, and she has a slender build.
Trish was lying lazily beside her brother Darry, who was driving her light blue car with a white top.
Her brother Darry Jenner is also in his early 20s, with a boyish look that makes him appear a bit younger.
He has short, dark hair and an athletic build.
While both were drinking and making fun of each other, Trish, who was looking out of the window, saw a stop sign.
"Darry, I think I just saw a stop sign."
Pulling her legs back from the top of the dashboard, she informed her brother, who seemed to have not noticed it.
chuckle~
"Kidding, right..."
With a chuckle, Darry looked at his sister with a mocking look.
"____"
"If it's your car, would I be kidding?"
Looking at her brother who was making fun of her, with an irritated look Trish snapped back.
Both of them didn't know this was the highway that was going to turn their lives upside down forever.
haha~
"On this road? I haven't seen a car in 50 miles..."
Seeing his sister in a sour mood, Darry tried to lighten the mood.
After some time on the long, lonely road, a caravan came into view in front of them.
hahaha~
"Gay... gay... gay fever... no, gay forever."
hahaha~
"Did you see it? Gay forever. That's mine... 3 little brothers."
When Darry noticed the caravan's license plate number, he laughed loudly, pointing at it.
"That's six idiots... that means it's sexy forever."
pfft~
Hearing her little brother acting like an idiot, Trish corrected him and explained it while trying to control her laughter.
"____"
With a darkened face, Darry overtook the caravan and noticed a pair of elderly people who noticed them too.
"Look at that sex forever."
chuckle~
Noticing the people in the caravan were an old couple looking back at them, Darry, with a chuckle, mocked them in a low voice Trish.
"It's you in 40 years."
When Trish heard her brother once again start to make fun of someone, she rolled her eyes.
Their conversation shifted from the old couple to their parents, their friends, and their neighbours.
Not able to tolerate her brother's rant anymore, Trish turned on the radio to hear some music as time passed.
cree~ cree~
sigh~
Seeing that even at the right time the radio was not working, Trish sighed defeatedly in her seat.
"Don't worry, Trish. I will sing for you..."
cough~ cough~
With a huge grin, Darry pointed at himself and declared that he was going to sing a song for his sister.
Meanwhile, his sister's expression turned darker upon hearing the non-human song from her brother.
screech~
Suddenly, they heard a tyre screeching sound.
When both of them turned to look back to see what happened, they saw an old truck that looked very rusted, very close to their car and about to collide.
Its speed was increasing rapidly.
screech~ screech~
Both of them were shocked, and when Darry tried to move away, the old truck showed no hesitation in following them. Seeing this, both of them panicked.
After some right and left manoeuvres to shake off the old truck that seemed intent on hitting them, Darry made a final turn to the left just before the old truck could collide.
The rusty truck sped past them as if nothing had happened, continuing down the road.
huff~ huff~
Realizing they had escaped from the old, rusty truck, both of them took deep breaths, the adrenaline rush from their near-death experience making them breathe heavily.
While looking at the back of the old rusty truck, they instinctively tried to note the license plate number, but all they saw was the word "BEATNGU."
Both of them cursed at the old rusty truck, which paid them no heed and moved forward rapidly.
Their conversation shifted to thoughts about the story of Kenny and Darla, who went missing on the same highway they were now travelling on.
It has been 23 years since Kenny Brandon and Darla Cleeway, a young interracial couple who attended Wheaton Valley High in the '70s, vanished on the school's Prom Night after being crowned King and Queen. Both were presumed dead.
"Stop! Damn... I was shivering."
Thinking about the creepy tale they had heard in school and college, Trish shivered, a little fear evident in her voice.
By his attitude, Darry didn't believe in this story, while on the other hand, Trish believed it.
While they were bickering back and forth, an old, dilapidated church came into view.
Just as they were about to pass the old church, they noticed the same rusty truck was parked in front of it.
They see a figure—a tall, mysterious person in a trench coat—throwing what appears to be a body wrapped in a blood-stained sheet down a large pipe near the church.
"____"
"____"
All this is seen by the siblings, who just slowed down their car to take a view.
"____"
The figure, realizing he's been seen, watches them ominously as they drive away, rattled by what they witnessed.
Both Trish and Darry were shocked and began to panic.
They were not sure what they had just seen—a man who seemed to throw something covered in white cloth with many tints of red, which they were sure was blood.
As the car drove faster and faster, they tried their best to get the hell out of the place as soon as possible.
As they drove further, Darry insisted they should go back and investigate and stop the car.
Seeing her brother, who was very adamant about investigating the old church, Trish reluctantly agreed.
When they returned to the church, they saw no sign of the old rusty truck or the unknown mysterious man.
Darry tried to look down the pipe but ended up falling in.
thud~
Inside, Darry discovered a disturbing scene that sent chills down his spine; his legs started to tremble.
The sight he saw was of walls lined with human bodies stitched together and preserved like grotesque decorations.
The bodies formed a morbid tapestry across the church basement.
gulp~
His eyes widened when everything clicked in his mind—that these bodies were the victims of the mysterious man they saw.
Outside the church, seeing she was not getting any noise from underground, Trish looked at the highway.
Her eyes widened in shock seeing the old rusty truck coming back to the church.
She hurriedly warned Darry, shouting through the pipe, and tried to start the car and move away from the highway as soon as possible.
During this time, Darry, who was visibly panicking, came out of the church and entered the car.
Terrified, Darry and Trish fled the church and sought help at a diner nearby.
While there, they received a phone call from a mysterious woman.
The mysterious woman cryptically warned them about what they'd encountered, referring to the Creeper's habits and stating that they were in grave danger.
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