Dark Magus Returns

"What are you doing?" John shouted, coming forward and placing his finger on Harvey's lips. He quickly turned to look at the door to see if anyone else had entered.

"Are you trying to get us both killed? You know you can't just say stuff like that. The Glory Guild has people everywhere.

"Heck, I'm not sure if you know it, but I heard that a Glory supporter just attacked someone online for accusing Enaxx of this crime."

"Tracked them down just from an online post and everything. You don't even know if they're in the current force or not."

Harvey knew this as well, of course. There had been many rumors of the wrongdoings of the Grand Magus.

Harvey, now investigating such matters, could see that as quickly as they would appear, they would disappear just as fast.

The general public still saw them as holy beings that could do no wrong, but some people knew better. However, they also knew there was nothing they could say or do.

Harvey quickly pushed Jonh away.

"And what if it is him?" Harvey said. "Is it really right that someone like that can just go around doing things like this and not receive any punishment for it?"

Once again, John turned his head, so paranoid that he even went to the door, placing both hands on it and casting a spell.

Finally, he felt a little better compared to before.

"This case is as clear as day. People are accusing Enaxx because they saw the petty look on his face during that interview. It's a coincidence that an hour later, she's found dead in the same studio. Even a blind, naked mole rat could put two and two together," Harvey claimed.

John then let out a big sigh.

"I understand why you think that, but let's just set aside all our personal feelings for a moment."

"First, the team reviewed the footage, and you were right; it had been altered, but the original footage has been found.

"Someone was seen phasing through the wall at the time of Ashley's death."

"Phasing? That's five-star magic," Harvey stated. "The more you're speaking, the more I'm thinking it's him. This might be our big chance to finally get one of them out in the open."

John wanted to say something but bit his lip as he continued to explain.

"Right, but the thing is, we've confirmed that at the same time, Enaxx was doing an advert shoot at a location that would take at least three hours to travel to."

"Even if he had unlocked teleportation magic or something, we have him on camera there as well. It's impossible for him to have been in two places at once."

"Bullshit!" was the automatic response that came out of Harvey's mouth. "Then that just means the video has to be double-altered, or it's a red herring to make us look elsewhere."

"We had everyone check it over, Harvey. If you want to take a look yourself, be my guest, but you'll come to the same result, trust me," John said, placing his hand on Harvey's shoulder.

"I'm not the biggest fan of the Grand Magus either, but the world operates in a time of peace because of them."

"They have a lot of fans, and there are really loyal people to their cause, almost like a cult, so you have to be careful about what you say. You don't know who you could be talking to."

Harvey found that ironic because John also had no idea who Harvey was either.

"I know you want to catch Enaxx, but even if he got caught, I don't think he would be brought in. Either way, this is not the person responsible, and we need to put out a statement."

Looking behind him at the scene one more time, Harvey clenched his fist.

"No, something's up. I need to find out how that bastard did this. Write the report yourself and say whatever the higher-ups want to hear. I'm taking a few days' holiday; I've got stuff to deal with," Harvey said, leaving the room.

Kelly was taking the sky train back to her living area as she usually would. Her classes had come to an end, and she sighed.

When it finally stopped at her spot, she jumped down, using her Wind magic to gently land, and then entered her apartment building.

Reaching the 7th floor, she entered her room, and a black cat greeted her, flying over and landing in her hands.

"Oh, you've been able to use more and more of your magic, even in cat form," Kelly said. The cat gave a meow back. Kelly started to scratch its head, which Sophie seemed to enjoy. It felt a little strange knowing she was doing this to a real human, but since it was satisfying for both the cat and herself, she continued.

As she stopped, Kelly immediately went to the bed to lie down.

"I guess in my free time, I need to continue studying Dark Magic, right? I mean, we need to figure out how to turn you back into a human as well. You can't just stay as a cat forever," Kelly said.

"Meow," Sophie replied, closing her eyes. Soon, Dark Magic started to surround her, including the paws of her feet. She was lifted into the air, and when the cat opened its eyes, they showed darkness.

As the Dark Magic stopped, Sophie landed, falling right back onto the bed.

"You're quite the good student when it comes to Dark Magic. Maybe you'll figure it out before me, but either way, I'm sure the Dark Magus will help you."

Just then, Kelly received a text. She noticed when she went to reach into her pocket, it wasn't from her regular phone, and knowing the date, it wasn't time for that just yet.

[An emergency meeting is declared. Prepare for this one; we're going to the Glory Guild.]

'The Glory Guild... it looks like my weekend might not be so peaceful anymore.'