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//Aaaaaah D=

Maybe something like:

"Are you involved in criminal activity?" or

"Is the one who killed you, also planning to kill Erith?" or

"Is there more than one frenzied creature out there, with metal in his body?"

Jane quickly moves into the room and scans it, keeping her rifle up and finger on the trigger. Then throws a quick glance on the ceiling, to where the wires were coming from.

Kaylee Brown wrote://Aaaaaah D=

Maybe something like:

"Are you involved in criminal activity?" or

"Is the one who killed you, also planning to kill Erith?" or

"Is there more than one frenzied creature out there, with metal in his body?"

// I like the second one

Radiance wrote://It only works once per spirit with one question so now bombarding with questions. You have to be tactical about what you ask. All spirits exists within something called the Ether. It is the source of all magic as well as where souls and memories live before people are reincarnated through birth. Spells like Speak With Dead pulls those memories out of the Ether for a short time and once cast the spirit breaks apart into pure magical energy or Ether that joins with other spirits. Spirits also naturally break apart after about a year. This energy either becomes the source for magic being cast or a new soul when a child is born. In a nut shell after the single question is asked that spirit no longer exists.

(Harry)
A translucent blue-white copy of the dead man appears to separate from him and stands up. It looks down at it's body, shakes it's head, then looks to Harry.

"Is the one who killed you, also planning to kill Erith?" Harry asks the dead man.

(Harry)
The spirit looks looks Harry dead in the eyes. The blue going from purple to red as the edges of it start to vibrate. It's face starts to distort.

"That fucking thing is protecting her!" the voice comes out in a twisted warble of echoes followed by an ear piercing shriek.

The spirit is attempting to break out of the Ether and manifest itself as a wraith. Fortunately Harry being attuned to Necromancy he is able to prevent this from happening though it does to a good amount of focus and effort.

(Jane)
The wires look to be attached to something deeper in the building. The tiles where the wire comes out of his smashed and it looks as if someone reached up and physically broke the wiring. Jane is able to pick out an ethernet cable, a phone line, and at least two power cords within the wiring. The rest are unidentifiable.

//Do you guys want a physical list of spells, what schools they are in, and how they work?

// Ya


"Clear" Jane called out, then moved to scan the second door in the room.

// Yes please to a spell list

The various gauges of Harry's pocketwatch go into overdrive as he forces the wraith back through the veil from whence it came.

"Well THAT wasn't a yes or no answer..." he remarks, before getting onto his radio. "Agent Quest, reporting in. Deceased male on car has revealed that the large creature is not, I repeat not, hunting Erith. It is protecting her, proceed with caution. Deceased male attempted to become wraith during questioning. Deceased male may know them personally, a background check may help reveal more, over."

//Cool cool, I'll make a separate thread once it's finished.

//Sorry about the delay. Combination of laziness and not feeling creative. I had also said yes or no question. Nothing about the answer being yes or no, only that it had to be truthful.

(Jane)
Heading back into the main room Jane sees that Valen is still at the computer. It looks like he is trouble shooting the network. Terrance is standing a few meters back from the broken fish tank. Hand on his chin. He doesn't turn away from it but pick up Jane in his peripheral vision as she goes to look at the other door

"Uh yeah, so it might be unrelated but the fish tank here exploded from the inside." he gestures to the wall right beside it. Jane notices it's slightly warped outward and damp. "Seems the plumbing broke somewhere and the pressure ended up back here. Could be nothing but you know the old saying about overlooking things"

(Harry)
The radio comes to life however what Harry hears is the sound of someone swearing followed by a few seconds of coughing then a sniff. The same agent that had been speaking with Jane comes through the radio

"Sorry about that agent, definitely didn't just inhale my coffee down the wrong tube" she clears her throat "Anyhow, we ran a search on this Erith and found three matches. One of them living right here in Isakar downtown, the second in the suburbs, and the third registered to a rehab clinic. It looks like its the same person for all three so we've sent out a unit to each location."

Radiance wrote://Sorry about the delay. Combination of laziness and not feeling creative. I had also said yes or no question. Nothing about the answer being yes or no, only that it had to be truthful.

(Harry)
The radio comes to life however what Harry hears is the sound of someone swearing followed by a few seconds of coughing then a sniff. The same agent that had been speaking with Jane comes through the radio

"Sorry about that agent, definitely didn't just inhale my coffee down the wrong tube" she clears her throat "Anyhow, we ran a search on this Erith and found three matches. One of them living right here in Isakar downtown, the second in the suburbs, and the third registered to a rehab clinic. It looks like its the same person for all three so we've sent out a unit to each location."

"Cool beans. If it's safe to do so, I'll now proceed to've some words with the deceased suspects in the building proper. Quest out" Harry responds, before cautiously making his way over to the door of the building.

"Mm" Jane nodded to Terrance: "We'll look into the small details later, right now we need to scan the whole building for hostiles and wounded, before they bleed out.

Stack up on the second door" she called, then stood beside the second door in the room.

(Harry)
This is the same door that Jane and her group entered through a few minutes earlier. You can partially spot the four of them grouping up. It appears they are preparing to head further into the building. You briefly catch the sound of a drone being activated.

(Jane)
The group takes the same formation as last time. Valen pulls out the drone and tosses it into the air. There is a click and the whirring of mini propellers hum to life. He gives a five toned whistle and the drone responds with the same five tones. Drones are can be controlled via remote or whistling. The whistling sets a pre-programmed task that the drone will follow until told to stop or destroyed. The task set by Valen was for the drone to follow the group and record.

Radiance wrote:(Harry)
This is the same door that Jane and her group entered through a few minutes earlier. You can partially spot the four of them grouping up. It appears they are preparing to head further into the building. You briefly catch the sound of a drone being activated.

Harry pulls up his radio again, "Agent Marple, Agent Quest here, seeking all-clear to enter building and interview deceased witnesses in secured rooms, over."

"Uhh.. we cleared the main hall and one of the adjacent rooms." Jane whispered into the radio:
"Those are safe for now, but there's one more room in the hallway. Standby, if there's anything in there, it might spill out into the main hall once we breach.

We could use backup though. Its safe to enter the building for now, we can wait for you before breaching the door if you want, over"

Kaylee Brown wrote:"Uhh.. we cleared the main hall and one of the adjacent rooms." Jane whispered into the radio:
"Those are safe for now, but there's one more room in the hallway. Standby, if there's anything in there, it might spill out into the main hall once we breach.

We could use backup though. Its safe to enter the building for now, we can wait for you before breaching the door if you want, over"

"Negative on that, I am non-combative. Go ahead, I'll wait for the all-clear, over" Harry responds to Jane over the radio, hanging back from the door out of eyeshot.

Searching the building feels like walking through a stagnant tomb. The central air is shut off and not a soul is in sight. Just offices, desks, chairs, things that you would expect in an office. No corpses or blood which would normally be a good thing except the smell of death still assaults the nostrils. Every fifteen or so minutes Terrance radios back to Harry so he can move up.

The change from the first to the second floor is not what anyone expected. Wires, and piping all run in and along the walls and the electricity works just fine. However not a single piece of drywall or any from of light covering is being used. Once again not a single corpse but still the stench of death. It does however taste lest of iron and more of rust.

As the group and Harry explore they can't but feel they are being watched. That tingle on the back of the neck that would cause lesser minded to run in terror and creaks of wood that could either be a soft footstep or the normally shifting a building does.

The third and final floor goes back to being fully furnished and the air in here is working. unfortunately the smell is now of rust and bile and the hot air is doing little to make it better. Jane's team comes across the final room of the building first.

The door has been broken down and the rooms lights are all turned off. Despite the darkness the room appears to be an office of some kind.

"Last room if you want to join us" Terrance radios to Harry

Radiance wrote:Searching the building feels like walking through a stagnant tomb. The central air is shut off and not a soul is in sight. Just offices, desks, chairs, things that you would expect in an office. No corpses or blood which would normally be a good thing except the smell of death still assaults the nostrils. Every fifteen or so minutes Terrance radios back to Harry so he can move up.

The change from the first to the second floor is not what anyone expected. Wires, and piping all run in and along the walls and the electricity works just fine. However not a single piece of drywall or any from of light covering is being used. Once again not a single corpse but still the stench of death. It does however taste lest of iron and more of rust.

As the group and Harry explore they can't but feel they are being watched. That tingle on the back of the neck that would cause lesser minded to run in terror and creaks of wood that could either be a soft footstep or the normally shifting a building does.

The third and final floor goes back to being fully furnished and the air in here is working. unfortunately the smell is now of rust and bile and the hot air is doing little to make it better. Jane's team comes across the final room of the building first.

The door has been broken down and the rooms lights are all turned off. Despite the darkness the room appears to be an office of some kind.

"Last room if you want to join us" Terrance radios to Harry

"Um, I don't know, I've got a very busy schedule this minute, I'll struggle to fit it in between walking up this mighty fine corridor and walking down this mighty fine corridor... Be there in five, over" Harry jokes, making his way towards the rest of the squad.

As Jane methodically made her way through the building, she kept a look out for security cameras in the building.
As she reached the doorstep of the final office, she aimed her rifle into it and quietly called:
"Does anyone have a flashlight? Flash a light in there" She asked, staying outside of the office, keeping light on her feet and a finger on the trigger.

Valen pulls out a flash light and shines it into the office. The darkness seems to take a moment to be driven off then every one is able to see inside as he sweeps it over the area. A desk, filing cabinet, and a small book shelf are seen. There is also the draft that is noticeable and the faint sound of the outside air. The wall behind the desk that could have easily been mistaken for a painting was actually a window.

From the office it appeared to be the entire wall but from the outside there where spots covered by the buildings wall. The person sized hole in it is relatively easy to spot as well as a handgun lying haphazardly on the floor.

"Everyone, move in to secure the room" Jane called, nodding to Valen to move in first with the flashlight, while Jane stood directly behind him, covering him with the rifle:

"..need to make sure the forensics team gets a hold of the gun, for prints and DNA later"

Following Valen, then Jane, both Arra and Terrance step in. The room is sizable and nice enough to be the office of a Head Manager or low payed CEO. Not super extravagant but clear signs the owner of this office had extra cash to throw around.

Even in the partial darkness, lessened by Valen's light, the group picks up on some new details. The god awful smell is far less in here and the room feels comfortable. Near the door and not visible from the outside is a small trolley with glasses and either whisky or scotch. One of the glasses has about half a finger left of the alcohol.

The primal staff Arra has glows to life and a warm and soft glow gives a more clear visual of the room

"Candle Light," she nods "Completely slipped my mind that it's a Primal spell. "

At the same time it also becomes apparent that the owner of the office had a very specific taste in art. A massive picture hung right of the door (left of the desk) is an oil painting of what could be easily over one thousand butterflies. Smaller pictures of butterflies are also hanging on the other walls and on the desk is a book with the title

"The Auralious Guide to Butterflies and other Pollinating Insects 7th Eddition"

(Auralious being the province you are currently in with the city being Isakaar)

Also found on the table is a heavy binder that looks to be the financial report for the year of 2049, a stack of drink coasters, a picture frame with no picture, and a spot where a computer would sit.

The book shelf reveals financial reports dating back to 2020, the first six editions of the of the guide on the main desk. On top the book shelf is a large monarch encased in crystal and a wasp nest displayed on a wire stand.

"Hey, I'm no accountant" Valen speaks up looking through one of the books. Wearing gloves as to not leave his own finger prints "but shouldn't financial reports have numbers in them? This is just a random string of letters"

"I detect it's a code. I'd count on it" Arra says through a yawn but you can clearly here her grin. Terrance audibly groans at the bad pun as he goes for his radio

"This is sergeant Grey, preliminary sweep of the building shows no signs of life. Dead or otherwise. We need a forensics team to the top floor to secure evidence."

The voice on the other side of the radio responds "Copy that sergeant sending up, hang on. Why is there a...oh shit!"

Seconds later a rumble draws everyone's attention to the window. A steak of red-orange leads from the sky down to the city. Plumes of smoke rise from the city and even from this distance the flames can be spotted.

Radiance wrote:"This is sergeant Grey, preliminary sweep of the building shows no signs of life. Dead or otherwise. We need a forensics team to the top floor to secure evidence."

The voice on the other side of the radio responds "Copy that sergeant sending up, hang on. Why is there a...oh shit!"

Seconds later a rumble draws everyone's attention to the window. A steak of red-orange leads from the sky down to the city. Plumes of smoke rise from the city and even from this distance the flames can be spotted.

"Well that's not good" Harry says.

"HQ, reposition a satellite" Jane firmly called into her radio: "I want to know where that shot came from and where it landed, especially if it landed inside the 10 kilometer perimeter around this building here.

Then check for radiation levels at the site of the impact and notify the ruling government of our country.
This has gone out of control and we need resources and orders from above on how to approach this"