First Phase
First Phase
Every room was empty. Even the walls were untouched and the floors were devoid of any carpet or colors except for the one in the living room. A large circle was drawn in the middle of it with a star on it. It was the only sign of life in the house.
The man stood up and snapped his fingers. A woman in a red night dress heard his summons and came rushing to meet him.
"Master," she said, bowing down.
"Give me a mirror," he quietly demanded. The woman scurried back to one of the rooms to look into her purse. She found a small mirror and went back to her master, handing him the mirror. The man looked into it.
"What a handsome man he was," he lamented. "And a short life too."
"Master…" the woman began. "Was it wise to let his spirit go? The Seer can see him, you know. And her mother has not lost her sense of spirits completely."
"A side effect of the possession," the man sighed. He knew very well that the detective was the daughter of the Seer he had tried to possess all those years ago. At that time, the Seer was about to give birth and in the process, the baby ended up absorbing some of his powers which enhanced her own abilities. Which is why even after giving birth to her own child, Jeon Gayoon retained some of her abilities.
"But will the little girl come to us?" Anna asked. "The body you're possessing might be one of her loved ones but she has very powerful people with her. Hwang Junho is still looking for you. And his son, Minho is very much acquainted with the World of the Dead. Even if we take the girl in there, he'll be able to navigate the place and find her."
"I have seen the memories of this body," the demon slowly said. He was still checking out the face of the man he had possessed this time. This man used to call himself Jang Kanji but now that he was dead, the body belonged to Anyal only.
"That girl will come," he repeated. He let out a deep sigh.
"I've wasted so many years trying to manipulate a Transporter into doing my bidding but all have failed," he lamented. "But this...this is the last chance. This girl is special. She won't be easy to possess because of her hybrid powers. But we can make her open the gates."
Anyal scanned Kanji's memories and the last image this body had seen in its head popped up in front of him. It seemed that like the demon, Jang Kanji was also a hopeless romantic at heart.
"What do we do now, Master?" Anna asked.
Anyal smirked. "Let's pay a visit to Jang Jason, shall we?" he asked.
…..
Gayoon burst into Junwan's office, ready to argue with him once again. The Chief was sitting on his chair, his face fraught with worry. She slammed her hands on his table.
"Now do you need me?" she demanded. "Jang Kanji is missing and his father just declared a war. Or are you still hung up on my personal connections with them?"
She glared at Junwan who grumbled in annoyance. He did not want to admit it but Gayoon was right. Jason was out for blood and the only way to stop him was to find his son. As someone who is close to the Hwang's and Jang's, Gayoon was the only one who was capable of tracking him down and stopping this bloodbath.
"Please," he finally begged. "I need you to lead this case-"
"Well, you should have done this from the very beginning!" She hissed. "And now look what happened!"
She paced around the office, thinking of places where Kanji could be. "Show me the CCTV footage," she demanded.
Junwan replayed the video for her. Gayoon raised an eyebrow upon seeing Kanji leaving the precinct alone but was clearly talking to someone. She recalled Anna Kirishima from their last encounter.
Was it possible that Anna was dead? But then, how were Kanji and the other cops at the station able to see her ghost? There was something terribly wrong.
"Chief, I-"
Just then, Junwan's phone rang up. "Hello," he answered the phone.
Gayoon watched as her boss listened to the caller on the other line. His worried face was slowly changing to one of relief and he let out a sigh.
"Are you serious?" he asked excitedly. "This is great!"
He hung up the phone and turned to Gayoon. "Jang Kanji has been found!" he revealed.
"Where?" she asked in astonishment. "How? And where was he all this time?"
"Apparently, he and Anna took a liking to each other so they went for dinner," Junwan stated. "He called his father and met up with him at the Jang mansion."
"What?" Gayoon frowned. "Took a liking to Anna…"
That was not possible. Kanji was in love with Mina! Then why would he pursue Anna?
"Are you sure he has been found?" she asked again. "It's a mistake! Kanji-"
"That was Jang Jason himself," Junwan explained. "He found his son and is currently talking to him. He even called off the blood war against the Lin's. That's great news for us!"
Gayoon scratched her head, trying to make heads and tails out of the whole bizarre situation.
"You can go now," Junwan said. "I have to file the reports on this case. The last few days have been rough. How's your boyfriend's sister now?"
"She's recovering…"
Gayoon did not linger but left this room. She took out her phone and tried to call Minho. To her surprise, Mina picked up the call.
"Gayoon?" She mumbled.
"Mina, where's Minho?" Gayoon asked.
"I...I don't see my brother here," she explained. "He probably left his phone in my room and went somewhere."
"Is...Did Kanji visit you?" Gayoon inquired. There was a long pause on the other end.
"No," Mina replied. "He didn't."
Gayoon was now fully sure that something was wrong. Kanji was desperate to meet up with Mina. Then why would he not visit her and go off with Anna?
I must find out, she decided. "Tell Minho to call me when he arrives, alright?" she requested. "And take care of yourself."
Mina mumbled an 'ok' and hung up. Gayoon put her phone away and rushed towards her car. Starting the engine, she sped off towards the Jang Mansion.
Kanji had a lot of explaining to do.