wrote in them.
“He also documented Edgar's encounters with other ghost killers, noting what levels they were and if they were amicable to doing his dirty work. Then there's you….” He looked at me. “Those last few weeks of his life, he wrote a lot about you.” His eyebrows rose curiously. “He noted that he'd figured out who your mother was. He'd been having you followed not just by Caleb, but others, so he noted your power level and mentioned something else.” He stopped again to sip his beer and consult a notebook he'd taken from his pocket. “Okay, I'm going to read these to you in the order they were entered…I'm not sure they relate to each other, though. He wrote, '
My disease is progressing quickly, the demon is too strong for any but the most powerful to eradicate, I had hoped C1 could cure and turn me, he is not ready though.
' The next entry says, '
Discovery of G1 may be the solution
'; then '
They are growing impatient and wish to proceed immediately, G1 can perform the confluence and cure/turn me, although he will need persuading as he is much like B1
'; and '
The time for fulfilling the prophecy grows near, C1 cannot help me until that time, G1 must be convinced.
' And the last one, which I'm guessing he wrote a day or two before his death, says '
I have convinced them that I can persuade G1 to perform the convergence for a few of the more powerful ghosts and cure me of my demon. It will allow the time needed to prepare C1 per the prophecy.
' ”
“What the hell, Phil?!” Billy spurted loudly, causing a few patrons at the bar to turn in our direction. She shot them a glare that clearly stated “mind your own business”, then lowered her voice and asked, “Why are we just hearing about this now?”
Phil cocked his head, a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Because,
Billy….
” He dragged her name out, netting a frustrated puff of breath from her. “You two already knew all that stuff, and there was no reason to think the C1 references had anything to do with you guys. And I'm still not sure they do.” Phil drained his beer and waved at Ed, the bartender, who nodded and looked to the rest of us to see if we wanted refills, which we did. “So there's some more stuff on C1 that's interesting. Vokkel wrote '
I have arranged for C1's care and tutelage, his proximity will allow periodic assessments
'; and '
C1 is the offspring-chamber vault prophecy?
' Don't know what that means, but I'll be checking into it tonight. Either way, we need to consider that C1 could be Calvin Brelong, especially since he's able to work with a demon like that, he's definitely strong.”
Aris nodded. “That is certainly plausible. If we assume Vokkel was aware of this boy, he would want to keep him from us. Furthermore, he would want to easily observe him.”
“What about the local Marin County Police…do they know about the car?” Billy asked.
Phil said, “Another guest saw a small sedan scream out of the parking lot, but he didn't get a plate or make, just the color. So for now, we're the only ones that know who Calvin is, and we need to keep it that way.”
“Anything else?” I was worn-out and wanted to go home and crawl into bed.
Phil looked at Aris with concern, and Aris nodded for him to proceed. “There's one other thing, and again it might not relate, could just be coincidence….” Aris didn't believe in coincidences, so the fact that he wanted Phil to mention it led me to believe it was anything but. “A couple of our nomadic GKs, the ones that came in to help over the last week, are AWOL. So is Pete's guy, Mark, the one that helped in Marin last night.”
“What do you mean, AWOL?” I asked.
“Well, the two that came in last week, they're mid-level and tend to show-up, conquer, and split, so we're not all that sure we should be concerned about them just yet. But Pete's been trying to call them to get specific details from the attacks they helped on, and they're not answering their
“He also documented Edgar's encounters with other ghost killers, noting what levels they were and if they were amicable to doing his dirty work. Then there's you….” He looked at me. “Those last few weeks of his life, he wrote a lot about you.” His eyebrows rose curiously. “He noted that he'd figured out who your mother was. He'd been having you followed not just by Caleb, but others, so he noted your power level and mentioned something else.” He stopped again to sip his beer and consult a notebook he'd taken from his pocket. “Okay, I'm going to read these to you in the order they were entered…I'm not sure they relate to each other, though. He wrote, '
My disease is progressing quickly, the demon is too strong for any but the most powerful to eradicate, I had hoped C1 could cure and turn me, he is not ready though.
' The next entry says, '
Discovery of G1 may be the solution
'; then '
They are growing impatient and wish to proceed immediately, G1 can perform the confluence and cure/turn me, although he will need persuading as he is much like B1
'; and '
The time for fulfilling the prophecy grows near, C1 cannot help me until that time, G1 must be convinced.
' And the last one, which I'm guessing he wrote a day or two before his death, says '
I have convinced them that I can persuade G1 to perform the convergence for a few of the more powerful ghosts and cure me of my demon. It will allow the time needed to prepare C1 per the prophecy.
' ”
“What the hell, Phil?!” Billy spurted loudly, causing a few patrons at the bar to turn in our direction. She shot them a glare that clearly stated “mind your own business”, then lowered her voice and asked, “Why are we just hearing about this now?”
Phil cocked his head, a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Because,
Billy….
” He dragged her name out, netting a frustrated puff of breath from her. “You two already knew all that stuff, and there was no reason to think the C1 references had anything to do with you guys. And I'm still not sure they do.” Phil drained his beer and waved at Ed, the bartender, who nodded and looked to the rest of us to see if we wanted refills, which we did. “So there's some more stuff on C1 that's interesting. Vokkel wrote '
I have arranged for C1's care and tutelage, his proximity will allow periodic assessments
'; and '
C1 is the offspring-chamber vault prophecy?
' Don't know what that means, but I'll be checking into it tonight. Either way, we need to consider that C1 could be Calvin Brelong, especially since he's able to work with a demon like that, he's definitely strong.”
Aris nodded. “That is certainly plausible. If we assume Vokkel was aware of this boy, he would want to keep him from us. Furthermore, he would want to easily observe him.”
“What about the local Marin County Police…do they know about the car?” Billy asked.
Phil said, “Another guest saw a small sedan scream out of the parking lot, but he didn't get a plate or make, just the color. So for now, we're the only ones that know who Calvin is, and we need to keep it that way.”
“Anything else?” I was worn-out and wanted to go home and crawl into bed.
Phil looked at Aris with concern, and Aris nodded for him to proceed. “There's one other thing, and again it might not relate, could just be coincidence….” Aris didn't believe in coincidences, so the fact that he wanted Phil to mention it led me to believe it was anything but. “A couple of our nomadic GKs, the ones that came in to help over the last week, are AWOL. So is Pete's guy, Mark, the one that helped in Marin last night.”
“What do you mean, AWOL?” I asked.
“Well, the two that came in last week, they're mid-level and tend to show-up, conquer, and split, so we're not all that sure we should be concerned about them just yet. But Pete's been trying to call them to get specific details from the attacks they helped on, and they're not answering their
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