The next day, Arix and his mother find themselves summoned to Scriba's northern police station. Both meet side by side on a chair. Na?ra rubbed her son's hand in an instant in order to reassure her again. When Austin and Orion's inspector arrives, Arix's mother slips the latter's hand into his sweater pocket, so that no one asks about the bracelet he wears around his hand, which she entrusted to him the night before. We can then hear the sound of computer keyboards and chairs through the door. Everyone seems to be busy. The door then came to close and calm quickly settled down. Detective Austin and Orion sit across from the mother and son, looking at their file one last time before crossing their arms, staring fixedly at them.

  "We want to ask you some questions about your husband, Kaeron. ?

  Then declares Austin.

  "You don't suspect me of having caused his disappearance all the same? I don't know where it is rendered if that's what you want to know. ?

  Na?ra answered in a direct tone, losing her temper quickly.

  "I don't suspect you of his disappearance, rest assured. I'll spare you the details, but I saw your husband disappear before my eyes. And the individual responsible would also have caused the death of a fisherman the previous day. ?

  "Where do you mean by that? I'm not that criminal, me and Arix were out looking for him the same evening. What about my burglary in all this? How will I pay for the damage? ?

  The mother answers in an ever more aggressive tone under the anxious gaze of her son, hesitating to want to speak in turn.

  "Do you know what this tattoo corresponds to? ?

  Austin asks, taking out an image from his file showing a tattoo located on the arm of a corpse.

  "It was found on the body of my colleague Mirene who turned out to be just a mutant human disguised in the name of Andréax Quloru... I shot her. This pattern was at least present on the accused's torso before he evaporated with his husband. ?

  "N-no, I don't know this tattoo.. "Na?ra answers, in a scabrous tone, staring at the image before turning her gaze away for a moment towards the guard protecting the entrance to the room.

  "Very well.. You and your son left your house 3 hours later, where exactly did you go? I thought I was ignoring you or making it yours, and no officer saw you at the scene of the incident"

  Finally declares Austin in a hesitant tone, putting the image back in his file before placing his hand on the table.

  "He often goes for a walk in the forest when things are stalking him. We got lost unfortunately on the way. ?

  "And you have no idea who could have broken into your house? It's still a hell of a coincidence that this happened at the moment when you left. ?

  Orin asks.

  "I have a sister who lives not far from here, but there's no way she could commit a crime like this. Her husband is an alcoholic and sometimes violent on the other hand, but no one knew about our absence apart from my son and me. ?

  After these statements, the two inspectors turned their gaze to each other, remaining silent for many seconds before letting Arix and his mother go.

  At Arix's Home

  Back at the house, Na?ra collapses against the front door, lowering her head and putting her hands on her face, crying with all these tears. Arix, observing her, came to try to comfort her and kneels down in front of her :

  "Mom. I still don't know the end word of the story but we have to face this. And I will do everything to protect you. ?

  "You don't understand Arix. The police know about everything! Surely they must have recovered the crystal on time it is! And Tyr Rad is now at large. Someone sabotaged us for sure, another scumbag collaborating with the devil! ?

  Na?ra says in an almost aggressive tone, always diving into these crying, trying to keep calm.

  "No it can't be-"

  Those eyes widen, and she suddenly stands up, staring into the void before turning to Arix ui stood up abruptly, scared by her mother's reactions.

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  "Arix you have a friend named Sly don't you? ?

  "Uh...yes, why? You won't accuse Sly anyway, right? ?

  This is Arix asks, bending his confused gaze from the situation.

  "Remember what kind of Sly you are. He is a Gelari and the Gelari have long been subjects of experiments on Esperantis, long before the incident of the fracture. I'm not an expert like your father, but their identity changes everything every 80 years.

  When I saw Sly leave the house the other day I recognized something in him, a piece of Alter crystal. Something that he could have only brought from below the surface. Sly was previously working on the protection of Alter crystals but unfortunately the enemy is granting these abilities to his advantage in order to recover more crystals. He was a friend of your father's until he stole one of our artifacts that was supposed to be used to lock up part of Tyre Rad's mind and he ran away with it. Tyr Rad cannot manifest this through these crystals in which case he would have used Sly. But his old identity already knew the prison of Tyre Rad before it became one. When trying to enter, the energy of the crystals in him is released, an energy so strong that it caused a fracture, this is the only explanation. ?

  Arix remained confused after these explanations. Sly would therefore have a double identity at the moment when they are talking to each other which scares him at most at least but something is still bothering him :

  "Wouldn't Sly have died if the crystal had exploded?I saw him yesterday before joining you, he was doing very well! ?

  "Arix, the Gelaris don't die, their spirit, on the other hand, can die out. Which means that the person Sly was is definitely dead and that he wasn't the one who robbed us. ?

  Na?ra walked back and forth, thinking and sighing repeatedly.

  "But then who? ?

  Her mother then came to check the living room, all the valuables seem to be always present which leaves to conclude :

  "Sly was not alone. They were probably looking for the bracelet I entrusted to you. ?

  She said, "Standing with your back to Arix, barely turning your head.

  "And what now? You said it yourself, we can't notify the police. ?

  Then declares Arix.

  "We have to get out of here. ?

  Turning her gaze to the back window, Naira notices that someone is watching them, another black figure who runs away immediately after being spotted. Na?ra decides to chase the individual through the outdoor courtyard.

  The latter then climb the barrier, which she manages to do the same without hindrance. She then tried to bypass the path behind the neighbor's house in order to try to catch up with her but it was caught in the bushes. Although she is fast, she cannot catch up with the fugitive. There came a moment when the individual leaves the sidewalk to pass the road at full speed, without looking to the right or to the left. This is where a tragedy intervened, at the moment of this launch on the road, Na?ra it takes a car full force, having had no time to turn it over or even to shout.

  At the hospital

  Several hours have already passed since the car accident that knocked Na?ra down. This one seems unconscious since. Arix, sitting on a chair next to her, his hands crossed, kept staring at her, pensive. Lying on her hospital bed, Na?ra is wearing an oxygen mask and the beeping of the heart monitor seems stressed Arix. Seryn and his mother, Velyris then enters the room, shocked. Velyris, crying, kneels on the other side of the bed, clasping her sister's hands very tightly. Seryn as for her, contemplates the situation from afar before turning her gaze to Arix, who did not raise her head in a single moment when they entered the room.

  "Arix I- I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to help you? ?

  "This is all my fault.. alone how am I supposed to cope with all this? ?

  Declares Arix, with his head still down.

  "No, I just want to help you, besides, didn't your father come here? ?

  Arix, still without lifting his head, used his tail pointing it at a newspaper placed on the windowsill. Seryn took it and read it, shocked by what is written on the front cover :

  An incredible scene that happened in the forest of the Revenant yesterday, a dead inspector and two wanted individuals

  Another text states :

  Kaeron, a renowned scientist in Scriba who disappeared after a confrontation with a demon, according to Detective Austin.

  "I saw the scene with my own eyes, it was hardly believable. ?

  Says the inspector in an interview this morning.

  Following this quick reading, Seryn rested his hand before approaching his cousin more.

  "If you don't have a place to go, we can always try to accommodate you with us. ?

  Following Seryn's word, her mother raised her cold gaze and declared.

  "So no, we already have enough problems with your father and you then with one more child I can't imagine. And why else would we do that, or are you your father Arix? ?

  Velirys stared at Arix, drying these tears before Seryn in turn entrusted him with the newspaper.

  "Disappeared? But...how and why? Your father was appreciated by many and-"

  Unable to find the words, she tries to regain her wits and takes turns sitting on a chair.

  "I should have asked for your help when we were worried about my father, I didn't do it, I'm sorry.. ?

  Says Arix.

  "Again, you have nothing to do with it but in the family we have to help each other. ?

  Seryn answers in a soothing tone, before turning her gaze back to her mother.

  "My sister is an extraordinary person, she has had an extraordinary career. You have the traits of your mother Arix and the intelligence of your father. If anyone has to succeed, it's you. Unfortunately I don't have enough room to welcome you at no. ?

  After the statements of his mother, Seryn, do we annoy you? :

  "Mom please finally! He has no where to go, he's not even major yet! ?

  "It's nothing, I'll manage. Anyway, my mother gave me a mission and if she entrusted it to me, it's not for nothing. Nevertheless, I first need to talk to someone. ?

  Arix declares before lifting his head and getting up from his chair, heading for the exit door and leaving the room without saying another word, leaving Seryn and his mother to be.