Chapter 12: No One Special

"Is this our grave? Are we dead, big brother?"

Standing before the grave of Amy and Jeremy, the little girl suddenly asks the question with tears fills her eyes. The little boy is also no different. Even though he is quiet and tries to be as silent as possible, he can't fool the sharp eyes of Agnes.

Did not respond to her question; Agnes just silently stared at the two tombs. He found it weird. Why only now did the spirit of Amy and Jeremy appear but not a year ago when they died. Do they have lingering regret or something else? It is truly a mystery.

Is there some event he doesn't know that triggered these two souls to be brought back to the mortal realm? But that will be impossible. He knew every single thing that happened or about to happens in Gaiya.

His eyes lurk in every single nook and cranny of the world. Every bit of information, from as insignificant as a house robbery to as significant as the mutant crusade, he knew them all. Of course, unless the Emperor wants to hide it. Yes, the Emperor.

Crack a smile as he mocked himself, Agnes finally looked at the two children. Pats their tiny head with his rough hands, he answers them.

"Yes, both of you died a year ago. So does your mother. Both of you are alive currently. But not with blood and flesh but as mere spirits. The reason why anyone else did not help you is that they can't see you. Same with Uncle Ben; he also can't see you."

"Are we ghost?! Mother died?! You lie!! Mother is sleeping, and we are not ghosts! You are lying!!"

The two kids then struggle in his hands. They try their hard to be released from his grasp. But no matter what, Agnes will not let go. The more they struggle, the tighter Agnes's grip.

"Tell me, kids, did both of you saw a shooting star when you woke up?"

"Argh! It's hurt. Let go of me! Let go of my brother!"

"I release both you and your brother if you tell me."

"I don't know, I don't remember. Argh!"

"Are you sure?"

"Argh!!"

"I see it! I see it! Let go of my sister, bad person! Argh!!!"

"Oh, you see it. Thank you, Jeremy. You are a good boy. Now go join your mother in Zulear."

*Bang*

Crushes the two lost souls' head on their own tombstone and send them back to the afterlife; Agnes wipes his hands off out of the force of habits. Look at the souls that turn into particles and disappear from his sight, Agnes pulls out his phone and calls Veronica.

"Come get me at Eskaar graveyard, be quick."

Ends the call even before he hears Veronica's replies; Agnes takes out a pack of cigarettes and puffs himself some smoke. It seems like he has been too excited these days; he lost part of his intelligence.

If he can see the soul of others, so might other people. He is not the only one special in this world as nobody thus. He has been living in a comfortable environment for some period of time, his instinct to danger appears to be dull now so also does his intellect. If he is not a fool, what is he?

He needs to find these other individuals who have power in the world. Observe them, studies them, and capture several of them for experimentation. If he is not too excited, he might be able to think straight, but he is not.

He had the ability to see the soul of others yesterday morning, and the two siblings appeared two days ago. He doesn't know if his links to the shooting star are accurate, but there is a possibility. He has been seeing quite a few shooting stars these few days, and it all started two days ago, and that can't be a coincidence.

He might be right, he might be wrong, he doesn't know. But what does he knows is that there will be other more people like him who will appear out of nowhere. People with power and that can be troublesome. Not just in the grand scheme of things but also in everything.

Sees his ride come over, Agnes immediately enters it; without even giving the graveyard a single look, he asks the driver to drive away. He is in no mood to enjoy scenery.

"Vera, 13 street, house no. 14, a widower, 55 years old, go plan a robbery and take that man out."

"Yes, Sir."

"I want it done before we depart to Vetican. Also, move the meeting between Jayden and me to this Sunday and make it to a council meeting. I have something to discuss with my underbosses."

"Yes, Sir. Is there anything that I should take a note of?"

"Yes, go plan a kidnapping of several dozen homeless persons in town. Age varies. As long as they can see, speak, and hears, I don't care. Place them in the dungeon and treat them with different treatments each. Low to highest. I want it done by this Monday."

"Yes, Sir."

Puff himself another stick of cigarette, Agnes looks out the window as he begins contemplating. He is surprised he can kill the two siblings. They are spirits, the soul of the lost, and he thought he could only touch them, but not hurt them. It seems like his power is not as simple as that.

He needs to experiment more with his power. The only thing he knows about his power currently are he can see another person's soul but not his own. The ability to converse and understand the spirits also hurts and kills them. He doesn't know what extent his power can reach, but he will find it out soon enough.

If he can project fire out of his hands, his experimentation will be much easier. But as he is granted the power of the soul, he naturally needs to experiment with a being that has a soul. As for whether his own men have supernatural abilities or not, he will look into that also. To own a subordinate that can threaten his life and power is never good. It is better to naturalize them now before it is too late.