Fight till her last breath

Five hours earlier that day.

District Police Quarters.

''You really have some nerve coming here to look for me. Didn't I tell you not to come here if you don't want to die?'' Detective Gail said as he walked toward Ray who was standing next to his car.

''I have something that might interest you'' Ray said with a sly smirk.

''What?''

''A body that can fit you well. A body that will be useful for you''

''What load of crab are you spouting''

''I already know who you are. You are not detective Gail speaking to me, right?''

Detective Gail snickered and stuffed his hands into his pocket. He looked at Ray and the pupils​ turned red, ''I see. You have finally been swallowed by the darkness within you. Because of your quest for power, you sold yourself to an evil spirit?''

''As long as I can accomplish my goals; I don't mind whichever means I use''

''Okay, what do you want?''

''The truth about that girl. Apart from the fact that she can see dead people, what else is special about her? Why can't I kill her?''

''First, tell me what you have for me. I only make profitable deals''

''Let's sit somewhere and talk''

''At the café across the street. Because of this jerk's body, I can't go about doing whatever I want'' Azar​ said, finally revealing herself to Ray.

''Sure''

….

''Here, I found the perfect body for you'' Ray said and pushed forward a picture of Priscy towards Azar.

''Is this woman not your close friend?''

''She is not of any use to me anymore. She is going to go down soon anyways''

''So, you want to make a deal with me using her?''

''Yes. I did a little research and I found that you need a medium that has the exact structure and build-up like that wretch. She and Priscy have the same frame. I can make her yours in exchange for the truth about why I can't get rid of that little slut''

''You can't kill what you can't see. What you see is not everything that there is to the eyes. The reason why you can't kill her is because she only exist in your subconscious mind''

''What?'' Ray furrowed his brows.

Look into your coffee, I will show you something'' Azar commanded him.

Ray looked at him skeptically for a moment before looking into his coffee mug. His eyes almost bulged out as a picture of a girl in a bed came to sight. She was in a hospital bed and was connected to a lot of machines.

The face of the girl whose nose was covered with a breathing aid became clear making him gasp.

''This…'' he pointed at the sight before him and looked at Azar.

''Bring me something that the girl cherishes and I will give you all the answers to the questions that you have. It must be something that she cares about or have a strong affinity with'' Azar finished and stood up, walking away.

Ray was still confused. He already had questions that needed to be answered but now there were even more questions that he needed answers to. He stood up immediately and walked hurriedly out of the café.

…..

At the graveyard, Lizzy and Candy were busy collecting the chis of good omen from the 24 souls that they had helped using Nicole's name. Maris held a container collecting them while Candy wrote down their worries.

Lizzy sighed as she thought about her discussion with Adasa that night when she went to seek for answers. Since then, she had always wondered if her appearance had caused any side effects.

''Lizzy, what's wrong?'' Candy asked when she noticed she had zoned out.

''Huh, no. I'm fine, let's continue''

....

Priscy's apartment.

Ray went into Priscy's bedroom and started searching frantically. He realized he didn't even know what she valued the most. She liked a lot of things so he wasn't sure what particular thing she cherished the most.

He opened her closet and pushed all her clothes aside and was about to look further when his phone started ringing in his pocket. He took it out and frowned when he saw Priscy's incoming call.

He answered and placed it on loud speaker while still searching.

''Just what have you been doing, Ray? Leo has caught up to our plan. He knows that I have been stealing money from the company. He is up to something''

He smirked, ''even I am up to something myself'' he thought to himself without answering Priscy back.

''Ray, are you there?''

Ray heard her cuss before the call disconnected. He ignored the phone and turned, his eyes falling on a family picture of Priscy. She was with her father.

Growing up, Priscy loved her father more than anything else. Her brother left when she was a kid so she had always depended on her father most of the time. Her father was now travelling and having fun doing whatever he wanted with his time while she funded his finances.

Ray chuckled; with the money she stole from Leo. Her father was having the time of his life.

He didn't feel guilty with what he was planning to do. Because when it came down to what was important, as long as he could get rid of Nicole, he was ready to sacrifice anyone, including Priscy whom he had been with for so long.

After taking the picture, he laughed as the voice in his head spoke.

''You are one wicked soul. That is why I like you. Don't worry. Once you find out how to get rid of that wrench, I will do all the work for you. Then, we can be powerful together''

''Yes, I will be powerful'' Ray replied and laughed before going out. He didn't bother to put the things he had scattered in place.

Two hours later.

Café

Ray played the picture of Priscy and her father in front of Azar and he picked it up.

''Indeed, desperate people do desperate things'' Azar stretched his hand to take the picture and Ray pulled it back.

''Tell me first. What secret does that wench hold?''

''Well, the reason why you can't kill Nicole in this world is because she is nonexistence in this world''

Ray frowned, ''what do you mean?''

''We are all fragments of her past life. We live inside her subconscious mind which she has created. To kill her, you must find her body in the real world and get rid of it. That way, she would never be able to attain redemption again''

''The real world. Then, there is another world in which all of this is happening?''

''Apart from the death of the woman you killed, everything else is different in there. In the real world, Nicole is in a vegetative state due to an accident she caused. Now, I am about to awake your self-consciousness about the difference in the two worlds''

Ray smirked and listened carefully as Azar spoke. He explained things to him and he nodded his head the more he understood him. He was astonished by the kind of information he was getting. His smile became broader and more sinister.

''Do you now believe that not everything is as you see with your eyes?'' Azar asked and he smiled.

''So, that wrench is a sinner like me on her path to receiving redemption because the heavens took pity upon her. How dare she call me a murderer when she herself has killed so many people? This is so funny''

''Right, it is indeed funny, but do you want to know what's even more funny?''

''What?''

''She has just a few weeks to the end of her existence here. If she is able to complete her task of getting your arrested, then she will be able to go back to her body and when she wakes up, the world will be new to her. She wouldn't have any of her memories from here''

''She gets to have a new life. Is that what you are saying?''

''Something like that but you… once you get arrested and punished here, you will still receive punishment in the real world. How unfair is that?''

''Totally unfair. If I am going to get punished either way then I should make sure she also gets punished. Am I, not right?''

''Absolutely right''

''How do I get rid of her in the real world?''

''Since you've given me a host, I should help you to get revenge. I will connect you to your real self in the other world. Once you are able to do that. Make sure you find where she is and get rid of her. If you are able to do that, then, she will never be able to complete her task her. Her soul will be trapped here and this world would vanish the moment you pull the oxygen out of her. Who knows, if you are able to do that before you are arrested, you might be able to change your faith. How great would that be? Killing two birds with one stone!!''