Chapter 64 - Black Drug (Part 1)

A Few Days Later

Section Four 

Hilton college

At a frat house away from campus, a dim sound of music played but Inside it was raging with loud beats of jazz. Students on the dance floor dancing to their heart content as they drank and roared on the dance floor.

"Jack! Come join us!" a young man on the dance floor shouts to his friend upstairs due to the loud beat music playing.

"Will be down in a sec" Jack said drinking his beer, he reaches for a table and grab three sachets with green powder inside. He rushed downstairs dancing to his friends. 

"Cassandra" he motioned to a light brunette haired girl with grey eyes, she turned smiling as she danced in his front, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him wildly, Jack groans, feeling her wet lips devouring his, he groaned once more breaking the fierce kiss. 

"First this," he said showing her one of the sachets.

"Wow it's green," Cassandra said staring at the drug as she giggles drunk.

"I have a new buyer and it's fucking good," Jack said.

"Hey Greg, Mark, come let's have some fun" he motioned to his friends as he threw the sachets at them.

"And distribute to the others, let's party!" Jack said raising his beer, they made a joyful sound as they took their beer and pour the green powder in it and drink.

Jack took his groaning.

"This is fucking good, best than any drugs," Jack said feeling his head spinning, the others groaned holding their head.

"More to go," Cassandra said, they laughed taking another sachet.

"But this time let's go old school," she said walking to a table, pouring the powder on the table, and then using her ATM card to grind it.

"What are you waiting for boys let's go wild," she said winking, taking a sniff.

The rest of the boys came too, taking a sniff from hers as they laughed and drank.

Outside the music played in a dim beat until panic screams were heard and then roars.

*

Section Three 

Ghoul Investigators Headquarter (GIH)

Lorna sips her coffee as she walks into the agency building.

"Back to work," Lorna said heading towards the glass transparent elevator.

Seventh Floor 

Lorna walks into the hall office, she removed her sunglasses, her eyes drifting to her table. She saw a welcome back note, she smirks walking towards it, she took the small card in her hand.

'Welcome back partner and remember an assignment to blow off some steam okay. And I went to the Admin office see you in a sec'

Lorna giggles when she read the letter, she took off her jacket taking her seat, she faced her working space as she got to work. 'And at the end, am starting to get used to this city, I just hope I make progress'. She thought smiling.

Her mind still lingers at the dream she had of the black ghoul, coming to her, she shivered just at the thought of it, well thank God it was a dream she didn't know how she would act if it was real, She still kept her guard up since that day, he did say he was coming for her but it was a no show. 'Jerk'. She froze at her thought, where was that coming from? Did she just called him a jerk for a no-show? She must be out of her mind. She shakes her head concentrating on the files on her desk, now she was back to work, there was enough distraction, she couldn't ask for more.

***

Outskirts Of The City 

The Silver-lining Manor

Liam was seated on his relaxing black chair that stood out in the white environment and white painted walls.

His leg crossed on top of the other, he seated in front of the wide air computers. He wore all black clothing, a black long sleeve turtle neck shirt like a sweater, that hugs his body perfectly, and black pants and shoes.

"Now where to start," Liam said faintly his eyes on the wide transparent iPad he held going through some agency info they hacked recently. 

His coming back to New York wasn't just because of the V-ghoul but the main objective was the agency headquarters, to tear it from the inside out and get to Barbra Jones, to do that he would need a very big trump card.

"So this V-ghoul leader can merge bodies with his Claw, well that's new" Sean said seated behind Liam, his fingers fast against the transparent, a wide transparent computer viewed on the wide table, that held several analyses.

"I can only merge with Ghost on flight only for a small period, but this Wayne could extend his time limit," Liam said sternly turning his chair in a swift move to face the rest of the team, his mind still replayed the intense battle, one he hadn't had in a while, it was rare to see someone match up to his strength ever since the ghoul killer, Seth Judson.

"A particular amount of ghoul have special abilities, I guess Wayne is one of them, merging bodies with his Claw," a man called Gray Perry said, he was seated at the other end. He had black hair and blue eyes.

He stood from his seat and walks to the air computer.

"So far there is no information on Wayne Sanford, he's void, he covers his tracks very well, he's off the database and social security just like you boss" Gray adds smirking.

"You are both alike but different" Sean said amused.

Liam just made a Hmm sound, not pleased by that fact.

"These V-ghouls will surely pose a threat than we expected," Iris said folding her arms.

Rory was seated busy typing on his laptop.

"Seems like boss has a new rival," Kayla said, as she and Gray giggled at the fact.

"Yeah right" Liam scoffs, to Liam he was not a worthy rival, the next time they cross paths, he planned to rip his head off.

"Everyone get your head in the game since this V-ghoul's have gone radio silence, we need to figure out a way to bring down the headquarters" he adds.

"V-ghoul's, ghouls and agents," Rory said, they turned to him.

"We are all ghouls and yet we differ" he adds firmly.

"That's why we will have to balance it," Liam said as his chair turned to face Rory.

His eyes shakes when he recalled him and Liam's conservation.

***

Two Days Ago

Rory walks up to Liam, who stood at the edge of a wide balcony watching the environment. He stood beside Liam.

"Iris and I will stay" Rory began.

He faced Liam.

"Jarvis made us believe we could achieve peace, we believed it to a point we had hope," he said again.

Liam faced him, the wild wind blowing around them.

"You Liam, you're fighting for the right of ghouls by bringing down the agency, I want justice too, for Evan's death and all others," Rory said. 

"Is there something you wanna tell me, Rory?" Liam asked certain, knowing there were more to his coming here.

"I know your father is working secretly with the agency, am not sure if your organization knows" he trailed off, he would be willing to keep it a secret if he had to.

"They know Rory" Liam cut him off.

Rory blinks. 

"They very well know about it and when the time comes my father will pay for what he did," Liam said darkly.

"You would do that, to your father?!" it was more of a rhetorical question, Rory could see the darkness in Liam's eyes, he could see no hesitation in his eyes. But still, he saw something deep in them he couldn't quite place yet.

"He betrayed all of us," Liam said facing front.

"There's no other way to see it".

Rory nods facing the view also, he knew Liam's mind was made up.

***

Present Day 

"I trust you will Liam," Rory said smiling faintly.

The doors slide opened as Race walks in. Their attention turned to him.

"Boss you need to see this" Race said handling Liam a transparent iPad.

Liam took it.

"What is this?!" Liam said raising to his feet He transferred the information to the air computer, everyone saw it.

"An accident at Hilton College?" Iris said puzzled.

"Strange phenomenal of a green powder?" Sean said unable to wrap his head around it.

"What do you mean like drugs?" Rory asked puzzled.

"Green powder?" Liam said as he walks close to the information, he remembered the V-ghoul's bizarre Claws, they were green, what was the connection? He had to find out.

"Kayla".

"Yes boss"

"Hack into the surveillance, make sure I don't show up on any of them," Liam said. She nodded doing as she was told.

"I will go to the crime scene, we can't get all the info we need from here," Liam said to the rest.

"I have a feeling this might have something to do with the V-ghoul's" he adds heading towards.

"Liam, you're not going alone, are you? That place will be swamped with agents" Iris said but Liam was already out.

The doors sliding shut.