Chapter 57: Badminton Double Trouble

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A few months have passed since the Twin Tower case and Luciferi's arrival.

Chief: Where is he, when I need him?

Advisor: Desire, what is it?

Chief: I am worrying about, Angel. He has not reported anything to me about his health.

Advisor: He needs just a break from this case and it dealt him some psychological trauma.

Chief: My problem is that even she hasn't reported any truth about his well-being other than that he needs a break.

Ema: Is walking down towards the chief office.

Chief: What brings you here?

Ema: I'm feeling bored today since he doesn't want to take any cases due to his trauma from the previous case he had.

Ema: Can you give me a case, please?

Chief: Are you sure you are up for it? We usually always dispatch people on a team so that we can worry less.

Ema: Do you have an easy case? I'm up for it and I  will try to talk some sense into my partner.

Chief: Thanks, Ema! I have a case and it is about a badminton dispute. Some pro players complained about something.

Ema: Do we have any other leads on that case because it is pretty vague?

Chief: I'm sorry about that. This is not a murder case; you just have to talk to the victim to see what he is complaining about. The case is pretty simple.

Ema: I see! Ema took a photo of the case files.

Person: Comes in and opens the door...

Chief: Hi, Eric have you finished the case?

Eric: Gave the evidence to, Desire.

Ema: Who is he?

Chief: He is one of our top agents and he is very professional at the same time he has an eye for spying and marksmanship.

Chief: Since you have finished the case, why don't you help this woman she is without a partner.

Eric: Stares at her... What is her rank and specialty?

Chief: Her rank is at average noobie but she is a lab technician at heart.

Eric: Well if the case is simple as you say? Then I take the offer.

Eric: I need a good break from a tough case.

Chief: I trust you, Eric and please guide our student very well.

Eric: First we must look for your partner if he wants to join us on this case.

Eric: I can drive you towards your partner's house,  if you want so you?

Ema: Sure if you can just wait a minute...

Ema: Ema is texting to someone...

Phone: How are you?

Ema: I'm fine and you?

Phone: I just slept badly but my business is going pretty well and strong.

Ema: Well as long as you are fine.

Phone: How well are you doing your exams at school?

Ema: Sometimes good and sometimes bad?

Phone: Any boy you like?

Ema: Kindah, I guess. But I'm not quite so sure if we can be together. Since I'm just a transfer student.

Phone: You can still talk to him and have no relationships.  Later you can marry someone wealthy and good for you.

Ema: I'm not sure if that is true love, sis.

Phone: Nonsense... You are just like your brother who just wants to do his stuff and is not thinking about our family's future.

Ema: For some reason, I feel changed, sis?

Phone: One day, I want to see that boy for myself.

Ema: I know that I'm important but this stuff and planings about my life, I'm just tired of it, you know.

Phone: When you come home again, we will make a huge feast for you and desserts. You have a mission to do and you know what it is?

Ema: To survive and make sure we claim our status quo in this society.

Phone: Exactly and they must not find you at all cost.

Phone: Thanks to your information we have an upper hand against them. Write our motto through the text, please!

Ema: We are the world and we must fix the unbroken world.

Phone: May the angels protect us, sis? Do you have any newer cases?

Ema: Yeah and it is about a badminton player who is complaining about something and we must investigate it.

Phone: Be safe and just remember, if you need my help or any of us just text.

Ema: I promise and I will take care of myself.

Ema: Takes her stuff and meets Eric at the garage.

At diamonds house

Abi: What in hell is happening to my brother?

Rin: I have no clue he has slept nearly for a week.

Mom: Why is this always happening to him?

Rin: I guess he has a weird life.

Abi: I swear you two would be the perfect pair.

Dad: Maybe we should take him to the hospital?

Rin: I don't know, I'm not sure if it is a good idea for now, trust me.

Mom: What do you mean?   Who gave him this weird fashion style?

A Joker card is slowly ascending to the air...

Mom: What is going on? ( She is stunned)

Dad: What kind of hocus pocus is this?

Rin: I have no clue,  all I know is that he saved us me and Abi.

Abi: Grabs her sword...

While the Joker card is slowly dodging Abi's swordplay.

A shadow has emerged from the Joker card but it jumped down at an incredible speed.

Rin: So you are the one that saved us?

Dad: What have you done to my son?

Mom: Are you some sort of a devil? ( She grabs the gun and points toward the strange figure).

Luciferi emerges towards the shadows but his body is made of a deck of cards but you can see his head and neck. He has blue eyes and black hair.

Mom: Who are you? I will shoot you

Luciferi: I'm not like my father, the devil. I'm just a trickster of the shadows and my name is Luciferi. I saved your boy and he made a contract with me. You should kneel before me what I just did.

Mom: I don't believe in you!

Luciferi: His strength will soon return but I am healing his broken body and  It will take some time.

Luciferi: Makes an evil smile and he creates many cards towards the floor.

Abi: What are you up to?

Rin: We can't do anything against him...

Luciferi: Kneel before me... ( He is shouting)

Mom: Why am I kneeling?

Rin: Crap! My body won't move.

Everyone falls to the floor and kneels before him...

Luciferi: I changed the gravity at my will thanks to the magical cards I have. All I want is a thank you and some respect.

Ema: Is opening the door...

Ema: What the hell is happening and why is everyone kneeling?

Luciferi: You know me, scientist girl! He seems to care for you, I heard a lot about you from him when I entered his mind.

Abi: What did you do to my brother? Uses her will and strength to stand and she is starting to attack him.

Luciferi evades the attack by flying toward, Ema.

Abi: I missed but I can attack again.

Ema: It is fine guys! I have seen him protecting, Joker.

Ema: You won't scare me because  I can tell you are a lonely soul your poor thing.

Luciferi: Is smirking but gives, Ema a tap on the shoulder. You are not bad yourself you have an aura of a thousand angels who are inside the core of your heart, I can feel a dark animal that wants to approach. He gives, Ema a sweet smile. You are the only human who understands what I just did.

Ema: Luciferi, Humans cannot read minds just like you they feel pain and sorrow. You are just an immortal being.

Luciferi: I heard that you humans can express a thousand emotions. I'm happy to work for you. Can you please make me some herbal tea? It should help him stabilize his health and my spirits within him.

Ema: I just wanted to talk with him about a case. ( Looking sad at Joker)

Luciferi: What is a case?

Ema: A Case is where we arrest people that have a dark soul.

Luciferi: And what of it?

Ema: We shine a light towards the people the victims that a hurt by the dark souls.

Luciferi: But dark souls are good they manifest the world and give me the energy to live. ( Thinking a lot).

Ema: How should put it for you to understand?

Luciferi: You explained well so continue.

Ema: We humans don't live for a very long time sometimes if we lose someone we become damaged and our souls hurt so bad inside.

Luciferi: In my world, we call them dark souls of the sad. When my underlings swallow their souls they get a pick of their despair in life and it gives us strength.

Ema: This poor soul can do something wrong and does something he regrets he needs an angelic voice to give him or her the correct path.

Luciferi: The angelic trumpets are pretty popular among the heavens to heal people's souls. I have heard that they want to hurt people for real because of the manifestation balance and they are called the dark souls of enchantments. Only the higher-ups are alive to take a look at their souls.

Ema: Will you help us bring salvation to low-level souls and make them go to heaven?

Luciferi: What do we gain for that? This is our food source you know?

Ema: You get to see happiness in people's souls and gratitude.

Luciferi: You know many people will hunt me down if I'm helping you? Because you're saying to me to give up on our food source which we cannot do.

Ema: You know it as well that we cannot heal the world but some of it can we.

Luciferi: The thing is what you don't know about us demons is that we are living spread out all over the world. If the world goes out that I'm a traitor to my kind I might not exist anymore.

Ema: Perhaps you think so but if you stay with us. You will understand what It means to protect a soul.

Luciferi: Hmmm... I've seen that with my own eyes but what was weird was that my strength suddenly grew.

Ema: Well we humans call that emotions and caring.

Luciferi: Gives a smile and says if the dark souls of a human combine with the angelic salvation my soul gets stronger.

Ema: With that, you might also earn a name.

Luciferi: Emited a giant demonic pressure over the entire room...

Ema and her friends are shivering from the demonic pressure.

Luciferi: Calms down and said You must be a gift from the world that saint sent you here on earth. I will accept and help you guys with your discoveries but this guy over here needs to rest a day or two.

Mom: As long you give us our words we will add you as our family for now.

Abi: Abi we cannot trust him, please.

Mom: We have no choice do we he showed us our strength.

Luciferi: Can you please give me some tea...

Dad: Gives him the herbal tea...

Dad: If you are kind and protect my son and daughters from harm's way I might accept you.

Luciferi: We did a contract together so I have no choice.

Ema: I guess we can wait two days.

Eric: Comes and opens the door... O man it took me some time to park the car.

Eric: Why does everyone seem so scared of something?

Mom: Welcome, Eric it has been a while since I have assigned you to a mission.

Mom: We have an unwanted guest here he has his issues but he seems nice.

Eric: Who the hell are you?

Luciferis:  As you see in front of you, it is not my real body. You see the guy over here?

Eric: Yes!

Luciferis: We have joined our souls.

Luciferis: We can help you and the girl in about 3 days.

Eric: If the boss is okay with it.

Mom:  I have no choice but to trust him.

Eric: Fine! I will just rest here before we go.

A couple of days...

Eric's team is sitting in the car while he is driving.

Joker: My whole body feels so heavy.

Ema: Are you sure you want to do this we can go home.

Joker: I have nothing to do at home.

Eric: You know that a being is inside your body?

Joker: Well my day is weirder and weirder every day.

Eric: Your life is sick I have no words to say.

Ema:  We are unstoppable with him.

Joker: He says he needs to be careful when he uses his power in front of people.

Eric: Well he has a right if people find out that you guys are excited the whole government will hunt you guys down.

Joker: Can we just shut up and listen to some music?

Eric: Puts on the radio...

Radio is singing: Gotta see it to believe it the sky looked so blue and we met at the canyon.

Joker: Do we know anything about the case?

Ema: All we know is that we have to talk to some people.

Eric: People are talking a lot at the badminton tournament.

Eric: I guess our mission is to protect players from harm's way.

Ema: The case is very simple I guess.

Joker: That is just the case I want to just relax.

Eric is parking the car at the giant badminton arena.

Ema: Have you guys played badminton before?

Joker: A bit with my friends and I had a mentor in my early days.

Eric: I usually play tennis with my friends but I heard badminton is fun to play.

Eric's team is entering the badminton stadium...

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Eric's team is entering the arena...

Receptionist: What can I do to help you guys?

Eric: We are here to see the game tournament.

Receptionist: Have you booked the tickets?

Eric: Shows his badge and his teams...

Receptionist: I see and our staff will guide you to the right hall.

Eric: Thanks, mam!

Receptionist: I will call a staff member to help you with your tasks, in just a sec.

Eric is giving a thumbs up that it all went well.

Luciferi: Joker!

Joker: What is it?  ( Talks with him inside his mind)

Luciferi: I can feel many dark souls of the sadness emitted in this arena.

Joker: There is going to be a tournament and people are putting their souls out to win.

Luciferi: Puts a smile... So humans are willing to do anything, just to win?

Joker: It is sadly our human nature to be the best. It can be good or bad depending on the days we have.

Luciferi: What is badminton?

Joker: I will let you witness it when we first talk to our client.

Luciferi: Why do we need to talk to him? We can just ask them. Or I can show them my demonic aura.

Joker: We humans must obey the law and preservation of humanity.

Luciferi: That is so boring.

Joker: I can't talk to you right now, Luciferi.

A male and a female staff are welcoming them...

Eric: Good day, we need your assistance and guidance over the event.

Female: We have summoned you to help us protect our customers at this event.

Eric: You want us to be on guard if something happens.

Male: You are absolutely on the right path.

Ema: How long will this event be?

Male: I'm not sure about the details but I believe this event will be held 7-14 days.

Ema: Where should we sit or stand?

Male: You may follow my female assistant because she will show you the way.

Female: Come with me and we are headed to the big hall. We will sit or stand whatever you choose on the second floor in the middle since it has the best view In the arena.

The crew is sitting at the second flow on the middle row...

Ema: Omg the badminton arena is huge.

Female: We have 20 badminton fields.

Luciferi:  The ball bounces off over the net and the second person needs to shoot it. The ball is made of feathers as well.

Joker: Yea this is called Badminton which you just witnessed.

Joker: Badminton is not always about shooting it is also about position play and where you want to shoot the ball toward your enemy.

Joker: You saved my friends and me from trouble and I must say thank you.

Luciferi: You gave me a body to see the other world. I've seen your past my host and no wonder it gave me such pleasure in taking your soul.

Joker: Whenever you enter my body can you please hold my secrets to ourselves?

Luciferi: I don't get you, humans at all it would be better to just tell and not grumble it in your minds.

Joker: Some of them already know my secrets but if everyone knew about it, my enemies would take that to an advantage.

Luciferi: I see!

Ema: I hate seeing him talking to a demon. ( Thinking)

Eric: The view we have looks great but for now everything looks so peaceful.

Ema: Every opponent we just watched looked pretty good when they trained for the tournament.

Eric: Who do you think will win this tournament in Badminton?

Ema: As I see it all nations are pretty tough.

Joker: Well if we narrow down the strongest countries who might win in badminton are, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Denmark, India, and Thailand.

Eric: We just have to believe in Japan and that they will conquer the world.

People are talking gibberish while watching the competition...

After some hours of watching other countries train...

Male: Today people!!! We have our first matches and we have picked our challenges. Please take a look at the board screen.  ( He used a microphone and speakers to speak)

Eric: Seems that Island and Malaysia are going to play first then we have Denmark vs Germany...

Ema: The third team that will play is Taiwan vs Belgium.

Joker: Team catch this...

Eric and Ema are catching the eye of Goggles.

Joker: Make sure to watch the game and our surroundings as well since we don't want to have a case in our hands right now.

Eric: Let's hope we are lucky and skilled so that the badminton tournament won't get canceled.

Ema: Don't worry guys we are a pretty good team and besides the game has already begun.

People: Common show us the best game.....

People: Taiwan...

People: Denmark...

People are screaming with the loudest voices in the arena. Each nation supporter wants their team to win.

Judge: Belgium will have the first serve...

Belgium: Is serving the first ball and Taiwan is countering the peacock ball.

Taiwan: Countered with a drop...

Belgium: Just quickly countered the ball and he sent it over the air.

Taiwan: Just used a smash.

The stadium roared when the team Belgium failed to take the ball and it landed on the net.

Taiwan is serving...

Belgium quickly countered it and dropped smash it but Taiwan countered it with a save.

Belgium: Hit the peacock ball with great speed so that Taiwan can't save it.

The stadium roared when the team Taiwan failed to take the ball.

Belgium was serving the ball and it was a short one Taiwan managed to counter with a drop slice above the net.

Belgium: Failed to calculate the opponent's move.

Eric: What an intense gave we have.

Ema: Both teams are playing well.

Joker: This sure will be a great tournament to watch and let us hope nobody is stupid to have it canceled.

Denmark and Germany are just playing without losing a point...

The stadium is roaring when the fans are cheering for their favorite country.

Denmark is smashing but the Germans are countering with a slice drop. Denmark managed to save the peacock ball by a tread but the Germans took it as an advantage to slice the peacock ball slowly toward the net and they failed to counter.

The stadium is roaring as the German fans are shouting their lungs out...

Ema: I'm just watching the Denmark and German match since they are playing so well. How about you guys?

Eric: I'm watching Island and Malaysia over here.

Joker: Same as you, Ema.

Male: Do you see any warning signs?

Eric: Everything seems fine, sir.

Male: Thank god!

Joker: You have called the best police force team and that is us. It will be fine you are just worrying too much.

Male: We have a lot of pressure from the higher-ups that the event will go smoothly.

Eric: Just so you know it will be difficult to catch the culprit since the arena is huge and we have a tournament event just so you know.

Male: I understand just do your best.

Joker: We will have a second time real soon.

Ema: If you want I can buy some snacks for us to have while watching the game.

Eric: Snacks will distract us from our mission dear young one.

Joker: I'm with Eric but you can give us something to drink.

Male: Let our team give you something to drink since you are our guests.

Male: Gives the iPad to, Eric.

Male: Just type what you want with the iPad and we will serve it to you guys.

Ema: That is incredibly practical to use an iPad as a mechanism to serve your customers.

Male: We have many guests coming and watching the game so we need to be practical and problem solvers.

Eric: Guys what do you want to drink?

Joker: I will take some soda water and an apple.

Ema: I would take some Sprite and the carrot cake.

Eric: Is giving the iPad to the personnel.

Male: Thanks!

People: Are talking about the game...

Judge: The second half will continue so please sit down and watch the game people for more entertainment... The judge is screaming at the mic and trying to entertain the fans.

Ema: What games are you going to watch guys?

Eric: Same as usual!

Joker: Going to watch Island vs Malaysia.

Ema: I'm going to watch Island and Malaysia as well.

Judge: Island will continue and they have the serve. It stands 1 out of 3 rounds to Island.

People: Are screaming, viking, viking, Iceland!!!

Iceland: Makes a short serve close to the net and the opponents missed the serve since the ball hit the net.

People: Are screaming, viking, viking , go Iceland!!!

Judge: Iceland is doing the same serve again but the opponents countered it with a large hit over the net.  Iceland just smashed but the opponents countered it with a unique sliced drop and the peacock ball hit down at the floor.

Ema: Wow! Guys, Malaysia is surely going to come back strong.

Eric: Is moving his head and he directs the eye goggles towards the other game.

Eric: The game seems sweet with a lot of techniques and random smashes.

Joker: What is most surprising is that they are so focused on the game that they do not understand that they are tired.

Eric: Have you seen something out of the ordinary?

Joker: Not yet!

Ema: Same!

Judge: Denmark is still going strong against Germany and nobody has lost a single round. Denmark continues the serve and Germany counters it pretty well and quickly. The game is still at match serve.  Denmark tries to smash at the back of the corner but Germany gets it the peacock is going over the net slowly like a torpedo but wait it hits the net and slowly moves towards the floor area.

People: Are screaming, we are large, strong and we love to beer, Denmark...

Eric: Guys take a look at the Germany and Denmark game. The game is insane entertainment.

Joker: I can see that... Going to watch a bit of what Eric does.

Ema: I'm watching the other games so we split up.

Waitress: Is slowly walking towards our team and she gives them what they want, drinks and snacks. She has red scarlet hair while she is dressed casually as a waitress but a little more modern.

The team: Says thank you so much miss...

Waitress: Please do not think about calling us again. I will be the one who will serve you at this table.

Eric: I understand and you did great. You may go!

Waitress: As you wish guys.

Judge: What an incredible game guys Germany won the set game and they will now take some rest. Stay safe and keep calm we will sponsor more games.

Judge: Belgium is leading the round guys against Taiwan.

Judge: Belgium is starting to serve but Taiwan counters it by hitting the peacock ball in the air Belgium counters it swiftly but Taiwan uses their footsteps to counter the smash. The peacock ball is flying over the net but Belgium smashed it downwards and Taiwan jumped across the floor field and saved that smash. It slowly hit the net and rolled downwards the floor. The opponent tried to save it but unlucky wise they touched the net so they got a penalty.

The team is watching the game with eye goggles at the same time they are watching the entire area for troublemakers.

Judge: Taiwan has the advantage right now over Belgium all of a sudden the winning mentality has passed to the other opponents.

Some time has passed......

Judge: We are at our last round guys, round 3. Please stay safe and be careful where you step guys just please continue supporting us...

Judge: Teams are going to have a short break.

The teams are talking and they are talking about tactics and they also drink bottles of water.

Ema is sitting in the chair excited for the next game you can tell about the look on her face and Joker and Eric are looking at the field waiting for something to happen.

Joker: Everything is going as planned, sir.

Personel: Thank god and  I was thinking something would happen.

Eric: Well that is why we are here to give you guys some support.

Personnel: Who do you think will win this tournament?

Eric: It is hard to tell since everyone is playing so well!

Joker: Usually the teams with the best clubs do get by easily because of recruitment and the money they put into a club.

Eric: Who is your best team then, Angel?

Joker: Yea, Yea! Since I've witnessed some teams that are playing. My bet is on Germany for now. They are always good at sports you know.

Eric: I see well my bet is naturally for my home country, Japan.

Eric: What about you, Ema, and Sir?

Personnel: I root also for Japan but  I do love the German's sports aura of never giving up in dire situations.

Ema: I have to go for, Japan & Lebanon since I'm rooting for them both because they are both my home countries. I'm a mixed blood as you guys know.

Eric and Joker were in shock and both of them had a cannot believe face of a look.

Joker: You never told me that and we are supposed to be partners.

Ema: Like you don't have many secrets. Ema is angrily crossing her two hands while Joker is just staring at her in shock.

Personnel: Is just watching while they are arguing.

Personnel: Do you want something more guys?

Eric: I want some soda drink, sir. What about you guys?

Ema: Same with me, I guess just pick anything you want.

Joker: I want some iced tea with a peach, please.

Eric: Just like they said, sir.

Personnel: Is calling for a waitress...

Some minutes ago...

The waitress has short black hair with some red hair and nails and her fashion design is a red dragon on a kimono... She is approaching the guest with an iPad.

Personnel: Great to have you on board my clients want to drink, sprite, iced tea, and beer.

The waitress: The order is ready!

Eric: Everything is going according to plans. Should we go outside and take some rest?

Ema and Joker: Sure we can go outside when the waitress gives us our meal meny.

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