"Alright. Mr. Mater. We need to find Owen Douglas or his body. Then we also need to find any evidence related to the NCE as well. Do you need me to stay away?" Selina parked her bicycle a street away from the Kensington Tunnel.
From here, they could see the dark tunnel without any streetlights. Because of the rumor, no one had been using the tunnel for quite a while.
Because of that, the city didn't bother to fix the streetlights.
"You can tag along." Mater meowed.
He jumped off the bicycle and led the way. Selina followed closely, holding the Dark Grimoire inside her arms.
They approached the tunnel slowly. Mater's eyes flashed red as he scanned the location for any possible Chaos.
"Chaos is thick in this area. There is a high chance that a wraith is here."
Mater growled in a low tone. That signified Selina that there might be danger around.
Selina took her phone out and turned on the flashlight. "Be careful, Mr. Mater."
"Don't you worry."
The pair entered the Kensington Tunnel.
"Owen Douglas disappeared with his blue Volvere car. If we can find his car, we might be able to find him." Selina said.
Mater meowed and nodded in response.
The Tunnel was in a really bad state with large holes on the ground. Some of the streetlights even flickered electricity non-stop. But there was no car nor people inside.
The walk was slow and methodical. Wind howled in Selina's ear like the wailing of a woman. But they didn't find anything.
The pair exited the other side of the tunnel unharmed, having spotted nothing of interest.
"Weird. There isn't anything interesting at all." Selina said. She turned to the black cat, "what do you think, Mr. Mater?"
The black cat didn't respond. Its tail kept waving in the air. Mater was very talkative so Selina found it surprising that he stayed silent.
"Is everything alright, Mr. Mater?"
Selina approached Mater in the front. She immediately fell backwards and screamed out of panic.
The black cat had a bloody hole that filled its entire face.
In the real world, Mater exited the tunnel. But Selina was no more.
The black cat turned back to see the deep dark nothingness of the tunnel.
"A pocket dimension? That is a rare thing to see at this level."
Chaos could warp reality. The ability to create a pocket dimension wasn't that uncommon. Warlock even had a few spells with the same effect.
However, Rank 1 was too weak to actually create a pocket dimension. Most of the time, what it actually did was cut out a portion of the affected space and hid it from the eyes and ears of ordinary people.
So it wasn't an actual pocket dimension and more of an illusionary trick.
"It can even hide from my Chaos Eyes. This wraith is at least at a higher level than me. But it should be significantly weaker than the bloodwraith."
Mater turned back to the tunnel once more. He wasn't that worried about Selina. She had a Ward of Protection that could repel even level 5 Wraith. This low-level wraith shouldn't be able to touch her.
In the pocket space, Selina ran as quickly as she could. She tried to get away from the Kensington Tunnel but no matter how far she ran, she would return back to the entrance of the tunnel.
"What is going on?!" Selina felt like crying but she braced herself.
The goth girl took a deep breath and tried to look as tough as possible. That facade quickly melted away when a woman with long black hair wearing a white gown appeared.
She stood in the dark tunnel menacingly. Her long hair reached the ground and covered her entire face.
"An NCE?!"
Selina was scared shitless. But still, she tried to stay calm. Her trembling hands opened the camera on her phone and took as many pictures as possible. The photos turned up blurry in the phone, an evidence for supernatural interference.
"I hope these are enough." Selina pocketed her phone and tried to run away once more.
She was pulled back to the Kensington Tunnel. This time the white woman was closer to the entrance, closer to Selina.
Selina bit her lips and picked a different direction to run away.
She was still pulled back to the entrance.
"Shit!" Selina growled.
She looked down at the Dark Grimoire in her arms. She saw what Mater could do with the book. This was no ordinary book. Maybe she can do something with it?
Selina tried to open the book but it didn't budge. Without Mater's order, the book wouldn't open.
Selina looked up again. The woman was dangerously close to her. Part of the white gown was illuminated by the streetlights outside of the tunnel.
Selina took a deep breath. "Calm down! Calm down! There must be something I can do!"
Suddenly, the white woman bent backward with her belly pointed to the sky. Her face was revealed. A pale face with bloodshot eyes.
"Eek!" Selina stepped back. From her, fear emanated.
The wraith opened its mouth to taste the delicious fear from Selina. Its head twisted 180 degrees. The snake tongue shot out of its mouth.
The woman ran on all four and rushed at Selina.
Selina closed her eyes and held the book forward, hoping that it would do something to save her.
The red crystals on the book cover suddenly lit up. A faint gust of wind blew to all directions from where Selina was.
The book snapped open.
"Huh?" Selina opened her eyes.
The wraith jumped at Selina, only for black chains to stop it.
The Chains of Shadow shot out from the tunnel and pulled it backwards.
Mater walked out from the shadow.
"You hide the entry point very well." The black cat meowed.
"Mater!" Selina smiled happily. All the weights in her heart were lifted.
Mater nodded at Selina.
The Dark Grimoire slipped off of her hand and flew to Mater. The black cat jumped onto the book. It flew him closer to the white wraith.
The wraith wailed loudly but couldn't free itself fro. [Chains of Shadow].
"You dare scare my woman?!" Mater opened his mouth wide and delivered a devastating shockwave to the white wraith.
Its night gown was blown apart, leaving its voluptuous body completely naked.
"Oh my gosh!" Selina covered her eyes.
"Doesn't look that tough now, eh?" The black cat meowed sarcastically.
The Chains of Shadow disappeared. The white wraith immediately rushed at the black cat. Its long tongue reached for him.
Mater simply backed off by controlling the Dark Grimoire. When the cool-down for [Desperation Scream] was over, Mater released another shockwave at the ridiculous naked wraith.