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[sup]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/COLOR][img]https://i.imgur.com/WZjaowO.png[/img][/CENTER][indent][sub][COLOR=silver][B]Location:[/B][/COLOR] [I]Tillamook State Forest[/I] - [I]Near Portland, Oregan - United States of America[/I][/sub][sup][right][COLOR=silver][b]Who You Gonna Call? #1.02:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Jinx[/I][/right][/sup][/indent][COLOR=dimgray][SUP][sub]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sub][/SUP][/COLOR][INDENT][sub][color=silver][B]Interaction(s):[/B][/COLOR] [I]None[/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][COLOR=silver][b]Previously:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Hellmouth[/I][/right][/SUP]
[INDENT][color=#e06666]“Cold,”[/color]

A gaunt man leaned over the body of the girl, his eyes wandering around the moss-covered forest she had been so hastily discarded in. Limbs askew, clothes torn, makeup smudged from tears. There was no care, no respect in this killing. Rigour mortis had passed, meaning the body had been left for over a day.

Odd that nothing else had preyed on its flesh.

A gloved hand slowly rolled the head to the side. The neck had been attacked, repeatedly by the looks of it. Numerous markings from a pair of puncture marks marred the now pale flesh. Whomever, or whatever had done this had missed the vein the first few times.

Inexperienced, fledgling.

The puncture marks confirmed what Blood had hypothesized, yet left many more questions. He thought he was tracking a much older vampire. This was the work of someone more recently killed. 

He sniffed the air, the smell of a canine moving closer in the distance. Muttering a small incantation under his breath, Blood cast a spell to hone his hearing, the sounds of boots trodding the forest floor like drum beats in his ears while they chased the lumbering bloodhound that drew closer with every second Blood remained by the body. 

He needed to leave. 

Moving his hands quickly, Jason conjured himself an echo of the crime scene, storing the recreation in the gem of his ring before he beat a quick retreat uphill, back to the road where his car was waiting for him. Climbing into the seat of the ‘67 Impala, he turned the key to the heavy block engine as the black coupe roared to life.

[color=#ffffff]“Portland Police!”[/color] A voice yelled from outside the car and Jason floored the pedal. The rear wheel drive sprayed gravel towards the officer who struggled to draw his weapon in time before the red taillights of the large Chevy disappeared down the twisting backroads amongst the redwoods.

[color=#3d85c6]“Did you get the plate?”[/color] The lead detective called to the officer from the ravine floor as the officer looked around dazed and confused.

[color=#ffffff]“Sorry, Detective, what plate?”[/color]

[color=#3d85c6]“On the suspect’s vehicle.” [/color]The detective replied, taking a few steps forward before the officer suddenly collapsed to the ground and began convulsing. 

From within the car, Blood looked in his rearview mirror. He was no fool. A black 1967 Chevrolet Impala was sure to draw attention and be easy to identify. However, a simple memory jinx on the plate meant an easy escape.

[color=#3d85c6]“I need medical help over here!”[/color] The detective roared, looking towards the road before attending to this officer.

There was more at work here than met the eye.

[color=#3d85c6]“Hank!”[/color] The detective roared, yelling for his partner, [color=#3d85c6]“I’m going to need help with the Sergeant, hold his head.”[/color] He ordered, [color=#3d85c6]“Let's see if we can stabilize him,” [/color]

[color=#cfe2f3]“What happened, Nick?”[/color]

[color=#3d85c6]“I don’t know, but we need a BOLO out for a black car, sedan maybe? Large, older model.”[/color] He replied, [color=#3d85c6]“I think Wu got the plate before he started to seizure.”[/color]

[color=#cfe2f3]“We need to call it in now,”[/color] Hank replied, pulling his phone out, [color=#cfe2f3]“Dispatch, I need a BOLO for a large black sedan, older model.”[/color] Hank relayed, [color=#cfe2f3]“I believe it was a seventies-era muscle car.”[/color] 

[color=#ffffff]“Copy that.”[/color] The dispatcher replied, [color=#ffffff]“All units be on lookout for-”[/color]

Sirens echoed in the distance as the ambulance drew nearer, waiting on the paramedics, Nick watched the ambulance disappear before slowly climbing back down into the forest ravine and approaching the body.

[color=#3d85c6]“How close were we?”[/color] He asked, looking at the lead examiner who only shook his head in response.

[color=#ffffff]“The victim has been deceased between twenty-four and thirty-six hours based on what I can gather here. Like the others, she appears to be completely exsanguinated.”[/color]

[color=#cfe2f3]“Damn,”[/color] Hank responded, [color=#cfe2f3]“Another drained of blood, I hate this case.” [/color]

[color=#3d85c6]“Hopefully units flag the car, but until then we might have a killer that revisits their kill sites.”[/color] Nick mused, [color=#3d85c6]“Be good to have some unmarked units in the areas where we discovered the other bodies.”[/color]

His eyes wandered the treeline back towards where the suspect’s vehicle had sat on the road above. Clenching his jaw, Nick took a deep breath before turning back to Hank.

[color=#3d85c6]“I need to visit a contact, let me know when they’ve had a proper look at the body.”[/color] Hank smiled, slapping Nick on the back as the younger man turned to leave.

[color=#cfe2f3]“Will do, and tell Monroe I said hi.”[/color] [/INDENT][/INDENT][/COLOR]