Bastian smiled and said "Yes, very good. Keep us posted on any changes."
Just as quickly the portal seemed to shudder and suddenly it was in front of Faustus and Seth.
"Come along, we're almost done here."
Both of them looked at one another and tentatively stepped though the gateway with the collar in their hands. Bastian picked up the collar and placed it on the corpse. Lifting the corpse up, they pointed it at a projector screen provided by a helpful policeman. The images flickered by quickly, creating a sort of moving image. The man, Van Diverson, was looking at a letter on his desk, then up at a clock, then back to the letter and continued writing. This proceeded for a few moments before Van Diverson put the letter away and pulled out a sealed envelope and stood up. Opening the door of his study, there was a younger man, but not Daniel, waiting for him. He took the letter and a small cloth-bound object, Bastian took out the "key" and looked at it. Just then the images changed to the man leaving, closing the door and sitting back down. Then the man turned and the image blurred around the edges before being consumed by blur and going black.
Bastian fiddled with a dial below the red crystal and tapped the image back. There, in the middle of the enclosing blur, was a man in a black robe and hood with a golden belt, hanging from which were large golden discs emblazoned with a skull and a nine-pointed star. He had two hidden blades extended fully, and they were glowing with green runes. "So that's our killer." said Bastian, walking up to the projection, handing off the duty of holding the body to a nearby coroner.
Bastian scrutinized the image, before saying "Let's go. We'll send someone else over to pick up the collar, we trust you'll keep it safe here?" the coroner nodded and Bastian said to the assembled Guardians "Come on, now that we know what he looks like we can fight him when he comes."
Just as quickly the portal seemed to shudder and suddenly it was in front of Faustus and Seth.
"Come along, we're almost done here."
Both of them looked at one another and tentatively stepped though the gateway with the collar in their hands. Bastian picked up the collar and placed it on the corpse. Lifting the corpse up, they pointed it at a projector screen provided by a helpful policeman. The images flickered by quickly, creating a sort of moving image. The man, Van Diverson, was looking at a letter on his desk, then up at a clock, then back to the letter and continued writing. This proceeded for a few moments before Van Diverson put the letter away and pulled out a sealed envelope and stood up. Opening the door of his study, there was a younger man, but not Daniel, waiting for him. He took the letter and a small cloth-bound object, Bastian took out the "key" and looked at it. Just then the images changed to the man leaving, closing the door and sitting back down. Then the man turned and the image blurred around the edges before being consumed by blur and going black.
Bastian fiddled with a dial below the red crystal and tapped the image back. There, in the middle of the enclosing blur, was a man in a black robe and hood with a golden belt, hanging from which were large golden discs emblazoned with a skull and a nine-pointed star. He had two hidden blades extended fully, and they were glowing with green runes. "So that's our killer." said Bastian, walking up to the projection, handing off the duty of holding the body to a nearby coroner.
Bastian scrutinized the image, before saying "Let's go. We'll send someone else over to pick up the collar, we trust you'll keep it safe here?" the coroner nodded and Bastian said to the assembled Guardians "Come on, now that we know what he looks like we can fight him when he comes."
Edited for the sake of continuing the plot.
