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you for listening, Chapter seventeen. Time to phone a friend? So,
anyway, what's next? Is there anything possibly less horrific? I could tell
you about the Bloodborn? They are less horrific in a sense. He stings
with the name bloodborn. I highly doubt that, but go ahead. I
believe we will both disagree with your presumption once I explain. I believe the
name is quite appropriate. Is the name literal? Because the thought of creatures
born of blood is pretty gross? Interesting opinion. It is not any more
gross than how humans are conceived. Humans just as easily have been called No,
stop, stop stop, that's that's enough. Okay, I'm sorry,
all right, I apologize if I made you uncomfortable. No, no,
no, nope, it's uh, forget it. It's so, what are
what are the blood born. They are a sentient species born of blood.
They pro create through the passage of blood between sentience. So I did not
do well in biology. Can you explain how that works? Well? If
enough blood is transferred between person A, the person that is blood born,
to person B, someone who is not blood born but is compatible, then
person B will soon become blood born. So it's like an infection like a
zombie movie. No, the blood born are not mindless. Oh okay,
so like vampires. No, because they do not feed on people's blood.
It is more like an earthworm. An earthworm, some earthworms can be split
in half. Instead of dying, both sides of the worm fill out the
rest of their body and then continue on their way. The blood born are
similar, but with blood. If enough blood is split between two entities,
they will both be bloodborn. So would it take over the second person's body?
Yes, The blood born completely replaces the consciousness of the new body.
The original host consciousness is replaced. You mean they die, Yes, their
sentence is replaced. That sounds like something out of a horror movie. How
many of these things are there? Calling them things is rude. They are
blood born and there are not many When a blood born splits from the first
hosts and into the second, their consciousness is one and the same, at
least for that exact moment. They have all the same memories, opinions,
and ambitions. The longer they are separated, the more those ambitions tend to
deviate. Personal experience causes these deviations. For this reason, they tried to
procreate as little as possible. Okay, sorry, why do they think that's
a reason to procreate as little as possible? The bloodborn are ancient. Their
memories span back much longer than any of the other known sentients. They consider
it unnatural to deviate too far from the origin, that is, the blood
born they consider to be the first and oldest. Huh, But wouldn't they
all be the oldest if they're split from the same just like different versions of
the oldest. It is not necessarily logical. It is or into a type
of religion or set of values. Huh. Okay, he sings, do
you know any blood born? I have met a few over my years.
Have any tried to infect you? They are not an infection? And no,
they could not enter my body if they tried, nor could they enter
yours. Why not the bloodborn can only transfer to an individual that has a
blood type of be positive. To my knowledge, the only sentients that are
capable of being inhabited are humans and guides. Well, why not anomalies?
Couldn't they have be positive blood? I do not know. Maybe that is
something we can find out in our studies. To my knowledge, there are
no recorded events where bloodborn took an anomaly as a vessel. They still sound
like vampires. They are not vampires. This is getting so interesting. Next,
Emily deactivated the cruise control, guiding the rental car toward the exit ramp
off inter Sate ninety four. The journey had been silent since her argument with
Marcus had come to an abrupt end. As the car slowed, she glanced
at the Harbinger. His wounds from their two altercations with the Shifter were still
fresh and a physical reminder of their recent ordeals. Their recent argument probably hadn't
done much to help his current mood either, But he could be so insufferable
when he chose. Why couldn't he just listen to her? Why was teamworked
so hard for him? Emily felt her annoyance begin to surge, and made
a conscious effort to push it back down, determined to keep her emotions in
check. So what'd you find out? Eh, it looks like orders for
a couple of Contra agents and an account of Harp's mission. What does it
say about Harp? It says that she was dispatched to Chicago to eliminate too
high profile in humans. It looks like she didn't know which in humans it
would be, just the coffee shop where they frequented the Best Trip Cafe.
Yeah. Yeah, it looks like they received a tip from a nameless source.
Harp was supposed to kill the inhumans and then retrieve the anomaly they were
pursuing. When she found out it was September and Hastings, she called it
back in. The report makes it sound like those who are especially dangerous anyway.
It details a few phone calls she had with the operator, whoever that
might be, and then describes how she failed her mission. So her primary
emission was September and Hastings, not me. Yeah, seems like does it
say why September and Hastings are so dangerous? No, it just it just
alludes to the fact that they are. Does the report say anything about me?
Mostly just the basics. Who you are, where you live, your
job, etc. It does know in here that it is odd that Hastings
in September didn't kill you right away. Actually it remarks on this several times
throughout the document. Heart thought it was strange, the operator thought it was
strange. Even the two agents that were killed back at the motel they highlighted
it. It seems everyone thinks that was weird. Well, you know,
I mean, given the dream that I had about September and Hastings just shooting
me in the face, I guess I could understand their confusion. This sheet
here it says there's a slight chance that a shifter might be hunting us.
I guess they weren't positive. Well, I'm pretty certain we can mark that
as confirmed. It doesn't mention who it is hunting, though the sheet seems
to think it would be hunting September. That could be the case. I
mean, shifters and guides don't really mesh. According to Hastings. Yeah,
but it specifically asked for you back at the ranch. It seems like it's
safe to assume that the Contra didn't unleash it on us. They barely mention
it in the document. It's more like a Beware the Possibility type thing.
So there is somebody out to get us, we just don't know who.
Emily, what the last two pages in this file, they're about your friends
Amber and Sam? Are you serious? What does it say? It says
that if the agents can't find you on their own, they are to eliminate
Amber and then Sam. They believe that their funerals would bring you out of
hiding. What the fuck? They have everything on them where they live and
work. They have photos, cell phone numbers, and social media profiles.
This looks fucking scary. I need to call Amber. I don't know if
that's a good idea. I don't care if she's in dangerous my fault.
She needs to know what's going on. Okay, okay, I'm calling Amber.
Hello, Hey Amber, m oh my god? Where are you are
you? Okay? I'm fine. I promise tell me where you are and
I will come and get you. Just listen for a second. I'm fine,
Okay, I'm out of town with a friend and we are both safe.
Who you don't know him? His name is Marcus Marcus Baker. I
know enough about him to know he's really dangerous. Em Nimbert, please Listen
to me real quick. This is very important. I am listening what Marcus
and I left town with Hastings in September. We're hiding from a secret organization
that's been chasing us. They're called the Contra though, what what are you
talking? They've been hunting us and they're trying to kill us. M That
doesn't make any sense. Just listen. They can't find us. Okay,
we're hiding really well. But the problem is is that they know who you
are. You and Sam are both in a lot of danger from what from
the Contra people. They're trained assassins. They're the ones that shot up the
cafe. Then why don't we call the police. We can call Detective Bullard
and see if he can get you into protective custody or something. They do
it on TV all the time. Amber. No, I'm fine, you're
the one in danger. I need you to get Sam and leave town for
a little while. You need to go somewhere safe and just like lay Low,
just for a bit em. Why don't you come home and we can
figure this out together. No, Amber, you're not making any sense.
You run away with three very strange men that you barely know, which honestly,
I still think they kidnapped you, no, or at least tricked you
into thinking they were protecting you. Amber. And now, and now you
want me and Sam to leave town because of some assassins that you won't call
the police about. Emily, this isn't normal. You can see that,
right, Yes, I can see that. It sounds very strange, But
I promise you it's all true. If you can, please just give me
a little bit of time. Go somewhere safe with Sam for a week,
two at most. I'll figure this all out and I will call you when
it's safe. Em Please, Amber, promise me you'll get Sam in trouble
and then get out of Chicago. I promise that I'll leave the city and
convince Sam to come with me if you tell me where you are right now.
Amber. I can't do that, then I'm not doing it. Okay,
how about this. You get out of town by tomorrow, and I'll
call you back in twenty four hours to see where you are. If you're
out of town, I'll tell you where I am. Okay, I'll get
Sam and we'll go, But I expect you to call me tomorrow. I
will, but I have to go now. Amber Emily, Wait what it's
just you and Marcus September and Hastings are they love to check something out.
They'll be back in a few days, I hope. Oh okay, I've
got to go, Amber. I love you bye. That seemed to go
better than I thought it would, only because you don't know Amber Well camp
tonight and then tomorrow we have to go back to Chicago. Why I thought
she agreed? She lied. She doesn't believe me. She doesn't believe that
she's the one in danger. Detective George Bullard stretched his neck from left to
right. Attention headache was beginning to brew, a fitting end to a day
that seemed to stretch on endlessly. He'd clocked a ten hour shift, grabbed
some tie food on his way home, and had since been sifting through crime
scene photos and reports from Emily Swanson's case. He reached for his glass of
rum, pausing momentarily before taking a sip. There he was the quintessential detective
that only existed in cheesy pulp fiction novels and TV land. Drowning in liquor
and obsessing over case files that didn't belong to him, he thought to himself,
this must be some kind of cosmic joke from the big guy upstairs.
He considered mumbling something about getting too old for this shit, but he didn't
want to get too far gone, not yet, at least in the early
days of his career. He might have found this poetic in a fashion,
sitting alone in the dark doing the real detective work. But this wasn't his
younger days, and the only thing he felt was confused about the whole situation.
Why did he care so much about this case? Over the years,
dozens of his cases had gone unsolved. That's just what happened in this particular
case. Marcus had been tagged on the FBI's watch list, as well as
the watch list for the state of Illinois. Emily bade farewell to her friends
before leaving with September and Hastings. This whole scenario seemed unusual, but not
overtly illegal. There was nothing about this case that should be so captivating to
him, yet it had ensnared George's full attention. He had even scrutinized the
surveillance footage from the day of the police department explosion and had grabbed the license
plate numbers from September's SUV and in a move he knew was against his better
judgment, he put an APB out for the vehicle. If the chief were
to find out about the APB, George knew he would have Bullard's ass and
it would be totally justified. September had committed no crimes. The matt had
simply not returned any of Bullard's phone calls. Irritating, sure, but not
a criminal act. To compound his missteps, George didn't just put out the
APB. He cast it across a network of nine states. This could easily
lead to a suspension if he kept it up. He pinched the bridge of
his nose, reaching once more for his glass of rum. Then, like
the piercing blast of a gong in a silence library, his internal musings were
cut short by the ring of his cell phone. Detective Bullard, How can
I help you, Detective Bullard? Yes, Detective this is Amber Okay,
Amber Lang, the one who's been following up about the Emily Swanson case.
Yes, Amber, I know who you are. What can I help you
with? I just spoke with Emily. Oh that's great. Is she doing
well? She's with Marcus Baker, the killer. Did she tell you where
she was or give you any information about her location. No, she only
told me that someone was trying to kill me and Sam. What Why would
she say that? Who? I really don't know, Detective. She was
acting strange but scared. Where are you now? I'm on my way over
to Sam's apartment. I'm talking to you in the car. Good. When
you get there, lock up tight, and then write down everything she said,
exactly how she said it. It's important you try to remember every detail
you can. Okay, are you sure you don't want me to just tell
you now? No, just get the Sam's and write everything down, all
right? Amber? Do you think Emily was being serious? Do you feel
that you and Sam are in danger? I feel like she thinks we are,
But no, I don't think Sam and I are in danger. Good.
I think that Marcus, September and Hastings are all in some weird scheme
to abduct Emily, and she's buying their bs for some reason. Tell me
all about it. Tomorrow morning. I'm gonna call into work and take the
day off. I'll meet you and Sam at the cafe. You could tell
me everything you remember. Bring your notes, all right? If you feel
like you might be in danger even a little bit. You call the police.
Okay, okay, I will no hesitation. You call the authorities and
then you call me. Got it, I've got it. Good. I'm
gonna let you go and call the station. Now, be safe. I'll
see you in the morning. Good night, Detective Bullard, Good night Amber
Well. Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Hey, Davis,
I guess he shall call in this case. What's up Bullard? Yeah,
I'm gonna take the day off tomorrow, sick day. You feeling all right?
You seemed okay earlier. Yeah, I'm okay. Someone else stumped me.
I still need to take the day. Roger that I'll leave the kap
and note real quick you're still at the station. Yeah, the husband picked
me up for dinner after work and stop by to pick up my car and
a couple of things off my desk. Don't work too hard, I never
do. What do you call when you did? Though? Eh? Why
is that? I was just bitching to Jennifer about how people keep thinking I
must be your mail man. I found another file on my desk for you.
Just toss it on a stack. I'll look at it when I get
back. Can do just so you know, though it's a hit on app,
you put out anything serious or can it? Wait? No, what's
to say? Looks like a black SUV registered to one September Smith where uh
looks like looks like they found it at the scene of a crime. Sorta
sorta. It was a motel in Montana. It looks like it collapsed into
a sinkhole in the motel, not the car. It destroyed the whole fricked
building. You sent me that address, Yeah, I'll text it to you.
Thanks. You sure you don't want any help? Noah, you're the
best. Tell the husband. I said, Hi, all right, good
luck with your sick friend tomorrow. Thanks, good night. September wore a
toothy grin while Hastings relayed the details of his conversation with Dean. When the
Guide had first arrived, he was clearly distraught, searing with Hastings his tale
of the altercation he had with the two Contra agents. However, the news
of the conversation with Dean seemed to transform him, his mood shifting to one
of almost radiance. Hastings noted the visibly dramatic change in September's demeanor, but
said nothing. Instead, the Chronicler finished his report and then turned his attention
to the array of books on his table. He had only a limited amount
of time with the restricted scrolls, and Hastings didn't want to waste a single
moment. At least one of us has some good news. I do not
believe being pulled from the Anomaly project and split up constitutes good news. Maybe
not exactly good news, but I planned for us to get pulled from the
project, and that happened exactly as expected. In fact, we already know
what path you're going to choose. But I had expected us to continue as
a partnership. I do not like the idea of being split up. We
don't have to split up. I also do not like the idea of ignoring
a direct order. We might be able to get around that as well.
Get around it, you, said, Chronicler, Dean told you to submit
a more detailed report, right, yes, and after that, I am
to retire from the Anomaly project. That's easy enough. Then we haven't collected
all the data we need for you to submit a fully comprehensive and detailed report.
It could take us quite a while to do. Interesting. I wonder
if Dean meant to leave that as veg as he did possible, or he
simply was more concerned about how you would take the news and wasn't watching for
loopholes. In any case, we have wiggle room at this point. We
just need to stall a while longer so that you can maintain access to the
restricted archives. Speaking of which, have you found anything we can use?
I have uncovered several interesting documents, but many lead to more questions like what.
Several of these texts, including one of the scripts you brought me,
notes that the demise of the dragons was brought about by anomalies. It doesn't
say how or why the dragons were destroyed. The text specifically says that anomalies
killed the dragons. The text says the agents of his fed erased dragons from
the world in less than a month's time. This was at the height of
the Draconic Dynasty. I would really like to know how exactly that happened,
as would I What else have you found? There are several oddities that should
be noted. One oddity is that the authors of the text take a seemingly
more aggressive stance against anomalies. Some say they believe anomalies to be nature's counterbalance
to the chroniclers. This appears to be a somewhat supernatural stance that is uncommon
among chroniclers. That is strange, nothing like that appears in the other libraries.
Correct, nothing that I have read has ever given such a strong stance.
These authors believe that the chaos of Bizvet is in direct opposition to the
chronicler's order. It is uncomfortable to read, even for me I see.
Another oddity is the complete lack of reference to Harbingers. There are no mentions
of Harbingers or seers of any sort in the text, so either harbingers are
a new evolution or they have specifically been omitted. Why would they be omitted?
That doesn't make sense to me. I do not know anything about anomalies
being kept alive for study or research, not specifically, there are no accounts
of anomalies past the age of thirty. All accounts that mention an anomaly nearing
that age also mention a catastrophic is sped event. They grow in strength until
the ISFiT is too much to contain, and then detonate. That is a
way to describe it. Well, we have a while before Emily nears thirty,
and with the help of Marcus. Maybe we can help her get past
that milestone. I did find something else, Well, what's that? It's
a book from the ISFET archives. But it is written concerning the acts of
guides Guides. Yes, according to the text, the guides played a major
role in the Nine Crusades. How So, according to the text, the
Crusades began as a manipulation of humans by the guides in order to find and
kill anomalies. The repercussions of these acts were miscalculated by both guides and chroniclers
at the time, though chroniclers were not as engaged back then. The human's
ability to embrace mythology, coupled with their thirst for power and wealth, caused
millions of unnecessary deaths. How did we not know about this? If this
is the case, this seems like something we should definitely be educated in.
It is considered one of the greatest shames of the chroniclers, so it is
restricted. Why is it a shame to the chroniclers If the guides were the
ones that ignited that fire, it was shameful because the chroniclers should have better
assessed the situation. The guides share their portion of the blame but the chroniclers
either miscalculated the fallout or ignored the risk. It is speculated that the death
toll from the Crusades was higher than if the anomalies were left to age uninterrupted.
This was a dark time for not only the humans, but also for
the chroniclers and guides. Is that why the guides and chroniclers must be coupled
now? Correct? The book remarks that the two parties must hold each other
to a higher standard. The guides must adhere to the knowledge of the chroniclers,
and the chroniclers must engage with the rest of the sentience. It still
seems like the guide should be more of the blame for those events the chroniclers
didn't instigate. The slaughter of millions inaction has always been a flaw among chroniclers.
In my personal opinion, we know what is happening is wrong, and
yet we do nothing. Much like today with the continual examination of anomalies,
maybe we could be the ones in the wrong. This time, the anomalies
wiped an entire species off the face of the earth, and we have no
idea how we need to find out why they're to blame, How are they
responsible and how did they do it September. It sounds like someone is knocking.
Yeah, yeah, I'll get it. Chronicler Dean. Good evening,
September. Good evening. Is Hastings here? I'm here, Please come in,
Chronicler Dean Hastings. I brought some additional texts for your review. I
marked the passages I found to be the most insightful. Thank you, Chronicler
Dean. I will set them here. Are the flash drives also a part
of the research material? No, they are not. The flash drives are
newly identified anomaly candidates. You identified more anomalies, just candidates. They likely
have not yet tapped and will need to be confirmed. Are either of those
drives for US? No, September. I still believe it is best to
retire Hastings from the anomaly program. I am delivering these books while on my
way to the strategy room. Oh, I see, Chronicler Dean. Before
you go. Did you see the report that I submitted about the contraoperatives in
the city. Yes, I read the report shortly after it was completed.
Are you taking any steps to secure the archives? It seems like the Contra
are really close. I would suggest hiring additional security details and bolstering building defenses.
Thank you for your recommendation, September, but I do not believe that
to be necessary. You don't if the CONTRA or that close the archives are
in danger. The CONTRA might already know where we're hiding. September. Your
concerns are noted. Be assured. We have every legal right to operate in
the city. We are partially funded by the local government sponsorship. We have
our standard security cards active, and the chroniclers on site will be notified off
the potential risk. And what if they find this place and start following chroniclers
when they leave the building, they could pick your people off one by one.
The majority of the chroniclers here are not anomaly hunters. They've received no
combat training and are not equipped to deal with CONTRA agents. It is too
dangerous to just ignore the Contra September enough. I will take care of the
chroniclers. I appreciate your service over the years, and your concerns are well
noted, Hastings. I will take my leave now. Please let me know
when you have finished those books. Yes, Chronicler d goodbye. Emily Swanson
is voiced by Tisha Zang. Hastings is voiced by Adam Culbertson. Marcus Baker
is voiced by Nico Rodriguez. Amber Lang is voiced by Nari Quack. Detective
George Buller is voiced by Tony Kinney. Detective Davis is voiced by Glenn Michael
Saxton. September is voiced by Richard Collins. Chronicler Dean is voiced by Seamus
Rodriguez and narrated by Michael cole Isfet Archives was written by Nico Rodriguez in collaboration
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