“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”

– Proverbs 4:19

An hour later, driving in her sports car as fast as she could without being pulled over, Kaitlyn left the crime scene early since there was no reason to hang around any further.

The motive was clean-cut: it was a joint project gone wrong, but who in the world would take a shot at the Angel of Death and the Killer Queen? She turned on the satellite radio to clear her head; it was a nightly FM radio show called "The 1300," which talked about current events all over the world:

"Hello, everyone. My name is Marguerite Fuchs, and this is the June 5th, 2018, version of '1300.' Our top story of tonight is that we are less than five months away from the fifth anniversary of the tragic event that happened in England, claiming 347 lives and injuring thousands.

“Now being called the Holy Hire Bombing, in which a group of MUSCA members was pursuing a suspect. In many reports, one of them, armed with an electrical weapon, shot at the supposed missile to disarm it. Unbeknownst to the MUSCA members, it was a Mark 77 bomb containing napalm, only to trigger it, causing an explosion.

“The horrifying event was caught on film as the city of London was showered in a mixture of white smoke and fire on Halloween night. Mainly, the napalm bomb took out many who conspired to take part in another global war on terror.

“Thankfully, the global expansion of terror was halted after the incident occurred, causing unidentified operatives to escape. Unfortunately, the members of this ‘elite squad of the Nether’ have been disavowed by governmental officials, and no further information about them has been released to the public since then.

"Three days later, an intricate leak was discovered. A whistleblower who has claimed to have worked for the MUSCA for many years broke their silence. Although their names and likenesses were never leaked. However, who they were caused a bigger stir amongst the public. It turns out that the MUSCA members were 'Nether-users' themselves, and they have acted independently to protect their own interests.

"Hours after the leak, many national broadcasters all over the world wanted to question the MUSCA in Spain and their current Grandmaster, Dolph Eichner, only to be met by no answers.

“It has been five years almost to the date of the bombing. An event that changed our world about humanity and understanding, just to name a few alike, causing constant awareness and knowledge without murder with the Iraqi war finally ending.

"Many believe the people who are responsible for expanding and prolonging the war MUSCA are only forging bad memories of oppressed those with demonic heritage who in large part have been wholly misunderstood and had no other options to act accordingly due to society's misconceptions of them and benefiting on their blatant ignorance.

"While the former faculty of the MUSCA was not on file and the former operatives of the MUSCA who have taken a code of silence, most say it is a new regime who questions the modern practices of the current Grandmaster.

"However, since the past year, an angelic figure that goes by the name Lady Memento has been making appearances throughout the world as of late. To many, he has become the real symbol of hope and equality. However, not many people agree with such vigilante tactics. Many people can argue that what he is doing is necessary to keep many of the overzealous and discontent in check.

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"Strangely enough, Assistant District Attorney Jocelyn Shane has assigned the twentieth precinct to handle such cases with demonology attached and has awarded them a priority to hunt down and capture Lady Memento. However, it has been three weeks, and there hasn’t been any development.

“While many are divided in two when it comes to Lady Memento, they could at least meet in the middle and agree about this shadowy figure: Lady Memento is indeed making a difference in these desperate times of understanding.”

Pulling up in front of her father’s precinct, she parked the car and got out. Sprinting towards the entrance, she made a beeline to the elevator and took it all the way to the twelfth floor. Then she got off the twelfth floor and made her way up to the rooftop. On the rooftop, there were four searchlights on every corner. She went over everyone and turned them on.

Standing by a searchlight, Lady Memento gracefully descended from the sky. Kaitlyn turned around to see her dear friend and colleague La,dy Memento, descending from the dark sky.

Kaitlyn critiques the new look. “Ah, so I see you have ditched the old rags that your master gave you. Quite nice. It makes you look like you are serious about saving the day and all that.”

Lady Memento couldn’t help but laugh a little as he fired back, “Well, The Chief of Departments. I have to stay current.”

"Oh, I forgot. I'm planning on building my own squad that deals with this kind of stuff," Kaitlyn posted as she approached him. "After this, you can put the degree to work and be my head shrinker. It's that your new protégé really has started something. Going one-on-one with the Third Rev, putting the Crux on notice…"

“Unprovoked…” Lady Memento contradicted.

"Everyone is still restless… And it's getting harder and harder to contain these civil wars in different countries around the world day by day," Kaitlyn sadly reported.

"As much as I detest murder, it was only a matter of time before somebody would try to make a name off Eichner. Even his sister is not death-proof, and she realizes that now," Lady Memento commented.

“And that’s the problem. There is always going to be someone improved coming up the ranks. Assessing us, trying to make a name for themselves,” Kaitlyn ranted.

"Of course, there is always going to be somebody better. That's why we must stay focused. Nobody ever thought a bunch of 'girlies' would defy them and not only live but win. That gave humanity a chance to become better. Even then," Lady Memento lectured.

"Well, you know what they say. The best help or the best things in life you don't really want, or you don't really plan for. The only question is, are you going to take it?" Kaitlyn asked. Lady Memento had an answer to the question, but as he knows all too well, any response to her question is a wrong one.

Afterward, Kaitlyn spoke about the crime scene. "So I have looked around the warehouse. The seven men who were protecting Hu were former military, SAS, Spetsnaz, and even the United States Marine Corps. One of them even served as a CTO in England four years earlier. I would guess it was Marcus who wanted to stamp out any threat to his new regime."

“At first sight, the community would think so,” Lady Memento countered. “Looking at the scene, there was only one killer responsible. But it wasn’t out of revenge. It was a reckoning.”

“I guess everybody who wants things to go back to the way things were,” Kaitlyn lectured.

“It won’t be too easy for them. More than ever, humans are more efficient in stopping daemonic threats without murder. And there have been more positive interspecies relations than it’s ever been thanks to the recent events in England.”

This revelation shocked Kaitlyn. "Let me get this straight, little Morrie, is your successor?"

Lady Memento shook his head and disagreed. “I didn’t want this to happen, Kaitlyn. I should have been there. I’m just glad he made it out of there and made the safest choices.”

This made Kaitlyn giggle as she playfully punched Lady Memento’s arm. “You sound just like your predecessor.”

"I tried not to give him a headache," Lady Memento chuckled.

Lady Memento and Kaitlyn are the best of friends. In fact, Kaitlyn knows the identity of Lady Memento and her family very well. But that is another story.

“So, where are the rest of the boys?” Kaitlyn asked.

“Still in Europe,” she proudly announced. “But I am needed here.”

“I think it will be a change of pace! I’m meeting up with Chole when we get there. That is another one who needs to take a break from it all…” Kaitlyn wondered.

“It’s been a while since I have seen them in person…” Lady Memento reminisced.

“And that’s the point, go see your boys and be a family woman for once,” Kaitlyn baited.

And it was a good idea. She hasn't seen her family ever since Dr. Revan Zayne was incarcerated, but she--Lady Memento--was still handling business in New York City. Legally, she cannot leave the country, until Dr. Revan Zayne has been exonerated.

“All in good time…” Lady Memento waivered.

Lady Memento spread his wings and ascended to the sky. He knew his night was far from over. On the other side of town, he would try to find some answers.