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Seal of Darkness	By : RaphaelTMNT Category: -Misc Anime > Crossovers Views: 4281 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Seal of Darkness
CHP4: Investigating

The Dark Knight stood in front of the massive computer screen, waiting for results, patient, but his flow of thoughts all over. His tech was some of the best the city had to offer, much of which not available to the Gotham City Police, or other firms. The video feed within the hotel across from the Classic Splenda would prove vital in cracking the peculiar case. Within minutes the upload successfully hacked into the hotel's security footage, gaining full access to what the police had. More than eighty camera views were on screen, but only a select few were of interest. He eliminated dozens from the monitor until those of importance remained. The footage he especially observed closely, was that of the main lobby.
There were three different views, providing significantly different angles. Batman paid close attention to the time stamp in the low right corner, rewinding the video feed to around the time the incident occurred. Luke appeared on screen headed for the elevators, the caped crusader back tracking a bit further.
"And that must be her," he froze the footage.
"Hate to be a trouble, especially during your investigations, but who is she?" Alfred asked, out of curiosity.
"The prime suspect in Luke's death. Security footage, puts her in the room at the time of his death, and doesn't appear anyone else was present," Batman spoke, never taking his eyes off screen.
Before anything, he changed the panels so each camera view on screen, was in sync with one another, including the two views on the fifth floor. Once that had been accomplished, he played the footage all at once, searching for anything that appeared off. The footage was paused, as she appeared on the fifth floor, trotting across the carpet, a smug look on her face. Her green hair intrigued him, but was certain it was a wig or she used color hair dye. He pressed play, allowing the footage to role further. Just as reported, Luke arrived down in lobby nearly ten minutes after the woman, heading straight for the elevators and seemed anxious.
In no less than a minute, he stepped out of an elevator and into the hall of the fifth floor, entering the same room as the woman of interest. As he fast forwarded the footage, little activity went on throughout the hall, and like Commissioner Gordon specified, the police were the next to show arrive on scene. Nothing out of the ordinary came up, as he patiently continued observing. She had to have gotten out of the room somehow, but obviously not through the front entrance. Other than one of the windows, he was unclear how exactly the woman could have escaped.
Revisiting the crime scene became more and more likely, needing to take a more in depth look at things. For the moment, all they had was Ced Hensz and appeared he might be an accomplice to the woman; his actions more than enough to raise suspicion. In a single click, Batman opened a separate window, and on screen was a photo of Ced. 5'8, light brown hair and dark colored eyes, displaying all the rest of his information. He looked it over carefully, opening an even smaller window, checking if there was a link between them. The search turned up nothing, setting him back to square one.
The police had scanned the woman's face, with nothing coming of it/unidentified results. Even if Ced checked her into the room for free, that didn't automatically mean he was informed, or knew about the events that might unfold. The footage of her wasn't clear, but was enough to make out her features and she was undoubtedly attractive, and might have used that to convince the man working the front desk. Still, the thought was a little unrealistic, perhaps if she offered him something in return, maybe. Nevertheless, something about it just didn't seem right.
"Sir…" Alfred called out.
Batman sighed, never once taking his eyes off screen.
"Luke agreed to meet with Jenna, Terrance, Alliya and I, never once saying anything about another woman. He never took me as the type to run off without saying something, then there's this mysterious woman," Batman rubbed at his chin with a gloved finger.
"What is it you're thinking?"
Alfred knew Batman all too well and was sure he was on to something. The Dark Knight was silent for several seconds, before taking a couple steps back.
"Did Luke know this woman, or did they meet tonight?" Batman thought silently.
It was definitely something to reflect on and with that in mind, got him thinking. He suspended all windows, except those with camera views on display, minimizing them. He opened a larger window.
"Computer, commence hack of Classic Splenda's security feed."
If it did so turn out the two met that night, proof of it could be in reach. Unlike breaking into the hotel's security system, Classic Splenda possessed a firewall and pass codes that required unlocking.
"Are the police not performing an investigation of their own? Would it not be such a bad idea for Gotham's finest to handle this, I'm sure Batman's help is needed elsewhere in the city," Alfred spoke out.
"Maybe, but there's no telling when the police might ever get their hands on Classic Splenda's security footage. Kim Soye owns the CS building and stubborn as she is, might be a long time before police get their hands on anything involving that building. Alfred, there's a chance Luke might have been lured away and if that's the case, the whole thing might have been caught on tape."
"If it is as you say, than I imagine only a couple days before they're r…"
"A couple days might be too late. There's no way of really knowing if this was an isolated incident, or the beginning of something bigger. If I allow things to drag, she will have too many opportunities to skip town, or possibly even strike again. That said, there is still no solid proof the woman caught on camera killed Luke, but she was also the last and only other person in the hotel room during the time of his death. Possibly someone else committed the crime and took off with her, point being there are dozens of possibilities. But until something is proven, I shall treat this as though she is the culprit," Batman looked away from the screen, half a second.
Alfred had no knowledge of the crime scene details, but with each passing second became more interested. It was tough, but he managed to crack the firewalls linked to Classic Splenda's system hacking right into the building's security cameras. It had four times the views as the hotel and ran live feed; however that wasn't of importance.
"Say this woman appears on screen like you're so desperately hoping, what then?"
"You're missing the point, Alfred. If the target was in the ballroom at any point, a trail would be left behind, no one was granted entry without invitation and payment. If she did happen to take part in the grand opening, than she's good as caught."
"Quite insightful sir, let's hope your assumption proves true."
The Dark Knight went through the same process as before, dropping various views from the screen, leaving only those of significance. The views on screen were winded back, around the time he and Alliya arrived. He watched as they stepped over the red carpet, photos of them snapped from left to right. His eyes shifted to another view as they entered the building. Alfred watched for only a couple moments more, before heading toward the elevator on the other side of the room.
"The dining room needs tidying; I will be up in the manor if you need me for any reason at all. It must be presentable for tomorrow's fundraiser."
"Fundraiser?" Batman questioned, looking away from the screen.
"Yes, for the city's national theme park, you decided this yourself two months back sir."
He thought about it for a single moment, just as it all came back to him.
"I guess you're right, must have slipped my mind," he looked back to the computer screen.
Alfred continued on into the elevator, leaving the cape crusader. Video feed soon reached the time, he and Alliya entered the ballroom and still no sign of the woman from what he could tell. Terrance, Luke and Jenna soon came into the picture. It was still unclear at what point Luke left the building, so kept his eyes open as he fast forwarded the footage; each view in sync with each other. Seeing as Luke took a seat at the bar area, Batman let the footage play at its usual speed.
If Luke and the suspect did somehow know one another, it was possible a call or text led him out of the CS building and to the hotel across the street. By that time, GCPD was likely already going through Luke's belongings, analyzing his phone and any other electronics. Much as it worried Batman, it could turn into an open and closed case. Another two minutes into the video, what he'd been hoping for showed up on screen.
She wore that same long white dress, glove combination and blue hat and more importantly the long green hair. It was almost as if the pieces were just falling right into place. Another five minutes passed, her and Luke sitting without a word, seemingly minding their business. Not long after, Luke received a drink and he immediately moved down next to her. Words were exchanged between them, but the loud music and overall surrounding made it almost impossible to hear what was said. Their backs were to the camera, so he didn't have a clear view of their lips. As she stood, the woman handed him something, Batman freezing the footage automatically.
"Computer, zoom content."
The computer zoomed in on the specified area, creating a clear visual. He went through several steps, making the image clearer.
"A keycard, and no doubt to the hotel room," Batman murmured.
He again let the footage play, observing the woman depart through one of the exits and not long after, Luke exited through the same way. There were no further questions as to how Luke ended up across the street. Confirming she was present at Classic Splenda, left only one thing. Batman again rewound the footage, but that time focused on which door the female suspect entered the ballroom. After confirming her entry point, two camera views were re opened. Different to him and Alliya, she gained access into the building on the south side, greeted by two officials guarding the door.
Once inside, she approached two men working one of the ten desk posts; their job simply to receive identification and payment from anyone trying to enter the ballroom. Conversation started up with a couple laughs, and unbelievable as it was, one of the men printed her off a ticket without identification or payment! At that point his eyes broadened, watching as she entered the ballroom, the rest history. First Ced Hensz and now the two of them, their names were not known but he intended to find out. Was the whole thing a conspiracy, that they were apart of?! As if things weren't already strange enough.
"Computer, run facial scan," Batman highlighted the face of both individuals. The computer instantly performed the action and would take time before results came in. "Something isn't right here."
Within the next two minutes, the results came back with positive identification on both.
"Rey Mosely and Troy Hue…what is their connection to Ced Hensz, if any."
He ran all three names through the system and surprisingly there wasn't much in common between the separate individuals. Rey and Ced attended the same high school, but aside from that, no other link. From what he could tell Troy had no connection to either, except him and Rey employees to the same building.
"The police have their hands full as it is, a direct visit from me seems suffice for these two."

XXX

The time finally arrived for the strike to commence and all were more than thrilled. Even better was they possessed the element of surprise. Patient as he'd been to that point, nothing had changed, carefully observing what went on in the Yokai realm. Destroying the academy wasn't part of the plan, but could certainly serve as an extra bonus.
"Sir, are we good to head out now?" someone stepped through the doorway.
One leg situated over the other, he sat back in his throne, twirling around and facing the person standing in the doorway.
"Give it another hour or so, maybe there's even a chance the succubus will return, but I won't hold my breath."
"Why wait, everything is in line and we're ready to clobber the headmaster and his pupils. As you know, I have a little bit of history with Aono, so excuse me for being a little over anxious to kick things off."
"I will give the order soon, but until then I want those of you assigned to make the trip to hang tight. Remember not to underestimate Aono Tsukune, maybe in the beginning he was a non-threat, but let's not forget he trained under not only Issa Shuzen, but Fuhai Touhou as well."
"We never take any mission lightly and this will be no different than any other. You can count on us, but if it's Aensland you're waiting on, then forget it, I doubt she will be back anytime soon, unless you send someone after her."
"That won't be necessary; I already have a team of three in mind including yourself. Go and alert the others to prepare for the trip, I will summon you and two others within the hour."
"Yes sir," he replied exiting the room.
To Be Continued
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