Super Detective in the Fictional World

In the corridor, he heard the echo of faint singing. Several little girls seemed to be singing a nursery rhyme, and there was the rhythmic slap of a rope.

Luke walked down the corridor to a classroom at the end. The door was wide open, and he saw three girls in white dresses inside.

They were playing jump rope as one of the girls jumped in the middle and they sang a nursery rhyme together.

“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you… “Three, four, lock your door…” They seemed to have noticed him, but nothing changed in their expressions as they continued jumping and singing. In the shadow of the pale fluorescent light, their eyes were like black holes as they stared at him.

Luke tilted his head, and after surveying the scene, suddenly chuckled. “This guy is really a pervert, but this really is creative. Too bad he’s using it for something like this.”

Shaking his head, he walked past.

In the classroom behind him, the three girls turned their heads and watched him walk away as they continued swinging the rope and jumping. Their monotonous voices echoed in the corridor.

“Five, six, grab your crucifix…

“Seven, eight, gonna stay up late…”

Luke had reached the end of the corridor by then and he opened the door that had the word “Maintenance” on it to reveal a space filled with all kinds of metal pipes.

Behind him, the girls were still singing. “Nine, ten, never sleep again…”

As Luke stepped into the room, the singing came to an abrupt halt.

He turned his head, only to see that there wasn’t a door behind him but only a dark wall. The dim red light in this space was like a layer of blood that was nauseating to look at.

“This guy’s ability… I really want it!” Luke mumbled.

The ability to enter dreams wasn’t just useful in a fight.

If he wanted to, he could create a dream of a sunny beach and endless amounts of delicious food to satisfy a particular glutton. He could come up with whatever food she wanted, and she would never overeat nor lose weight.

Similarly, he could make suspects believe that they were in a safe place and talking to a safe party. It would be far easier than using any kind of interrogation to circumvent their psychological barriers.

And this was only considering the ability’s use in legitimate work or battle.