Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Silence of the Angels ❯ Bad News ( Chapter 5 )

A minute later…

The funeral home didn't have a state-of-the-art morgue for storing bodies. It was simply a room, with a large freezer, a table, a few chairs, and a metal slab.

The FBI agents were setting things up for the autopsy.

On the metal slab was the body. For the moment it was zipped inside a black plastic bag.

One agent was setting up his camera for forensic photo evidence. Another was passing around heavily scented lotion for the nostrils; this was to mask the stench of a dead body. The other agents went about their own tasks.

Fuyutsuki was putting on his rubber gloves and was preparing his tape recorder to autopsy the body.

Shinji was an observant spectator in all this. This would be the first time for him to see a murder victim. He had studied cadavers before, but those were different situations. This situation involved real tragedy.

"Everyone ready?" Fuyutsuki asked.

Everyone confirmed. Fuyutsuki unzipped the body bag and a stench filled the air.

"Holy Mother of God!" Shinji whispered to himself.

"There's nothing holy about this, Shinji" Fuyutsuki quietly whispered.

The bag revealed a young woman around his sister's age. Her eyes and mouth were dead open and lifeless. Shinji briefly turned away in embarrassment at the nakedness of the dead woman; but he had to be a professional and turned his gaze back onto the lifeless form of the deceased.

Fuyutsuki began his recording of his examination.

{{{Subject is a woman of Asian descent…approximately 17 to 20 years of age…the subject's skin has been heavily bleached, along with her hair…there are signs of malnourishment and extreme lack of body fat…there are bruises and cuts all over the body along with a few fractured ribs…there is a deep stab wound in the subjects lower stomach and nail marks into the wrists; theses are signs consistent with the stigmata…there are also signs of ligature marks on the wrist and ankles...there is also evidence of vaginal penetration…}}}

One of the other agents began checking for semen residue.

Another agent began taking autopsy photos.

Fuyutsuki then looked over a report by the local authorities along with some photos. There was a Polaroid picture of the poor woman crucified in the daylight. The red cross was supported up in the air by being tied between two trees.

{{{Local report shows that the subject was found by locals hunting deer…she was found crucified naked in the woods…gagged… based on this, the subject was alive when her skin was bleached…a purple mask was strapped to her head…it depicted seven eyes in two columns…positioned over an inverted triangle…}}}

Fuyutsuki looked over the dead body for several more minutes, taking notes.

{{{Cause of death: asphyxiation due to crucifixion with loss of a large amount of blood from the stomach wound. Time of death: two days ago at night. End recording.}}}

Shinji was shaken by the sight of the body, and everything about it. That bastard Carl kidnapped an innocent young woman and had his way with her. He was sick enough to crucify her alive and force her to die a slow death.

This was definitely different from his other victims.

One of the agents suddenly received a call from his cell phone. He listened for several moments and then reported the news.

There was now a name to match to the victim.

"They found a match on the dental X-rays the locals sent in earlier. The subject's name is Ms. Hikari Horaki, age 18. Her listed address was Boston" the FBI agent reported.

But there was more information.

"Ms. Horaki was reported missing…two years ago."

This was disturbing information for all of them.

"This means that either she ran away from home and got picked up by Carl…or she's been his prisoner all this time!" Shinji gasped.

"That would probably explain the malnourishment and lack of body fat" Fuyutsuki quietly stated.

Shinji was getting sick.

"Have you checked over the cross and mask yet, Agent Smith?" Fuyutsuki asked one of the agents.

Agent Smith was a large middle-age man, with graying hair. He was a 19-year veteran of the FBI and one of their most skilled experts.

"Yes sir. Carl seems to know his way with wood (no pun intended). The red cross measures 10'5 feet, and is homemade with excellent quality; the purple mask is carved with the same amount of care. There is an interesting note about both items; there are scripture passages from the Bible carved into the sides of the cross and mask; all in English."

Fuyutsuki was lost in thought.

"We can confirm he's a religious fanatic. All his other victims so far have been placed in cemeteries and churches. But this crucifixion thing is new, so he's getting more out of control. We could possible study his handwriting from those carvings. Anything else on the items?" the FBI director asked.

"Yeah, a sign had been nailed to the top of the cross; it's in Latin though."

"Let me see the photo of it."

Fuyutsuki thanked his high school Latin classes to decipher the sign.

"It says `God is in His heaven. All is right with His world.' "

He wasn't too sure on his translation, but that was the gist of it.

"An ironic statement to be sure. The guy's a bona fide nut." Smith remarked.

"Actually, I think that's another passage from the Bible."

Indeed, Carl was getting wilder, Fuyutsuki thought. He turned towards his young charge. The young trainee had been silent up until a while ago. Shinji looked pale though.

"What are your thoughts Agent Ikari?" Fuyutsuki asked.

Shinji looked up from the dead body. He took several seconds to process his information.

"Well, he would need a large vehicle…for the cross, probably a truck or a van. This is a rural area, not an urban city, so his vehicle would have stood out. Unless he was physically strong, he would probably have needed help with erecting the cross. She would have resisted being crucified; so she must have been unconscious or drugged when it hap-"

Fuyutsuki's cell phone interrupted Shinji's analysis.

"Just a minute Agent Ikari" Fuyutsuki said while taking it out of his coat pocket.

"This is Fuyutsuki…hey Al, what is it?…yes he's with me…what's the emergency…what?…who?…SHIT!"

Fuyutsuki turned his cell phone off abruptly. Every other agent, including Shinji, was stunned by the director's behavior; it takes much for him to loose his cool.

The old man turned his head towards Shinji.

There was now urgency in his demeanor.

"Shinji, come with me. Something terrible has happened."

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