Reported

"We figured out how to use the Sketimatic-o-Nassic", Jordan spat out those words when I woke up from my sleep.
"The what?"
"The Sketimatic-o-Nassic"
"... You've been very bad with names, Yord. Let me name it for you later."
"Okay, fine. Let's go."

That was a weird way to start a day. It seemed he was happy... for now. We had to keep at it; otherwise, he would be mad again. I didn't want that day to be repeated.

"Oh, before going inside Seiza's room. Have you learned anything from the Harvard case?"
"Yes. Thanks for your discovery. I have a solid theory about something. Want me to spit it out in our next meeting?"

He smiled sinisterly, "Yeah, that would be lovely."

Chills went up my spine. I hate those feelings.

"So, how does it work exactly?" Upon entering the room, I asked Jordan, Wiwin, and Seiza, "Didn't Seiza say we need the zappy-zappy or something?"
"She didn't know what radio frequency is", Wiwin clarified, "After some trial and error, we got it. We could find out about Electrica's cause of death and the one who did it."

I was surprised. This would mark our first case to be closed. It would be the first victim from whom we'll be learning the truth. I was nervous and scared. We would learn about the scapegoat who committed the murder of Electrica.

"Yo, Deez. Do you know the last number that Zappy Girl went to from the police files?"

... I gave up.

"Yeah, we got that. She went into an unknown frequency. It was around 107 to 108."
Jordan continued, "And that's exactly where we'll find her last recorded voice."

Wiwin and Seiza prepared the machine. Sounds were coming out of the machine even at the unknown frequency— until we heard her voice.

"Wait, stop! What are you doing?"

We heard another voice. It was... someone we don't know.
"We can't let you get away that easily, Felinca! We must pass your power to the next generation!"

"I had this power for over three years! What do you mean I need to... KYAAAA"
"Insane how lightning and lightning could harm each other, ey?"
"You're insane, Doresa! Get away from me!"

The chase audio went on for fifteen minutes— until it was dead silence. They were probably out of the radio frequency into the real world.

"I don't understand. Pass her power? How?" Wiwin asked, confused.
I think I knew the answer, but something inside was preventing me from answering.

I looked over Jordan, which gave me a dead stare. I stared back at him. I was giving a signal. Luckily, Jordan didn't understand what I was doing. Wiwin picked it up immediately.

"Hey... It seemed like you two knew what was going on. What is it? Don't keep it to yourself."

Jordan panned his look to Wiwin for a second, then back at me. I smiled because I knew he had no choice but to be truthful to Wiwin if he wanted to get away from this.

He smiled back. I could tell he was giving me the "well played" look.

"Okay, fine. We'll talk about it in the next meeting. Zeed has info about this too."

Wiwin replied, "You two are keeping secrets? Weren't we supposed to have rules in this apartment that we don't keep secret from anybody? It will create a trust issue between everyone."

I felt remorse and said, "Sorry. It was a big secret, that's why we didn't want to tell you sooner."

I looked back at Jordan and gave him the "go apologize to her" look. He rolled his eyes and said, "Sorry, Wiwin. We were trying not to reveal... things to you because this is especially dangerous."

Wiwin replied with emotion, "So, you think we couldn't handle information? That's why? We are here together, guys. Trust each one of us. How could you two do this?"

I was about to throw Jordan under the bus, but I guess he could tell I was about to; that's why my chest was hurting again.

Jordan answered, "We'll tell you later, okay. Just prepared what's about to hit you."

Seiza, out of nowhere, said, "That you bought a gut from a market outside and drink blood out of it?"

All the people in her room were stunned. How could she...?

"I was in charge of the security footage, right? I saw Dargon come back to the house with a big plastic bag and use MY GLASS to drink something red out of it. I used that same glass to drink water, but it smelled like a body organ. Like a heart or liver or something. So I didn't use it."

I could feel Jordan squishing my innards. It hurt so bad. I fell to the ground and tried to lighten the pain. I couldn't.

"Zeed! ZEED! Hang in there! What's wrong?" Both Wiwin and Seiza came to me to help.

I couldn't speak. I couldn't breathe. But I could still see and point my finger. With bravery, I pointed at Jordan, and in that moment, my vision went blank.

When I woke up, we were already at the shared living room table. Everyone stared at Jordan intently.

"Oh, great, you're awake", he said.

"He's awake, Jordan! Now tell us, what's up with you two?" Wiwin said.

"Yeah! Why did you have Aura Intensity?" Asked Tasyah, "Did you have that even before you joined the group? Are you a hero in disguise? Answer us!"

"Wow, wow. Okay, okay, girls. Calm down."

Harold added, "It will be hard to trust you at this point, Jordan. I thought you were a great leader."

He didn't say anything. He gave his hand and invited me to give my research report. I wasn't going to tell them. I wanted him to say something first, but he forced me, from my guts, to talk first.

So, I spoke, "I found out that people can pass their power through DNA. Jordan discovered it through his deal on the black market. There was something quite interesting about it, though, and after hearing the Electica's conversation with that guy, I'm very certain now.

Electrica and Harvard's case files told about their death that were caused by skin-related diseases. We knew that was bullshit, but those were not entirely true. Turns out those people must have skinned them first to have their DNA pass down their power to their 'descendants'. Afterward, they broke the news to the world about their death.

But here is the worst part. The remains of their body? They gave it away— probably for people who wanted power. Those body parts weren't accurate to the real deal. What I mean is, just look at Jordan. Jordan drank Electrica's heart's blood, and he's power was not electricity; instead, he inherited the powers of Aura Intensity."