Putting down the goblet Sebastian walked to the other side of the house. While everyone's attention was focused on Angela he quickly followed the direction Tessa and Kane had taken.
Sebastian's magical powers had not yet recovered enough for him to practice Apparition safely. Otherwise it would have been much more convenient to use Apparition for tracking targets. Tessa's house was very close to Sean's house. Both properties belonged to the same real estate company.
He opened the door and found the home empty. Tessa shook her head in disappointment. Then she turned to Kane motioning for him to come inside with her. This was the only comfort she could offer herself. Having someone by her side even if she had to use unconventional methods to keep them there.
At that moment Kane's phone rang loudly. He remained by Tessa's side not intending to answer it at all.
Tessa did not need to look to know it was from Kane's parents. Kane had been with her for some time and had not gone home. This naturally caused his parents to worry about him. However Tessa did not want Kane to leave her side at all.
"Kane hang up the phone and turn it off."
Following Tessa's command without hesitation Kane immediately took out the phone. He hung up the call.
"I think it is better for you to let him go home. Otherwise when his parents call the police it will only lead to more problems for you."
A voice suddenly suggested.
Tessa's expression changed dramatically as she quickly turned around. She saw a man standing there. His figure was cloaked in black smoke swirling around him. The unusual state of the person made Tessa take a sharp breath. She instinctively wanted to run away.
But then after a moment of thought she realized that she was no longer the same as before. She turned and stood behind Kane staring at the figure in front of her who was covered in black smoke as if wearing a robe made of the stuff.
The man who had suddenly appeared was none other than Sebastian. At this moment he was certain that the Tessa before him indeed possessed the same ability as Kilgrave.
"You who are you?"
Tessa asked while her voice trembled.
Sebastian had no interest in wasting time with small talk. Ignoring Tessa's question he asked directly.
"Where did your ability come from? Tell me now."
At this point Sebastian's magical power had not fully recovered. So he was unable to use Legilimency to read her mind. If he had been fully restored he would not have needed to ask directly at all.
Tessa's face turned pale when she heard Sebastian's words. She quickly denied them.
"I do not know what you are talking about. If you do not leave my house immediately I will call the police!"
Without wasting time on further conversation Sebastian raised his hand. He waved his wand and cast a Petrification Charm on Kane. A beam of white light shot out. Kane was instantly frozen in place like a stone statue.
Seeing Kane's sudden transformation Tessa gasped loudly. She glared at Sebastian.
"Leave me! Get out of my house right now! I command you to leave!"
As her surroundings began to distort with chaos Sebastian quickly performed Occlumency. This served as an effective defense against Kilgrave's ability. He was not afraid of Tessa who appeared to have inherited a distorted version of Kilgrave's power. Despite her best efforts Tessa could not control him.
Eventually Tessa realized her powers were ineffective against him. A look of despair spread across her face.
Stepping back Tessa's voice trembled as she begged for mercy.
"Please please do not hurt me. I did not mean any harm."
"Tell me where did your ability come from? If you tell me the truth not only will you be safe but this boy named Kane will live as well."
Sebastian pressed while his tone was calm yet firm.
"I..."
Tessa hesitated visibly torn.
Seeing her hesitation Sebastian waved his wand. He caused a vase beside her to explode. The shattered fragments rained down on Tessa's body making her scream in pain.
"I will ask you one last time. Tell me how you got your ability. If you tell the truth I promise I will not harm you. This is your last chance."
Sebastian said while his voice was cold.
"I found it in my father's company. When I went there before I stumbled across some files on his computer. The password was my mother's birthday and I always knew it."
Tessa paused while her voice faltered as she recalled the event.
"I did not mean for it to go this far. I just wanted them to pay more attention to me. So I secretly took a potion from my father's lab. He kept it there in a locked cabinet. I was always curious about what he was working on. Plus Angela and I had been after Kane for weeks. I just could not resist using that potion to get what I wanted."
Tessa's words were jumbled but Sebastian understood the core of what she was saying.
To put it simply in order to attract Kane's attention she had stolen a potion from her father's laboratory. This potion had granted Tessa the same ability as Kilgrave. The power to control others!
"Where is your father's company located? Give me the address."
Sebastian demanded.
Tessa's face turned pale with fear. She instinctively took a step back. But she had already backed into a corner and had nowhere else to retreat.
She looked at Sebastian with panic written all over her face.
"No no you cannot hurt my father please!"
"If I wanted to hurt your father you would not be spared either. I am letting you go because I am not interested in hurting your family. I only care about that potion. Tell me where your father's company is. I can spare you and your family. Otherwise I will wait here for your father to return. I can take care of him as well."
Sebastian's patience was wearing thin. He longed for the days when he could use Legilimency in his past life. Back then there had been no need for long winded threats or coercion.
"My father is the lead researcher for a Tech Pioneer company."
Tessa choked on her words while tears streamed down her face.
Sebastian could not help but feel a slight sense of frustration. There was no satisfaction in coercing a girl who was clearly scared out of her mind.
A Tech Pioneer company? He thought back to what he remembered. It was a medium sized tech company. But how could they have developed a potion that bestowed the same power as Kilgrave's? Was this company somehow linked to SHIELD? Or perhaps Hydra?
"I hope you are telling the truth. If you are lying to me I will come back. I will make you regret it. But if you are truthful we will never meet again. As for today I expect you to keep everything that has happened here to yourself. I trust you understand what I mean."
After speaking Sebastian levitated away from the open door of the house. He quickly disappeared into the shadows.
Although Tessa might ignore his warning to notify her father in advance Sebastian still managed to find the detailed address of the Tech Pioneer company through other means. Without hesitation he headed there immediately.
The taxi pulled up on the side of the road a block away from Tech Pioneer's headquarters. Sebastian paid the driver and stepped out of the car.
Standing on the sidewalk he looked up at the towering building of the technology pioneer company. The kinds of medicines they researched and the abilities they could grant did not particularly concern him. What mattered now was determining whether Kilgrave was truly dead. If he was alive Sebastian would make sure to end him again. He would ensure Kilgrave disappeared from this world for good.