106 CHAPTER 104

MARTIN WAS EMBRACING his new mother knowing that the worst was over.

— Calm down dear, he won't hurt us anymore.

Suddenly, all fear he had of Franco's soldiers was completely gone, he had been reborn a new boy willing to win everything and everyone.

The two decided not to say anything to anyone about what had happened, they would go on with their lives as if nothing had happened, but the next day, almost an entire Company was at Tomás' door to arrest him for murdering a soldier.

Although there were no witnesses, they did what they wanted, they needed to find a culprit to demonstrate their pseudo competence and how their house was the closest to what happened, or it had been them, or they were hiding who had done it.

Either way they were guilty.

Tomás was arrested innocently and later died inside the prison in a mysterious way.

Anelise's world suddenly collapsed, even with the boy's arrival, her heart was broken.

One night, while praying the rosary, a shadow appeared in her room.

She looked at the frightened shadow.

Without realizing it, Martín jumped on his neck and started a fight that he knew he couldn't win.

— Martín, stop — she screamed, desperate to recognize the owner of the shadow.

Finally he came back...

Martín stopped and walked away while Anelise approached her own son.

— What they did to you?

Francisco looked at the ground, his face was all disfigured, he didn't even know himself as a human being anymore.

Shouldn't be here...

— Where's my father?

Anelise started crying again.

Francisco nodded grimly, he already knew what had happened.

This is all my fault...

— Don't worry, mother, I will avenge him, no one can stop Nemesis.

Anelise didn't know what it was, but from the way she'd said it, it couldn't be a good thing.

— Son, please stay with me, it was very painful when I lost you.

— It was necessary, mother, now I understand that.

Martín watched everything that was happening in silence.

— And who is he?

— Martín Gonzalez, a boy that soldiers killed his parents.

He nodded.

— Welcome to our home, Martín.

Martín extended his hand and greeted him.

— Thanks for saving my mother's life.

Francisco looked back gravely.

— They're here, you better hide, I'll take care of them.

— They who, Francisco? For the love of God.

— The most powerful and evil force in the world.

— What are you talking about, Francisco?

— To Vrill, Mom, but it's too late now.

Young Andromacus entered the room.

— Francisco, did you think you could escape?

Anelise advanced on the man who just slapped her across the room.

— Leave my mother alone — cried the poor boy — she has nothing to do with this.

— For putting a plague like you on the world, yes, you're guilty...

Andromacus came close to Anelise and ran a hand over her face gently.

— I'm sure you were once very beautiful, my dear, you remind me of Consuelo.

— I don't know who you're talking about — he whispered fearfully.

— Of course you don't.

Young Aisha entered the room and gave Francisco a sharp blow.

— What are we going to do with the boy? — She said, looking at Martín.

— We'll take him, one of the two will die, they'll decide who.

— Please — said Anelise almost without strength — leave us alone.

— Of course I do, my dear Consuelo.

Andromacus pierced Anelise's heart with his knife.

MARTÍN AND FRANCISCO WERE facing each other and a small crowd was shouting his name, but the great mass was shouting Francisco's name.

— Francis, I...

— You only have one chance, Martín, you have to kill me if you want to survive, I know you had good times with my parents, I already consider you a brother, but these guys are no joke, I tried to run away and that was it.

Martin nodded.

— I hope you can forgive me if I can defeat you.

— I won't forgive you if you lose, think about it.

What many saw was not a fight for life, they witnessed two brothers who fought for the right to take revenge, but Martín's hatred was stronger, he had lost two fathers and two mothers.

— You beat the best of them all — Andromacus said with a smile — welcome to the Vrill Society.

Aisha went to him and kissed him.

— We're going to get along great, sweetheart.

MARTÍN WON ALL the fights to reach the highest levels, even in the dispute for the right to be the Prime Minister. His political rise was the target of many journalists who desperately wanted to know who was the young orphan who had been captivating mobs on his behalf across the country.