The victory of a family

"That coward ran away from us to not face us as it should " Said the coyote looking with his eyes for any trace of Emes throughout the mansion .

"He felt cornered without his father and his sister's skills , I can see that he is just a simple creature " I commented as I approached the coyote's side .

"His combat skills are good , but he couldn't beat us if we all fight together " Carmina added .

"There is nothing more to do in this mansion , let's burn the body of Araticus and finish with all the neophytes to leave . It is clear that we will not find traces of Emes today ."

Grandfather ordered and we all obeyed .

I took it upon myself to burn the body of Araticus and felt how I was freeing myself from all the hatred I felt towards him . His flesh burning through the flames made me feel calm . Although I knew it was not the end yet .

Grandfather's army spent two whole days searching for any trace of Emes without success , I was beginning to worry that he had disappeared , because deep down I knew he wanted revenge and I feared for the safety of my parents . I took some time to visit my mother and make sure she was okay .

"Son it's good to see you again "

My mother looked calm , her eyes were shining and her appearance was getting healthier .

"Mother I was really looking forward to seeing you , we are getting closer and closer to regaining the life we had before " I commented enthusiastically and she smiled spontaneously .

I left the hospital where my mother was and looked towards one of the corridors where a tall man was watching me , I walked towards him quickly but then I lost sight of him .

"What's wrong? Paranoia is killing me". I whispered to myself as I finished leaving the hospital and got on my grandfather's motorcycle to return to the mansion.

I arrived at the mansion and found Grandpa's face with gestures of concern .

"Bad news ?" I asked with determination looking at that in the living room armchair was sitting Klaus the manager of the neophyte camp .

" Something happened to my father !" I shouted in desperation .

"Last night something unexpected happened and your father died . We don't know what exactly happened . He didn't have any injuries, he was just petrified and all his senses were dead" Klaus said seriously.

"My father died! What did you do about it? You said it was the best place for my father" I exclaimed with rage and despair, grabbing Claus by the collar of his shirt and throwing him against the wall.

"Son calm down , we are investigating what happened" We are sure it was Emes .

"Of course it was that bastard , he wants revenge for what I did to his father . But this will not stay like this" I let go of Klaus's neck and turned to leave the mansion .

"Where do you think you are going ? We still don't know Emes' whereabouts. It might be dangerous to confront him right now " Coyote told me trying to persuade me as he mounted the motorcycle .

But I was not going to back down, I had to finish Emes now, otherwise my mother would be the next to die and that was something I would not forgive myself for. I rode most of the road on the motorcycle and then through part of the forest in the direction of the Pocaterra mansion with the idea that Emes would return at some point to remember his life with his family.

I entered the lonely mansion and somewhat destroyed by the combat of days before ; everything was full of dust and with several destroyed walls and paintings .

"It is nothing compared to what it was before , since you decided to meddle in our lives " I heard murmuring the faint voice of Emes in the middle of the darkness .

"I knew you would be here , none of this would have happened if your father was not snatched from me the life I had " I replied to his words , I trasteando his scent in one of the lobbies of the mansion .

"My father only offered you immortality as a gift , and you just wasted it " I heard as he jumped on me and pushed me down the stairs .

"A gift that disgraced my life in every possible way " I said as I gasped and recovered from the blows .

"You are so weak and so pathetic , I should have killed you when I had you in my hands that day alone" .

"Well good thing you failed " I retorted approaching him to sink my fangs into his side .

He grabbed me hard on the shoulders and threw me towards the wall .

"I won't fail again, I will send you straight to hell with your father." He used his dark darkness to paralyze my senses and I was somehow fulminated as I tried to dodge him with my protective shield.

A blue circle enveloped me completely as the darkness pouring from his hands and eyes tried to cover me.

"Surrender and I will spare your life, wasn't that what you told my father before you slaughtered him? "He said to me as he discharged all his energy into the dark clouds that made my protective circle resistant.

"I will not give up , I will not let my father's death go unpunished . I will protect my mother's life from you if it's the last thing I do ."

"Well said , let's end this once and for all " Espeto Carmina entering the mansion Pocaterra paralyzing time for a few seconds , while watching as grandfather and coyote slowly surrounded me .

"It's time for you to withdraw the shield and attack him head on while Carmina manages the time " Murmured Grandpa , I nodded my head and dispersed the shield ; I approached Emes with difficulty and hit him hard in the back of the neck unbalancing him .

In a couple of minutes time ran its course and Emes fell face first on the floor , all the dark clouds dispersed .

"It's time for justice to be done and the Pocaterra name to be extinguished forever," commented the coyote, placing Emes on his knees, waiting for me to blow his head off.

I positioned myself in front of Emes and looked at him firmly ; suddenly I could make out my father's face instead .

"This is for my father , for Domenicus' mother and for all the dead in this city " I did a quick turn in the air and threw a blunt kick that snapped his neck in a second .

"We are done at last the Pocaterra family has been destroyed" Said grandfather letting out a deep sigh.

It's been a few months since we won that battle against the Pocaterra family, I must say that I feel a deep peace not having Araticús breathing closer and closer to me. Although the deep nostalgia for my father's death does not stop invading me, but I know that I must go on remembering him as what he was, a great companion.

With the help of grandfather I was able to rebuild my parents' house that burned in the fire , I'm almost ready to take my mother from the hospital to the new house , with time I will achieve that everything is better than before . After all that I lived through I learned that no matter the twists and turns of fate, you can always count on the support of the most loyal people and the thickest darkness can be dispersed with the union of the strength of a family.