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Chapter 3 - Vol. 1 - Chapter 2: A Scheme in the Shadows

After Valerie and Uriel went to school, Roberto and Maria saw each other with a worried face. Maria asked: "Hey dear, can you please come during lunch and eat at the house, there are some things that are bothering me."

"Sure, I will come at noon, then we can talk, but for now I need to go to work, Take care of Daniel" Roberto said while grabbing Maria´s shoulder and gives her a goodbye kiss in the forehead.

He grabs his suitcase and plays with Daniel´s hair. He walks outside the door and heads to his car, then he sees his son waving at him in the window and he smiles at him once again. The car takes off and Daniel is lying on the couch because he got sick of a fever. This is why Maria decided to leave him at home to rest.

Maria feels the presence of an entity in the hill next to her house. She feels chills going down her body and she quickly goes to the window to see but nothing was there. Shebegins to think to herself thatsomething bad is coming as she stares at the window. Daniel pokes her arm and she turns around with fear and sees Daniel with the phone and he says:

"Oye Mama, someone wants to talk to you" Daniel gives her the phone and he goes to the living room to watch television.

Maria with a pale face and shaky hands slowly lifts the phone and answers "Hello"

"Hello, Good Morning Maria it is me, Sister Griselda, how have you been?" The women answers making Maria feel relief since she knew her.

"Hello Sister, it's been a year without talking, how are you?" Maria politely replies.

"I had better days, niña, right now we are in a state of alert for what happened in the Vatican and I am calling you to see if there has been any strange movement in your area?"

Maria remembers Uriel´s behavior however she decides to reply: "Nothing yet to report, Sister but I will be in alert if something happens"

"Alright niña be careful in the Sun City, I will arriving in the Rio del Norte city tomorrow so be prepare to come and visit me okay" Sister Griselda replies making Maria smile and feel joy and she answers:

"Yes sister I will gladly go to visit you. Tomorrow is Saturday so I will bring my children as well okay, my husband will be working so he won't come ."

"Okay mi Niña, be careful today is a red moon and he might appear in your region okay. Tell your husband I say hi okay" Sister Griselda ends the call leaving Maria thinking about the red moon and "him" as she begins to prepare lunch for his husband and son.

Part 2- Offices of the International Bank

In the offices of the "International Bank" located downtown of Sun City, Uriel's father who is the regional manager is working in his office doing some important finance work in his computer. Suddenly he heard a knock on his door. Roberto walks to the door and opens to see a tall man with no hair, a padlock beard and sunglasses. The man's name is Darius Lucifugus, 50 years old, a banker who came from Eastern Europe and serves as an ambassador for that region. His story is still unknown because he does not like to talk to Mr. Vazquez due to their contrast of personality.

"Good morning, Darius how are you today?" Mr. Vazquez greets him with a sincere smile on his face.

"Good morning Mr. Vazquez I came here to pick up the reports on the economic balances and please call me Mr. Lucifugus" Darius says it with a serious tone.

"Sure thing, I finish them yesterday they are at my desk" Roberto says it while he goes to pick them up. As he goes there Darius asks Roberto a very awkward question:

"Hey Mr. Vazquez I remember you mentioning that you have two kids going to the same school as my children am I correct?"

Roberto stops and with a suspicious face he answers to Darius; "Yes, my two children go to the same school and I think your son and mine go to the same class, but why are you asking me that question?"

"For no good reason, I was just curious" Darius answers Roberto with a serious face as he receives the documents which he says: "Thank you"

"Cheerful as always eh…" Roberto tells Darius in a sarcastic tone in which Darius replies to him; "It's none of your business" as he leaves the office.

In his office Darius Lucifugus makes a phone call to a certain person. The person in the other side of the phone says to Darius:

"The job is for tonight, I want Roberto Vazquez to disappear for tomorrow morning, have I made myself clear.

"Yes sir I have prepared my men and I am about to make my move at noon" Darius replies with a serious tone.

"Good, remember walk into the light" The man says as he finishes the call, Darius makes another phone to one of his agents. A van that is a few streets from Uriel´s School is ready to follow Mr. Lucifugus orders.

.The phone begins to ring and a man answers it. "Hello "

"Have they arrived yet?" Darius asked the two man and a women who were in the van.

"Yes sir they are arriving now" The women replies to Darius as she puts on her red lipstick

"Good, we will begin the operation today at noon, be ready" Darius tells them as he begins to laugh.

"Yes sir, you can count on us "The three agents reply with loud voices.

Mr. Vazquez on the other hand prepares himself to leave his office to go to his house. Darius begins to follow him but he is stopped by his secretary. Mr. Vazquez knew that he was being followed so he jumped to the stairs to quickly get to his car. When Darius open the door to the stairs he did not see Mr. Vazquez anywhere in which he yelled "Damn it!"

Then he thought to himself;"There is always a plan B" as he made a demonic smile and his glasses started to glow with a red color. At the same time, Mr. and Mrs. Vazquez knew something was wrong as they were preparing for their lunch at noon.