Jonathan Miller is in a party that is meant to celebrate the best Hero of the city. everyone was talking & drinking in name of the greatest protector of the city. Sacred Mask enters on the building holding a cigar on his left hand.
"here comes the true hero of the city."
yields one of the many man who hold wealth on the city.
Sacred Mask laughs loudly as he starts to talk about his war stories. everyone claps to the biggest celebrity of the city. Sacred Mask walks directly towards Jonathan Miller and he hugs him. Sacred Mask whispers on his ear the word 'clown.'
Jonathan Miller laughs as he claps hiding behind a smile the rage that he feels. everyone yields with excitement and content to see the two biggest heroes behaving like old friends. Jonathan Miller walks away as he looks around trying to see a familiar face, but he doesn't recognized anyone in there. he is absolutely alone even when he is surrounded by others in the building.
"I am glad to be the face of the city and the muscles to protect the city. I stand in here to represent the interest of the helpless and Innocent who walk the streets of my city as I punish the faces of evil. I reject any evil doer from my city."
yields Sacred Mask bringing joy to the man who represent he city.
two hours earlier on the prison Odin's sight...
Chiko is talking with Julio Aguirre. there are some people looking at them. Chiko talks to Julio in code. Chiko stands up and he walks away. a guard tells him that everything is ready. Chiko tells him to be careful for the next two weeks.
Chiko gets out of there and as he is walking he looks at Alberto Esposito awaiting for him on a car. Chiko walks towards him quietly. he looks around of him to see if there is anyone who can be observing his actions. Chiko gets inside of the car.
Alberto Esposito is eating some fries and drinking soda (before coming for Chiko he went to a local place of fast food called 'Benito el Gringo' where he bought his food and he didn't have the time to eat it because he received a message from Chiko asking him to meet in front of the prison Odin's sight.)
Alberto keeps eating. Chiko is waiting for him to finish his food. Chiko receives a text. he looks at his phone to read a message that Arturo send him about his situation with Fumiko. Chiko laughs feeling like Arturo is more of a son than a son-in-law.
"the reason why I called you here is simple. in that prison is a friend of mine who I want to help. I already have a team inside and another team outside. now, what I want to do now is to use your help to create a distraction so the Heroes of the city won't notice when he is escaping from his captivity."
the reason why Alberto is eating fast food now is simple. he has never before eaten fast food for many reason including that his parents always saw fast food like something for those with lower social class or the savages. this is Alberto's first time eating fast food and he is finally understanding a joy that wasn't there on his early life.
Alberto knows what Gluttonyc Justice is asking of him to do. Alberto knows that he has no choice but to help the former Hero, but the only reason why he is not answering is because he is enjoying of the food so much that he can't even speak.
Chiko is so tired of everything the only reason why he haven't give up on his quest of redemption is the idea that he is doing it all for his daughter and for the boy that was left alone in a dark path because of his cowardice on his younger days.
"have you ever regret it to have not taken an action when you know that one single action could have saved many lives, but your silence was the only thing keeping you alive."
asked Chiko looking directly at the eyes of Alberto.
Alberto stays in silence. unlike Chiko who is holding day after day the weight of his guilt. Alberto has never experience anything similar to guilt, is probable that Alberto doesn't even know the meaning of the word 'guilt.'
Chiko looks at the hallway as he drives (they change sits because Alberto was too busy eating.) there are some cars. is getting dark.
right now on the party....
Chiko gets inside of the building with his daughter and Arturo at his side. Sacred Mask feels honored with the presence of a legend from the old times. Sacred Mask talks with respect & he is careful with his words as he talks to Chiko.
even the number one hero of a city is nothing in comparison with a Hero from the old times. the main reason is because in the old times there was no law protecting the Heroes and even those who fought for justice ended up dead or on the streets homeless. for those reasons on the old times there were too many Villains for the Heroes to take care of. many Heroes gave up earlier on their careers, others died on the fight and some gave up on the righteous path by walking on the path of the villain.
the world used to be so chaotic that only the strongest Heroes took the responsibility of protecting not just a city but the whole country. there were thirteen Heroes who formed a pact to protect the country as one. when Chiko was barely twelve he became one of those thirteen Heroes (he was the youngest, the second youngest was Malcolm who was fifteen at the time and Lucky-Hit was seventeen at the time.)
Sacred Mask asks Chiko if he wants anything. Chiko asks for a glass of water. Sacred Mask himself went to the kitchen for a glass of water. Fumiko asks her father if he knew the number one Hero. her father smiles as he tells her that he knows everyone.
"I can't believe that even Sacred Mask treats you with so much respect. I know that you told me that you were one of the thirteen guardians, but I didn't know how powerful was your prestige dad."
"oh you haven't seen anything honey. I know that you want to be a Hero because of those old war tales I use to tell you when you were younger. but those times were hard even for those who were of strong mind. now being a Hero is not the same, they are more entertainers than Heroes."
Sacred Mask returns with a glass of water and he tells to Chiko to let him know if he needs anything else to drink or to eat. he looks at Fumiko and he asks if she is his daughter. he says that she looks just like the father, but cuter.
Arturo walks by himself around of the place as he talks with strangers and most people want to know what is his relationship with Gluttonyc Justice and Arturo answers by saying that he is his son-in-law. every person congratulates him for his luck.
a strange man approaches Arturo. the man is wearing a blue rain coat. he has a mask with the number seven in it. the man tells to Arturo that he knows his father and they were friends in their youth. Arturo follows him to the bathroom to talk in private.
"who are you? what do you want to know?"
"I was an old friend of Dark Archangel. in the times of the thirteen Guardians they weren't the only ones who protected the country. there were hundreds of Vigilantes fighting like soldiers to impart justice to the evil doers. they were the true Heroes while the ones receiving all the credit were the thirteen guardians... your father failed victim to the lies & treacherous ways of the world."
"I don't understand what you are talking about. I don't understand you."
"when I was facing the real menace of this broken world, was then when I wasn't able to be a Hero for the people who needed of me at the moment. I was a coward unable to help a good friend. now I stand in front of his son and I offer my help to bring balance to the world. the name is Lucky-Hit, I will be back to be your shadow when the time comes for us to be the fists of justice."
Lucky-Hit leaves. Arturo stays for some minutes in the bathroom. he washes his face multiple times until he feels better. he turns around and he looks at Chiko who is standing in the entrance of the bathroom waiting for him with a worry face.
Arturo makes a joke as he laughs. Chiko walks closer to him and he hugs Arturo as he tells him that it is okay if he feels awkward with all that people out there on the party. Chiko tells him that he doesn't like that people either.
Arturo gets out of the bathroom and he looks around trying to find the man with who he was talking. Chiko asks him if he wants to find someone in particular. Arturo walks around of the party but he is no longer in there. Chiko stops him and he asks again. Arturo tells him that a man approached him. he says the name 'Lucky-Hit.'
"what did you say? did you say Lucky-Hit? please answer me at once, I need to find him."
yields Chiko as he grabs Arturo of his t-shirt.
Arturo nods nervously. Chiko asks him for the clothing that he was wearing. Chiko walks around asking everyone if they had seen a man with the description of Lucky-Hit. no one saw him only Arturo. no one knew when he enter or when he left like a ghost that was never meant to be nor to be seen.
"no one can leave the building until I get a proper answer of where is this man. the man I am trying to find isn't just any regular man, but he is one of the most dangerous Villains that have ever existed. if anyone comes in contact with a man with the name Lucky-Hit you better tell me right now. everyone's life is in danger as long as that man is free."
yielded Chiko as he looked at everyone around of him.
everyone felt horror when they saw how a legend like Chiko reacted. if a veteran like Gluttonyc Justice was trying to capture a villain then that villain has to be one of the most dangerous villains to ever walk the earth. Sacred Mask saw this as his opportunity to prove himself as a real Hero from this last generation.
Chiko stayed some more time trying to find his enemy. he told to his daughter to leave with Arturo. at first Fumiko didn't wanted to leave her father alone, but she knew that she couldn't be of any help to her dad. Fumiko & Arturo leave together.
on their way Arturo asks Fumiko if she knows anything about the man her father wanted to find. Fumiko tells him that she never heard of him. Arturo tells her that Lucky-Hit talked about his dad like if they were old friends. it is obvious that he also knows Chiko, it is obvious that they had known each other for many years.
"I have a feeling that I am going to see him again. sooner or later that man is going to come back for me, but I don't know if then he is going to be my ally or my enemy.... the more time passes the more unsure I am of for how long I can avoid becoming what many want me to become."
said Arturo afraid of becoming evil and losing Fumiko once more.
far away on the top of a building is Lucky-Hit looking at Arturo. it starts to rain as others come from the shadows to observe with him. the others are using black cloaks and they are covering their faces. there are about twenty guys with Lucky-Hit. he whispers something and everyone else returns to the shadows of the city. Lucky-Hit is left alone while he looks at Arturo with a creepy laugh.
Lucky-Hit is talking to someone who is hiding on the shadows of the night. Lucky-Hit seems to have respect for the person who seems to be his superior. Lucky-Hit is feeling desperate as he turns around and he leaves.