Jose descended on a glass stairs. In front of him are his body guards clearing the way. They reach a narrow path where they a loud party music can be heard. The loud music gets even louder as they went closer to the huge room. They stopped on a huge metallic door and the party lights welcome him with people dancing wildly in the crowd.
"Find him." He ordered and his men disappeared in the crowd. "Whiskey in the office." he said to the the bartender who attended to him immediately. He went straight to the room that looks like an office. In a few seconds a tall fine man barge inside the room, trying to balance his body and the bottle of Daiquiri in his left hand.
"Oh! Father!" Jose stiffened when he heard him calling as his own blood. The man does not sound sincere upon calling him his father but - it was in a sarcasm way. "What brought you here? Do I still owe you something? Haven't I paid you enough?" the man's words were clear though his clearly drunk.
"Hold your tongue, young man." Jose warned him. "Do not forget where your money came from."
"Oh! Of course." the man smirked. "I've worked for it with my own blood."
"You!" Jose hissed.
"Just get to the point. What do you need?"
" I need you to replace Fabio in this mission. That man is incapable. We are not moving in progress."
"What's the price?"
"The plantation in Arizona."
"No, that will never compensate the task your asking."
"Okay..." Jose close his eyes, trying to calm his nerves. "Say it."
"I want all mothers heritage from her family in my name."
"That's would be two-thirds!" Jose stands. He can't believe his son has been this greedy.
"It wasn't even your from the very beginning. Not until you killed her entire family." That left Jose speechless.
"That's a tradition if you want to become the head of a society."
"But that does not include killing the entire clan, doesn't it? Your men even killed my mother."
"You should have been thankful you are alive." Jose responded while laughing.
"Well, I told you my condition. It's up for you to decide. If you haven't made you decisions yet, you better leave." the man responded harshly.
"Okay! Okay! You won! Just do job and all conditions will be granted." Jose accepted his defeat.
"No. I want the disclosure on my table first thing in the morning."
Hearing this, Jose's eyes narrowed but still nodded and he left the room without uttering a word, slamming the door behind him. As soon as he enters the car, he cussed endlessly. He needs to get the girl as soon as possible to bring back his glory. With his son taking the two-thirds of his property, it will bring him down. Not unless he got that damn woman they have been chasing for a very long time. He commanded the driver. " To the Grand Square."
Reaching his destination, he went inside the elevator and push the button to the fourth floor underground basement. the moment the door opened, staff wearing protective suites welcome him. They grab one for him and assisted him as he wears his own protective suit.
"Anything progress?" he asked to the doctors as he went inside the Isolation Room.
"It is unfortunate to say that we failed the latest test that we had to the patients. The proximity of his blood is not that even upon using the new medicine. Still it does not qualify to the demand of energy we needed for a sacrifice. We need a stronger blood - the peck of their heritage. His body is getting weak. I don't think it is still capable of another test. "on of the doctors explained to him.
"Have you tried increasing the dosage?" Jose asked to them.
"Yes, Mr. Martins. We have injected it to him more than what he needs, yet it does not work." the other doctor replied.
Jose suppressed his anger and move closer to the man hanging on the chain. It blood flows down on its bruised body. This man have been prisoned her for a very long time - a subject for their research. They have experimenting the man since he was younger and they are amazed to see how its body survived all the test it underwent. It's body is getting weaker yet its heart continued to beat normally.
This man body is incredible! Last night it underwent to another testing for a new medicine. This is to check if his blood energy increases in order to be qualified as sacrifice for a gate to opened on the upcoming Lunar Eclipse.
They doctors have failed from the previous Lunar Eclipse and they can't afford to fail this time. They are pretty sure that Jose won't let them live if they fail again.
"Fabian Grand. Who would have thought you will be this useless after all these years!" he said and give the hanging man a big blow on his stomach. The man spit blood and moan in pain. "Still, I can't end your life yet. I still need you while we search your dear brother and kidnap your beautiful niece. Therefore, make sure to live longer." he whispered as he moved closer to the man.
This is the real Fabian, the one who was replaced by Joaquin, father of Fabio, and was killed by the Godfather of the Grand Empire.
"If the next test doesn't work then I will make you suffer more. Seeing you suffer is like bringing my brother back to like. You will pay for his death." he said as he spit on Fabian's face that pale as ice.
It was said that a descendant from the Grand, without offspring will have greater chances of having a powerful blood that could awaken a mysterious gate once sacrificed during the Lunar Eclipse. Since Fabian was kidnap at a young age, he wasn't able to get marry and reproduce his own offspring. Making him a candidate for the bloody sacrifice.
However, Fabian has been his subject for more than three decade and each test was a failure. After a couple of test and the doctors still failed, he would shoot them right away and hired again new set of doctors. But still, until now, these doctors have failed him.
"How was the new medicine? Is it ready?" he asked the doctor.
"We are about to finish it, Mr. Martins. We are going to have the test, earlier the next day. Rest assured we will keep you updated."
"Notify me. I want to witness the test with my very own eyes." he responded as he move out of the Isolation Room. He removed the protective suit while walking towards the elevator and throw it to the side.
"Make sure to watch closely to those doctors. If they failed again, kill them." he commanded his men before the elevators close.
He is so desperate this time. All this years of preparation will be wasted if this research laboratory will fail him. The Lunar Eclipse will be coming soon again and he can't afford to fail this time.
Replacing Fabio on the mission was out of his plan. Although the scenario in the Research Laboratory was still going on, he wants to make sure that he has someone from the Grand before the upcoming Lunar Eclipse. He will do anything just to open that gate whatever it takes.
Meanwhile, the man smiled evilly as he tapped his fingers on his table. "Finally, the man give in!" he laughed.
"How about the woman, Boss?" his butler asked.
"Of course, I won't hand her over. I want her." he said, taking his drink in a big gulp. "I let her go once, I won't let her go twice. I'll make use of her. I know my father has been hiding something big and it has something to do with that woman."
"I presume you are back to business, Boss."
"Yeah, I am. And I'll be playing good this time." He stand and move closer to the painting of a beautiful woman in the wall. "I am getting my revenge, mother. Just you wait and see. I will retrieve what was stolen from your family." he said with a grin. He glanced at his butler with a smile. "Prepare my things, I'll be departing at dawn."
He removed his clothes and went inside the shower, as water cleansed his body, a familiar tattoo can be seen on his neck - an Infinity Tattoo.