You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you have robbed a man from everything, he is no longer in your power—he is free again.
And there is no robbery so terrible as the robbery committed by those who think they are doing right.
"One man's robbery is another man's treasure. I think I don't have the brain to grasp this." Flashy knew his limits.
"Forget it. It's time to move." Pablo stood up but he never took his eyes off of the house.
Flashy was also watching and he also saw the four silhouettes standing outside the house.
"Hmm." Pablo squinted his eyes. "I see no bag on them? How did they take the money? In their pockets?"
"They must have those bracelets. The one that can store things without limit. Space bracelets as people say. They are expensive though."
"Is that so? Then it means these thieves had robbed many people to get the bracelets. If it's really expensive as you say."
Pablo gawked at the four men and Flashy did the same.
Cupid was also there and she was watching too. And as an Angel, she could clearly see everything even at night, but she didn't share anything with Pablo.
The four men stood outside the house and they were all wearing black clothes. Pablo thought of them as part of the military but since these four men had their faces covered, he disregarded this thought.
'Those five men weren't worried about their identity being revealed. These thieves are not them.'
The four men talked with each other just outside the house and after a few seconds, they… vanished.
"Woah. Did you see that?" Flashy asked. He was impressed by the disappearance of those four men.
"Yeah. Must be their Ego. Perfect for the thieves."
"So now we go inside?" Flashy asked, ready for the jump again.
But Pablo shook his head. "No. Not yet. What if those thieves came back for something? What if they vanished for something else? Let's wait for some more time here."
"You are so suspicious, Boss." Flashy said.
"Yes. That he is." Cupid chimed in as well.
"Can't help it. Even normal people can't be trusted. Much less thieves."
"And Criminals too." Cupid said again.
'Is that directed at me?'
"Of course not." Cupid refused instantly.
Pablo let it go and just laid down on the branch of the tree.
It was thick enough for him to rest on it.
Flashy did the same but he faced some problems. Nevertheless, he managed to rest his head as well.
Pablo had his eyes still on the house and Flashy decided he would copy Pablo.
"Hey Boss." He said.
"What?" Pablo asked.
"I never asked you your name. I mean, I once asked but you didn't tell me. So can I hear it now?"
"Why do you want to even hear it? It's not like it will make any difference."
"What are you talking about? I am watching you closely so I should at least know your name, right? I will still call you Boss, don't worry."
"Fine. It's Pablo. Pablo Castillo." Pablo shared his name. There was no harm in telling his name anyway.
"Cool. Sounds nice. Your parents gave you a good name." Flashy liked Pablo's name.
"Actually, I gave this name to myself." Pablo revealed.
"Oh. Then what was your real name? The one that your parents gave you."
"I never saw my parents. They both died." Pablo said. And he said this as Void Grief not as Pablo Castillo.
"You killed your parents and siblings back on Earth yourself when you were just six years old. Right?" Cupid asked.
'Yes.' Pablo gave a short answer and he didn't say anything further than that.
Flashy couldn't hear Pablo and Cupid so he only heard what Pablo said.
"You never saw your parents? That's dark. So then how did you choose your own name? I mean, why did you choose Pablo Castillo?"
"Yes. I wanted to ask that too." Cupid wanted to know as well.
Pablo sighed. 'This world will not understand the reason for that. Guess I'll just make it up.'
Pablo first answered Flashy. "In ancient language, Pablo means Little or Humble. A humble little boy. And Castillo means who lived by the castle. So my full name means—a humble little boy who lived by the castle."
"Woah. You know ancient language? That's amazing. You were in the slums and you know that? Only Vampires, Dragons and Elves know that language as far as I know. How did you even know such things?"
'The fcuk?' Pablo was taken aback. 'I just made that up. I just thought there must be an Ancient language here. And what's the deal with Vampires, elves and dragons? Altor told me nothing about this.'
"So if you made that up, then what was the real reason you chose this name? And how did you even come up with the humble little kid who lived by the castle?" Cupid asked some questions of her own.
'I know many languages. In Spanish, Castillo means lived by the castle and in Latin, Pablo means little. Instead of saying Spanish and Latin, I said Ancient language to Flashy. I had no idea it would be true. And no, I didn't choose this name for myself because of its true meaning. I chose it for some other reason.'
"And that was?" Cupid really wanted to know.
Pablo sighed. 'Have you heard about Pablo Picasso and Pablo Escobar?'
"Yes. One was a painter and one was a sort of criminal. Both were famous for their work."
'That's right. One was an artist and one was a criminal. I took their first name as I thought of myself as an Artistic Criminal. Then Castillo came from Andrés Ulises Castillo Villarreal. He was a big criminal of some sorts and I liked Castillo word so I stole it. That's all there is.' Pablo revealed some of his story to Cupid as she gave a nod.
"Well, you told me but what will you tell him now? He thinks you learnt ancient language in the slums." Cupid gestured towards Flashy who was still waiting for an answer. He was staring intensely at Pablo.
"Don't look at me like that." Pablo said and finally stood up.
"I will tell you later. It's been a while. One hour probably. The thieves won't come back now. Let's go."
Pablo avoided the topic and Flashy also paid it no mind as he stood up as well.
He offered his back and Pablo sat on it.
Flashy then bent his knees.
"Ready, set and…" Flashy spoke and…
WHOOSH!
He jumped and in just one jump, they arrived in front of the house.
Pablo came back on the ground and stepped towards the door.
"I am home."