The year 2013, two years after I finally decided to assume my grandpa's position as a leader of Les paragones de l'éternité or The Paragons of Eternity. I'm now in Manila to meet Lev Petrov. The guy I met two years ago, asked me to join the group he was planning to create. I have no idea what group it is but I accepted his invitation. "Boss, are you sure of this? I mean, you told me that Petrov said that there are other people he invited for this meeting? How can you be so sure that you are safe with them?" tanong ni Ichiro na nasa upuan kaharap ko dito sa loob ng sasakyan.Maliban kay Grandpa, si Ichiro lang ang napagsabihan ko tungkol sa imbitasyon noon ni Lev Petrov. Hindi ko ito sinabi sa pinsan kong si Elliot dahil alam kong hindi ito papayag at baka iparating na naman kay Tita Erina. Even Dad knows nothing about it. For what, anyway? He doesn't care about me. Baka nga hindi niya pa rin alam that I already killed a few who defy the law of the cult. Yeah, it's a cult! Legit! Even

Two years later, I continued being a leader of the cult while digging all the information that would lead to the person who took my mom's life. "Monsieur Atlas, Pablo is here," bungad ni Ichiro pagpasok nito sa silid na nagsisilbing opisina ko. Ito rin ang silid na ginamit ni Grandpa noong siya pa ang namumuno ng organisasyon. "Let him in!" tugon ko. Napasandal ako sa upuan habang hinihintay si Pablo. Si Pablo ay isa sa pinagkakatiwalaan kong tauhan ng organisasyon. Grandpa recommended him to me when I asked him to give me people I could trust inside the organization. "Bonne Soirée, Monsieur Atlas!" bati ni Pablo sabay lapag ng brown envelope sa mesa. Walang tugon kong dinampot ang envelope at binuksan. My jaw tightened as I gnashed my teeth when I read what was stated inside. It's the list of people who were suspected to be the accomplices of those who are behind my mom's assassination. Pabagsak kong nilapag ang envelope at padaskol na tumayo. "Pablo, send all the data and info

6.45 P.M.I arrived with my men fifteen minutes earlier at a place where the leader of the Italian group wanted to meet me. I fixed my tie before I got out of the car. Nanatili muna akong nakatayo ng ilang saglit at marahang pinasadahan ang paligid. “Ichiro, follow me. The rest, stay here as lookout,” utos ko sa mga kasama kong tauhan. Alam kong may mga miyembro ang organisasyon na nakabase dito sa Italya at alam kong inalerto na sila ni lolo pero hindi pa rin ako maaaring pakampante. Kahit pa alam kong kilala ang lider nitong grupong kikitain ko, inalam ko pa rin kung anong klaseng tao siya. Ito ang una naming paghaharap at wala pa akong ideya kung ano ang magiging kahihinatnan ng paghaharap namin ngayon. I took a breath in and out before I started to step inside the building. It’s a five star hotel which is controlled by the person I’m going to meet. He is clever. He knows the assignment. Well, he is a known leader underground, what should I expect? According to Ichiro, he became