Chapter 10
The hairs on Victor's neck stood up and Death knew that. "And I don't mean it metaphorically or rhetorically or poetically or theoretically or in any fancy way. I'm Death, straight up." "What do you want from me?" Victor says worriedly. "From you? Nothing. Your father however, his soul," says Death. "Why my father? Why are you always interested in him? Why are you trying to kill him?"
Death slowly sits on Victor's bed and says: "It's a long story." "Well tell me. I want to know the truth," says Victor. Death looks at Victor and sighs before beginning his story. "It began with Puss in Boots. He won his life after beating me on the wishing star. Afterwards, I decided to watch him and his friends. And I did, until it was time." "You mean, the day that they died?" Victor says before Death nodded.
"However, this mansion was built and whoever owned it, decided to hide their bodies in a secret basement. I knew that one day, someone would find them and finally give them a proper burial. Then, you're father moved in. One night, I decided to speak to him. I told him how to find the basement, and he did. However, when he found out what I was, he did something I didn't expect."
"And what was that?" says Victor. "He tried to attack me. He missed most of the time, but then he picked up something made of silver and it hurt me. So I went back to hiding in the shadows. But afterwards, your father came up with a plan. He melted down some silver and made a bullet. He wanted to kill me. But, then he met your mother. They fell in love, they got married and they had you."
"So what happened next?" says Victor. "At some point, he remembered me and he became a really despicable man. He used the treasures in the basement to start the cartel. He abused you and your mother. He hurt a lot of people in Far Far Away. Which is why, I decided to pay you a visit. I thought I could, convince you to turn against Randy. And you did. Unfortunately, I thought he would die in prison. Sadly enough, he didn't."
After listening to Death's story, Victor changed from being scared, to angry. "So you're telling me, you used me, you lied to me, everything that happened to me, my mom, the people of Far Far Away, is because of you?" Death looks at Victor with a worried face and says: "Yes?" Suddenly, Victor screams and runs at Death. He punches him in the body whilst screaming: "You monster! This is all your fault!"
After a few seconds, Victor starts to calm down and slows his punching down. He looks down at his hands and starts to cry. Death looks down at Victor and actually feels sorry for him. Then, he slowly pulls him in for a hug. "Why? Why did you come back? For five years, you came back. Why?" Victor says softly. "Because when you did this when we first met, for the first time ever, I felt good," says Death.
"I am sorry for what I did to you little one. I really am. I know you won't forgive me, but I am going to do what I should have done, a long time ago." After wiping his eyes, Victor says: "What's that?" Death smiles and puts his hands behind his back. Then, he pulls out two sickles and says: "I'm going to kill Randy."
