THE LEGEND OF THE ARACHNID

THE PROMISE OF BLOOD

In this intense and emotional chapter, the tension is palpable from the first lines. The chapter opens on a dark and stormy night, a reflection of the disarray that invades Alex and his family. His mother, a loving and protective figure, is bedridden, breathing weak and interrupted by violent coughs. His face, once serene, is marked by fatigue and pain. Alex remains at her bedside, his mind clouded by fear and worry, trying to contain his despair so as not to further worry his little sister, Nita, who is inconsolable.

Alex's uncle, a charismatic man with a troubled past, then promises them to do everything to ensure that his sister (Alex's mother) recovers. He squeezes Alex's hand with reassuring intensity, one last smirk to show him that everything will be okay. However, his look betrays a certain seriousness. He knows, no doubt, that his own troubles could catch up with him.

Night sets in, and Alex's uncle leaves the house, without a word, determined to settle his affairs. The rain drums against the windows while silence falls over the home. The hours pass, and worry grows in Alex's heart. His mother, weakened, sometimes murmurs incoherent words in her sleep, plunging Alex and Nita into increasing anxiety.

In the early morning, when the uncle still hasn't come home, Nita asks, in a broken and trembling voice: "Why is Uncle taking so long?" » Alex tries to reassure her, but he himself feels doubt creeping into him. Unable to stay without doing anything, he decides to leavelooking for him.

Under a still gray sky of the past storm, he crosses the still deserted streets of the city, scrutinizing the alleys, his heart beating to break everything. Along the way, a rumor spreads: a man was found killed, further, near a warehouse. Intrigued and worried, Alex presses the step, fighting against a growing feeling of discomfort.

Arrived at the scene, he discovered a crowd gathered around a body, partly hidden by a tarpaulin. His throat tightens and his legs flank, seeing, under the canvas, the familiar face of his uncle, livid and inert. The world seems to collapse around him; He remains frozen, unable to look away, as if the reality itself struck him hard.

Tears are starting to roll on his cheeks, silent first, then noisier, uncontrollable. His heartbreaking cries pierce silence, attracting the attention of some passers -by who whisper between them, whispering words of compassion and sadness. One of his mother's friends, present among the crowd, approaches, putting a comforting hand on Alex's shoulder to appease his sorrow.

At that moment, Alex feels a rage bubbling in him, an intense fire that ignites his heart. Between two sobs, he whispered a promise to his disappeared uncle a promise: he swears to avenge his death, to find the one who snatched him from their family, merciless. The pain turns into a cold resolution, marking for Alexa point of no return.

Thus ends this chapter heavy with consequences for young Alex, now plunged into a world where revenge becomes his only objective, a dark path that he is ready to follow, regardless of the dangers.