Ghosts of the past

Three months passed and Orsys was about to start the summer. The festivities of the season were being prepared in the Santa Helena´s Plaza. People came to Orsys for these parties and to see the famous Fontana Di Regina world competitions: poker, blackjack, roulette, craps, pai gow, baccarat, rummy, among others, which were held in the great Levitarium casino, whose prize exceeds billions of nevas each year. Participants came from all over the world to play and perhaps be jackpot winners.

Levitarium was the largest casino in Orsys, close to the Vatican both in distance and in other types of deals, it always stood aside to avoid attracting attention. Konstantine Leviten VI was a camouflaged lycan and the owner of said casino, as well as the most recognized banks in the country such as Golden Fingers or Arise. Konstantine had a fondness for money and loved to gamble with the fate of business by throwing two dice that he said were good luck, and with jealousy, kept in his pocket, inheritance from his father and grandparents, but which he stopped using after that tragic day.

All his bets were always in his favor and he boasted of being in his best moment and did not limit himself to filling him and his family with luxuries. He loved his family so much that he bought a mansion in the richest neighborhood of Orsys, where only the nobility stayed and moved away from troubled areas. He had two children, Florence and Nikita who were his pride. But one day when his wife and his children had gone to the theater, only one of them had returned alive.

Nikita woke up a week later in the hospital and between screams, cries and tears, he told his father what had happened to his mother and sister. They had been intercepted by a group of men dressed in foreign clothes and they took his sister away and were after him. His mother trying to stop them was savagely beaten as were he and his sister Florence. They had been handcuffed and both kids witnessed the rape of their mother. Not satisfied with that, the men chose to impale and maim the woman for fun. The girl was going to be next but apparently they had other plans. She was sedated and rushed away, instead Nikita ended up as a sex toy for the men.

They had sexually subjected him to the point of leaving him bleeding, they stabbed him several times, slashed his face and cut off his finger and an ear as a trophy to end up leaving him next to the corpse of his mother. When they found him, they left him for dead but, he reacted by spitting blood and rushed to hospital. His father was devastated by the situation, and despite this he kept the casino open thinking that perhaps someone was waiting for it to close to see his reaction. To find the person responsible, he asked Bubblegum and Jawbreaker for information, but did not get anything about it. Refused to continue helping both groups until he received a response to his request.

Nearly ten years had passed and neither group deigned to offer explanations. The church, on the other hand, was more diligent and provided help to try to find those responsible, alluding that they were not the only ones who had been attacked, since a couple of bishops were killed at that time by unknown groups.

Konstantine swore that he would not rest until he found those responsible and found out what happened to the whereabouts of his daughter. Meanwhile he kept his son Nikita by his side as an assistant to not allow anyone to approach him with other intentions and incidentally trained him to be the next successor.

Today was the round of 16 in the roulette, poker and baccarat section. The scene lent itself to being calm as it usually was in tournament season, but something was wrong. Security noticed that a couple was cheating. They were counting cards and moving from table to table. They alerted the supervisor and the manager and were immediately removed from the baccarat table. The woman was apparently drunk and was used as a distraction by the green-haired man next to her, who angrily demanded to speak to the owner about the treatment he received. They searched both for weapons or some unknown object and found nothing.

Being the first to be caught red-handed cheating, they were brought directly before Konstantine for questioning and possibly humiliated. The red-haired woman could barely stand and she was practically dragged by her partner into the office. The man sat his partner whose hair covered her face and he sat with his back to Konstantine.

Konstantine requested the security to stand down as he and Nikita would take care of dealing with both colorful characters. The interrogation began.

-So you were looking to win with cheats? My casino is not a playground for amateurs, didn't you see that they are watching the players? Or are they very stupid? - Konstantine was very angry about the situation and began to approach the couple

-Maybe we are very stupid ... or maybe not. That's up to you Candyman- the green-haired man took out a cigar and lit it

Konstantine was harsh at the statement. Candyman was his aka as one of the leaders of the Candy Social Club in the underworld. That someone knew that gave him the premise that he was someone from the triad or some information group. He approached to ask what business they have with him to arrive in this ungraceful way and when he was about to grab the green-haired man's shoulder a hand stopped him. She was the red-haired woman who was smiling and shaking her head.

-No no no. Candyman, me than you, I'd better sit down, your son can also join since he was a direct victim.- The woman replied staring at Nikita who was in a corner

-Faisan Anderson ... hahaha I thought you were rotting in the ghetto. You look younger than I remember you, what the fuck did you come here to do? -

-Better do what my wife says, Candyman, we don't have much time- Vladimir held the cigar and looked askance at Nikita

-What the fuck !!! Ibis!!! You were supposed to be dead ... what the hell is going on?! - Konstantine did not get out of his astonishment, he was seeing someone who was not supposed to exist

-Shhh. How loud you are. You haven't changed at all since you were a kid, sit down and let's chat about business- Tanji appeared from behind Nikita and responded scaring both men.

-Tsuru ... why are you ... how did you get in? what the fuck is this? Did I die working and didn't realize it? -

Tanji pointed to the couch for Nikita to sit down so they could start their conversation.

When everyone sat down, Tanji took some folders out of his ring pocket and stacked them on the table. Patrizia placed a glass of water and a pill in front of Nikita. Vladimir offered Konstantine a cigar but Konstantine refused.

-We have come to do business with you Candyman. Depending on how you take this alliance offer, we will give you everything in our power- Vladimir made shapes with the smoke to pass the time.

-What will I gain by allying myself with ghosts from the past? Does the nest think it can do its thing now? How daring to pretend to be dead to annoy, well thought out by your son-

-Red Sugar, don't you forget that name you piece of shit or do you want to provoke me like that day? About the nest and Victor we will take care of tame them in the meantime, your issue is what we are interested in solving now-

-Could you take off your hood boy it's hot and I'm anxious to see you without that on- Patrizia was about to take the hood off the boy when Konstantine stopped her, she just smiled at him.

-It's true, so that you take our word for it because, you don't give the boy the medication and then choose if it helps us or not- Tanji looked at them impatiently -Quiet, that pill will leave you as a new boy if you don't believe me, ask your father as I was months ago-

-Candyman, we know where Florence is and who the perpetrator was. If you choose well, we will tell you why your family was the target- Vlad sent a more than heartbreaking comment to Konstantine

Hearing the name of his sister and the confidence with which they were saying it, Nikita chose to swallow the pill in one go.