MLII:TB ExP 0.1- "The Good Samaritan"

"The Good Samaritan" is "Miracula Luxia II: The Bond" 's Extra Part, happening years before its events took place.

It was released on 22.09.2021.

## Plot

Even though peace has been fully established in our troubled world, the problems of its citizens never stop, no matter how hard our heroes try to prevent them from happening. Evil creatures roam the area outside of the city where the Kaos family lives, patiently waiting for a moment of weakness. There is still fear in the hearts of the commoners and they have the bad feeling that something bad is going to happen again. And, of course, the general unrest that makes everyone very nervous.

Such is the problem with a young woman that is currently outside the city's walls. She has traveled for days to reach this place and is hoping to see the safe haven that she and her son have always heard about.

Unfortunately for both of them, they are still outside the walls and not in the city. They are still in danger and are unsure whether they will make it there safely or not.

*Will they survive?*

## Story

Jared and Meggy stand on one of the walls that separates their new hometown from the rest of the world outside.

Meggy holds their infant son in their arms while Jared is scouting the area for intruders.

"So."- Jared says- "How is our beautiful child doing?"

Meggy looks at him and smiles.

"He's asleep, just like we wanted him to be."- She says- "It's been a long day, so he deserves it."

Jared sighs.

"It has been a long day for *all* of us, Meggy."- He says- "And, to be honest, today is nothing really special. In fact, every day in our lives ever since Adam was born has been an adventure for his brave and determined parents."

Meggy giggles.

"Oh, Jared. You always think about our child more than you think about yourself."- She says- "Give it a break. He's not going anywhere."

Jared nods.

"I know. I want to spend some time with him. I want to cuddle him, just like you are right now."- He says- "But there is one thing that makes me different from a regular parent. Even though I am a father, I am still a hero. A protector of the innocent. All of those people are still counting on me and I do not want to let them down. I am protecting all of us as best as I can, every day."

Meggy nods.

"You look like you're serious about the work that you do. I'm glad that you're still able to protect those people, despite the fact that you're now a parent."- She responds- "However, I'm still worried about you. I've been thinking about your sanity. Your morale. What if they all drop down the chute in one fell swoop? This could be a problem for everyone."

She sighs.

"But this is my own opinion."- She continues- "If you want to keep protecting this city, go right ahead. I'll just stand right here and make sure that you're doing fine."

Jared nods.

"I appreciate that, dear."- He says- "Thank you."

Jared and Meggy continue to watch the area outside along with their allies.

Fortunately, this day is very uneventful for all of them. No major enemies show up on the walls, except for a few stray goblins, who are easily slain or scared away by the soldiers on the walls.

A few hours later, Jared and his wife are still standing on the wall.

While he inspects the area, she stares at something in the distance.

Then she sees it.

It is a figure. And it is coming this way.

"Jared."- She says to her husband"- "You might want to take a look at this."

She points at the figure.

Jared stares at it for a few moments and then looks down at his bow.

"This is very interesting. A lone figure, in the middle of this dangerous area?"- He says- "But it could be a trap. Someone could be trying to make us let our guard down. We should proceed carefully."

He turns to the soldiers to the left of him who also seem to see the approaching figure.

"Keep your eyes open and your weapons drawn, my friends."- He says to them- "I suspect some sort of a trickery."

As the figure gets close to the city's walls, the soldiers point their weapons at it, expecting another attack.

But this is not the case. All they see is a lone woman and a child that is standing close to her.

"Excuse me."- She says- "Is Jared Kaos around here?"

The soldiers look at each other, confused. They are not sure whether they should respond or not.

Finally, Jared himself decides to step out. He takes a step forward and looks down at the woman.

"I am the one who is known as Jared Kaos."- He says to her- "How can we help you?"

The woman points at the child.

"Me and my son have been travelling a long way to get here. We want to get inside, if it's not a problem for any of you."- She says- "We promise that we won't cause any trouble. We just want to live our lives in a safe haven like yours."

Jared nods.

"I understand."- He says- "But first, I want to know something about your journey."

The woman looks at him curiously.

"It is obvious that you have come from a place that is very far away. I would like to know more about your real home."- He says- "Also, I want to know whether you met any hostile creatures on the way here or not. It is important for us to measure whether you are in any immediate danger."

The woman nods.

"Me and my son originate from the continent of Valorim, namely its capital- Krizsan."- She responds- "On the way towards this city, we did meet a few goblins. They tried to kill us, but our guards managed to scare them away."

Jared nods.

"Krizsan is very far away, indeed. You are a very brave woman, miss."- He says.

Then, he looks at her for a moment.

"By the way, you mentioned that there were some guards who scared off the attacking goblins. I would assume that they were sent by the city of Krizsan to protect you."- He adds- "Why are they not with you right now? Has something happened to them that we do not know about?"

The woman looks down at her child. Her eyes quickly fill with tears.

"The brave warriors who came with us, they were not as lucky as we are right now. They... they didn't make it."- She says- "A large pack of demons attacked us while we were getting close to the city. Took us by surprise and dragged the guards away from us. They tried to drag us away as well, but we got away before they had the chance to get close."

She shakes her head.

"I can still hear their screams in my mind. Their last cries as they were torn apart by the evil creatures."- She continues- "They haunt us. And they always will."

Jared and Meggy stare at each other and shake their heads.

"You should get into the city. Quickly."- Jared says to the woman- "Maybe things will get better for both of you when you leave that place behind."

The woman smiles and bows.

"Thank you, kind hero."- She says- "I'm glad that there are still people like you in this world. Bless you for everything that you have done."

She and her son slowly approach the open gate.

However, they do not make it very far.

As soon as the woman takes her first step, an arrow strikes her in the back, sending her flying into a nearby rock.

She tries to stand up and look back.

"Alcander. I fear that I may not be able to guide you anymore."- She says to her child, fearing for her own life as she slowly bleeds out- "Go inside. Save... yourself. Your life is more important than... mine... "

Just as she says the last words, another arrow strikes her in the back.

And then another.

And another.

Soon, six arrows are protruding from her, making her bleed at an alarming rate.

As she tries to grasp for breath, she notices that her son is running towards the gate. She smiles, knowing that he will be saved.

She looks back and notices that someone is aiming their bow at her. Before she can react, she is shot in the eye and through the brain.

The last shot kills her instantly and she falls to the ground as the others watch her in horror.

Jared aims his weapon at something in the distance.

"Reveal yourselves, you fiends!"- He yells- "You have committed a crime. And you will pay for it!"

His call does not go unanswered.

Soon, a small pack of bandits emerges from the nearby woods, pointing their weapons at the soldiers.

Meanwhile, another pack gets close to the walls and prepares to attack.

Alcander tries to run through the gates, but is stopped by a bandit who emerges from the nearby bushes.

The man grabs him before he can be shot down and steps back to join his comrades.

One of them points an arrow at the boy and smiles.

"Nobody passes through our woods without becoming a subject of our judgement."- He says- "And our judgement for them is *death*!"

Meggy shakes her head. Tears start to fall from her eyes.

"You just killed that boy's mother right in front of him!"- She screams at them- "Don't you have any *shame*?!"

The bandits look at each other and smile.

"Shame?"- One of them says- "We are the warriors of the wild. Our job is to clear this world from the weak. And there are no exceptions."

Jared angrily points an arrow at the one who is holding Alcander.

"You do not hold any of the qualities that a warrior has."- He says to them- "You are a bunch of heartless monsters. A group of pathetic weaklings who execute innocent people for fun, trying to prove that you are strong and undefeatable. Which you are *not*."

He prepares to shoot.

"And I am going to put an end to this madness!"- He yells- "Right here... and right *now*!"

The bandits are infuriated.

"Weaklings?"- One of them, possibly their leader, says- "We're not weaklings! And we're going to show you how wrong you are!"

"Attack, servants!"

Suddenly, all of the warriors and bandits spring into action. They start to shoot arrows at each other, while the latter throw a bunch of very rude insults along with them.

Soon, the whole area becomes a small warzone as fighters from both sides fall in battle and others arrive to replace their fallen comrades.

During the chaos, Jared and Meggy frantically look for the bandit who captured Alcander. Soon, they find him, attempting to flee with the boy.

"He's too far away!"- Meggy exclaims- "The poor boy is done for!"

Jared looks at the area below the wall and notices that it is empty.

He stands up and readies his weapon.

"Not on my watch!"- He yells and jumps down without any hesitation.

Meggy watches as her husband runs after the bandit and attempts to shoot him down.

"Come back here, criminal!"- He yells- "Leave the boy alone immediately!"

The bandit shakes his head.

"He won't survive this one!"- He yells and continues to run.

Meggy notices a bow that belonged to one of the soldiers who died in the battle just to the left of her. She picks it up and aims an arrow at the fleeing bandit.

"Guess again, criminal scum!"- She yells and shoots the arrow.

Although it does not manage to strike him in the head, the arrow still pierces the coward's leg and renders him unable to move for a few seconds.

"Now's your chance, dear!"- Meggy yells- "Get him!"

Jared approaches the bandit, still aiming his bow at him.

"Your time has come, bandit."- He says- "Prepare to die!"

However, a group of bandits surrounds him before he can shoot.

"Did you really think that it would be *that* easy to take him back?"- Their leader says- "Nice try hero, but you won't see him again!"

As Jared tries to fight them off, he notices that the bandit is getting away with Alcander. He tries to give chase, but is stopped by the rest of the bandits as they advance upon him.

Just to the right of Alcander's kidnapper, he sees that someone is watching the area.

It is John- Jared's best friend, who seems to be waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

"John!"- Jared yells- "Kill that bandit!"

It is at that moment that John notices the bandit who is running away with Alcander. However, the bandit himself is unable to see him. Yet.

He takes the chance to jump out of the bushes, grab the bandit by the neck and stab him in the chest.

As he bleeds out on the ground, John sees the horrified child.

The boy shies away from him.

"It's okay, kid. You're safe now."- He says to him- "Now, where do you want to hide?"

Alcander shakes his head.

"I wanna go to the city."- He responds- "Mama told me that I'd be safe there."

John looks at the city's gates, noticing the large amount of bandits who are trying to get in.

"*This poor boy doesn't know how dangerous and impossible this is.*"- He says to himself- "*However, I am a man of my word. If somebody asks me to escort them somewhere, then I will do my best to make it happen, no matter how dangerous it may be.*"

He takes the boy's hand in his.

"Let's go."- He says and runs towards the gates with him.

Meggy notices that John is running past the bandit army and realizes that he has saved Alcander.

"Help this man get inside!"- She says to the remaining soldiers- "He needs our help and we must provide it!"

The soldiers nod and shoot at the bandits in the middle, providing cover for John and Alcander and making sure that nobody surprises them as they run.

Jared realizes that John has managed to free Alcander. He kills the last of the bandits who were attacking him and rushes to their aid.

"Is he doing fine?"- He asks John.

John looks down at Alcander and shrugs.

"He seems to be terrified of something."- He says- "Why? What happened out here while I was gone?'

Jared shakes his head.

"His mother was shot down by those miscreants not too long ago, right in front of the boy's eyes."- He responds- "We tried to save her, but they swarmed us immediately after it happened and captured the boy."

John gasps.

"This... this is horrible!"- He exclaims- "How could they kill the boy's only parent? No matter what happens next, he's going to be an orphan!"

Jared shakes his head.

"I am sure that there is still one parent out there, John."- He says to him- "What if his father is looking for them? He will be shocked to learn what happened!"

John sighs.

"Either way, I'm worried about his safety."- He says- "We need to get him inside. Our enemies are preparing to attack again and I don't want either of us to be in the middle of this, especially this boy!"

Jared nods.

"I agree with you."- He responds- "Come on. We have a life to save from evil."

John smiles sadly.

"Just like the old times?"

Jared smiles as well.

"Indeed."

The three of them run towards the gates, intending to take Alcander in before anyone else can attack them.

"We are almost there."- Jared says- "Keep moving!"

John nods.

"Come on, kid."- He says to Alcander- "Your new home is just around the corner. Don't lose hope."

Meggy notices that one of the bandits is preparing to attack John. She tries to shoot him down, but misses.

She tries to fire another shot, but it is too late. The bandit pounces on John and forces him to fall on the ground and let go of Alcander.

John looks up and tries to push the bandit away.

"Jared."- He says- "Take the boy... inside."

Jared shakes his head.

"I am not leaving you here!"- He says- "I will save you, John!"

John shakes his head.

"This old man ain't important right now."- He says.

Then, he pushes him away.

"Now hurry! Time is of essence and every second could be crucial to save him!"- He yells- "Go, Jared! I believe in you!"

He smiles.

"And, if I don't make it... "- He adds- "... tell Uma and Jonathan that I love them very much."

Jared tries to help his best friend again, but soon realizes that he is going to be surrounded soon.

Regretfully, he decides that the task to save the boy is more important right now and runs towards the open gates with him, hoping to avoid the remaining bandits.

Fortunately, the rest of the soldiers on the walls manage to provide cover for a while longer.

Soon, Jared and Alcander reach the gates. Bloodied and horrified, but still alive.

As Alcander enters the city, he looks back at his best friend and realizes that he is surrounded by the remaining bandits, who are about to execute him.

He struggles to push them away from him, but to no avail.

"Sure. The boy may have gotten away."- Their leader says- "But this doesn't mean that we'll go down without killing one of you!"

As they prepare to shoot him down, they fail to notice Jared as he rushes towards them.

He manages to kill a large amount of them, leaving only one alive.

However, he soon realizes that the man is moments away from killing John.

Deciding that his best friend's life is more important than his own. he valiantly stands in front of him and is promptly shot in the shoulder.

The bandit is shocked.

"What?"- He says- "H-how? How did you get here?"

That is when he notices that all of his allies are dead. He looks around, horrified.

"There you go."- Jared says to John- "I saved... your... life... again... "

A few moments later, he passes out in his arms.

"J-Jared? Jared? Are you okay?"- John asks him, tears falling from his eyes as he speaks- "Jared, don't scare me like that! I know that you're still alive! Please, answer me!"

Meanwhile, the bandit (who is now crazed thanks to the fact that he is the sole survivor of his own team) points his bow at him.

"You will pay!"- He screams- "You will all pay for this!"

Seeing that there is nothing else he can do, John closes his eyes, ready to accept his fate.

However, moments before the bandit can shoot him, another miracle happens. An arrow flies forward and pierces the miscreant in the back of the head, sending him flying and killing him in the process.

John looks at the person who saved him, amazed.

It is Meggy.

"Meggy!"- He says to her- "Your husband is still alive! We must save him!"

Meggy helps John carry him to the gates and enters the city with him.

"Come on!"- She says- "Let's go!"

The two of them rush him into a nearby infirmary, hoping that they can save him before he bleeds to death.

One of the medics in change approaches them.

"What's the matter, brave heroes?"- He asks them- "How may I help you?"

Meggy looks at her husband, who is still unconscious.

"It's urgent, medic. You must save a life!"- She says to him- "My husband was shot in the battle and needs medical attention. Please, save him!"

The medic inspects the wound for a few seconds.

Then, he looks up at John and Meggy. It is clear that something is wrong. Terribly wrong.

He shakes his head.

"I'm afraid that we won't be able to save him."- He says apologetically- "The arrow's tip is very close to his throat and, if we try to pull it out, it could pierce it and kill him."

John looks at the medic angrily. He takes a step forward and glares at him.

"This person saved my life! He jumped into the battle all alone and took the shot instead of me!"- He yells- "He saved a life and you refuse to *help him*?!"

The medic looks down.

"This is not the right time to be a coward! The life of a great hero is on the line!"- John continues- "I don't care how dangerous it is! I don't care how low the chances are to save him! I am going to take them and I'm not going to give up on him, not until he stops breathing."

He continues to glare at the terrified medic.

"So, stop being such a coward and stand up."- He yells- "Do your sacred job! Now!"

The medic nods and inspects the arrow again.

As John and Meggy watch him, he carefully pulls the arrow out, trying not to pierce the throat in the process.

"Steady."- He whispers- "Steady... "

It takes a lot of effort to keep the arrow away from it, but he succeeds. Soon, he manages to pull it out and quickly throws it away.

Then, he swiftly grabs a bandage from a nearby shelf and patches up the resulting wound before Jared can lose more blood than he already has.

John thanks the medic and uses a healing spell on his best friend, hoping to stop the bleeding before it can cause further damage to his body.

Fortunately, his ability to efficiently heal a person, paired with the fact that the wound is kept under control, allows him to provide assistance to his fallen friend.

Soon, the wound is completely sealed. Jared starts to recover.

John and Meggy emit sighs of relief.

"Thank Goodness."- Meggy says- "He's going to live!"

John nods and smiles.

"Indeed."- He responds- "Jared is safe."

They sit on the ground next to him for a few minutes.

When that time passes, Jared finally opens his eyes. He weakly looks at them and smiles.

"Well, that was a hard... battle."- He says weakly- "I am glad that all of us made it."

John nods and pats him on the shoulder.

"Take it easy, my friend."- He says to him- "You suffered much more than we did back there. And you deserve to rest."

Jared nods and looks around.

"The boy, I managed to take him into the city, but I have not seen him ever since."- He says- "Is he alright? Did he get there safely?"

John and Meggy stare at each other for a few moments. They are not sure how to respond.

John shakes his head.

"To be honest, we failed to notice whether he's still around or not."- He says- "We were too proccupied with taking you here."

Jared looks down.

"I was afraid of this."- He mumbles- "Now, without anyone left to protect him, he might go outside again and... and... "

He shakes his head.

"John, I... I feel guilty."- He admits- "I tried so hard, but I failed to save his life."

John shakes his head.

"Nothing's over yet, Jared."- He says- "The boy entered the city, so I'm sure that he's still in here. And, knowing that we're the people who saved him, he's going to find us soon enough."

A few moments later, the door to the infirmary opens.

Aleks enters and approaches them, holding his grandson in his arms as he gets closer.

"Dad, you are here. And you brought Adam along with you."- Jared says weakly- "But there was one more child out there. Did you... find him?"

Aleks nods and smiles.

"Fortunately, I managed to run into this little boy as he was going somewhere. He claimed that he was searching for the ones who saved his life."- He says- "Does this happen to be him?"

A little boy enters the room and stands next to Aleks. It looks at John and Meggy nervously.

Meggy nods.

"Yes! This is him!"- She says- "Thank you, dad!"

Aleks nods and smiles.

"It's my pleasure."

Jared looks at the boy for a second.

"I... do not know your name, but I happened to overhear your mother talking about you."- He says to him- "You are Alcander, right?"

The boy nods.

"Yes, mister. That's me."- He responds- "Thanks for saving me."

Jared nods and wipes a tear from his left eye just before it can fall down.

"I... am so sorry about your mother. She was a good person."- He says- "My condolences."

Alcander looks down. It is clear that he feels guilty for not being able to protect her.

"She was with me all the time. The next moment, she's gone."- He says- "What am I going to do now? I want my mommy back!"

Jared and Meggy stare at each other, unsure what to do.

"*Poor boy. He just lost his mother and he is traumatized.*"- Jared says to himself- "*I have to do something. Anything!*"

He looks up at Alcander and sighs.

"We will find a way to contact your father. He needs to know what happened today."- He says- "Do not worry, Alcander. We will reunite you with him. I promise."

Alcander shakes his head.

"Daddy's... not here anymore. He hasn't been for a while."- He says- "Bad people took his life away and mama was always sad about it."

Jared and Meggy stare at each other again, even more unsure than they were a few seconds ago.

It is clear that this boy is now an orphan. Since both his mother and his father are dead, there is no one left to protect him. He is all alone.

Unless someone decides to take him in.

Despite his freshly healed wound still trying to bleed, Jared decides to stand up and hug the boy.

"You will not be alone, child."- He says to him- "I know that you might not like it, but we are going to take you in. I am sure that your mother wanted that and we are going to make her proud. We are going to help you build your own future in our family. We will keep you safe and sound."

He looks at him and smiles sadly.

"So. What do you think?"- He continues- "Do you think that you can trust us, a bunch of complete strangers?"

Alcander looks up at Jared and smiles.

"You saved my life. You did so much to keep me safe, to help me enter this big city."- He says- "I would be honored to join your family."

Everyone is surprised by Alcander's words. They have never heard a child talk like this ever before.

Jared nods.

"Then the matter is settled."- He says- "Welcome to the family, little Alcander. We hope that you enjoy your stay."

He weakly approaches him and hugs him.

"From now on, your life will be much better."- He continues- "And we will make sure of that. Mark my words."

Twelve years later, Alcander is sitting on a chair, reminiscing those events as he waits for his family to return.

"*All of this time, I've been with a person who was barely able to keep me alive, let alone happy or safe.*"- He says to himself- "*Is this what it feels like to have a **real** family?*"

A few moments later, he hears talking nearby. He recognizes his adoptive father's voice and realizes that he and Adam have managed to survive the ordeal.

"*Adam did it!*"- He says to himself- "*I knew that I could count on him!*"

He rushes outside and meets his family as they get back home.

As Jared and Adam approach him, he notices that his adoptive brother is carrying a severed head.

He stares at him for a second, horrified.

"Don't be alarmed, Al."- Adam says to him- "This person was very evil. He got what he deserved."

Alcander takes a better look at the head and realizes that its eyes are still open.

At the same time, he recognizes whom it belonged to.

"Is this Lucifer Griffin, the infamous bandit lord who has been tormenting our city for the past year?"- He says- "He seems... different. What happened to him?"

Akira steps forward, hits her stepfather's head and smiles.

"Just like my brother said, he got what he deserved."- She says- "We threw him off a tower and he died."

Alcander looks at Akira, surprised.

"Akira?"- He says- "What... what do you mean?"

Akira raises her eyebrow.

"Why?"- She says- "You don't agree with my methods of killing evil people?"

Alcander shakes his head.

"Of course I do. I trust your judgement in matters like those."- He responds- "However, you just mentioned Adam as your brother. What do you mean by that?"

Akira looks at Adam and smiles.

"Didn't you know? Adam is my half-brother!"- She says- "Mr. Kaos is the father of both him *and* me."

Alcander looks at his adoptive father. He is very surprised.

"Dad, you... you never told me about this."- He says to him- "Is she lying?"

Jared shakes his head.

"I am afraid that she is not."- He responds- "Akira is my daughter. Me and her mother were lovers before I met Adam's mother. I had an affair with her and I unknowingly got her pregnant. She never told me about it and, I assure you, I am as surprised as you are right now."

He sighs.

"But that's a matter that we'll talk about in the future."- He continues- "Al, you have a new sister. Treat her the way we are and make her feel at home."

Alcander looks and Akira and shakes his head.

"I'm sorry about what happened to your mother. I really am."- He says- "Still, if my father's family decided to take you in and trust you, then I shall do the same."

He pats her on the shoulder and smiles- something that he rarely does in front of anyone.

"Welcome to the family, Aki."- He says to her- "I hope that you enjoy your stay."

Jared looks at him and smiles, remembering how he said the same words to him a decade ago when he was the one to be welcomed into the Kaos family.

"*My little boy has grown so much.*"- He says to himself- "*I'm glad that he's still positive, despite everything that happened recently.*"

Alcander looks at Lucifer's reanimated head and realizes that it is growling at him. He sighs and takes it from Adam.

"I know that you want to place it on a pole yourself, but leave it to me."- He says- "He has ever more crimes to atone for and I want to be the one to put him in his final resting place, the one where he belongs."

Adam and Akira stare at each other and nod.

"Be my guest."- Akira says- "It doesn't matter if it's me or you. I just want him out of my sight."

Alcander nods.

"As you wish, little sister."- He says to her- "He will be gone soon."

Then, he turns around and walks away, approaching one of the city's gates.

"I think that you should go with him, children."- Jared says to Adam and Akira- "He is risking his own life to bring Lucifer's head out there and I do not want him to get hurt. Provide cover for him until he finishes the job and go back once it is all done."

Adam nods.

"Of course, dad. We will."- He says- "Come on, Aki. Al needs our help. We must provide assistance."

Akira looks at Alcander and nods as well.

"Lead the way, little brother."- She says- "I'm right behind you."

Soon, Alcander reaches his destination. He arrives at the area outside the city. He takes a look around, hoping to find a suitable place to mount the head.

It does not take him long to find it. Soon, he discovers a large pole that is meant for one of the city's enemies.

As he mounts Lucifer's head on a pole, he notices that Adam and Akira have joined him.

"I thought that you didn't want to see him again."- He says to Akira- "Why are you out here?'

Akira shakes her head.

"I still hate him a lot, but I want to go out here at least once."- She says- "Seeing his head in a place like this helps me remember who I was and what I've become."

Alcander nods.

"Understandable."- He says- "Now, if you'll excuse me... "

He glares at Lucifer's head.

"I have a few things to say to him before I go."

Adam and Akira walk away from the scene.

Before they can reach the gate, however, Adam turns back and looks at his adopted brother.

He seems concerned.

"Is everything alright, big brother?"- He asks him- "If something is wrong, do not be afraid to tell us."

Alcander looks at Adam, sighs and shakes his head.

"Everything's fine. Don't worry about me."- He responds- "Keep moving. I'll come back home as soon as I'm done here. I promise."

Adam nods.

"As you wish."- He says and leaves with Akira.

After making sure that both of them are gone, Alcander turns back around and glares at Lucifer's head.

"Lucifer. You are... were a very evil man. A heartless monster who wrecked havoc wherever he went and killed many innocent people."- He says- "I will never forgive you for what you did to my father. How you ripped him away from us as he was comforting me and my mom that everything will be fine. How you heartlessly stabbed him the chest and threw his corpse on the ground in front of me. How you told me that this is only the beginning of my suffering and that you would do whatever you can to take us down when we try to run away from you. How you would make sure that there will be no future ahead of me. Those memories, those horrible nightmares, they shall always remain in my brain, no matter how hard I try to forget them."

He punches him in the face.

"Well, you are wrong!"- He yells at him- "Not only did I make it past everything that you sent at me. I also managed to find a real family, one that will always protect me and care about my future. About my safety."

He continues to glare at him.

"You're wrong about everything that you said to me."- He says- "I'll make sure to burn all of your mistakes back into your nonexistent mind, sin by sin and crime by crime. And it doesn't matter whether you're alive or not. *I will make you feel it all*!"

He turns to leave, but not before looking back at the head one last time with immense hatred.

"And if your lackeys think that they can harm Adam or anyone else from my new family, they shall feel my wrath."- He says- "I will protect them with my life and keep them safe from people like you. I will stand tall and become a proud part of the Kaos family.

He glares at him for a few moments, then turns around and walks away.

"I have been shown the path towards my new future. And I'm ready to make it a reality."- He says- "I will forge it with my own two hands and show the world that Alcander Kaos is eager to fight for what he loves the most."

He looks up.

"And we will win this fight."- He finishes- "Nothing, and nobody, will stop us. We will succeed!"

## Trivia

* "*The Good Samaritan*" refers to the promise that Jared made when he saved Alcander from the bandits- that he will always protect him, as well as Alcander's promise twelve years later when he said that he will always protect his new family from evil people like Lucifer Griffin.