1 | The Rise of a Fall
A starry dark silent night, a hushed heavy rain pouring as the two males walk down the street after taking down lives of innocents, only to prove themselves worthy of being the next mafia heir of the Saverio.
The deadly shrieks of the pregnant woman with a bullet in her belly pierced through the ears of the younger, echoing through the quiet street as he felt a hunch of disgust at himself.
"Is this my p-purpose, brother?",
Ehsan turned his head towards Edoardo, the eldest son of the mafia family who has always been proven to be the best son of Emanuel Saverio. His voice broke as the silence echoed through his heart and guilt took over the young eighteen year old boy as his hands now had the account of blood.
"You'll start loving it only when you feel the pleasure of blood, Ehsan...or you'll be worth nothing to our family, just like you've always been.", Edoardo chuckled in a villainous tone as he patted the back of his younger brother.
"All I challenged you to do was pick up a gun and shoot, you've exceeded my expectations, I bet that couple's surely fighting for their lives now. Well done, Ehsan.", the father spoke as they entered the black car.
Ehsan weakly smiled at him holding back his tears, totally unsatisfied with the first praise he has ever received from someone in that family. Assurance from his father has been his longest yearning since forever, but now, it feels as if this will lead him to an unknown destiny.
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"Do not fear, Bianca.", Damian says to the young girl who is now devastated, trying immensely hard to catch her breath while processing her loss. She stands in the hospital room, clutching onto her father's hand as she stares at his lifeless face. The room filled with an eerie silence, broken only by the sound of her sobs.
She can hardly recognize the man who had always been her source of strength and comfort. His face, once filled with warmth and love, is now cold and lifeless. The reality of his death hits her hard, and she feels as if the world has stopped turning. The room is silent except for the soft hum of the machines that had tried to keep her father alive. The girl wishes that she could turn back time and tell her father how much she loves him, how much he means to her.
The doctor walked in with a solemn expression on his face. She looked at them sympathetically and said, "I know this is a difficult time for you. But it's important that you stay strong for your mother. She needs your love and support now more than ever."
The doctor continued, "I'm sorry to inform you that we were unable to save the baby. She has had a miscarriage due to the trauma she suffered in the incident."
"She has suffered a severe head injury and is currently in a coma. We have managed to stabilize her for now, but her life is still uncertain."
The little girl's eyes widened with fear as she listened to the doctor's words. She clutched her father's cold hands tighter, trying to find some comfort in .
The room fell even deadlier quiet as the news sank in. Damian, the 40 year old neighbour looks at the you girl with a mixture of shock and despair. The thought of losing her mother was almost too much to bear. He knew that the road ahead would be long and difficult.
Bianca's face crumpled as she realized that her mother might never wake up. She buried her face in her father's hands, trying to hold back her tears.
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Over the years, Damian, the middle-aged neighbour working in the Venice Police Department looks after Bianca because he has forever been indebted to her family. He realizes that the young girl was not someone who would just accept her fate, she was determined to change it. He tries to ease the pain of her loss and be a supportive father figure to her.
Feeling isolated and vulnerable in this world, the young fierce woman directs her anger towards the man who took her parents's lives. She regrets her negligence, tears threatening to fall down from her eyes as she realizes that if she had been home when the unknown intruder barged into the house and encountered them, the tragedy could have been prevented. She had always been curious about the reason and motive behind killing her parents.
Years later, Damian notices the young girl, who has now grown into a breath-takingly youthful beauty, an immensely sharp brain and skilled in most aspects of her life, staring outside the window from her room.
He approached her and turned his face to look at the sunlight slightly hitting her flawless skin. She took a deep breath and smiled weakly at him.
"Happy Birthday, my dear Bianca.", he flashed a warm genuine smile at her as he handed her a wrapped rectangular box. As she held it, it was unusually heavy and her eyes gleamed with awe. She had already guessed what was in it.
A Gun.
"You're eighteen now, so...Just as I promised.", he chuckled as he managed to bring a smile to her face and walked out. She remained speechless and tears rolled down her cheeks in anticipation of her wildest long-kept dream coming true.
"I'll find you no matter wherever you are, no matter who you are, even if you're dead.", she gritted her teeth as she muttered under her breath.
Once Damian falls asleep, she rushes herself to the Investigation Department, she has always had access to that place because of Damian. Her voice breaks as she enquires about the killer. There is an eerie silence engulfing the environment as everyone falls quiet upon her question.
She raised her voice and asked again and they broke the silence. They warned her to not even think of finding out who he is, but her adamant nature made them fall to their knees and aid answers for her.
"The uncovered danger whom no one has ever seen...The ruthless masked killer, the deadliest heir to the Saverio family...every heart in the Sicilian Italy shivers upon his name..."
"Ehsan Saverio"
Meanwhile, Alessandro Pazzi, another inspector in the same room, overheard everything in secret. He hurried to contact Ehsan, the mafia, and informed him about the upcoming threat to his life, his empire and his blood.
"I've seen her train at our grounds, my lord. She holds deadly vengeance against you, for God knows what reason. I've seen passion in her eyes...only to cause an end to you. She's fierce...like no one I've ever seen before. She is a threat."
Ehsan laughed dangerously over the phone as he gripped his pen tighter, his jaws grinded against each other as he inhaled calmly before breaking the silence.
"Do as I say, Pazzi."
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Alessandro Pazzi followed the young female as she walked out of the huge building, her feet stomping at the ground with frustration and a heavy heart. Alessandro approached her to speak with her in private, which she found quite mysterious. Alessandro revealed that he was aware of her plan to cause an end to the Saverio, and that he might assist her. Bianca was taken aback by his words, her interest building up, her anticipation getting higher as she followed his words. Alessandro informed her that there was a vacancy in the mafia gang, and since Ehsan was not in town, the test to join the gang would not be too difficult.
She weighed and calculated the risks, her intuition telling her that something was not right but she had always trusted Alessandro because he had been a close ally to Damian. Remembering how Ehsan had brutally murdered her parents, she knew that the only way to seek revenge was by becoming one of his closest members and then killing him. Therefore, she agreed to Alessandro's proposal since it would give her access to the world of the Saverio.