Lilith: "Not all humans are the same, you know? Some die at 100, others at 50, and others, under certain conditions, can even achieve immortality, like Boaz..."
Erasa: "Yes, like Boaz and his divine immortality."
Lilith: "Exactly, that would make him formidable, even for most of us... well, so to speak. Watch closely what is about to happen."
They appear in a room lit by a candle, where a pregnant woman is in labor. She is alone, in tears, suffering terribly, with no one to help her. She can only rely on herself to give birth.
The woman: "No one will come, I have to stop imagining and act, the sooner the better."
She lies down on the floor and begins to push to deliver the baby.
Erasa, disgusted, watches the scene.
Erasa: "Yuck, what is this? What is that woman doing?"
Lilith: "She's giving birth."
Erasa: "And demons, when they want to give birth, do they do the same?"
Lilith: "It depends on the chosen method of reproduction. If you choose the sexual way, Erasa, you'll find yourself in the same state as this woman, because humanoid demons often resemble humans, we have a lot in common. But you can also choose the method of Arlongue's father, who created his offspring in his image. There are several ways."
Erasa: "Ah... I see, but this method is disgusting."
Lilith smirks.
Lilith: "I wonder if one day you'll want to reproduce, and with whom? What if I showed you your future?"
Erasa, blushing: "I forbid you to do that!"
Lilith laughs, but their conversation is interrupted by the cries of the baby-Boaz has just been born.
Lilith: "Look closely, Erasa, here is Boaz."
Erasa: "He looks so fragile like that, I want to crush him!"
Boaz's mother, exhausted and covered in blood, holds him close to calm him and let him nurse.
Boaz's mother: "Now that my son is here, I'll look for work to feed him. Don't worry, I'll do everything so you have the life of a little prince, even if I can't spoil you yet."
Then she falls asleep, exhausted.
Lilith turns the page of this reality, moving forward a few months.
A few months later, Boaz sleeps peacefully in his little basket while his mother works to grow plants for food and sale. Suddenly, a group of strangers arrives.
Stranger: "Madam, greetings... Sorry to bother you, but we'd like some information."
Boaz's mother puts down her tools and approaches.
Boaz's mother: "Hello... Yes, what would you like to know?"
Stranger: "This land is beautiful, is it yours?"
Boaz's mother: "Yes, it's a large plot my husband gave me, even though he's no longer here."
Stranger: "I'm sorry for your loss. However, would you be willing to sell me this land for 30 million gold coins?"
Boaz's mother's eyes widen in surprise at the amount.
Boaz's mother: "30 million... That's huge."
Stranger: "Just as your land is splendid. So, do you accept?"
Boaz's mother: "I'm sorry, but no. This land is the only great gift my husband left me, along with my son."
The stranger frowned.
Stranger: "You refuse such a sum? I can go up to 100 million gold."
Boaz's mother: "I'm sorry, but it's still no."
She returns to her work, then checks on Boaz to make sure he's okay. The stranger watches her, perplexed, while his companions don't understand how such a poor woman could refuse such an offer.
Stranger: "Very well, gentlemen, I'll come up with a second plan..."
He approaches Boaz's mother.
Stranger: "Hello again. You have a beautiful baby, may I hold him for a moment?"
Boaz's mother: "Uh... Okay, go ahead."
The stranger takes Boaz in his arms and looks at him intently.
Stranger: "He's a beautiful little boy, he'll grow up strong, with a mother as determined as you."
Boaz's mother smiles.
Boaz's mother: "You're quite the flatterer!"
Stranger: "I'm just telling the truth. You're very attached to what your husband left you; this little one deserves the best, thanks to your efforts."
Boaz's mother: "I'll do everything so he lacks nothing."
Stranger: "With the money I'm offering, don't you think nothing would be missing? You too would benefit greatly. So, tell me what you want, I'll give it to you in exchange for this magnificent land."
Boaz's mother thinks for a long time. The offer is tempting, but she finally replies:
Boaz's mother: "No thank you, I'd rather keep my land."
The stranger, now nervous: "Tell me, madam, why are you so attached to this land? If you think it's the only fertile one here, you're wrong. There are much more fertile lands elsewhere in the country. I can buy you a bigger, richer one, and give you 10 billion gold coins more. The choice is yours."
Boaz's mother: "I'll stay here. My husband told me this land is a blessing from God. I promised him never to leave it and to take care of it until my last breath, then pass it to my son. Your money won't change anything, you can buy other lands."
Stranger: "Until your last breath?"
Boaz's mother: "Yes, exactly."
The stranger gently puts Boaz back in his basket.
The stranger said, "Then this is a waste of time. Thank you for your time, madam."
Boaz's mother replied, "It's nothing, thank you as well."
The stranger signaled his men to leave.
Boaz's mother returned to her work.
Lilith asked, "Erasa, what do you think of this woman?"
Erasa answered, "Very loyal to her husband and devoted to what he left her."
Lilith inquired, "Do you think this loyalty might bring her trouble?"
Erasa replied, "No, it's just dirt, nothing more!"
Lilith smiled and made a huge gold block appear beneath their feet, like a gigantic stone over 1000 meters long.
Erasa said, "She's going to have problems... The strangers surely realized this land could make them twenty times richer, or more."
Lilith closed that part of the story and advanced time by several days.
Around 11 p.m., after an exhausting day, Boaz's mother had fallen asleep with her baby cuddled beside her. Suddenly, the door of her cabin was broken down. Eight men burst in, grabbing the woman while shouting.
Boaz's mother, frightened, asked, "What do you want from me?"
The men did not answer. They lifted her with her child as she screamed for help. Isolated far from any civilization, no one came to her aid.
Erasa asked, "But what do they want?"
Lilith firmly said, "Shut up. Be quiet and watch. They can't see us."
Erasa said, "I want to help this woman!"
Lilith ordered, "I forbid you to do anything!"
Erasa reluctantly said, "Okay, I won't move..."
Boaz's mother was captured and drugged by her captors.
Around 3 a.m., she woke up locked in a cage, heart pounding, searching for her child. She looked up and saw the stranger she had met.
Boaz's mother asked, "You? What do you want? Where is my son?"
The stranger said, "It's annoying, madam, but I announce your death. As for your son, he will follow soon."
Erasa, shocked, watched the scene. Lilith whispered to her:
"Lilith: Erasa, if you are upset now, this is only the beginning. I wonder how you will hold on for the rest."
Boaz's mother, stunned, asked, "Why? Why kill me? Because of my land?"
The stranger answered, "Yes. Your sincerity in protecting it is a problem. If I left you alive, your son would grow up and tell him everything..."
Boaz's mother said, "It's ungrateful and stupid. Do you realize you are eliminating a life for a piece of land?"
The stranger replied, "I realize, but it doesn't matter. Thousands of lives exist on this land; losing one is nothing. This land hides a huge treasure I covet. You are like vines blocking me. I will remove all obstacles to access it easily."
Unaware of the treasure, Boaz's mother tried to negotiate.
Boaz's mother: "I can give you all that treasure in exchange for our lives. Please accept."
The stranger said, "No, I prefer to make you disappear permanently."
The woman was terrified. Suddenly, five men dressed in black appeared.
The stranger said, "It's time to act."
One man said, "Release the dogs."
Another pressed a button, opening the cage. Nine red-eyed, drooling, bloodthirsty dogs rushed at Boaz's mother. She tried to protect her head, but the pain of the bites was unbearable. The sound of tearing flesh echoed; her blood flowed endlessly.
She wanted it all to stop, but the stranger suddenly stopped the beasts. The men in black put the dogs back in the cage.
Boaz's mother, in tears, was broken. She couldn't understand how anyone could inflict such suffering for a land and what it contained. She wanted to offer a princely life to her son but risked dying with him for a wealth she knew nothing about.
The stranger said, "This death may be too cruel for someone who did nothing to me. I will proceed differently. Bring her."
He turned and went down stairs. The men took the broken Boaz's mother and placed her tied on a horse's back, bleeding heavily.
They galloped to a lake. One of the men held Boaz in his arms.
At the water's edge, they dismounted. The woman was tied near a red ant nest.
The stranger said, "When you're done, find me."
He left, leaving his men to their grim task.
One of them took out a pot of honey and began covering Boaz's mother, then her baby lying beside her. The red ants, attracted by the honey, swarmed both victims, stinging relentlessly.
Boaz's mother, crying, pleaded, "At least spare my child, he doesn't deserve this!"
A man said, "We only do what our boss orders, sorry, madam."
The woman lowered her head, looking at her honey-covered baby, innocent and unaware of the fate awaiting him. She cried, desperate about the future awaiting her son, so different from the life she had imagined.
The ants multiplied, almost completely covering mother and child, stinging them incessantly. The baby's cries pierced the night, breaking his mother's heart.
Suddenly, one of the men returned, took the baby, removed the ants, and applied soothing cream on his stings. Then he untied the mother and did the same for her.
Boaz's mother did not ask who he was. She took her bloodied baby in her arms and held him tightly.
The man said, "You must not stay here. Run. If they find you, I will be dead with you. Leave quickly, even change countries."
Boaz's mother said, "Thank you very much, but don't worry, you will have nothing to fear."
The man asked, "Huh? What do you mean?"
Boaz's mother: "You'll see."
The man: "Anyway, run now, quickly!"
Boaz's mother fled with her baby, never looking back. Her mind was elsewhere, focused on one thing: revenge. She wanted to make that man and those who tortured her pay, no matter the cost.