**Chapter 35 – The Hug of the Reunited Family**
They returned to the garden, where the others were waiting (Mirella and Graciela waking up, wounded but alive). A massive group hug: nine bodies coming together, tears mixing with laughter.
They talked:
"What happened?"
"You killed them all…"
"Sister Lys, your appearance… wings? Hair on fire?"
She explained: "Yes, I changed. But I'm still the same: your mommy. Only now… I protect in a new way." She touched the marks on the girls: "You'll change too, when the time comes."
Joker and Harley stood in the center, holding hands.
"The whole family together again. Next act: building the real circus."
They laughed, even amidst the blood. The orphanage still stood, but the world had changed forever.
(to be continued…)
