I Fall In Love In Another Dimension
Chapter 41

Everything seems a loop, as in a cycle or a labyrinth, again Estiben was in the laboratory, without clues, but with the pressure that his life and that of his loved ones was at stake, for now an event embittered his day, his beloved doctor did not show up for work, that tortured him more than thinking that at any moment reality could collapse, all his days were gray or better to black and white, tedious, boring, only until she appeared the palette of colors was filling up, except that she arrived with some somber characters, she was on the hook with Pollux who at his right hand had Joseph and seconded by some men among whom he recognized some politicians, who now also seemed to bring out their quality of annexing themselves to the winning side, of course the new absolute emperor came to give him the honor of speaking with him, and dryly without greeting he told him this:

-Estiben, you have done nothing, I don't know the reason why I was so generous to you, letting you live, maybe you are not useful to me, maybe you are not faithful to me, what am I going to do with you, Your problem is that you think you are so special, when we all know is that you just have a strange luck, Tell me?

Estiben looked him straight in the eyes to answer:

-yes sir, I am loyal to you, since you are legally the commander in chief of all, I have nothing against you, I just can't come up with the answers, you are right, I have nothing special, the only thing I know is to make case, please I would need the help of Yací and José. Pollux stretched out his hand showing him a ring for him to kiss, and said to him:

-yes, they come to supervise and to collaborate with you, we need something very important, although first I want you to accompany us outside to see something.

They left the laboratory, heading to the courtyard, on the way the workers could be seen how they were remodeling every corner, filling every corner with luxurious details, no doubt they wanted the place to be the worthy inn of the first universal emperor, not that it was, but it is what we really know, of all that a human has stepped on.

Arriving at the courtyard the vision changed abruptly, where they expected to see rose bushes and marble fountains, there were stakes with the heads of some world leaders, and they went to the front of one that was empty, Pollux laughed when he realized the face full of terror of the scientist and smiling he spoke to him:

-well Estiben, I know that deep down you know what is good, and I know that you will be faithful to me, although I trusted you I need a test, a very simple one, this empty stake has to have a head nailed on it today, now you choose it can be yours or that of your former master.

Some soldiers brought President Rodriguez, bound hand and foot, signs of torture could be seen on his body, Estiben understood that although it would be a barbaric act it would be disguised as poetic justice, this despicable being had betrayed him many times, what prevented him was that he was not a murderer,

Rodriguez looked him in the eyes asking for clemency, although he also knew that there was no other way, that the only option was that of a dead man, not both, so the scientist, crying, embraced the former president and threw him against the pike, so that it pierced him, to which Pollux angrily replied:

-no, that's not the way, you just wanted to do it fast, but it's not like that, you have to cut off his head and put it in the pike, fast Mr. executor please lend him something with which he can do it.

The executioner soldier handed him a machete, Estiben grabbed it with both hands, imagining that he would use it to kill Pollux, along with the guards, and then flee with the doctor, but that was a very far-fetched fantasy, very possibly he would be shot before approaching the nascent emperor, Besides he did not know what were the true intentions of his beloved, so he decided to raise the machete and with all his strength to throw it against the neck of Rodriguez who was still moving in agony, but it did not happen as he thought, that the head would fly off, because the machete was stuck right in the middle and even the president was stammering. Estiben, frightened, tried to pull out the weapon or push it away, while Pollux laughed non-stop, after several struggles he was finally able to pull out the machete again to use it again as a guillotine, but his anguish was multiplied by not being able to detach the head and not end the suffering of his victim, so he had to apply several blows, stinging his neck, until the head rolled on the floor, stopping in such a way that he was staring at him and from his mouth came a last moan; Estiben fell to his knees and cried disconsolately as when he was a child, he tried to wipe his tears, but he realized that he was bathed in blood and an icy sweat. Pollux approached him placing a hand on his shoulder and asked him:

-I don't understand why it affects you, if he was a bad man, who many times conspired against you and yours.

The scientist stood up, this time he wiped his face without caring that his hands were smeared with blood, which made his complexion turn crimson, to answer her:

-bad or good, it was a human being and I am not a murderer, I am a man of science.

The leader moved his hand as if swinging something to tell him:

-You killed Portón, and there are many scientists who kill in the name of research, I don't see the difference of doing it in the name of your revenge and at the same time of your salvation, besides the most important, that of showing me fidelity.

Regardless of these explanations, he continued crying helplessly, he even felt like revealing himself, to jump on the neck of that disgusting being, without caring that he would surely kill him, although that would mean that he would surely also kill his loved ones, his children, his wife and his beloved Dr. Yací. He tried to swallow his anger, those injustices, he could not go on with that, he wanted to run away, he wanted to scream and he only felt the ground cracking, his sight blurred, he collapsed lying on the ground crying like a baby while everyone else present laughed like crazy.