"We are familia now, Miguel. Have been for some time. Perhaps this is God's way of giving us a second chance. I can't answer that but I can say without doubt that if I can't trust my friends to protect my children even if I'm not here then it's better my children do not grow up in this new uncaring world that's being created. You see mi amigo; to me it is really simple. The human race is divided between those of good nature and those of bad. My goal is to see those of bad nature are extinguished from the human gene pool. I may not be successful. Or maybe I will be. Only the gods know for sure. But I'll tell you this! When we see evil, it dies. It doesn't sit in prisons for years or decades. It doesn't get a second chance to wreck havoc. It's dead." I paused again then continued.
"Throughout all of recorded history we've been down roads similar to this before and we keep making the same mistakes. I'm of the opinion we simply need to stop repeating the mistakes of history’s past. Weed out those bad genes and see what happens. What we end up with may not be utopia but it'll be a damn site better than we've had in millennia I'm sure." I hung my head pausing and sat stroking the sleeping puppy, feeling the warmth on the soles of my feet.
"I agree Señor and you already know my vida es yours. I think I speak for most others and say they would be of like mind. As long as we breathe, you and yours will be safe."
I nodded at his words lost in thought.
"Get some sleep, Señor Jay. Noche Buena."
"I will Miguel. I will. But the next chapter in our lives will be the beginning of our Legacy on this earth. The legacy of the Living. For now we see if good triumphs over evil and if the darkness that resides in too much of humanity can be eradicated."
He nodded at my words then leaned down to hug me tightly his tears mixing with mine. We would prevail!
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