Last Time…

Roberto Vazquez was at his job on a normal day. However, he felt that he was being followed, with great luck, he managed to escape. Meanwhile, Uriel and Valerie went to school like always. Uriel asked Alejandro about what happened the night before, however, Alejandro did not remember anything making Uriel doubt if that happened or not. Mysteriously, Uriel and Valerie were called to the Principal’s office. The principal was none-other than Olivia Lucifugus, Darius’ wife. Uriel and Valerie arrived at the Principal’s office only to notice that it was a trick to capture them; they tried to escape but a black portal opened and made both of them disappear without any trace....

Sun City; Vazquez Residence

In the Vazquez Residence, Roberto and Maria are having lunch together. Daniel is sleeping in his room because of his fever. Roberto and Maria are eating some “Caldo de Res” (Beef stew) and some rice. After lunch, they decide to go to the living room. Maria then pours a cup of coffee and sits on the couch to talk about the strange conduct that Uriel had:

“What do you think about this situation dear?” Maria asks Roberto with a worried face; Roberto sees Maria and makes a joke about his son:

“About his erotic dreams? He should learn how to control his instincts.” Roberto laughs and drinks his coffee.

“Mmmppphhh” Maria gets angry and she turns her head away from her husband.

“It's a joke, It's a joke, calm down dear...I am just joking around...” Roberto says this and he starts poking Maria in her arm with the spoon:

“Darling, you always do that...I am being serious here…”

“But to be honest, it does seem strange for him to have nightmares right?” Roberto then changes his tone to a serious one.

“Why is that? Do you think that it’s related to what happened last night?”

“Last night huh...I am going to be honest, last night, I saw a shadow?”

“A shadow?”

“That’s right, a Shadow of a man with a charro suit...the moment I arrived, the shadow disappeared...that only has one meaning…”

“Well it is not a problem for “Them” to make a move just yet so we just need to see if “He” is coming.” Maria says with a worried expression, she remembers the presence she felt in the morning.

Roberto soon pulls out his phone, and he opens an unknown application, to check something in a map that shows in his phone.

“The level of mana is abnormal in Sun City today” Maria says to Roberto in which he replies:

“Indeed, it’ss higher than other days; well I guess “He” has already arrived huh? So last night I didn’t imagined it….Uriel had already made contact with El Charro Negro…” Roberto questions himself, as he takes a zip of his coffee making Maria have a worried expression.

Maria puts her hands on her mouth and tears come out of her eyes; “No...it can’t be...so he chose my son?”

“I don’t know, I will probably have to hunt him down to find out…” Roberto says, he lies back and puts his arm around Maria; “Well how about we watch something erotic to keep our minds off the situation.”

Maria pours coffee in his head saying;”You damn pervert!”

“HOT, HOT, HOT, HOOOTTTTT!”

“You always do that Roberto...we are in a serious situation and you like to joke around…”

“Calm down Maria, there is nothing we can do right now...just stay calm, our son has a good heart...how about after work, I go and find El Charro…”

“Do you promise?”

“Yes...I do?” Roberto smiles at Maria, Maria blushes and looks away; “You dummy…”

“Anyway...Maria...this morning...I felt I was being watched…”

Maria looks at Roberto and asks; “By who?”

(KNOCK KNOCK)

Someone knocks at the door. Maria and Roberto look at each other.

“Who is it?” Roberto asks with a loud tone.

“It's me, Mr. Lucifugus” Darius answered with a serious tone.

“Why is he here, he's not your friend right?” Maria asks Roberto with a low tone

“I don’t know, but keep your guard up. He was following me earlier.” Roberto replies with a low tone as well as he heads to open the door.

Roberto opens the door to greet Mr. Lucifugus by saying; “Darius what a surprise, what brings you to my house this early?”

“I just came here to visit, may I come in?” Darius smiles; Roberto welcomes Darius to the living room. Maria has a cup of coffee and hands it to Darius saying: “Good afternoon Mr. Lucifugus would you like a cup of coffee?”

Darius turns around, grabs the cup of coffee with a smile to Maria and replies; “Good afternoon Maria, you´re lovely as always. We haven't seen each other since the Christmas party, am I correct?”

“As a matter in fact, that was 3 weeks ago, time passes by quickly”. Maria says it with a sarcastic tone.

“Yeah what a party, too bad I got very drunk, Did you have fun Darius?” Roberto says to Darius with a smile.

“Darius turns to look at Roberto and says “Yes I remember, however it was not a pleasant scene seeing you dance at the table where my cake was”

“Sorry about that,” Roberto laughs. Maria starts climbing the stairs and says; “Well dear I´m going to check on Daniel, I will be right back” Maria says it with a smile on her face, but looking at Darius coffee.

“What brings you to my house Darius, I take it you don’t want to speak about the Economic reports right?” Roberto asks Darius with serious face, Darius puts the cup coffee down and replies:

“No, I´m actually here for some other matters to discuss, I want you and your family to come with me without putting any fight”

“Wait, what are you talking about?” Roberto asks Darius.

“Don’t make me repeat myself Roberto. I need you and your family to come with me. You think I don’t know your real identities?” Darius replies, making Roberto´s expression change into an angry face.

“What are you talking about Darius, what secret identities?” Roberto stands up making Darius stand up as well and he says:

“I know who both you and Maria are, from the first time we met. In this area there is something that “we” want, and “we” know that you know how to get it. I´m going to ask once again to come without fighting or your family will suffer the consequences.”

“You´re insane Darius, I don’t know what you are talking about...” Roberto says while grabbing his cup.

“Roberto I know that you are from the Yggdrasil and Maria is from the “Order of the Holy Maiden”. This is why you are both in Sun City in order to keep “it” hidden, am I correct?” Darius replies causing Roberto´s surprised face and he leaves him speechless

“I-I-I don’t know what you are talking about” Roberto replies, Darius grabs the coffee, when he is about to drink it he stops and says while laughing: “You think I didn’t notice the sleeping potion in your coffee, that potion makes anyone’s memories disappear the moment one falls to asleep.”

Roberto slowly puts his arm behind his back, Darius notices and says; “Oh getting a weapon eh, are you sure you want to resist because if you resist I’ll get you childr-“

At that moment a spear pierces Darius' back causing it to pass though his body crushing him to the floor.

(BBBOOOMMM)

Suddenly a huge explosion blows the furniture away, destroying the walls surrounding the living room. The stairs get destroyed and the kitchen gets blown away causing the windows to break, leaving only a great hole in the living room. In the middle of the hole, Darius lies upside down with the spear passing through him.

“Did you need to overdo it, honey?” Roberto asks as he sighs while nodding his head left to right. In the second floor Maria breathes heavy with her arm extended as she says:

“I had no option, you were going to destroy the house with your move you know,” Maria says while frowning and crossing her arms looking away.

“Well you're right about it, but still, the living room…” Roberto says it with his arm shining a green light; “Well I guess he...”

“Am I what?” Maria and Roberto look surprised upon hearing a voice. They open their eyes wider as they see Darius standing up and removing his spear from his chest without a drop of blood.

“How are you still alive?” Roberto asks Darius with a furious tone.

“How? Well that's a secret. A holy spear eh, it's been years since I last saw one. You can have it back Maria,” Darius throws the spear back to Maria at great speed; Maria dodges it, crushing the wall behind.

“You see I am Enlightened” Darius says with a more demonic voice, and releases dark mana.

Roberto screams to Maria:

“Maria, grab Daniel and run as far away from here, hurry!”

Maria understands as she nods and runs to get Daniel who was sleeping because of his fever.

She quickly grabs him and jumps off the second floor, Maria chants:

“Viento Divino” (Holy Wind)

Suddenly a small swirl of wind forms beneath them making them land safely. Maria and Daniel run away to the location in the back of their house.

“Mommy, what’s going on?” Daniel asks Maria, Maria smiles and replies:

“Nothing dear, go back to sleep…”

As she ran towards the hill a large sound comes out of the house. She decides not to turn back and goes forward with Daniel. However a large explosion destroys their house completely leaving only a smokescreen in the scene.

(BBBBBBOOOOOMMMM)

“Please be okay Roberto,” She thinks to herself however when she gets distracted, she feels that both Daniel and her are falling.

“What’s happening?”

A large black portal opens beneath their feet; they begin to fall into the darkness. Maria hugs Daniel tightly as they disappear in the portal.

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A few moments before...

“Well then, now that my wife and son are out of the house let's get things started shall we.” Roberto says as he takes his jacket off and unknots his tie. He stretches his legs and arms almost as if he is about to exercise.

“I don’t have time for your games Roberto” Darius says it with a serious tone.

In a blink of an eye Roberto charges straight to Darius with the intention of landing a hit to his face with his right first. .

“Here I come.. ” Roberto said as he was about to land a hit. Nevertheless, Darius sees his fist and dodges it right away. Roberto prepares his left fist to try to hit him in the stomach, but the punch goes through his body. Roberto sees that something is wrong so he steps back.

(PPUUMM)

“What is going on here?” Roberto said as he charged forward one more time to try to kick Darius in the face but he kept passing through him once again.

Darius grabs his leg and slams Roberto to the floor making the hole bigger.

(CCCRRRAASSSHHH)

Roberto stands up and jumps away from Darius and says; “Damn that hurt, how are you doing this you bastard”

“Surprised? This is a little trick I know,” Darius says to Roberto as he appears in front of him without Roberto noticing. Darius punches Roberto in the stomach Roberto spits out blood and screams:

“AAAAHHHHHH”

(BOOM BOOM BOOOM)

Roberto flies through the wall of their living room going into his neighbor’s house, but the shock wave makes holes to three more houses. Roberto is sitting on the sofa of their neighbor’s house spitting blood:

“That hurt, YOU IDIOT!”

He turns around and sees his neighbors in the kitchen surprised and scared about what’s happening. Roberto smiles and says:

“Hello vecinos, sorry for the commotion I´ll pay for everything, but for now you should run” Roberto says while laughing and the couple decide to run away from the front door.

Roberto stands up and walks slowly towards Darius once again he then says to Darius:

“Damn, look at the mess we are making, but you´re strong. I´ll show a trick of my own “

He rolls up his sleeves and shows a strange mark in his left arm, that mark has a circle in the center and some four lines in the side as it shines a green color light, Roberto than shouts: “Activate: Lobo Solitario, Parcial” (Activate Solitary Wolf; Partial)

The mark shines and extends throughout his left arm, covering part of his left side.

“I see, I will get to see the power of the “Solitary Wolf, intriguing.” Darius says with a smile on his face.

“This is advanced technology I hope you can keep up,” Roberto says as he appears before Darius without noticing and gives him a jaw hook, sending him to the second floor.

(CCCRRRAAASSSHHH)

Darius hits the ceiling, he slowly falls along with the ceiling as it collapses. Darius lands on Valerie’s bed.

“What a nice room this girl has, it’s a shame it was destroyed” Darius stands up from Valerie´s bed. He then jumps down once again to face Roberto.

(BBBBBOOOOMMMM)

The two of them exchange punches. Right and left fists with kicks slowly destroy the house.

Roberto takes a step back:

“I think it's about time to finish this, Darius”

Roberto lifts his left hand and closes it making a first, he charges mana. The mana around them begins to go to the left first of Roberto forming a green sphere.

“What are you doing?” Darius looks around.

“You won’t escape… it's a magic trick” Roberto smiles with confidence and releases the energy towards Darius;

“Aullido Verde” (Green Howl)

(BBBBOOOMMM CCCRRRAAASSSHHHH)

The explosion soon blows up the house entirely, and green lightning disperses around the atmosphere destroying the houses near the explosion.

“HA...HA...HA…”

The smoke clears and Roberto stands breathing heavily as he thinks out loud:

“Damn it I think I went overboard, I'm out of shape now, Maria was right I did destroy the house, I will have to buy her a new one tomorrow.”

“That won't be necessary” Roberto opens his eyes wider and looks for that voice.

“That´s a splendid trick, but I need you to surrender, playtime is over.” Darius says as he comes out slowly out of the black portal he created.

“How did you do that?” Roberto asks as he falls into one knee exhausted from the previous attack.

“Portalul negro” (Black Portal)

Darius opens another portal above him, dropping Maria and Daniel. He takes out a gun from a portal and points at them.

“I´ll say it one last time, surrender now,” Darius says it as he fires a bullet to Maria´s leg.

(BBBAAANNNGGG)

“GGGGYYYYAHHHHHH”

“MMMMAAARRRIIIAAA”

Roberto quickly deactivates his power and kneels down to Darius:

“I surrender, I beg you don't hurt them”

He shows a screen where Uriel and Valerie are unconscious in a van.

“Good, for your information I have Uriel and Valerie as well so don’t try anything else.”

“I swear” Roberto says it with tears in his eyes.

“Excellent, let’s take a trip.” Darius says to Roberto as he kicks him in the face. Roberto bleeds heavily, Darius laughs as he continues to beat him up. Roberto with tears in his eyes thinks:

“Maria...Uriel...Daniel...Valerie...I’m sorry, I swear I will find a way to rescue you…”

Darius opens a huge black portal beneath their feet and slowly everyone begins to disappear.

As the police, ambulances and firefighter arrive at the scene the portal then closes leaving nobody of the Vazquez residence behind...On that day...the Vazquez Family disappeared without a trace…

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(Drip, drip, drip, drop, drop, drop)

“Where am I?”

The sounds of water drops were the only thing Uriel heard. He regains consciousness as he opens his eyes once again. He lifts up his head to look around, but all that he can see is darkness. The water drops go down his head, and Uriel begins to feel cold. As he tries to move he notices that his legs are tied, this makes him feel anxious and screams:

“Hello, hello, is someone there HELP, HELP!”

Uriel desperately screams but no one answers. His anxiety becomes fear as his eyes fill up with tears, he can only think about his sister:

“Valerie, Valerie I hope you are okay.”

“She is okay, do not worry, you will be free as soon as your father cooperates with me.”

Uriel lifts up his head to see a black portal opening up, at that moment a man comes out of the portal wearing a white skeleton mask.

At first Uriel makes a scared face towards him, however the man in the mask says it again:

“Your sister is fine, do not worry”

Uriel changes his expression as he glares at the man with anger and screams:

“You bastard, give her back or I´ll kill you.” Uriel tries to break free, the man in the mask to begin to laugh and he replies:

“HAHAHA, you're going to kill me, now that is funny, you are a powerless boy who can't even break free from some simple ropes. Here I'll help you”

The man in the mask opens a portal beneath Uriel and one above him causing him to fall hard into the ground. Uriel hits his head making him bleed from the face. The man begins to kick Uriel in the stomach many times causing him to spit blood from his mouth and screams:

“AHHHH, ESO DUELE, AHHH” (That hurts)

“That will teach you to respect your elders you dumb kid.”

“You bastard...if you do something to her...I will kill you, I swear…” Uriel spits at the man in his suit. The man looks at it and gets angry. The man sighs, he makes the sword appear on his hand.

“Now, kid, you made me angry...I promised your father I wouldn’t kill you, but I can just say that you died from a frostbite...yeah, I will tell him that…”

“Wait...what are you doing?”

(SSSSLLLLAASSHHHH)

The man slashes Uriel’s stomach, he opens the portal once again to exit the room leaving Uriel in the cold floor filled with water and says:

“I hope you don´t die from the cold you dumb kid, HAHA”

“No...what’s this sensation...someone help….” Uriel closes his eyes as the cold and his cut make him lose consciousness.

On the desert, a man with a black horse head towards the east, several Kilometers away from Sun City...the man has a Charro suit...he looks at the sky with his red eyes and smiles:

“I guess tonight is the night...I hope you’re ready...my successor…”

The man laughs as he approaches a military base.

That night….the night of January 31st...the moon began to taint itself in CRIMSON...

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