Rio Grande City; Las Misiones

Coyote left with Victoria as a hostage, Uriel who breathes heavily because he isn’t healed yet walks towards Officer Rodriguez who was wounded by a bullet…

“Curacion” (Healing) Uriel chants with his eyes closed, he has his hand over the wound. Soon, golden mana shines slowly curing Officer Rodriguez. Officer Rodriguez opens his eyes:

“W-W-What are you doing?”

“I cured your wound, now rest up a little...and don’t move…”

Uriel heads towards Tiwa who is looking at the sky. Tiwa is frightened and only remembers a town on fire, with many dead bodies surrounding her. She cries as a man with a cowboy suit walks towards her as he says:

“Young girl. it’s a shame but I will have to kill you...don’t worry, you will revive someday…”

(BBBAANNNNGG)

“NOOOOO!!”Tiwa enters in a panic state, Uriel looks at her and tries to make her come to her senses; “Tiwa, snap out of it...wake up…”

Tiwa doesn’t pay attention, Uriel notices her eyes, and her heartbeat increases; -BADUMP BADUMP BADUMP- “This is not good, she’s going to suffer a heart attack at this rate...I guess there is only one thing to do…”

Uriel sighs, he grabs Tiwa from her shoulders and slowly leans towards her.

(BADUMP BADUMP)

“What happened to me...why is my heart beating so fast? Wait...it’s slowing down, what am I feeling? This warm sensation...my mouth, someone is touching it…”

Tiwa slowly regains her senses and sees Uriel so close to her.

She notices Uriel so close that his lips are touching hers. “Wait...what is he doing to me?” Tiwa notices that they are kissing, she moves away:

“GYYYAHH WHAT ARE YOU DOING...YOU PERVERT!!!!”

“Good...you’re back to normal…” Uriel says in a calm fashion, Tiwa, who is red like a tomato, exclaims:

“Y-Y-You kiss me...why did you kiss me?”

Tiwa thinks as she covers her face with embarrassment; “Aww God...that was my first kiss...and he was my first...my enemy…”

Uriel sighs; “I had no choice, you were suffering from a heart attack...so this was the only way to calm you down…by passing some mana into you...”

“W-W-What? Damn it..why....”

Tiwa cries as she thinks; “Now I will never get married properly…”

“Calm down...we still need to complete the mission…”

“Oh yeah, what happened to me and Coyote?”

“He left with Victoria who still has your medallion, he wants to meet me today at sunset…”

“I see…” Tiwa sees at the address that and the note that says:

Charro Negro, come at Sunset...we’ll settle things there…

Uriel looks at a nervous Tiwa and asks; “You know him right? You’ve seen Coyote before…”

Tiwa looks down and says; “Yeah… Uriel, there is something I need to tell you…”

“I want to hear, so tell me on the way...we must hurry…”

“Right…”

“Wait…” Officer Rodriguez walks towards Uriel and Tiwa; “I’m coming with you...he took my daughter and I will not tolerate that…”

“No...you are too weak and you will be a burden…”

“Damn you…” Officer Rodriguez looks at Uriel with anger and kneels; “Please save her...I know I am weak...but she is my only family...please…”

Uriel and Tiwa start to walk away; “It’s not my obligation to save her...however.., our date isn’t finished yet...and I always keep my promise…”

Uriel and Tiwa head towards the site to meet the Greatest Bounty Hunter…

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Del Valle Middle School

Two hours before the attack on Las Misiones, Daniel and the three sisters took class in a calm manner…Soon it was lunch time...

(RRRIIIINNNGGGG)

“Yahoo...lunchtime...ready Mariana?” Abril expresses excitement, Mariana looks at Naomi; “Naomi, do you want to eat lunch with us?”

Naomi Estrada is a middle school girl with brunette hair, white skin and hazel eyes. She has a slim body with average height. She is very smart, but also very shy.

Naomi looks at Mariana and very shyly shakes her head:

“I’m sorry, but I need to go to the library…” Naomi grabs her backpack and runs outside the classroom.

“Okay…” Mariana lowers her head, Fabiola sighs; “Mariana, why do you invite that girl everyday?”

“Because she is lonely, and I don’t like that…”

Fabiola shakes her head; “Mariana, you’re always so naive…”

Daniel looks at Naomi heading out and stands up; “Jefe...Jefe are you going to eat lunch?”

Apá (Diego) asks Daniel with a smile, Tito walks with him and asks; “Want to eat with us, Jefe?”

“Sorry, but I need to go to the library to get a book…”

“Oh, I see...I don’t like the library Jefe…” Apá says with disgust, Daniel sighs:

“Then go eat outside...don’t bother me for now…”

Daniel walks away as the members of the Chuco Clan say; “RIGHT JEFE”

After the incident where Daniel saved the Chucho Clan, the Chuco Clan decided to make Daniel their leader, nicknaming him as Jefe (Boss)...

Daniel walks to the library as he eats a sandwich made by Maria. At the library, Naomi Estrada reads a book on the corner of the building.

"What should I do? I don't know who to tell…" Naomi says in a low tone as she reads her book. She feels depressed about something,however, she cannot tell anyone.

"Who to tell what?" Daniel asks as he stands next to her.

"Gyyahh...why are you here?" Naomi screams surprised.

"Sssshhhh...we're at a library…." Daniel puts his finger on her lips. Naomi blushes and whispers; "Sorry…"

Daniel sits by her side, Naomi is very nervous because she has never spoken to Daniel before.

Daniel looks at her book that had the title; Friendship with a Ghost.

“So you like ghost stories?” Daniel asks Naomi, Naomi nervously replies; “Y-Y-Yes, I find it entertaining…”

“I see....do you believe in ghosts?”

Naomi doesn’t reply, but she moves her head agreeing to the question. Daniel notices that and chuckles; “You know...I also believe in ghost”

“You do?” Naomi looks at Daniel thrilled, Daniel nods in agreement, Naomi quickly asks; “ So, have you seen them? I mean the ghosts…”

“Indeed I have...what type of ghosts have you seen?”

Naomi looks down and begins to explain; “I’ve seen ghosts almost everyday, they have large black bodies with weird markings around their bodies…they look really scary...”

“Markings?” Daniel asks Naomi, Naomi nods; “Yes, symbols, some are circles, others are stripes…”

“I see…” Daniel looks at the book thinking; “So this girl can see the Sombras as well…”

“Do you think...I am weird?” Naomi asks with a frightened tone. “Why do you ask me that?” Daniel does not understand the situation.

Naomi with tears in her eyes explains; “Well, my parents think that I am just imagining things, my friends make fun of me because of what I see...nobody understands me, I feel so lonely…” Naomi stands up and begins to walk away:

“You probably think that I am crazy as well…”

Daniel grabs her arm; “Wait...I don't believe that…”Naomi looks at Daniel surprised, Daniel continues to explain:

“I also saw those ghosts, I know what you feel…”

“Really?” Naomi looks at Daniel who has a serious face thinking; “This girl has seen the Sombras, and she has suffered bullying for saying those things, and it appears her parents don’t pay attention to her...this girl is going to be easy to manipulate...excellent…”

“Naomi, is there someone else who can see them? I know that you talk to someone else...I saw you yesterday come out of an abandoned house…”

Naomi then shivers; “Were you following me?”

“Yes…” Daniel doesn’t hesitate as he thinks; “There is no point in lying now…”

“So forward, you didn’t even hesitate…” Naomi blushes.

“You see...the ghosts you see, I want to investigate them...that’s why I wanted to talk to you because I too suffer from bullying…”

“You? But you are so cool and calm…”

“Well, I had to transfer from my previous school because I was being bullied for seeing those ghosts…”

“Oh wow...I didn’t know that…”

“I got her…” Daniel thinks as he takes off his glasses acting like a depressed student; “Nobody believes me, and I want to know if you could help me…”

Naomi doesn’t say anything at first, she looks at Daniel and comments; “I know of a girl who can actually speak to those ghosts...I met her a few months ago...and she can help us…”

“Really? That’s great...Naomi, please take me to her, I want to know why the ghosts are here...and she might know the answer…” Daniel acts excited as he thinks; “Mission complete…”

Naomi blushes as she nods in agreement; “O-O-Okay...after school, I will take you to her…”

“That Daniel, he is going to manipulate Naomi…” Mariana expresses anger as she hides in the aisle next to them.

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After school, Daniel decided to go to the restroom before meeting Naomi on the entrance...

“Hey, did you hear? There was an attack on Las Misiones…” Two students talk to each other in the restroom, Daniel washes his hands as he hears but doesn’t care as the boys continue to speak; “Yeah...I heard a cowboy shot with his gun…”

“A cowboy?”

“Yeah...and there was a Mariachi as well...but my Tio didn’t get all the details…”

“Oh wow….dude we should totally go to Las Misiones to see….”

Daniel finishes washing his hands and walks outside thinking; “A Mariachi ehh...I wonder if…” Daniel stops walking as he sees Mariana; “Mariana, did you need something?”

Mariana, who looks angry, asks; “Daniel, where are you going?”

“That’s none of your business, if you excuse me…” Daniel begins to walk past Mariana, Mariana grabs his arm; “Wait…” Daniel looks at her and thinks; “That expression of hers…”

Daniel and Mariana’s relationship is distant, Daniel doesn’t speak to the sisters often, he ignores them and spends his afternoon in his room...Mariana is usually very shy but today…

“Daniel, why are you manipulating Naomi?” Mariana asks Daniel, Daniel sighs; “So you heard us huh…”

“Yeah…you knew I was there…”

“Of course…”

“So answer my question…” Mariana demands an explanation. Daniel begins to explain; “As you know we are hunting the Shadow Tamer right...well, your friend knows about the Shadow Tamer and I am using her to stop her from attacking again…”

“Yeah, I know...I am not dumb...but still…” Mariana makes a fist and gathers courage; “You don’t have to manipulate her, I mean, you’re a genius, you can easily track the Shadow Tamer and not involving Naomi…”

“I see…” Daniel walks to the window; “Perhaps you’re right..however, I just wanted to know…”

“Know what?”

Daniel takes off his glasses and looks at the sun setting; “I wanted to know how someone feels when they are being betrayed…”

“What did you say?”

“You heard me...that feeling of being betrayed, my brother experienced it a long time ago, but I didn’t see it, so I want to know the reaction of someone who is being used and then discarded…”

Mariana looks at Daniel smiling and gets scared; “You...how can you be so cruel?”

“I am only like that because...life is cruel...don’t you think so Mariana?”

Mariana stops shaking and takes a deep breath; “I will never understand you…”

“Tell you what...come with me...I don’t mind you accompanying me, and you make sure to take Naomi away the moment things get complicated…”

“Really?”

“Yeah...I don’t want her seeing me taking down the Shadow Tamer…”

“Very well...only because Naomi is there….but Daniel...promise me that you won’t kill the Shadow Tamer, because killing is a sin…”

“A sin huh…very well, I will try...but if things go wrong, I won’t hesitate…”

“Okay…” Mariana and Daniel head towards the entrance to meet Naomi.

At the entrance, Daniela and Mariana met Naomi...Mariana explained that she also saw ghosts, Naomi, who doubted at first, agreed that she could come along…

“Wait..is that Daniel and Mariana with Naomi?” Abril who walks to the entrance sees them. Abril, who is very energetic, begins to scream; “Hey Maria…” Suddenly, someone grabs her and prevents her from screaming.

Mariana turns because she heard that voice, but she doesn’t see anyone. “Is something wrong?” Daniel asks Mariana, Mariana looks at him and asks; “I thought I heard someone, but I was wrong…” Mariana continues walking with them.

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The sun slowly sets...Naomi walks a few steps in front of Daniel and Mariana as they head to the empty houses located in the southern part of Rio Grande City…

“Naomi...why didn’t you tell me about the ghosts? I thought we were friends…” Mariana asks Naomi, Naomi avoids looking at her as she replies:

“Mariana, I’m sorry, but the truth is that I really like being your friend, but your two sister; Abril and Fabiola, scare me, that’s why I don’t want to hang out with you…”

“Ha...she’s got a point…” Daniel chuckles, Mariana looks at him angry. Mariana looks at Naomi and says; “I understand about that but trust me...my sisters are the greatest people in the world, if you give it a try, maybe they could be your friends…”

Naomi avoids looking at her as she thinks; “You don’t understand...none of you…”

Naomi looks at the house and says; “My friend is there…”

Naomi walks first and enters the house asking; “ESTRELLA, ARE YOU HERE?”

“Estrella, that’s her name…” Daniel thinks as he watches Naomi. In the dark part of the house, a girl with white hair covered in a black cloak slowly walks towards Naomi:

“Naomi...you’ve returned…”

“Yeah, I did...and I brought you something to eat…” Naomi takes out a sandwich from her backpack. Estrella quickly grabs it and begins to eat it really fast. Naomi smiles as she says; “Here’s some water...so you don’t drown…”

Mariana looks at Naomi smiling and thinks; “So, she can smile...that’s a relief…”

Daniel walks forward; “So that’s your friend, the one that sees ghosts huh…”

Estrella looks at Daniel and quickly hides inside the house. Naomi looks worried; “Estrella wait, these are my classmates and they also see ghosts; Daniel and Mariana…”

“Nice to meet you...I am Daniel…” Daniel introduces himself, Mariana walks forward and takes out some chocolate; “And I am Mariana, here Estrella, some chocolate…”

Estrella smells the chocolate and slowly walks towards her, she quickly grabs the chocolate and goes back to the house. She begins to eat and smiles; “It’s delicious…”

“Naomi, since when did you know her?” Daniel asks Naomi, Naomi who is happy replies; “She was here, 5 months ago, on November, I was walking back to my house, but some men kidnaped me and brought me here, when I was trying to escape, I lost consciousness, when I woke up, Estrella was there and the men were nowhere to be found...she saved me that day…”

“I see…” Daniel looks at his cellphone and notices that there are many red dots surrounding them; “So, we’re surrounded by Sombras, this is bad...this confirms that Estrella is the Shadow Tamer…”

Mariana looks at Estrella finishing eating the chocolate, she smiles and asks; “Estrella, why are you here? Where do you come from?”

Estrella finishes eating, her face is covered with chocolate, Naomi goes and cleans her up with a hankership. Estrella looks at Naomi who nods in agreement. Estrella looks at Mariana and Daniel and replies; “I came from the south...the reason I am here is because “he” order me to…”

“He? Who 's he?” Mariana asks; “Your father?”

“No...my parents died…” Estrella replies, she soon remembers her village destroyed, she begins to breathe faster, and releases mana. Daniel and Mariana notice that Sombras walk towards them.

“This is bad…” Daniel says to Mariana who nods in agreement. Naomi tries to calm her down:

“Estrella, calm down, or the ghost will attack me…”

Estrella looks at Naomi; “I don’t want to hurt you…” Estrella takes deep breaths and calms herself down. The Sombras slowly retreat. Daniel and Mariana take a deep breath. Naomi hugs Estrella who is crying, Naomi begins to explain:

“Estrella, you will never hurt me...because...we’re friends…”

“So she controls all of those ghosts?” Mariana asks frightened, Naomi nods in agreement as she holds Estrella. Daniel gets mad, he walks forward and asks; “ Were you the one behind the attack on Sun City Highschool?”

Naomi looks at Daniel not knowing what he said, Estrella nods in agreement. Daniel then asks; “So you were also involved with the attack of the Chupacabras?”

Estrella stands up and replies; “The Ales was a good spirit...that man told him to attack the people...we had no choice…”

“No choice ehh...then the attack on the High School was his idea as well…”

“Yes, he told me that the sinners that burned my hometown were located there…”

“So she is being controlled by another person...that doesn’t matter, she tried to attack my sister…” Daniel looks at his surroundings. Naomi begins to exclaim:

“Stop asking those questions, I don’t understand...why are you asking Estrella that?”

“Naomi...calm down...I can explain” Mariana says to Naomi.

“I guess doing a straight attack won’t do...time for plan B…” Daniel thinks to himself, he takes out a strange orb from his pocket and looks at Mariana. He says in a low tone; “Sorry Mariana, but I will need you to look away…”

“Daniel, what are you doing?”

Soon, everyone stops moving as they hear footsteps approaching, Daniel has a nervous expression, the girls begin to tremble.

“No...why did he return today? He shouldn’t be back yet…” Estrella puts her hands on her head. Daniel and Mariana slowly turn around, sweat begins to fall from Daniel as he thinks:

“What’s this sinister aura...it’s so dark...as dark as my brother’s”

The man walks down the street, his dark, torn up cloak moves as the wind slowly blows towards him.The light of the sun creates a large shadow. Daniel trembles as if he is staring at a demon.

The man has no hair, he has pale skin and pointy ears. His face has a scar that crosses his face. He has one white eye and one blue eye. He stops just in front of them. The man opens his mouth:

“Estrella, why are these people here? I told you to never interact with sinners…”

Estrella quickly runs towards him and kneels; “King Calakmul please...spare their lives they were just passing by...I beg you…”

“Calakmul?” Daniel opens his eyes wider, he is surprised upon hearing that name, Mariana looks at Daniel who is frightened and asks; “Daniel, who is Calakmul?”

“That name is from the last King of the Mayan Civilization...Calakmul El Adyacente” (The Adjacent)

“What does that mean?”

“It means, he who will give rise…Mariana, if that is true, then…”

Calakmul looks at Daniel and points at him; “You...have the aura of that man...that aroma...El Charro Negro…”

-TCH- Daniel makes a small smile; “So...you know him?”

“He is the guy who destroyed this girl’s village, what connection do you have with him?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about...I am just passing by…” Daniel avoids giving an accurate answer and asks; “Tell me...are you the Last King of Mayans?”

“Indeed I am…”

“Then why are you here? I thought you were dead? This northern area, the Mayans were in the south part of Mexico...why is the last king here and alive?”

“You little kid had no right to question a king like that...I was chosen by the Gods to live forever, and to reestablish the Mayan Empire...however, the reason I am here is simple...I need to kill Darius Lucifugus…”

“Darius Lucifugus?” Daniel looks at him with shock as he thinks; “Why him? This makes no sense…”

“I...Calakmul, the last king of the Mayans will take revenge against this world, and to do that...I will begin with this region by crushing it completely along with Darius Lucifugus…”

Calakmul looks at Estrella; “Estrella, these people that live in this region, are all sinners, I told you that when we arrive here...now that I have power to free ourselves from that man...We can begin to conquer the world…”

Estrella has doubts; “But...they are not evil…”

“Are you questioning me? Your king? That’s blasphemy…”

Estrella lowers her head frightened; “I’m sorry…”

“Good, now begin by taking down those three that are there…” Calakmul orders Estrella, Estrella with tears in her eyes looks at Naomi who is scared; “I’m sorry…”

Estrella takes out her flute and slowly begins to play a tune; -♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫-

(RRRRRAAAWWW)

Sombras come out of the shadows created by the mountains, the sky is almost dark giving the Sombras the opportunity to walk freely. Daniel observes Mariana and Naomi; -TCH- “I will have to do something here…” He looks at Calakmul and asks:

“Are you going to kill innocent children?”

“Of course not...I will give you an option, become my servants and I will let you live…”

Daniel smiles and immediately replies; “Hell no…”

“I like your determination for a kid of such a young age...it’s a shame…” Calakmul smiles as he snaps his fingers. Suddenly, a Sombra that has the form of a coyote hits Daniel, sending him flying to the house.

(BBBBOOOOMMMM)

“GGYYYAAHHH...NOOOO….” Naomi screams as she falls to her knees, Mariana runs towards Naomi and grabs her hand; “Naomi, you need to calm down, I know this is bad but we need to get out of here…”

“But...but Daniel…” Naomi looks at Estrella and screams; “WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? I THOUGHT I WAS YOUR FRIEND!”

“You are not my friend, I don’t need anyone in my life but my king...it has always been like that…'' Estrella conveys such cruel words, Naomi is devastated; “I DON’T BELIEVE YOU...ESTRELLA PLEASE!”

(SSSSLLLAASSHHH)

Suddenly, an object pierces Naomi’s abdomen. “Huh…”Naomi notices that she bleeds from her stomach, and she slowly falls.

“NNNAAAOOOMMMIII” Mariana screams as she hurries to aid her. Estrella looks at Naomi and opens her eyes wider:

“What...what happened to her?”

“She was a nuisance...so I had to take her down…” Calakmul replies as he turns around with a smile.

“NNNNOOOO…..” Estrella looks at Naomi, she begins to tremble; “No...Naomi...no….” Estrella begins to lose her composure. Calakmul stops and turns around; “NOW THEN...ESTRELLA, BEGIN OUR REVENGE...THE SHADOW TAMER IS THE KEY TO MY VENGEANCE….”

(RRRRAAAAWWWW) (BBBBOOOOMMMM)

As the sun slowly disappeared, the people in the city could see a pillar of purple light forming in the south part of the Region...

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At the same time; 30 km West of Rio Grande City; One hour before

One hour before the events that Daniel and Mariana were involved with, another event was happening in an abandoned town located Thirty kilometers west from Rio Grande City. Uriel and Tiwa headed to the town in order to meet Coyote who took Victoria hostage…

Uriel and Estrella head there at high speed thanks to Uriel’s horse; Trueno (Thunder), a black horse with red eyes. As they head there, Uriel suddenly stops mid way. Tiwa looks confused:

“Why are we stopping, I thought we were going to save Victoria?”

“We are, but first…” Uriel gets down from Trueno and says; “I won’t be going forward unless you tell me how you know that man and why are you so scared?”

Tiwa gets embarrassed; “Uriel, we don’t have time for that? What if he tries to do something to her?”

“So, you do care about her...then start talking if you don’t want to lose more time…” Uriel says to Tiwa, Tiwa looks at Uriel’s determined eyes and sighs:

“Fine…” She calms down, gets off the horse and walks looking at the setting sun; “As you know, this is not my real body...the real Tiwa de Ysleta died almost 100 years ago…The body I am using as a vessel belongs to a girl named Emma Smith...the relative of a powerful industrial man right?”

“...” Uriel doesn't say anything, Tiwa continues to speak; “You may call it fate, but Emma is a descendant of the Tiwas...one night, three years ago, her mother gave her a medallion, in that medallion, my soul was sleeping in there. The moment she grabbed it...I woke up…”

“I see...what a coincidence…” Uriel says sarcastically. “Shut up…” Tiwa continues to explain; “The truth is that my village, the last of the proud Ysleta tribe was annihilated 100 years ago by two figures. The first was El Charro Negro…”

Tiwa looks with anger at Uriel as he comments; “I already told you it wasn’t me…”

“Yeah I know, but you are El Charro Negro, right?”

“Yeah, Yeah and who was the other…”

“The other...was the one who killed me directly…” Tiwa shakes as she remembers the moment she was killed:

"The other was Sundance "Coyote" Bill...the famous Bounty Hunter…"

Tiwa shakes, Uriel understands and walks towards her. He makes a strong clap, surprising Tiwa.

"Gyahh...what was that for?"

"You were losing it again…"

"But…"

"Listen...I understand how you feel...that feeling of anger and revenge is something we have in common...I promised that you could have your justice once I have mine, that's why we formed this alliance…"

Tiwa looks at Uriel as she calms herself down. Uriel looks at the sun:

"I remember that Viejo (Juan de la Trinidad) told me these words; “If You seek Justice, you will Purify your soul...If you seek revenge, you will poison your soul…which do you choose?”

Tiwa analyzes those words and says; "To be honest...I seek justice for my tribe...however, I don't hold any grudge against Coyote for killing me, but I do hate you…"

"I see...so why are you afraid of him?"

Tiwa gets embarrassed and answers; "My body moved on its own because I was scared...I feel ashamed…"

Uriel moves towards Trueno and replies; "Don't be..being afraid means that you are human…"

Tiwa blushes as she looks away; “Idiot…” She walks towards him and asks; “Uriel, have you ever been scared? Were you scared when you fought Ian?”

Uriel gets on the horse and replies; “Of course...but that doesn’t mean that I am human…”

Tiwa chuckles; “You sure are weird…”

Tiwa gets on the horse, and they begin to move once again. Tiwa hugs Uriel’s back as she thinks; “You feel so warm....You are human to me…”

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“Where...where am I?” Victoria slowly opens her eyes, she looks around and notices that she is tied up in an abandoned church.

“Oh...you woke up...excellent…” Victoria hears the voice of a man, she looks to her left and sees Coyote seeing in a wooden bench. He smokes a cigarette very calmly. Victoria begins to exclaim:

“I remember now...you kidnapped me...why am I here? What are you going to do to me? Are you going to violate me?”

Coyote begins to laugh; “You sure make a lot of questions little girl...of course not, I am not interested in little girls…” Coyote walks towards Victoria and unties her. Victoria asks surprised:

“Wait...you’re letting me go? Why?”

“You’re correct, your role is over, I needed you to lure Uriel here...now that he is coming, you are free to go? If you want, stay...I bet you are intrigued by what is happening? If you decide to leave, you must hurry, because the sun is setting and we are 30kms away from the Borderland…”

Victoria analyzes the situation and sighs with her eyes closed, she decides to sit on the bench next to Coyote and looks at the altar; “You said your name is Sundance “Coyote” Bill right?”

“That’s right missy…”

“That can’t be true...there is a statue of Coyote at the entrance of the city...that means he died a long time ago…”

“Oh you saw the statue? Personally I think it makes me look fat…” Coyote jokes and laughs, Victoria repeats her question; “Are you him?”

“Yes I am…”

“Then how are you alive?”

Coyote turns on another cigarette and replies; “ Little missy...there are things in this world that you don’t need to know…”

Victoria puffs her cheeks and thinks; “That’s so unfair.” She proceeds in asking another question; “You said when you arrived to see Uriel, the words Charro Negro...I thought the Charro Negro was a legend?”

“Oh he is...a legend that has been around Mexico for 150 years…”

“Then you must be insane calling Uriel that...he is just a teenager…”

“Missy, let me tell you something important, sometimes logic is the most stupid thing in this world...Your friend Uriel Di Fiore is El Charro Negro...the spirit that has haunted the lands of Mexico for all these years…”

“That can’t be…” Victoria is in shock upon hearing those words; “LIAR…”

“I have no reason to lie to you...in fact, ask him you self...right Charro Negro?” Coyote stands up and looks at the entrance, Victoria also looks and her eyes shine bright; “UURRIEL!”

Uriel stands at the entrance. Coyote smiles and says; “Welcome, I’ve been expecting you...Juan’s successor…”

“Uriel’ Victoria tries to run towards Uriel. Coyote stops her with his arm; “Whoa little missy...try not to get too excited…”

“Victoria, stay where you are...I need to settle things with Coyote…” Uriel says to Victoria; “Uriel...are you crazy, he has a gun, he could kill you…”

“I SAID STAY WHERE YOU ARE!” Uriel screams to Victoria leaving her speechless. Coyote laughs; “Oh, I like the seriousness in your face…”

Uriel then lifts his right arm and begin to chant:

“Yo soy el Jinete, Yo soy el inicio, Yo soy el final, Yo soy El Charro Negro.” (I am the horsemen, I am the beginning. I am the end, I am El Charro Negro).

Flames come out of Uriel’s ring involving him around in a smaller dome then before changing him into his “Charro” form.

Uriel is wearing a special charro suit, which consists of long, tight black colored pants covered with decoration on the sides. He has a long bolero coat with golden buttons white gloves, and a special pitea belt made of silk. He had a white button shirt with a black vest, a silk tie and a large round sombrero hanging from his neck.

“I guess I got most of my powers back…” Uriel looks at himself.

Victoria looks at him and thinks; “Uriel, you really are El Charro Negro?”

-TCH- “ El viejo warned me not to show this form to anyone aside from the ones I trust…” Uriel looks at Victoria; “Victoria, don’t move…”

Uriel charges directly at Coyote, Coyote takes out his revolver and fires two times. -PIU PIU- Uriel dodges them and kicks the wooden bench aiming at Coyote. Coyote stops it with one hand. Uriel uses the opportunity and kicks the bench along with Coyote.

(PPPUUUMMM)

“Gyahhh...Uriel…” Victoria screams, at that moment, an arm appears out of nowhere and grabs Victoria. Coyote laughs; “Splendid, but that won’t be enough” Coyote takes out his whip and swings it. Uriel jumps back but the whip traps his leg. “HAAA” Coyote throws Uriel towards the benches destroying them, sending him to the entrance.

(BBBBOOOMMM CCCRRAASSSHHH)

Uriel crashes at the wall next to the entrance. “EXCELLENT...YOU GOT FASTER BOY...BUT THAT’S NOT ENOUGH!”

Uriel stands up breathing heavily and smiles; “I know, but I wasn’t trying to fight you seriously...I was just the decoy…”

“Huh…” Coyote sees Victoria at the entrance with Tiwa. Coyote begins to laugh; “Splendid...so you team up with that girl huh...I thought she was afraid of me…”

“Tiwa, what are you doing here?” Victoria asks Tiwa, Tiwa ignores her and takes a few steps. “Hey, don’t ignore me..”

“Victoria...that’s enough…” Uriel stops Victoria. Tiwa looks at Coyote and begins to tremble, her heart beat increases and she breaths at high speed.

“TIWA, SNAP OUT OF IT...YOU’RE A PROUD MEMBER OF THE YSLETA!”

Tiwa looks at Uriel; “You’re right…” Tiwa looks at her two spirits. She grabs courage and screams; “DO YOU REMEMBER ME? YOU KILLED ME 100 YEARS AGO…”

“WWHHHAAATTT!!!” Victoria is shocked, Uriel sighs; “I thought I told you to stay quiet.”

“Mmm...that face looks familiar but sorry...I don’t remember…” Coyote replies honestly. “Damn you, you killed me with that pistol…”Tiwa replies with anger, Coyote sighs and looks at his pistol; “Little girl, I have killed more than 50000 people for almost 200 years...I think remembering one face would be impossible don’t you think…”

Tiwa feels embarrassed. Uriel walks forward and asks; “Why did you want me to come here?”

“I wanted to have a chat with you and you alone…” Coyote looks at Tiwa and Victoria. Uriel looks at them and asks; “Tiwa, Victoria, could you wait outside for a moment?”

“But Uriel...what if he tries something funny…” Tiwa is nervous, Uriel replies; “If he wanted to, we would be dead. This guy is stronger than me…”

“Very well…” Tiwa agrees. Victoria hugs Uriel and gives him a kiss on the cheek; “Thank you for coming to save me....I will wait outside…”

Tiwa and Victoria go outside, Uriel walks closer to Coyote, Coyote lights another cigarette; “Why did you come here?”

“I have a mission...to kill a certain someone…”

“Who is it?”

“Sorry, but a bounty hunter does not reveal his target aside from the client...don’t ask who sent me because I won’t answer either…”

Uriel sighs with his eyes closed and asks; “So, what do you want to talk about?”

“I wanted to meet you in person...six months ago, I saw Juan de la Trinidad and we had a chat...he told me that you are after Darius Lucifugus right?”

“I am...that stupid viejo doesn’t know how to keep his mouth shut…”

Coyote laughs; “He told me about the incident 5 years ago and I must say that you have the right to seek out vengeance…”

“It’s not vengeance, it’s justice...that guy deserves to be put down…”

“Justice and Vengeance are just synonyms...either way, you will kill that man...Uriel, remember the incident in Jalisco two years ago?”

“Yeah...so what?”

“That man you fought...Count Baltazar Cisneros Draculus II...he was strong right?”

“He was...the strongest opponent I ever fought…” Uriel replies as he looks at his hand.

“Well, Darius is 10x stronger than him…”

“What did you say?”

“Think about it, your father...the Solitary Wolf couldn’t beat him...do you think you have a chance?”

Uriel looks at Coyote, and gets angry; “I do...and I will kill that bastard even if I die with him…”

“HAHAHA” Coyote laughs, then you will need the power of the Golden Keys to do so…”

“The Golden Keys? Why?”

“They will give you an extra boost...Uriel, aside from the Charro Negro...you know what you are right?”

“Yes...I know…”

“Good...I want to have a proper duel with you, to settle once and for all , who will kill Darius Lucifugus…”

“What did you say?”

“You heard me...you are not the only one who has a grudge against him...but that is a story for another time...right now I need to finish my duty in distracting you…”

“Distracting me for what?”

(BBBBBBOOOOOMMMMM)

Suddenly, Uriel feels a massive amount of mana coming from the city.

“UURRRIIIEELLL!!” Tiwa screams at Uriel, Uriel runs outside and sees a pillar of purple mana.

“Uriel, what is that?” Victoria asks Uriel as she grabs his arm afraid. Uriel looks at Coyote walking calmly and asks; “What’s happening?”

“It seems the Shadow Tamer has appeared, and boy...the city is in trouble now…”

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Rio Grande City

(RRRRAAWWWW)

Estrella, who saw her friend Naomi hurt, lost control and began to release her power. Mariana holds Naomi as she says:

“Oh no...there are too many Sombras here...I don’t know what to do…”

She shakes with fear as she doesn’t know what to do. Mariana feels worthless; “Why...why am I so weak…It’s all over now...” Mariana begins to shed tears. Suddenly, a hand grabs her shoulder and she hears a voice saying; “Calm down...nothing is over...in fact, it’s just beginning.”

Mariana looks up and sees Daniel; “Daniel” Mariana smiles with tears in her eyes. Daniel looks at Naomi; “I guess this wasn’t part of the plan huh…”

“Daniel, what do we do? Naomi is dying and there are Sombras everywhere…”

“Like I said...this wasn't part of the plan…” Daniel takes out a cell phone and makes a phone call; “It’s me...do it like I told you…”

“Right...Jefe…”

(RRRRAAAWWW)

A Sombra heads towards Daniel, Daniel kicks it and sends it flying. “So strong…” Mariana is impressed. Daniel takes out a triangular object and throws it to the air. The triangular object splits into three, and a forcefield covers the three of them.

“Teleportation, activated.” The forcefield begins to shine and the three of them disappear from that area.

(BBBBOOOOMMMMM)

The three of them appear in the abandoned building where the Chuco Clan hangs out. Mariana opens her eyes and asks; “Where...are we?”

“MARIANA!” Abril runs and hugs Mariana; “Abril, what are you doing here?”

“Why did you leave without me...I was so afraid that something bad happened to you…” Abril cries, Mariana also cries as she feels relieved.

“Honestly, you two are reckless...going there all by yourselves…” Fabiola walks acting mature, Daniel scratches his head as he states:

“Yeah...yeah, but I knew things would go that way...so I was prepared…”

“Jefe...you’re alright...and I managed to do it correctly…” Apá says as he and the Chuco Clan walk towards them. Daniel looks at them and with a satisfied expression says:

“Excellent, you followed the instructions and did your job correctly…”

“Wait, what’s going on?” Mariana asks Abril as she sees the Chuco Clan talking to Daniel. Abril begins to explain what happened.

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Earlier today…

In the morning...Daniel had a meeting with the Chuco Clan…in the courtyard...

“Look, the things you saw yesterday, they were real…” Daniel says as he takes out his cell phone and shows an image of a Sombra.

“Wow...so that monster was real...so cool…” Chuy, who is awake, says in a funky fashion.

“That monster was strong...stronger than me…” Bofo states as he looks at his muscle. “Why are you showing this to us Jefe?” Tito asks Daniel.

“Tonight, there will be an attack from those things…” Daniel says to Tito. “Seriously Jefe? Then we should inform the authorities, right?” Apá asks Daniel. Daniel shakes his head; “No...they won’t believe us...nobody will...but it’s up to us to defend the city…”

“But we are just teenagers…” Tito comments are discouraged. The Chuco Clan looks discouraged.

“So...we might be just teens, but you have spirit, that;s why I chose you to be my team...I believe in you guys and I know that we will survive tonight...plus, we will have backup…”

“Who?” Apá asks intrigued. “That’s a secret...so, are you with me?” Daniel asks the Chuco Clan. The Chuco Clan looked at eachother and for a few seconds they agreed to help Daniel:

“We owe you our lives Jefe...so we will follow you to the end…”

“Thank you, but don’t call me Jefe…”

“Right...Jefe…”

And so…

“Wait..is that Daniel and Mariana with Naomi?” Abril who was walking to the entrance sees them. Abril, who is very energetic, begins to scream; “Hey Maria…” Suddenly, someone grabs her and prevents her from screaming.

In the shadows, Bofo holds Abril; “Hey what are you doing?” Abril exclaims, Apá gives a note to Abril; “Jefe wanted you to read this…”

Abril reads the note; “Seriously...Daniel…” Apá looks at Abril and says; “Monja (Nun) we need to look for Fabiola and go to the hiding spot. We will wait for Jefe’s signal…”

Abril hits Apá’s head as she says; “Hey, I am not a monja, call me Abril…”

“Right...sorry, Abril…”

The Chuco Clan and Abril searched for Fabiola...after that they decided to head towards the hideout and waited for Daniel’s signal…

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“I understand now...so that’s why Daniel wanted to reclute the Chuco Clan…” Mariana mentions to Abril.

(COUGH COUGH)

Naomi coughs up blood; “Oh no...Fabiola please help her, a Sombra attacked her and now she is bleeding.” Mariana says to Fabiola. Fabiola quickly looks at her wound, she lifts her shirt causing the Chuco Clan to look like perverts. Abril pokes their eyes; “Don’t look you perverts…”

“Sorry…”

Fabiola slowly closes her eyes and begins to chant; “Curacion” (Healing) Golden mana shines and Naomi’s wound slowly closes. Naomi wakes up and sees Mariana; “Naomi, I was so worried…”

“Where am I?” Naomi asks, Mariana explains the situation. Daniel takes out his phone and a light comes off it and illuminates the wall like a proyector.

“Wow Jefe...that’s so cool…” The Chuco Clan looks with excitement, Daniel looks at Estrella and says:

“This is bad...the Sombras have gathered around her, I count 1000, this is going to be an invasion…”

Daniel puts his phone away and looks at everyone; “Listen, Chuco Clan, you will escort the girls to the Ministry, take these and use them in case of emergency…” Daniel hands the Chuco clan some spheres. “When you see a Sombra, throw these to them…”

“Right, got it Jefe…”

Daniel looks at Fabiola and says; “Fabiola, tell the Father what’s going on…”

“What will you do Daniel?” Fabiola asks Daniel, Daniel begins to walk to the exit as he states; “I’m going to summon the savior of the city…”

At the same time…

(BBBOOOOMMMM)

Calakmul walks towards the city as he says:

“Estrella, now order the invasion…”

Estrella who now has hollow eyes points at the city, the Sombra turns and looks at the city as well.

(RRRRAAAAWWW)

1000 Sombras begin to head the city, many of them with wings, others by foot. Clakmul also heads there as he says; “Now, it’s time for my Vengeance to begin, the Shadows will have their vengeance…”

Estrella cries out; “Naomi...Naomi...I will avenge you…”

Sombras begin to gather around her, the Sombras begin to join together, and slowly as the sun completely sets. Creating a giant Sombra that has the body of a dragon with wings and marks in its body.

(RRRRAAAWWW)

The giant sombra roars as it slowly begins to walk towards the city. Estrella stands in its head as she says:

“All of the sinners will be destroyed…”

Rio Grande City was about to face the worst situation ever...the invasion of the Sombras....the night is dark as if it is a new moon...perfect for the Sombras who begin their assault...

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