February 14th; Sun City

On the night of Valentines, an important event for the lives of normal students took place. A dance in which one could go with their loved ones...However, a deathmatch happened right outside the school...Uriel faced off against Ian...

(BBOOOMMM CCCRRRAASSSHHH)

Ian’s mana takes the shape of a purple beast with horns, Uriel takes a stance, his mana turns into a combination of black and red color. Ian charges at Uriel as he chants; “Urla ghoul” (Ghoul’s howl)

Uriel prepares to punch him; “Popurri Finito” (Popurri Finished)

(BBBBBBOOOOOMMMMM)

Uriel and Ian clash their fist, creating a giant explosion. The explosion blows away part of the buildings surrounding them, and the rock wall disintegrates. Daniel’s barrier trembles. Soon a pillar of mana rises clearing the sky in an instant.

At that moment, several Kilometers away, in the middle of the hills. A cemetery was located in between the mountains, the cemetery has a sign that says; CIBOLA. Outside the cemetery, the space begins to crack and a hand comes out...

(CCCRRRAASSHHHH)

A figure comes out of the crack, the figure has the shape of a beast similar to a wolf. The beast stands on two feet and slowly walks towards the city. The beast begins to laugh in a sinister way:

“Finally, I’ve waited so long for this moment...wait my brethren… I will get what we want...the golden key….”

Walking down the street, a couple returns from a date...A handsome guy and a beautiful girl…

“Come on babe...you know you want to…” The guy pushes the girl into the wall, the girl tries to resist and screams:

“I SAID NO!!”

(SSSLLLAAAPPP)

The girl slaps the guy with force, with teary eyes she says; “Sheesh, I hate it when you are like that...leave me alone…”

“Babe wait…” The girl runs away, the guy sighs with his eyes closed; “Whatever, I bet she’ll return to me tomorrow...oh well…”

The guy walks down the street, the street is completely empty, there is no one at sight, only darkness...The guy comes across a strange figure who stands below the lamp. The figure has the appearance of a wolf or coyote.

“What the hell...hey punk what are you doing?” The guy asks the creature. The creature chuckles; “Mmm...you look delicious...I guess I found my first prey…”

“What did you…”

(RRAAAWWW)

The creature attacks the guy forcing him into a dark alley.

“NOOO WAIIIT AHHHH!!!”

(SSSLLLAASHHHH SSSPPLLLAATTTT)

There is silence around, the screams have stopped. Only footsteps are heard from afar, someone comes out of the alley. A young man with brown skin, and yellowish eyes. He has the same suit as the other guy and the same appereance.

“I like this figure, sorry, but I’m going to borrow your identity for a while…” The young man begins to walk away. In the dark alley, blood begins to come out as there is a dead body laying on the ground.

“Now then...time to begin the hunt for the key…”

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February 15th; Sun City International Highschool

The next morning after the Valentine’s dance...Alejandro was awake, he didn’t sleep anything...he kept thinking about the events that happened,and how his friend was severely injured...

“What the hell was I thinking?” Alejandro lies on his bed, looking at the ceiling feeling depressed. He witnessed how his friend almost died last night. Alejandro looks at his left hand:

“If I just were strongrer, I could’ve been a support for Uriel instead of being a burden...and I call myself his friend?”

Alejandro Sanchez is a 16 year old boy who has short brownish hair, his eyes are orange color, a thin body and his skin color is white. He is average in height, and an average body.

Alejandro makes a fist and expresses anger; “I was just out there dancing and having some fun, while he was risking his life protecting us from the Sombras. He even went face to face with a ghoul that almost cost him his life.”

POWER...POWER...RELEASE THE POWER…

“Who 's there?” Alejandro immediately stands up, he begins to feel cold as he notices a figure in the mirror. The figure takes shape of an old man with a Native American attire:

Young man...the key...the key...release its power…

“Its power? Why? Who are you?”

Beware...Beware...it is coming...beware of the Skinwalker…

Alejandro opens his eyes wider and repeats the name; “S-S-Skinwalker?”

(BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP)

The alarm clock goes off, Alejandro looks at it to turn it off, the figure in the mirror disappears. Alejandro is left speechless of what he heard.

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At a café located near the downtown area, Alejandro works part time as a waiter. He’s optimistic personality attracts many clients to the café making it one of Sun City’s most popular....However….

“Thank you...come again…” Alejandro says to the girls who are leaving. He sighs with his eyes closed thinking about what happened that morning.

“Mmm...what’s wrong dear?” Jairo appears in front of Alejandro, startling him;

“Wahh...you’ve scared me, Mr. Jairo…”

Jairo is a tall and muscular man with a black mustache. Even though he looks manly, but he is very feminine, he likes to wear tight jeans with sleeveless shirts and a captain's hat.

“Fufufu...Sorry dear...it’s just that you look so down...it makes me worry…”

Alejandro laughs nervously; “I’m fine, it’s just that I am a little tired that’s all…”

“Are you sure? Does it have to do with your friend?” Jairo asks Alejandro. At that moment, Alejandro’s smile disappears and he looks down:

“Yes...I’m really worried about him...he was gravely injured last night…”

Alejandro looks at Mr. Jairo, he sees that Jairo is also covered in bandages and makes him feel useless:

“Mr. Jairo, you’re also covered in bandages...you all fought hard last night, and all I could do was just watch…”

Mr. Jairo chuckles and puts his arm around Alejandro’s shoulders; “Cheer up dear, it isn’t that bad...you were a pretty much help, keeping people like Aleister entertained...you also played an important role last night...as for your friend, I’m sure he will be better in no time...have faith in him…”

“You’re right...he is Uriel afterall…” Alejandro grabs confidence once more, he takes a deep breath and looks at Jairo:

“Hey, Mr. Jairo, I have a request for you?”

“A request? Sorry honey, this girl is already taken”

“No..not that...I need you to help me speak with the members of Yggdrasil…”

“Yggdrasil? Why?”

“There’s something I must tell them…”

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Later that night...Jairo managed to convince Kasumi to include Alejandro in the Yggdrasil meeting...The meetings are held on a floor just below the cafe…

Yggdrasil is a global organization created to fight demons, monsters, ghosts and in this part of the world; SOMBRAS...

Every member of Kasumi's team is there, sitting at a round table that is located in the middle of the room. Alejandro sits on a chair as well. Kasumi, who is the leader begins speaking:

“Alright, thank you for coming today, we have important matters to discuss...but first, I would like to ask Alejandro, why did he request to be in this meeting..”

Kasumi Miyazono has orange hair and as always she has a ponytail with braids. She wears glasses and has orange eyes.

Before Alejandro could speak, Carlos interrupted him; -TCH- “Senpai, why are you letting this guy be here...this is ridiculous, he is not even part of Yggdrasil...so…”

(PUUM)

Chelsea interrupts him by giving him a chop attack in the head; “That’s enough even after everything he has helped us, you’re still treating him like a stranger?”

“Damn you…”

“That’s enough you two...Senpai asked him to speak...now both of you be quiet…”

“Okay…”

Shion has blonde hair and yellow eyes. Carlos has black hair and blue eyes. Chelsea has light blue hair and pink eyes.

Everyone looks at Alejandro, who suddenly gets nervous. Alejandro clears his throat and speaks:

“Okay, the reason I asked to be here is because I had another vision…”

“Another vision? What do you mean, hijo?” Rosa asks Alejandro with a worried expression.

Rosa Gutierrez is a 40 year old widow. She has a robust body and a chubby face. She has white skin and red hair.

Alejandro looks at his left hand, the one that has the golden key sealed and begins to explain;

“I had a vision about the same old man that appeared before Tiwa and I on the night the Chupacabras attacked…”

Kasumi nods in agreement; “Yes, I remember you mentioning that before, so he appeared again huh...but why?”

“I don’t know, Tiwa said that the old man resembles the founder of the Ysleta tribe...honestly, I don’t know what’s happening…” Alejandro chuckles as he scratches his head. Kasumi sighs with his eyes closed, she proceeds into biting her nail thinking:

“What does this all mean? Why is this happening here? And why a golden key?”

Shion looks at Kasumi worried, Kasumi lifts her head and looks at Alejandro; “Anyway, thank you for letting us know...Alejandro you may wait upstairs at the cafe until the meeting is over…”

“Yeah, about that…'' Alejandro stands up, everyone looks at him wondering what he will say next, Carlos looks at him with suspicion; “Oh boy...don’t tell me…”

Alejandro lifts his head with determination and shouts; “I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YGGDRASIL!”

At first the room is silent, everyone is surprised except for Carlos who sighs with his eyes closed thinking; “I knew it…”

Rosa immediately stands up; “Hijo, do you realize what you just asked?”

“Yes I know, I am asking you this, because I am tired of being weak...after the events of the dance, I realized that there is something I need to do...I can’t just be relying on everyone…”

Shion looks worried and begins to explain; “Look Alejandro, I understand that you want to help, but Yggdrasil is an organization that has so many enemies, you’ll be a target…”

Alejandro lifts his left hand; “But I already have a target, being part of Yggdrasil is what I need right now? So please…”

(PPUUUMMM)

“SHUT THE HELL UP…” Carlos stands up really angry, he walks towards Alejandro and grabs him by the neck of his shirt; “YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? YOU THINK THIS IS GAME? OR A MANGA WHERE THE HERO JOINS THE GROUP JUST LIKE THAT? HELL NO!”

“I am just saying that I want to join to help you guys…”

“NO...YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND, NONE OF US CHOSE TO BE HERE! WE WERE FORCED TO BE MEMBERS FROM OUR FAMILIES OR BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO! I HAVE SEEN MANY COMRADES DIE BEFORE MY EYES, THOSE BEAST KILL MERCILESSLY...YOU UNDERSTAND RIGHT?”

Alejandro looks down, Carlos remembers seeing one of his friends die before his eyes, he remembers holding a dead body covered in blood.

“CARLOS, THAT’S ENOUGH!” Kasumi stands up and grabs Carlos’ arm. Carlos sees Kasumi furious and lets go; “I’m sorry senpai, I need some air…” Carlos lets go of Alejandro and walks outside.

“Carlos wait…” Shion says to Carlos but he doesn’t listen. “Shion, let him be...he needs time to think…” Kasumi says to Shion. She sighs with her eyes closed and looks at Alejandro:

“Forgive him...he has a rough past…”

“I’m sorry, I guess asking you was a little too direct…” Alejandro looks down, Kasumi smiles; “Not at all, you see...Rosa and Jairo already submitted a request for you to join?”

“Really?” Alejandro looks enthusiastic, he looks at Rosa and Jairo smiling at him. Rosa begins to say; “I always thought of you as my own son...that’s why, when this mission is over, I want you to come with me…I believe that you are strong and smart, worthy of being a member ...”

Jairo also speaks; “She’s right dear...I also think that we need more members, and having you would be very beneficial...I personally recommend you to be part of our team…”

“Ms. Gutiérrez...Mr Jairo…” Alejandro feels happy. Kasumi continues to explain; “Alejandro, keep in mind that once you enter Yggdrasil, there is no turning back…”

“I know that Ms. Miyazono, I understand that this is going to be rough, but I have left to lose…”

“Good, I like your determination, I need to speak with Mr. Carter, the head of the American Branch of Yggdrasil about your application...you see in order to become a member, you must first need to pass a trial...but I will give you more details, later on…”

“I understand…” Alejandro with tears in his eyes begins to say; “Thank you...for believing in me…”

“Go home for now...you will see Mr. Carter on Monday night...be prepared okay…” Kasumi comments to Alejandro, Alejandro smiles and nods in agreement. Chelsea, who only saw everything without saying a word, chuckles; “I can’t wait to tell Carlos…”

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The building next to the cafe is where all the members of Kasumi’s group, except for Flor and Rosa, stay. Up on the roof, Carlos lay down looking at the sky…

“So, this is where you were?” Carlos hears a feminine voice walking in his direction. Carlos continues to eat chips not paying attention to the voice.

“Hey, I’m talking to you…” The girl says in an angry tone and steps on Carlos’ face.-PUUM- “Ouch...What do you want Chelsea?”

“Well, you were ignoring me as usual…”

“Sheesh, you’re so irritating…”

“Oh shut up…” Chelsea pulls Carlos’ ear. “Anyway. Why are you here?” Carlos asks Chelsea, Chelsea grabs the bag of chips and begins eating them. “Hey, those are mine…”

“Carlos, why did you say all those things to Alejandro…” Chelsea asks as she continues eating chips. “Because...I just don’t like him...that’s all…”

“Really...are you sure it’s not because he looks like Max?”

Carlos immediately gets up and grabs Chelsea from the shirt neck; “Shut up...that name is off limits…”

Chelsea gets mad and pushes him away; “How long are you going to keep evading that name? Look, what happened that night, the moment he died, he did it protecting you...that’s all…”

Carlos remembers Max; A young man with the appearance of Alejandro, only with white hair and bluish eyes. Carlos gets angry; “It’s just that I don't want to see anyone getting hurt...I mean, we don’t have a choice, but why does that idiot want to join?”

“It’s probably because he feels the same way as us…”

“What do you mean by that, Chelsea?” Carlos asks Chelsea, she grabs the bag of chips and replies; “Simple...we want to find the purpose of his life...just like you and me…”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about?” Carlos pretends not to know; “Oh please, don’t play dumb, you joined because you want money to help your family...and I joined because I was forced to by my father...but truth is, I also want money...that’s why we’re here…”

Carlos looks at the setting sun and replies; “You got a point, I just want to be rich and help my parents and little brother who suffered from poverty...that’s why I accepted to come here to America…if all goes well...then they wouldn’t suffer anymore...”

Chelsea chuckles, Carlos looks clueless; “Why are you laughing?”. Chelsea begins to explain; “Well, you have a determined face again, and your eyes have a dollar sign..”

“Oh shut up…” Both of them chuckle. Chelsea looks at Carlos and says; “They are going to accept Alejandro as a member you know…”

“I know...and I guess Kasumi-senpai will want me to help him...I guess I have no choice…” Carlos puts on a pervy expression; “Maybe then, she will let me fondle her boo…”

(PPUUMM)

Chelsea hits his head; “No pervert thoughts, okay…”

“Yeah...Yeah…” Carlos and Chelsea look at the sunset. Shion is behind the door, smiling.

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February 17th; Sun City International Highschool

Alejandro walks slowly towards the school, he looks down because of what happened the other night…He was informed by Maria about Uriel’s current situation...he was relieved that his friend was alive and recovering...however, he remembered the bet that he made with Aleister...

“I lost...now everyone will be expelled...and what’s worse, I was useless yet again and couldn’t help my friend…I totally forgot about the competition...damn it…”

“Alejandro...Alejandro…” Marjorie runs to Alejandro’s side. “Oh hey Marjorie...what’s going on?”

Marjorie Bellerose is a 16years old girl. She has long silver hair with a black ribbon on her left side and blue eyes.

“Is it true that Uriel was badly injured on the night of the dance?”

“Yes he did, and he will be out for a while now…”

“I see...that’s too bad…”

“So did you have fun at the dance?”

Marjorie looks down as she replies; “To be honest...there are some parts I don’t remember...I guess I felt sick that night…”

Alejandro looks at her suspiciously, he sighs and says; “Yeah, but we lost…”

“Oh don’t worry, you did your best against us, and I am proud of you…” Marjorie smiles, Alejandro blushes and scratches his cheek; “Thank you…”

“So how is Uriel doing?” Marjorie asks with a shy tone, Alejandro feels a little jealous and replies; “He’s doing well, he was granted a leave of absence for two weeks due to his injuries.”

“Oh, that’s too bad...hey can I come with you to visit him sometime?” Marjorie asks Alejandro, Alejandro who is feeling jealous, avoids looking at her; “Well...right now I am too busy, plus I don’t think he likes visitors…”

“Oh...I see…” Marjorie looks disappointed, Alejandro walks towards the school; “Anyway, I have things to do so…”

“Alejandro, wait up…” Aleister walks towards them, Alejandro and Marjorie feel a chill down their spines. Alejandro turns around and asks; “What do you want?”

Aleister Lucifugus is a 16 years old young man, he has black hair with red eyes, he is considered the most handsome guy in the high school division and the current Student Council President...

Marjorie, feeling nervous, begins to walk backwards; “Aleister I need to go to class…”

“Marjorie you stay here, I want both of you to hear this…”

“Are you going to expel us?” Alejandro asks nervously, Aleister smiles and replies;

“No...no...my friend...actually I am here to talk to you about the future of the Student Council…”

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Sun City High School; Auditorium

It’s past lunch time...The auditorium, a place where theater classes were held. But it also has the function of serving as the assembly. The auditorium has very low lighting, with seats forming a semi-circle that has capacity for the whole school.

This morning, the Auditorium was full, because the students and staff were sitting on the seats as an emergency assembly was called…

Kasumi looks around looking for someone, she looks impatient as she thinks; “Where are you?”

“You look rather worried...Kasumi…” Kasumi hears a feminine voice approaching her. She turns to her right and sees Johanna walking towards her; “Oh, Johanna...well, it’s complicated…”

“Oh, I see...worried about your student, Alejandro?” Johanna asks with a smile. Kasumi chuckles; “You know everything, right Johanna?”

Johanna Gomez (Age 20) is the highschool’s division nurse. She wears a doctor’s coat with a short skirt and a tight blouse. She has a well developed body, black hair and blue eyes.

“Kasumi, don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll appear eventually…”

“Johanna, you know where he is, am I right?” Kasumi asks Johanna, Johanna chuckles; “Perhaps, but telling you now will be a huge spoiler…” Kasumi sighs with her eyes closed; “Johanna, you’re always so mysterious…” Johanna chuckles; “The same goes for you...that’s why we’re friends…”

“Senpai..” Shion approaches Kasumi and Johanna. “Shion, do you know what’s going on?”

“I’m afraid not...Olivia just kicked me out in the morning...I’m afraid, I don’t know what’s going on…”

Sitting in one of the seats located in the middle of the auditorium, Carlos and Chelsea wait impatiently for the assembly to begin.

“Damn it...why were we call to this stupid assembly?” Carlos says as he hits the chair with his finger. Chelsea, who looks calmer replies; “Maybe they will make the announcement of our expulsion…”

“You think so? Damn that Alejandro, involving us with his problems…”

“Don’t forget that we were the ones who got him involved…”

“Yeah...yeah...where is he anyway?” Carlos and Chelsea look around, but they don’t see him. Carlos begins to mock him; “Maybe he chickened out and decided to go home…” Chelsea moves her head with disappointment; “Aww...come on, he is not like that...I’m sure that he will appear eventually...otherwise….” Chelsea makes a serious expression; “I will hunt him down…”

“Scary…” Carlos says as he looks at Chelsea’s expression. Carlos notices Valerie with her friends chatting, He blushes thinking; “Man, she’s so cute…” At that moment, the lights go out everywhere except the stage.

Olivia along with Barbara walk to the center of the stage.

Olivia Lucifugus is Darius' wife, the Principal of Sun City International High School. She has white hair, white skin and a slim body. She has the appearance of a 40 year old woman. She has a reddish tone on her eyes. She is also the mother of Aleister.

Barbara Mora. She is a beautiful woman with blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin. She is wearing office attire.

Olivia prepares herself to speak through the microphone; “My dear Students, in case you don’t know me...my name is Olivia Lucifugus, I am the Principal of Sun City International School...the reason I summoned everyone today is because there is an important announcement that the Student Council wants to say to everyone in the school…”

Olivia takes a few steps back and says; “Now, I welcome you, the members of the Student Council…”

“Whoaa!” The students look with excitement, and the members begin to walk to the stage.

(CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP)

The Student Council is formed by the following:

Historian- Raul Diaz

Secretary- Victoria Salazar

Treasurer- Angela Conte

Vice-President- Marjorie Bellerose

President- Aleister Lucigufus

“The Student Council...incredible...I wish I were them…” Students begin to cheer.

“Pff...they’re exaggerating…” Carlos says with disgusts. Chelsea chuckles; “Jealous?”

“Hell no...only an idiot would like to be part of that…” Carlos exclaims, Chelsea smiles; “I guess you’re right..”

Aleister grabs the microphone and walks to the front. The other members are lined up in the back. Aleister smiles and begins to speak; “My fellow students...First of all, I apologize for interrupting your classes but what I need to tell you is very important...I welcome you to this assembly on behalf of the student council…” Aleister presents his student council.

(CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP)

Aleister changes his expression to a serious one and continues to speak; “I don’t like to drag this assembly any longer than what I have to, so I will go right to the point…”

Everyone wonders why Aleister is doing that. Aeister closes his eyes for an instant, he opens them and says; “THE REASON IS BECAUSE I AM RESIGNING FROM THE STUDENT COUNCIL…”

“WWWHHHAATTT?” Students begin to speak with each other, they are in shock after hearing that. Aleister continues to speak; “The Royal Academy of Romania offered me to study with them for the next year...I accepted this offer in order for me to grow as a person...I will leave immediately, however, I wanted to resign formally…” Aleister looks at Olivia and smiles; “Principal, Thank you for everything...and I am grateful to everyone of you that is present today and those who were injured at the dance...I am deeply sorry for that, but that’s what nature is, right…”

Aleister looks at the student council; “My fellow members, I appreciate your cooperation and I trust that you will keep the school at the highest post…”

“So...who will be the Student Council President? It needs to be Marjorie, she is the Vice-President…” Students speak to each other, wondering who will be the next president. Aleister chuckles; “I know that everyone is wondering who will be the President right?”

Everyone remains silent. Aleister continues to speak; “Well...for those of you who think it’s going to be one of the Student Council...I’m afraid you’re wrong…”

“What is he talking about?” Kasumi asks Johanna who chuckles; “Oh this is a surprise.” Aleister continues to explain; “As a tradition in this school, the Student Council President has the right to choose his or her successor the moment he or she steps down. Since I will be leaving for the next year, I decided to leave this important job to a person that I trust the most...may the person please come to the stage…”

The whole auditorium is silent, with everyone feeling anxious on who the new president is. That person walks to the stage as footsteps are the only things heard. Soon, there is a figure on the stage, the figure stands in the darkest part, everyone wonders who it is. Marjorie looks down as Aleister chuckles:

“Now then, don’t be shy, come on here and let everyone see your face, Mr. President…”

The figure walks forward into the light, revealing his face. “No way…” Chelsea and Carlos look surprised. “Senpai...what’s going on?” Shion asks Kasumi who has her eyes wide open.

“Why did he choose him? That loser? Is this a joke?” Students begin to scream as they feel discomfort. Aleister smiles and says:

“ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU...TO THE NEW STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT...ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ…”

Alejandro stands on stage next to Aleister, he looks at Marjorie with a worried expression and begins to remember the conversation they had in the morning…

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Earlier that day...Student Council

At the Student Council room, Aleister invited both Marjorie and Alejandro to enter as he had something important to say to them…

“Wait...you’re saying that I am going to be the President?” Alejandro asks in a state of shock. Aleister chuckles; “Indeed, that’s what I said...I want you to be in charge of the student council…”

Alejandro makes a fist and looks at Aleister with rage; “Hey...is this a joke?”

“A joke?”

“Yes a joke, you think that it’s funny to make fun of me? Our deal was that if I lost in the King and Queen Competition of Valentine’s...The members of HISTOREA would be expelled...and I lost…”

“Indeed you did...and I didn’t forget about our bet…”

“A bet…” Marjorie walks forward towards Aleister. -SSSLLLAAPPP- Alejandro looks surprised upon seeing Marjorie slapping Aleister. Marjorie with tears on her eyes begins to say:

“How could you? You made that horrible bet to Alejandro...threatening him to leave school...why would you do such a thing?” Marjorie trembles as she feels anger; “Aleister, why keep leaving me out of your personal life, aren’t I your girlfriend? I thought you loved me?”

Aleister begins to chuckle; “You dare to slap my beautiful face?” Suddenly, wind begins to blow inside the classroom, Alejandro, feels a strong mana, thinks; “This is bad...if this keeps up…”

Alejandro pulls Marjorie back as he sees Aleister raising his arm; “THAT’S ENOUGH, ALEISTER I ACCEPT…”

Aleister touches his cheek and chuckles; “Oh you do, huh? You thought that I was going to do something to Marjorie?”

Marjorie looks at Aleister with fear; “Aleister you’ve changed...why did you do that?”

“Because, I was feeling envious that you kept asking for Alejandro when I was your boyfriend…”

Alejandro looks nervous as sweat comes out of his forehead. Aleister continues to laugh; “Calm down, I would never do anything to Marjorie, because I love her…”

-TCH- Alejandro remains alert, Marjorie looks at Alejandro and asks; “Alejandro, what’s going on here?”

“Nothing...just stay behind me…”

Aleister continues to mock Alejandro; “I already said that you needed to calm down...so don’t worry...now, regarding your new post…”

“Wait, why are you making me President?” Alejandro asks Aleister; “Because, I am leaving…”

“You’re leaving?” Both Marjorie and Alejandro look surprised. “That’s right, the real reason I returned was to take Aleister to Europe…” Alejandro turns around and sees Ian standing at the door.

Ian Constantin is Aleister’s cousin. He has short white hair, pale skin and reddish eyes. He has a muscular body with average height. He is very straightforward and likes to hit on girls.

“Ian...what are you doing here?” Alejandro asks with a shaky voice. Ian laughs and walks towards his direction. “Calm down, I won’t do anything, besides, I can’t even move my hand right now….”

Alejandro and Marjorie notice that Ian has a jacket covering his left arm. Ian stands next to Aleister as he continues to explain; “Alejandro, the way you and Valerie handled the students was extraordinary, you’ve managed to get 48% of the students to vote for you, that makes you the perfect candidate…”

Marjorie lowers her head once more; “You’re leaving? Aleister, once again you’ve left me out of your life…”

Alejandro looks at Aleister with anger; “So, you want me to be president so the students could mock me?”

“No, I leave you as president because I truly believe that you can make a difference…”

“Huh…”

“Think about it, if you are president, nobody will ever bother you again, you will have total control over the council and staff because the President is like the Principal of students...Alejandro, I am giving you total control because you are indeed my rival…”

Alejandro opens his eyes wider, Aleister smiles and says; “Think about it for a moment, we have competed for her love all this time...that makes us rivals…” Aleister points at Marjorie, Marjorie blushes and looks away, Alejandro’s face also turns red. Ian laughs, and Aleister continues to speak:

“Alejandro, I will give you the opportunity to try and conquer her heart…”

“What do you mean?”

Aleister looks at Marjorie and says with a cruel intent; “Marjorie, despite how much I love you, I am afraid that from this day forward, we are no longer a couple…” The room stays silent for a moment. “Aleister, what did you say, are you breaking up...with me…” Marjorie asks with a trembling voice. Aleister sighs; “Yes...I don’t want to be your boyfriend anymore, so I am breaking up with you...I am going to Europe after all...and long distance relationships just aren’t my thing…”

Marjorie falls into her knees, tears fill her eyes as she feels heart broken. Alejandro doesn’t know what to do; “Marjorie...are you…” Marjorie quickly stands up and runs outside the room crying. “MARJORIE!”

“It’s always a drama with that girl, she’s lucky that she is gorgeous…” Aleister says in a mocking tone. Alejandro turns around with anger; “Damn you…”

“Oh, and one more thing, Marjorie is no longer the Vice-President...you think I was going to leave it easy for you? Think again...I decided to name someone else…” Aleister snaps his finger. The door opens once again, a female enters the room surprising Alejandro. Ian says with a smile:

“Well, well, so you made this beauty come to help, Aleister…”

“Pardon the intrusion, Master Aleister…” The girl says in a polite manner. “Anastasia, we’re at school, please drop the maid act…”

“As you wish, master…”

Anastasia Lucifugus is a beautiful girl who is about 15 years old. She has black hair with bangs on her forehead. Reddish eyes, pale skin making her look like a doll. She has a slim body.

“Who is that girl, she looks like a doll…” Alejandro looks surprised at Anastasia. Aleister walks to Alejandro; “This is Anastasia, you could call her my little sister...she will be the new member of the student council…” Aleister looks at Anastasia; “Anastasia, from now on, while I’m gone, you will serve Alejandro as your new master…”

“As you wish…” Anastasia doesn’t complain and accepts without hesitation. “Wait a second, so you want to keep an eye on me? That’s why you are naming your sister as my servant?”

“Not your servant, but your new friend, she will do anything for my sake, including being your assistant...besides, I already know that you want to be part of Yggdrasil…”

“What did you…”

“You can’t hide anything and I think that’s okay, you need friends after all...Anastasia will be one too...there’s no point of hiding Yggdrasil from me...the truth is we know everything about them...including their hideout…”

(BADUMP BADUMP)

Alejandro is left speechless; “What should I do? Do I tell them about this to Kasumi?”

(RRRIIINNNGGGG)

“There’s the bell...Alejandro don’t be late to the assembly at noon okay...If you don’t come, something bad will happen to someone you care about…” Aleister, Anastasia and Ian leave the room, Alejandro makes a fist as he says; “DAMN IT….”

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As the classes began, every student attended their assigned classrooms, everyone except for Alejandro who walked down the hall feeling anxious and nervous about what he was about to do…

(BADUMP BADUMP BADUMP)

“What do I do? Aleister played a fouled move against me...what do I…” Alejandro sees the HISTOREA Clubroom in front of him; “That’s it, I could ask Uriel or Tiwa they are sure to help me…” Alejandro quickly runs to the room and opens the door with excitement; “URIEL, TIWA…” At that moment, with the room empty and dark, Alejandro began to lose hope once more:

“Oh, that’s right...both of them are not here…” Alejandro walks slowly into the desk, he sits down and sees around at the empty and dark room. His eyes begin to fill themselves with tears as he scratches his head with speed; “DAMN IT...SOME FRIENDS THEY ARE, THEY LEFT ALONE ONCE MORE…”

(PPUUUUMM)

Alejandro punches the desk and starts bleeding; “Alone...I am always alone...I guess, that’s the way it’s supposed to be…” Alejandro puts his head at the desk, and sees the darkness; “Student Council President...everyone will hate me even more...what a joke...I guess...I should just run away...and…”

“Hello, is anyone here?” At that moment, the lights turn on, Alejandro’s vision is blurry as he is adjusting it to the light, he lifts his head and sees the door. “Oh, Alejandro...what are you doing here?” Alejandro hears a feminine voice at the entrance, and a girl walks towards him; “Oh no...you are bleeding, what happened to you?”

Alejandro manages to see her face and asks; “Valerie?” Valerie smiles and says; “The one and only…” Valerie looks at Alejandro and gets closer in order to see his eyes; “Have you been crying?” Alejandro notices that they are too close; “AHHHH” Alejandro immediately stands up; “I thought I was going to die...man, she is cute…” -BADUMP BADUMP- Alejandro hears his heart beat faster. Valerie looks at Alejandro and with a worried expression asks:

“What happened to you? Why were you crying?”

Valerie is Uriel’s younger sister, she has light purple hair with bluish eyes. Her optimistic personality makes her super popular.

“Oh nothing, more importantly, how is Uriel?” Alejandro asks Valerie, Valerie smiles and makes a peace sign; “He is doing excellent, he just woke up…”

“Really, I’m so glad…” Alejandro scratches his eyes, he opens them once again and sees Valerie’s eyes in front; “Uhmm...what are you doing?”

“Alejandro, what happened to you? You need to tell me now...or else, I won’t let you leave…” Valerie says to Alejandro with an angry expression, puffing her cheeks. Alejandro smiles thinking; “Being here with her is a dream come true...I could be here forever...but...I need to be strong and tell her…” Alejandro looks at Valerie in the eyes and says; “Okay...this is what happened…”

Alejandro told Valerie everything, from the bet to the Student Council President….

“I see…” Valerie takes a few steps and turns around; “I believe that you should be the President...you are smart and quick thinker….you came up with all those plans in order to gain popularity for the dance...remember…”

“Yeah, but everyone voted for you...because you’re…” Alejandro immediately stops and blushes, Valerie looks at him; “I’m what?” Alejandro nervously replies; “A great person…”

“I see...well, I think that you have what it takes to be our leader...Alejandro, you have always been a loser according to you...then, become a winner, and this is the first step…”

Valerie smiles at Alejandro; “Valerie...I…” At that moment, Valerie kisses Alejandro’s cheek and says; “That’s a good luck charm...even if no one else believes in you...remember that I do…”

Valerie begins to leave; “Well, I have class...bye bye…” Valerie leaves, Alejandro falls to the ground touching his cheek thinking; “Man...she’s gorgeous...and she’s right...I’m done being a loser...I’m going to be a winner from now on…” Alejandro makes a fist with determination…

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Present…

Aleister just resigned his post as President and introduced Alejandro as the new Student Council President...Alejandro, who promised to be brave, is facing something quite different…

(BADUMP BADUMP)

“Easier said than done...I’m freaking out right now…” Alejandro says as he slowly goes to the stage, his movements are very robotic, Alejandro stands in the darkest part of the stage.

“Calm down, Alejandro, you are about to go in front of all the school, as their leader, piece of cake right?....HELL NO! I’M A LOSER, HOW CAN I…”

Aleister smiles and says:

“ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU...TO THE NEW STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT...ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ…”

(BADUMP BAUMP BADUMP)

Alejandro walks very nervously, the lights blind him for an instant, he only hears everyone in shock. Alejandro stands next to Aleister as he whispers; “Good, you didn’t chicken out as I predicted, you have me quite impressed…Good luck, my friend...” Aleister speaks through the microphone one last time:

“THERE YOU HAVE IT! THIS IS MY GOODBYE, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME ALL THESE YEARS...GOODBYE!”

Aleister gives the microphone to Alejandro and slowly walks away. “What the hell, why did he make him president?” Victoria says to Raul, Raul without expression sighs; “I guess, he wants to play a prank on us?”

“Raul, do you accept this?” Victoria asks with anger, Raul only responds; “Yes...I could care less who is the President.” Angela only looks at with a worried expression; “Alejandro, are you going to be alright?”

“Aleister, are you done humiliating him?” Marjorie catches up to Aleister backstage, Aleister pushes her to the wall and chuckles; “This is not a humiliation, it’s an opportunity for him...Marjorie, I’m going to miss you…” Aleister kisses Marjorie in the lips and pushes her to the floor. Aleister continues walking to the door where Ian waits for him; “Ready Aleister? My master waits for you..”

“I am...it’s time to begin with my destiny…”

(BADUMP BADUMP BADUMP)

“WHAT IS THIS LOSER DOING? IS THIS A PRANK? IT’S NOT FUNNY...GET OUT THE STAGE...BOO...BOO…” The students begin to scream without any approval, everyone boos Alejandro, Alejandro is very nervous shaking his legs, and feeling nauseous.

Kasumi begins to walk to the stage but she is stopped by Johanna; “Kasumi if you do anything reckless, Olivia will take action...please believe in your student…”

“This is bad, that loser will pee himself…” Carlos says as he sighs. “Do you think we should help?” Chelsea asks Carlos who shakes his head; “No, we will only ridicule ourselves…”

(BADUMO BADUMP BADUMP)

“What should I do? Do I run? Do I escape? I am a failure...damn it…” Alejandro begins to take a few steps back. Suddenly, some one stands up and screams:

“PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO, YOU CAN DO IT!”

The whole auditorium turns silent, everyone turns to see the student who screamed. Alejandro focuses his sight on the student; “Valerie?”

Valerie is standing on her seat and waving at him. “What is she doing? How embarrassing…” The girls who are sitting next to her comment. Valerie doesn’t care that everyone is seeing her, she continues to smile and waves at Alejandro:

“ALEJANDRO, I BELIEVE IN YOU! YOU CAN DO IT!”

“Valerie…” Alejandro sheds tears as he thinks; “That’s right, she is getting all the attention for me...she is supporting me...as long a someone and only one person believes in me...I can’t just let her down...what kind of a person would I be to fall in front of the person I…I”

Alejandro takes a deep breath and begins to speak through the microphone; “My dear school, how are you all doing? I am your new President Alejandro Sanchez...As you already know, I am that loser who likes to investigate paranormal activity...I’m so pathetic that I even got my club shut down…”

Alejandro chuckels, the whole school is silent and looks at him. Alejandro continues to speak; “Look everyone, I know that I am usually a lazy person, those who know me think I am weird, and I am not going to lie...I am weird...however, Aleister believed that I could be his successor, and that’s why…”

Alejandro takes a step forward; “I will not back down...I will do the very best that I have to be your President, sure, I am weird, but let me ask you...who isn’t weird in their own way? The popular guys are weird to the nerds, the nerds are weird to the athletes, the athletes are weird to the gothics and so on...I want to be the leader of this weird school because I am the weirdest of them all...but I will be your leader...and I promise you that starting today, I will take responsibility of this school…”

Alejandro takes another deep breath thinking; “I need to win them over...Aleister, if this was a way for you to punish me? I promise that I will make you regret this decision by being the best president…” Alejandro raises his right hand and finishes his speech:

“My fellow classmates, teachers, and Principal Lucifugus...I, Alejandro Sanchez, make a vow that I will be the greatest Student Council President that this school has ever seen...Thank you…”

Alejandro extends his arm with the microphone and lets it fall. He immediately proceeds to walk out of the stage. Chelsea chuckles; “Well that was lame…” Carlos sighs; “That was too cheesy, loser…”

Soon, one of the students begins to applaud, and everyone begins to follow him. A plain simple round of applause without any excitement. Students begin to speak with each other, this time they begin to have more faith in him; “Do you think he can do it? The best President? What an Idiot...He could never beat Aleister…”

Kasumi smiles with tears in her eyes; “He did excellent...Alejandro...way to go…”

“Valerie, why did you cheer for that loser?” Many girls ask Valerie, Valerie turns to them and smiles; “Because...I believe in him...and he is not a loser, you guys are calling him that…” Valerie grabs her things and walks to the exit.

As she walks to the exit, a man wearing a suit says to her; “That was very bold of you...Valerie Di Fiore…” Valerie smiles at him; “Thank you, Prof. González.” Prof. Gonzalez makes a luxurious smile; “That girl is going to be mine…”

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After the assembly, the Student Council return to their room with Alejandro walking alongside them...At their room, Alejandro began to speak:

“H-H-Hello guys, I’m sorry that this was sudden but…”

(SSLLAAMMM)

Victoria slams the desk and says; “Okay, what the hell happened here? Why are you the President?”

“That I don’t know...Aliester came this morning and gave me the forms...here you go, everything is in order…” Alejandro tries to give Victoria the forms, Victoria slaps his hand causing the forms to fall; “I don’t need those forms...I quit the Student Council, I don’t want a loser like you to be my boss…”

Victoria walks away, Alejandro grabs her hand; “Victoria wait…”

“Let go of me...Freak...Pervert…”

“VICTORIA STOP!” Angela screams feeling angry. Victoria stops and looks at Angela; “Angela…”

Angela Conte, the Treasurer of the Student Council. She has long straight black hair and brown eyes and white skin. She is very shy and doesn’t speak out loud...however…

“Victoria, stop behaving like a child, we are in Highschool now...Alejandro only wants to do his best and you are just going to leave because he is the President? I see that you are just a coward…”

“What is your problem, calling me a coward?” Victoria and Angela glare at each other. Alejandro gets in the middle; “You two stop it…” Alejandro looks at Angela; “Angela, thank you for supporting me...but this is something I need to resolve with Victoria…”

“ALEJANDRO…” Angela blushes and avoids looking at him. Alejandro looks at Victoria; “Victoria, we’ve known each other for years now…and yet...you hate me because I am trying to uncover what happened on that night…”

Victoria gets furious and says; “There you go again...some of us try to forget that and…”

“I’m sorry…”

“Huh...you what?”

“I said that I'm sorry...I told you things in the past and pressure you to tell me things about what happened...it was so insensitive of me and I apologize for that...please forgive me…” Alejandro says as he bows his head remembering Kasumi’s words; In my culture, if you are truly sorry...bow your head as a sign of apology...otherwise, you are just bluffing…

-TCH- Victoria is speechless, she crosses her arms and says; “Whatever...I guess, I accept your apology…”

“Thank you…Now…”

(KNOCK KNOCK)

“Hello, may I come in?” Marjorie enters the room. “Marjorie, can you believe that Alejandro is going to be our boss…” Victoria says to Marjorie, Marjorie looks down and says; “I’m sorry, but I am no longer part of the Student Council…”

“Ehh...but why?” Angela asks concerned. “Aleister kicked her out...and I can’t bring her back under the Principal’s orders…” Alejandro says as he sits on his new desk.

“What the hell is Aleister thinking?” Victoria expresses anger, Marjorie quickly grabs her stuff and runs to the door feeling sad, Alejandro stands up; “Marjorie, wait for me after school...please…”

Marjorie smiles and nods in agreement. Raul only continues to write on his computer. Alejandro sits back down; “Alright, now then, we have a lot to do….The Spring sports competition is coming up, and the Academic competitions are also around the corner plus the Prom dance...but first, I will introduce you to the newest member of the student council…”

Anastasia comes into the room, without any expression, she says; “I am Anastasia Lucifugus, it’s a pleasure…”

“Wait...Lucifugus?” Victoria and Angela ask at the same time. “She is Aleister’s sister…” Alejandro says to the council. Raul stops writing and sees her without any expression; “Huh...so this what you are planning, Aleister…”

“Aleister said that she will be the Vice-President, however, I decided to give her a different role…” Alejandro grabs the badge that says Vice-President and gives it to Victoria; “Huh me?”

“That’s right, Victoria, you are the new Vice-President...and Anastasia is going to be the Secretary…”

“Really?” Victoria says with excitement, Anastasia nods in agreement; “Understood, Master Aleister told me that I would be your personal Assistant, Secretary will be a splendid position…”

“Okay then, Raul and Angela, your positions are the same...any objections?”

“No…” Angela replies with a smile thinking; “I will get to spend more time with Alejandro…”

Raul looks for an instant and says; “I don’t care either way…”

“Good...so prepare yourselves, we have only three months but let’s make this the Best Student Council of the History of the School…”

“Right…” Everyone replies, Alejandro smiles thinking; “I must thank Valerie….”

And so...The Student Council has new members and a new leader:

Secretary- Anastasia Lucifugus (Sophomore)

Historian- Angela Conte (Junior)

Treasurer- Raul Diaz (Senior)

Vice-President- Victoria Salazar (Junior)

President- Alejandro Sanchez (Junior)

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Seating in the Nurse’s office, having her lunch...Johanna enjoys looking at her social media…

“Ahh...this is life, having no obligation but to attend students,this is just too...boring…”

Johanna stands up and throws her instant cup of ramen to the trash. She walks to the window and thinks:

“When will I get to see that hottie again...that Uriel Di Fiore...he looked so wild…”

Suddenly, her phone begins to vibrate, Johanna looks at the phone with a name that says; Watson. Johanna opens her eyes wider and answers immediately:

“Hello…”

“Agent Gomez...I just wanted to inform you that they have arrived….”

“What? Now? But I thought you said…”

“I did...but there was a change in plans...Agent Gomez, your assignment stays the same...keep an eye on “him” and let “them” do their work...is that clear?”

“Yes sir…”

At the Sun City International Airport...Three Individuals come out of a plane...They walk slowly through the terminal, as they walk...a thick Mist expands around the terminal, the mist makes everyone pass out in an instant. The three individuals have headed to the exit…

“This is Agent Typhoon...M.I.S.T has arrived…”

“Excellent, begin the operation in five days…”

“Understood sir...our target is...Yggdrasil…”

The three members disappear in the mist. The people in the terminal regain consciousness and continue and act as if nothing had happened....