February 17th; Mayor’s Office

The next day...news spread around the Borderland over a “gas-leak” that caused the explosion on Sun City International Highschool. That was the official story that Darius Lucifugus, the Mayor of Sun City said to the press...Using his power and wealth, Darius managed to repair the school in just 48 hours...Yggdrasil disappeared from sight just in time...

In the Mayor’s office...Darius, Aleister and Ian have a conversation…

“Are the preparations for your departure ready my son?” Darius asks Aleister, Aleister nods in agreement as he replies; “Yes father, I am ready to depart today at 12 pm towards Romania.”

“Excellent, remember to have your best behavior… “The Third Hour” must be treated with respect…”

“I understand…”

Darius looks at Ian and comments; “By the way...Ian, how was your fight with Uriel? You’ve been asleep for two since you returned on that night…”

Ian chuckles as he walks to the window. Ian has a suit with his loose jacket covering his missing arm; “I must say that El Charro Negro is strong, he is the first man since Aleister who managed to injured me to the point of losing an arm…”

“I see...how much will it take you to recover?”

“About two weeks, it will grow back when I consume blood...I must say it was worth waiting to fight him...Darius, be careful with him…”

Darius laughs and replies; “Not to worry, I am a man who is very cautious…” Darius looks at Aleister; “Aleister, did you break up with Marjorie and have you chosen a successor for the Student Council President?”

“I’m on my way to school father...to finish those tasks right now…”

“Then have a nice trip son...I will see you soon…”

“Goodbye father…” Aleister and Ian abandon the office.

Darius stands looking at the window, he laughs as he sees his building being repaired as well; “So that old man really stole one of the 16 treasures huh...I guess it’s time to get a professional to hunt them…those Shadow Tamers”

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Rio Grande City

In a large house located on the wealthy side of Rio Grande City; Victoria eats breakfast with her father…

“Hija...are you sure it’s okay for you to return to school?” Officer Rodriguez asks Victoria. Victoria smiles and replies:

“Yes Papa...don’t worry...everything is fine…”

“I see...and what happened to your date...Uriel?”

Victoria changes her expression and replies; “When the explosion occurred, Uriel pushed me away and got hit by rubble. I asked Ms. Miyazono through mail and she replied that he was fine but he will be resting for two weeks…”

“That’s too bad...I want to thank him for rescuing my daughter...do you know where he lives?”

Victoria shakes her head; “No...I don’t...only Alejandro knows…”

“Oh Alejandro...I haven’t heard that name in a while...are you still friends”

“Oh heck no...he is a loser...I don’t speak with losers…”

“I see…” Officer Rodriguez chuckles; “You know, back in Highschool I was a loser as well…”

“Sorry...I didn’t mean…”

“Don’t worry about it, hija...but you should talk to him, if you want to know where Uriel lives…”

“I guess you’re right…” Victoria stands up and kisses her father’s forehead; “Well, I’m off...see you daddy…”

“Bye bye hija…”

Victoria walks to the door, before she walks out, she talks out the amulet that Tiwa dropped, she smiles and thinks; I don’t know what this is...but this belongs to Uriel...I promise I will give this to him…”

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Sun City

Alejandro walks slowly towards the school, he looks down because of what happened the other night…

“I lost...now everyone will be expelled...and what’s worse, I was useless yet again and couldn’t help my friend…”

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

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

“Yes he did, and he will be out for 2 weeks…”

“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…Marjorire, I…”

“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 begins to walk 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?”

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

“Marjorie you say 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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Principal’s office

“Well, you did a great job protecting the school, Kasumi...except for what happened to Uriel, but I will let it slide because it was Ian’s fault…” Olivia says to Kasumi, Barbara is standing next to her, along with Shion.

“Barbara explained the situation and I am pleased...therefore, I won’t kill the students this time…” Olivia chuckles, Kasumi gets mad:

“Olivia, why did you send Ian? I thought you had nothing to do with this?”

“I didn’t, Ian Constantin acted under his own free will...besides Shion knows how strong he is...I couldn’t stop him I wanted to, neither did Barbara…”

-TCH- “So then, are we done?”

Olivia shakes her head; “Not yet, you see, my son is going to Europe, he was chosen for a special program and that’s the Student Council will be left without a president.”

“And what do I have to do with this?”

“Well, I thought you would be intrigued by the new President...my son recommended him and I approved it…” Olivia puts a folder in the desk, Kasumi opens the folder, Shion walks to her side and sees the next president; “It can’t be...why him?”

“Isn’t it ironic? Well Kasumi, I hope you liked my surprise…” Olivia laughs as Kasumi and Shion look nervous.

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Unknown...

The environment was a desert; there were cacti and many hills in a dry ground that it appeared that it never rained before. The sky was red, and the only person standing on a hill, Uriel…

“So...where am I exactly?” Uriel asks himself as he looks around, suddenly his shadow extends and begins to form a figure. The figure turns into a man in a charro suit, he is completely dark and has red eyes; “You’re in a special place muchacho...it’s been a while…”

Uriel gets angry and says; “So it’s you...viejo…”

“Hey watch your tone idiota...I told you to call me Tio (uncle)...man, I even dragged you here to speak with you…”

“About what?”

“You undid your seal right? At least ¼ of it right?”

Uriel doesn’t answer, Juan de la Trinidad shakes his head and explains; “Look, your body doesn’t withstand using “that” power, you’ll only shorten your life muchacho…”

“And who’s fault do you think it is?”

“It’s your punishment for destroying half of Guadalajara and what’s worse, seducing someone from royalty...you know that a war could have been unleashed and the world would have been destroyed...you left me no choice muchacho…”

Uriel avoids looking at him, Juan makes a sigh, and grabs Uriel’s shoulder; “Listen Muchacho, try to not get yourself killed, you only have like a month in the Borderland and you already fought the Chupacabras, and a Ghoul...you will make a huge noise that “they” will come and get you…”

“Shut up viejo, that’s my problem…”

“Hahaha, you’re always like that...man you are an idiot...you know that, just like your father…”

Uriel tries to attack him, but Juan is just a shadow; “Hey viejo, why did you destroy a village in central America?”

“A village...agh yes, to get the Golden Key…”

“Golden key?”

“Listen muchacho, the key that your friend has is not the only one and eventually he will be a target...hear my warning...protect him or he will die…”

“He won’t die, I will protect him…”

“Haha, you don’t change, even if you aren’t Uriel Vazquez, you still act like him…”

Juan begins to disappear as he says; “Muchacho, beware, he will come to the Borderland...be careful and don’t go dying on me…”

“Who are you talking about?” Uriel asked, confused; “The one who is called, The Greatest Bounty Hunter…”

Uriel slowly begins to turn into sand and disappears. Uriel slowly opens his eyes, he has a machine that helps him breathe, he looks around the room. He sees Daniel standing next to him, Daniel smiles:

“So, You’re finally awake...Big Brother…”