Tiwa’s Past; Pueblo de Ysleta- 100 years ago…

Tiwa was put under a spell from Xoalentli…Xoalentli’s abilities are for the user to have dreams about regrets and dreams about sorrow…and the people under those dreams…slowly die…

Tiwa dreams about her past…100 years before the current events…Tiwa’s life was different…Located 50 kms away from Sun City there existed a “Pueblo” or village that was named Ysleta…As time progressed and cities looked more and more modern…The Ysleta tribe decided to keep their old customs…

In a deserted place, the small pueblo had houses made of stone, adobe and wood. Houses have flat roofs and can be one or more stories high. The Ysleta had their “Shaman” practices…Shamanism refers to a class of traditional beliefs and practices similar to animism. Within those beliefs, shamans derive their power from the forces of nature. For the people of Ysleta…they used the spirits of the living beings who passed away and agreed to work with them as familiars…

We will now focus on a small girl with native american attire, long blonde hair and purple eyes…that girl was Tiwa…

*The Conversation is in Native American Language…in this case, Ysleta

“Come on…I can do it…gather mana…” Tiwa (Age 8) tries to gather mana in the palm of her hands, she tries to concentrate but the mana sphere breaks and releases a powerful current:

“GGYYYAAHHH!”

Tiwa rolls down the hill. She hits one of the adobe houses; “Oh no…I messed up…” Tiwa stands up and begins to climb the hill:

“Okay…one more time…”

Tiwa climbs the hill, the woman of the tribe look at her with hate in their eyes:

“I can’t believe they are still letting that heretic practice mana control…what was our priestess thinking?

“She’s a devil and she should go away…”

“She will only bring disgrace to our tribe…”

Tiwa hears them and decides to ignore them; “You’ll see…I will be the best Shaman priestess…and everyone will respect me..”

Tiwa goes on top of a hill and continues to practice, she closes her eyes and puts her hands together; “No then…concentrate and gather mana…”

(PUM)

At that moment, a boy throws a rock at her; “GET OUT OF HERE!” Tiwa gets her; “Ouch!” Tiwa opens her eyes and sees many kids with rocks; “Please…leave me alone…”

“NO…GET OUT OF HERE… YOU DEVIL!”

“KKKYYAAHHH!” THe kids throw rocks at her, Tiwa only covers herself and cries. Suddenly, a young woman come closer and gets in their way; “THAT’S ENOUGH…LEAVE HER ALONE!”

“It’s the Priestess…run away…” The Priestess turns around and sees Tiwa crying; “There…there…Tiwa, you’re going to be just fine…”

“But Hopi…they always do that to me…” Tiwa hugs Hopi. Hopi hugs her back; “Tiwa…I promise that I will change things…just give me sometime…in the meantime…how about we practice your mana control…”

Tiwa cleans her tears and smiles; “Yeah!”

Hopi, the Shaman Priestess, was a young woman who had brown skin, black hair and brown eye. She had a slim body and wore a native american attire that consisted of a long brown dress with many decorations. She had special accessories because she was the priestess, and she had her face painted.

The Ysleta tribe was slowly disappearing with the constant wars and trades…the population of the Pueblo was only 100…

Tiwa grew up without parents, her father was killed during the Apache Wars…Her mother was sent to another tribe as part of their brotherhood agreement…Tiwa was raised by the village elders…and later by Hopi…the Priestess of the Pueblo…

The natural hair color of the Native Americans was black, however, Tiwa’s was blonde…This brought hate towards her…Tiwa was always alone and without friends…the only one that was with her was Hopi however, she couldn’t be with Tiwa all the time…

In the Pueblo of Ysleta, the Priestess would choose her successor by picking a young girl who she sees great potential…

Tiwa often trained to become a priestess, and one night…Hopi made an important decision…she decided to gather the remaining people in the Pueblo…

At the center of the Pueblo, Hopi gathered everyone to give an announcement:

“EVERYONE…PLEASE LISTEN TO ME…I HAVE DECIDED TO NAME THE NEXT PRIESTESS…”

People speak among each other and whisper; “Who could it be? Could it be my daughter? No mine…she’s more skilled…”

“COME FORTH!” Hopi takes one step back, and a little girl walks upfront, the girl has a formal priestess attire. Everyone looks at her with shock and some of them look at her with disgusts.

“THIS IS MY SUCCESSOR…TIWA…THE NEW SHAMAN PRIESTESS…”

“WWHHAAATTTT? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS

SHE’S A DEVIL

SHE IS UNWORTHY?”

Tiwa hears the people disagreeing and lowers her head; “I guess…this is a bad idea…”

“THAT’S ENOUGH!”

(BBBBBOOOMMM)

Hopi summons an eagle spirit as she releases an enormous amount of mana. Soon everybody stops talking and looks at Hopi, frightened. Hopi puts her hand on Tiwa’s head; “TIWA IS THE MOST SKILLED AND TALENTED GIRL OF THE TRIBE…I KNOW SHE WILL BE THE STRONGEST PRIESTESS OF THIS TRIBE!”

The Priestess stops releasing mana; “Listen everyone…Tiwa has a bright future…and even if you say she’s a heretic because of her hair…but she is the kindest and sweetest girl here…and I believe in her…”

Tiwa cries as she hugs Hopi; “T-T-Thank you…”

From that moment on…people of the Ysleta Pueblo started to treat Tiwa with respect…because she was now the leader of the Pueblo along with Hopi…Tiwa continued to train for two years…when Tiwa turned 10 years of age…Hopi decided to teach her how to summon a familiar spirit…

“Am I doing it right?” Tiwa (Age 10) draws marking on the wall. Both Hopi and Tiwa are in a special cave, located at the outskirts of the Pueblo. Hopi nods in agreement:

“Yes you are…remember that to summon a familiar here, you must do them perfectly…”

“Right…”

“Did you know that this cave is special…it has been utilized since the ancient Cibola tribe…our descendants walked in this land…”

“The Cibola?”

“That’s right…they were a powerful tribe in charge of protecting the land from invaders…the Sombras…”

“Oh wow…I didn’t know that…and what does this cave do?”

“This cave holds a powerful treasure that according to the elders…it must remain hidden…because if it’s released…catastrophe will fall to our tribe…”

“How scary…” Tiwa trembles. Hopi chuckles; “Well…let’s not worry about it now…focus on summoning your familiars…”

“Right…first, I need to finish drawing my familiars…” Tiwa draws three figures, a snake, an owl and a coyote; “Now put part of me to the pictures…” Tiwa makes cut on his hand and puts blood on all the pictures…”

“Good…now Tiwa, this is the most important part…you must use all of your mana to summon them…”

“Right…” Tiwa closes her eyes, and puts her hands together; “Focus your mana…” Tiwa gathers mana around her and summons a big golden aura. The aura expands, illuminating the cave. Hopi looks at it and smiles:

“It’s so beautiful…and warm…even at a young age…Tiwa…you may have even more mana than me…”

“Now then…pour all of your mana in the pictures…” Tiwa redirects her mana towards the pictures; “Concentrate…come to me…my friends…”

(BBBBOOOMMM)

At that moment, three familiars appear in front of her. Tiwa breathes heavily as she look at them proudly; “I…DID…IT!”

“You sure did Tiwa…I’m so proud of you…” Hopi hugs her and proceeds on asking the spirits:

“Please…give us your name…”

“My name is Jana…the serpent…”

“I am Suma…the owl…”

“You can call me Zuni…the coyote…”

“From this day on…we are your servants…”

“No…from today on…you three are my new friends…” Tiwa smiles at them, the three of them nod in agreement. Tiwa slowly faints, Hopi holds her:

“Oh dear…you used too much mana…”

“Is she alright?” The spirits wonder, Hopi nods in agreement:

“She is…normally, one only summons one familiar like me…”

Hopi shows her familiar silver eagle flying on top of her; “But she is special…she summoned all three of you when she was only 10 years old…she will be powerful…” Hopi looks at her proudly; “From this day on…you will never be alone…”

Tiwa slowly became stronger and stronger as she continued to train…She slowly earned the respect of her tribe…and soon three years have passed…

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Pueblo de Ysleta, 3 years later…

Tiwa decided to train outside the pueblo, she traveled towards the mountains…As she trained there…she was attacked by a Sombra…

(BBBOOOOMMM)

“KKYYAAHHH!” Tiwa jumps back and a giant Sombra attacks her. The Sombra has the shape of a bear with large panther head and large claws.

Tiwa uses her spirits; “Suma, fusion…” Tiwa uses Suma’s wings and claws to attack the Sombra.

(SSSLLLAASHHH)

The cut is superficial; “No…it wasn’t deep enough…”

(RRRAAWWW)

The Sombra tries to attack Tiwa; “Jana…” Tiwa uses a serpent rope to pull her away; “Zuni…now…” Tiwa summons the coyote that takes the shape of a lance. Tiwa throws it towards the Sombra.

(SSSLLLASSHH)

Tiwa stabs the Sombra. The Sombra uses the opportunity and hits Tiwa. -BBBOOOMM- The Sombra slams Tiwa at the mountain. Tiwa falls as she slowly loses her focus.

“MISTRESS TIWA!” Her spirits come out of her medium and stand in front of her; “You guys…need to run…run away…”

“WE WON’T…WE ARE YOUR FAMILIARS…WE WILL STAY NEXT TO YOU…FOREVER…”

Tiwa cries as she sees her familiars with a determined expression; “You guys…”

(SSSLLLAASSHHH)

At that moment, the Sombra gets cut in half and purified in an instant. Tiwa and her spirits look surprised:

“What happened? Who did that?”

“Are you okay…Tiwa?” Tiwa sees a figure approaching them. The figure is a tall man with long black hair, brown skin and a Native American bandana. He has a scar on his left eye that goes down to his mouth.

Tiwa looks at him afraid:

“W-W-Who are you…how do you know my name?”

“I’m sorry if I scared you…my name is Taos…and I was a member of the Cibola Tribe…and I was your father’s brother….”

“My father’s brother?”

“That’s right…even if you’re an Ysleta member…you’re part of the Cibola tribe as well…”

Tiwa opens her eyes wider; “I-I-It can’t be…” Taos takes out a picture and shows it to Tiwa; “This me and your father…my brother, Towa…”

Tiwa stands up and begins to walk towards him, she is stopped by her spirits; “Wait Mistress Tiwa…it could be a trap…”

“I know…but this man…is identical to my father…I want to know why…” Tiwa gets closer and sees the picture of his father Towa, along with Taos…and a woman in the middle…”

Tiwa, with tears, nods in agreement; “That’s my father, Towa…and my mother…Koiwa…but why did you come here now…where were you all this time…uncle?”

“To be honest…we of the Cibola are being hunted…” Taos explains as he falls to one knee; “I was recently in a battle against two powerful foes…and I lost…” Tiwa notices blood coming out of Taos; “Oh no…you’re bleeding…”

“Tiwa…we need to get out of here…those two individuals may find us…” Taos stands up, and with the help of Tiwa. Both of them head back to the Pueblo.

At that top of a hill, two familiar figures look down, without being noticed. The clouds slowly move away, revealing to be Sundance “Coyote” Bill and El Charro Negro; Nemesio Santacruz:

“It appears we have found our pray…right Coyote?”

“Indeed…I’m sorry for that girl…but anyone who comes into contact with a member of the Cibola tribe…must die…”

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Two days later…

Taos decided to stay in the cave where the Cibola tribe once used…for the next two days, Tiwa decided to bring him food and water…with her serpent, Jana’s abilities…Tiwa managed to sneak out of the village thanks to her Jana’s the Serpent’s ability…However, she didn’t notice she was being followed…

“This food is delicious…did you make it?” Taos continues to eat a bowl of soup with some bread. Tiwa nods with pride; “I made it myself…and I consider myself to be a great cook…”

“Well…you truly are…” Taos smiles at her. Tiwa sits in front of him; “Please tell me more about my parents?”

“Well…let’s see…your father and I used to have many adventures…we would go and explore vast areas…and go to the cities to observe how modern the world is turning…as for your mother…she was a great cook like you…and she had the same blonde hair…”

“Really?”

“Indeed…and she always scolded me because I hated vegetables…”

“I also hate vegetables…” Tiwa and Taos chuckle. Taos makes a serious expression; “Listen Tiwa…there is something I must tell you…you’re being deceive…you’re not a member of the Ysleta tribe…you’re actually part of the Cibola tribe…your mother begged the Priestess to take you in as part of the Ysleta tribe…then she continue with her mission…”

Tiwa opens her eyes wider and smiles; “I’m so glad…” Taos looks confused; “Wait…you’re not surprised?”

“No…you see, everyone in the tribe hated me and I never knew why…but now you tell me that I don’t belong there…I feel relieved…”

“I see…well, I’m glad for you…now Tiwa…please come with me…”

“I can’t…”

“But why not?”

“Because I am a member of the Ysleta tribe now…and I am the next Shaman Priestess…I can’t leave them…”

“You fool…don’t you understand our mission? We of the Cibola tribe must keep the golden keys safe from invaders…those golden keys have the power to destroy the world…”

“The golden keys? What are you talking about?”

“TIWA?”

Both of them hear someone at the entrance of the cave; “It appears you were followed…”

“It’s Hopi…”

Hopi enters the cave slowly; “Tiwa…where are you?”

“Hopi…” Tiwa runs to her side. Hopi hugs her; “Tiwa..what are you doing here?”

(STEP STEP STEP)

Hopi opens her eyes wider as she sees Taos approaching them; “T-T-Taos…”

“Hello…Hopi…it’s been 10 years…”

“Do you know each other?”

“He’s the man who murdered your father…” Hopi glares at him. Tiwa opens her eyes wider; “N-N-No…you’re lying…”

“Hopi…you’re giving her false information here…I never killed my brother…”

“DON’T LIE TO HER! I SAW YOU WITH MY OWN EYES!”

“N-N-NO…PLEASE…NO!” Tiwa runs away, Hopi screams; “TTIIWWAA!”

“Hopi…you must protect her…they have arrived…”

“What did you?”

(SSSLLLAASSHHH)

Taos stabs Hopi in the back; “Protect her…and run away!”

“You bastard…”

(BBBBOOOMMM)

A giant explosion illuminates the sky. Hopi looks at it in shock:

“TTTHHHEEE PPPUUEEEBBLLOOO!”

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(BANH BANG BANG)

“RUNAWAY! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!”

(BBBBOOOOMMM)

The pueblo is under the assault of El Charro Negro. A man in black with red eyes who fires from his pistol and destroys the houses with one shot:

“HAHAHAHA…YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY!”

(BANG BANG)

Another figure appears from flames, a cowboy who kills of the members with his pistols:

“Accept your fate…if you run you make it more difficult…”

(BANG BANG BANG)

Both of them continue to rampage.

“Ha…ha…ha…” Tiwa arrives at the pueblo and sees fire coming from the houses and dead people laying on the ground. Tiwa trembles and falls into her knees:

“N-N-Noo…what’s happening?”

“It’s all his fault…” Hopi walks next to Tiwa; “Hopi?”

“Taos is a member of the Cibola tribe…the Cibola tribe is considered an enemy of the nation…and therefore everyone who comes into contact with members of the Cibola tribe are exterminated…Taos is a man who went into madness and began slaughtering his own people…and that’s why he killed your father…your mother in order to keep you safe…begged my mother to let you in the tribe…she accepted but only you…your mother was killed by the man known as Coyote…”

“It can’t be…this is all my fault…I let this man in the Pueblo…it’s my fault…”

Tiwa is about to lose control, Hopi hugs her; “It’s not your fault…don’t live with regret…this is all just fate…Tiwa…you must run away…you must live on…” Tiwa feels warm coming from Hopi’s abdomen; “Y-Y-You’re bleeding?”

“That man stabbed me…but don’t worry I was prepared to die for the sake of my pueblo…remember that I will always love you…you were like my daughter…now live on…”

“HHHHOOOPPPPIIII!”

Hopi makes two silver wings appear and she flies of with high speed towards the Pueblo. She sees a man in a horse:

“Jumano…fusion…”

“Right…”

Hopi fuses with Humano, the silver eagle…heer hair turns silver and claws envelope her hands. She has a silver spear with an eagle symbol.

“I AM THE SHAMAN PRIESTESS HOPI…PREPARE YOURSELF!”

(BBBBBOOOOMMM)

Hopi clashes against the Charro on the horse. The Charro smiles; “It’s a pleasure, Hopi…my name is Nemesio Santa Cruz…”

Nemesio Santa Cruz is a tall man with brown skin, and he is wearing a black charro suit with a large charro hat. He had a large mustache and blue eyes. His hair is white meaning that he is at an advanced age.

Nemesio gets off his horse; “Unfortunately…you’re too late…everyone here is already dead, and those who escaped are being hunt down right now…and looking at you…your also at your limit here…”

“That may be…but still…” Hopi smiles and takes a battle stance; “I am a Shaman and Shamans are proud warriors as well…if I die tonight…I will die fighting…”

“EXCELLENT…HOPI OF THE YSLETA TRIBE…YOU HAVE MY RESPECT…AND FOR THAT…I WILL SHOW YOU MERCY…”

Hopi charges in to attack Nemesio, Nemesio takes her attack head on. -PPPUUUMMM- The spear disappears as Nemesio releases a powerful aura.

“It can’t be…” Hopi looks with shock. -SSSLLLASSHHHH- Nemesio proceeds in cutting her; “You were very brave to try and face El Charro Negro but I’m afraid…you didn’t have the power…”

Hopi slowly falls to the ground; “TIWA…”

El Charro Negro proceeds in destroying the pueblo completely, leaving no trace behind with only his mana.

(BBBBBBOOOOMMMM)

Tiwa, who was running away, sees the pillar; “NNNOOO….EEEVVVERRRYOONNNEEE”

(BANG)

At that moment, a bullet hits her stomach; “Huh…what’s this warm sensation?” Tiwa touches her stomach and sees red in her hands. Her Spirits come out of her; “Mistress Tiwa…you’re hurt…”

Tiwa sees Coyote approaching her. Tiwa falls into the ground and slowly closes her eyes as she hears Coyote’s words:

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

“W-W-Who are you?”

“My name is Coyote and I am sorry…”

(BBBAANNNNGG)

Coyote fires again.Tiwa loses consciousness; “I’m sorry everyone…”

“Mistress Tiwa…” her spirits disappear. Coyote carries her body; “At least…I will give you a proper burial…”

“Hey Coyote…” Nemesio arrives with his horse and sees him carrying Tiwa’s body; “Wait…that girl…” Nemesio gets down of his horse; “She’s special…and she will be useful for the Charro Negro in the future…”

Nemesio takes out a collar with a stone with a mark of a wing. He puts it on Tiwa’s body and chants:

“Anima loculum” (Soul Coffin)

A bright crimson light shines as Tiwa’s soul gets trapped into the stone. Nemesio grabs the stone; “They're all done…where are you taking her?”

“To the Cibola cemetery…she is a member of the Cibola as well…”

“I see…very well…it appears Taos escaped…yet again…” Nemesio gets into his horse. Coyote sighs; “That bastard…what are his motives to keep running away…and going from tribe to tribe…it’s like if he wants us to hunt the tribe down…”

“I don’t know…but I have a feeling that he will be a threat in the future…”

Nemesio went on to continue his mission…and Coyote buried Tiwa’s body in Cibola's cemetery…on that night…the Ysleta Pueblo was completely destroyed as a figure looked down seeing how everything happened…Taos de Cibola…a man who will be a great threat in the future…

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100 Years Later; Santa Fe, New Mexico

Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico…there is a huge state located at the tallest hill…in that estate lives the famous Smith family…the owners of the City…At their large mansion…a girl named Emma Smith, received a present…during that time…Emma was…what people considered…a spoiled brat…

One day, she received a gift from a man who called himself El Diablo…

“A gift?”

“That’s right…it’s a gift that you will hold on too…and that way, you will never be alone…” El Diablo puts a small gift box in her bed. He slowly walks backwards as he looks at her:

“Tell me…being alone is something that you hate right?”

“...” Emma nods in agreement as tears come out of her eyes. El Diablo smiles at her; “Well then, with this gift…you will never be alone…you are a descendant of the Ysleta tribe right?”

Emma nods in agreement. El Diablo chuckles; “This is perfect…you will be a perfect vessel…”

“Vessel?”

“That’s right…open the box and you will see…” El Diablo slowly fades away and disappears from Emma’s sight. Emma stands up and slowly walks towards the bed.

(BADUMP BADUMP)

Anxiety grows within her as she approaches the box; “This box…what does it have?”

Emma grabs the box and unwraps it, she opens it with fear and sees that it is a collar with a stone with a mark of a wing.

“What is this? A stone?” Emma slowly touches the stone with fear, however, nothing happened. Emma grabs it and looks at it; “This is not pretty at all…I would have prefer a diamond…”

Curiosity dominates Emma, she decides to put it on and looks at the mirror; “I guess…it’s pretty after all…”

(BADUMP BADUMP BADUMP)

Emma feels weird, suddenly, her eyes turn hollow; “What’s happening to me?” Emma falls unconscious. In her mind, Emma floats in an empty space:

“Where am I?”

“You there…where am I?” Emma hears someone calling from behind, she turns around and sees someone identical to her:

“Wait…is that me? Is this a mirror?”

“Who are you? What is going on?” The other Emma speaks in the native american language. Emma looks confused; “Sorry…I can’t understand you…”

The other Emma gets closer to her, Emma extends her hand, the other one does the same. Soon they grab their hands. At that moment, Emma and the other Emma begin to share memories and knowledge of each other.

(BBBAADDUUMMMPPP)

“So…you are one of my descendents?” The other Emma asks. Emma with tears in her eyes nods in agreement:

“So…you were killed at this age…how cruel…I’m so sorry…”

“Don’t be…it was the fate of my clan to perish…and therefore…I will seek revenge…”

“How will you that?”

“Please…lend me your body…” The other Emma asks Emma. Emma looks scared at first; “I-I-I can’t…”

“Do not hesitate…this is the only way…I also saw your memories…you were alone all this time…but now that I am here…you will never be alone…” The other Emma extends her hand; “Please…I beg you…help me find peace to my soul…”

Emma, who hesitated first, extended her hand; “Very well…I shall lend you my body…”

“I appreciate it…I, Tiwa de Ysleta…the last Shaman Priestess…request your body…”

“I…Emma Smith…accept this request on one condition…I will never be alone…”

“I accept…” Tiwa and Emma hug each other creating a shining light. Tiwa opens her eyes and sees a mirror; “So then…this is the modern era…”

Tiwa investigated the cause of her death and found out the people responsible…she decided to have two objectives…first to find El Charro Negro who’s whereabouts were unknown and the other was to find the Seven Cities of Gold…Tiwa and Emma decided to move to Sun City…the birth place of Tiwa and the last place of the Cibola Tribe…

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Present, Xibalba…

In the deserted area of Xibalba… where the skulls of the people who died, slowly turn into dust…at the hill where the land reaches its limits…a small door stands…however, this door is different, because this door connects the land of the dead with the land of the living…

Located at the hill…Tiwa, Anastasia, Emma, Alejandro and Uriel stand at the door as they try to open them…they are surrounded by an army of Sombras and Undead… La Catrina is with them but Tiwa is still unconscious…

“What is this strange feeling…my lips feel so warm…why is my heart raising?” Tiwa opens her eyes and sees Alejandro’s lips touching hers; “KKKYYAAHH!”

(PPUUMM)

Tiwa kicks Alejandro away; “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU PERVERT!” Alejandro stands up; “HEY…I’M NOT A PERVERT!”

“TIWA!” Emma and Anastasia hug her, feeling relief. Tiwa looks around; “Oh yeah…we’re in the land of the dead…”

“Hey…are you feeling better?” Uriel asks Tiwa, Tiwa stands up; “Of course…”

“Good…because we have company…” Uriel points at the large army of Skeletons and Sombras approaching them.

“Fufufu…you guys have your hands full…but for now…” La Catrina extends her hand; “I need the golden key…”

Uriel gives her the key, La Catrina proceeds to the door; “Now then…prepare yourselves…this will drain my mana…” La Catrina closes her eyes and chants:

“Oh aquella puerta que jamas sera abierta…oh aquella olvidada por los muertos…abraze a mi voluntad…” (Oh that door that will never be opened... oh that forgotten by the dead... open at my will…)

(CLICK, BBBOOOMMM)

La Catrina puts the golden key in the door lock and turns it, she releases an enormous amount of mana to turn it. She manages to make the switch turn.

The door has a doorknob with the form of a clock that tick down and once the clock reaches zero…the door will open…

“There…I managed to open it but it will take 5 Minutes to open…it appears my projection has reached its limit…I wish good luck everyone…”

La Catrina disappears as she waves with a smile.

“Ha...ha…ha…how long are we going to wait?” Alejandro panics as he bleeds from his head. Tiwa also breathes heavily:

“The door will open at midnight…in the land of the living…that’s almost…5 minutes away…”

“5 minutes? That’s more than an hour…”

“I guess we have no choice…we will have to fight…” Uriel takes one step closer. Alejandro panics:

“Fight? Are you serious…we face 8 out of the 9 nine Gods of Xibalba…immortal beings who have the power of the underworld by their side…”

“That may be true…but remember who I really am…” Uriel’s words surprised everyone.

Uriel takes a step forward; “I will buy us some time…”

“WAIT…URIEL!” Alejandro takes a step forward but he is stopped by Tiwa.

“Tiwa, what are you doing?” Tiwa looks at Alejandro with a determined expression:

“Stay where you are…I don’t want you to die…and neither does he…Anastasia…protect them…”

Anastasia nods in agreement. Emma looks worried, Alejandro looks down; “Damn it…if only I was stronger…”

Tiwa rushes to Uriel’ side; “What are you doing?”

“I will fight alongside you…you know that these guys are not going to be easy…”

Uriel chuckles; “Very well…try not to die…my friend…” Tiwa smiles at him; “Thank you…”

Both of them fist bump as they continue to walk forward. Tiwa releases her spirits; “I’m going to use my trump card here…”

“I see…very well…show all of your power…” Uriel charges towards the battlefield first. Tiwa takes out the stone in the shape of a wing; “Now then…come out…ThunderBird…Jumano…”

(BBBOOOMMM)

(RRRAAWWWW)

A giant eagle comes out of the stone with yellow lightning releasing the area. The eagle is known as the Thunderbird because of the lightning it releases. Tiwa closes her eyes; “Jumano…Fuse…”

“Right”

Tiwa takes her previous form but this time, she has longer golden wings and golden boots. She has a golden bandana with Native American patterns around her head.

The army heads their way. Uriel proceeds in attacking with his sword, cutting foes that stand in his way.

(SLASH SLASH SLASH SLASH)

Tiwa does the same with each hit, she releases a lighting attack, killing 20 more foes at the same time.

“Wow…they’re so strong!” Emma looks with excitement. -RRRAAAWWW- At that moment, a Sombra appears and tries to attack her. -PPPUUUMM- Alejandro punches the Sombra:

“Emma…are you alright?”

Emma nods in agreement. Anastasia cuts down one of the skeleton soldiers. Alejandro stands next to her; “We must hold our ground here…Emma, look at the door and tell us when it’s time…”

“Right…” Emma runs to the door to see. Alejandro and Anastasia continue to defend the hill.

(PUM PUM PUM)

Uriel continues to take down the army, multiple skeletons try to stab him, Uriel repels them with his mana and with a rapid speed, he takes them out in a blink of an eye.

Tiwa continues to electrocute the army as well, as her speed slowly decreases, she continues to attack the Sombras without hesitation:

“Oh no…my mana is running out…but I can’t give up…I must fight…”

“It appears they will reach their limit…how sad…I was enjoying seeing them fight…”

(SNAP)

Xolotl snaps his fingers and more skeletons rise from the ground along with thousands of Sombras. Uriel notices and runs to Tiwa’s side:

“Tiwa…we must finish this off with one attack…”

“Ha…ha…ha…you got a point…” Tiwa and Uriel jump back to the hill. Uriel looks at Alejandro; “Alejadnro, you must create a forcefield…we will blow everything up…”

“Wait…are you sure?” Alejandro looks surprised, Uriel nods. -CLICK- Emma shouts with excitement; “EVERYONE…THE DOOR IS OPENING!”

“Really? Alright!” Alejandro and Anastasia head back; “Silver Barrier” Alejandro creates a silver barrier to protect the girls; “I will help too…” Anastasia releases her mana to strengthen the shield.

Uriel takes a deep breath and looks at Tiwa; “Tiwa…lend me your strength…” Tiwa nods in agreement. Uriel smiles and gives her his hand, Tiwa puts his hat on and changes appearance.

Tiwa’s appearance changed into a suit that consists of a long embroidered black skirt, reaching the ankles, a white dress shirt, chaps, serape and a red pitea belt. Her hair is a ponytail with a red ribbon; she has a long tuft on the right side of her face, and she wears a Mariachi Sombrero. She also wears the traditional black charro jacket embroidered with flower patterns.

“INCREDIBLE!” Alejandro and Emma shout with excitement. Tiwa looks at herself; “You know…I never thought I would use your power again…I thought you wouldn’t trust me…”

“Well…we are friends after all…” Uriel and Tiwa jump into the air. Tiwa creates a large crimson lighting sphere. Uriel gathers mana in the tip of his sword, he grabs Tiwa’s hip and get her close to him; “Now Tiwa releases the attack.

“Right!”

Uriel and Tiwa chant at the same time; “Estilo del Mariachi, Melodía secreta de Ysleta; Falsete del Rayo” (Mariachi Style, Ysleta Melody, Lightning Falsetto.)

(BBBBBOOOOMMMM)

Uriel and Tiwa’s attack falls into the land with the shape of multiple lightning attacks, striking down all of the opponents. The rest of the sphere falls into the ground, creating a giant explosion and wiping out all of the army in a blink of an eye.

“Ha…ha…ha…” Uriel and Tiwa breath heavily. Uriel’s hair returns to normal and Tiwa loses her Mariachi form. The Eagle spirit comes out of her body. -RRRAAWWW- Tiwa looks at it with tears in her eyes; “Thank you…Jumano…may you rest in peace…”

The Eagle Spirit Jumano, disintegrates by turning into mana. Tiwa falls into her knees as she breathes heavily.

The door slowly finishes opening; “EVERYONE…THE DOOR IS OPEN!” Emma screams. Everyone looks relieved upon seeing the door opened.

(CLAP CLAP CLAP)

At that moment, Xolotl appears walking from the smokescreen, clapping; “Excellent…you made an incredible performance…you too down my 8 Judges and my whole army…no one has done that in 2000 years…but let me tell you something…I am the Judge of Life…and I get to decide who or not…and I have the ability to do this…”

Everyone looks in shock as they see Xolotl release a giant aura. Suddenly, everyone begins to come back to life. “I’M BACK! HAHAHA!” Telltale screams with excitement.

“It’s reassuring that we are immortals…” Nextepehua stretches his neck. Nexoxcho puts his blindfold on; “I was caught off guard…”

“Oh my…that man is so aggressive…but he is still so hot…” Xoalentli moves her neck around. “Sister…you’re back…I’m glad…” Miccateplacalli hugs Xoalentli.

“My Lord…I will kill them…” Tepeyollotl roars.

“Xolotl…why did your wife help them…has Tonantzin gone mad?” Necucyaotl exclaims to Xolotl. Miquiztle also looks at Xolotl; “HE’S RIGHT! WHY DID SHE ATTACKED US?”

“I’ll deal with her later…right now…we must stop them from escaping…” Xolotl points at the hill:

“NOW MY ARMY…DON’T LET THEM ESCAPE ALIVE!”

(YYYEEEAHHHH)

The army heads their way, Xolotl looks at Uriel; “Even if you escape…I will follow you and kill you…”

“I see…well then…this time I…” Tiwa stops Uriel; “Uriel…it appears the time has arrived…”

“Arrived…what does she mean?” Alejandro looks with suspicion. Tiwa walks towards Alejandro; “You’re an idiot, childish and naive guy…you know that…but still…” Tiwa takes a deep breath and kisses Alejandro in the mouth. Alejandro opens his eyes wider. Tiwa looks at him and smiles; “YOU’RE THE PERSON I FELL IN LOVE WITH…I LOVE YOU…”

Jana the serpent bites Alejandro and paralyzes him; “T-T-Tiwa…no…don’t tell me…” Tiwa looks at Anastasia; “Please take care of him…” Anastasia carries Alejandro on her back; “I was an honor…Tiwa de Ysleta…”

“NO…PLEASE…NO…TIWA…YOU PROMISED ME…” Emma falls into her knees and cries. Tiwa hugs her tightly; “I will always be with you…remember that…you were the most important person in my life…thank you for showing me how to enjoy it…”

“TIWA…” Tiwa knocks Emma unconscious. Emma slowly closes her eyes; “Tiwa…please…don’t leave me…” Tiwa looks at Uriel looking upfront; “You knew that this was going to happen and yet…you accepted to come here…Tiwa…I’m sorry Tiwa…sorry that I wasn’t strong enough”

“We had no choice…thank you for letting me join this mission…Uriel…”

Uriel walks past Tiwa and carries Emma in his arms. Tiwa hugs Uriel from the back; “Uriel…I have one last favor to ask of you…”

“I understand…it was a pleasure working with you…my friend…”

Tiwa, with tears in her eyes, turns around; “Take care of everyone…my friend…” The group heads to the door, Alejandro tries to move:

“NO…TIWA…NO! TTTIIIWWWAAAA!” Alejandro screams as the door closes, Tiwa looks back and puts her fist on her heart; “STAY STRONG…SILVER HERO!”

(BBBOOOMMM)

The door closes completely. Tiwa with tears in her eyes talks with her spirits; “I’m sorry everyone…but I will ask you one more favor…”

“We know…Mistress…we are part of you…and we will stay until the end…” Zuni, Jana and Suma appear next to Tiwa. Tiwa smiles at them and says one last time; “Zuni, Jana and Suma fuse…”

“Right…” Tiwa takes her native american form and with her silver claws she destroys the door using all of her remaining mana. -PPPPUUUUMMMM- The Judges look with shock. Xolotl laughs; “You destroyed the door…what a brave little girl…you have my respect…”

Tiwa closes her eyes; “Thank you…Emma for never leaving alone…Thank you Alejandro for showing me what love is…and Thank you Uriel…for being my best friend…I know that we will never see eachother again…but I will always cherish those moments…goodbye everyone…”

Tiwa opens her eyes and shouts; “I AM TIWA DE YSLETA…THE LAST SHAMAN PRIESTESS…I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE YSLETA TRIBE AND I WILL FIGHT TO LIVE!”

Tiwa charges towards the army with a big smile.

Tiwa de Ysleta…a Native American proud warrior who stayed on behalf of her loved ones…fought against the army of Xibalba…a proud warrior who fought for her life…will never be forgotten…