Hotel Mexica; Conference Room…

At the same time that the events in the Volcano were happening…a reunion was held to determine the group’s next course of action…In the room the ones present are; Uriel, Kasumi, Alejandro, Marjorie, Ana, Johanna, Sister Veronica, Giovanni, Dr. Ortiz and Felicitas.

Kasumi stands up and begins to explain; “The situation is the following; El Muerto is working with those children; Adihe and Xochitl to revive the Golden Key in which the location is unknown. They revived the Aztec God Tezcatlipoca by sacrifing Leticia Marino.”

Ana looks down as she remembers Leticia’s smile as she was being dragged into the mirror; “It was all my fault and now she…”

“Leticia is alive…don’t worry, I will find a way to get her out…” Uriel looks at Ana with confidence.

“T-T-Thank you…” Ana blushes as she avoids looking at him. Both Marjorie and Kasumi get jealous. Kasumi continues to speak; “Ahem…moving on, El Muerto plan all of this…he manipulated Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Escobar into separating us…”

“Sorry to interrupt but who is this El Muerto?” Giovanni raises his hand. Kasumi replies; “El Muerto has been a mysterious figure that we from Yggdrasil and Uriel have clashed on multiple occasions…apparently, he wants the Golden keys…”

“I see…so basically, we have been dragged into a domestic problem that you guys have with him…” Sister Veronica points out to the others. She and Kasumi exchange looks with killing intent.

“Basically, they want the Golden Key…according to Marina…the Golden City was inside a Volcano…and the Volcano that’s closest to this location is the famous Volcano Popocatepetl.iThe key is located inside the temple but it can only be activated by the sacrifice of a person. That is why they kidnap the others…”

“I see that explains the Aztec’s sacrificial ritual.” Dr. Ortiz comments out loud. Uriel continues to explain; “The Aztecs heard that the “key to the other world” where the Gods lived would be open with the sacrifice.``

“They want to sacrifice Cortes because of their hate towards him…right?” Ana asks Uriel who nods in agreement; “This is hard to understand, but Adihe and Xochitl are the offsprings of Hernan Cortes and Marina. Marina is a ghost who has been looking for her children all this time…you all know her as La Llorona…”

“Wait…wait…you met La Llorona…now that is awesome…” Alejandro looks at Uriel with “star shaped” eyes. Kasumi grabs his shoulder; “This is no time for fanboying idiot…”

“Sorry senpai…”

Everyone chuckles. Felicitas stands up and walks towards him; “Fufufu…Muchacho, you sure have gotten into a mess…La Llorona, Cortes, kidnapped students and now Aztec Deities and the Golden key…you sure like to keep things lively.”

Felicitas looks at him; “I see..so her soul is inside you…” Uriel nods in agreement. Kasumi continues to explain the plan:

“Now then, we are gathered here to form a temporary alliance with our organizations…from our end…Yggdrasil decided to save the captured students…”

Marjorie stands up; “From the Mages Association, we were informed to rescue the hostages…” Giovanni also stands up; “We were tasked with the same mission…our involvement with external affairs is prohibited…”

“That’s fine…I don’t want you guys getting involved with this fight…” Uriel looks at everyone; “My mission is to get the Golden Key…and nothing else…”

“I see…very well…I will stay and watch over the students that El Muerto left here…I need to analyze them to see if they don’t have any effects…” Johanna replies, Kasumi looks at her; “I placed them under a barrier just in case…”

“Thank you, that was so thoughtful of you…”

“The Golden key will appear when the Lunar Eclipse begins…that will be at midnight tonight…” Uriel comments to the others. Alejandro looks at his cellphone; “It’s 10pm, that’s in two hours…”

“Now the problem is arriving there…” Giovanni stands up and looks at his cellphone; “According to the map, we are 70 kms away from the Volcano…it will take us at least 1 hour to get there if we take a sports car…how are we going to reach there on time?”

“Don’t worry about that…” Felicitas looks at Uriel; “It’s time for a training session…”

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Outside the Hotel…

Felicitas decided to take Uriel outside…The goal for the group is to get to the volcano as fast as they can…Johanna decided to go and check with the students who were unconscious and attend Dr. Ortiz 's wounds…

“Now then, time for our second lesson to begin. Uriel do you know what a Mariachi is?” Felicitas asks Uriel, Uriel looks at her confused; “A mariachi are a group of singers who follow the traditional folk songs from Mexico…am I right?”

“W-W-Well yes…but the true meaning of a Mariachi is something that you must discover…just like the true definition of El Charro…”

“What are they talking about over there?” Alejandro, and the others only observe from a distance, hiding behind the wall.

“Ssshhhh…let's hear…” Ana interrupts Alejandro, Alejandro looks at everyone staring at him. Alejandro laughs nervously; “Sorry…”

“Yes, I know…a Charro, is a horsem…” Felicitas interrupts Uriel by putting her finger in his lips; “That’s enough muchacho…like they say in spanish; ‘Hay pájaros en el alambre’...let’s keep that a secret…”

Note: Hay pájaros en el alambre means there are birds on the wire. A popular saying in Mexico that people say when they are people hearing private conversation. They often say that referring to “let’s talk later …”

Uriel looks at the others who are observing from afar. The others panic and try to hide. Uriel sighs; “I understand…now then, what is the meaning of the Mariachi?”

Felicitas looks at the full moon; “Uriel, this is something that I wanted to tell you…My grandfather was the original Charro Negro, Nemesio Santacruz…”

Uriel opens his eyes wider. Everyone else looks surprised except for Giovanni and Sister Veronica. Felicitas looks at Uriel; “Since you are his successor, in a way, we are like family…you would be my grandpa…fufufu…”

Uriel looks confused as he thinks about what Felicitas just said. Felicitas continues to speak:

“My grandparent invented the Mariachi as he said that the Mariachi are in a sense, the most elegant and the most free singers of all…Mariachi have the freedom to sing, and dance and drink all they want…they have the freedom to have fun while they perform…that’s what a Mariachi is…Freedom…”

“I see…”

Felicitas shows her ring to Uriel. The ring is the same as Uriel 's however, she has a pink gem in the middle; “Now then, let me tell you the chant of the Mariachi…I know you have heard about this one before…” Felicitas closes her eyes; “Mi vida es la melodía Del Mariachi, el arte es mi sangre, la tradición es mi alma, el honor es mi misión. Canción Del Charro'' (My life is a Mariachi Melody, art is my blood, tradition is my soul and honor is my mission. Charro Song)

Pink flames come out of Felicitas’s ring changing her into a female version of the Mariachi attire; The suit consists in 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 pink 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. On her hip, she has a sword with pink gloves.

“Wow, she looks so pretty…” Marjorie, Ana and Kasumi look at her with “star-shaped” eyes. Uriel looks at her with surprise; “This mana is incredible…” Felicitas makes a pose; “So what do you think of this old woman…am I still attractive?”

Uriel avoids looking at her, blushing; “Shut up”

“Fufufu…you sure are shy…now then, only the chosen Mariachi have the ability to use this…we can receive this power from those who El Charro Negro chooses… as for you…you are different from motives that you already know right?”

Uriel nods in agreement, Felicitas smiles; “Now then, change into your Charro Form as well…”

Uriel extends his right arm to the side, holds it with his left arm and begins to chant:

“YO SOY EL JINETE, YO SOY INICIÓ, YO SOY EL FINAL. ¡YO SOY EL CHARRO NEGRO!” (I am the horsemen, I am the beginning. I am the end, I am El Charro Negro).

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

“WOOW…HE LOOKS SO HOT!” Marjorie, Kasumi and Ana look at him with “heart-shaped” eyes. “He does look cool…” Sister Veronica comments with an embarrassed tone. Noticing that the girl are going crazy, Giovanni and Alejandro cry as they think:

“Uriel…I really hate you!”

“Fufufu…you are quite popular…” Felicitas chuckles as Uriel looks embarrassed; “Well…how are we going to get to the volcano…”

“Well…first of all…Uriel, you will use the song field to locate them…after that, you will open the portal that connects to the volcano…”

“Song field…but that’s more than 70 kms away…it would be impossible…besides…”

“Uriel, you are a Mariachi remember…Mariachi have freedom…you have the freedom to expand your powers as much as you want…give it a try…remember…you must breathe slowly…”

Uriel nods in agreement and closes his eyes; “I need to do it…for her…” Uriel thinks about Leticia; "Campo de la Canción; Principio" (Song Field; Beginning) Uriel releases sound waves around the area.

“Excellent, now expand it all the way to the volcano…the trick to sense the presence of Quetzalcoatl, which you already know…locate him…”