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Chapter 67 - Vol. 5 - Chapter 8: A soul in peace, A golden Key.

Part 1 – Outside the Volcano.

Everyone except for Alejandro and Dr. Ortiz are looking back at the entrance. They All have the surprise face; Marinette begins to tremble and says:

"I can´t believe how much manna all of them have"

"I know, however Uriel´s manna is rising at high speed." Ana says looking at them.

"What are you talking about I can´t sense anything, what is manna?" Alejandro says with a clueless face.

"Manna is the energy that surrounds us, Alejandro:" Dr Ortiz says to Alejandro as he continues to explain: "People have the ability to sense it if they train hard. I myself can´t but it looks like they can."

"Just close your eyes and try to feel your surroundings." Katsumi says as she looks at the cave." Alejandro closes his eyes and tries to sense it, at that moment he feels a chill going down his spine and says: "What is that?"

"It looks like you need help." Aleister says on top of the entrance, he throws a ladder down for them to climb. After they all got out Madeleine asks Aleister: "Where were you?"

"After the explosion I was sent flying down the river, some natives helped me."

"How did you know we were here?" Angel asks with a suspicious face, Aleister smiles and replies: "Let's just say intuition."

Suddenly wind blows hard coming out of the volcano, Katsumi says: "We need to get out of here" Everyone begins to walk away from the volcano with everyone thinking about Uriel. The air turns hotter causing small burns in the flesh.

Part 2 – Uriel vs. The Guardian Deities.

"RRRRAAAAWWW" Uriel roars, he begins to smile as he takes a battle stance bending his knees; he holds his sword with his two hands and says:

"Cancion de la Luna" (Song of the moon)

(SSSSLLLLAAAASSHHH)

With great speed, Uriel slashes Tezcatlipoca in half and says:

"Tecera Estrofa: Media Luna" (Third Stanza: Half Moon)

(BBBOOOMMMM)

The powerful technique slashes through the golden pillars and into the volcano. However, his sword begins to crack. Quetzalcoatl pretends to slash Uriel but he stops the sword with one hand. He turns around and punches Quetzalcoatl with great force causing it to fly and crash into the upper part of the volcano. The impact is seen outside the volcano as it caused holes on the sides.

(CCRRRRAAASSSHHHH)

Tezcatlipoca attaches himself and tries to attack Uriel, with great speed Uriel attacks the Jaguar with a kick sending him to the wall.

(BBBOOOOMMM)

"Hahaha, I feel great, I want to kill them, KILL THEM!!!"

(BBBAAADDDUUUMMMPPP)

Uriel begins to feel pain in his chest. He throws up blood, and stays in one knee thinking: "DAMNIT NOT NOW!"

Tezcatlipoca with great speed attacks Uriel, Uriel counterattacks with his sword but the moment the sword connect with the shield it breaks into pieces. Smoke comes out of the shield and Uriel looks at the mirror, he begins to see visions of war.

"What are these visions, help!"

Hands begin to come out of the shield and grab Uriel, they begin pull him completely absorbing him into the shield. Tezcatlipoca says: "Get judge in the underworld, Juzgado del Inframundo" (Underworld Judgment.)

El Muerto appears and says: "Game over it´s time to go. I will need to report this to "him", he´s going to get mad, oh well back to the hotel."." He begins to leave the volcano. Heat begins to increase along with the magma as the lunar eclipse begins to end. In the mirror Uriel is floating in the darkness, smoke surrounds him as visions appear of fire and blood of multiple wars around time. Uriel begins to cry and say:

"What is happening, why I am having these visions, somebody help me"

"Uriel, just close your eyes and come with me." A silhouette resembling Marjorie appears behind Uriel stretching her hand. Uriel´s eyes lose their light as Uriel begins to stretch his hand as well. Suddenly someone pulls Uriel away from her. Marina begins to pull Uriel out of the shield as she says: "Don´t give in Uriel, you must save my children."

Uriel begins to regain light in his eyes as he looks at Marina, the shield of Tezcatlipoca begins to shine as Marina and Uriel come out of it. Marina flies carrying Uriel who is not breathing; they land at the top of the temple. Marina touches Uriel´s chest and it begins to shine.

(BBBBAAADDDUUUMMPPP)

Uriel regains consciousness and begins to cough as Marina says: "You must destroy the crystal in the center of the chest where their hearts are, only then they will be free." Marina disappears; Uriel looks down and sees the deities climbing as the magma level rises rapidly.

"It´s burning hot in here, I´m out of time." Uriel says as he closes his eyes, thinking to himself: "I must destroy the crystal, I need to hear them" Uriel concentrates and begins to hear the rhythm of the crystals. He takes out a pistol from his right side.

Uriel´s pistol is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The revolver allows Uriel to fire multiple rounds without reloading after every shot using manna. Uriel begins to spin the cylinder and points at the middle of the deities, he closes his right eye with the left one still in its beast mode.

Uriel breaths heavily and says: "Balada del Pistolero: Lotería del Revolver, EL CORAZON" ( Ballad of the gunman; Revolver lottery: THE HEART.)

Manna begins to gather in the revolver, he makes a shot and a small ray fires out of the pistol. The ray divides into two separate ones, the rays connect at the two of the hearts and shatters the crystals, the two deities fall into the lava disappearing. Uriel stands at the top without energy as his left side turns back to normal, suddenly two figures come out of the magma. The snake and cat jump into the air covered in fire. Uriel catches them as the fire goes out. They are back to their normal colors.

"What happened to us?" They ask Uriel who says, "It´s a long story." Uriel smiles as magma begins to touch the edge of the pyramid, he looks at them, and says:

"Well this is the end I guess." Suddenly the crow grabs Uriel´s back, Uriel holds the two deities in his arms and the crow flies fast as magma turns to lava making the volcano to erupt.

(BBBBBBBOOOOOMMMM)

That night the volcano Popocatepec erupted after 100 years. A pillar of lava forms into the sky, covering the moon.

Part 3 – Near the Volcano.

(BBBOOOMMMM)

The volcano erupts with great force, lava flows like river causing extreme heat. The group got away just in time on higher grounds avoiding the Lava Rivers.

"UUUURRRRIIIEEEELLLL!!" Katsumi screams looking for him but there is no sign nearby. Everyone is worried for Uriel except for Aleister who only looks at the volcano saying: "If Uriel was there he is probably dead, too bad but maybe we need a new substitute teacher."

Alejandro looks at Aleister with rage and grabs Aleister's shirt lifting him saying: "Shut up, Uriel is not dead, stop saying Bullshit" Aleister laughs and says: "Come on hewould need a miracle to escape an eruption and this is no anime."

The girls begin to cry as they realize there is not hope. Crespo grabs Alejandro saying: "I understand how you feel but beating this asshole won't bring Uriel back." Alejandro lets go of Aleister and begins to scream: "UUUURRRRIIIIIEEEELLLL!!!"

"I´m right here." Everybody is shocked as they turned around and see Uriel with Mariachi attire burned but alive and sitting in a huge rock.

"UUURRRIIEEELLL" His students scream their name as everybody runs to hug him with tears in his eyes. "I thought you died" Katsumi says to Uriel crying, he stands up and hugs her saying: "I'm sorry; I made you worry again huh." Katsumi cries harder hugging him tighter.

(CLAP, CLAP, CLAP)

Aleister claps walking towards Uriel saying: "I'm impressed teacher, you survived; now tell us how you did it?"

"Let's just say I received a help form a bird." Uriel says to Aleister, a crow flies in the sky with smoke as well. Aleister begins to walk away; Uriel with great speed, runs behind him and puts his hand saying: "Duermete" (Sleep), a red light shines knocking Aleister to the ground.

"Now then, where are Xochitl and Ahide?" Uriel asks, everyone lowers their heads and point at a rock over there. Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Escobar are watching over there crying.

"Uriel it appears we are too late. They died a short while ago," Dr. Escobar says crying. Xochitl and Ahide are lying together holding their hands. Uriel walks to them and says: "They are not dead yet, I can hear the rhythm of their souls and they are still inside their bodies."

Everyone is relief to hear that, Uriel walks to towards the siblings. His eyes change yellow and says:"Marina here are your children as promised." Yellow light begins to shine out of Uriel's body; Marina appears in front of her children. She holds both of them saying: "Misniños, it's been so long but you are here with me." She begins to heal both of them until the point they regain conciseness. Xochitl hugs Marina crying and saying: "MAMA I MISS YOU SO MUCH"

Ahide also hugs her mother and says: "I'm sorry mother; I could not protect you or Xochitl"

"It's alright; the only thing that matters is that you are here with me." Marin says smiling with tears. Marina begins to disappear as she feels her soul is in peace for seeing her children one last time.

"Hijos, it's time for me to go, but I have one last request," Marina says to her children who beg her not to go. She hugs them one last time and continue to speak: "Ahide and Xochitl please keep protecting yourself, I will always watch over you, please you must live on and learned in this world, I can see there are still good people in this world."

Dr. Escobar walks to her and says: "I will watch over them in your place, I swear on my life that I will protect them." Marina smiles at her and says: "I can see you are pure in heart and experimented the same pain I felt. Please look after them. Uriel please you must stop the keys from gathering or else it will be the end of this world." Marina begins to elevate to sky disappearing.

"MAAAAAMMMAAAAA" Xochitl and Ahide cry for her as she fades away smiling in the sun. Dr. Escobar hugs them saying: "I will protect you with my life, please smile for her, she smiled at the very end." Dr. Ortiz puts his hand on her children saying: "I will protect you too as well, I swear on my life."

The sun begins to rise, everyone begins to remove their tears from their faces and smile. The snake and the cat go to where the kids are. Uriel sees the sun and begins to lose conciseness. In the Island of Dolls, the souls of the children's souls begin to leave the dolls and move to the sky, one by one the dolls turn to ashes.

"Well done muchacho, I guess this will no longer be the Island of the Dolls," Bella says laughing looking at the sky as the souls disappear in the sky.

Meanwhile Alexa has now the Golden Key and head to the airport, she informs to Juan who is in out of the country. She smiles saying: "Checkmate Uriel. I have the golden key."

"Good job mija, now as for the reward you may choose a horse and take it as your own when you get home." Juan says to Alexa causing her to smile and say with a childish voice:

"Gracias daddy, I miss you."

"I miss you too, I will see you in a month okay, be ready we will head to the borderland in two months."Juan says to Alexa as he hangs up.

"The Borderland ehh, well it´s going to be fun" Alexa says as she smiles looking at the key.