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Chapter 81 - Vol. 6 - Chapter 7: Sundance “Coyote” Bill

Part 1 – Sundance´s House

Uriel, Josie, Cassidy and Sundance are eating dinner in his house. Sundance eats his dinner pointing a gun at Uriel beneath the table. Uriel knows about that and plays along in order to avoid any fight. Josie looks at Uriel and asks:

"Uriel, what brings you to our town?"

"Well, I work for a school and investigate on plants. I came here to investigate on the Eternal Life." Uriel replies, Coyote glares at him and begins to asks:

"Oh really, then tell me, why do you want the Eternal Life."

"I don´t want it, I just want to investigate them, nothing else. Now you tell me, what were you doing outside of town?" Uriel asks Coyote. Cassidy answers the question screaming:

"We were just exploring the outside, Uriel"

Uriel looks at them suspiciously. Coyote finish eating and says:

"Uriel, come with me it's time to walk."

Sundance gives Cassidy the good night, and Josie walks her to her room. She looks at Uriel and screams:

"Good night Grandpa and Uriel." Uriel waves with a smile. Uriel and Sundance walk outside along the road. Sundance points a gun at Uriel, Uriel cannot react because of his weakened state.

"Now tell me boy, what did you do to Darius to get you on my list?" Sundance asks Uriel, Uriel stops and says; "I don't know Darius, but I have been hunting down the golden keys, now tell me what that lasso of yours is?"

"This is a special lasso made from the hair of a monster that lives in the northern mountains and enchanted by a woman named Alexandria. It causes special people like you to be drained from manna." Sundance responds putting away his gun. Uriel sees him and asks:

"How come we are in the year 1885, and why are you the mayor of this place?" Sundance smiles and says; "Whoa, that's too many questions boy, calm down. I will tell you just because you bought Cassidy some breakfast."

Uriel and Coyote reach the end of town. Coyote begins to explain; "The truth is that we are actually in the present time, this town and the surrounding were made by a wish, a wish that Alexandria made it come true."

Uriel is shocked to hear, and recalls Isabella's words about her sister Alexandria. Coyote continues to explain: "I have more than 200 years; this is because of the "Eternal life" flowers. I was severely wounded in a battle were I lost everyone except my great grand daughter Cassidy. Everyone else is just part of an illusion that appears every Lunar Eclipse." Uriel is shocked and asks; "Why did you wish that, what made you want to feel that?"

"Well because I got tired of being immortal, living 200 years may be a gift but it is actually a curse. Try to put in my shoes; the curse can be broken the moment the golden key appears. Alexandria wanted that key but I prevented her from grabbing her." Sundance replies to Uriel, Uriel tries to analyze the situation and continues to ask; "Why did your town perished?"

"It is because of the City of Gold, we discovered it in the year of 1850, people were happy, and wealthy to their hearts content. However, the giant temple disappeared the moment Alexandria arrived; she and a certain equestrian appeared in order to get the golden key. They convince the natives to attack us and destroyed our town. I lost everyone that night except for my Granddaughter. When Alexandria was about to get the key, I took her away and made a deal with her, if she could spare my granddaughter and me, I would give her the key. That unfortunately did not work out because we did receive the "Eternal Life" but the key was taken away from my hands by the natives and sealed away."

Uriel looks at him with anger and exclaims "You bastard, you only did it for your own benefit."

Coyote laughs, takes out a cigarettes and smokes: "Well of course that is human nature after all. We always look for a chance to save our lives, however I want to destroy the key because if I grab the key both Cassidy and my curse will be broken, and we can age properly. It has been more than 130 years since the incident but for Cassidy, and me has been only weeks. Time goes by slowly when you "live forever."

Uriel looks at him and says; "I feel sorry for you; however I wish for Cassidy to have a normal life."

"I won't hunt you for now, but you are still on my list Uriel, feel free to stay this night, because tomorrow I will break this curse."

Part 2- Mayor's office.

In the mayor's office, Johanna investigates Sundance's life and sees that he had many famous names in the list: Billy the Kid, Sundance Kid, Butch Cassidy, Buffalo Bill. Each name has their face crossed. Johanna feels fears, as she understands what happens:

"So this guy is a bounty hunter, he killed every one of those famous Cowboys huh; man, life is full of surprises."

Uriel walks in front of the office thinking about Sundance's story. Johanna jumps of the window and lands in front of Uriel. Johanna sees Uriel and says:

"Hey cowboy, you free tonight?"

Uriel and Johanna walk down the road. Johanna shows the list to Uriel, he notices many famous names. He smiles and says; "So then, in 200 years he has hunted over 5000 people. No wonder he calls himself the world's greatest bounty hunter."

"So let me get this straight, if Sundance grabs the golden key, both he and Cassidy will break the curse and begin to age properly?" Johanna asks Uriel.

"That's right; anyway we need to head to the lake before they attack tomorrow." Uriel says as he turns around and sees Johanna stealing a horse.

Uriel sighs with his eyes closed and smiles at her. Johanna stops next to Uriel and says; "Alright cowboy time to go, hold on tight but be gentle."

Uriel gets on top the horse behind Johanna he grabs her waist causing her to make a sexual sound. Uriel blushes and says; "Please don't do that."

Johanna laughs as she and Uriel head to the Zuni tribe. Meanwhile Sundance reads a book next to Josie and Cassidy; he begins to remember events from the past.

Part 3- 130 years ago: Middle of the lake.

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Cannons, fire and warriors fighting in the lake, the temple got destroyed. In the top of the pyramid, a key stands in the middle of the altar. Sundance stands in the top, the ghost of a white woman stands behind him, the chief of the tribe is lying dead.

"Grab the key and give it to me." The white ghost says to Sundance, he grabs the key and holds it in his hands.

"What are you going to do with the key?" Sundance asks the ghost. The ghost begins to stretch her arms and replies: "I needed to come back to life."

Sundance begins to stretch his arm towards her, and asks; "I cannot die nor age, how will I break this curse?"

"When I resuscitate I will take away your immortality." The ghost replies to Sundance, he changes his mind, and lets go of the key. The key hits the ground and kicks it to the leader of the tribe who was still alive. The leader of the tribe falls to the water and escapes.

"NOOOOO, what did you do, you betrayed me." The ghost says to Sundance with a furious tone, Sundance smiles and replies:

"I never trusted you, this eternal life is a curse, and I will break it my own way you witch."

Sundance takes out dynamite and lights it with his cigarette, he throws it and jumps into the water.

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The golden temple collapses and the ghost begins to disappear saying: "Curse you Sundance, but you will live forever, that is your curse."

In the morning, Sundance and the chief stand in the chore. The chief has the key and says:

"Sundance you need to destroy this key in order to break the curse. Here you go old friend" The chief hands over the key, Sundance refuses the key and says:

"No thank you, you need to seal that thing in the temple before the ghost returns, I will live on with my Granddaughter, this area will remain separated from time thanks to that key, and I don't want to die just yet."

The chief laughs and says; "Well I will die soon Sundance, please be safe and I hope you don't regret this decision."

"I know I will but that is my price to pay for making deals with a demon." Sundance replies smoking a cigarette, the sun begins to rise.

"Grandpa, Grandpa are you okay?" Cassidy says to Sundance who returns to his senses.

"I am dear; go to sleep okay, Good night." Sundance says to Cassidy as she smiles and goes to her room saying:

"Good night Grandpa."