Part 1 – Sun City
During the events of Area 5X, in the Ministry of San Juan a different event was occurring. In a room located at the end of the hallway of the main building, three sisters are gathered as they take care of an unconscious sister.
In the living room, Valerie and Sister Griselda were watching T.V., they are watching a reality show however, Valerie stretches and says:
"This is boring, I want to do something fun, come Abuelita."
Sister Griselda chuckles as she says; "You know, back in my day, when a girl said she was bored, they would put her to clean up the house, so she could be entertained."
Valerie frowns at her with her cheeks puff as she replies; "Abuelita, that is worst than watching television, besides we are in the 21st Century now, those things are from the past."
Griselda stands up with a red aura as she makes a fake smile saying; "The past huh, are you saying that I am very old now?" Griselda snaps her fingers and makes a broom travel from the kitchen to the living room using her manna. She look at Valerie and hands it over saying:
"Well then, let's see how boring it is to sweep the floors my dear."
Valerie who begins to sweat nervously smiles replying; "Now that you say that, I think I want to continue watching television, Oh look they are about to announce who is the winner of the singing duel." Valerie quickly points to the Television, Griselda turns around and sees with excitement that the winner is, Valerie makes a cocky smile thinking; "Yes, she forgot about the broom." Griselda stretches her arm with the broom and says:
"Oh no, I did not forget, here, start sweeping."
"Aww come on Abuelita, very well I will do it." Valerie says acting like a child. Valerie sweeps behind the couch as Sister Griselda begins to ask:
"By the way dear, how is your training going, are you able to control "it", or are you having troubles."
"I am doing great, I thought at first that it was going to be difficult controlling "it" but it turns out that I can use both very well." Valerie replies as she leans forward picking up the trash behind the couch. Sister Griselda smiles and says:
"I never would have thought that you would be chosen, but even at my age, I still get some surprises. Do you think your brother is going to be okay, you know that the power he has is evil and can cause more harm."
Valerie stops sweeping and looks at the television, she smiles and replies; "I think that Uriel, will be just fine, I understand that what he has is pure evil and terrifying but Uriel is pure hearted person and you know that. He did save you a year ago right, during the incident of the vampires?"
"Of course he did, that is why I began to trust him." Sister Griselda replies as she smiles, she lowers her head and continue to speak:
"In fact, I owe him an apology for treating him so bad, even though it wasn't his fault to be an evil being. That feeling of guilt will haunt me for the rest of my life my dear."
"I am sure Uriel already forgave you Abuelita, in fact I think that he never held a grudge against you." Valerie replies as she continues to sweep. Sister Griselda smiles and replies:
"You know what? I will apologize to him once more when he returns, and scold him for bringing home a woman who claims to be his wife."
Valerie remembers that Uriel will comeback with Johanna, she begins to get mad as she think; "Oh yeah, that idiot, bringing home a woman who betrayed him and she is saying that she will be his wife. What the hell is Uriel thinking? When he returns, I am going to kick his butt."
(CRRRAAACCCKKK)
"Uh-oh" Valerie breaks the broom accidentally as she used too much force; Sister Griselda turns around and shakes her head saying:
"Ay mija, that is the third broom this month, you should really try to control those emotions of yours."
"Sorry Abuelita, I will fix it rights away." Valerie says as she laughs nervously.
"ABUELITA GRISELDA, HURRY!" Mariana begins to scream as she runs through the hallway; she has tears in her eyes as she cries:
"SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO CAROLINA, ABUELITA!"
Griselda and Valerie look at Mariana and begin to head towards the room where Sister Carolina was, as they arrive they hear Fabiola saying:
"Sister, Sister you…"
Valerie and Griselda look at a state of shock as Fabiola is crying with her head on the bed and Abril in the floor looking at Carolina; Valerie puts her hands on her face and begins to cry as Sister Griselda begins to walks slowly saying:
"THIS CAN'T BE…"
Part 2- Mississippi River
Due to the events at Capital City, Uriel and Johanna decided to travel by land to avoid any suspicion. Trueno who is Uriel's horse has taken them straight across the east coast of the country as they head towards the borderland once again.
Uriel and Johanna decided to stop and eat dinner in a restaurant near the Mississippi River. The restaurant is a type of diner; a diner is a type of restaurant located in the United States that is usually along the roads and rivers for the people who travel long distances, they are known to open for 24 hours and seven days a week. They have a large variety of food, and serve as resting areas for the people who can't find a place to stay.
After finishing eating, Uriel and Johanna drink some coffee as they watch the full moon illuminate the river. Uriel begins to think about his family:
"I wonder how they are doing, I hope they are okay. I really made my mom worried, I hope she forgives me and she isn't upset with me getting into trouble. More importantly how am I going to explain this?"
Uriel has his eyes mid open and looks at Johanna, Johanna looks at him back with a clueless expression, and she makes a lewd smile and winks at him. Uriel blushes and begins to cough.
"Are you okay dear?" Johanna asks Uriel who continues to cough, Uriel finishes coughing and replies:
"Yeah I'm fine, hey Johanna, are you serious about being my wife?"
Johanna looks at him and smiles; "Of course I am, I love you and I will do anything you say and I mean anything."
Johanna leans forward and makes her breasts move up and down causing Uriel to "blow out" steam from his head. Uriel makes a small cough and says:
"I can't say I trust you yet, after all you did betray me in Empire City remember. It's going to take time for you to regain my trust."
Johanna lowers her head and puts a sad expression, she begins to say:
"I know that I am not worthy for you to trust me, after all, I did betray you and let Deborah get killed. I am just a worthless tool that the SIA used for so many years. In the pasts I did so many things for the sake of this country. I kidnap, torture, and even murder those who were likely innocent like Deborah. Those thoughts will haunt me for the rest of my life. But the thing I regret the most is the time I betrayed you."
Tears begin to come out of Johanna's eyes, Uriel begins to try and calm her down saying:
"W-W-Wait, you got it wrong, I do believe in you please stop crying, I know that you are a good person, you demonstrated that during our travels."
Johanna turns and sees Uriel with a surprise expression; Uriel lowers his head and continues to speak:
"Looking back from we first started this adventure I realize that you, along with the people I encountered have helped me understand the person I am. I know that we have been through many difficult situations but I am very happy that you and I will end out journey together just like we have started it."
(BBBBAAAADDDUUUMMMPPP)
Uriel makes a kind smile causing Johanna to blush and have her face red, she turns away saying:
"You idiot, saying those kind of things only makes me want to love you more."
Johanna smiles and think; "Yes, that´s the smile I wanted to see, that smile is the same he had when we met, it´s been so long since I have seen it."
Johanna looks down, Uriel looks at her and asks; "Is everything alright, you look worried."
"Listen Uriel, there is something I must tell you about your mother´s heart, and that is…" Johanna is about to explain something to Uriel when suddenly, the lights begin to turn on and off. Uriel begins to worry as he says:
"Something is off, this is not normal."
(GYYYYAAAAAA)
"WHAT IS THAT THING, A DEMON?" A woman points out the window, Uriel and Johanna look outside and see a figure standing in the middle of the river. The figure is El Muerto with a red stripe in the mask. El Muerto begins to release purple colored manna and flaps his black wings.
(BBBBBBOOOOMMM)
The force of the wind causes people to get blown away, the window break, Uriel holds Johanna saying:
"Stay right here, he never quits does he."
People begin to run away, El Muerto begins to laugh and says:
"Uriel, I know that you are in there, come on out or I will kill every last person inside the diner."
Uriel stands up and with great speed jumps outside, he takes out his sword preparing to attack El Muerto. El Muerto takes out his lance and intercepts Uriel´s attack.
(BBBBBOOOOOOOMMMM)
El Muerto repels Uriel, Uriel takes out his pistol and fires two bullets chanting:
"Loteria Revolver; El Corazon." (Ballad of the Gunman; the Heart)
(PIU, PIU)
El Muerto deflects the bullets sending them to different directions. Uriel lands in the shore of the river. Johanna runs straight to Uriel´s side saying:
"Uriel are you okay?"
Uriel nods in agreement, El Muerto begins to laugh saying:
"My, you sure are impatient; I just want to talk to you, that is all."
Uriel calms down and asks:
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Uriel, you care about Marjorie Bellerose right?" El Muerto asks Uriel causing him to get even angrier; Johanna who was touching his shoulder suddenly feels an intense heat. Johanna lets go thinking; "What happened, he is burning up."
"How do you know Majorie? Did you do something to her?" Uriel asks with a furious tone. El Muerto chuckles:
"That is a dumb question, Aleister and Darius are my masters remember. Don't worry, Marjorie is safe, in fact, I think she is doing great. I will ask again, do you care about her?"
"Of course I do, in fact I love her." Uriel responds without hesitation, Johanna lowers her head and touches her chest thinking; "I guess he does lover her more than I thought."
El Muerto laughs harder and says:
"Well now, this is uncomfortable because I came here to give you an invitation."
"What kind of invitation?" Uriel asks with a confused expression. El Muerto takes out an invitation; he makes the wind carry the invitation in a small whirlpool towards Uriel.
Uriel grabs the invitation and begins to read it. Johanna also reads the invitation and both of them get into a state of shock.
"WAIT THIS IS…"Johanna begins to sweat, Uriel is shocked and speechless, his eyes are wide open, saying; "This cannot be…" and he begins to sweat from the head as he reads the invitation:
TO URIEL DI FIORE:
THE LUCIFUGUS AND THE BELLEROSE FAMILIES HAVE THE HONOR TO INVITE YOU TO THE ENGAGEMENT CEREMONY/BANQUET OF:
ALEISTER LUCIFUGUS &MARJORIE BELLEROSE
THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE DORADO MISSION CHURCH AT 8 PM, SEPTEMBER 1ST, PLEASE BE PRESENT WITH FORMAL ATTIRE.
THANK YOU.
"This has to be a joke, why are you making this up." Uriel says with a shivering voice. El Muerto begins to float saying:
"This is no joke, Marjorie is Master Aleister´s fiancée, she will marry him tomorrow and become a Lucifugus, and however, there might be a way to stop this ceremony."
"Uriel don't listen to him, it could be trap." Johanna says to Uriel who is still in a state of shock. El Muerto shakes his head saying:
"It might be a trap, but I have no need to lie to you, if you show up before the ceremony, you can stop your beloved Marjorie from marrying. But I would hurry if I were you. You still have a long way to go."
"Why are you giving this to me?" Uriel says with a fearful expression, El Muerto elevates higher replying:
"Because, it is my master´s wish for you to attend. Farewell Uriel Di Fiore, I wish good luck if you make it on time."
El Muerto with high speed flies and disappears in the sky. Uriel begins to shake as he thinks about the last time he saw her:
Rocks are thrown onto Marjorie's window, Sofia opens the window and sees Uriel saying:
"Hey Marjorie, there is a cute boy waving at me, he looks pretty hot, he has blue hair and green eyes."Marjorie stands up and goes to the window saying; "It's Uriel."
Marjorie waves at Uriel who throws a piece of paper to Marjorie. Marjorie opens it and reads it; "I'm heading off now, please expect a letter from me when you return, never forget how much I love you,"
Marjorie blushes and screams; "URIEL, I LOVE YOU TOO!"
Uriel´s eyes begin to fill themselves with tears and he begins to shake saying:
"But why? We made a promise, Marjorie why?"
"I´m sure Aleister is controlling her, Uriel we must hurry to where Marjorie is." Johanna says with a smile, Uriel stands up and hugs her, with a shivering voice he replies:
"That´s right, we must hurry, Johanna thank you."
"I am your future wife after all; my job is to keep you strong." Johanna winks to Uriel. Uriel makes his horse appear, he begins to say; "We have to make it in time, we are still far away but Trueno is the fastest horse, we will be there by tomorrow at sun down. Marjorie, wait for me."