Part 1 – "Realm" of the Horseman
WHAT HAPPENED? THE SWORD DID PASS TRHOUGH ME…
(BADUMP…BADUMP…)
AM I GOING TO DIE?
Uriel wakes up floating in what appears to be a body of water. He stands up and sees that the environment was a desert; there are cacti and many hills in a dry ground that it appeared that it never rained before. Uriel sighs with his eyes close:
"Don't tell me I'm back to this realm again, now how did I get here in the first place. Last thing I check I was…"
Uriel remembers getting stab with his own sword. He begins to walk looking for someone. "HEY, NEMESIO, SCARLETT, OLD MAN WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Where is everyone, it seems that no one will show up here…" Uriel suddenly feels a presence behind him, he turns around; "Who´s there?"
He feels the same presence again as he turns around and sees a hooded figure. The hooded figure resembles an old man walking towards Uriel with a black cane supporting him.
"Greetings young successor, we finally meet." The hooded man says to Uriel, Uriel is paralyzed as he feels the malevolent presence the figure expels. Uriel with a frightened voice asks;
"Who are you? Why can´t I feel any manna from you, but this feeling…"
"You won't feel anything, because I am only presence, I am not dead or alive." The presence replies to Uriel, Uriel tries to see his face but the presence does not show anything, when the presence talks it appears as if many voices both male and female talk at once.
The hooded presence begins to remove his hood saying; "Allow me to present myself; I am the First Horseman of War." Uriel is terrified to see his face in the first horseman, he gets mad and exclaims:
"WHY DO YOU HAVE MY FACE? ARE YOU PLAYING WITH ME?"
"I am not playing with you, this is my face as a horseman, or do you prefer this one?" The horseman replies as he changes his face to Juan´s, his body also changes as well. He changes again, this time as Nemesio; he changes again to Scarlet changing his body to a woman´s as he explains:
"You see I don't have a proper identity, I just adapt which the person prefers. So tell me, which one you want?."
Uriel with a serious tone replies; "I want to see your original face."
"Very well…"The horseman changes his face again, this time his face is empty with no eyes, mouth or nose. Uriel gets surprised and asks:
"Is that you real face, but why is it blank?"
"I already told you, I don't have an identity, I am the First War. I was born from nothing, that´s why I don't have a face."
The horseman slowly covers his face with his hood again. Uriel takes a deep breath and asks; "What is your purpose here? What do you want with me?
"Come with me…" The Horseman begins to walk towards a lake, Uriel with a clueless expression follow him. The Horseman begins to speak:
"Since the beginning, the nature of the horsemen; War, Pestilence, Famine and Death are used to put a balance in this world. The life on this earth must be balance that is why we exist. We are view as evil but we are not. We horsemen get power from these events, right now our powerful has increased thanks to this war. Take a look…"
The horseman points at the center of the lake, the black cube that Uriel saw before is much bigger and powerful. As they get closer, Uriel begins to feel a sinister sensation. The horseman points at it and says:
"Now young one, the moment for you to awaken as a complete Horseman has arrived, touch the cube as receive its power."
Uriel backs off as he says; "No, I can´t, Nemesio and Scarlet told me that I should never touch it."
"It's okay muchacho, the reason they said that was because you weren't ready, but now you are." Juan appears behind Uriel, suddenly, 7 other figures including Nemesio and Scarlet among them surround Uriel. The others have their face covered with a hood.
"Why are you guys here? Why can't I see their faces?"
"Tranquilo (Stay calm) Muchacho, they are also your predecessors but you're still not strong enough to see the other 5, and the reason we are all here is too help you awaken." Juan explains grabbing his shoulder. Uriel looks at Nemesio and Scarlet with serious face and nod in agreement. The horseman walks towards Uriel and removes his hood one more time revealing his face once more, this time as Uriel himself.
"Uriel, it´s time for you to know the truth of us horsemen, we have the curse to cause people around us to fall in love with us, however we wil always be rejected no matter what we do. Including family members, it's time for you accept those terms and touch the cube."
Uriel shakes his head and comments; "No, you´re wrong, I still have my family that loves me. I have my friends and…"
(SSLLLAAPPP)
The horseman slaps Uriel with force as he says; "Don't be foolish you brat, even though they say they trust you. They still fear you and wanted to kill you. Do you remember 8 years ago, how you were abandoned by you so called family?"
Uriel stands up with anger and exclaims; "How do you know that?"
"Silly child, remember that I am you, and you are me. I have been with you ever since you accepted Juan´s proposal. You became me.." The horseman of war touches the water causing circles to form, Uriel looks at the water and begins to see events from the past.
Part 2- Uriel´s memories
After the events of the Borderland, Maria and her children left to Tapatio in order to start a new life. They headed towards the Order of the Holy Maiden´s Ministry of Jalisco
"Welcome home, Maria" A group of nuns come out and greet Maria, she returned to the place she was raised. Uriel (Age 10) walks holding Valerie´s hand (Age 8) as Maria carries Daniel (Age 4). As they are about to enter the Ministry, Uriel begins to feel intense pain in his head. "AAHHHH" Uriel screams of pain as he grabs his head.
"What´s wrong with him, mija?" Sister Griselda runs and sees that his eyes change into a crimson color causing everyone to panic. Uriel walks outside as he breathes heavily. His eyes change back to normal; he begins to feel stares and turns around. Uriel begin to see everyone, including his mother and sister with expression full of fear.
"Why is everyone looking at me like that?"
Griselda sighs with her eyes close, "I´m sorry Maria, but your son can't stay here." Maria looks with a worried expression and says; "But then, where is he going to stay?"
"He can stay with me, in my hacienda." Juan appears from a portal causing the nuns to run with fear. Juan walks and grabs Uriel´s head, Uriel looks at him with fear and says; "No, please I don't want to…"
"Very well, he can stay with you…" Maria immediately replies causing Uriel to enter in shock. Valerie and Daniel run and hug Uriel with tears and begin to scream; "DON'T GO BROTHER, PLEASE DON'T GO!!"
Uriel looks at Maria with scorn expression and smiles patting both of them in the head; "It's okay, I need to go with him, my uncle will take care of me and I promise that I will visit you every weak I promise."
"Remember that night, you had to sleep in a storage room outside the ministry, now remember the next day…"
Uriel woke up early but because he couldn't enter the ministry, he decided to walk around it, he grabbed a bucket filled with water, and Uriel drinks it as he hears in the window his mother´s voice. Uriel silently stands next to the window.
"What are you going to do mija? Is it okay to give away you son like that, and to him?" Griselda asks Maria, Maria cries as she replies:
"I don´t know what to sister, I lost Roberto, I still have two other children to see and to be honest, I don't think of him as my son now. He made a deal with a demon; he is now one of them, a demon that I swore to kill. I think it's best for him to go."
(BBBOOOMMM)
"Who´s there? Griselda looks out the window and sees a bucket with spilled water. Uriel runs as fast as he can with tears in his eyes. "Is that it? To my mom, I am really a demon now; I am not his son anymore."
Uriel cries near a lake as he looks in the water thinking; "Do I have the right to be alive?"
"Don´t forget those feeling Uriel, remember that she never said goodbye to you when you left and for months she rejected you, not only her but the nuns and everyone around you…Even your friends betrayed you…"
The horseman shows Uriel the moment he was betrayed by his friends:
"Because we have always been with Aleister, we always knew that you were El Charro Negro." Raul says as he completely takes off the mask, Uriel looks with sorrow and says:
"Raul."
"Don't blame yourself teacher, the fact that we hid it from you means that we care for you, but now it's better this way." Angela says to Uriel, -TCH- Uriel lowers his head and says:
"Angela"
"HAHAHA, I love how the teacher looks so depressed, it makes me feel so horny." Victoria laughs as Uriel looks at the ground with regret and sorrow.
"This is all your fault, if you haven't intervened with my father's plans, this might not happened at all."
Uriel looks at Aleister frightened and asks:
"This is my fault? But I only wanted to protect people."
"Yes you wanted to protect them, but you ended up causing more harm, Uriel that power of yours is dangerous, I bet you can feel it taking over you."
Part 3 –Realm of the Horsemen
Uriel falls into his knees feeling sorrow and sadness, he begins to lose the light in his eyes.
"Not only them, Samantha used you, Johanna betrayed, Alexandria joined up with Aleister and Katsumi who you trust the most, had the mission to spy and take you down… Even Marjorie, the person you swore your love joined Aleister and betrayed…Don't you see… We will never be loved…Join us horsemen we are you and we will never betrayed you…because we are one…What Juan did, was you doing as well, you started this war and now it's time to finish it.��
The Horseman extends his hand, Uriel looks up and loses the light in his eyes completely as he says; "You´re right, I don't have anyone… I have always been alone… I am the Horseman of War…"
"You sure about this Juan? He is just a kid…" Scarlet looks at Juan, Juan puts a smile and with a sarcastic tone replies; "Sure, I mean he needs it to survive."
"You´re such a bad liar, I can tell that you are worried." Scarlet turns and looks at Juan with worried eyes.
Uriel grabs the Horseman´s hand, he begins to walk towards the cube as he begins to recite; "I am the Beginning, I am the end, I bring calamity, I bring joy…I am the Horseman of War" Uriel touches the cube, black manna begins to involve him completely as he thinks:
"I will destroy everything…I will finish this war." The eight other horsemen begin to fuse their souls with Uriel as the first Horseman turns his face back to his original blank face. He begins to walk and slowly begins to fuse with Uriel as he says:
"EXCLLENT YOUNG SUCCESSOR, NOW IT'S MY TURN TO HELP YOU!"
Part 4 – Golden City of Cibola
The Philosopher Stone finishes emerging, Darius looks at it with excitement, and Alexandria begins to walk away as she says:
"I finish with my task; I will take my leave now"
"Very well, I thank you, Are you going back to where my son is?" Darius asks Alexandria, Alexandria does not respond as she says; "That´s none of you busi…" Both of them begin to feel a strange presence as she asks; "What is that feeling, is that…"
"It´s no use, I can't pull it out" Shion says with teras in her eyes, Katsumi continues to heal him as she says; "Don't give up, we can still…"
Suddenly, Uriel stands up, Katsumi smiles and screams; "UURRIIEELLL" however she doesn't feel a thing, Uriel removes his sword from his stomach and breaks the barrier with one swing. He begins to walk forward as Katsumi asks; "Uriel what´s wrong?"
"Listen all of you… I am grateful that you kept this body alive, and for that I will not kill you now but should get out of here now" Uriel turns to see them with his eyes, his eyes have an inverse red triangle with black corneas.
"Who are you?" Allan asks Uriel, Uriel smiles and replies; "I am the Horseman of War" Uriel disappears from their sights leaving everyone in a state of shock.
Suddenly, Uriel appears in front of Darius and Alexandria. Alexandria runs towards him with excitement; "Uriel, you are okay?"
"White Witch, you not welcome here, leave this instant, otherwise, I will kill you too!" Uriel says to Alexandria who looks at him scared as she says; "You the first horseman am I right?"
Uriel ignores her and talks straight at Darius, Darius smiles and says; "Well, well, it looks like the young boy is now talking like an adult."
"Darius Lucifugus, I am here to kill you…" Uriel lifts his sword and begins to chant:
"I am the Beginning, I am the end, I bring calamity, I bring joy…I am the Horseman of War"
(BBBBBOOOOOMMMMM)
An enormous amount of manna covers the area, Uriel begins to transform, he now fully clad in pitch-black armor and a rustic helmet with a thinly carved slit displaying a ghastly glow in his eyes. The armor has red borders and a long cape that goes down to his knees. His sword turns into black with red in the middle and "veins" coming out of the line.
"RRRAAAWWWW" Uriel roars releasing a massive shockwave creating a huge crater. Darius smiles and says:
"So getting the stone won't be easy at all, very well, lets have out last fight, Uriel Di Fiore or should I say, Horseman of War…"
Darius with his sharur stands in front of the horseman of war preparing to engage into their final battle. On the top of a hill, the spirit of a wolf stares down at the city as it begins to howl.
IT'S BEEN 8 YEARS, MY SON…