-The only good option I can think of. - Soledad says. -It is to perform the protection ritual, which by the way that was the reason that made your car not fail girl, when everyone else did during the blackout this afternoon, because among the things I got are some that cancel their effects and we can make amulets, so what we can do so that the Countess cannot attack them, at least until she finds out how to stop her, is to perform the ritual tonight to protect you and the mansion.
It was 9 pm, when the side door to that sliding wooden gate was finally opened, now displaying the drawing made with chalk and crayons of a wooded landscape, from which thousands of photographs and videos had already been taken, from which a couple of hours before the Count of Malibrán.
The police fence could barely contain the thousands of people who had gathered in that area of the boardwalk, who when they saw the well-known reporter leave they kept a bit of composure and silence, while some recorded on video, others only on audio and there were thousands of flashes of disposable and instant cameras.
- Good night everyone present!
Says the reporter on the tray of a police van, which was parked in front of the house, while she used the microphone of her news agency and one of her cameramen focused on her.
-Along with those of other news media, my name is Leticia Corréa from the XEW newscast.
Of course, she could not stop making the commercial presentation first, apart from having already requested the help of another of the television cameramen, putting him in the front row to make the note of her report, which would hardly be ready to be televised on the news 10:30 p.m., whose headline was precisely the reporter Guillermo Ochoa, at a time when live and direct links were not yet possible, because some countries did not have communications satellites, and only worked with repeater antennas. radio and television.
-As some may have found out about what happened this afternoon, the legend of the Countess of Malibrán has been proven, ceasing to be one of the traditional urban myths, to which now we can attribute the disappearance of the young people who have been reported during the last days, but they should not be afraid, as everyone present realized, the Countess is not invincible and there are several ways to stop her, one of them is the Count of Malibrán, which apparently is the only thing she fears and that is why she runs away in terror, as soon as she hears him or sees him arrive, now she has already left and we do not know when she will appear again.
-We do not know the origin of her strength, but we do know the origin of ours, the union, just as we were all able to drive it away this afternoon by calling the Count, this is how we will be able to defend ourselves every time he returns, perhaps her main objective, are in the girls of this house, because here the first ritual began summoning, but that doesn't stop young boys from disappearing all over the state, and maybe the other states, so the best thing is that during the next night of the full moon, which will be in a few days, no one should go out to the street at night, especially if they are young and handsome men, because we know, according to legend, that this is the goal of the Countess, apart from the boarding houses of this mansion, that will be very well protected by this canvas painted on a gate, which all n We gave it the power to be the portal where the Count of Malibrán will arrive every time the girls need it, I am Leticia Corréa for the XEW news, radio and television, good evening.
The part of the crowd devoted to the news that had approached, now they tried to entertain the girl with a million questions, but she managed to avoid them, and return to the mansion where she asked Adelina for the phone, to speak to the news chief of the television station, the clock was just after 9:30 p.m. and the video of the report, would have to be ready for the 10:30 p.m. newscast.
-Well girls and boys, the official version is going to be broadcast nationwide, and it depends on you that the truth is not known, because if all those people who are outside.
-Along with all those who are going to see us on television, know it They will want a protection ritual, or an amulet like the one you are going to wear, and in a couple of hours the mansion would be invaded by hundreds of people, willing to kill to obtain an amulet, so in a couple of hours we will do the protection ritual, so that each of you cannot be kidnapped, or enchanted by the magic of the Countess, that is referring to the boys, because she only wants the girls, to throw them to the crocodiles because she hates them, but remember that something may go wrong, and it is better not to go out at night, far from it for a couple of nights before and a couple of nights after the night of the full moon. –The mulatto tells them.
- In an hour or so the XEW nightly news will start! And as soon as their parents see it, they will start calling, do not forget to tell them that everything is just a publicity show to attract people to the city for the following Easter holidays, and that they are all fine, that is if they want to stay protected inside from the mansion, at least until we know how to return the Countess definitively to the hell where we made her come from, since if any of you want to go home, you can, but remember that far from here, perhaps do not serve the amulets and put your family at risk.
Adelina says, and a few hours later, around midnight, after the girls and Adelina answered countless calls from the parents who had already seen the news; Soledad had already lit a fire in the most hidden part of the mansion's patio, with wood obtained from old furniture.
The girls held hands together with Adelina; Leticia and the others, forming a circle around the fire that crackled in a strange way, making the flames of fire look like hands emerging from the ground, while the mulatto sang a strange song that sounded gloomy but relaxing, each of which made up The circle had a personal item with him, some in his hand and others in his shirt bag, ranging from a stone they had found in the garden, to reliquaries, watches and jewelry, when the mulatto told them to close their eyes and that absolutely no one opened them, the flames of fire began to jump on them but without burning them, acting only on the article where they carried it, of course, there was someone who opened them, including Erika, who screamed in fear when she felt and looked at the flames hugging her.
- Remember that your name is Érika Cienfuegos! (Hundred fires)
Adelina tells her that she was one of those who were watching the development of the ritual, and the girl, living up to her name, took courage and stopped showing fear, although she was terrified, the fire hands began to retreat towards his base until they extinguished.
- Now you can open your eyes! - Soledad tells them. –And from now on that object that you have adopted as yours is so personal, that it will make you invulnerable before the Countess, but remember that it may not be enough, so you better not trust yourself.
Among the attendees were the mothers of some of the boys, and of course, some of the fathers who had witnessed the infernal demonstrations of the Countess of Malibrán and thanking the mulatto, promised her that they would do everything possible to protect the tenants of the mansion, organizing night guards and all that was necessary, each one carrying with faith, his now blessed personal object.
The ritual ended, the girls and everyone involved, went to sleep a little more peacefully, and much more when they convinced the mulatto woman from Córdoba to sleep in the elegant and now much more famous, Román mansion.