Chapter three: The hope of triumph
After our little adventure in the labyrinth we went through a lot of physical work we ended up having material from two monsters and most importantly a lot of metal from purgatory most can have a weapon and I have been learning to use my weapon from the labyrinth I have had strange dreams a consciousness treats to communicate with me only when I have my subconscious part I don't know what it will be.
Shout: the food is ready
I left my room just to see the boys at the table with half-closed eyes and the only one who told me was his… son.
Leo: what's up handsome
He said it while joking about the game, the guy is strange, but we love him anyway.
Dario: What happened guys - with a sleepy tone and 5 more hours.
Ángel: well, thanks to you we gained power, we gained extension of our abilities and some also poisoned us.
Duncan: And we may also have weapons thanks to the three days we've been collecting matter, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we almost died because of you.
Dario: Thanks for the encouragement.
I understand that they highlight the bad, but at least they try to stay positive, some still have the poisonous effect on their bodies.
Rubén: And speaking of that, designing weapons is not just about making them.
Carlos: It's true, I have ideas for my weapon.
Emmanuel: I have no idea which one I can have I like the simple ones but I need things to think about
They continued talking excitedly among themselves about having a gun, but someone spoke up.
Brandon: Guys, I have something to tell you after dinner we can talk.
We all looked at each other as he said it in a cold calm manner and his seriousness in his eyes would make even a god swallow saliva, this is going to be very hard we all nodded our heads.
The food was delicious, chilaquiles with egg and sauce with a mint tea, the best thing in life.
Brandon: Kids can go watch TV.
Sacha: we can see puppet plaza
Brandon: If anything happens, call me.
I imagine he took the children so they wouldn't hear that we were going to talk about something very serious, but because in the puppet plaza they would have given them the blue dog, that's good.
Rubén: I see that you became attached to them.
Brandon: It's not very different from you, at least they are if you listen to me.
We all looked at him with a look of indignation on my part, I said internally. How dare you, I'm going to take it, but it offends me to no end.
Brandon laughed a long laugh when he saw us complaining about his comment, then we joined in his laughter and with that the customer was not as tense and serious as he was a moment ago.
Brandon: Alright guys, let me tell you what I discovered.
A few days ago Flash Back
Brandon: Well, kids, you already have your candy.
I prepared them something quick, some chocolate candies that they devoured as if it were the last thing they would ever eat in their lives.
Sacha: well I only remember that we were chained
Ágata: and that gentlemen injected us with things besides the purple horse talking to two other animals
That caught my attention since he has allies that is dangerous, I will remember it for later.
Brandon: and what they ate I asked, but unconscious of doing it tactfully.
The children remained silent and began to tremble, I think I touched something I shouldn't have.
Sacha: well co. co.. we ate everything we could
Brandon's mind: I don't think they could tell me, even if they wanted to, I imagine the worst, although I think I'm going to leave the topic. I don't know what happened so I better leave it to them, but I imagine that they broke a taboo since their little bodies tremble and His brittle eyes and the way they lock are a sign of someone who will do everything possible to survive.
Brandon: Well, kids, let's go bathe them.
Change the topic so they stop thinking and remembering.
Ágata: we don't want to bathe
Brandon: Hygiene is important.
And even though I took them to bathe, their bodies still feel bad.
I took the children by hand to bathe them, I was preparing the bathtub with warm water and when they entered I saw their eyes light up, our bathroom is large, it has a 10x10 meter bathtub. Who knows if the children bathed and I also have doubts.
Ágata: sir, where is the shampoo?
Brandon: That's right, give me a moment, kids.
He brought one from the warehouse that was next to the bathroom and when I came in I saw them playing with the water and it made me happy to see that. After a while I soaped their heads and after that they took a quick bath, they allowed me to dry them. After that we didn't have any girl's clothes. I gave them two of my shirts and they were very big on them. They were adorable. Sacha yawned along with Ágata. They were very tired. I carried them. with my arms to my room I laid them on the bed and covered them with a blanket and then I went to plan the dining room to wait for the others
Brandon's mind: two more apart from Marques Samigina that we have gotten ourselves into, but that explains the imbalance of the human world, we'll see what else I can get from the children for the moment
Clak the door rang, I got up quickly from the table and saw my friends beaten and emaciated, I attended to them very quickly, I brought the health candy quickly and gave it to them, I saw Dario hug him and I zapped him, killing neurons, and he didn't do anything, I think. that he understood what he did and after all they went to sleep.
And that's it, what do you guys think?
Leo: two more
Leo's face showed justified fear. We have heard stories about how cruel and bloodthirsty and, above all, how powerful they are. This is out of our hands.
Ángel: guys this is very hard, but look on the bright side we already have some guarantee
I admire how Ángel tried to lighten the atmosphere, but his efforts were useless. We were all thinking and silent until Duncan spoke up.
Duncan: well after this we have to think about how to make our weapons
I quickly said as if a 'little child' were trying to get into a stroller.
Dario: me first
Don't get me wrong, I'm not that selfish, but I need more melee defense.
Brandon: Oh, tell me what happened because you all arrived beaten.
Carlos: If it's true, we didn't tell you anything since we were beaten.
Emmanuel: you wouldn't believe us if we told you
An explanation later while they were telling the story from their perspectives, Brandon's face changed a lot and he always looked at me angrily for being an asshole.
Brandon: great, what a stroke of luck – he exclaimed after giving me a dirty look.
Dario: We didn't even get very hurt.
I said it avoiding looking at Brandon's face.
Duncan: if you don't complain you got a small army and a gun
Dario: but there's another one missing. Remember what happened to us, we decided to carry two weapons after the incident with the yo-yo girl.
Brandon: Seriously, what happened?
Duncan: Of course, before you joined us, it was a long time, let me tell you.
A few centuries ago, it was more or less 1528, I think humanity barely had technology, but they were no longer so wild and the best thing was they gave power to the demons by making deals. It was a dark time in hell, which is when the 72 pillars were formed.
Now Dario takes the floor
Since on November 9, Duncan and I were in Europe during that century, more specifically in the United Kingdom, you will ask why during this time that part of civilization was where the anomalies were most manifest. Imagine how crazy the Europeans went, God was a son of a bitch (cough, cough). I'm already calm
Commercial break, let me explain something to you. You will see the balance of the 4 kingdoms works like a porcelain plate with four pillars or columns as they say in your dialect. that holds it if one of them breaks all the others are destroyed that's why you have to keep the balance
During the time Duncan and I were known to humans as heroes of the twilight. When we did it for work I had an oz during that time it was good and covered good angles of attack and Duncan a whip with nails he was the one who carried the team at medium and long distances, getting back to the topic after that we went to a place Specifically, it was one of the rich neighborhoods in London, the capital, and it was difficult to get close to the humans. They knew us, but we looked like beggars. The disgusted look on their faces is still in my memory, the rich bastards.
Dario: so the whores weren't so expensive.
Brandon: That's not because they were in the rich neighborhood.
Dario: or yes, going back to the story.
I wasn't complaining, but we had our difficulties before we were able to find him/her, we didn't know what exactly it was, the presence didn't tell us enough. but we knew it was a celestial being by Radio of light energy which made things easier, but I didn't understand because the light was very weak.
Since divine or good celestial beings always have this presence of purity, warmth, but not this time.
When we arrived at a church we saw a priest, but we did not understand him, we approached him and asked politely.
Dario: Excuse me gentleman, but we come for important matters.
First the guy made a disgusted face when he saw us and he intensified it when we got closer, how exaggerated.
Duncan: No, in fact it was justified, it was when we didn't bathe for 2 weeks.
Dario: no, seriously, I didn't remember that.
Duncan: We were killing vampires those two weeks in a row.
Dario: If I remembered, well, let's go back to the story.
Priest: These are the saints who have been protecting and performing miracles, it must be God who sent them to us.
Duncan's mind: hahaha yes of course no god is not very busy
The church was huge with stained glass windows of religious shapes and also large porcelain statues, both the chairs were made of oak, everything was very expensive and fine. The truth is, there we thought, but not to charge if they are good.
Duncan: If you know who we are, you know why we're here.
Duncan exclaimed arrogantly.
Duncan: wait, I was never a sucker with him.
Dario: net to good
Priest: yes follow me
We passed through many rooms, it seemed more like a convent than a church, we saw many sisters, the most dramatic women I have ever seen, in fact, we barely passed by one and she fainted, they all looked at us with disgust, the old women couldn't stand anything. and we arrived at a room with a very thick steel door dented with blows, the scratches were deep and blood ran across the door and the floor leaving a map of suffering. The light energy ended here we entered and when we saw a very emaciated young woman of about 15 years old with blonde hair with a very weak halo, although I didn't pay much attention I was thinking if it was a possession or corruption what I noticed most were her countless scars and wounds still bleeding.
And Brando interrupted
Brandon: Wait, from everything you tell me, I get the girl's attention more.
Duncan: sorry, it was one of the first times where the case was very serious. Dario finishes telling the story.
Dario: well, pass me the potatoes, I ate a handful and continued counting with my mouth full.
In the story taken up by Dario
After that we approached and she looked at us and said in a calm and cold voice
Female angel: they came for me
We didn't say anything, our words wanted to come out, but our mouth didn't move so we just nodded.
Taking out my oz I approached and responded with melancholy in my words
Dario: Look, we can do it by hook or by crook.
Female angel: I accept my destiny I only ask for one last thing
His tired voice and his broken breaths told us that he had already suffered enough to accept and embrace death.
Duncan: tell us what you want
Female angel: I know you have the power of necromancy
That alerted me if she knows that she is dangerous. With that already said, I asked.
Dario: How do you know that?
Female angel: my ability is the eyes of god, but finishing that I just want you not to transform me into one of your undead
Darius: okay
At that time my ability had not taken the evolutionary leap that it has now, I did not take the soul and place it as my soldier, I revived corpses, they were zombies that followed my orders.
I raised my hands and when I began to charge my deadly attack she jumped out of the bed and hung from the ceiling we could hear the bones in her hands breaking from the force she applied.
Priest: What's happening?
He started to back away scared, but Duncan reacted and ordered quickly.
Duncan: Get out of here quickly.
She attacked Darío with her tongue, suffocating him. I attacked her claws with my latico and he fell to the floor. Darío reacted quickly after taking a breath of air and cut off her tongue. I disabled part of her limbs with my skill. She was very confused and at that Darío cut her. his head as he was preparing his attack since he could not move his arms and legs.
Corrupt angel: although the attacks can fulfill my wish, right?
The pleading eyes of a wounded man always filled me with compassion.
Dario: I shouldn't, but I will keep my promise since our word always counts.
When he took his last breath, darkness began to surround the body and a great tremor absorbed the darkness, a well that opened to hell and the angel's inert body emerged, his soul was over.
Duncan took me by the shoulder and with his calm voice he recited to me.
Duncan: We must give him a holy burial. I am surprised that he became a low-level demon. Very slowly, his halo disappeared when he asked us for his last wish.
The present
Dario: What I learned is that we need a secondary and small weapon.
I spoke the moral and spoke again
Dario: Well Brandon, that's how his story ended.
Brandon: but what happened to the grave, the church and the humans?
Duncan: There are things that should not be told, well not now.
It's not that we didn't want to tell him, it's that there are wounds that haven't healed yet.
Dario: well guys we have to make the weapons
My optimism was guided by reason
Duncan: You know how long it takes us to make one?
Dario: (exhales) I know, well where do we start?
Brandon: How about the design?
The suggested
Angel: each of you make your own designs.
Carlos: I'm going to help.
Leo: True.
Duncan: you have to separate the stone from the metal and make them into ingots
Emmanuel: well, I'll go to my room to design my weapon.
We all already had something to do
Brandon's mind: since it's a shadow I'll be able to do it - I have to try it, I don't lose anything by trying.
Brandon: Dario I need a favor
Dario: of course which one.
We went outside our residence and he asked me for the strangest favor, I didn't understand his reasoning.
Brandon: I want to see your new shadows
Dario: for what?
Brandon: I have a theory I want to test.
Dario: and that is
I wanted you to explain to me what your intention is.
Brandon: If I destroy your shadow I think I can transform into the monsters you get
Dario: good idea, but it could have been living creatures and not summons
Brando: I have to try.
I exhaled deeply and pulled Apocali out, noticing Brandon's surprised look.
Brandon: That's what they killed must have cost a lot.
Dario: and cost, well do it
Brandon transformed into a bear and started attacking Apocali and I'm surprised how fast he moves to transform into a bear he hit the head and with a strong kick with the claws of his paw Apocali lost the vision in one eye and after that I saw how he tried to defend himself and I ordered him to let himself be killed, I would explain to him. and making a big turn with all the weight of the front claws cut its neck and it quickly disappeared, I resurrected it with mana and he or she I don't know, but it didn't look happy, it seemed like it was throwing a tantrum or pouting, although its eyes They say they want an explanation.
Dario: Don't worry, it was for a good cause.
Apocali nodded as if understanding that it was an order to let himself be killed.
Brandon quickly said thank you and got down on his knees.
Apocali sees him with a look of no way, but oh well.
Dario: and you can transform into a dragon now
Brandon: well, let me try aaaaaaaaaa
The scream I made amused me.
Dario: From what I see, right?
Brandon: No sorry, that's why I think we wasted our time.
Dario: well I wonder if something is going on in my head?
Brandon: What do you mean?
Dario: you see I have a very crazy idea but I don't know if it works I'm going to call Leo
Activate my calling magic
Leo: richcarday funeral homes where we buried you
Dario: will you accompany me to a place?
Leo: sure where.
I am surprised at how quickly I accept.
Dario: to a place
I quickly said goodbye to this Brandon and headed with Leo to his room and the already prepared and waiting one quickly made a portal to the place where we found the children.
We reached the cliff that separates the mountain with the castle in ruins, we jumped and in the last meters before hitting the ground I stabbed my knife to cushion our fall.
Leo: we can move forward
Dario: yes let's go
Leo: Why are we here?
Dario: Look, we have to find where the children were imprisoned, we have to move forward, don't get too far away, we'll see what we can recover or some information that will help us.
Leo: ok you know that is more in ruins than when we came last time
In fact, it's a good observation, it means that the bad guys were already here.
Dario: I know, but well it comes up
Rick walked out of me and with a look of shame memories of Vietnam
Dario: very good Rick, I need you to tell me where the children were.
Rick nodded and told us to follow them and he took us to the basement. We entered and there was a putrid smell that was disgusting when we entered, but we didn't vomit because we didn't have anything in our stomach. In addition to the multiple skeletons of children on the ground or rotting corpses, it disgusted me and made me feel sick imagining what they went through, but Leo touched my shoulder and told me with his look, concentrate. The place was like a dungeon full of dungeons and chains, it was not very big, but for the children we advanced into the dungeon and found a table where there were sheets of paper, I think it was a thesis or what's left of one.
Leo removed the rats that were on the table, god those things were huge.
Leo: look what I found
Leo found something. I didn't notice seeing those rats. Don't blame me, I'm serious. They were fat, but very fat.
He started reading and all I saw was his total face of disgust and fear.
I asked to see the documents and I started reading and I didn't believe it, experiments with humans, the question was why?
Leo: there are missing leaves, someone took them
We heard a sound behind us, someone hit a corpse, we quickly got on guard and it was a girl, she saw us and raised her weapons.
Leo mind: I didn't see where it came from
Girl: who are they?
Dario: we asked the same thing
A tall girl of 1.80 with long black hair and a good athletic body and wearing a black suit with some steel parts as protectors.
Girl: very well honey, I come for clues
I'm surprised he cooperates.
Leo: and us too.
Girl: well if you lower your weapons we can talk
Dario: And how do I know you won't try to kill us?
Typical questions, but if they ask them it's because they work.
Girl: very good honey, think of it as an investment
Leo: well let's put them down we have nothing to lose
We lowered our weapons and she lowered her the same, the atmosphere was not tense and the exchange began.
Girl: well hello how are you my name is Luna
Dario: my name is Dario and this is Leo
Leo: Hello.
God, his stupid face, I think he fell in love, but hey, that's not important.
Luna: What are you looking for here?
Dario: as you already said, the question is which clues are you looking for?
Luna: well guys me too, but I'm looking for someone
Leo: from Marquis Sam..
She rushed towards Leo and placing one of her weapons on his head, which were like large black iron needle daggers, she told him.
Luna: what relationship do you have with him?
Seeing the aggression react like lightning Leo is in danger, but they are needles not knives.
I quickly threw my knife behind her and she looked at me with a mocking look when she saw that I didn't hit her, but Rick took it and placed it on her neck and with hatred I responded.
Dario: I don't know what relationship you have with the guy who almost killed me and my family, but how you react I think you should take your gun away from my friend - I yelled at him very angry.
Leo was calmly trying to manifest one of his blades to stab her in her arms.
Luna: you don't know what the bastard did to me - she said angrily.
Leo: very good, from what I see we already have something in common
Luna: What do they mean?
It seems that they didn't realize the anger, ah Dario is an airhead sometimes, but his reaction was the right one.
Dario: He threatened us and gave us a deadline before he would try to kill us. We came here for clues about what they were doing here.
Leo: that's right, we rescued some children who were imprisoned here
Luna: children, there is a girl in those who rescued – her desperation conveyed to us what she was looking for.
Leo: if there is, could you be a little more specific?
Luna: I want to go see her, CAN I? – his scream is louder so I ask.
Dario: why do you want to see so desperately?
Luna: Very well, I will tell you, I am a witch from a very strange clan since it was only reduced a few generations ago. Well, I have a younger sister and she was kidnapped. I need to know what happened and if she is alive.
We looked at each other and Leo nodded.
Leo: Well, I'll make a call, I'll let the boys know.
Dario's mind: this is going too fast this gives me a bad feeling I think she will kill us or treat us
Don't blame me, I'm not telling you how to live your life since I don't know if what you're telling us is true, maybe she's a spy, they've already betrayed us enough to not give the vote of confidence.
Luna: And how did we get to their house or where they have it.
Dario: look sweet, but you don't give me confidence
Oh, I said sweetheart, normally I don't talk nonsense, but today I was in good shape, I had Apocali on my side.
Luna: I really like you, sweetie.
And he responded positively, I think he's playing along.
Dario: that's who I am, I don't like people telling me things without saying them to my face.
Luna: well I think you're right.
Dario: thank you, but if you want to go there are conditions
I had to demand it since not only the children, but also my family, were at stake.
Luna: tell me which ones
Dario: give us your weapons and we will chain you
Luna: why chained
Dario: I just know that humans have more mana than average, but they don't have special abilities like us
Luna: ok, if with that I can see the girl to see if she is my sister, that's fine.
Leo came back and told me that the boys already know
Leo: well let's go, what did they talk about?
I explained everything I said to Luna and he understood and prepared his emergency ability.
Leo: Luna, don't take this the wrong way, he doesn't trust almost anyone.
Luna: and can I ask why?
Dario: there are wounds that have not yet healed - he said it with melancholy
This has already been said a lot, but you will understand it as the story progresses.
Luna: but time heals wounds - with curiosity
Dario: time does not heal all wounds – he responded with annoyance
Leo: well let's go
Leo made a portal to our home after taking up arms and chaining Luna.
I have already explained how we use the portals, read the chapter. 1 If you want to know, it is unnecessary for me to say that we use the stone of return.
We arrived and I asked him to wait and the wife with special handcuffs put them on his hands, these handcuffs take away all your mana, they are made of a special choice.
It brings back memories of how we got them, the devils are like the Japanese or the Chinese, they create and advance defense technologies at an alarming speed.
We entered and the blacks were eating, it was time for dinner and we entered
Duncan: you're here, welcome.
Angel: And what did they do?
Carlos: they discovered something
Emmanuel: who is she?
Brandon: and why is she chained?
Ruben: aapdndjvs d skdbakjgf
Leo: chew first and ask questions later
God, being bombarded with questions is unhealthy and takes a lot out of your mind, but hey, that's just how they are.
After explaining everything to them they understood about Luna, but then I dropped the bomb
Leo: guys and something else something horrible, they use children as laboratory rats to make an army
All that
Rubén: but what and why?
Dario: I don't know, the thesis was incomplete.
Luna: I can see the girl now.
The truth is that I kept quiet a bit, the girl is developing the main story, but she got involved, but it is understandable that we have her possible sister if she is not one of the corpses or skeletons.
Rubén: Brandon, where are the children?
Brandon: They're in the living room playing mega genesis.
Luna: I can see the girl- she said it with more impatience each time.
Brandon got defensive since that behavior is strange, but well he knows that she could be his sister, but what if not he knows how disappointment can affect people
Dario: Brandon, calm down, she can't be bad and others come up.
Armies of shadows came out led by Rick and surrounded her, pointing their weapons at different vital points.
Dario: I don't think I can do anything.
Brandon went to pick up the children and when they were in the living room he told them that someone wanted to visit them.
The children came to the dining room jumping and excited to reach a new level of the biggest hedgehog of all.
Moon: Agate
Agate: sister
She began to cry and hugged her sister.
Ágata: because you are chained because they chained my sister
It's a good thing I didn't notice when I disappeared into my shadows.
Duncan: We didn't chain her, we just handcuffed her all over her body, free her, Darío.
I dispossessed her and unchained her, they began to hug each other, they are in a beautiful moment, we left there since we have to give them space.
Ángel: Guys, I don't want to interrupt your moment, I have to tell you that you have to look for more information.
Carlos: and I know, but where
Emmanuel: I know where but the guy is a bastard, but he's a good person.
Ruben: who?
Brandon: He's an informant we've been watching for a while, but we haven't consulted him.
Duncan: His name is Yair.
Hello, hello, yes, I know, it took me a month to correct this chapter but I have good news, my work is prospering. I also had a week of exams. In fact, I spent a long time working on the concept. I was talking to my friends and I can't grow it in the following months. making sketches so I think be careful I think that my story will be made into a comic, manga, manhwa, manhua I don't know what the type of name made by some Mexicans would be but well I hope to finalize the project of converting it to a visual novel I feel that they would enjoy that format more as I said it may take me a long time to upload chapter 4, don't blame me, I don't make a living from this and I upload it for pleasure, not to eat, and the truth is, I have a lot of views, I feel happy, but I realized that I don't have any comments or even likes. It means to me that you are not very interested in this story. If you finish reading this, you have all my love and affection. Well, see you with love, RIXSUNE.