Pool Locker Room…

At the same time…Marinette, Madeleine and Marjorie decided to go and change back to their normal clothes as the pool closed…As they were getting dressed, they were having an important conversation…

“That stupid Alejandro, I can’t believe he is such a pervert, taking off the top part of your swimsuit, ma sœur (sister)…” Marinette expresses her rage towards Alejandro. Marjorie chuckles; “Don’t be mad, I mean, it was an accident and he apologized so…please try to forgive him…”

“There you go again Marjorie, always trying to defend him…he’s a perv and you know it…”

“Well, he might be a little pervert…but he had no intention…” Marjorie chuckles, Madeleine stands in the corner sulking; “Everybody saw my boobs, I am very embarrassed…now I won’t get married…”

“Cheer up ma sœur (sister), I will make everyone forget about not worrying…”*

This is a story that you will read about in a special chapter later on…

“Mercy” Madeleine stands up and continues to change. Ana enters the changing room; “Sorry to interrupt but we need to talk now…”

“Right, we need to talk about El Charro Negro…” Marinette looks at the other girls. Marjorie puts a serious expression:

“Uriel…I understand…”

The girls finish changing and decide to sit on the benches. Ana sighs; “As much as I hate to be in the same room as you guys, we are part of the same M.A.G.I.C. and we have the same mission…”

Marinette nods in agreement; “You’re right, we from the Mages Association have the task of investigating the phenomena occurring in the region known as the Borderland…”

Madeleine explains; “Right now, we have noticed powerful entities gathering in the Borderland; The Chupacabras, the Skinwalker, and the Ghoul…Fortunately for us, Yggdrasil has taken care of all those situations without us having to intervene…”

“Indeed, we are only Low-Level mages…Marjorie is Mid-Level along with Antoine and Crespo…the leader is High-Level but she said she prefers to avoid those types of monsters…”

Madeleine looks at Marjorie; “You’re friend, Alejandro is officially a member of Yggdrasil…I heard he’s strong…Marjorie, does he know about your situation?”

“No…I haven’t told him…and I am worried about his situation with the Golden Key…”

“You’re right, the Golden Key is dangerous, but that’s something beyond our reach…for now, to talk about what we will do with El Charro…”

Marinette chuckles; “Oh yes, Uriel Di Fiore…The Leader informed us that he made an alliance with Yggdrasil along with the Shaman Priestess, Tiwa…”

Ana looks at Marjorie; “Marjorie, we must be cautious, even though he has acted as a good guy defending the school and purging the ombres (Shadows). But he is a threat and he is on the wanted list for the European continent as a criminal…”

Marinette and Madeleine nod in agreement; “Marjorie, you must keep your distance, he is a démon (Demon)...despite his handsome look…”

“Don’t worry about me…I understand that I must be careful but still, I promised to see him and that’s what I will do…”

The twins sigh; “Very well…but we will be watching you from a distance, you are our squad leader and as such remember our mission here…”

Marjorie nods; “I know, I am the leader of this squad…Our leader, Riina left us with the task of investigating the Borderland and most important, the Seven Cities of Gold…I will not fail that mission…but for now, it’s almost 10pm and I promised Uriel we would meet…”

“Right…” The girls nod in agreement.

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Outside the Hotel…

At that moment, people will call it fate, or just a coincidence but…Uriel heard everything in their conversation…

“Muchacho, are you alright?” Felicitas asks Uriel as she sees him making a fist and trembling.

“I am…” Uriel replies without any expression. The Song Field disappears, Felicitas also hears everything. Felicitas looks at Uriel and sighs; “Sorry, but that is also a drawback from the Song Field, you get to hear unwanted conversations happening at that moment. But to be honest, it must be really hard for you right now…”

“It isn’t…it was my fault…I’ve been letting my guard down…I’ve been acting more like…”

“More like a human?”

“...” Uriel doesn’t say a word, Felicitas pats his head; “Muchacho, unfortunately, people like you and me have it different from others. El Charro Negro will always be a target, and those who are related to him will also be targeted…It’s normal to act like a normal teenager, but remember that you aren’t…Things like love, friendship and emotions will only get you killed…”

“I know…” Uriel walks towards the hotel, Felicitas sighs one more time with her eyes closed; “I don’t know what you will do Muchacho but remember this…don’t do anything that you will regret later…El Charro Negro is someone that lives between the worlds of the living and the dead…”

“I understand…thank you for the lessons…Ms. Felicitas…”

“Call me Felicitas…I will see you around, Muchacho…” Felicitas slowly disappears from his sight. Uriel continues to walk towards the hotel.

(DRIP DRIP DROP DROP DROP)

Uriel approaches the entrance, Marjorie stands there with an umbrella, she is wearing a white blouse with a short black skirt. She looks at Uriel approaching and waves at him:

“URIEL! OVER HERE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?”

Uriel doesn’t answer as he thinks; “I let my guard down, I feel that it’s just like that time…” Uriel remembers a girl with black hair, red eyes and pale skin.

Marjorie notices that something is wrong, Uriel gets closer to her, Marjorie extends her arm; “Uriel?”

Uriel passes by her without saying a word. Marjorie is surprised and grabs his arm; “Wait, is something wrong? Uriel, are you mad at me? There is something I wanted to talk to you about…”

“Nothing is wrong and there is nothing to talk about…it’s just, as El Charro, I am a threat to the Mages Association, right?”

Marjorie opens her eyes wider; “How did you…”

“How do I know? Well, that’s simple…I am El Charro Negro…” Uriel points at the trees over there; “Why don’t you let your friends come over here…”

Marinette, Madeleine and Ana come out of the trees; “How did he know? I can’t believe it…”

Majorie looks at Uriel; “Uriel, I can explain, I wanted to tell you but…”

“Marjorie stop…You don’t have the obligation to tell anything…I was a fool in believing in you…”

“No Uriel…please listen…”

(BADUMP)

Uriel feels the killing intent coming out of the three girls behind her.

“Duermanse” (Sleep) Uriel puts everyone in the lobby and outside to sleep. Including Victoria, Angela and Stefan who were hiding in the bushes. Alejandro comes out of the bushes; “What the hell man…”

“Alejandro, you also knew that she was part of M.A.G.I.C.?” Uriel asks Alejandro, Alejandro nods in agreement.

Uriel releases mana as he glares on both Alejandro and Marjorie. Alejandro nervously tries to speak; “Hey man, I just found out by accident, I was going to tell you…please, calm down…”

At that moment, Antoine, Angel and Crespo charge from behind with daggers. Uriel uses his mana to manipulate the vines from bushes and trees and ties the guys and girls up.

(GGYYAAHHH)

“You monster, let us go…” Marinette screams. Majorie looks at Uriel with fear; “Uriel…please stop…”

“Marjorie run away from that demon…run!” Antoine and the others say to Marjorie.

Uriel chuckles as he feels a pain in his heart; “You imbeciles…I am not a demon…I am far more evil than that…You guys from M.A.G.I.C. are naive when you think you can defeat me…I guess she was right, I am a monster and a monster doesn’t have no one…I was stupid in believing in you guys…”

Uriel releases crimson mana.Uriel feels betrayed, knowing that everyone is against him. Alejandro gets in front of Marjorie; “Marjorie stays behind me…”

(BBBAAADDUUUMMPPP)

At that moment, Uriel stops as he looks in front; “This mana…”

“AAAAYYYY MMMIIISSS HHHHIIIJJJOOOSSSS”

Everyone is paralyzed upon hearing that cry. Alejandro and Marjorie look in front and see from afar, a woman in white dress walking in the water. The woman has no reflection and slowly cries one more time:

“AAAYYYY MMMIIISSSS HHHHIIIJJJJOOOOSSS”

Uriel lets everyone go…at that moment, a pillar of light shines from afar…