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Prologue 3 - Vol.1: The rise of the brotherhood.

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Night descended on the city of Yucatan. A densely populated city, they formed a beautiful contrast of phosphorescent colors in the streets, a living city, which screamed family and tradition. A few kilometers from the city of Chiche Itza, the U-H group was finishing preparations for the raid.

Wearing a set of special clothes, which they paraded on their bodies. Black reinforced pants with several pockets. Long armored knee pads, along with cap boots, on top of a lycra sweatshirt close to the body, followed by a jacket with protectors on the forearms, chest, and shoulders consecutively. On the back, the group's logo is proudly emblazoned. The head was protected by a black military helmet. With flashlights and a sturdy camera, the face was protected by a mask that filters the air and protects the sight. On the back is a military tactical machete and on the right thigh a 9mm pistol.

Watching everyone finish preparing, David. He took a strong breath of fresh air, he could still remember when they started this group, they didn't have any equipment to support themselves. Only after successful hunts did the money begin to grow exponentially. Now, right now, they were a whole group of professional urban hunters.

One of the reasons money wasn't a concern.

"Everyone ready?" Looking up, they all attended, putting their weapons in their holsters.

"Good ... If everyone is ready, it's time to start." Following the order, they began to walk towards the entrance of the castle. The guard of the place took turns in turns, half an hour. Every ten minutes, they circled the perimeter, with only one chance to get inside David and his group sped forward in a straight line.

The Kukulkan temple, by day, gave a completely different feeling. In the dead of night without decent lighting, it gave a gloomy, lush-looking image.

It was undoubtedly as impressive as it was disturbing, the feeling it caused in the pit of the stomach, standing in front of this imposing construction.

"Boss." Gwen's voice broke the silence in the darkness. Looking back at her, David hinted that she should continue. —The real problem begins in the climb, we have only a few seconds to reach the top before the next guard on duty takes his place.

They all looked up, where the castle stairs climbed into the sky.

Allowing a few seconds to pass, David replied, "We will go up in an arrow formation, fast and silently, we have 60 seconds to reach the middle and another 40 to finish it."

Looking again at the others I continue. —We will go up at an average speed of 1: 2: 4 km / h without stopping, if all goes well, we will arrive 12 seconds before the time limit.

They all nodded. -Let's go!.

With a bent torso and a fast pace. They began to run in an arrow formation, little by little, as the seconds passed the entrance to the temple began to get smaller and smaller.

For some reason, the feeling of heaviness began to show itself.

The sensation was like a strange pressure enveloping and pressing the body. David knew it wasn't normal, after all, he had done this many times before. And he had never felt this kind of sensation so strong, he couldn't be sure, but he could almost swear they were being watched.

"Ten seconds!" Gwen's voice woke David from this strange sensation. Looking ahead, it was only a couple of meters to reach the middle of the temple.

—9 ...

Without looking anywhere, with his gaze fixed, David hastened his step followed in coordination, the others followed his example.

-8 ...

-7 ...

-6 ...

It's funny what adrenaline can do to your body. The senses are amplified, time slows down, you find yourself in a dark tunnel where only your goal is imprinted in front of your eyes. A natural self-protection mechanism. Many experts think that mastering these sensations and hiding them is the best way to survive. David on the other hand disagrees. Sensations such as adrenaline and fear are very important defense mechanisms of the body.

Fear reminds you of danger.

Adrenaline keeps you alive.

-5...

-4...

-3...

Advancing the last few inches, halfway through, David stopped abruptly. Kneeling, he raised his arm in a signal to wait.

Just a second later they were all in the same position still next to him. As the light from the guards was projected in front of them, everyone fell silent holding their breath.

It wasn't until it was moved to the next Zone that everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"Fuck ... That was closer than I'd like." Clarence spoke as he let out a sigh.

"Well that's what makes it exciting, don't you think?"

"You're the only crazy one, who likes this feeling," Anderson replied.

"Shut your mouth, if you don't like what the hell you're doing here?"

"The money of course."

Stopping he exchanged between whispers from Gwen and Anderson, David opened and closed his hand.

Letting the exact seconds pass.

He gave the signal to move forward. "Let's go.

In sync, everyone resumed he advanced. The entrance to the castle of Kukulkan eventually began to get bigger, the bricks corroded by the time of gray contrast, it was what at the end of the tour he received them.

Kneeling in the doorway, David gave the others a free pass. One after another, they all entered the castle. Until no one was left outside, his eyes swept the view down. Everything had been normal, the guards kept their posts without knowing what had happened. No tests, no disturbances, a perfect infiltration.

After a moment he enters as well.

Inside the castle, the atmosphere maintained a humid tinge, the air thick with a strong smell of wet earth. The helmet lanterns were the only lighting in the place. At the end of the view, only darkness and gloom were distinguished, taking the dictated alignment for exploration, everyone continued their advance.

David up front, followed by Anderson and Clarence. Leaving Alex and Gwen, in the end, covering the back of the group.

The team's footsteps as they walked on the ground caused a strange echo off the surrounding walls. The pace of advance was marked slowly, due to the old and poor condition of the interior floors.

"This is giving me a bad feeling." Alex with a pink tone the nervousness argued in a whisper.

"I never thought I'd be saying this, but, Alex is right, shit this feels so strange," Anderson replied.

"It's almost like ..."

"Our body is warning us." Wanting to explain something Gwen stopped in mid-sentence. Unable to find the right words, David finished praying for her.

Everyone fell silent when they heard it.

"Warning?" Alex argued.

"That sounds ... Ugh ... What kind of warning boss?" Trying to say something, in the end, Gwen threw the question without being able to complete the first sentence.

The silence was the only response from David. Everyone without exception, watched as his face changed to a series of different emotions.

A bad premonition crept into his stomach.

"I don't know ... if I want to know, that answer after all," Anderson replied.

They weren't the type to be scared very often, after all, their job as urban hunters involved going into places a normal person would never think of visiting. But seeing his team leader David in such a strange state, they were quite concerned.

After all, he was not one to be afraid of. They knew what it entailed when they went into business.

It was a fact that they all had guts.

No one could ever refute that, but right now, the feeling was completely different than normal.

They couldn't explain it well, but something not very abnormal was hidden in this place.

It was what their senses screamed at them.

"Attention to the front, a few meters ahead, the descending stairs begin to one of the many chambers inside the castle."

Advancing a few meters, David stopped, just in front of some old stone stairs. According to the intelligence that he was able to gather, you are arriving at one of the chambers of the castle.

Taking a few seconds looking at everyone David asked, "This is the last chance we have to be able to go back, if they feel that the risk is not worth it, it is time to speak."

They all looked at each other for a few moments. With their eyes they said everything, until the end, looking back at David Gwen I speak for everyone. "What are we waiting for?"

They were professionals, they couldn't let a strange feeling stop them from doing their job.

They had the pride to maintain.