Vol. 9 - Chapter 4: The Unwanted Girl and the Wendigo

Uriel and Samantha walk on board of Trueno, Uriel's horse. They head to Samantha's village located in the deepest part of the woods. The sun begins to set, the sky begins to share its colors between red and blue, turning into black. Samantha hugs Uriel very tight as she trembles. Uriel blushes and asks:

"Are you okay, you've been acting weird since we arrived at Bay City?"

"Uriel, I'm scared to return, you see I am considered an Unwanted Girl." Samantha says with a low tone. Uriel looking at her asks:

"Why do you say that? Did something happened to you in the past?"

"In the past, I escaped from the wendigo on the cost of the person I care the most. People began to hate me." Samantha says as she trembles. Uriel looks in front, as the horse walks slowly passing through many pines. He turns around and says:

"Don't stay in the past Samantha, I don't know your past but I know you now, in the shot time I have been with you, I can tell that you are a good person despite of what other people say."

Samantha lifts her head and sees Uriel's smile, she begins to cry and says; "Thank You, this is why I fell in love with you."

Uriel blushes and turns around replying:

"A-A-Ahh…. So how far is your village?"

Samantha chuckles as she says:

"See that mountain over there?" Samantha points at the mountain, Uriel nods in agreement. Samantha continues to speak:

"We must head to bottom of that mountain, there is small lake located there, and my village is located passing that lake."

"I see, well it's not pretty far, I think we can makes it before night arrives." Uriel says with a smile, Samantha lowers her head and asks:

"Hey, Uriel, if I did something horrible, would you still like me?"

Uriel lowers his head and replies; "Of course I would, but please don't do anything bad, I like people who always try to do the correct thing."

Samantha blushes and replies: "I'll try my best."

As they move forward, the weather gets colder; Uriel begins to see the clouds forming in the sky, but these clouds where different, their color was the same as the artic clouds. Uriel begins to say:

"Why are there artic clouds in here, we are in the middle of the summer."

Samantha begins to explain:

"This region is a cursed one, it has the curse of "Eternal Winter"; this means that it will always be winter no matter the season."

Uriel looks at the sky with shock and asks:

"Did Alexandria do this?"

Samantha nods in agreement; Uriel begins to ask:

"But why? Did you guy do something?"

"To be honest, only the head of the village knows about this. Uriel there is something I must warn you…" At that moment, a terrifying roar comes across the woods; a massive wind blows causing Trueno to react.

(RRRRRAAAAAWWWWW)

"WHAT IS THAT?" Uriel screams as he tries to steady the horse. Samatha begins to shake, as she knows what that was. Samantha begins to scream:

"WE NEED TO RUN URIEL, THE WENDIGO HAS COME!"

(RRRRAAAWWWW)

The scream gets closer, Uriel makes Trueno to run away from The Wendigo, Uriel looks back trying to find it, but there is nothing from behind. Uriel hears Samantha saying:

"How can this be, it's not even night yet, how is it attacking us?"

As they get closer to the bottom of the mountain, the roars get closer as well. Uriel and Samantha try to see where the roars where coming from but there nothing. The sun finally set, it was dark now, with no moon light helping them because of the dark clouds.

"Damn it, I can't see anything." Uriel says as he stops Trueno. The only sound that comes out is the air making the trees move and the leaves to fall. Trueno stays alert along with Uriel as they wait for the beast to come closer.

Silence is the only thing that they can hear. Darkness is the only thing that they see. Samantha takes out, a bag of dirt, she makes a small amount fall into her hand, and she begins to chant:

"Puerignis" (small flame)

A small flame begins to rise just a few inches on top of them creating light for them to move. Samantha closes her eyes and says:

"This is a small flame that will help us, I can't create a bigger one or it will burn the forest."

"That's okay, this actually is very useful, and I'll try to use my rhythm sense to locate the monster."

Uriel close his eyes as he tries to locate any movement in the woods. Suddenly Uriel opens his eyes with fear, as he says:

"This can't be"

Uriel and Samantha turn around as they see that the monster was just a few steps behind them. The small flame does not illuminate the monster, the only thing that Uriel and Samantha see is the blue eyes that it has, it is as tall as Big Foot was in his beast mode, and the shadows of two great antlers are shown.

(RRRAAAAAWWWW)

"RUN TRUENO, WE MUST ESCAPE" Uriel shouts to his horse as it begins to move at high speed. Uriel begins to ask:

"Is that the Wendigo?"

"Yes that's the monster that lures in these woods." Samantha looks at the monster and begins to remember the events of the past. Trueno runs at high speed, the head towards the bottom of the mountain. Uriel tries to sense the beast; he looks at the top of the trees and senses the wendigo at the top.

"The beast is on top of us, Trueno run faster." Uriel screams at his horse, he looks at Samantha and says; "Hold on to me tightly, we need to lose him."

Samantha holds Uriel´s hip, Trueno begins to move faster, the wendigo still keeps up with their speed. Uriel still senses the movement of the beast however they arrive at the bottom of the mountain.

In the bottom of the mountain there is a small lake, at the end of the lake there is a door. They reach the door, Samatha and Uriel gets off Trueno, Samantha begins to say:

"Uriel, I must open the door, but it will take time, I need to cast a spell."

"I understand." Uriel begins to walk forward, and changes into his mariachi attire, he continues to speak:

"Trueno, guard her with your life, I will buy you some time Samantha, hurry."

Uriel runs towards the lake, he begins to here the wendigo approaching.

(RRRAAAWWWW)

Uriel takes out his pistol, and closes his eyes, the wendigo jumps in to the sky. Uriel begins to charge manna in his pistol, he begins to chant:

"Balada del pistolero: Lotería del Revolver; La Rosa" (Ballad of the gunman: Revolver Lottery; The Rose.)

(PPPIIIUUUUU)

Uriel fires from his pistol a giant bullet that expands and takes shape of a rose. The wendigo falls directly towards Uriel.

(BBBBOOOOOMMMMM)

A great explosion causes a massive wind to blow. Out of the smokescreen the wendigo comes out unharmed. Uriel smiles and says:

"Not a scratch huh, I knew this wouldn´t be easy."

Uriel charges manna once again and chants; "La araña" (The spider). Uriel shoots a bullet that takes form of a giant net and captures the wendigo. The wendigo falls and rolls a short distance. The monster tries to free itself as it roars.

(RRRAAAAAWWWW)

Uriel points at the sky with his pistol and chants; "Las Jaras" (The arrows), Uriel shoots a bullets that divides itself into 50. The bullets take form of arrows and charge straight towards the wendigo.

(CCCRRRAASSSHHH, BBBBOOOOMMMM)

Massive explosions are heard; Samantha makes a cut on her hand and draws symbols "a triangle upside down, and a circle in the center" on the door. She begins to chant:

"Abrete sagrda porta ere dii ttuus et filiatua." (Open sacred door, your daughter has returned.)

The door slowly begins to disappear; Samantha turns to see what was happening to Uriel. Meanwhile Uriel stares at the smoke screen, suddenly the wendigo comes out of the smokescreen charging straight at Uriel. The monster tries to attack Uriel using its claw but Uriel dodges and punches the beast in the stomach.

(PPPUUUUMMMM)

Uriel manages to push back the beast. Uriel charges manna in his pistol one more time and chants; "El Sol" (The Sun)

(PPPIIIUUUU)

(BBBBOOOOMMM)

Uriel fires an enormous amount of manna that hits the beast directly and pushes it back. Uriel falls into his knees breathing heavily as he says:

"Damn it, I used too much manna."

(CRRRAAASSHHH)

Uriel lifts his head and sees the wendigo walking slowly from a distance, Uriel begins to shout:

"SAMANTHA, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE LEFT."

"IT WILL 2 MINUTES!" Samantha responds to Uriel, Uriel smiles as he sees the wendigo getting closer; suddenly the wendigo stops. Uriel looks with a suspicious expression and says:

"What is this monster going to do?"

(RRRRAAAAAWWWW)

The Wendigo screams a horrible sound. The sound begins to affect Uriel completely paralyzing him; the sound also paralyzes Samantha and Trueno. Uriel tries to move thinking:

"You need to move, come on I need to…"

Uriel looks at the Wendigo in front of him. The monster moves its claws and attack Uriel;

(SCCRRRAAATTTCCCHHH)

The wendigo sends Uriel flying straight to where Trueno and Samantha were. Samantha who is concentrating in opening the door begins to scream:

"UUUURRRIIIEELLL"

"I´m fine; concentrate on opening the door." Uriel replies as he stands up breathing heavily, the monster charges at them with full speed. Uriel looks at his horse and says:

"You did great but you need to return now."

Trueno charges straight at the wendigo and hits him pushing it back. Samantha finally opens the door, Uriel grabs Samantha and shouts to Trueno; "NOW", the horse runs to the red portal and disappears. Uriel and Samantha enter the door, and the door closes the moment they enter leaving the Wendigo outside.

(RRRRRRAAAAAWWW)

The monster shouts of rage, it begins to attack trees and rocks completely destroying it. The monster disappears in the trees once again leaving a complete silence. Meanwhile, a person watches from above it was El Muerto; he has a red striped skeleton mask, a black cloak and black wings coming out from his back.

"So this is where the Village was located." El Muerto says as he locates the wendigo moving through the trees towards its habitat. El Muerto takes out a phone and makes a call:

(RRRIIIINNNGGG, RRIIIINNNNGG)

"Tell me the situation" Aleister answers the phone, El Muerto replies:

"I found the village; do I proceed with the mission?"

"No, stay where you are, we must wait for the lunar eclipse, for the meantime return to rest."Aleister replies as he hangs the phone. El Muerto begins to fly away at high speed as he begins to laugh and disappears into the clouds.