The meeting lasted for hours, but after so long together they managed to devise a strategy that seemed to be the most effective, but in order to execute it they would have to rely on the help of the hybrids. First, Sandra magically contacted Smarald, telling her more or less how
they would camouflage her disappearance from the castle, making Vlad unaware of her absence. After thoroughly describing the plan, both set the date and time of the meetings. The first was to be held with the hybrid and the second and last meeting in the Hoia-Baciu forest with Michael. After dismissin, Smarald fearfully burned the paper that Sandra wrote in a magical way. Before taking the first step of the plan, Sandra would have to charm a crystal. This stone was about four inches, so it was going to be easy to carry and would also go unnoticed as decorative. After preparing the portion, she took the crystal and bathed it thIt was a tough week. After a failed mission, Michael was totallyshaken, and that was reflected in his spirit, but with the help of hisfriends, he was able to recover and overcome his traumas, rememberingwhat his objective was. This fortified his strength, restored his self-confidence, and encouraged him to practice and develop his skills withthe help of his friends, as each of them had tactics and powers thathelped stimulate both defense and offense. The trainings were intensive,day after day, with no respite to try to gain self-control of their gifts,which were: • Clairvoyance: ability to visualize events and objects at adistance. • Premonition: prediction of the future. • Retrocognition: view of past facts. • Mediumship: interaction between the living and the dead. • Psychometrics: The ability to gather data about someone or alocation when they com
Once her mission was completed, the vampire left the place,leaving them behind and went to meet Robert, who was waiting for herto return to the castle. As Leonor disappeared from Michael's sight, hein turn opened the envelope containing a letter and a map. Intrigued bywhat he saw, he began to read it. Each sentence he read causedsomething inside him to change, and in his mind several ideas came tohim, but by mixing them with certain feelings, he got himself into aninternal conflict, leaving him isolated in his own thoughts, thus limitinghim to being able to express himself. While Michael seemed to beabsent from his world, his friends were concerned about his lack ofreaction. They even thought it must be something very serious and thatthere would probably be no salvation for Smarald. They were minutesof agony because his friends had the uncertainty of the mission and heshuddered to know th
They walked for hours along those paths that, according to themap, would lead them to their first objective, "Count Dracula's Castle."After a while, they finally spotted their first target. It was a magnificentmonument, as well as mysterious and dark. Before moving forward,Michael and the others got a little tense, and to try to reassure them, theArchangel persisted that everyone should follow the previouslyelaborated plan, remembering that it was best to work as a team toovercome the obstacles. Then, with a gesture, he kept him and theothers walking, but the closer they got to the objective, something in theair was changing. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a gray-white hazeappeared in the air. It was magical or perhaps supernatural, because ifthey remained where they were, the density of the fog was stable, but ifthey tried to advance, it intensified, making visibility difficult.Instinctively
Everyone stopped and tried to listen to what the hybrid heard, butunfortunately no one noticed anything, no noise and so decided toproceed. The only thing they noticed was that the deeper they got intothe tunnel, the more they felt as if the width increased giving the feelingof more space. Everything seemed quiet as Linh Bien began to runmeaninglessly shouting, "Help!" help! – Everyone followed but saw noone, something was happening. Suddenly she stopped and startedscreaming again: – Get me out of here. – In her head she was trapped ina circle of fire, and whenever she tried to react, the flames increased.Once trapped in her delusions, the others could not help her, only sheherself could do it. All the efforts of the other members of the group totry to bring her to reality were futile, and the worst, besides wastingtime, Sandra was already beginning to feel the effects. No more, she fellto th
When they passed the portal of hell, which had an ominousappearance, they noticed that this place was much more dismal and withseveral labyrinths. As they walked along these paths, they realized thatthe thermal sensation was increasing, as well as smelling horrible andhearing dying screams. Michael and the others were worried, they knewthey were probably already detected and would soon find an enemy. Meanwhile, at the temple of Lucifer, the master of hell hadsimulated a meeting with the other fallen angels in order not to blackenher image and for the purpose of trying to facilitate the vampire's rescuewithout highlighting her, leaving her safe of his kingdom in the handsof the demons who had to oversee the different places where hell wasdivided (Nine Circles, Three Valleys, Ten Moats, and Four Spheres)and, not to arouse suspicion, left one of the fallen angels watching o
This angel had a dark aura, as well as a sadistic nature and anironic way of reacting. Seeing him, Michael did not attack him, butbegan to hear his words, which referred to his boldness to invade thekingdom of darkness, implying that he could only get so far, becausethe other fallen were busy, and the demons were busy who areinsignificant beings, lacked the ability to beat or arrest a noviceArchangel, but acknowledged that both the witch and the hybrid werelucky to meet low-level demonic beings, but would soon die as soon asthey died encounter the magma demon. That superb way of speaking,and with a certain craze of grandeur, caused his ego to rise, wanting, ina theoretical and sarcastic way, to show Michael that his being in theunderworld greatly reduced his chance of overcoming him, thusunderestimating the power of his rival. After listening to him for a lo
As soon as Smarald regained consciousness, she realized that hewas no longer in chains and was in Michael's room. Once fullyrecovered, she headed into the living room, meeting all her friends aswell as her savior. In all her immortality, she has never had such a warm welcome. Itwas an unforgettable and memorable moment to never be forgotten. Shewas grateful to everyone for participating in her rescue, and especiallyto Michael for never giving up on her. After that pleasurable moment,she knew she had to go through the last test to break free of that evilburden. Before they left, while her beloved was preparing theaccessories to enter the holy cave of the Archangels, Smarald went tocompose herself, taking a few bags of blood to strengthen her, so thatshe could face her future trials to be tested and evaluated if she wasqualified to receive divine surrender.
The last scenario was the relationship with Michael. The keeperquestioned her about her relationship with the Archangel, includingwhether her feelings for him were true and sincere. Each scene thatshowed, from the first stage of their relationship to the present day,"with the exception of the day they broke the rules due to the strangephenomenon of the blood moon." Smarald explained to the guardianthat she tried to fight such feelings at first, not really knowing thatMichael was descended from the Archangels. She had felt somethingwas wrong, because there were moments when she had an aversion tohim and others when she was attracted to him. But in time he captivatedher and that aversion she felt vanished. She explained and insisted to theguardian that when he definitely entered her heart, her immortal lifechanged completely. Gradually, she disconnected from the tasksimposed by her father