Mayan Empire, 1200 Years Ago…

  Standing behind the Giant Sombra, Calakmul, the Last Mayan Emperor, looks at the beast's struggle, he closes his eyes and remembers his life and why he decided to attack Rio Grande City...

  The Mayan Empire was the strongest Empire in Meso-America. The Mayans ruled over Mexico and Central America for Hundreds of Years. Their rulers were selected by heredity...Calakmul, was the ruler after his father Payah passed away...Calakmul, was a very egocentric king who only believed in expanding the Empire and gaining power...In the last year of his Empire, Calakmul was facing a major problem…

  *NOTE; THE CONVERSATION IS ACTUALLY IN ANCIENT MAYAN

  In the Great Pyramid of Kukulkan, located in Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico), Calakmul sits on his throne listening to one of the priests; “My king...I’m afraid we are facing a crisis, the water supplies are low and there are no signs of increasing…”

  King Calakmul was a man with average size, brown skin, black hair and hazel eyes. He had a muscular body and long hair like any traditional mayan warrior. He also wore a traditional Mayan king attire.

  Calakmul doesn’t express any concern; “Please stay calm, I am sure that our Gods will return the water to us...for now, let’s focus on conquering the Cibola Tribe in the North…”

  “But my lord...our people are dying…”

  “Silence...you are to follow my orders, recruit the soldiers to start our campaign...Now…” Calakmul orders his generals. The generals nod in agreement, and they abandon the room. Calakmul looks at the wall behind him. The wall has the figure carved into it, the figure of a Serpent with Wings:

  “Oh, God Kukulkan, give me the wisdom and power to conquer the Cibola rebels and conquer their lands in your honor…”

  The Next two months, Calakmul and his army went North in order to conquer the Cibola Territory, with countless battles happening from Day and Night, the Mayans were defeated by the Cibola tribe. An army of 10,000 men lost to a small unit of 500.

  Having admitted defeat, Calakmul decided to retreat and return into the Mayan territory…

  “WHY...WHY...WHY DID WE LOST! ARE MY MEN THAT WEAK?”

  Calakmul infuriated exclaims to the Head Priest and the Head General; “King Calakmul, we didn’t lose to them because our men were weak, the Cibola tribe had excellent mana control and their techniques were too powerful…”

  “NONSENSE, WE HAD WITH US THE TREASURE THAT OUR GOD KUKULKAN LEFT WITH US...WHY IS THAT WE LOST?”

  “My king, the treasure did not work, we don’t know what happened, but the treasure did not respond to us…”

  “WHAT DID YOU SAY?”

  Calakmul orders his men to bring the treasure, he grabs the treasure that is a gem and holds it tight; “What is the meaning of this? Did our God forsake us?”

  “My king don’t say that, or he will bring down his wrath.”

  “Nonsense, I will act as arrogant as I want, I have conquered lands under Kukulkan’s name, and this is how he pays us? Soldiers, destroy the wall behind me…”

  “But my king? You will fight against one of the Gods?”

  “Of course...I don’t care...destroy the wall...Kukulkan is no longer our God…”

  The soldiers hit the wall, the figure of Kukulkan breaks, Calakmul smiles, feeling proud; “If Kukulkan is really our God, then he will present himself to me in person…”

  (DRIP DRIP DROP DROP)

  Everyone looks up and sees the miracle that was happening to them. The sky filled itself with clouds, and the drought that hit the Mayan territory for 15 months ended with a storm hitting the mystical land.

  “What is going on here?” The priests ask as they look up at the sky. Calakmul begins to scream; “SEE MY FELLOW FOLLOWERS, I WAS RIGHT, IF WE GO AGAINST OUR GODS, FORTUNE WILL SMILE UPON US…”

  “SILENCE!” Everyone in the kingdom hears a voice coming from the sky. Everyone looks up and sees. What they see is a giant figure of a serpent between the clouds as the lightning falls.

  “This can’t be...it’s the Feathered Serpent…” One of the priests kneels with shock. The Feathered Serpent slowly descends from the sky, the serpent has giant wings and feathers falling from them. Because it is dark, and the clouds cover the moon. The colors are not shown.

  “It’s our God Kukulkan…” Another priest states with fear. Calakmul, feeling fear, asks; “Oh God Kukulkan, what brings you to our humble mortal kingdom?”

  “Silence...I have come here to punish those who have decided to go against my will...King Calakmul, your kingdom has brought nothing but shame to us Gods…The gift of the Gem that I gave you was used for evil...it was meant to bring peace to this land...”

  Calakmul is in shock upon hearing those words and lifts his head; “Why are you saying that? I have done nothing wrong; I even expanded the territory under your name...why…”

  “King Calakmul, what makes a great king is not conquering land or destroying civilizations...it's by taking care of the people that make this kingdom...you have forsaken that aspect, take a look around you...your people are dying of thirst…”

  Calakmul remembers what his generals and priests mentioned about the drought, he gets furious and exclaims; “God Kukulkan, this is your fault, you have decided to give us this drought, we who are your humble followers do not deserve this kind of treatment.”

  “Silence...Calakmul, you dare blame me for this catastrophe? You have committed yet another sin...Your arrogance and egocentric behavior have condemned you and those who follow you...you will be punished…”

  “What? This can’t be...God Kukulkan has gone insane...No…” Calakmul looks at his army and screams; “MEN...FIRE AT THAT DEMON...THAT IS NOT GOD KUKULKAN BUT A DEMON WHO CLAIMS TO BE HIM...FIRE...THE ARROWS…”

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  The men in the army are scared as they see the giant God. They disobey the order and kneel towards Kukulkan. Calakmul feels betrayed; “You disobey your king? This is unacceptable...everyone should be punished…”

  “No... King Calakmul...You are the one who will be punished...the Great Mayan Empire will cease to exist; you will remember as the last king who brought this empire into shame...and you...will receive punishment…”

  Calakmul grabs his lance, and prepares to throw it at Kukulkan; “DAMN YOU...DEMON...I WILL ELIMINATE YOU…”

  (BBBBOOOOMMMM)

  Kukulkan releases mana from the mouth in the form of flames and strikes the altar where Calakmul was standing. The altar disappears along with Calakmul.

  The Gem that Calakmul was holding got sealed within the wall of the destroyed Serpent and was in its eye.

  The Serpent roars and returns to the sky once more.

  On that night, the Mayan Empire fell as people began to abandon Chichen Itza and walk in various directions. King Calakmul’s name was slowly forgotten. As for King Calakmul…

  500 Years Later...

  “Where am I?” Calakmul opens his eyes and sees trees surrounding him. He slowly stands up and looks around. He walks around the jungle trying to find someone or someplace. He doesn’t remember anything; “What happened to me? Why am I here? Who am I?”

  Calakmul approaches a small village, he walks over there trying to find some help. But people began to fear him:

  “A DEMON...RUN ...DEMON…”

  “Why is everyone running away from me?” Calakmul asks as he sees everyone running away. Calakmul looks at the water in his reflection. He notices his appearance. The man has no hair, he has pale skin and pointy ears. His face has a scar that crosses his face. He has one white eye and one blue eye.

  “What happened to me? Why am I like this? I have become a Demon?” Calakmul finds a knife and tries to kill himself by stabbing himself in the stomach. However, even though he had a wound, he still didn’t die.

  “Why am I still alive? What happened to me?” Calakmul sees the image of the Feathered Serpent in one of the houses.

  (BBBAADDDUUMMPPP)

  Soon, Calakmul begins to remember what happened to him. He begins to get furious and destroys the house; “I remember now, everyone betrayed me...God Kukulkan punished me...he punished me for being a great king?”

  Calakmul walks towards the lake and sees his reflection once more; “I WILL TAKE REVENGE ON THIS WORLD! I WILL TAKE REVENGE ON GOD KUKULKAN!”

  Calakmul returned to Chichen Itza, however, it was abandoned for almost 500 years and the temples had a barrier that kept him out.

  Calakmul used all his strength to break the barrier and grab the Gem that was given by the Gods. Calakmul grabbed the Gem but now, another event happened in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Empire that triggered the Gem. Calakmul was sealed inside the Gem for over 600 Years…

  3 Years Ago, before the Present Time...

  On a rainy night of April...two figures appeared at the top of the Temple of Kukulkan...the two figures massacred the guardians of the temple to retrieve a certain object…

  A man wearing a black suit, glasses and pale skin walks towards the Temple, he stands in front of the wall of Kukulkan; “So..this is one of the 16 Treasures huh...Mr. Juan, is it possible to retrieve it from this wall?”

  Walking behind him is Juan de la Trinidad, Uriel’s Predecessor:

  “Piece of cake...just stay back…Darius”

  Juan proceeds and charges mana in his right hand; “Puno del Mariachi” (Mariachi Fist)

  (BBBBOOOOMMM)

  Juan destroys the wall completely, the Gem falls into his hands and begins to release mana everywhere. Darius looks at the Gem with calmness; “It is said that this treasure is cursed and instantly drains someone’s life away, however, for someone who is neither alive or dead will not be affected, right Juan?”

  Juan holds it tightly and releases his dark red mana, the Gem manages to control itself as Juan laughs; “Ay mi madre, this thing almost drains 70% of my mana, but it wasn’t strong enough...here..”

  Juan throws it to Darius, Darius grabs it and takes a good look; “One of the forbidden treasures of the world...however, my goal is to find the Golden Key…”

  (BADUMP BADUMP)

  The Gem begins to react once more, suddenly, it releases a person from it.

  “Oh now that’s something new…” Juan chuckles as he sees the person standing. That person is Calakmul, Calakmul looks at the Gem and screams; “The Gem, give it to me!”

  Calakmul charges towards Darius, Darius immediately kicks him, sending him to the wall. Calakmul gets furious and calls forth the Sombras, soon the room is surrounded by Sombras.

  Juan takes out his pistol: “Ahh a ShadowTamer...and he is not just an ordinary person, but the Last King of the Mayas, Calakmul...am I right?”

  Calakmul stops the Sombras and looks at Juan; “So... you know who I am?”

  “That’s right, you were king almost 1200 years ago, right? Who would’ve thought that you were locked in the Gem...tell me, why do you want that treasure?”

  Calakmul breathes heavily as anger accumulates and punches the ground; “I want revenge on this world...everyone forgot who I was, I want the world to know who is the one who destroyed it…”

  “I see...so, do you know about the Golden Key located in this area?” Darius asks Calakmul.

  “Golden key? Yes, there was one located in one of the temples in the south…”

  “Excellent, how about we make a deal? Guide me to the Golden Key and I will give you this treasure…”

  Calakmul looks with suspicion at Darius’ smile; “Are you being serious?”

  “Of course, I, Darius Lucifugus, never lie…” Darius replies to Calakmul as he stretches his hand. Calakmul, who has nothing left to lose, agrees and shakes his hand. Juan walks outside and opens a portal; “Well them...where to?”

  Town of Akateko…

  The town of Akateko was a peaceful town with a population of 500 people. Darius, Calakmul and Juan attacked the village on that same night.

  Calakmul, who is also a Shadow Tamer, controlled the Sombras and ordered a massive attack. Meanwhile, Darius made his way to the temple in order to retrieve the golden key…

  (SSSLLLAASSHHH)

  Darius walks down the corridor, at the end of the corridor there is a seal that has a written scripture that says; The key that opens the gates of the Underworld rests beneath, to open it the blood of our people is in need…

  “Oh, so it requires the blood of a native eh…”

  “Step aside Darius…” Calakmul walks towards the altar, he makes a cut in his hand and drops the blood in the altar. Unfortunately, nothing happns, Darius sighs with his eyes closed; “I guess this wasn’t a city of gold..”

  “There, this isn’t my fault... Now give me the Gem…” Calakmul says to Darius, Darius smiles; “Very well...however, I will give it to you after you have completed another job…”

  “You traitor…You promised, we made a deal…” Calakmul tries to attack Darius, however, he passes through him; “It can’t be…”

  “The deal has changed…I didn’t find the Golden Key...” A portal opens from behind, and specter hands grab Calakmul pinning him to the ground. Darius walks towards him; “You now work for me...and you will follow my orders, when the job is done, I will give you the gem…”

  “Damn you…” Calakmul struggles to break free.

  Juan enters the room; “Hey Darius, I’ve finished the job, well except for one, a little girl who has the same abilities as him…”

  “And why did you let her live? Do you have a soft spot…”

  “Nonsense, I think she will be useful to you…”

  “Very well...Let’s go…”

  Calakmul stands up and with furious eyes thinks; “I will kill you...Darius Lucifugus…”

  Calakmul followed Darius’ orders until two weeks ago where he stole the Gem of Kukulkan...Calakmul proceeded in destroying cities located in Southern Mexico and Guatemala to test the strength, it was then when he returned to the Borderland in order to take revenge starting on this region…