Chapter 17.

During the road they found potholes, storms and tempests, but that did not prevent this group of young people from stopping their search, on the contrary, it encouraged them more to continue the path to follow...

They had three days of searching without success and with what they had already experienced previously, they knew that most likely the guardian of the next object was someone much stronger than the mermaid, so during the road they kept any sharp objects that they could use in their defense.

However, Dario noticed that the sharp objects began to fade without even being used and that left them defenseless. 

They realized that they had arrived at the place where the tears of a demon were kept and they had not yet seen its guardian.

So, when they arrived at the lair of the one who protected the tears, they found that the place was empty, immediately, Oscar told them that the place had an evil presence because its atmosphere was very heavy, to which Willy replied that he would go in first to look for the tears, because he was the one who cut the mermaid's feathers and survived death, and since he did it voluntarily, no one stopped him, because it was the first time he did something voluntarily and without complaining...

Once he entered the lair, he could notice how everything was silent, in the middle of the place there was a skull that kept a strangely shaped jar, they were probably the devil's tears, so without looking back and gathering courage, Willy walked until he reached where the skull was, and once in front of it he took the jar, and then, turning around he saw where his companions were and he could notice how the place was getting smaller and smaller, he immediately ran as fast as he could, but still the place seemed not to want to let him go; and in search of a quicker exit he noticed that the skull was no longer there and that the lair had stopped closing, then, measuring his steps and being aware of everything that was happening around him, Willy managed to get out of the lair and once the sun touched his body it exploded into 1000 rock fragments dropping the jar at Reena's feet….

The shocked group began to pick up the jar and the moment they left the place, there was a solar eclipse and a skull riding a horse appeared with a sickle in front of them, neighing the horse stood on two legs and ran in their direction causing everyone to begin to take different paths, Reena, who was saving the demon's tears, hid as best she could, so she only heard the ride from afar.

Lucas was standing next to Luke behind some stone statues and at the moment they heard nothing, they thought they were safe, but then they heard the sound of the sickle that had just cut Luke's torso, and so Lucas, gathering his courage, bent down touching the lifeless remains of his friend, who was now turning to dust, so that Lucas begged the skull to let him live, but it still answered that humans must be judged by their actions, that if they steal something sacred they must pay with their lives and while he waved the sickle to take Lucas's life, Agatha appeared through a cloud of magic taking Lucas out of the place taking him to where seconds before she had left Oscar, Dario and Reena.

Then, Agatha told them to continue with the search, not to let the sacrifice of their colleagues be in vain; and so, they continued on their way while Agatha met Peter again who had disguised himself as the skull from a few moments ago; looking at him, Agatha told him to leave those boys alone and that if he continued to hinder their path, she would have to sacrifice herself to declare before God and all his court that he was a forbidden hybrid.

Thus, Peter smiled and said: it is incredible that we have come to this point and that it all began with Darren; and it is impressive that even years later you continue to insist that we be enemies because you know very well that I will never be an enemy for you, to which she replied: at the moment in which you sacrificed him, you must take into account that you sacrificed me too, because Darren was considered my son, and at some point I came to consider that he was our son, but it is incredible that for you his life has only been a game, to which Peter replied: Darren was destined to be one of the guardian specters of the forbidden objects, and yet almost 70 years have passed since what happened and you have not changed your mind.

To which she told him not to appear in front of her again ever, that this would be the last time they would meet again, and he replied: if you want it that way I will do, but do not tell me later that I am not loyal, because it has never been in my plans to get rid of you, because you Agata, will always be my property…