Chapter 10

The four of us had stayed a while in the cabin, while Leon saw the map, Ashley was browsing the site and I was explaining to my friend what just happened. Then the agent told us the extraction point and the path we should take.

Sometimes the road we went was very dark and we used flashlights, we heard thunder and saw lightning in the gloomy sky, it seemed like it was going to rain.

We had reached a desolate place, there was no one walking around except for us. We were at the height of the village, a place further away from the church, I had never arrived here before.

We had crossed a door, and we arrived at a road with a slightly high relief to finally reach a bridge, well built by the way. We were able to admire a huge but huge and sinister castle that was located on the other side of the bridge. To be even more spooky, the flashes of lightning illuminated the dantesque architecture and I was terrified by this scenario.

- Calm ruli. - My friend told me.

- This is scary, Pamelita. - I commented trying to calm the nerves.

Suddenly we heard footsteps from a crowd, we managed to see a group of villagers coming to our way running.

- Onn the other side of the bridge! - Kennedy exclaimed and we ran to the other side. - You take that one. - He told me and I helped him turn the crank so that the villagers could not cross in time.

We were looking at how the bridge was, nothing bad to look old, at least we saved ourselves from those assholes.

When we turned to follow our path, the "Big Cheese" appeared and pushed me with his strong arm throwing me to the shoreline, I barely grabbed a thick rope that hold the huge bridge, if let go I fell into the void.

I heard some screams coming from Ashley. My breathing was shaking and I began to sweat, I was on the edge of the abyss, a mistake and I could die.

In order not to look at the precipice I noticed that Leon was shooting with his pistol at his head to distract him and Ashley ran away to avoid attracting the attention of the bearded man.

Shit, my strength was fading, I felt my arms go numb and suddenly I couldn't stand it anymore ... I let myself fall.

I closed my eyes, it was my end, I felt as I fell slowly and my soul was detached from my body, in flashes came to my mind the faces of my parents and my uncle, peace and joy ... I felt a hand, first I thought it was God receiving me in "paradise", but when I opened my eyes I saw my friend. I looked at her surprised, she had saved me. With all her strength she lifted me up putting me on solid ground.

I lay down on the surface and I sighed with relief, then I looked at Pamela who was sitting on the floor.

- Woow. - I said without believing it, but suddenly I reacted. - If you expect a hug from me, you won't get it, but thanks for saving my life Miss Santos. - I told her and she smiled.

- I can't believe I just saved a hippopotamus. - She said sarcastically and I show her my middle finger, she just laughed.

We were interrupted by the shrill scream of the american blonde, we stood up and noticed that the guy grabbed Leon by the neck in an attempt to suffocate him.

- Ray! - I murmured.

I took off my backpack in search of the submachine gun and left it on the ground. I took a deep breath and started shooting him. The big guy released the agent and turned to see me, I wasn't afraid anymore, he ran to my way and I waited for him to come to me, there was a barrel with fuel and Leon kicked it down.

- See you later. - He said in spanish to then shoot it and this exploded by the boss.

There was a lot of fume, I thought we had finished with that scum, but in the flames I could see that bald man became a monster, it seemed that his body mutated, the rest of his jacket fell ashes to the ground and from his abdomen came out insect legs, it was very disgusting.

We were all amazed at his mutation. Without hesitation, I reloaded the submachine gun and shot him until he splitted in half, his legs fell to the ground. However, even without these, he didn't seem to stop.

He was bleeding a lot, that was horrible I almost vomited, but despite that, he quickly managed to catch, with his insect legs, to my friend. He lifted her into the air and before he nailed her, with something sharp that came out of his back, I shot him again.

That thing saw me and followed me with the intention of doing the same to me, but I continued shooting him ceaselessly and the monster fell to the ground.

We approached to the body of the "big cheese".

- Has died? - I asked and suddenly the body of the boss moved.

Leon shot him with his pistol straight to the head, causing his definitive death.

- Yes now. - The man replied.

- You owe me one. - I looked at Leon, I threw the machine gun at his chest and he grabbed it.

- Nothing bad. - He commented hanging the gun on his back.

I grabbed the backpack again and hung it up so we could get going.

We had gone further into the huge and ancient place, it was quite dreary. We went up some stairs and realized that there were two iluminados armed with medieval weapons, specifically some old mangual and scythe.

Apparently we had to cross in the direction they were guarding. Then Kennedy approached slowly behind one and broke his nape, while he was forced to shoot the other, causing more of them to notice our presence and they began to surround us with their sharp weapons.

The three of us prepared our pistols.

- We have to protect the president's daughter. - Leon ordered.

- Copy, Captain America. - I said sarcastic.

And we started shooting while covering the squeaky majesty of the United States. I felt like the bodyguard.

After having finished with los iluminados that surrounded to us, we took some steps to continue but soon we noticed that there were two more of them on top of a structure pointing us with a huge catapult.

- Fuck! - I exclaimed and Leon stretched Ashley from his hand to run.

Just when they attacked us, we managed to get away and hid behind some pillars.

- We can't stay here. - I warned to the agent.

- I need the rifle. - He asked and I gave it to him.

He prepared and aimed to then hit one. When the sniper began to recharge, it was already late because the one who was alive threw fire to our direction.

Ashley, my friend and I managed to get out in time but Leon was driven by the explosion. I ran to help him to get up and hid behind a wall, while Pamela protected Ashley.

- You're fine? - I asked and he nodded.

- Aha, but the weapon fell on the ground and is there. - He pointed.

The rifle had fallen right in the middle of a site for an easy target.

- Damn. - I mumbled and for a brief moment I kept thinking and looking at my leg. - I'm going to take it. - I sighed.

- It's too dangerous. - He stopped me.

- Too late, agent. - I said to then drop the backpack and run.

I turned on the ground and took the rifle, I stood up and continued running avoiding an attack, I had to slide on the ground before another reached me and I managed to reach the surface lying at the feet of the american.

- Shoot him. - I said a little exhausted and handed him the rifle.

Leon took it and aimed to shoot the last shooter killing him. He gave me a hand and helped me stand up.

- Are you crazy? - Pamela exclaimed very worried - You risked your life for a rifle!

- It's that I like to run, sometimes it makes me feel like I'm immortal. - I joked.

- Stupid. - My friend said with a half smile.

- Same as you. - I answered and I kept the rifle that the agent gave me.

- Don't you want me to take it with me? - Pamela asked.

- Naah, I think I started to feel love for it. - I answered a bit sarcastically and hung the backpack on my back.

- You did it well. - Leon interrupted touching my hair but I pushed his arm away.

- Don't touch me. - I noticed him pointing him with my finger. - I don't like people touching my prized hair.

Pamela started to laugh, although she will not have understood what I said, she knew perfectly well that I do not like to have my hair touched.

Then we continued the journey until we came to a huge door, it was the main entrance of the castle. When the agent was going to open it we were interrupted by nothing more and nothing less than the spaniard asshole.

- Son of a... - I mumbled and when I took a step forward to attack him, Leon put his hands on my chest to prevent it.

I looked at him seriously. What happens to him to stop me that way? I pushed his hand and grabbed his arm to pull him quickly to me and with the force of my shoulder I threw him to the ground, I heard Ashley's scream of fright.

- Hey sweetheart, calm down. - Luis said approaching me.

- Don't call me that way. - I took some quick steps to hit him but Kennedy, still lying on the surface, stretched my foot and I fell to the ground.

Suddenly Pamela intruded and pointed her gun at the blond man's head.

- Don't touch her again. - She threatened and he just looked at her, Luis tried to get closer. - Don't move, you pervert. - My friend also warned to him.

- Okay, I give up, just relax. - The Spaniard said raising his arms. - But it's not the way to solve this, let's talk a bit girl, I have something important to say you guys.