Machika opened her eyes and sat up soaked in cold sweat. She looked around frantic. She couldn't see Rain and that made it worse. She took a couple of deep breaths and finally regained her composure. She picked up her jeans and took out a phone from the back pocket. A display lit up and she dialed a number. It rang but no one picked up. She felt her uneasiness returning and decided to go look for him. After a couple of minutes she was running out the door.

Eury and Ayla were busy putting up new ads inside their store when Machika came in running. She immediately asked them for any clues to which Eury pointed out the direction Rain left. The thunderstorm was in full rage but Machika didn't care. The direction pointed could only mean he headed to see one person.

"Yuca." She again retrieved her phone and called said person. Lucky for her, this time she got an answer.

"Yuca! Is Rain with you?"

"No, he was but…You need to come here now." He commanded. "Rain is about to do something we mustn't allow."

Machika agreed to meet him at the place Yuca instructed. Again, the semi millionaire man was of help. He told Machika to take his old bike. She didn't think twice.

"Ayla, why can't we have a moment of peace with these two?" Complained Eury as Machika sped off into the distance.

"Quit complaining. We were the same before so don't even say that."

Eury sighed and returned to his beloved.

Yuca finally found Rain. Just where he thought he would be. The man sat next to a small creek that sparkled as if sun shone on it. However, this creek was in the middle of a wooded area with very minimum sunlight. As Yuca neared, the water began to glow more and more with every step. He was too late.

"You've called it back, Rain."

As if expecting him, Rain stood up and turned to Yuca. His face remained like a stone and his eyes focused as if wanting to pierce through Yuca.

"I must, Yuca. I love her and we will be together."

Yuca, the once immortal Methuselah, neared his friend even more and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"So Machika means nothing to you?"

The question didn't seem to even disturb his thought. He simply shook his head. A sort of possession seemed likely to be happening to him.

Machika arrived and jumped off the bike letting it continue its way and crashing into a tree. She ran but stopped as she saw Rain. His face perplexed her. It seemed emotionless.

"Stay back, Machika." Ordered Yuca who still had his hand on Rain's shoulder. "Rain, don't do it. Stay with me, let Methuselah go." Again, almost begging, Yuca requested but Rain remained solid on his decision.

As if it weren't enough already, a person began materializing into view on the creek. It was Madame Mirela. After a couple of more seconds, she began walking towards Rain. To Machika, unaware of what was going on, everything seemed bizarre. Yuca was still trying to convince Rain to snap out while Madame Mirela finally made her way to Rain's side.

"Child, I am here awaiting your decision. My time has come and you must choose." She raised her hands and drew a pattern in the air.

A breeze caressed their faces as if something had arrived.

"Rain!" Screamed Machika with tears now forming in her eyes. Rain remained focused on Yuca. Another flow of air came, this one stronger. It was followed by a sound that Machika had never heard.

"She's already here, Yuca." Those were the last words Rain said before a blast of light came from Madame Mirela that blinded everyone. The last thing Machika saw was a smile forming on Rain's face.

Machika opened her eyes and immediately stood up. She was in an endless field of flowers. In the distance, an oak tree shaded a young couple. She shielded the sun with her hand and tried to distinguish the couple. It was Rain and another woman. A black hole suddenly appeared beneath her and she screamed as it swallowed her.

Again, she opened her eyes. This time, she was back in the woods. Next to her lied Yuca. Blood was spilling from his head. A million things raced through her mind and Rain was her top priority but she wasn't going to leave Yuca unattended.

She ripped part of her shirt and made a headband to cover the wound. Luckily, it wasn't a gush but it was still bleeding. She pulled it tighter and tried to wake him up.

"Yuca, wake up!" She began to shake him softly. Finally, even if it wasn't the nicest way, she went to the creek and brought water back cupped in her hands. She dropped it softly on his face making him react immediately. He sat up and immediately grabbed his head as the pain rushed in.

"What happened?" he asked confused trying to focus his eyesight. Machika sighed and sat next to him.

"I was hoping you could tell me, Yuca." Her tone was shaky. Yuca looked away, fearing to look at her sad face. In the end, he turned back and saw her face covered in tears.

"You saw them, didn't you?" He asked solemnly. "I'm sorry, Machika. The only thing I can tell you is that Freya is Rain's true love. However bad that sounds, Freya is now Methuselah thanks to that gypsy and Rain's wish."

Machika kept her stare focused on a stone. She was listening but her mind was focused on the image she had seen moments ago.

"You see, before Freya, I was Methuselah. I was the spirit that would never expire. That would keep on being reborn. That's why I made Rain immortal, to have proof that I was telling the truth. I understand that my methods were not the most merciful or non violent, but I was desperate to show someone my pain and suffering. I was selfish. It took Rain and even you to help me understand that I could not blame others for my curse." Yuca stopped for a moment took and a breath and continued. "Unfortunately, in order for Rain to truly wait for me, I had to make him suffer so he would thirst for revenge. I had to kill Freya, his true love. I knew that was enough to make him want to destroy me and as so wait the next six hundred years for me."

Machika turned to Yuca whose eyes were teary. She forced a smiled and leaned on his shoulder.

"Yuca, I love Rain. But now, after all we've been through, it seems he loves Freya more. I can accept that, but I want him to tell me. I am still not sure of everything that is going on. I saw him and her kissing and that broke my heart. Yet, I am a stranger to everything that is happening."

He remained still thinking of a way to explain what had just happened.

"Methuselah's spirit can't die. It must eventually take possession of a new soul and thus live amongst humans again for eternity. In this case, it found an easy soul, one that lived in my memories. It chose Freya because it knows Rain will protect it. As the saying goes, if you can't defeat your enemy, join them. As it is, Freya is innocent of all but carrying the eternal essence of Methuselah. She will go through the same life I did and maybe she too will develop a thirst to kill humanity to stop being reborn again and again."

Machika believed every word Yuca told her. She didn't want to, but she had to. She knew the Rain she saw was possessed with a raw passion for Freya that even she could not compete with. Her goal now was not primarily to get Rain back, but to stop Freya and somehow, destroy Methuselah once and for all.