Richie POV- The fighter got up hit Seth and kicked him into the wall. Seth fought back finally but was quickly knocked down. Something was seriously playing with his head. When he got up he was clearly in the game again and ready to end it.

"Finish him Seth!" Alexa yelled.

Sure enough Seth knocked the fighter down and he didn't get up. Richie grinned as Kisa was stunned and angry.

"Pack your bags princess" Seth said opening the cage door.

He grabbed his jacket from the announcer and put it on as he walked out of the ring. Just as he did a demon jumped into the ring, grabbed the guy Seth just beat and ripped his head off. He then tossed the head into the crowd of now screaming people.

The demon pointed at Kisa. "Santanico!"

One of her guards went into the ring with a stake. The demon grabbed him and dropped him to the ground. Then while looking at Kisa the demon staked the guard.

Richie grabbed Kisa by the arm and followed Alexa down the stairs. They met Seth just outside the ring.

"Manola no!" Kisa said grabbing the girl and taking Manola with her.

The guards shot at the monster but it didn't work. Richie grabbed his obsidian knife.

"What are you nuts? Go" Seth said shoving Richie in the direction Kisa went.

Alexa was in front of him and Richie followed after her. They went into the room where they first talked with Kisa. Seth just barely managed to shut and lock the door in time. Richie stood in front of the others as the demon beat on the door.

"Where the hell did it go?" Richie asked when the roars and pounding stopped.

"You brought that monster here Richard" Kisa accused.

"Yeah except it called you out" Richie replied.

"Well what's that matter now? Just tell me how to kill it" Manola asked.

"We can't. They're Olmecas. Legendary Xibalban warriors they're revered like gods. They destroy everything in their path" Kisa explained.

"So why's it after you?" Richie asked.

"I think I know. Kate. I saw Kate out there" Seth said.

"What?" Alexa asked, Richie had told her Kate was dead.

"I'm sorry what was that?" Richie asked shocked.

"Who's Kate?" Manola asked.

"You must've taken one hell of a shot to the head brother."

"No I know what I saw" Seth said adamantly.

"I saw her die remember?"

"We never found her body at the bloodwell."

"La Santa Sangre. It did something to her" Kisa said.

"That skull fucker right? That last guy? He said shit that sounded exactly like her" Seth said.

"Okay so not only do you think that she's alive you think that she's siccing these Xibalbans on us?" Richie asked.

"Well she's got good reason to" Seth said.

"Are you sure it's really even Kate?" Alexa asked.

"Who the fuck is Kate? And how is she gonna help us get rid of that ugly ass beast out there?" Manola asked.

"She's not. But we're gonna kill it" Kisa said.

"You just said that we can't" Richie argued.

"How?" Alexa asked.

"Seth and…" Kisa said looking at Alexa.

"Alexa."

"Seth, Alexa and I are gonna figure out a way to destroy it."

"No not her" Richie argued.

Alexa grabbed his hand and pulled him over to the corner.

"No way" Richie said.

"Do you really want Seth alone to fight side by side with her? You know I can watch his back. I watch yours all the time only he's human."

"And if that thing kills you…?"

"Shh I won't let it that close. I'm fast Richie you know I am. Let me help."

Richie sighed and Alexa smiled.

"What about us?" Manola asked.

"Richard's gonna take you somewhere safe' Kisa said.

"What am I your manny now?" Richie asked angry.

"I won't leave you" Manola said looking at Kisa.

"And when it's dead you three will leave and never come back" Kisa said to Richie.

They all went out the side door into another part of the warehouse.

Alexa POV- Richie grabbed Alexa around the waist and pulled her into him. He kissed her deeply.

"Do not die" Richie ordered finally when they came up for air.

"Back at ya" Alexa said.

Then the group separated with Richie and Manola heading for an exit and Seth, Alexa and Kisa heading deeper into the warehouse.

"Look I know you're not exactly thrilled to see us but we're just trying to save your people here okay?" Seth said a few minutes later.

"Seth I already…" Kisa said.

"Yeah yeah yeah. You're not the Queen you don't give a shit about anybody except you and your little girlfriend. I mean what is it with that chick anyway?" Seth asked.

"She saved my life" Kisa replied.

A roar echoed around them the beast was close.

"Let's split up and surround it" Kisa said walking away.

Alexa followed after Seth.

"What are yo…?" Seth asked.

"I'm not leaving you alone in here" Alexa said.

"Fuck you're my babysitter aren't you?"

"If that's what you want to call it fine. I call it watching my friends back."

They came aross a wounded Culebra sitting on the ground. He looked like he'd had a bite taken out of his gut. Alexa grabbed her knife and leaned down next to the Culebra.

Seth grabbed the spiked club on the ground. Just as Alexa shoved her knife into the Culebra's heart the beast roared and attacked Seth. The Culebra turned to ash.

Seth hit the beast in the head with the club breaking a piece of his mask off. Alexa slipped around the beast as he clearly was in pain.

"Get up Trinity get up" Seth said.

"Do it, don't say it" Alexa said grabbing him by the arm and dragging him up.

"Move it!" Alexa yelled as they ran away from the beast.

Richie POV- Richie hated leaving Alexa behind but he couldn't let anything happen to his brother either. She was fast and strong. Possibly faster and stronger than he was.

"It doesn't feel right leaving her" Manola said.

"I know the feeling but she's just trying to protect you" Richie said.

"You let your girlfriend stay I KNOW she's human. Just because I'm not a Culebra doesn't mean that I don't know how to take care of myself."

"Yeah I'm sure things were tough in the barrio, and Alexa's not…exactly human."

"I'm from Idaho. And I'm a fighter I went 19-0 in that pit."

Richie grabbed Manola's arm and looked left then right. Manola jerked free and kept walking.

"So how'd you find her?"

"She found me Kisa saved me from a posse of seven Culebras who came to collect a dept. Took a lot out of her. Afterward she needed to feed to heal… so I gave myself to her."

"So she trusts you. That's why you have to convince her to fight with us."

"She's fighting now isn't she?"

"Except this is just the beginning. This is war and we have no idea what's coming next."

Richie turned a corner and out walked Kate.

"I can tell you what comes next' Kate said.

"Holy shit. I can't believe it's you" Richie said looking at Kate clearly taken aback.

"So this is Kate?" Manola asked obviously unimpressed.

"Yeah but how? I watched you die."

Then Kate spoke only it wasn't in English, Spanish or Culebra language.

"What the hell did you just say?" Richie asked.

Again Kate spoke in that weird language and she took a few steps closer.

"Okay Manola I think you need to get outta here" Richie said stepping in front of her.

"What? Cause of this little Wonderbread bitch?" Manola asked.

"Nope. Cause I don't think this is Kate anymore" Richie said extending the blade on his knife.

Alexa POV- Alexa and Seth managed to get away from the beast and find Kisa again.

"Hey I think I figured out a way how to kill him all right? I hit his mask earlier I smashed a piece off I think it hurt him. So I say we go for the noggin right? We pound on him until…" Seth said handing Kisa his club since he and Alexa now held pieces of 2X4's.

"Pound on him?" Kisa said.

"Can I finish?" Seth said.

Alexa kept watch as they could still hear the beast close by.

"That's your plan?" Kisa asked.

"Quiet" Alexa said.

They all looked out from where they were hiding behind pipes and saw the Olmeca walk past.

"Alexa distracts him, lights him up and we come up from the side and behind. Then we meet in the middle. Squash him like a piñata at a quince… quince…" Seth said.

"Quinceanera" Alexa and Kisa helped him finish.

Seth and Kisa went to get into position and Alexa stalked after the beast silently.

Richie POV- "Kate? So it's you but… it's not you right? There's someone inside you" Richie said.

"I told you to get out of the way" Kate said.

"Hey listen this girl she's got nothing to do with any of this."

"This girl can speak for herself" Manola said.

"Manola I told you to get out of here."

"No. Let her stay. If Santanico thinks she can kill my warrior I'll just turn hers into a puddle of flesh" Kate said coming closer.

Richie used his Culebra gift placing his palm on Kate's head.

"Get away from her."

Kate grinned and Richie found he couldn't pull his hand back. He could feel something working its way into his body and mind causing him pain. Kate's eyes were now completely red.

Slow Richie began to fall to the floor in pain and he ended up on his back paralyzed. Manola ran off and Kate went after her.

Alexa POV- Alexa went past another hallway as she tried to find the Olmeca and she saw a body on the ground. Moving closer she saw it was Richie's.

"Richie! Oh god what happened?" Alexa ran towards Richie's body forgetting about the beast.

Richie's hands were shaking his eyes were all red no white.

"Seth was right" Richie said shaking.

It was like his while body was paralyzed. Alexa took his hands in hers his were freezing cold.

"What?"

"She's back."

"Kate? She did this?"

"It wasn't Kate."

Richie began shaking again.

"Richie? Hey it's okay it's okay."

Alexa slid Richie's shoulders onto her lap as she cradled his head. Slowly she withdrew her knife and made a small cut in her wrist.

She let the blood fall into Richie's mouth and after a moment he swallowed. His whole body shuddered as he did. She gave him two mouthfuls before the wound healed. She helped Richie stand up his eyes no longer red.

"Hold shit. That was like fucking ambrosia. Bloods never tasted like that before" Richie said.

"Only you would complement me on the taste of my blood" Alexa laughed.

They made their way towards the ring and sounds of fighting. Seth found them and helped support Richie after they told him about Kate.

As they turned the final corner they saw a fully shifted Kisa fighting the Olmeca.

"Like I said biggest monster of 'em all" Richie said.

Kisa drove a pipe through the Olmeca's no longer masked head. Then she shrieked in what was clearly pain and anger.

Kisa put Manola's body in the trunk of her car. Alexa told the boys to give Kisa a moment alone before asking her to join them again.

"I'm sorry" Richie said after a few minutes.

"I tried to stop Kate but I couldn't…"

"Kate? Kate is gone and whoever's inside of her thinks she's some sort of Queen" Kisa said.

"If she's running these things she'll send more" Richie said.

"So how about it? What do you say we go send these things back to hell?" Seth asked.

"There's nothing left for me here" Kisa replied.

"I'll take that as a yes."

"Get your car" Kisa said.

They walked off out to the parking lot. However when they pulled up to the garage where they'd left Kisa, she was gone.