With in three days both Andrea and Manny recovered from their injuries and fevers. With Frida's mother now knowing about Frida being a healer she had to come clean about Manny and the whole ordeal. She was shocked and a little nervous but she accepted it. T.J and Andrea told them about Sartana and Django's plan and about what they did to Carlos. They also told Manny about changing into a demon and going full spirit but they were strictly told by Frida not to ever tell Manny about the kiss but most important they told him about how he couldn't change into his spirit form for awhile.
"Are you crazy?!" Manny said. "How am I supposed to defend myself?"
"The same way we do, with weapons." T.J said.
"This is ridiculous! I'm fine!"
"No you're not! Manny until this thing inside of you subsides, every time you transform into a spirit you'll lose control of your powers and cause God knows what kind of damage."
"I think I know how to control my own powers."
"Okay how about this if you change you might end up killing us."
"What?"
"That day when you lost control you almost set a fire that could've killed me, Andrea, Frida, and anyone else nearby."
"You're serious?"
"Yes."
"Fine. Now what is this that Django is planning?"
"They said they were looking for an apostle." Andrea said. "Sandra does that mean anything to you?"
"I've never heard of it. Perhaps you should see an expert."
"Like who?"
"Well maybe the library of the supernatural might provide something."
"What's that?"
"A library built deep underground the one here. It's chalk fool of information on anything involving angels, demons, and spirits. To get down there you'll need this." She handed him a sliver key. "Stick it through the mirror and turn it three times."
"It's not dangerous is it Mother?" Carmela said.
"Dear it's a library and besides they've done far more dangerous."
"They have? When and what?"
"Sorry Mom! But we have to go! Bye! Love you!" Frida cried rushing them out the door and into town.
"Oh Mother." Carmela sighed.
Knock-knock!
"Coming." Carmela opened the door to see her husband. "Emiliano what are you doing here?"
"You didn't come home last night and neither did Frida."
"We...Stayed at Mother's."
"Well why didn't you call me first?"
"My daughter doesn't need permission from you to visit me, her mother." Sandra said.
"I didn't mean it like that Sandra." Emiliano said. "I was just worried about them."
"You worry too much."
"And you don't worry at all."
"That's not true I worry...When it's needed."
"Are you saying that I overreact? Because that is not true."
"Says the man who once called entire swat team on the local butcher just for staring at Carmela."
"That look in his eye totally said rapist! I was protecting my wife!"
"More like being jealous but can't say I blame you, I think I would've preferred that she marry the butcher at least he's a gentleman."
"That's it! Where's my tazer Carmela?!"
"Just try it fatso!"
"Boy if you were I man I would knock you-"
"Will you two stop it?!" Carmela cried. "Ugh! Can't you two act like normal human beings when you're together? This why I hardly ever come to the family reunions."
...
After breakfast the four of them " a trip to the local library. Behind four book shelves in the back was a tall, antique mirror with wooden craving around it's frame. Manny placed the key on the mirror and the key went through the mirror, Manny turned the key three times, and the mirror opened like a door which led to a long corridor that was lit with torches. They made their way through the corridor until they reached another library but this one was huge and filled with endless books.
"Look at all these books." T.J said. "How are we going to find what we're looking for in here?"
"Let's ask a librarian." Frida suggested.
They went to the front desk where an old man was reading something while drinking beer.
"Excuse me." Manny said.
"What can I do for you?" He had a Russian accent.
"Is there anything here that can tell us about the apostle?"
He nearly choked on his beer.
"I haven't heard something like that said in a hundred years." He said. "Sorry kids but I'm strictly forbidden to reveal information about the apostle."
"You don't understand if we don't know about it the world might be destroyed."
"Who are you boy?"
"I'm Manny Rivera."
"Manny Rivera? Wait you're Jorge's grandson right?"
"I guess."
"Well it's an honor to meet you." He took Manny's hand and began shaking it like crazy. "My name is Comrade Chaos but you can just call me Chaos. You know I was a friend of your grandfather's, I don't believe you've met him have you?"
"No."
"Figures well anyway why do you want to know about the apostle?"
"There is a demon called Sartana who's looking for it and I fear she will use it for mas destruction." T.J said.
"Sartana is looking for the apostle? I was afraid of this."
"Do you know her?"
"I fought against her a hundred years ago in the war of wars."
"War of wars?"
"Follow me." He led them to a shelf in the way back and began pulling out several books. "I know it's in here. Is it this one?"
He opened one book and an image of earth was projected.
"Nope. Hmmm...Let's see maybe this one."
He opened another book, this time demon came out and he lunged for T.J.
"Tulio Julian! Return my fiance to me or by demon's law I will cut off your head! Tulio we go way back! Come on just give me back my fiance!"
"In the name of the father I send this demon to hell!" T.J shouted.
The demon shrieked and vanished in a flame.
"Um...What was that about?" Manny asked.
"Oh did I forget to mention that before my parents were married my mother was engaged to demon before my father stole her away on their wedding night? Heh, heh silly me. I guess that guy mistook me for my father."
"Does lechery run in your family?" Manny asked.
"It skips a few generations now and then."
"Finding this might take awhile." He said. "I'll call you when I find it."
" Chaos opened the book and image of demonic being was projected.
"Who is that?" Andrea asked.
"His name is Diablo, a being so evil and twisted that even demons like me feared him. One hundred years ago he started a revolution of devils and together they killed the former ruler of the demons Malachi and he took his place. After that he and his followers decided to overthrow God and destroy heaven. His plan was sheer madness and impossible but if he tried to pull it off it would cost the lives of hundreds. He and his followers corrupted and murdered many humans however three angels who lived on earth, shamen, warriors, nuns, church men, exorcists, and even some of us demons fought back. Luckily at the time he and his followers couldn't find the gates of heaven until they learned about the blood moon."
"What's that?"
"It rises every one hundred years and it is the only time the gates of heaven and hell are revealed on earth but they had another problem. The gates of heaven cannot be opened by demons or humans if either one tries to they'll be destroyed."
"Die? Isn't that a bit harsh for heaven?" T.J said.
"Heaven is not meant for evil demons or living humans. According to the big man we demons are too evil to be let up there and as for humans well they're not supposed to go there until they've lived their time on earth. Think about how many living humans would be coming into heaven, lots of them wouldn't even belong there. If a demon tries to open the gates they are instantly banished to hell for humans they die instantly and the lord decides where they go. Only an angel can open those gates and survive."
"So how exactly did he plan on getting in there?" Manny asked.
"He and his followers kidnapped Catarina the angel of light who was born on earth. They planned to force her to open those gates when the time was right. A terrible battle took place on the night of the blood moon, many lives lost, Diablo might have succeeded in causing chaos if one of his followers hadn't of turned on him and severed his horns. A devil can't live on earth without his horns so he was sent back to hell and the war ended. However Diablo was not destroyed and he swore one day he would return to make heaven suffer and I fear the day is coming."
"Why is that?"
"You said Sartana was looking for an apostle, she was one of his followers."
"That can't be." Andrea said. "She would have to be like hundreds of years old."
"She's much older than she appears."
"What do you mean?"
He flipped the page and another image was shown. This one was of several demons, Sartana, General Chapuza, Che, Sergio, and Django. Sartana and General Chapuza looked like they were in their early thirties, Sergio and Che looked like they were children, and Django looked no different than he did now. But one demon in particular looked exactly like Manny but with straight black hair.
"My God! How old are they?" Manny asked.
"His followers are immortal but the reason why Sartana and Chapuza look so old now is because as punishment for following Diablo they were stripped of their eternal youth, Sergio and Che being mere children at the time were spared but Django and Arturo they were a different story."
"Arturo?"
"Your ancestor Manny, Malachi's son, and the demon who tured on Diablo and severd his horns. Vesta Arturo's mother was previously human until Malachi abducted her, forced her to be his wife, and changed her into a demon. Due to this she gave birth twin boys Arturo and Armand, both of them full fledged demons but because their mother was once human they were born with human souls meaning they would grow and age like any other human."
"Well I guess that explains why one of my relatives died of old age." Manny said. "But what about Django, I knew him when he was a kid."
"That is another result of your ancestor. You see he and Django were once friends but something caused them to fight in the middle of the battle Arturo severed only one of Django's horns and the effects of that caused him revert to the form of a child with mild demonic powers. His physical appearance would change within every ten years. After ten years he looked eleven, after twenty he looked twelve, after thirty he looked thirteen and so on, so on, it's almost been a hundred years so I'm guessing he'd looked almost twenty now."
"And what about this apostle they kept mentioning?" Andrea asked.
"There are no more angels on earth so it would seem that no one on earth can open those gates but there is a prophecy that says the apostle, an angel born into the body of a human can open those gates without being killed."
"Does it say who it is?" Frida said.
"No. The only way to know who the apostle is, is when the mark appears."
"Mark?"
"In two months the blood moon will rise again and as the event draws near the mark of the cross will appear on the apostle's wrists."
"That's why Sartana kept checking my wrists." Andrea said. "Should the marks have arrived by now?"
"No. Not yet it's much too early but if they think you are apostle then you're in grave danger." Chaos said.
"Am I?"
"I don't know but you must find out who it is before they do. Catarina was an angel meaning she could never betray God or heaven for anything but the apostle is human and humans even if they do have the soul of an angel can be corrupted."
"Well it's not like we can look it them up in the phone book." Frida said. "How on earth are we supposed to find this person?"
"Look for signs, signals, hints."
"Like what?"
"I don't know. A heavenly glow around their body, singing with the voice of an angel, random acts of kindness, the real give away is the marks on their wrists so look for that and when you the find the apostle get back to me."
"You're not gonna help us?" Manny asked.
"Sorry kids but I'm retired." He said. "Call me though when you find the apostle and Manny if you ever meet your grandpa say hi to him for me."
The four of them left upset that Chaos wasn't that much help.
"So do you think I could be the apostle?" Andrea asked. "Sartana thought so."
"Until she found out wrists lacked crosses." T.J said.
"But you heard that guy, they haven't showed up yet and what if they show up on me soon? What if I am the apostle?"
"Then we'll protect you." Frida said.
"But what about my brother? Sartana said she'd let him go if I helped."
"You can't believe her." Manny said. "Andrea I swear I will get your brother back."
"How?"
"I don't know but I will find a way. Trust me Sartana would never set any of her slaves free for any reason, if you did this you'd be sacrificing the whole world for nothing."
"He's right." T.J said. "We're in this together Andrea and if you want to save your brother than three of us won't stop until he's saved."
"You guys are the best friends a girl could have but even so what if I'm not the apostle? Then what do we do?"
"Let's focus on the main objective first." Frida said. "This blood moon thing won't be here for another two months so right let's just try to rescue brother before we have to worry about another problem."
"She's right." Manny said. "We'll start the search first thing tomorrow morning. Let's all go home and rest."