00:00Children of Atlantis. Werewolves in the Andes Creepypasta 116.
00:06Shaping an alpha-Atlantean werewolf. Four days had passed since the interview
00:11Valeria Dupont with Father Fabián at the Bambertocken mansion, located at the exit
00:16North of Bogotá. At that time, Tatiana had tried to keep busy with her duties.
00:22as CEO of Orichalco, in a desperate effort to take her mind off the
00:27The ritual Drex had been undergoing for four moons. As part of the secrets to containing
00:33The power of the Atlantean Totem, the Archcount of the Purge, Seraph Bambertocken II, had designed
00:40an arcane five-layered necklace, intended to function as a regulating valve to channel
00:45The power of the werewolf. This could be used as a resource for the purge. But for Tatiana,
00:52It wasn't a technical project. It was something deeply personal. She had learned to love her reality.
00:58with Drex. And the argument she had with him the night before the ritual began...
01:03It had remained fixed in her like a heavy, dark, corrosive slab. That day, the pressure of the
01:10The purge, her arcane magic classes with the archcount, and the mental weight of the Totem had overwhelmed her.
01:16And the last words she said to Drex were an absurd, cruel, and painful question.
01:22that now burned in his chest like a magma spear.
01:25"Tati, are you okay?" Maria asked gently, approaching her sister to hug her.
01:31"Finally, you can breathe without so many documents on your desk." Tatiana stood there, holding the
01:37Impeccable uniform, her hair pulled back in a tight bun, and her jaw clenched. I didn't know how much.
01:43She had been there for a while, lost in her thoughts, but her sister's voice barely managed to get through.
01:49the wall of remorse that surrounded her. —No, Maria. I'm not okay. I can't shake it off
01:56"That fucking question in my head," he said with barely contained fury.
02:00Maria hugged her tightly. "Are you going to forget me faster or slower than you forgot Carolina?"
02:06Tatiana repeated, with bitter irony. That was the last thing I said to her, Maria. Maria the
02:13He squeezed her even tighter. Tatiana simply let herself fall onto his shoulder.
02:18—That's exactly what I needed to hear from you, Tatiana. You just had to, that very day.
02:24Say it. He reproached himself aloud, as if he wanted to hit himself.
02:28"Tati, don't repeat it again. I swear. Drex knows you love him," Maria replied sweetly.
02:36—Do you want me to go with you to see it?
02:38—Yes, Maria. I haven't been able to go since yesterday. Her voice broke for a moment, but she managed
02:44to recover. They walked slowly through the corridors towards the Pardo blacksmith shop,
02:50within the same Bambertoken mansion. The family of geniuses had sworn loyalty to the
02:56Bambertoken was more than three centuries old, and its workshop was one of the few spaces with restricted access.
03:01Inside the mansion, Tatiana strode forward, clinging to her sister, as if she needed her more than she thought.
03:07She could admit it. And Maria, for her part, was only trying to support her in her grief.
03:14According to Bambertoken, time is running out. It's roughly one day per stamp, and today is the fifth.
03:21Tatiana murmured with feigned calm, as her gaze drifted off into the dull horizon of her
03:26mind. I've been investigating, and there's no record of any object with five layers. The most that
03:34I found were four, and. Tati, you're entering that state that I get into when things
03:40Things are going badly, and Fabián isn't here. María interrupted, stroking her hair. You have to stay
03:46stable. I know it's hard to break the cycle of negative thoughts, but you can't let it
03:52Devour. Tatiana inhaled deeply before continuing. She was too tense. Guilt gnawed at her from within.
04:00But he couldn't afford to break down in front of his units. He would have to wait until he crossed the
04:06The armory door, brown, to release what he was carrying inside. Finally, they reached the thick
04:12vault door. Tatiana stood before it as it slowly opened. She entered without saying a word.
04:18"Word," she said, accompanied by her sister. "Riz." Tatiana was surprised to see him. "What are you doing here?"
04:26Sorry, boss. I was working on something with Ayla. We're about to finish an amazing development.
04:33The man replied, without taking his eye off the microscope. But we're leaving now, boss. Tatiana didn't
04:40She didn't have the strength to reply. She just kept walking in silence. Maria accompanied her without speaking, and Riz
04:47She understood she had to leave. She wiped her oily hands on her apron and began to put things away.
04:53the microscope before leaving. The González sisters continued walking down the corridors
04:59from the blacksmith's shop to a completely isolated chamber, hidden behind a door
05:04of reinforced steel. Thick walls treated with fire-resistant alloys, lead, quartz, a layer of
05:11Atlantean orichalcum and vampiric steel reinforcement protected the place. It was the containment room.
05:18Maximum. A soundproof space, designed to withstand any arcane, physical reaction
05:24or alchemical. The most unstable experiments in the brown armory were carried out there. And there
05:31Also, locked away as a precaution, remained Drex, sitting in absolute silence, motionless,
05:37passing through the layers of the veil, one by one, until returning to his body. The seal on the
05:44The floor was the work of the archcount. The lines of dried blood formed a triple circle of
05:49intersection, combining ancient geometries with arcane symbols that flickered faintly
05:54with a bluish light every time the werewolf breathed. That seal was no simple prison.
06:00Magical, it had been designed with a precise arrangement. In its center, a perfectly shaped cavity.
06:07The circular container held the Atlantean totem, whose presence had to coexist with that of the bearer. Around
06:14From that cavity, a series of concentric rings delimited the separation between the creature
06:19and the object, allowing the five-layered necklace to float between them as a mediator
06:24Vibrant with energies. Each layer of the necklace synchronized with a specific part of the soul.
06:30of the werewolf, and the seal ensured that none were activated uncontrollably. The edges of the
06:36The circle was reinforced with runes of containment, although they could do little against the fury of a
06:42Alpha Atlantean werewolf. Maria isn't going to wake up, Tatiana finally said, letting the tears flow.
06:50They won. Tati. Maria, even if he came back. There's no guarantee it's still him. And even if it were.
06:58I don't know if he'd forgive me. Tati, Drex loves you. You can't be so pessimistic, Maria replied with a smile.
07:06gentle. Besides, when he wakes up, the last thing he'll need is to see you defeated and with a sour face.
07:13Filled with tears. What if he doesn't wake up? Tatiana whispered. What if I never get the chance to fix things?
07:20Things? Maria felt a lump in her throat. Seeing her sister like this, so vulnerable, consumed by the
07:28Guilt tore her apart. She knew how much Drex meant to her, and how the uncertainty was...
07:34It's eating me up inside. He still has a couple of hours left, Tati. Trust him, she insisted calmly.
07:42Maria, who stayed close, watched her with compassion, but without losing the calm that she provided.
07:48Her clairvoyance. She knew what Tatiana was feeling. But she also knew something her sister didn't.
07:55She still couldn't see. She had seen him. Ever since she'd been with Fabián, her visions of the future had become
08:01They had returned, clearer, more intense. And what he had seen clearly in the last few minutes
08:08It was undeniable. Drex was going to wake up. However, he did not interrupt Tatiana's mourning.
08:15She knew she needed that moment, that space to empty herself before he returned.
08:21"Don't rush, Tati," Maria murmured, in a warm and serene voice.
08:27Hours have many minutes, and Drex is a very old wolf when it comes to surviving.
08:33Tatiana pressed her lips together and squeezed her eyes shut. The pain in her chest was so sharp that
08:39For a moment she felt like she couldn't breathe. She had spent a week watching him trapped in
08:44That state, and with each passing day, the hope that he would return faded a little more.
08:50"I miss him so much," she whispered, barely holding back her tears.
08:55Maria listened to her in silence, without interrupting, giving her space for each fear to come out.
09:01with her own weight. She knew what was coming, but she also knew her sister needed to let go
09:07that anguish before facing the inevitable. —Maria, I don't know how to go on if I have to leave
09:13Here, and he stays. He said at last, as if the weight of his body were winning the battle.
09:19"You have to prepare yourself, Tati," he said tenderly. "Since I've been with Fabián,
09:25I've begun to see beyond. Much further. With a clarity I've never had before.
09:31Tatiana's eyes opened immediately, startled. "What do you mean, Maria?"
09:37He asked, as if he didn't dare get his hopes up. "Tati, now I can see several minutes into the future,"
09:44with an intensity she had never known before. She answered while stroking his hair and letting go of him
09:49A bun, as tight as her sanity. —I saw something, it wasn't much, just a few minutes, but,
09:57Tati, I shouldn't find your face sad and full of tears when I return.
10:02For a moment, Tatiana's heart skipped a beat. A spark of hope ignited within her.
10:09inside. But with it also came a torrent of emotions that she couldn't contain.
10:14She should have felt happy, but the pain, the guilt, the fear, it was all still there, alive.
10:21throbbing inside her. —I think it's best if you leave yourself alone for a while. I'm going to go with Fabián.
10:28"If you need anything, I'll be waiting by my phone," Maria said, giving him one last hug before
10:34Turn to leave. Tatiana stared at Drex's motionless face. His features were
10:40hardened by the internal struggle she had waged for four days. She knew her sister,
10:47She trusted in her gift, in her role in the war. But she had been trapped for so long.
10:52In her desperation, she no longer knew how to feel anything else. She closed her eyes and let her
10:58Thoughts flooded her mind. If she really woke up, how would she greet him? Would she pretend nothing had happened?
11:05past? Would he cling to the hope that that argument would simply fade away?
11:10The folds of time and agony? What if he remembered her? Or worse? What if he wished to forget her?
11:17The images from that night returned with brutal clarity. His causeless rage,
11:23the way he treated everyone in his office badly that day, his arrogant tone, the venomous words,
11:29And that name. That damned name that haunted her like a demon in her conscience, Carolina.
11:36This time it really was me who ruined everything. She muttered bitterly to herself. It seems to run in the family.
11:43Destroy what we love because of this shitty temper? He looked at the seemingly calm body
11:49Drex's. He was there, motionless, enclosed in that profound silence, and yet. So close. He felt
11:58that I could touch him and, at the same time, that he was trapped in another world. I hope you can forgive me.
12:04Time seemed to stretch out as if the universe were mocking her wait. For Tatiana, every second
12:11It felt like an eternity. Maria had barely left the armory, but in her mind there had been
12:17Centuries had passed. And then, he felt it. A tremor. Barely a slight spasm in Drex's hand,
12:26So small that anyone else would have missed it. But not Tatiana. The world stopped.
12:32Her breath caught in her throat. Her eyes, fixed on that hand, widened. Everything
12:41It disappeared. The walls, the seal, the necklace, the pain. Only that tiny movement existed.
12:49Drex. He whispered, his voice breaking, heavy with unbearable fear and a hope he didn't dare to express.
12:56still to claim.
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