Dark secrets

Coach Shakall had a dillema. The team seemed to work better when Guillermo Reyes was not playing and now he had a permanent injury to make matters worse. But the man was an icon and his comrades worshiped him. Shakall felt lik everybody targeted Reyes and that he himself altered plans to keep him safe but the team proved that they could work just as good if not even better when Reyes was not on the pitch. A plan started to form in Shakalls mind. Coach Shakall is many things; a loving father, a devouted husband, a strategist and a trusted friend. One thing his not is a nice man and Guillermo Reyes was not his friend. One could say that if it was not for the charismatic mercenary his daughter would have return years ago from her little exploration. God knows how many times she had risk her live follow Guillermo's orders. Shakall could feel some rage filling his chest. This was it Shakall had started to distance himself from his captain and slowly he created his master plan. Later that night he visisted Babak's house and they sat up late that night while Babak got clued in.

The following day was match day and this is how it all went down. Guillermo was back to his crews delight but once again they perfomed porly and could not managed to stop the elves from scoring nor did they manage to impressive in the close quarter combat. Then it happened in the 7th Lyanth blitzed Guillermo and the captain went down. The sound could be hered all the way to the back of the stadium. Babak was rushed into the pitch and he saw what Shakall had feared the most Guillermo was alive with his back injured. Babak moves the poison swifthly from it's secret hiding spave into his palm and poured into Reyes mouth. Babak stood up shook his head and asked for help to carry the lifeless body of the pitch and into the dressing room. There the old hero died unconcious and he was pronounced dead at the half-time rest.

In second half it was another team the elves had to face and it eventually ended in a draw. Many elves got knocked out that game but only one did get injured. Wolfgang Dunkle blocked Korthil so hard that he sprained his groin.

After the game Shakall gathered his team and started of by praising them for pulling themselves together in half time to honour their captain. He told them that he thinks they must remain the team name to honour Guillermo and to remember why they play the game in the first place. It's not about the money no more it's about the game and showing the strenght and resilience of mankind! The players went crazy after his speech. The frantic players was screaming for vengance and they were about to run out and hunt down the elven team. That's when some yelled "Silence!". It was Hector Reyes, Guillermos oldest son. "If you do that we will surely be expelled from the league. We have to wait and train. We were not good enough today to beat them on the pitch we have to work harder. Now I have a father to burry and you a comrade, then we feast but tomorow I wanna see you all for morning practice. Long live Guillermo and long live his Red Wolves!"

It seems like Shakall managed to creat and icon and talisman for the team. He had gotten the team on the right mindest to actually play and win and to top it off he got himself a new blitzer. Hector Reyes had looked really promissing in practise and he would make a good new number three. Shakall felt like he was a genious that day.

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