[Manolo lightly drums his fingers against his knee as he adjusts his grip on the communicator with his other hand. He's never explained the entire story to someone before, not to Joaquin, not to anyone. It's a little overwhelming, and he's not sure where to start.]

...Something you must understand is that gods and magic and strange creatures exist where Joaquin and I come from. The gap between the divine and the living? It is not so wide, really. Heroes of legend are often blessed with magical items that grant them power, and others are cursed with tragic ends they seemingly can't escape.

Now...imagine death and the devil making a bet over which boy will marry their friend Maria when they become adults. This is where our problems began.