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      "body": "![2D_EN.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSRWMnbTDCnJKoiDKdLqBs3HzoHCsvMNTehySTzQPfWrk/2D_EN.jpg)\n\n\nA lot has changed since my last entry on this blog. Since the attack on the Gerês camp, I no longer have contact with the Organization. Without their influence, the friction caused in the company where I worked by my long and unjustified absences led to me being fired. For my wife, who was already suspicious, my dismissal and its supposed causes were the last straw. What she suspected was happening was obvious, but I couldn't tell her the truth. I refused to burden her with my knowledge of everything hidden in this world. Though I doubt she would have even believed me. Consequently, she kicked me out of the house and started the divorce procedures.\n\nWith nothing to keep me in Braga, I went back to my grandparents' house, in Viana do Castelo, and to the room of my youth.\n\nI also stopped my investigations. After the way they had destroyed my life, I couldn't go on. I also had no motivation to do anything else, including finding a new job. I spent my days in front of the computer reading articles and watching videos to distract myself from everything that had happened and the state my life was in. I rarely left the house, and when I did, it was only to do some errands for my grandparents.\n\nHowever, after several weeks, an event compelled me to go out. The fact that I finally felt a little better also helped. In fact, at the time, I felt it could be a turning point for me. I took it as a message from the heavens, even though it wasn't exclusively for me.\n\nThe phenomenon I'm referring to was a rare fall of multiple meteors, all of which were expected to land in northwestern Portugal. Fortunately, projections showed they wouldn’t hit any inhabited area, although there was always the possibility of errors and/or collateral damage.\n\nOn the night in question, I left home and joined a group of local amateur astronomers who had set up public telescopes on a nearby isolated hilltop. There, between casual conversations and discussions about astronomy and telescopy, we waited.\n\nThe first sign of the meteors appeared shortly after 1AM in the form of a distant point of light. One of the amateur astronomers gave the alert, and we ran to the telescopes. These weren’t enough for everyone, however, one of the amateur astronomers had brought one telescope equipped with a camera and was able to share the captured image using a tablet computer. It wasn't the same, but it would have to do until I had the opportunity to look through an eyepiece.\n\nThe points of light were surprisingly large, much larger than I expected. Some fell closer, others farther, but they, unexpectedly, all seemed to reach the ground. The media had announced that most meteors would disintegrate a few miles in the air. Fortunately, they all appeared to be hitting uninhabited forested areas. Furthermore, given their size, their impacts weren’t that big.\n\nAs the telescope connected to the tablet, using the electric motors on its tripod, followed one of the meteors, the bolide began to increase in size, until it became a huge ball of fire. This, of course, meant it was getting closer. For a moment, we feared it was going to crash on top of us, but we soon relaxed when we realized that wouldn't be the case. The celestial object ended up falling onto a hill in front of us. Like the previous ones, the impact wasn’t as big as we expected. It also didn't create much noise, at least much less than an object of its size should have.\n\nAs soon as the excitement of such a close call subsided, I and the other amateur astronomers looked at each other. Then, almost in unison, we headed to our cars. Everyone wanted to go see the meteorite and the impact site. The meteorite fell in the middle of a hill, which would normally be hard to reach, but it seemed to be close to a huge hollow rock commonly known as \"The Hollow Boulder\". It is well known to most of Viana's residents, as is the route to get there.\nThe crossing from the place where the telescopes were mounted to the dirt road that led to The Hollow Boulder took about fifteen minutes. Some decided to leave their cars there and continue on foot, but those who were more curious, or less fond of their cars, like me, kept going until the end of the forest path. Progress wasn’t easy. My car shook violently while going over holes and rocks, and I scratched the paint in several places. Even then, the path ended before reaching either The Hollow Boulder or the impact site, so I and the other onlookers had to walk the last few hundred meters. Fortunately, I had a flashlight in the glove compartment, left there from my days of urban exploration.\n\nWhen I finally saw the crater, three other people were already there. I immediately realized, from their confused expressions, that something wasn’t right. Even then, what I saw at the bottom of the crater when I reached its threshold took me by surprise. The object that had fallen from the sky wasn’t a rock, as expected, but a huge triangular object with rounded corners made of strange whitish matter. It appeared malleable, like skin, and was covered in a viscous substance that had probably protected it and allowed it to enter the Earth's atmosphere without being damaged by the intense heat.\n\nThe other people didn't seem to have any idea what it was, but I did. It was similar in every way to the \"cocoon\" that the Organization had found at the mouth of the Lima River some time ago. And I remembered well the creature that came out of it. To my horror, the cocoon at the bottom of the crater had a huge hole in one side, revealing that whatever it was carrying had already emerged.\n\n“We have to get out of here,” I shouted, without thinking. “Now!”\n\nThe other onlookers stared at me, alarmed. However, before they had the opportunity to ask me anything, a scream of profound terror drew our attention elsewhere. Reflexively, I grabbed a fallen tree branch as an improvised weapon and ran to the scream's source. Some of the onlookers did the same. Not that improvised clubs would be of much use against the creatures that cocoons like those carried.\n\nFortunately, when we reached the man who had screamed, there was no sign of the being from beyond space. However, at his feet, lay the violently mutilated body of a woman. Claws had torn her torso apart, while her limbs were ripped off and scattered around. For a few seconds, we all stared at the body, in shock. Some of the onlookers vomited. Then, in unison, we all ran back to our cars.\n\nAs soon as I got behind the wheel, I drove out of that place. Fear rushed me, so I was even less careful than before. More than once, I felt like I had done mechanical damage to the car, which I confirmed as soon as I returned to my grandparents' house. However, the overwhelming revelations of that night and their implications completely occupied my mind.\n\nThe cocoon previously found by the Organization had been there for a long time. What did this new arrival mean? What was the purpose of the creature it contained? Where was it? And, even more terrifying, were all the meteors that had fallen that night cocoons with similar creatures? The reduced impacts of their falls seemed to indicate that they were less dense than would be expected if they were solid rocks, so it was very likely. And would the Organization, after its defeat in Gerês, have the resources to look for and stop them? After all, they had already caused one death. But Almeida and his men seemed to have disappeared.\n\nWith these thoughts running through my head, I went to bed and futilely tried to fall asleep. Finally, I realized that I wasn’t going to find answers to my questions just by lying there. I had abandoned that world that exists hidden from ours, but my intense curiosity and concern got the better of me. In the morning, I would return to Braga, to the usual places, in search of someone who could give me some answers. With this decision made, I managed to fall asleep, although it was filled with nightmares.\n\n_Originally published in https://witchesofthenight.wordpress.com_",
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      "body": "![2D_EN.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSRWMnbTDCnJKoiDKdLqBs3HzoHCsvMNTehySTzQPfWrk/2D_EN.jpg)\n\n\nMuito mudou desde a minha última entrada neste blogue. Desde o ataque ao acampamento do Gerês, deixei de ter contacto com a Organização. Sem a influência deles, o mal-estar causado na empresa onde trabalhava pelas minhas longas e injustificadas ausências levou ao meu despedimento. Para a minha esposa, que já andava desconfiada, o meu despedimento e as suas supostas causas foram a gota de água. O que ela suspeitava que se passava era óbvio, mas eu não lhe podia contar a verdade. Era incapaz de a carregar com o fardo do meu conhecimento de tudo o que existe escondido neste mundo, isto se ela sequer acreditasse em mim. Como tal, expulsou-me de casa e começou a tratar do divórcio.\n\nAssim, sem nada que me prendesse a Braga, voltei para a casa dos meus avós, em Viana do Castelo, e para o quarto da minha juventude.\n\nDeixei as minhas investigações. Depois da forma como tinham destruído a minha vida, não era capaz de continuar. Contudo, também não tinha motivação para fazer mais nada, incluindo encontrar um novo emprego. Passava os meus dias em frente ao computador lendo artigos e vendo vídeos para me entreter e distrair de tudo de tudo o que acontecera e do estado da minha vida. Raramente saía de casa, e quando o fazia era só para ajudar os meus avós com um ou outro recado ou tarefa.\n\nFinalmente, após várias semanas, um evento impeliu-me a sair. O facto de eu me sentir melhor também ajudou. Aliás, na altura, senti que aquilo podia ser um ponto de viragem. Tomei aquilo como uma mensagem dos céus, embora não tivesse sido exclusivamente para mim.\n\nO fenómeno a que me refiro foi uma rara queda de múltiplos meteoros, todos eles com impacto previsto para o noroeste português. Felizmente, nenhum deveria atingir zonas habitadas, embora houvesse sempre a possibilidade de erros e/ou danos colaterais.\n\nNa noite em questão, saí de casa e juntei-me a um grupo de astrônomos amadores locais que haviam montado, e disponibilizado ao público, alguns telescópios no topo de uma colina isolada próxima. Ali, entre conversas de ocasião e discussões sobre astronomia e telescopia, esperámos.\n\nO primeiro sinal dos meteoros surgiu pouco depois da uma da manhã na forma de um ponto de luz distante. Um dos astrônomos amadores deu o alerta, e corremos para os telescópios. Estes não eram suficientes para todos, porém, um dos astrônomos amadores trouxera um equipado com câmara e pôde partilhar a imagem capturada através de um tablet. Não era o mesmo, mas ia ter de servir até ter a oportunidade de espreitar por uma ocular.\n\nOs pontos de luz eram surpreendentemente grandes, bem maiores do que eu esperava. Uns caiam mais perto, outros, mais longe, mas todos pareciam chegar ao solo. Também isto foi inesperado, pois a comunicação social anunciara que a maioria dos meteoros se iriam desintegrar alguns quilômetros no ar. Felizmente, até ao momento, todos eles pareciam ter atingido zonas florestais e não habitacionais. Além disso, dado o seu tamanho, pareciam não ter causado impactos de maior.\n\nEnquanto o telescópio ligado à tablet seguia, usando os motores elétricos no tripé, um dos meteoros, este começou a aumentar de tamanho, até que se tornou numa enorme bola de fogo. Isto, claro, significava que se estava a aproximar. Por momentos, tememos que fosse cair junto a nós, mas logo relaxámos quando percebemos que não seria o caso. O objeto celeste acabou por cair num monte à nossa frente. Como os anteriores, o impacto não foi tão grande como seria de esperar. Também não provocou grande ruído, pelo menos muito menos do que um bólide daquele tamanho devia ter provocado.\n\nAssim que a excitação de um impacto tão próximo esmoreceu, eu e os vários outros astrônomos amadores ali presentes entreolhamo-nos. Depois, quase em uníssono, dirigimo-nos para os nossos carros. Toda a gente queria ir ver o meteorito e o local do impacto. Este podia ter ocorrido no meio do monte, mas parecia ter sido próximo a um enorme rochedo oco conhecido popularmente como \"Penedo Furado\". Este é bem conhecido da maior parte dos vianenses, assim como o caminho para lá chegar.\n\nA travessia desde o lugar onde os telescópios estavam montados até à estrada de terra batida que levava ao Penedo Furado demorou cerca de quinze minutos. Alguns decidiram deixar ali os carros e continuar a pé, mas os mais curiosos, ou com menos amor aos carros, como eu, seguimos até ao fim do caminho florestal. O progresso não foi fácil. O meu carro abanou bastante ao passar por buracos e rochas, e arranhei a tinta em vários sítios. Ainda assim, o caminho terminava antes de chegar quer ao Penedo Furado, quer ao local do impacto, pelo que eu e os outros curiosos tivemos de percorrer as últimas centenas de metros a pé. Felizmente, tinha uma lanterna no porta-luvas, deixada ali desde os meus tempos de exploração urbana.\n\nQuando, por fim, avistei a cratera, já três outros curiosos haviam lá chegado. Apercebi-me de imediato, pelas suas expressões de confusão, que algo não estava bem. Ainda assim, o que vi no fundo da cratera quando cheguei ao seu limiar apanhou-me de surpresa. O objeto que caíra do céu não era uma rocha, como esperado, mas um enorme objeto triangular de cantos arredondados feito de uma estranha matéria esbranquiçada. Esta parecia maleável, como pele, e estava coberta por uma substância viscosa que provavelmente a protegera e lhe permitira entrar na atmosfera terrestre sem sofrer danos com o intenso calor.\n\nOs restantes curiosos, não pareciam fazer ideia do que se tratava, mas eu sim. Era em tudo semelhante ao \"casulo\" que a Organização encontrara na foz do rio Lima há algum tempo atrás. E eu lembrava-me bem da criatura que dele saíra. Para meu horror, o casulo no fundo da cratera tinha um enorme buraco num dos lados, revelando que aquilo que transportava já havia desembarcado.\n\n- Temos de sair daqui - gritei, quase inconscientemente. - Já!\n\nOs outros curiosos olharam para mim, alarmados. Porém, antes de terem oportunidade de me perguntar fosse o que fosse, um grito de profundo terror chamou a nossa atenção para outro lado. Reflexivamente, peguei num ramo de árvore caído como arma improvisada e corri para a origem do grito. Alguns dos curiosos imitaram-me. Não que mocas improvisadas nos fossem servir de muito contra as criaturas que casulos daqueles transportavam.\n\nFelizmente, quando chegámos junto ao homem que gritara, não havia sinal do ser de além espaço. Porém, junto aos seus pés, jazia o corpo de uma mulher violentamente mutilado. Garras haviam estraçalhado o tronco, enquanto os membros se encontravam arrancados à sua volta. Durante alguns segundos, ficámos todos a olhar para o corpo, em choque. Então, alguns dos curiosos vomitaram. Depois, em uníssono, corremos todos de volta aos carros.\n\nAssim que me encontrei atrás do volante, conduzi para fora daquele sítio. Devido à pressa, tive ainda menos cuidado do que antes. Por mais que uma vez, fiquei com a sensação de ter feito danos mecânicos ao carro, o que confirmei assim que regressei a casa dos meus avós. Contudo, as avassaladoras revelações daquela noite e as suas implicações ocupavam totalmente a minha mente.\n\nO casulo anteriormente encontrado pela Organização já lá estava há muito tempo. O que significava aquela nova chegada? Qual o propósito da criatura que continha? Onde estava ela? E, mais aterrador ainda, seriam todos os meteoritos que haviam caído naquela noite casulos com criaturas semelhantes? Os reduzidos impactos das suas quedas pareciam indicar que eram menos densos do que seria de esperar se fossem rochas sólidas, pelo que era muito provável. E a Organização, depois da sua derrota no Gerês, teria recursos para os procurar e parar? Afinal, já haviam provocado uma morte. Mas Almeida e os seus homens pareciam haver desaparecido.\n\nCom estes pensamentos a passarem-me pela cabeça, fui para a cama e, futilmente, tentei adormecer. Por fim, apercebi-me que não era ali deitado que ia encontrar respostas. 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      "body": "![2D_EN.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSRWMnbTDCnJKoiDKdLqBs3HzoHCsvMNTehySTzQPfWrk/2D_EN.jpg)\n\n\nMuito mudou desde a minha última entrada neste blogue. Desde o ataque ao acampamento do Gerês, deixei de ter contacto com a Organização. Sem a influência deles, o mal-estar causado na empresa onde trabalhava pelas minhas longas e injustificadas ausências levou ao meu despedimento. Para a minha esposa, que já andava desconfiada, o meu despedimento e as suas supostas causas foram a gota de água. O que ela suspeitava que se passava era óbvio, mas eu não lhe podia contar a verdade. Era incapaz de a carregar com o fardo do meu conhecimento de tudo o que existe escondido neste mundo, isto se ela sequer acreditasse em mim. Como tal, expulsou-me de casa e começou a tratar do divórcio.\n\nAssim, sem nada que me prendesse a Braga, voltei para a casa dos meus avós, em Viana do Castelo, e para o quarto da minha juventude.\n\nDeixei as minhas investigações. Depois da forma como tinham destruído a minha vida, não era capaz de continuar. Contudo, também não tinha motivação para fazer mais nada, incluindo encontrar um novo emprego. Passava os meus dias em frente ao computador lendo artigos e vendo vídeos para me entreter e distrair de tudo de tudo o que acontecera e do estado da minha vida. Raramente saía de casa, e quando o fazia era só para ajudar os meus avós com um ou outro recado ou tarefa.\n\nFinalmente, após várias semanas, um evento impeliu-me a sair. O facto de eu me sentir melhor também ajudou. Aliás, na altura, senti que aquilo podia ser um ponto de viragem. Tomei aquilo como uma mensagem dos céus, embora não tivesse sido exclusivamente para mim.\n\nO fenómeno a que me refiro foi uma rara queda de múltiplos meteoros, todos eles com impacto previsto para o noroeste português. Felizmente, nenhum deveria atingir zonas habitadas, embora houvesse sempre a possibilidade de erros e/ou danos colaterais.\n\nNa noite em questão, saí de casa e juntei-me a um grupo de astrônomos amadores locais que haviam montado, e disponibilizado ao público, alguns telescópios no topo de uma colina isolada próxima. Ali, entre conversas de ocasião e discussões sobre astronomia e telescopia, esperámos.\n\nO primeiro sinal dos meteoros surgiu pouco depois da uma da manhã na forma de um ponto de luz distante. Um dos astrônomos amadores deu o alerta, e corremos para os telescópios. Estes não eram suficientes para todos, porém, um dos astrônomos amadores trouxera um equipado com câmara e pôde partilhar a imagem capturada através de um tablet. Não era o mesmo, mas ia ter de servir até ter a oportunidade de espreitar por uma ocular.\n\nOs pontos de luz eram surpreendentemente grandes, bem maiores do que eu esperava. Uns caiam mais perto, outros, mais longe, mas todos pareciam chegar ao solo. Também isto foi inesperado, pois a comunicação social anunciara que a maioria dos meteoros se iriam desintegrar alguns quilômetros no ar. Felizmente, até ao momento, todos eles pareciam ter atingido zonas florestais e não habitacionais. Além disso, dado o seu tamanho, pareciam não ter causado impactos de maior.\n\nEnquanto o telescópio ligado à tablet seguia, usando os motores elétricos no tripé, um dos meteoros, este começou a aumentar de tamanho, até que se tornou numa enorme bola de fogo. Isto, claro, significava que se estava a aproximar. Por momentos, tememos que fosse cair junto a nós, mas logo relaxámos quando percebemos que não seria o caso. O objeto celeste acabou por cair num monte à nossa frente. Como os anteriores, o impacto não foi tão grande como seria de esperar. Também não provocou grande ruído, pelo menos muito menos do que um bólide daquele tamanho devia ter provocado.\n\nAssim que a excitação de um impacto tão próximo esmoreceu, eu e os vários outros astrônomos amadores ali presentes entreolhamo-nos. Depois, quase em uníssono, dirigimo-nos para os nossos carros. Toda a gente queria ir ver o meteorito e o local do impacto. Este podia ter ocorrido no meio do monte, mas parecia ter sido próximo a um enorme rochedo oco conhecido popularmente como \"Penedo Furado\". Este é bem conhecido da maior parte dos vianenses, assim como o caminho para lá chegar.\n\nA travessia desde o lugar onde os telescópios estavam montados até à estrada de terra batida que levava ao Penedo Furado demorou cerca de quinze minutos. Alguns decidiram deixar ali os carros e continuar a pé, mas os mais curiosos, ou com menos amor aos carros, como eu, seguimos até ao fim do caminho florestal. O progresso não foi fácil. O meu carro abanou bastante ao passar por buracos e rochas, e arranhei a tinta em vários sítios. Ainda assim, o caminho terminava antes de chegar quer ao Penedo Furado, quer ao local do impacto, pelo que eu e os outros curiosos tivemos de percorrer as últimas centenas de metros a pé. Felizmente, tinha uma lanterna no porta-luvas, deixada ali desde os meus tempos de exploração urbana.\n\nQuando, por fim, avistei a cratera, já três outros curiosos haviam lá chegado. Apercebi-me de imediato, pelas suas expressões de confusão, que algo não estava bem. Ainda assim, o que vi no fundo da cratera quando cheguei ao seu limiar apanhou-me de surpresa. O objeto que caíra do céu não era uma rocha, como esperado, mas um enorme objeto triangular de cantos arredondados feito de uma estranha matéria esbranquiçada. Esta parecia maleável, como pele, e estava coberta por uma substância viscosa que provavelmente a protegera e lhe permitira entrar na atmosfera terrestre sem sofrer danos com o intenso calor.\n\nOs restantes curiosos, não pareciam fazer ideia do que se tratava, mas eu sim. Era em tudo semelhante ao \"casulo\" que a Organização encontrara na foz do rio Lima há algum tempo atrás. E eu lembrava-me bem da criatura que dele saíra. Para meu horror, o casulo no fundo da cratera tinha um enorme buraco num dos lados, revelando que aquilo que transportava já havia desembarcado.\n\n- Temos de sair daqui - gritei, quase inconscientemente. - Já!\n\nOs outros curiosos olharam para mim, alarmados. Porém, antes de terem oportunidade de me perguntar fosse o que fosse, um grito de profundo terror chamou a nossa atenção para outro lado. Reflexivamente, peguei num ramo de árvore caído como arma improvisada e corri para a origem do grito. Alguns dos curiosos imitaram-me. Não que mocas improvisadas nos fossem servir de muito contra as criaturas que casulos daqueles transportavam.\n\nFelizmente, quando chegámos junto ao homem que gritara, não havia sinal do ser de além espaço. Porém, junto aos seus pés, jazia o corpo de uma mulher violentamente mutilado. Garras haviam estraçalhado o tronco, enquanto os membros se encontravam arrancados à sua volta. Durante alguns segundos, ficámos todos a olhar para o corpo, em choque. Então, alguns dos curiosos vomitaram. Depois, em uníssono, corremos todos de volta aos carros.\n\nAssim que me encontrei atrás do volante, conduzi para fora daquele sítio. Devido à pressa, tive ainda menos cuidado do que antes. Por mais que uma vez, fiquei com a sensação de ter feito danos mecânicos ao carro, o que confirmei assim que regressei a casa dos meus avós. Contudo, as avassaladoras revelações daquela noite e as suas implicações ocupavam totalmente a minha mente.\n\nO casulo anteriormente encontrado pela Organização já lá estava há muito tempo. O que significava aquela nova chegada? Qual o propósito da criatura que continha? Onde estava ela? E, mais aterrador ainda, seriam todos os meteoritos que haviam caído naquela noite casulos com criaturas semelhantes? Os reduzidos impactos das suas quedas pareciam indicar que eram menos densos do que seria de esperar se fossem rochas sólidas, pelo que era muito provável. E a Organização, depois da sua derrota no Gerês, teria recursos para os procurar e parar? Afinal, já haviam provocado uma morte. Mas Almeida e os seus homens pareciam haver desaparecido.\n\nCom estes pensamentos a passarem-me pela cabeça, fui para a cama e, futilmente, tentei adormecer. Por fim, apercebi-me que não era ali deitado que ia encontrar respostas. 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Estábamos entre las ruinas de lo que parecía haber sido un castillo, en lo alto de una pequeña meseta. Una muralla baja, que claramente se había reducido con el paso de los años, rodeaba el amplio espacio, que estaba lleno de lo que quedaba de los cimientos de edificios hace mucho tiempo desaparecidos. Reconocí de inmediato que aquel era el castillo de Castro Laboreiro, pues ya lo había visitado varias veces.\n\nComo siempre, inmediatamente comenzamos a investigar el lugar, buscando cualquier indicio de las Brujas de la Noche o sus siervos.\n\nHabían pasado menos de cinco minutos cuando, de repente, oímos un estruendo distante, semejante a un trueno. Sin embargo, el cielo estaba despejado, por lo que de inmediato descartamos la posibilidad de que fuera una tormenta.\n\nEl grito de uno de los soldados que nos acompañaba nos alertó de un punto en el cielo que se acercaba. Este rápidamente se convirtió en cinco figuras de negro encapuchadas.\n\nA una orden de Almeida, los soldados les apuntaron los fusiles. No hizo ninguna diferencia. Antes de que estuvieran al alcance de las armas, cada Bruja de la Noche lanzó una bola de llamas a gran velocidad contra nosotros. Apenas tuvimos tiempo de agacharnos detrás de las murallas y muros en ruinas antes de que llegaran a la cima de la meseta.\n\nExplosiones estallaron a nuestro alrededor, esparciendo llamas y arrojando tierra y piedras en todas direcciones. Algunos soldados cayeron, consumidos por el fuego o golpeados por metralla. Y el bombardeo continuó, con las Brujas de la Noche lanzando un torrente abrumador de hechizos explosivos, sin dar a los soldados la oportunidad de responder. Solo había una cosa que Almeida podía hacer:\n\n― ¡Retirada! ― gritó.\n\nHaciendo todo lo posible para evitar las explosiones a nuestro alrededor, Almeida, yo y los soldados sobrevivientes corrimos hacia el portal, esperando que este todavía estuviera allí. Tal era la intensidad del bombardeo, que no tuvimos oportunidad de ayudar a los heridos, y quien lo intentó fue inmediatamente derribado.\n\nCon gran alivio, logré llegar al portal ileso e instantáneamente me encontré en el campamento abandonado, lejos de lo que claramente había sido una trampa de las Brujas de la Noche. Almeida surgió poco después, cojeando, probablemente golpeado por metralla.\n\nDe los quince soldados que nos habían acompañado, solo dos regresaron. Desafortunadamente, no cruzaron el portal solos. Tras ellos surgieron, una a una, las Brujas de la Noche.\n\nEstas se elevaron inmediatamente por encima de los hombres de la Organización que guardaban y estudiaban el campamento abandonado y empezaron a lanzar sus bolas de llamas. Los soldados respondieron con sus escopetas automáticas, pero las criaturas volaban demasiado alto y rápido para que lograsen acertarles.\n\nLos hombres y el equipo fueron envueltos y destruidos por explosiones de llamas.\n\nSin poder hacer nada, me refugié detrás del árbol con el tronco más ancho que encontré y esperé desesperadamente que no me acertaran.\n\nAunque pareció más tiempo, mi reloj mostró que el ataque no duró ni diez minutos. Cuando terminó, toda la infraestructura ―tiendas de campaña, computadoras, vehículos, etc.― de la Organización había sido destruida, y más de dos tercios de sus efectivos yacían muertos.\n\nAlmeida había sobrevivido, aunque con un brazo severamente quemado. Solo yo y dos personas más tuvimos la suerte de escapar ilesos.\n\nLas Brujas de la Noche habían desaparecido por el portal, y nadie se había atrevido a perseguirlas. Era obvio que aquel ataque había sido una respuesta a nuestra intromisión en sus asuntos.\n\nAlmeida, a pesar de sus heridas, comenzó de inmediato a restablecer el orden. Llamó a helicópteros para evacuar a los heridos y luego a otro para llevarme de regreso a Braga.\n\nPasé el viaje pensando en lo que aquel ataque significaba para la investigación de la Organización sobre las Brujas de la Noche. Almeida no se pronunció al respecto y, dada la situación, no le pregunté. También dudo que tuviera una respuesta que darme en aquel momento. Solo el tiempo la traería.",
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      "body": "![2D_ES.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS86aWdV7NZbsUzDJwXmVHgXgFyuw85HyCeutomNMpnXz/2D_ES.jpg)\n\n\nA nuestra expedición a Ponte de Lima, se siguieron, como siempre, algunas otras donde pocas señales encontramos de las Brujas de la Noche. Sin embargo, eventualmente, un portal nos llevó a otra de las criaturas.\n\nA diferencia de los anteriores, que nos dejaron algo lejos de los lugares donde las Brujas de la Noche y sus esbirros se concentraban, éste nos llevó directamente a un campamento. Éste se parecía a aquel de donde partimos, en el Gerês, con varios refugios improvisados construidos bajo una arboleda, pero era sustancialmente más pequeño. Además, no estaba abandonado. Goblins, trasgos, ogrones, ogros e incluso gigantes estaban esparcidos por todas partes.\n\nPor un momento, aparté la mirada del campamento, tratando de averiguar dónde nos encontrábamos. Entre los árboles, rápidamente vi dos estructuras familiares: el Puente y la Iglesia de São Gonçalo. Estábamos en Amarante, más exactamente en lo más grande de los dos islotes en el centro del río Támega.\n\nComo era de esperar, había algunas personas en la orilla y en el viejo Puente de São Gonçalo, y uno u otro coche pasaba por el puente nuevo, que cruzaba el río por encima del islote, pero nadie parecía extrañar la presencia de las criaturas de las Brujas de la Noche. Algo debía ocultar los ocupantes del islote de los habitantes de la ciudad.\n\nDesafortunadamente, a nosotros nada nos ocultaba de los monstruos. Antes de que pudiéramos encontrar cobertura, un goblin nos vio y dio la alarma. La atención de todas las criaturas se volvió hacia nosotros, y algunas empezaron a acercarse con las armas preparadas.\n\nLos soldados de Almeida levantaron sus rifles automáticos para defenderse. A pesar de que después de cada encuentro con las Brujas de la Noche, nuestro contingente de soldados siempre ha sido incrementado, dudaba de que fueran suficientes para derrotar a la horda delante de nosotros.\n\nLas criaturas comenzaban a ganar velocidad cuando un chillido detrás de ellas las detuvo. Rápidamente, se dividieron y abrieron camino hasta una enorme tienda de campaña, el único refugio del campamento que no había sido improvisado con materiales locales. Ante éste, se encontraba la figura encapuchada de una Bruja de la Noche.\n\nEn silencio, con sus largas ropas negras arrastrándose por el suelo, ella se acercó flotando. Cuando cruzó las líneas de sus criaturas, se detuvo.\n\nPor un momento, se quedó allí, inmóvil y silenciosa como una estatua. La mirábamos sin saber qué hacer. Almeida abrió la boca varias veces. Si para dar órdenes o hablar con la Bruja de la Noche, no puedo decirlo, pero al final no dijo nada.\n\nPor fin, la Bruja de la Noche emitió un chillido penetrante, y las criaturas detrás de ella cargaron contra nosotros. La indecisión de Almeida desapareció de inmediato.\n\n– ¡Retirada! – gritó.\n\nCorremos hacia el portal, situado a sólo un par de metros detrás de nosotros. Sin embargo, cuando llegamos allí, no fuimos transportados de vuelta al Gerês. Como su camarada (¿o sería la misma criatura?) en Valencia, la Bruja de la Noche había hecho desaparecer el portal.\n\nAl principio, nos quedamos atónitos, sin saber bien qué hacer, pero luego los soldados empezaron a disparar a los atacantes. Como yo había predicho, incluso con todos los rifles automáticos y la pistola de Almeida disparando, la horda siguió acercándose, entre otras cosas porque incluía varios monstruos grandes que sólo podían ser abatidos por una gran cantidad de balas.\n\nAlmeida miró alrededor, buscando una forma de sacarnos de aquella situación. A regañadientes, finalmente eligió la única solución posible.\n\n– Retírense a la ciudad – gritó.\n\nCon los soldados disparando constantemente, retrocedimos hasta el agua. El caudal del río estaba bajo, por lo que no sería difícil cruzar el vado hasta la orilla junto al mercado de la ciudad. Curiosamente (o quizá no), así que salimos del islote, dejamos de ver y escuchar a nuestros perseguidores. Se trataba, sin duda, de los efectos del hechizo que ocultaba su presencia de los habitantes de Amarante.\n\nCuando llegamos a la ciudad, simplemente esperamos. Teníamos alguna esperanza de que las criaturas de la Bruja de la Noche no nos siguieran hacia fuera de su campamento, pero ellos entraron en el agua sin ni siquiera desacelerar. Los soldados de la Organización inmediatamente volvieron a abrir fuego.\n\nEl ruido de los disparos empezó a atraer la atención de los transeúntes. Afortunadamente, era el medio de la tarde de un día de semana, por lo que las calles estaban casi vacías. Sin embargo, como era de esperar, los pocos que vieron a los monstruos que nos perseguían, después de un momento de incredulidad, huyeron en pánico. Seguramente pronto llamarían a familiares y amigos o incluso a la prensa. La situación podría convertirse en la peor pesadilla de la Organización. Pero, en aquel momento, teníamos mayores preocupaciones.\n\nIncluso con el agua desacelerando el avance de nuestros atacantes, las balas no podían derribar los suficientes como para evitar que se acercaran más y más.\n\n– Retírense al centro histórico – ordenó Almeida.\n\nAsí lo hicimos. Incluso para mí, un lego en tácticas, el plan de Almeida era obvio. Él esperaba que las calles estrechas y las constantes subidas del centro de Amarante ayudaran a compensar la sustancial ventaja numérica de las criaturas.\n\nCon los soldados disparando constantemente, retrocedimos hacia el estrecho pasaje que separaba la Iglesia del Puente de São Gonçalo. Fue unos diez metros más allá de éste, en el medio de la plaza llamada Praça da República, donde los hombres de Almeida formaron una línea de tiro. Inmediatamente, empezaron a disparar a las criaturas que intentaban cruzar el pasaje, contando con éste para dejar pasar sólo algunos enemigos a la vez y así ayudar a compensar nuestra desventaja.\n\nAl principio, la táctica funcionó. Goblins, trasgos e incluso ogrones atravesaban el pasaje y eran derribados inmediatamente por la lluvia de balas de los soldados, ni siquiera teniendo oportunidad de acercarse. Sin embargo, cuando llegaron los primeros gigantes y ogros, la situación cambió. Estas criaturas eran lo suficientemente grandes como para cruzar la cornisa del puente, que delimitaba uno de los lados del pasaje, y obligaron a los soldados a dividir sus disparos.\n\nUno de los gigantes incluso arrancó una de las piedras del puente y la lanzó contra nosotros, matando a tres de los hombres de Almeida.\n\nÉste, después de estas bajas y al ver que el enemigo estaba cada vez más cerca, ordenó una nueva retirada.\n\nEsta vez, entramos en la estrecha calle que llevaba a la cima del centro histórico y, con los soldados disparando continuamente, subimos a la pequeña plaza frente a la Iglesia do Senhor dos Aflitos. Desde allí, los hombres de Almeida podían disparar a todas las criaturas que habían invadido la Praça da República, incluso los gigantes, desde una posición elevada.\n\nLas criaturas, por supuesto, nos siguieron, pero como el paso entre el convento y el puente, la calle estrecha limitaba el número de enemigos que podían llegar a la plaza al mismo tiempo. Y ahora no había un atajo obvio para los monstruos más grandes.\n\nDurante los minutos siguientes, los soldados derribaron varias criaturas sin que ninguno de sus ataques se acercara a nosotros. Hasta uno de los gigantes cayó.\n\nSin embargo, nuestro enemigo pronto se dio cuenta de que tenía que cambiar su enfoque, y las criaturas comenzaron a entrar en las otras calles adyacentes a la Praça da República en busca de otra forma de llegar a nosotros.\n\nYo conocía aquella ciudad lo bastante como para saber que, aunque tardarían algún tiempo, eventualmente encontrarían el camino que llevaba a nuestra retaguardia.\n\nEstaba a punto de informar de eso a Almeida, cuando éste gritó:\n\n– ¡Retirada!\n\nSupongo que llegó a la misma conclusión que yo.\n\nSubimos la calle que llevaba desde la plaza donde nos encontrábamos hasta el antiguo Monasterio de Santa Clara, con los soldados, una vez más, disparando constantemente hacia atrás. Cuando llegamos al siguiente cruce, ya vimos a lo lejos la fuerza enviada para rodearnos.\n\nParte de lo que una vez fue el monasterio, había sido transformado siglos después en una casa residencial, que ahora servía como Biblioteca Municipal. La bibliotecaria, al vernos correr a través de los vidrios que formaban las paredes de la planta baja, se levantó de su escritorio, pero al ver a las criaturas que nos perseguían, se escondió debajo del mismo. Afortunadamente, no parecía haber nadie más en el edificio para ver lo que el público no debía saber que existía.\n\nPasamos por el estrecho pasillo entre la biblioteca y las ruinas de una capilla que, antaño, había pertenecido al monasterio y subimos a la cima de unos muros revelados por una excavación arqueológica reciente, buscando un punto elevado que nos trajera alguna ventaja táctica.\n\nLos hombres de Almeida siguieron disparando a las criaturas, intentando evitar que subieran a nuestras posiciones. Los gigantes y los ogros más grandes eran los únicos que podían alcanzarnos sin tener que trepar, y causaron algunas bajas. Aun así, no eran muchos, y el fuego concentrado de los soldados, especialmente cuando era apuntado a sus cabezas, lograba derribarlos.\n\nUno u otro proyectil lanzado por las criaturas más pequeñas logró alcanzar un punto débil del equipo protector que yo y los hombres de la Organización llevábamos, pero poca influencia tuvieron en el combate.\n\nFinalmente, por primera vez desde nuestra llegada a Amarante, la situación parecía estar bajo control. Mi único temor era que los soldados se quedaran sin municiones. Después de todo, habían estado disparando casi continuamente durante más de quince minutos.\n\nAfortunadamente, el ataque de los monstruos comenzó a debilitarse antes de que eso ocurriera. Nuevas criaturas dejaron de unirse al ataque, y el resto se retiró.\n\nCon cuidado, temiendo una posible emboscada, descendemos de vuelta al río. Aparte de algunos cuerpos, muchos menos de los que los soldados habían derribado, no vimos ninguna señal del enemigo. Así que cruzamos hasta el islote donde estaba el campamento. Las criaturas que, cuando llegamos, lo llenaban habían desaparecido por completo. Sólo los refugios abandonados mostraban que todo aquello no había sido solamente una ilusión.\n\nAlmeida quitó su teléfono del bolsillo y llamó a un helicóptero para recogerme y refuerzos para ayudar a ocultar lo que había pasado en Amarante. Estoy seguro que, en condiciones normales, ésta ya no sería una tarea envidiable, pero después de todas las personas que habían visto a las criaturas ese día, se convertiría en hercúlea.\n\nSubí al helicóptero que me llevaría de vuelta a Braga y despegamos a tiempo para ver los camiones con refuerzos llegar al Puente de São Gonçalo.\n\nDesafortunadamente, no estábamos más cerca de descubrir los objetivos de las Brujas de la Noche, y el campamento en el Gerês se estaba quedando sin portales para explorar.\n\n__Publicado originalmente en https://brujasdelanoche.wordpress.com__",
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Estas criaturas eran lo suficientemente grandes como para cruzar la cornisa del puente, que delimitaba uno de los lados del pasaje, y obligaron a los soldados a dividir sus disparos.\n\nUno de los gigantes incluso arrancó una de las piedras del puente y la lanzó contra nosotros, matando a tres de los hombres de Almeida.\n\nÉste, después de estas bajas y al ver que el enemigo estaba cada vez más cerca, ordenó una nueva retirada.\n\nEsta vez, entramos en la estrecha calle que llevaba a la cima del centro histórico y, con los soldados disparando continuamente, subimos a la pequeña plaza frente a la Iglesia do Senhor dos Aflitos. Desde allí, los hombres de Almeida podían disparar a todas las criaturas que habían invadido la Praça da República, incluso los gigantes, desde una posición elevada.\n\nLas criaturas, por supuesto, nos siguieron, pero como el paso entre el convento y el puente, la calle estrecha limitaba el número de enemigos que podían llegar a la plaza al mismo tiempo. 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Cuando llegamos al siguiente cruce, ya vimos a lo lejos la fuerza enviada para rodearnos.\n\nParte de lo que una vez fue el monasterio, había sido transformado siglos después en una casa residencial, que ahora servía como Biblioteca Municipal. La bibliotecaria, al vernos correr a través de los vidrios que formaban las paredes de la planta baja, se levantó de su escritorio, pero al ver a las criaturas que nos perseguían, se escondió debajo del mismo. Afortunadamente, no parecía haber nadie más en el edificio para ver lo que el público no debía saber que existía.\n\nPasamos por el estrecho pasillo entre la biblioteca y las ruinas de una capilla que, antaño, había pertenecido al monasterio y subimos a la cima de unos muros revelados por una excavación arqueológica reciente, buscando un punto elevado que nos trajera alguna ventaja táctica.\n\nLos hombres de Almeida siguieron disparando a las criaturas, intentando evitar que subieran a nuestras posiciones. Los gigantes y los ogros más grandes eran los únicos que podían alcanzarnos sin tener que trepar, y causaron algunas bajas. Aun así, no eran muchos, y el fuego concentrado de los soldados, especialmente cuando era apuntado a sus cabezas, lograba derribarlos.\n\nUno u otro proyectil lanzado por las criaturas más pequeñas logró alcanzar un punto débil del equipo protector que yo y los hombres de la Organización llevábamos, pero poca influencia tuvieron en el combate.\n\nFinalmente, por primera vez desde nuestra llegada a Amarante, la situación parecía estar bajo control. Mi único temor era que los soldados se quedaran sin municiones. Después de todo, habían estado disparando casi continuamente durante más de quince minutos.\n\nAfortunadamente, el ataque de los monstruos comenzó a debilitarse antes de que eso ocurriera. Nuevas criaturas dejaron de unirse al ataque, y el resto se retiró.\n\nCon cuidado, temiendo una posible emboscada, descendemos de vuelta al río. Aparte de algunos cuerpos, muchos menos de los que los soldados habían derribado, no vimos ninguna señal del enemigo. Así que cruzamos hasta el islote donde estaba el campamento. Las criaturas que, cuando llegamos, lo llenaban habían desaparecido por completo. Sólo los refugios abandonados mostraban que todo aquello no había sido solamente una ilusión.\n\nAlmeida quitó su teléfono del bolsillo y llamó a un helicóptero para recogerme y refuerzos para ayudar a ocultar lo que había pasado en Amarante. 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      "body": "![2D_EN.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSRWMnbTDCnJKoiDKdLqBs3HzoHCsvMNTehySTzQPfWrk/2D_EN.jpg)\n\n\nAfter a few a other expeditions where we found little sign of the Witches of the Night. Finally, a portal took us to another of the creatures.\n\nUnlike the previous ones, which left us somewhat far from the Witches of the Night and their henchmen, this one transported us directly to their camp. It was similar to the one where all the portals started, in Gerês, with several makeshift shelters built in a grove, but it looked substantially smaller. Furthermore, it wasn't abandoned. There were goblins, trolls, ogrons, ogres, and even giants everywhere.\n\nFor a moment, I looked away from the camp, trying to figure out where we were. I quickly spotted two familiar structures through the trees: the Bridge and the Church of São Gonçalo. We were in Amarante, more precisely on the larger of the two islands in the middle of the Tâmega River.\n\nAs was to be expected, there were some people on the river bank and on the old São Gonçalo Bridge. A few cars passed through the new bridge, which crossed the river right over the island, but no one seemed to notice or care about the presence of the Witches of the Night's creatures. Something was probably hiding the island's occupants from the town's inhabitants.\n\nUnfortunately, nothing hid us from monsters. Before we could find cover, a goblin saw us and raised the alarm. All the creatures' attention turned towards us, and some began to approach with their weapons raised.\n\nAlmeida's soldiers readied their automatic rifles. Even though, after every encounter with the Witches of the Night, our contingent of soldiers had been increased, I still doubted there were enough of them to defeat the horde in front of us.\n\nThe creatures were beginning to pick up speed when a howl came from behind them and stopped them. The horde then split, making way towards a huge tent, the only shelter in the camp that hadn't been improvised with local materials. In front of it, there was the hooded figure of a Witch of the Night.\n\nIn silence, dragging its long black robes along the ground, it approached, hovering. As soon as it overtook the creatures’ ranks, it stopped.\n\nFor an instant, it stood there, still and silent as a statue. We looked at it without knowing what to do. Almeida opened his mouth several times. Whether to give orders or speak to the Witch of the Night, I can't say, but he ended up saying nothing.\n\nFinally, the Witch of the Night gave a piercing screech, and the creatures behind her charged us. Almeida's indecision disappeared immediately.\n\n\"Fall back!\" he shouted.\n\nWe ran back to the portal, located just a couple of meters behind us. However, when we got there, we weren't transported back to Gerês. Like its companion (or was it the same creature?) in Valença, the Witch of the Night had made the portal disappear.\n\nAt first, we were flabbergasted, unsure of what to do, but soon the soldiers started shooting at the attackers. As I had predicted, even with all the automatic rifles and Almeida's pistol firing, the horde kept approaching, not least because it included several large monsters that could only be killed by a massive torrent of bullets.\n\nAlmeida looked around, searching for a way to get us out of that situation. Reluctantly, he ended up opting for the only possible solution.\n\n\"Retreat to the town,\" he shouted. \n\nWith the soldiers firing constantly, we retreated to the water. The river flow was low, so it wouldn't be difficult to cross the ford that led to the bank near the town's marketplace. Curiously (or maybe not), we stopped seeing and hearing our pursuers as soon as we left the island. It was undoubtedly the effect of the spell that hid their presence from the town's inhabitants.\n\nWhen we got to the town, we simply waited. We had some hope that the Witch of the Night's creatures wouldn't follow us out of their camp, but they entered the water without even slowing down. The Organization's soldiers immediately opened fire on them once more.\n\nThe gunshots' noise then began to attract the attention of passers-by. Fortunately, as it was mid-afternoon on a weekday, the streets were almost empty. Still, as expected, the few who saw the monsters that chased us, after a moment of disbelief, fled in panic. They would certainly not be long in calling family and friends or even the media. The situation could become the Organization's worst nightmare. However, at the moment, we had bigger concerns.\n\nEven with the water slowing our attackers' advance, the bullets couldn't shoot down enough to prevent them from getting closer and closer.\n\n\"Fall back to the historical center,\" ordered Almeida.\n\nWe did so. Even to me, a layman when it comes to tactics, Almeida's plan was obvious. He hoped that downtown Amarante's narrow streets and constant climbs would help offset the creatures' substantial numerical advantage.\n\nWith the soldiers firing constantly, we retreated towards the narrow passage that separated the São Gonçalo Church from the old bridge. It was a dozen meters beyond it, in the middle of the Praça da República square, that Almeida's men formed a firing line. They immediately started shooting at the creatures that tried to cross the passage, counting on it to let only a few enemies pass at a time and thus help compensate our disadvantage.\n\nAt first, the tactic worked. Goblins, trolls, and even ogrons crossed the passage and were immediately slaughtered by a rain of bullets from the soldiers, never having a chance to get close. However, as soon as the first giants and ogres arrived, the situation changed. These creatures were large enough to go over the bridge's parapet, which bordered one side of the passage, and forced the soldiers to split their shooting.\n\nOne of the giants even tore off one of the bridge's stone blocks and threw it at us, killing three of the Organizations' men. \n \nAfter these casualties and seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, Almeida ordered a new retreat.\n\nThis time, we entered the narrow street that led to the top of the historical center. With the soldiers constantly shooting, we went up to the small square in front of the Senhor dos Aflitos' Church. From there, Almeida's men could shoot all the creatures that had invaded the Praça da República, including the giants, from an elevated position.\n\nThe creatures, of course, went after us, but like the passage between the convent and the bridge, the narrow street limited the number of enemies that could reach the square at the same time. And now, there was no obvious shortcut for the bigger monsters.\n\nDuring the minutes that followed, the soldiers slaughtered several creatures with impunity. Even one of the giants fell.\n\nHowever, our enemy soon realized that they had to change their approach. The creatures began to enter the streets adjacent to Praça da República in search of another way to reach us. \n\nI knew that town well enough to know that, although it would take some time, they would eventually find the way to our rear.\n\nI was about to inform Almeida of that fact when he shouted, “Fall back!\"\n\nI suppose he came to the same conclusion.\n\nWe went up the street that led from the square to the old Santa Clara Monastery, with the soldiers, once again, constantly shooting behind them. When we arrived at the next junction, we could already see, in the distance, the force sent to surround us.\n\nPart of what was once the monastery had been transformed, centuries later, into a residential house, which now served as the Municipal Library. The librarian, when she saw us running in front of the glass that formed the walls of the ground floor, got up from her desk. But when she saw the creatures that were chasing us, she hid under it. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be anyone else in the building to see what the public shouldn't even know existed.\n\nWe crossed the narrow passage between the library and the ruins of a chapel that had once belonged to the monastery and climbed to the top of the walls revealed by a recent archaeological excavation, looking for a high point that would give us some tactical advantage.\n\nAlmeida's men kept firing at the creatures, trying to stop them from climbing up to our positions. The giants and the larger ogres were the only ones that could reach us without having to climb, and they provoked some casualties. Still, there weren't many of them, and the soldiers' concentrated fire, mainly when aimed at their heads, managed to kill them.\n\nOne or other projectile thrown by the smaller creatures managed to hit a weak point in the protective equipment that the Organization's men and I wore, but they had little influence in the fight. \n\nFinally, for the first time since our arrival in Amarante, the situation seemed to be under control. My only fear was that the soldiers would run out of ammunition. After all, they had been firing almost constantly for more than fifteen minutes.\n\nFortunately, the monsters' attack began to weaken before that happened. New creatures stopped joining the fight, and the rest ended up retreating.\n\nCarefully, fearing a possible ambush, we went back down to the river. Apart from a few bodies (most seemed to have been taken by their retreating comrades), we saw no sign of the enemy. As such, we crossed to the island where the camp was. The creatures had disappeared completely. Only their abandoned shelters showed that it hadn't all been an illusion.\n\nAlmeida used his cell phone and called a helicopter to pick me up and reinforcements to help him hide what had happened in Amarante. \n\nWhen it arrived, I got on the helicopter. It took off just in time for me to see the reinforcements' trucks arriving at the São Gonçalo Bridge.\n\nUnfortunately, we didn't get any closer to discovering the Witches of the Night objectives, and the camp at Gerês was running out of portals to explore.\n\n_Originally published in https://witchesofthenight.wordpress.com_",
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Even though, after every encounter with the Witches of the Night, our contingent of soldiers had been increased, I still doubted there were enough of them to defeat the horde in front of us.\n\nThe creatures were beginning to pick up speed when a howl came from behind them and stopped them. The horde then split, making way towards a huge tent, the only shelter in the camp that hadn't been improvised with local materials. In front of it, there was the hooded figure of a Witch of the Night.\n\nIn silence, dragging its long black robes along the ground, it approached, hovering. As soon as it overtook the creatures’ ranks, it stopped.\n\nFor an instant, it stood there, still and silent as a statue. We looked at it without knowing what to do. Almeida opened his mouth several times. Whether to give orders or speak to the Witch of the Night, I can't say, but he ended up saying nothing.\n\nFinally, the Witch of the Night gave a piercing screech, and the creatures behind her charged us. Almeida's indecision disappeared immediately.\n\n\"Fall back!\" he shouted.\n\nWe ran back to the portal, located just a couple of meters behind us. However, when we got there, we weren't transported back to Gerês. Like its companion (or was it the same creature?) in Valença, the Witch of the Night had made the portal disappear.\n\nAt first, we were flabbergasted, unsure of what to do, but soon the soldiers started shooting at the attackers. As I had predicted, even with all the automatic rifles and Almeida's pistol firing, the horde kept approaching, not least because it included several large monsters that could only be killed by a massive torrent of bullets.\n\nAlmeida looked around, searching for a way to get us out of that situation. Reluctantly, he ended up opting for the only possible solution.\n\n\"Retreat to the town,\" he shouted. \n\nWith the soldiers firing constantly, we retreated to the water. The river flow was low, so it wouldn't be difficult to cross the ford that led to the bank near the town's marketplace. Curiously (or maybe not), we stopped seeing and hearing our pursuers as soon as we left the island. It was undoubtedly the effect of the spell that hid their presence from the town's inhabitants.\n\nWhen we got to the town, we simply waited. We had some hope that the Witch of the Night's creatures wouldn't follow us out of their camp, but they entered the water without even slowing down. The Organization's soldiers immediately opened fire on them once more.\n\nThe gunshots' noise then began to attract the attention of passers-by. Fortunately, as it was mid-afternoon on a weekday, the streets were almost empty. Still, as expected, the few who saw the monsters that chased us, after a moment of disbelief, fled in panic. They would certainly not be long in calling family and friends or even the media. The situation could become the Organization's worst nightmare. However, at the moment, we had bigger concerns.\n\nEven with the water slowing our attackers' advance, the bullets couldn't shoot down enough to prevent them from getting closer and closer.\n\n\"Fall back to the historical center,\" ordered Almeida.\n\nWe did so. Even to me, a layman when it comes to tactics, Almeida's plan was obvious. He hoped that downtown Amarante's narrow streets and constant climbs would help offset the creatures' substantial numerical advantage.\n\nWith the soldiers firing constantly, we retreated towards the narrow passage that separated the São Gonçalo Church from the old bridge. It was a dozen meters beyond it, in the middle of the Praça da República square, that Almeida's men formed a firing line. They immediately started shooting at the creatures that tried to cross the passage, counting on it to let only a few enemies pass at a time and thus help compensate our disadvantage.\n\nAt first, the tactic worked. 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From there, Almeida's men could shoot all the creatures that had invaded the Praça da República, including the giants, from an elevated position.\n\nThe creatures, of course, went after us, but like the passage between the convent and the bridge, the narrow street limited the number of enemies that could reach the square at the same time. And now, there was no obvious shortcut for the bigger monsters.\n\nDuring the minutes that followed, the soldiers slaughtered several creatures with impunity. Even one of the giants fell.\n\nHowever, our enemy soon realized that they had to change their approach. The creatures began to enter the streets adjacent to Praça da República in search of another way to reach us. \n\nI knew that town well enough to know that, although it would take some time, they would eventually find the way to our rear.\n\nI was about to inform Almeida of that fact when he shouted, “Fall back!\"\n\nI suppose he came to the same conclusion.\n\nWe went up the street that led from the square to the old Santa Clara Monastery, with the soldiers, once again, constantly shooting behind them. When we arrived at the next junction, we could already see, in the distance, the force sent to surround us.\n\nPart of what was once the monastery had been transformed, centuries later, into a residential house, which now served as the Municipal Library. The librarian, when she saw us running in front of the glass that formed the walls of the ground floor, got up from her desk. But when she saw the creatures that were chasing us, she hid under it. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be anyone else in the building to see what the public shouldn't even know existed.\n\nWe crossed the narrow passage between the library and the ruins of a chapel that had once belonged to the monastery and climbed to the top of the walls revealed by a recent archaeological excavation, looking for a high point that would give us some tactical advantage.\n\nAlmeida's men kept firing at the creatures, trying to stop them from climbing up to our positions. The giants and the larger ogres were the only ones that could reach us without having to climb, and they provoked some casualties. Still, there weren't many of them, and the soldiers' concentrated fire, mainly when aimed at their heads, managed to kill them.\n\nOne or other projectile thrown by the smaller creatures managed to hit a weak point in the protective equipment that the Organization's men and I wore, but they had little influence in the fight. \n\nFinally, for the first time since our arrival in Amarante, the situation seemed to be under control. My only fear was that the soldiers would run out of ammunition. After all, they had been firing almost constantly for more than fifteen minutes.\n\nFortunately, the monsters' attack began to weaken before that happened. New creatures stopped joining the fight, and the rest ended up retreating.\n\nCarefully, fearing a possible ambush, we went back down to the river. Apart from a few bodies (most seemed to have been taken by their retreating comrades), we saw no sign of the enemy. As such, we crossed to the island where the camp was. 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      "body": "![2D_EN.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSRWMnbTDCnJKoiDKdLqBs3HzoHCsvMNTehySTzQPfWrk/2D_EN.jpg)\n\n\nAfter a few a other expeditions where we found little sign of the Witches of the Night. Finally, a portal took us to another of the creatures.\n\nUnlike the previous ones, which left us somewhat far from the Witches of the Night and their henchmen, this one transported us directly to their camp. It was similar to the one where all the portals started, in Gerês, with several makeshift shelters built in a grove, but it looked substantially smaller. Furthermore, it wasn't abandoned. There were goblins, trolls, ogrons, ogres, and even giants everywhere.\n\nFor a moment, I looked away from the camp, trying to figure out where we were. I quickly spotted two familiar structures through the trees: the Bridge and the Church of São Gonçalo. 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Even though, after every encounter with the Witches of the Night, our contingent of soldiers had been increased, I still doubted there were enough of them to defeat the horde in front of us.\n\nThe creatures were beginning to pick up speed when a howl came from behind them and stopped them. The horde then split, making way towards a huge tent, the only shelter in the camp that hadn't been improvised with local materials. In front of it, there was the hooded figure of a Witch of the Night.\n\nIn silence, dragging its long black robes along the ground, it approached, hovering. As soon as it overtook the creatures’ ranks, it stopped.\n\nFor an instant, it stood there, still and silent as a statue. We looked at it without knowing what to do. Almeida opened his mouth several times. Whether to give orders or speak to the Witch of the Night, I can't say, but he ended up saying nothing.\n\nFinally, the Witch of the Night gave a piercing screech, and the creatures behind her charged us. Almeida's indecision disappeared immediately.\n\n\"Fall back!\" he shouted.\n\nWe ran back to the portal, located just a couple of meters behind us. However, when we got there, we weren't transported back to Gerês. Like its companion (or was it the same creature?) in Valença, the Witch of the Night had made the portal disappear.\n\nAt first, we were flabbergasted, unsure of what to do, but soon the soldiers started shooting at the attackers. As I had predicted, even with all the automatic rifles and Almeida's pistol firing, the horde kept approaching, not least because it included several large monsters that could only be killed by a massive torrent of bullets.\n\nAlmeida looked around, searching for a way to get us out of that situation. Reluctantly, he ended up opting for the only possible solution.\n\n\"Retreat to the town,\" he shouted. \n\nWith the soldiers firing constantly, we retreated to the water. The river flow was low, so it wouldn't be difficult to cross the ford that led to the bank near the town's marketplace. Curiously (or maybe not), we stopped seeing and hearing our pursuers as soon as we left the island. It was undoubtedly the effect of the spell that hid their presence from the town's inhabitants.\n\nWhen we got to the town, we simply waited. We had some hope that the Witch of the Night's creatures wouldn't follow us out of their camp, but they entered the water without even slowing down. The Organization's soldiers immediately opened fire on them once more.\n\nThe gunshots' noise then began to attract the attention of passers-by. Fortunately, as it was mid-afternoon on a weekday, the streets were almost empty. Still, as expected, the few who saw the monsters that chased us, after a moment of disbelief, fled in panic. They would certainly not be long in calling family and friends or even the media. The situation could become the Organization's worst nightmare. 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Goblins, trolls, and even ogrons crossed the passage and were immediately slaughtered by a rain of bullets from the soldiers, never having a chance to get close. However, as soon as the first giants and ogres arrived, the situation changed. These creatures were large enough to go over the bridge's parapet, which bordered one side of the passage, and forced the soldiers to split their shooting.\n\nOne of the giants even tore off one of the bridge's stone blocks and threw it at us, killing three of the Organizations' men. \n \nAfter these casualties and seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, Almeida ordered a new retreat.\n\nThis time, we entered the narrow street that led to the top of the historical center. With the soldiers constantly shooting, we went up to the small square in front of the Senhor dos Aflitos' Church. 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The creatures began to enter the streets adjacent to Praça da República in search of another way to reach us. \n\nI knew that town well enough to know that, although it would take some time, they would eventually find the way to our rear.\n\nI was about to inform Almeida of that fact when he shouted, “Fall back!\"\n\nI suppose he came to the same conclusion.\n\nWe went up the street that led from the square to the old Santa Clara Monastery, with the soldiers, once again, constantly shooting behind them. When we arrived at the next junction, we could already see, in the distance, the force sent to surround us.\n\nPart of what was once the monastery had been transformed, centuries later, into a residential house, which now served as the Municipal Library. The librarian, when she saw us running in front of the glass that formed the walls of the ground floor, got up from her desk. But when she saw the creatures that were chasing us, she hid under it. 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