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you weren't too terribly surprised by the transformation,” said Asami. “I know what you're after and I won't let you get those tablets.”
“So the Order is now contracting out to monsters, is that it?” asked Elisa. “From what the legends say about kitsune, they're mischievous and crafty but they're not sinister.”
“You're right, for the most part,” said Asami. “Except you've got one thing backwards, sister—I'm not the one working for the Order, you are.”
Elisa fixed her crystal eyes on Asami's copper gaze. “Would you mind running that by me one more time? I could've sworn you just said I'm the one working for the Order.”
“You mean you didn't know?” Asami's face initially had a look of surprise but it quickly shifted to one of slightly perverse amusement. “Oh, now this is just too good for words.”
“Forgive me but I'm not seeing the funny,” said Elisa. “How about you tell me what the hell is going on here?”
“You've been played,” said Asami. “Why do you think the Order has allowed you to get this far? The Keystone, the Churchward Tablets—they've been found by you and it's through you that the Order was able to get their hands on them.”
“But Davalos...”
“A pawn, just like you. He doesn't know that his real job is just to follow you and steal everything you find. Why else would they entrust a complete idiot with tracking down what the greatest myth hunters in history couldn't find?”
“You're talking about the Lost Tribe of the Naa'cal,” said Elisa.
“No, the Naa'cal are just the first piece of the puzzle,” said Asami. “It's not the Naa'cal the Order wants, it's what the Naa'cal left behind.”
“Which is?”
“The Naa'cal were composed of the greatest minds to ever walk the Earth, it's why their civilization was deemed too dangerous to exist,” said Asami. “The Naa'cal recorded everything, including their discoveries of evolution and development. They unlocked the secrets of not only science but magic as well. In other words, they left behind the instruction manual to reality and that's something the Order is very interested in reading. But the only place they can begin to search is a place that no longer exists on this plane of existence.”
“Lemuria,” said Elisa.
“The homeland of the Naa'cal,” said Asami. “It existed and no, it wasn't destroyed by earthquakes or floods or volcanoes. Simply...moved.”
“Moved? Where?”
“Believe me, even if I tried to explain it, you wouldn't understand,” said Asami. “The important thing you need to know is that if the Order gets their hands on those tablets, they'll know the location of the gateway. And with the Keystone already in their possession, they've got just about everything they need to reach Lemuria.”
“Why are you telling me all this?” asked Elisa. “If you knew all along that I was being used by the Order, then why attack me at all? Why not simply go after Davalos instead of wasting time with me?”
“Because I already know where Davalos is going and I know he can't reach the tablets without your knowledge,” said Asami. “And also, I wanted to see if you were as good as your reputation says.”
“And...?”
Asami shrugged. “To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.” She turned her back to Elisa. “Now let's go, I hate having to rely on a barely-evolved primate, but I suppose I don't have much of a choice.”
“And how are we going to get there?” asked Elisa. “Laki was my ride and now Davalos has her and her car.”
Asami walked towards the brush and pulled aside some bushes, revealing a Harley Davidson motorcycle waiting there. She offered a smug grin at her new ally. “Now that I've finished embarrassing you, maybe we could hit the road?”
C HAPTER 11
Asami's bike charged through the back roads of India, kicking up dirt and debris in her wake as she revved the vehicle into higher gears. Elisa noticed that despite the speeds they traveled at,
“So the Order is now contracting out to monsters, is that it?” asked Elisa. “From what the legends say about kitsune, they're mischievous and crafty but they're not sinister.”
“You're right, for the most part,” said Asami. “Except you've got one thing backwards, sister—I'm not the one working for the Order, you are.”
Elisa fixed her crystal eyes on Asami's copper gaze. “Would you mind running that by me one more time? I could've sworn you just said I'm the one working for the Order.”
“You mean you didn't know?” Asami's face initially had a look of surprise but it quickly shifted to one of slightly perverse amusement. “Oh, now this is just too good for words.”
“Forgive me but I'm not seeing the funny,” said Elisa. “How about you tell me what the hell is going on here?”
“You've been played,” said Asami. “Why do you think the Order has allowed you to get this far? The Keystone, the Churchward Tablets—they've been found by you and it's through you that the Order was able to get their hands on them.”
“But Davalos...”
“A pawn, just like you. He doesn't know that his real job is just to follow you and steal everything you find. Why else would they entrust a complete idiot with tracking down what the greatest myth hunters in history couldn't find?”
“You're talking about the Lost Tribe of the Naa'cal,” said Elisa.
“No, the Naa'cal are just the first piece of the puzzle,” said Asami. “It's not the Naa'cal the Order wants, it's what the Naa'cal left behind.”
“Which is?”
“The Naa'cal were composed of the greatest minds to ever walk the Earth, it's why their civilization was deemed too dangerous to exist,” said Asami. “The Naa'cal recorded everything, including their discoveries of evolution and development. They unlocked the secrets of not only science but magic as well. In other words, they left behind the instruction manual to reality and that's something the Order is very interested in reading. But the only place they can begin to search is a place that no longer exists on this plane of existence.”
“Lemuria,” said Elisa.
“The homeland of the Naa'cal,” said Asami. “It existed and no, it wasn't destroyed by earthquakes or floods or volcanoes. Simply...moved.”
“Moved? Where?”
“Believe me, even if I tried to explain it, you wouldn't understand,” said Asami. “The important thing you need to know is that if the Order gets their hands on those tablets, they'll know the location of the gateway. And with the Keystone already in their possession, they've got just about everything they need to reach Lemuria.”
“Why are you telling me all this?” asked Elisa. “If you knew all along that I was being used by the Order, then why attack me at all? Why not simply go after Davalos instead of wasting time with me?”
“Because I already know where Davalos is going and I know he can't reach the tablets without your knowledge,” said Asami. “And also, I wanted to see if you were as good as your reputation says.”
“And...?”
Asami shrugged. “To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.” She turned her back to Elisa. “Now let's go, I hate having to rely on a barely-evolved primate, but I suppose I don't have much of a choice.”
“And how are we going to get there?” asked Elisa. “Laki was my ride and now Davalos has her and her car.”
Asami walked towards the brush and pulled aside some bushes, revealing a Harley Davidson motorcycle waiting there. She offered a smug grin at her new ally. “Now that I've finished embarrassing you, maybe we could hit the road?”
C HAPTER 11
Asami's bike charged through the back roads of India, kicking up dirt and debris in her wake as she revved the vehicle into higher gears. Elisa noticed that despite the speeds they traveled at,
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