Chapter 24: Fixed course
It was seven o'clock in the morning.
Maxi had gathered his whole crew, which was composed of former and new members. They were all at the harbor, waiting for Yoshimitsu, the ninja, who was late.
- Where can he be? – complained Maxi.
- We should leave without him. – said one of Maxi's most veteran crewmen. – I don't trust him very much.
- Reliable or not, he's much more prepared for fighting than most of you. – replied Maxi in an impudent tone. – We'll wait.
- Do we even know where are we going? – asked one of the new crew members.
- I don't know, I'll think about…
- We're going to Kunpaetku's temple ruins. – answered someone
It was Yoshimitsu.
- Kunpa…what? – asked Maxi.
- Kunpaetku was the priest who created Astaroth. You are going after him in the first place, arent' you?
- Yeah...
- Kunpaetku did his magical experiments in a temple. As you all know, he not only created Astaroth, the giant, but also a troop of lizardmen.
Some of the crewmen nodded.
- However, all the troop went out of control. Astaroth being their leader, they destroyed the whole temple with Kunpaetku inside it. We'll surely find something useful in there.
- Where is that temple? – asked Maxi.
- They say it's in a desert, in India, near Nepal.
- That's quite far. – complained someone.
- That's better than sailing without knowing where to go, right? – pointed out Yoshimitsu.
Maxi thought about it for a few seconds.
- Ok. We'll go there. We'll sail to China and there we'll see.
Yoshimitsu nodded as a sign of agreement and, without saying a word, he headed to Maxi's ship.
- Yoshimitsu! – yelled Maxi.
Yoshimitsu stopped walking.
- How do you know all that?
Yoshimitsu turned his head and he simply answered:
- I like stories.
Yoshimitsu entered the ship, leaving everyone else with the same thought: "Where has this guy come from?"