Joe followed Natai to a large hut decorated with strange symbols. The inside was warm and smoky with a dim fire burning in the center. A lot of mystical looking items hang on the walls and from the ceiling. Joe could feel the air vibrate softly with magic. He reached his hand towards one of the items and laughed as the magic tickled his palm.

"My collection is nice yes?"

Joe turned around and saw a short wrinkled man coming into the hut. He carried a crude wooden staff with symbols carved into it and had a symbol tattooed into his arm-a red triangle with three black crescents on the sides and a green hour glass in the middle. Joe recognized it as one of the symbols on The Book.

The man stood in front of Joe, not even reaching his chest, and grinned at him. "I am chief Manahai and you are the Warp Wizard yes?"

"Sorta," Joe shrugged. "I'll be the Warp Wizard one day though."

"Soon I believe." Manahai nodded and sat down in a large chair. "I could feel your magic since the moment you stepped foot in my village. I must apologize for your rough treatment, but we have been attacked many times and my children are now fearful of strangers."

Joe took in a sharp breath and decided to get straight to the point. "Tell me about the people who are attacking you."

"They are in fact the Tenebrosi Sanction that you seek." Manahai nodded. "All they desire is to spread death, destruction, and chaos throughout the world until we are all consumed by darkness."

Joe Fina's voice called in his head. Are you in there?

"Excuse me for a minute." Joe closed his eyes. Yeah... just give me a second, Fina.

He opened his eyes and looked at Manahai. "I know you don't usually allow women in here, but do you mind if my assistant joins us? I'd like her to her this."

"Of course."

Joe went outside and found Fina waiting for him. She was wearing a simple brown dress and her hair was completely loose and messy. She gave him a small smile and a bow.

"Come on," He said grabbing her hand. "I might need your help understanding this chief is telling me."

Once inside Fina bowed to the chief and he bowed in return. She then stood beside Joe as he turned back to Manahai.

"Now," He said. "Both my great grand daughter and I have had similar visions of a giant snake rising out of the water and destroying everything. What can you tell us about that?"

"The monster you speak of is the Yacumama." Manahai said gravely. He grabbed a handful of dark colored sand out of a pouch that hung from his belt. He threw the sand into the smoldering fire and it flared to life with colorful smoke and flames.

"The Yacumama had been part of this place as long as the Amazon River that flows through this land."

The flames twisted and transformed into trees and a twisting river. Joe watched in amazing and heard Fina draw in a breath of amazement.

"But although we have learned to live with the Yacumama, it is still a dangerous and powerful creature and there are those who wish to abuse its mighty power."

The smoke grew darker and twisted to form a giant horned snake. It curled through the air and circled around them.

Joe cringed and Fina stepped closer to him. "Is there any way to stop it?"

Manahai shook his head. "One cannot control the Yacumama, but we have learned to keep it bay."

The fire them formed a group of people standing at the river and they seemed to be chanting. The smoke snake turned it head towards them, it hissed baring it's mouth wide but disappeared back into the water.

"However," Manahai continued. "There is a time once a year when it comes out of the river of its own free will and tries to wreck havoc over the jungle. It is then that we use a powerful tool to control it before it destroys everything around it."

Again the smoke formed a snake, but this time it flashed different colors. An image of someone holding a conch came out of the flame and when it sounded the snake stared directly at it and became calm. With a bright flash of light the images disappeared and the flame smoldered once more.

"That night is three nights from now and my village has grown weak from the attacks." Manahai said grimly. "If the Tenebrosi gets their hands on the conch-"

"Then it will be the end of the world." Joe finished.