Chapter 91: The prophecy
Finally, Rock and his crew arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital city.
- And now what? – asked Rock to Ivy.
- I don't know. The map doesn't say anything else.
- So what shall we do?
- I don't know, Rock. – repeated the woman. – Maybe we should wait for another clue to appear.
- All right. – agreed Rock. – But I hope it'll appear soon.
Cervantes tried to say something, but the gag prevented him from doing so.
Alan was about to take it off, but Rock stopped him:
- Don't.
- Okay.
Rock addressed his whole crew.
- Now we're stopping for a while. – he said. – While I make a decision, you can…do sightseeing, I don't know. But don't even think about scaring mortals.
Some of his crewmen laughed at that order.
- Alan, keep an eye on our prisoner.
- Yes, captain.
Finally, Rock addressed Ivy.
- We have to talk.
...
Ivy and Rock sat on a bench. They had looked for a desert place because Rock was invisible and anyone passing by would have seen Ivy talking to herself.
- What do you want to talk about? – she asked.
- Well, first of all, I want to thank you for your help.
- Oh, you're welcome.
- If it weren't for you, I would still be on the beach trying to read the map.
- I'm glad to have been of any use, and I hope to continue being so.
- In fact, I wanted to talk to you about that.
- What? Why? Is there any problem?
- You'll see… Maybe I'm uncultured, but I have a precise…intuition.
- Intuition?
- Yes, and because of that…I know that we're heading to a trap.
- Are you sure?
- I am.
- And you came here anyway?
- Yes, because…I don't mind falling into a trap, if in that way I can achieve my goals. – he claimed. – I just wanted to warn you, just in case you want to leave.
- What?
- I have reached this far because of you, but I will probably not need you any more. I'd love it if you stayed with me, but I'm not forcing you to run an unnecessary risk. So…it's your decision.
Ivy didn't talk for a few seconds, although she had already made her decision.
She wanted to take Rock's hand and look at his eyes, but he was invisible.
- Rock, I've been with you for weeks. I'm not leaving you now.
- Are you sure?
- Absolutely.
- I'm glad to hear that.
At that moment, Alan approached them.
- Captain.
- Do you need anything, Alan?
- Cervantes is behaving in a really strange way. I think he really needs to say something.
- What do you mean?
- He's babbling, twisting and turning. We should let him talk.
Rock sighed, stood up and approached the pirate. Alan and Ivy followed him.
He bent down and removed Cervantes' gag.
- What's wrong with you?
Then, something really strange happened.
Cervantes' eyes, which were completely white, turned black.
After that, he started speaking in a voice which wasn't his:
- "Soul Edge is returning soon. Stronger than ever before. Even Soul Calibur will surrender to the Evil Sword's power. Everyone will be slave to the sword, the same way I am now. Before three days from now, at the Forsaken Sanctuary, Soul Edge will reach its climax. The Evil Seed will destroy every man, woman and child's soul. And the sword will finally find a body worth of its power. Soul Edge is returning soon. Stronger than ever before."
When he stopped talking, his eyes' turned white again and he fell unconscious.
Rock, Ivy, Alan and the whole crew seemed to be terrified.
Rock was the first to talk:
- What was that?