Chapter 97: All together
- He's taking too long. Do you think something wrong happened to him?
- He knows how to take care of himself, Mi-na. – answered Yunsung.
- He was disarmed. – replied Xianghua. – That's not a good thing.
- The master could usually defend himself without any weapon. – said Kilik.
- And now he's dead.
- Yeah... – admitted Kilik. – You're right.
- Maybe we should go after him. – suggested Maxi.
- He clearly ordered us to stay in here until he came back. – said Mi-na.
- Yes, but he didn't say anything about what to do if he didn't come back.
- Let's do this. – suggested Yunsung. – Some of us stay in here and the rest go after him.
- I don't know… It could be dangerous. – replied Mi-na.
- I think we should stay all together. That way we'll be safer. – claimed Kilik
- But...
Before Maxi could reply, the sound of footsteps interrupted their argument.
Then, they saw something they hadn't expected: A woman was approaching them.
- Who are you? – yelled Yunsung.
- I'm Ivy. And you? What are you doing here?
- I'm not pretty sure about that. And you?
- We came to find and destroy Soul Edge.
- "We"? – repeated Maxi. – Who else is with you?
At that moment, about twenty zombies appeared before them, making Xianghua scream.
- What's happening? – yelled Kilik.
- Don't worry, they won't hurt you. But keep an eye on that one.
She pointed at the zombie who seemed to be the oldest one, who was wearing a pirate captain suit.
- Well, shall we keep on moving or shall we chat forever? – asked the pirate.
However, Ivy wasn't the person who answered, nor any of the other zombies.
A man who was standing where seconds before there wasn't anything answered instead, startling everybody else:
- Take it easy, Cervantes. You are almost there.
- Who are you? – asked Cervantes.
- My name is Zasalamel. I have what you are all looking for, a couple of kilometers from here. But, Cervantes, tell me…why have you brought these people here? They only want to destroy Soul Edge, and the sword is the only thing you care for.
- I don't want to destroy Soul Edge. My only goal is to find it again, but the only way I had to do it was leading these people here.
- I'm glad to hear that. The prophecy Nightmare made you utter undoubtedly worked. And the map I left in Spain too, of course.
- Prophecy? – asked Cervantes.
- If these people know that Soul Edge is at the Lost Cathedral is because you told them.
- Me? I never said that. I didn't even know where the sword was!
- Of course you didn't. But you're a zombie, and that makes you a slave to Nightmare and Soul Edge. The prophecy which came out from your mouth was really pronounced by him.
- I told you this was a trap. – said to Ivy a zombie who seemed to be their leader.
- Yes, Rock, it was a trap. Anyway, you are arriving where you wanted to: Soul Edge.
Kilik, Maxi, Xianghua, Mi-na and Yunsung didn't seem to understand what was going on.
Meanwhile, most of the zombies were hesitating who to obey.
- Listen to me, zombies! – yelled Zasalamel. – If Soul Edge disappears, you'll disappear. If Soul Edge gets stronger, you'll get stronger. Do you really want to help these people to destroy it? Or do you want to help Cervantes and me to make it stronger?
Those words made most of the zombies take a stand for Cervantes. Only Alan and Ivy remained loyal to Rock.
The situation was getting out of control.
Cervantes had the upper hand now, because he was supported by Zasalamel and almost the whole zombie crew.
On the other side, Rock was supported by Ivy, Alan, Kilik, Maxi, Xianghua, Yunsung and Mi-na.
- Fine. – said Zasalamel. – Now I'll take you to the Lost Cathedral. We have a lot of work to do there.
Zasalamel started walking, and Cervantes and the zombies followed him without a doubt.
Rock looked at Ivy, looking for an answer. She just said:
- We have no other choice.
So they and Alan just walked after the other zombies.
- I think we should go too. – suggested Maxi.
- Yes. – confirmed Yunsung.
Finally, the whole group made their way to the Lost Cathedral.