how dangerous Lucas is more than me, you can bet on that,” said Elisa. “But the Order would never have let you come along in the first place. If I didn't say I want you sent home undamaged, they would have kept you here with Max.”
“So it's okay for them to keep an old man chained up?”
“Max may not be as young as he used to be, but he's been in worse scrapes,” said Elisa. “In his day, he was the best myth hunter around. The Order would love to get access to the information in his head but as long as they need me, they won't touch him. That buys me some time to make everything right. But I'll be able to do this job a lot easier if I'm not worrying about the both of you.”
Laki folded her arms. “I don't like this.”
Elisa sighed. “Listen, when this is all over, I'll come back through Mumbai to celebrate, okay? And drinks are on me, we'll have a girls' night out.”
“Watch your back, okay? I don't trust Lucas.”
“That's funny,” said Elisa with a smirk.
“What is?”
“I actually warned him to stay away from you—was worried you may be falling victim to his charms.”
Laki laughed. “I may not be as worldly as you, but I'm also not naïve. It'll take more than rogue charm to win me over.”
“Good, then I can rest even easier,” said Elisa. “The Order will escort you back to your apartment. Once they do, I want you to pack a bag and get on a bus or a plane bound for anywhere. Take a little vacation.”
Elisa drew an envelope from her jacket pocket and handed it over. Laki opened it and looked back up at her friend in surprise. “There's a few thousand dollars in here!”
“Should be enough to lie on some remote beach resort for a few days,” said Elisa. “It's better for you to disappear, at least for a little bit. I don't want the Order realizing they might need you again before this is all over.”
“Thank you,” said Laki.
“For what, nearly getting you killed?” asked Elisa. “Don't mention it, just what I do.”
***
Lucas Davalos spread out a map of southern Japan on the long table. Elisa stood by his side as he went over what the Order had uncovered for them.
“Okay, from what Wade tells me, the tablets say the gateway is located in the area of Japan's Ryukyu Islands.” The spot he pointed to was in the water.
“Wait, you mean it's not on land?” asked Elisa.
“Not from what they've been able to decipher from the tablets,” said Lucas. He pointed at the nearest island to the supposed location of the gateway. “This is Yonaguni Island, maybe seventy miles off the coast of Taiwan. Now normally, this wouldn't seem important, but...”
He took a clear cell and placed it over the map, which included a potential land mass that filled a block connecting the Marianas, Easter Island, Hawaii and Mangaia.
“Okay, now according to Churchward's accounts, this is where Lemuria was located before its destruction,” he said. “Now after its destruction, we've been able to find just about no trace of it, but that's not entirely accurate, at least not as of maybe twenty years ago.”
“The Yonaguni Monument,” said Elisa. “I remember when it was discovered, my parents were sure it was the remains of Lemuria.”
“Yeah, and they weren't the only ones,” said Lucas. “It's located off the coast of Yonaguni and there's some debate over whether or not it's man-made or a natural formation. A scientist named Kimura claims he's identified at least fifteen other formations around Yonaguni, including a castle. Kimura believes that the structures in this area were created or at least changed by humans between six and ten thousand years ago.”
“That would sync up with the time frame posited by the Lemurian legends,” said Elisa. “So this is where Seth is headed, then.”
“Right and it won't be hard to find him, the island's only about twelve miles all around,” said Lucas. “They've got a small airstrip there, so we get in via private plane courtesy of
“So it's okay for them to keep an old man chained up?”
“Max may not be as young as he used to be, but he's been in worse scrapes,” said Elisa. “In his day, he was the best myth hunter around. The Order would love to get access to the information in his head but as long as they need me, they won't touch him. That buys me some time to make everything right. But I'll be able to do this job a lot easier if I'm not worrying about the both of you.”
Laki folded her arms. “I don't like this.”
Elisa sighed. “Listen, when this is all over, I'll come back through Mumbai to celebrate, okay? And drinks are on me, we'll have a girls' night out.”
“Watch your back, okay? I don't trust Lucas.”
“That's funny,” said Elisa with a smirk.
“What is?”
“I actually warned him to stay away from you—was worried you may be falling victim to his charms.”
Laki laughed. “I may not be as worldly as you, but I'm also not naïve. It'll take more than rogue charm to win me over.”
“Good, then I can rest even easier,” said Elisa. “The Order will escort you back to your apartment. Once they do, I want you to pack a bag and get on a bus or a plane bound for anywhere. Take a little vacation.”
Elisa drew an envelope from her jacket pocket and handed it over. Laki opened it and looked back up at her friend in surprise. “There's a few thousand dollars in here!”
“Should be enough to lie on some remote beach resort for a few days,” said Elisa. “It's better for you to disappear, at least for a little bit. I don't want the Order realizing they might need you again before this is all over.”
“Thank you,” said Laki.
“For what, nearly getting you killed?” asked Elisa. “Don't mention it, just what I do.”
***
Lucas Davalos spread out a map of southern Japan on the long table. Elisa stood by his side as he went over what the Order had uncovered for them.
“Okay, from what Wade tells me, the tablets say the gateway is located in the area of Japan's Ryukyu Islands.” The spot he pointed to was in the water.
“Wait, you mean it's not on land?” asked Elisa.
“Not from what they've been able to decipher from the tablets,” said Lucas. He pointed at the nearest island to the supposed location of the gateway. “This is Yonaguni Island, maybe seventy miles off the coast of Taiwan. Now normally, this wouldn't seem important, but...”
He took a clear cell and placed it over the map, which included a potential land mass that filled a block connecting the Marianas, Easter Island, Hawaii and Mangaia.
“Okay, now according to Churchward's accounts, this is where Lemuria was located before its destruction,” he said. “Now after its destruction, we've been able to find just about no trace of it, but that's not entirely accurate, at least not as of maybe twenty years ago.”
“The Yonaguni Monument,” said Elisa. “I remember when it was discovered, my parents were sure it was the remains of Lemuria.”
“Yeah, and they weren't the only ones,” said Lucas. “It's located off the coast of Yonaguni and there's some debate over whether or not it's man-made or a natural formation. A scientist named Kimura claims he's identified at least fifteen other formations around Yonaguni, including a castle. Kimura believes that the structures in this area were created or at least changed by humans between six and ten thousand years ago.”
“That would sync up with the time frame posited by the Lemurian legends,” said Elisa. “So this is where Seth is headed, then.”
“Right and it won't be hard to find him, the island's only about twelve miles all around,” said Lucas. “They've got a small airstrip there, so we get in via private plane courtesy of
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