Fabio was awakened by cold splash of water. He quickly get up on his bed and wipe his face with his bare hands.
"Having a very good sleep, huh?" Jose said sarcastically as he splash again another pail of water.
"Oncle Jose! Please stop, damn it!" Fabio pleads. He was already wet. He look around and saw he was at the back of the pick-up truck. "Where the hell is everyone?"
"Oh! You might as well tell us what happened last night so we can tell where the hell is everyone." Jose emphasizes each word.
Fabio sat and shook his head, thinking of what happened last night.
"The demon is back." He said. "It is awakened."
Jose's eyes narrowed. "So that explains these remains of cruelty."
"Xander did not show up last night, though one of the men informed me of seeing him holding the woman in his arms on the shores."
Jose walks over high ground and examine the land.
"This island isn't huge. We'll hunt them down before sunrise."
"We encounter some of the FBI agents last night. They're getting on my nerves. And that demonic creature-"
"Have you ever wonder how you survived from the masacred last night?" Jose interrupted Fabio who looked at him with confusion. He took his step closer to the man and grab the shiny pendant on his neck and pulled it without permission. "This is the thing that holds him back."
"That is mine!" Fabio tried to grabbed it but stopped when few guns were pointing at him. "That is my father's, who died because of your lunacy!"
"This is from our father. He gave this to your father when he was exchanged to the real Fabean. Since he was dead, this belongs to me now." Jose smirked.
"I am his son!" Fabio retaliates.
"And I am his brother..." Jose look at him intently. "Let me tell you a story to make things clear. It was said that the Grand Empire rose to the top because of a great wealth that they possessed. Yet, it wasn't just about that. Something has been protecting the empire. Something powerful, like the demon you saw last night."
Fabio shivers, remembering the mercilessness of the creature he saw. He couldn't deny his great fear and he was certain that the necklace did save him from being its prey.
The demon just appeared out of nowhere, attacking the armed-men. Was it summoned or does it appears when it sensed danger among the family of Grands?
"So the Grands have a demon in their family." Fabio asked. He wants to know who he was really dealing with. "I haven't noticed it while I was in the circle of their family."
"You know nothing, Fabio. The old man don't trust you since he knew you are a son of an impostor." Jose mocked at him.
Fabio's eyes narrowed with anger. "How about the necklace, what does it have to do with the demon?"
"This is an heirloom from a crusader, which belongs to our great, great grandfather - long before the modernization of Europe. This was made and was blessed when the Old Europe was facing a huge delima of witchcraft and dark magic. Demons aroused at early times, summoned by those who practiced dark magic and witchcraft who, in return, sold their souls in exchange of a granted wish." Jose narrated.
"So you're saying the these crusaders are demon hunters?" Fabio concluded.
"Indeed, you may say. But there's more to that. Crusaders were old detectives. They investigate for the origin of sin, the beginning of chaos or the cause of the awakening of chaos."
Fabio was trying to comprehend every information he is getting from this man. Now he is starting to form the puzzle, but one thung is missing. What does it have to do with the woman and the Cellar?
Fabio just realized that he has been fighting a battle with a blind eye. He is getting confused of who his real enemy is. Was is really the old man who killed his father? Or was it his real grandfather who used his father and offered him as prey to the enemy.
"If you want me to succeed in this mission of your, I should what your real intentions are so we can sail on the boat and follow the same route." Fabio stated that made Jose stopped to whom, after a while, shown a sinister smile.
"Are you sure about this Fabio?" Jose looked at him in his sinister smile.
" You can't expect me to trust you and accomplished the task if you don't trust me as well." Fabio challenge him.
"I want the blood of an everlasting life." Jose revealed.
"So you want to be a demon?"
" Not literally, but I want to control them."
Hearing like this before, Fabio thought his Oncle was a lunatic but now after so many revelations and his experienced last night, he can tell that his Oncle was indeed totally sane.
"Do you want to know the real story about the Atlantis?" Jose asked yet Fabio did not respond so he continued. " It was the city of dreams, the largest city that even the continent of Asia would fit in. It is the city of advance technology, which was harnessed with Crystal Energy for transportation, communication, and healing purposes. It is far more powerful than the modernization that our world has today."
Jose walked towards the cliff and asked Fabio to follow so they can see the endless seas together before he continued. "It aimed to become perfect to surpassed God, Himself. And so, it was punished. The whole city was shaking and demons aroused to make havoc. Many have escaped and tried to trapped the demons from spreading havoc all throughout the world and so they decided to seal the whole city into a different dimension. This was made possible because of the Crystal Energy which they took with them."
"And the people you mentioned and still here?"
"Indeed, Fabio, indeed. The Crytal energy was then divided among the royal blood who escaped from the city and one of it was the source of your protection last night."
Fabio was speechless. His head started to ache from the all the information he heard.
"Let's make this happened, Fabio. This is the power that we've been looking for in our entire life. This is the reason why we live." Jose held his shoulders and smiled at him like there is no tomorrow. "In order to achieve that, we need the woman and the cellar. That is the only way."
"How about the crystal? " Fabio asked. "If the city was sealed by the power of the crystal it will open the gateway as well."
"Fabio, Fabio... We have it! What's the purpose of killing the rest of the crusaders if we don't collect the crystal, right?" Jose laugh like crazy.
This is the moment that Fabio felt the cold breeze of an early morning. He examined the face of his Oncle before facing him fully.
"Count me in, Oncle Jose. I'll make it happen for you." He declared.
Jose tapped both shoulders of Fabio and his smiled widened. They walk back to the open field and a helicopter can be seen approaching the island.
"Well then, we must head back. The island is secured, there is no escape for them." Jose announced.
"What should we do with Xander? " Fabio asked.
"Who cares about that dog, hes not on my side as well. He is just a toy. Now he is no use of me so let the men kill him with no mercy."
The helicopter landed not too far from them and a few men assisted them upon going inside. Jose tossed a towel towards Fabio.
"We should prepare ourselves for our own victory. The devils will praise us when we released them from being sealed." Jose wore the necklace and secure it on his neck.
Fabio's hand curved into fist. He was trying his best to control himself. This is intentions of Jose Martins, he must take a ride so he can succeed on his own mission. Now he know whom to take revenge of about the death of his parents.
"Do you have any idea how to lure that woman in the Cellar?" He asked.
"Don't worry about that, I had your lover do the thing for me." Jose responded.
Valerie. Does it mean that Jose was controlling her as well? Now Fabio knows he can't trust anybody.
"So you instructed her, whe I was away? "
"Of course! The woman was so obedient when it comes to pleasing you. Don't worry, I need not to hurt her. I just told her that her task was to lead you on your glory - and he obliged. Jose took a glass of rum and swallowed it in one gulp. " As we speak, she's on her way back but she will not be joining us. She will go ahead of us in the Cellar."
Fabio knew what he meant. Valerie already had the key to trap Lellouch back to the Cellar.