Warrior Spirit by Alex Archer

Author:Alex Archer [Archer, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction - Adventure, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, General, Women archaeologists, Creed, Annja (Fictitious character), Fiction - Science Fiction, Science Fiction And Fantasy, Science Fiction - General, Tokyo (Japan), Antiquities, Women archaeologists - Japan - Tokyo
ISBN: 9780373621279
Publisher: Gold Eagle
Published: 2007-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

“I WAS VERY DISPLEASED to learn of the potentially lethal interference brought about by the Onigawa-gumi.” Nezuma spoke into the cell phone while watching Shuko as she made her way back down the train car to where he sat.

The voice in his ear spoke for several more seconds. Nezuma sighed. “Well, let’s hope there are no more complications. If the Onigawa cannot control themselves, then we may never learn where the dorje is hidden. And if that happens, we are right back to where we started, which is to say nowhere.”

He disconnected and looked at Shuko. “Did you find them?”

“Two cars ahead of us. Both are asleep.”

Nezuma nodded. “Good. At least they are none the worse for wear after that silly assault in Osaka.”

“I take it the Onigawa-gumi played it off as nothing?”

Nezuma shook his head. “The Yakuza are fools. They have little appreciation for what the dorje means and how it can be used to further all of our agendas if it is handled properly. Kennichi’s behavior has angered them substantially. They feel he has caused them a tremendous loss of face and mean to make him pay for it. Unleashing their child assassins was their pathetic attempt to make him feel like less of a man for being forced to deal with them.”

“There’s no evidence that he did deal with them,” Shuko said.

“And the people you spoke to confirmed it was one man who took them all out?”

Shuko nodded. “They were quite specific, actually. They didn’t call him a man at all. They said he was a monk. Complete with the ringed staff and everything. There was little doubt about what he’d done.”

“And they report that there was some sort of strange fog or mist?”

“They say the alley filled with mist and the monk walked right into the midst of it, taking the assassins out as easily as drawing a breath. When he was done, he simply walked back out of the alley and vanished in the crowds.”

Nezuma smiled. “That must have played well with the police.”

“I imagine they have no idea what to do with the case,” Shuko said. “Presumably, they will lose it in the bottomless pile of unsolved mysteries they have.”

“Presumably,” Nezuma said. “In the meantime, we are somewhat closer to our own goal of recovering the dorje.”

Shuko frowned. “You really think she will hand it over to us?”

“Of course not.”

“But you asked her for it anyway.”

Nezuma brushed a hand along the length of Shuko’s hair. She leaned into him and closed her eyes. Nezuma leaned closer to her ear and whispered, “She must be allowed to feel like she still has some measure of control over her own destiny. Otherwise, she will feel like a trapped animal and respond accordingly. That will not help us. By allowing her to still feel some semblance of power, she will play right into our hands.”

Shuko looked into his eyes. “Have I always played into your hands?”

Nezuma glanced around the train car. They were almost alone save for five other passengers.

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