Royston targeted the Interpol officer Rayman chopper A-351 and fired, but it missed the chopper because of a sudden trembling movement of the yacht.
With so much going on, the key of Empyrea bounced and fell into the sea. It went deeper & deeper and touched the seabed. Everything was calm for a second, but after that, it played the sound of heartbeats louder. Within seconds, the weather changed, the sky went dark like it was going to pour down any minute, and then came the hurricane.
What’s happening! I can’t control the chopper! The throttle has broken! Open the parachute, shouted the pilot at the chopper. The hurricane changed the direction of the chopper A-351 and it went spinning to the north.
It started raining hard, and the sea was uncontrollable with the wind stirring up a howling like that of angry wolves.
Below in the seabed, the heartbeat sound got louder and the key of Empyrea radiated in a shimmering silver color. The color began to spread across the sea when the crystal pyramid opened its apex hole. Seawater with high speed moved in through the hole, and as a result, the raging waves rolled in by forming a giant triangle shaped vortex, it was the sea portal to lovely Empyrea.
Royston and his thug friends thought the portal as a maelstrom and tried saving the yacht from falling into it.
More trouble, everyone look there! Fall, up ahead! Turn! Turn! Turn! Bellowed David.
The weather was not favorable and they faced a lot of turbulence. Shit! The rudder got jammed! said Mosses and called Royston for help to handle the yacht. But, he too wasn’t able to control the yacht from the current.
Whoa! We got to get out of here, now! wailed Ameer.
Hey! We are heading towards the fall! Turn the yacht! Turn it! Turn it! shouted Sammy.
We got serious problems! The rudder is jammed! It’s totally out of my control, the maelstrom’s current pulling the yacht towards it. For god’s sake, we need to take the lifeboat, paddle ourselves and try to move out of its way! But, there are only two boats and 1 boat can hold only three people, said mosses.
Lifeboat! Are you psychotic! Our hand power won’t be enough to face the current of this maelstrom, we will sink right into it. Try fixing the yacht! Others lighten the yacht! Anything that’s not bolted down goes overboard, ordered Royston.
Trusting our hands rather than trusting the broken rudder is wiser, said Lee and got into a lifeboat, which was to his right side of the yacht.
Ameer, Leonce, and Peter started getting into the lifeboat by taking the jewels sack. But, Leonce didn’t have the heart to leave the other treasures in the yacht. Instead, he gave the small monuments sack to Ameer and cut the rope.
Leonce along with John and David with an antique sack got into the other lifeboat at the left side of the yacht.
Hey, wait! I’ll also come with you! Pick me up, shouted Manav at Lee. But the maelstrom current made the lifeboat move too far from the yacht. Both the boats went in two different directions.
Ameer’s lifeboat was on the right side of the yacht, and Lee’s lifeboat was to the left behind the yacht. Royston, Mosses, Manav, and Sammy remained in the yacht. They tried saving the yacht falling from the maelstrom.
Use your full power! Turn! Turn! Turn! shouted Mosses at Royston.
Son of a ****! The current is too strong! Hey! Paddle it! Paddle it! Faster! Faster! said Ameer from his lifeboat.
The boat is sinking! It’s the sacks, get rid of them, said John to Lee from another lifeboat.
No! No! We need it! Turn the boat to the Left! Left! Left, said Lee.
The current is too strong! Yielding our boat towards it! Hold the hands together! Shouted Ameer to Peter.
The yacht was the first to fall into the swirling maelstrom, No! No! Not like this! Hang on! Hang on! Hold on to something! We are going to fall! yelled Royston from the yacht.
The weather got worse, and Lee’s boat was tossed around in the water, soon it followed the yacht and fell into the maelstrom. I have to become a millionaire but we are going to die! said Lee and hugged the sack.
Meanwhile, the sea portal to Empyrea started closing its door. Ameer and Peter who were paddling their boats thought the climate was getting back to normal and gave it their all paddling the boat.
Oh! Oh! The current is subsiding! Go all the way and we could escape! shouted Ameer. The boat is about to capsize. Ameer and Peter tried to keep it steady, but they failed to paddle harder, they went inside the portal at its closing stage.
Oh shit! Holy shit! We are going down! Aaaawwwwww! Aaaaaaawwwwww! Everyone was screaming and fell into the maelstrom sea portal to Empyrea.
They all spun into the triangular whirlpool vortex. People on the yacht managed to hold on to it, they were spinning along with the yacht. But, the people on the lifeboats lost their grip and were thrown one by one by the current.
All the items stolen from the museum sunk into the sea and the yacht started to break into pieces. At last, the waves came to a standstill however everyone lost their consciousness and were floating in the sea.
After the yacht and the lifeboats fell into the maelstrom portal, the people were tossed into it, lost their consciousness and floated on the sea. Now, they weren’t floating on the Atlantic Ocean on earth but were floating on the merging point of Zambvia Sea and the empyrean ocean on planet Vathura.
The sea tossed them to the coasts of Empyrea, but each one landed at different places of Empyrea.
Leonce along with John and David were tossed onto the shores of the North-west region of Empyrea, which was Sorgamia. Ameer and Peter were stranded in the south-west region of Empyrea, which is a part of Dinolaya. The people who were on the yacht were thrown on the borders between Dinolaya and Sorgamia.
One by one they regained consciousness but had no idea that they were in a different galaxy. They thought it was an island situated near Bermuda.
Roy! Roy! Wake up! Wake up! We aren’t dead! Mosses woke Royston up excited.
Soon Royston woke up coughing and spat out some water on the banks of Empyrea.
You are a real aqua man! Surely you aren't dying by sea, excited Mosses.
You freak! Where are the others? What happened to the yacht? And where are we? Questioned Royston.
What do I say! Well! I don’t know where we are! I obviously haven’t seen this place before! And, the yacht! Uffff! It broke into pieces, nothing left of it. Sammy and Manav are gathering things which got washed along with us. I haven’t seen the others, I’m guessing they may have died in the maelstrom, said Mosses.
Nothing left! Ufffff! Ok! This must be the island near Bermuda and the others must be stranded somewhere else along the coasts of this island, let's search for them and get some help from the local people and leave this place. Search the wreckage, find anything we could use, said Royston.
This is what we got; a firing lighter, one shotgun, some bullets, a little water but no food, said Sammy.
I have got a SAT phone, radio, and intercom. Well, couldn’t get a signal on the SAT phone. I can’t find my walkman too, said Manav.
Ok! Let’s get inside the island, there may be a chance of connecting to Goa or maybe the people can lend us a boat! said Royston.
Meanwhile, on the northwest of Sorgamia, Leonce, John, and David started quarreling with one another.
Lee! Lee! Get up, you idiot! Come on. Wake up, David woke Lee up.
(Lee woke up) Ohhhhh! Why am I on the sand? Where is my golden bed! Where is my palace! Where are my cheer girls! Where are my treasures, disappointingly asked Lee.
Are you out of your mind! You must be dreaming. You almost got us killed, you son of a****! scolded David bitterly.
Oops! Relax buddy! Action in the lifeboat! Uffff! That was either the bravest or the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life, said Leonce.
If we hadn’t had that sack in our boat, we would have escaped the maelstrom and never have been stranded in this place. I have no idea what this place is, frustrated David.
Oh, Sack! Where is it? Where are
my treasures? asked Leonce.
Sack! Sack! Is there any food in it! I am so hungry, said John starving.
Hey David! What happened to John? Why is he acting weird!
He only woke me up and was asking for food from that time. I think he has gone mad, said David.
Shit! Nothing like that, he is acting this way because of his hunger. All right guys, listen up! We have to gather things that got washed ashore and take stock of our supplies, said Lee.
Except this rope and torch, nothing is left. Something seems to be in your pocket, said David.
It’s a lighter. It will come in handy. Ok, guys! Listen. Let’s get inside the island and look for some food, replied Lee.
Yeah! That makes sense. Let’s go, John! Come, said David and lifted John.
Meanwhile in Dinolaya, Ameer and Peter were planning to get out of the island.
If it was a colossal danger, he should have turned around, stupid Royston! Now we are in an unknown island, I guess there won’t be any people living here on this rugged surface. Except this sunglass we don’t have anything, said Ameer.
Ji!! Are you saying we’re stuck here? Asked Peter.
Maybe not, but we need to get out of here soon, said Ameer.
How? We don’t even have a boat. We are going to die on this island. Let’s do one thing, we will collect some leaves, spell S.O.S and maybe spell help with seashells or with fire, said Peter.
We aren’t ordinary people Peter, we are international criminals. Once we light up the place, definitely the nearby patrol can help us, but they won’t drop us in Goa, they will take us to prison for the New Year vacation. Be brave Peter! Let’s get inside the island and get some help, said Ameer.
Meanwhile, after the death of Emperor Mysterio over the years, Empyrea lost control and nothing seemed to function normally. Prince Horus disappeared within a few days after his father’s death. Without any Lord to rule over the island, the creatures went out of control and started to prey on each other and the people resorted to cannibalism.
Though they had separate regions for them, every creature and people began to move all around Empyrea. The favorite food for dinosaurs became apes and monkeys, they often came in groups to Sorgamia and hunt them. For the Vathroos, the favorite food was the flesh of mammoths and mastodons. For Nagas it was falcon birds and for the Rhinorios it was snakes, but the Dinomen didn’t have any particular favorite food, they ate everything that they came across. And over the years, an unknown dark creature came to haunt Empyrea, which wasn’t part of Empyrea before, and it comes out only at night. With all of this happening, Empyrea became dangerous to exist.
These nine men started to go inside the island, they weren’t aware of the danger that lay ahead. Let’s find out how they face that?
In the northwest of Sorgamia,
I am so hungry! I could sell myself even for bread & butter, said John.
If you mention food one more time, I’m voting you off this island, said David.
Hey! Leave it dude. There are some coconut trees on that side. Let’s go John said Leonce and led them towards the banks of the river Isis.
Wow! There are more burgers and pizzas on these trees..! I like to taste them immediately. This hot dog is simply superb, and it’s huge said John in his starvation and chewed the coconut tree.
Oh, poor John! Climb up and grab some tender coconut. Don’t be stupid..! said Lee frustratingly.
I am not going to waste my time with you both. I am going to find where we are and leave the place. Bye said David and started to leave the place.
Hey David! Why are you leaving me alone with this crazy guy John? I will come with you, Bye John. Eat as much as you can, said Leonce. Both hadn’t even taken twelve to thirteen steps when they heard John bellowing behind their back. They rushed towards John but he was nowhere to be seen. David was gripped with fear.
Relax buddy! He might have gone somewhere, let’s just look for him, said Lee.
Meanwhile, the torch fell out from the hands of Lee, while he attempted to pick it up from the ground, he found a pair of seashells.
Hey David! Look here. It’s so pretty! I think it will go for 50dollars for sure, and once we polish it and make some designs we could get more. What do you say? said Lee and turned towards David.
But as soon as he turned, he saw him cornered by some Vathroos with their spears. Vathroos were the black ancestral people of planet Vathura, who preceded the headhunters. But, Leonce didn't take them seriously, because he had no clue what they were capable of and the danger they posed. He started making fun of them.
Lee! Lee! Save me!!! Save me!!!!! These people don’t look like humans. Do something! Save me.
Hey David! Stop pissing in your pants. These guys must be cinema actors. Oyeee! What movie are you guys shooting! Who is the director? James Cameron..! uhh..!
Vaaka vaaka vaatha leyooo vaasamaasiya kusso okussoo, said a vathroo in their language and pointed the spear towards Lee.
Vaaka vaaka!!! Oyee!! Why are you singing Shakira's football song? That too with the wrong lyrics, you freak, she is my love goddess. Sing the song correctly, enraged lee.
Looka looka maaka maaka!! Said a vathroo and started to attack Lee with his spear.
Hey! Watch your spear. It’s too sharp! And, it looks like an original. Original!!!! For a minute he blinked and panicked, are you real!!! Oh somebody save me!!
The vathroos started to attack him with the spear and Lee was using his torch to defend himself. At a point, the spear touched the switch of the torch and switched it on. It was the first time the Vathroos came across a torch and so they thought it was some weapon that had some magical powers in it and moved away from its light.
Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhh! You fear the torch! Yeah! I have seen this in movies! You can’t escape from me, sneered Lee and swung the torch like a sword and scared them even more. Soon a Vathroo kid standing at the right side of Lee threw a stone at the torch and broke the inside bulb into pieces.
Oops! You have a bright future in cricket kid. But, it’s not my turn to die, said Lee and took the lighter from his pocket and lighted it and moved towards the vathroos. The vathroos were stunned looking at this new way of starting the fire, and they backed down. Lee started attacking the vathroos, kicked a vathroo up front and gave a mighty punch to the other nearby. Before he hit another one, the vathroo kid came up front.
Maaka maaka gokka gokka, said the kid and made a hand signal to look upwards.
What’s up kid! Why do I need to look at the sky! You cute little dark, dirty, black fellow, ok wait let me check that out for you.
The vathroos had caught John in their trap and had hung him upside down in the coconut tree.
Hey John! What are you doing up there? You freak! You are playing with the rope and that too without me, come down I will kick your ****. But why have you tied the rope to your feet! You should have tied it around your hips. Ok! I am so thirsty, quick, get some coconuts and get down, come on, be quick, said Lee jokingly.
Wowww!!! This is the first time I am watching a hamburger speak, said John out of starvation.
Food! Food! Oops! Lee turned towards the Vathroos, moved his hands and started to express himself in sign language about food to the Vathroos.
Our yacht sunk in the sea. We don’t know what place this is. Now we need some food, food to live, said Lee and made an act of eating meat by holding its bone, exactly like eating a chicken lollipop.
Fooka fooka, said a vathroo. Soon every vathroo said fooka fooka.
While Lee had asked for some food to eat, the Vathroos misunderstood him thinking he wanted to sacrifice himself as food for them. So they were going to bake him in their kitchen.
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