Susan nodded, taking a deep breath before reciting it:
know the man whose name is Akuji
free the soul in the mountains of Fuji
burn the buried treasure in graves
until then, they will no longer be slaves.
free the soul in the mountains of Fuji
burn the buried treasure in graves
until then, they will no longer be slaves.
Eliza stopped pacing to listen, hand on her chin as she stared intently at the paper where it was written. "Jack," she finally began, turning to face him. "Did you say you heard of the name Akuji before?"
Jack squirmed at his place, which was a bit odd to see considering his built. "Yes, but I don't know what it means."
"Where did you hear of it?"
He sighed. "It was inscribed on a desk." He paused, looking from one side of the room to the other. "With what looks like blood."
His words hung in the air, and it seemed any second now he was going to laugh and say just kidding, it was just a joke, their faces were priceless. But of course, Jack was not the joking type, and this was a serious matter.
Moira seemed to be the first to crack. "Blood?" she shrieked, hands on her face. "You didn't tell me that you saw... that."
"What do you think it means?" Susan asked softly.
"I... I don't know," Jack said, growing pale. "But it was scrawled on the desk, quite messily, too." He furrowed his brows, staring at the floor. "Like it was out of desperation."
This time, Eliza was the one who seemed to diffuse the room, which was ironic since she was the first one to suggest that there were ghosts on this island. She nervously laughed, but it sounded forced. "Now, now. That's just speculation. We'll be fine."
"Will we?" Susan shrieked, eyes suddenly wide, like she was struck with a lightning bolt of sudden fear.
"Fuji," Jack gruffed, interrupting the train of thought. "The second line mentions Fuji."
"The mountain," Moira breathed out loud.
"On Japan," Susan added, quietly.
Jack nodded. "I saw there was a small mountain on this island. It's a small hill, really, but—"
"That's where we'll find the bones!" Eliza suddenly exclaimed with a victorious glint in her eyes. The others turned to her with confusion, so she started to pace with her hobble again. "The riddle said we free the soul in Fuji, which we can assume to be the mountain-hill. And the next line says we burn the buried treasure located in graves. That has to be this Akuji's bones. Burning them frees their soul." She stopped, then sheepishly added, "Trust me, I've seen enough Supernatural to know."
Jack decided to ignore her last sentence about getting this information from a TV show. "And so that means..." he began, but didn't finish.
Eliza smiled. "Let's go free our friends and family," she said with a smile.
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