 He purchases a kris, an asymmetrical dagger from Indonesia that often carries symbolic meanings, at auction, which an Indonesian antique dealer tries to procure from him.His curiosity piqued and the sword stolen, he ends up traveling to Indonesia with his younger brother Mark, where he discovers that the kris is in fact "pusaka", that is, an heirloom endowed with special powers because of its age; it requires "special reverence and even fear".The series ends on a cliffhanger.