rey infinito - Final Arc
rey infinito - Final Arc (無限の王 完結編, Mugen no Ō Kanketsu-hen, lit. Infinity King - Final Arc) is the third and final arc of rey infinito, a light novel written by Junjo Shindo. It was published in the Winter 2023 issue of JOJO magazine on December 19, 2023 with 9 chapters.[1]
It continues from the Peru arc, with the first chapter of the final arc being the twelfth chapter overall. It takes place 12 years after the events of Peru in 1986. Lisa Lisa, Sasha Loggins, and J.D. Hernández invade the Amazon rainforest where the Selva Cartel operates to confront the cartel's boss, due to the temporal anomaly caused by El Aleph where the night never dawns.
Summary
Chapter 12
In 1986, Brazil, a commander and his soldiers from the Guardia Civil in Peru are dispatched for an unofficial paramilitary operation to infiltrate the Amazon rainforest where the Selva Cartel is operating. It is a settlement about 1500 kilometers east of the border between Peru and Brazil, with large farms, mines, water towers, and power generation facilities set up. The Guardia Civil soldiers travel all the way there by patrol boat at around 4 AM one night. They are armed with rifles, automatic guns, hand grenades, tear gas, and special flash bombs. They also have monocular and binocular night vision devices hanging from their military helmets. They are all motivated to fight thinking they'll get a large bonus, medals, and promotions if they can stop the cartel's activities.
As they approach the commune, the soldiers don't see anyone. However, they already had fallen into the cartel's trap. The cartel relies on the natural alarms of the jungle; if there's an unwelcome presence, animals will react and leaves will rustle. The cartel's members become aware of the troops and send out commands. Their members include Indios, mestizos, members of the Amazonian tribes such as the Jivaro and Huambisa, and people who seem to appear Native American. One man from the cartel warns the soldiers asking if they hadn't heard the rumors of the area being a "No Settlement Zone", and that they'll never see their families again. The vanguard reaches the center of the commune, where there are huge greenhouses lined up in rows emitting ultraviolet lights. This is a cocaine farm with a vast production of coca leaves at the highest quality which has been changing the international drug market. As the cartel members protect the greenhouses, the battle between the two groups begin.
None of the soldiers comprehend what happened to them, as they are attacked by invisible beings they can't see. The members die in a variety of gruesome ways. For example, some are blown away, some fall foaming at the mouth, and some burst into flames as if spontaneous combustion occurred. Meanwhile, the cartel members emit unintelligible cries, dance, and look like they're drunk on masato. The troops are unable to advance or retreat, could not capture a single person, and could not execute their Plan B to set fire to the entire settlement. Some soldiers are possessed and shoot at their allies while shouting "Hyahaha-hai!" at the same time.
One soldier attempts to escape, with his face smeared with dark blue mud. A dark-like mist emerges and he is suddenly attacked by an extremely heavy lobster-like creature which jumps onto his back. Seeing the otherworldly creature's horrifying face causes him agony. A bandanaed cartel member mocks them for dying without knowing what happened to them, and while he would like to reveal their tricks, those who can't see these invisible beings wouldn't understand them anyways. He also points out how no one is escaping this time, although their boss likes dramatic scenes that movies have where groups intentionally let an intruder escape to warn others not to go back. As the soldier dies, he wonders why the sun isn't rising yet, wishing he could see it before he dies rather than the creature's face being the last thing he sees. The bandanaed member tells him that the sun will never appear here.
For years around the commune, the average temperature in the jungle never exceeded 25 degrees Celsius, and the vegetation drastically changed, with only shade-tolerant trees lasting. As if a nuclear winter had arrived, this is a jungle where night never dawns.[2]
Chapter 13
Sasha Loggins travels alone to a decaying mansion in the lower town of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. The house has a large garden and fountain, now overrun with weeds. There is also graffiti of poorly drawn mice and ducks. Dressed in worn leather overalls, an old jacket, and a baseball cap bearing the Speedwagon Foundation logo, Sasha thinks she might look like a homeless person or a laborer. With years of experience as both a bodyguard and an intelligence officer, Sasha is on the trail of Fernando Alhorn. After the Foundation exposed Alhorn's base in Peru, he has been taking on various personas, inciting civil wars, disguising himself as a descendant of exiled Russian nobility, or pretending to be a revolutionary. He masqueraded as a real estate developer and used this Salvador mansion for business dealings after the original owner passed away. This site is one of his last known bases, but since the early 1980s, Alhorn seems to have vanished into thin air. Although years have passed since then, the Foundation still finds it crucial to retrieve his Arrow.
Sasha calls back her flock of birds, and many of them land on her shoulders, taking turns chirping. These abilities have various names: "Monstruo" in Guatemala, "Fantasma" in Peru, and "Astral" by the Speedwagon Foundation. However, since they vary for each individual, they find it more fitting for each to have unique names. Sasha refers to her birds as "El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche, or "El Pájaro" or "Rebaño" for short. Sasha's birds can physically interact with the environment, and although they're invisible to ordinary people, they can still be heard. Their flight ability is the same as normal birds, they can fly one to two kilometers away from Sasha's body, and they have high mobility and endurance. However, they are also troublesome, as they fight over food, defecate mid-flight, and cause neighborhood troubles with their squawks.
Sasha tells her birds to be quiet, promising them a special worm pasta treat if they can find a clue inside. The mansion's interior is even more deteriorated than outside. Amidst the rubble, Sasha uses her Ripple ability to create a simple detection device with her flask of mint tea, searching for any signs of life. However, she doesn't detect anyone. As she heads down a corridor, she finds several frescoes on the wall for over 15 meters, each depicting gruesome punishments like beheading, crucifixions, whipping, and impalement. One painting depicts saints kneeling and praying to the dark night sky. It has inscriptions from the opening lines of Genesis, Chapter 1 of the Bible, where it is stated that God called the light "day" and the darkness "night". Notably, "No apia luz!" is written above the text in reddish-black paint or blood. Sasha wonders why someone would go out of their way to write that, denying the premise of the Bible.
As Sasha looks around the mansion again, she notes that the damage does not look like simple neglect, but rather, it seems as if animals had rampaged inside. There are smashed walls, furniture, and chandeliers, so Sasha believes a fight took place. There are also no bullet holes, but it looks to Sasha as if a tornado had ripped through the house, so she wonders whether Alhorn used his ability. The Foundation still doesn't know what kind of ability Alhorn has, as he always keeps it a secret. Sasha continues the search until a bird comes back to her, looking eager for praise. The bird leads her to a library, where she finds blood under a bookshelf. After trying everything she could think of to move the shelf, she takes out a book from a box, and that leads to the bookshelf moving away to reveal a door to the basement. In the basement, Sasha starts feeling uncomfortable, choking from the foul air and unpleasant miasma. None of the lights are working, and there is even more destruction there compared to the upper floor, as if something rampaged through it. The place also seems to be some sort of factory, but it is unclear what Alhorn was creating. A bird gives Sasha a fragment of a human's finger bone. She then finds multiple skeletons in different poses, most likely to be the factory workers. In particular, one skeleton has its neckbone severed and its skull is nowhere to be found in the mansion.[3]
Chapter 14
This section requires expansion.
Chapter 15
This section requires expansion.
Chapter 16
This section requires expansion.
Chapter 17
This section requires expansion.
Chapter 18
This section requires expansion.
Chapter 19
This section requires expansion.
Epilogo
This section requires expansion.
Appearances
Expand/Collapse All
Gallery
Ultra Jump December 2023 Advertisement
Lisa Lisa on the cover of the final arc
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vish (October 18, 2023), "JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER Releases in December With New Novels and Manga", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
- ↑ rey infinito Chapter 12
- ↑ rey infinito Chapter 13
