Big San Judas Statue Novels & Stories

"And now that he’s done exactly what you asked, you’re turning your backs on him?" More murmurs, hesitant this time. A flicker of uncertainty in their angry expressions. But then the old man’s voice booms again, cutting through the tension. “We don’t care that he has found you! The curse is still here! We need a new Alpha!” His bony finger shoots out, pointing toward the enormous statue of Santa Claus standing proudly near the entrance. "You see that?" His voice trembles with something dangerously close to reverence. "That statue belongs to the only person who has helped us all these years. A mysterious stranger who has been providing for us, keeping us alive, comforting us while our Alpha w

On the other hand, their labs weren’t exactly up to date. Tony made a few more thoughtful sounds, and I heard clicking. “I’m on their website,” he said. “Hum. Well, that’s definitely—wow, they have a pretty big Buddha, huh? Nice. Gorgeous statue. Although—huh, isn’t Buddha usually portrayed with snails on his head? Is his head actually a giant snail here? Wild.”

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know how to judge! You're blind to throw it away!" "This is an authentic ancient golden Buddha statue. The color is beautiful, the shape is exquisite. There are no more than ten of them in the world! The base alone is worth eight million! And you just threw it away saying it's fake! The Buddha's knees are even broken off! Do you know how much you just threw away!?"

Still, the mysterious Buddha statue and where the temple got its money were never made clear. "That Buddha was one of the replicas. It was not the legendary golden Buddha, but... yeah," the old man went on, "it is the largest one in the eastern part of Thailand and one of the biggest in the entire world." He must have noticed Javier and the two Russians pretending to admire the massive instrument. They all gave the man a blank stare of disinterest. "If I may," Dave went back to the issue in his mind, "you said that nobody knew where the money originally came from?"