Dr. Norman P. Johnson

At 18, Koko and his adopted sister, Bebe, begin their journey from Chaco, the new city in the northern hinterlands, back to Teotihuacan to help their adopted mother, Popo, use her Nagual powers to defend the throne from evil priests. On their travels, Koko performs his songs and is besieged by women of all ages eager to lay with the popular musician and prolific lover. They also gather along the way two old soldiers and a mysterious woman warrior from the North. Upon entering Teotihuacan, Koko is abducted to Tikal by the sorcerer Coltal where he is tortured by Nxmul, the Tikal king, and Koko’s evil half sister, XiXi. Koko’s little band of warriors and a Mayan child gang of warriors rescue Koko and his captive mother using the cenote underground river system. Returning to Teotihuacan, Koko finds the Empire overrun by Coltal’s army of undead and his apprentice sorceress, Koko’s half sister, Xixi. Koko sings and plays songs of love and hope to raise the will of the people. They respond by rising against the Tikal prince, driving them out—but the great city is burned to the ground during the fight. Koko and Bebe return to Chaco, dispensing music, poetry, and magic, while Bebe carves images of Koko all along the way, still present to this day.