The professor gently brushed away at the inscription. As he did so, he pondered the secrets it may be holding. He also recalled all of the moments and decisions he had made which led him up to this point. To be sitting, in front of a find with such potential enormity, not for him personally, but for the whole planet. He also thought about the gun being pointed at his head, and the priest, brutally beaten, sitting a few feet away.
Had all those decisions meant an inevitable death?
Both he and the priest could be moments from death's grasp, depending on what message the inscription contained.
He brushed away more and more of the dust of time, and each time sweat dripped off of his face he would wipe it his already dirty handkerchief, then use it to help define the letters of the inscription.
His bloodied friend began attempting to translate as each of the characters became clearer.
: " we, children of the Star Teachers,..
are now few in numbers, after...devastation... fire...rocks from the sky. We write ...message...warn the next generation... if we do not survive the next devastations. The Star Teachers are at war with another group. These are the ones who deceive. And they posed as peaceful saviors to lead away our people to slavery, and death...only wish to enslave our people and preserve our planet for their use and conquering.
They are snakes. They are from a star system which we call Draco. We hope this warning reaches you...
The great Dragon Star will return again in 12 Great Cycles from our time. And with it comes the return of ... Draco. ... night sky this is the star pattern we see.
We are all one throughout time for time is a fleeting moment, we only hope that our greatness will be remembered and not our weakness. And we do hope to meet you - our children of tomorrow- in the eternal light of the world to come."
One of the guards walked up when he finished translating and grabbed his neck.
" Good work!"
" But what use is this message to us?"
The priest and Williams shared a momentary glance of understanding. They had a good idea of what it meant. It meant they all had a bigger problem on their hands than they had imagined.
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The Gaia Chronicles- Book 1
AcciónTwo worlds, separated by time, are both on the precipice of destruction. And two heroes will cross paths on their journey as they fight for their survival, and the survival of our species. Meet Gaia. She's a young woman with an old soul, mixed up i...
