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Slowly, the group moved further inside the tunnel with Professor Naldo in the lead. Professor Naldo knew that the tunnel traveled about 50 meters under the two terraces above to the hidden room under the temple. As they moved forward, they video recorded every square inch.
Professor Naldo could sense that the air was stale and dry from being trapped inside the tunnel for centuries. As the stale air was replaced with fresh air from outside, the smell dissipated. Because of the dry environment, the engravings and drawings on the walls were in excellent condition. They looked as if they had been carved or painted yesterday. Professor Naldo was amazed at the detail. This find would stun the archeological community. And there was more! “Guido, do you know what we have found?” Professor Naldo asked in astonishment.
Guido shook his head and replied, “I am not certain, Professor.”
“This is a historical record of the Inca civilization. Look, each of the ten Inca royal family’s rule and achievements are shown on these walls.” Professor Naldo studied the engravings and drawings in front of him. He could read the written language of the Inca as shown in engraved symbols and pictograms on the wall. “This is the first great emperor, Manco Capac, who founded and ruled the Inca Empire around AD 1350 to 1375. And here are more of his successors we know very little about.”
Professor Naldo paused as he studied the symbols in silence. Then he continued. “This is the reign of Pachacuti from 1438 to 1471, the great emperor who rebuilt Cuzco.” He moved further down the tunnel. “And this is the reign of Topa Inca, Pachacuti’s son, who ruled until 1493.”
The group continued moving slowly though the tunnel as more lights were set up and pictures were taken. Professor Naldo continued studying the symbols. “This is the reign of Wayna Capac just before his death in 1526.” He was so absorbed in studying the inscriptions on the wall he didn’t hear anyone calling him until Guido grabbed and shook his shoulder.
“Professor Naldo! You must look at this,” Guido shouted one more time. He was pointing his finger at two huge, thick doors at the end of the tunnel that were blocking their way into the hidden room. The doors looked like they were covered in solid gold plating with a large bas-relief image on each door.
Professor Naldo could not believe his eyes. On the right door was an eight-and-a half-foot tall image of a familiar biomorph—the well-known, 32-meter tall figure called “The Astronaut”—carved on a mountainside in the Nazca desert. What is this figure doing here, he wondered?
Professor Naldo immediately recognized the other image on the left door. “The left image is of the Inca Sun god, Inti,” he said to Guido. It made perfect sense, since Cuzco was the home of the Sun god, and gold was his embodiment. “The right image looks like the Nazca figure called ‘The Astronaut’ or ‘God Being’ by some people.”
Then Professor Naldo noticed some large symbols above the two images that caused him some confusion, for he was sure they said, “ONLY THE GODS MAY ENTER THIS TEMPLE. BEWARE OR BE PUNISHED!”
Before Professor Naldo could say the words out loud, Guido had already walked forward to touch the two golden doors. When he was within one meter of the doorway, a bluish beam of light engulfed him from above. Guido yelled out in pain as if shocked by some sort of electrical energy. Guido’s body rose swiftly off the floor, seemingly weightless, and was repulsed backwards where he fell unconscious to the ground.
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Nanomachine War - Book 1
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