good scientist had succeeded in the translation of the short but powerful statement. Simply, it had said, “I have failed! May the Elders of the Annunaki forgive me! May mankind forgive me!”
Dr. Frank had told me immediately that the Annunaki were thought to be merely a myth. They were supposedly a race of extra terrestrial beings that had aided mankind in their early efforts. Some say they built the many pyramids scattered the world throughout, some even say they created mankind as we know it, but still most say they are a being of the imagination. The latter was proven wrong as we had noticed the hollowed ground beneath the bones of the Priest. After respectful movement of the bones and reburial outside of the Temple, we had smashed our way through the floor beneath the resting place to find that it was indeed a tomb for two!
The body beneath startled us very much so. We have discovered that the myth of the Annunaki was in fact more true than the air we breathe! The body of the alien being was not the slightest bit decayed, probably being preserved by a technique unknown to men of today. With black eyes it seemed to stare back at us from its morbid state, its milky white skin very strange to us. It was a tall creature with a perfectly muscular body, the ideal perfection of modern man. If it weren't for the fact that at first it appeared shockingly odd to us, it would have been quite the paragon. It showed signs of age, with its long grey hair and beard reminding us that it was in fact a sort of human. In its hand of somewhat elongated fingers it held a reflective tablet of sorts, glowing every possible colour of the rainbow. Upon it was a strange writing, which as it turned out, was the same language as the one inscribed into the ring! The letters seemed to move when the tablet was in my grasp, forming a language I could understand. The language of their people had formed into English, just as I had wished it were a language I had understood. It must have had within it a telekinetic property!
The message from this creature was the most important one to date, and important for the history of man itself. It read: “We, the Annunaki, remain in peace and harmony with our creation race, that of Human. I am the Elder Entoq, and our story is this: We have travelled to so many worlds and have created several races, Human is our name for those of you on Earth. All of our races differ, as the available life forms on all planets do. We have spliced our Life Essences into an advanced species upon each planet, and on this planet it was the Neanderthal. We are proud of our creations, as some have become quite advanced! It will soon be time to leave humanity on its own to develop as it will, as they will be ready in some time to stand alone and be strong.
Regarding the Bleeding Ruby, we warn you of this! The Annunaki were at war with another race called the Agazel. They are those who reside by the hostile terrain of the Daemon Star itself, and no other life form that is sacred can survive there. The Agazel are the embodiment of all that is evil in the entire Universe itself! They are a shadow people that mean to enslave and destroy all Life. They are the face of Death and extinction! They are the brothers of Life though, and we must treat them as such. The early Humans call me, Entoq, the Beloved Brother, as I have saved the Universe from the king of the Agazel, known as Forsaken Brother. The Forsaken Brother is so powerful that he exists in every corner of the Universe, curved into those deepest dimensions of the Universe itself so that it is everywhere at once and yet cannot be seen. It knows all and sees all, always and forever. I have devised a way to seal its consciousness into a gem I have created, that has the power to absorb the essence of such a creature. It will not hold forever though, and must be destroyed before the Forsaken Brother is inevitably released! On this end of all days, the Forsaken Brother will cause the Universe to implode and end all of existence! A dark Universe sized unseen being that sees and touches all unbeknownst to them is easily capable of such an atrocity! I have sealed him for now into the Bleeding Ruby, and I have had to give my life as the Blood that seals the creature inside. I gave the ring to a trusted human, my High Priest who communicates our most secret of ideas through to the other humans as they are ready, to destroy, as my life ended at the sealing. If he fails, everything existing is doomed! To whomever may take on the task if Iakekutnum fails, the Universe depends on you! The spirit within the gem is your enemy, do not gaze at it and succumb to its temptations, they are all lies! Fight for the Life of All!”
And so, the responsibility of Life itself is bestowed upon me, a physician of Earth. As if the idea of Satan himself were not terrifying enough, it seems that though that does not exist to me any more, there are far worse things in the Universe that make the idea of a fallen angel seem laughable. Pray I do not fail as all others have. If I succeed, I will destroy all evidence and all of my documentation regarding this cursed thing. If I fail though, and pray I do not, well then you will have just read my tale of horrors.
THE END
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