This my new story. Some of the names are real, but the events aren't. Hope you guys like this. Tell me what you think.
Imagine an artifact that can control the heavens and raise Hell, create tidal waves, cause earthquakes, and form tornados. Since its use by Alexander the Great during his conquering of Egypt, this ancient artifact has been locked away, deep in the pyramids in Cairo, until May 24th, 2018 when an American archeologist, named Artie Abrams, and a group of locals started their excavations near the land.
"Sir, we've been at this for hours. The heat is killing us." One of the locals told the man.
"Then you and your men can take a break." Artie said as he waved the man away.
Artie has been in love with archeology since he and his professor from The Ohio State University discovered an underground cave filled with ancient artifacts from all over the world outside of Lima, Peru. They found everything from the Emperor Qin's terracotta army of Xi'an to Aztec paintings and weapons. Since this massive discovery, Artie went off on his own to find other lost treasures all around the globe.
During another one of his quests, Artie discovered a map of three pyramids, located outside of Cairo. On top of the middle pyramid, a symbol of a trident was depicted and had glowing teal color surrounding it. Since then, Artie's made it his personal mission to see what this pyramid held inside. On May 10th, Artie made arrangements to take a crew of 20 locals of Cairo out to the location. On the first day, they created a perimeter. It took them a week to establish a perimeter due to a sandstorm that came through, burying the markers that were laid. Finally on May 20th, the first digging started. It took the group two days to dig 10 feet down, trying to find the entrance of the pyramid. Leading up to the present time, they have had no success of finding it.
"Where are you?" Artie asked rhetorically, looking at the pyramid.
He grabbed a pick axe and went on his own, while the others were on break. Digging into the pyramid base for thirty minutes or so, he stuck a hollow wall. Filled with joy and adrenaline, Artie kept swinging and swinging until he created a 7 foot hole in the wall. He quickly pulled out a flash light he had in his fanny pack and went inside. Not sure where he was supposed to go in the pyramid, he walked down a series of halls and tunnels. Artie periodically stopped and took pictures of the Egyptian artwork and hieroglyphics that filled the tan walls.
He finally found a large hallway filled with sarcophagi and pottery with more hieroglyphics on them. Artie walked down the hall until he reached the pharaoh's chamber. His sarcophagus was gold and emerald with a painting of him on the top. Replacing his eyes were two rubies.
"Hopefully my Ancient Egyptian is still good." Artie said with a laugh as he wiped the dust away from the hieroglyphics on the sides of the tomb.
"He who holds the key of destruction can control the world." It read.
"What the Hell? The key of destruction?" Artie asked, pushing the top of the tomb off.
Struggling to move the top at first, Artie managed to move it. Inside the tomb, the mummified corpse of King Takelot I. His golden mask covering his face was colorful and covered with gems. Riches filled the sides of the tomb, but what caught Artie's eyes the most was an object hiding between King Takelot I's hands. Slowly moving the hands was hard enough. Centuries of rigor mortis made it nearly impossible. Thinking quickly, Artie took a sword from inside the tomb and sliced off the arms, releasing the object. The object was a golden cane-like thing with a glowing teal orb at the top.
"Hmm fancy pimp cane." Artie said with a laugh as he began walking about out of pyramid.
He's been inside the pyramid for what seemed like hours. The sun was setting over the mountains to the west. Torches were lit by the group as they all were praying in unison as they faced Mecca.
"I'll never understand the Islamic religion." He said with a grin as he walked over to one of the men praying. "I've found the entrance. Take your men and bring out all the treasures from inside when you're all finished." Artie said with a smile, showing the man what he found.
"Yes sir!" The man said, lighting up his face with joy.
After a few more minutes, a stampede of men formed and headed for the pyramid. The echoes of cheers could be heard from Artie's tent as the men celebrated their discovery. Artie, on the other hand, became focused on his new discovery. He studied the object closely. Artie didn't realize it when he first found it, but there was writing on it.
"Ανοίξτε και θα βρείτε μια κάτι καινούριο" It was written on the side.
"Crap. It's in Greek. Alright, I guess I'll look it up." Artie said as he turned on his laptop.
His background was a picture of his wife, Cindy, who passed away recently from being hit by a drunk driver. Artie made it a ritual that every time he uses his laptop, he'd kiss her picture for good luck and protection. Artie opened Google Translator and typed in the message.
"Open and you will find something new. What the Hell is that suppose to mean?" Artie asked as he looked at the object.
Running his fingers across the text, he accidently found a hidden button. Artie pushed the button and watched as the teal orb lit brighter and brighter.
"What the Hell is this thing?" Artie asked, dropping the object as three spears shot out of the top. "It' a trident. What's so great about a trident?" Artie asked himself, getting frustrated at the thought of him having a trident, while the other men probably found a greater prize inside.
Hope you guys liked this chapter. Reviews are great!