Mysterious underground, near the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. It was here that the first man, with black hair combed to the right and trembling blue eyes, burst out of the descending, divided corridor. The engineer, dressed in a red shirt and yellow vest and brown trousers, had only a moment to realize the situation he had gotten himself into, and it was a large circular chamber with the only exit on the other side, a chamber as wide as a football field, with twenty circles covered in strange writing, and a ceiling illuminating the underground with luminous crystals and small tunnels with lights. The trapper had only a moment to take in everything around him until the first sound set the central disc in motion, and after it the others.
- this doesn't look too good. Trapper managed to say looking at the first and second disks set in motion, and at the only exit, a dark corridor on the other side, at the same time the first of the archaeologists rushed in, at the same time a great adventurer chasing treasures and legends, a gray-haired old man in a white shirt, a black leather jacket and brown hair, and that inseparable hat doing its own rotations on the next stone ring coming into motion.
Indiana Jones had only a moment to grab his hat and shout to Trapper, it was then that from the two central disks doing rotations left and right, from their symbols emerged rotating blades on steel rods, blades doing turns up and down so that no one could get through the first trap.
- this is a trap, I knew we would meet something like this here, Trapper, quickly, let's run to the exit!. Shouted Indiana Jones grabbing Trapper by his yellow vest.
- but wait, we can retreat, we're too close, aaaa!. Trapper shouted as the speeding blade appeared right between them and cut part of his hair, leaving a visible, shiny bald spot on his head, about a small but disrupting the whole order nest.
- my hair, what's wrong!. Trapper shouted, grabbing his head, but his whole body trembled when he saw how every disc on the ground every four meters released from its interior blades that pierced everything, making various revolutions conducted on the rotating disc, and Trapper pulled by the second disc straight towards them began to scream, suddenly a whip grabbed him by the neck, Trapper grunted, struggling to catch his breath, when despite his age the archeologist dragged him to the other side between the blades hitting each other, making constant crazy revolutions.
- do you understand now, this trap is probably perfect, but every trap has its weak points, for example this. said Jones pulling out his seven-shot revolver.
- but first we have to get to the exit.
- but which one, wait, damn it, both are already closed!. Trapper shouted watching both gates close with a great bang just as the last third explorer and adventurer, Nathan Drake, rushed inside, the young man wearing a backpack, light brown trousers with many pockets and a vest also full of pockets.
- what is it, let the gee kick it. Nathan Drake said watching the spinning blades rush towards him standing on a rotating disk.
The blades cut through the space, and Nathan, who was doing a quick flip to the other side, grabbed his head, his short black hair, and his brown eyes were racing right, left, along with the discs and their blades racing around, his mind was already working at full speed just like an inner instinct, which he called a thrill, Nathan looked around and saw how two of his friends were trying to avoid the spinning blades together, standing on one of the outer discs, turning left and right, until they both jumped to the last outer disc right by the wall, thinking that they would be safe there, but Nathan, seeing the walls full of cracks, expected problems and from this perspective, and so it was to happen.
There was not even time to do anything except one.
- watch out, the walls break!. Nathan shouted at the top of his lungs, and Jones, as soon as he heard the scream, looked at Trapper, and threw him between the blades, falling to the ground himself under the shooting steel spears that hit and mowed down some of the spinning blades on the outer disk, suddenly the entire wall around the large rotating chamber began to spark. From the sparks of the clashing blades that could end life in an instant, cutting and skewing their victims like a skilled butcher, or a cook forming delicious skewers.
Jones grabbed his head, his favorite hat but it was too late, one of the blades pierced his favorite hat taking him on a long journey, Jones pulled out his revolver aiming at the shaving blade, but another striking from the other side knocked his revolver out leaving him on one of the central discs deprived of any deadly weapon, Jones wiped the sweat from his forehead looking now at the central disc, where the only place was deprived of its blades, the only place that was the key to solving the current problem, but the oily spinning blades stopped him in place and knocked him to the ground.
- This is the center, there is the only way to turn off this machine of death!. Jones shouted from the position of a lying cutlet over which the blades were spinning.
- I'll try, this machine, aaaa. Trapper shouted wanting to make the first move forward but the quickly piercing blade cut his right sleeve leaving a yellow vest and a red shirt reduced to half, to the elbow.
Trapper trembled again when he saw his bare hand, but he trembled more when his blue eyes saw from both sides, from two neighboring disks, spinning blades because their blades were lowered so as to chop even an ant walking on the ground, Trapper, breathing heavily, made a few turns on the ground and his eyes saw blades spinning in the distance, which could make a shashlik out of him, and those that were just coming from the other side and right above him, time slowed down and Trapper started repeating something under his breath, then the blades flashed right in front of his nose.
- I hate the tax office. Trapper whispered under his breath.
In the meantime, on the stupid side, under the pressure of the next spinning blades, Indiana Jones got nystagmus, his hazel eyes could not see the other side of the corridor, it looked as if this machine was gaining speed, or age was also doing its thing, suddenly Jones felt a delicate prick of one of the steel spears on his back which pushed Jones straight under the approaching blade, Jones only smiled because apart from the blade he saw his beloved hat which was now returning to his hands, although it also meant his end, Jones wanted to leave this world with his hat in his hands.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Nathan Drake fell to his knees as the blade shredded his favorite backpack, the young adventurer looked furiously at the spinning blades, combing his black hair, his confident gaze now fell on the central disc as the only one without blades, Nathan closed his eyes for a moment feeling a shiver run down his spine, then he jumped between the blades doing a few turns and somersaults, Nathan stood two discs away, and his eyes opened confidently but violently at the moment when the whole mechanism began to accelerate. Nathan clenched his hands, slowed his breath and began to run, jumping right, left and over the blades making lower cuts, Nathan landed on his knees as the next blades cut the world above him, Nathan rolled under the next blades falling into the uncontrolled movement of the discs led in opposite directions, making a full rotation. Nathan even let out a breath and his vision spun around him for a moment, then the next blade shot out at great speed.
Drake, feeling the thunder on his back, leaned over so much that his own head touched the ground and he himself, making a quick turn, led his legs forward, landing on the other side with his head still stuck in the spinning disc, Nathan quickly stood up on his feet, jumping in front of the next blades spinning on the ground, it looked like an Irish dance, and Nathan himself, making a few quick, bouncy turns, almost stood on the last disc, then the heart of the mechanism began to wait for the one who would turn off the whole terrible mechanism and the remaining discs began to spin at an ever greater speed. There was no way out except for one head-on clash with the blades, Nathan, jumping forward in a whirling motion, made a few turns between the blades, breaking with his own movement even the rules of theoretical physics, never supported in practice, and landed with a great bang in the very center, which immediately dropped half a meter.
Everything stopped, both Trapper and Jones watched as the blades bringing them death stopped in place and began to slowly hide.
Trapper needed a moment to regain his composure, watching as his four letters were saved from being turned into a human skewer, and Jones, alerted by the retracting blade, jumped forward, pulling out a scroll impaled on the blade, a souvenir hat. Jones looked at his brown hat with a small hole that was easy to sew up, and calmly put it on his head, covering his gray, almost white hair with the hat.
- that, that was as you young people say, cool, awesome, mega!. Indiana Jones shouted, waving to Nathan at the moment when both paths were opened, the first leading to the surface and the second leading into the unknown, deep into the mountain and its secrets.
- well, that was great, but what else awaits us down there, we won't know until we check, follow me. Said Nathan Drake running first towards the darkness of the unknown tunnel.
- hey, wait for me, this isn't a competition right now, hey young Trapper, this could get fascinating quickly. Said Indiana Jones running after Nathan and running deep into the unknown tunnel.
- what could be so fascinating about another terrifying and slaughterous trap, this is something, I don't know what the architect of this place got for these murderous traps, but I would give him life for it. Said Trapper slowly and carefully approaching another unexplored tunnel, and his black hair with a small nest stood on end as soon as he heard the scream of the young adventurer.
On the one hand, Trapper stood rigid in place due to the power of fear, but on the other hand, the slippery surface of the edge of the underground corridor leading down again caused Trapper to fall into its depths, he also began to scream, rushing along the slippery winding corridor, until the oil light born of the shining crystals illuminated another one full of spears created by the sadistic engineer.
Trapper stopped at the threshold of a large and long chamber just above the abyss leading to razor-sharp spears and lances, and Indiana Jones standing next to him with a great grimace held his whip and Nathan Drake hanging on its tip.
- what is going on here, what is this, what is this!. screamed the panicked Trapper, grabbing the whip and together with Jones pulling up the surprised young adventurer.
- it's another trap, I only saw the bridge sinking into oblivion, to those spears down there, that's why the bridge was covered in holes. Jones said panting after he and Trapper pulled up, and the edge of the corridor surprised Nathan.
- me, me thanks, for everything. Nathan said breathing heavily.
- no problem, now we're even, you saved us in the previous chamber, now me. Jones said putting his right hand on Nathan's shoulder.
- okay, but what now, if we want to get to the other side of this spooky chamber?. Trapper asked. Nathan and Jones looked at the vault of the underground chamber full of crystals illuminating hanging bars and chains.
- you all are crazy with this, I can't do it!. Trapper shouted at the top of his lungs.
- me neither, I'm too old for this. Said Jones looked with a grimace on his face at the hanging chains and bars spaced even up to ten meters apart.
- Even me, that's too far a distance, even for me. Said Nathan Drake looking first at the vault and then at the abyss of the abyss full of various deadly blades.
- But you're not alone here, my friend. Said Jones raising his whip to Nathan, Nathan gasped watching as his not-so-former rival passed his favorite whip into his hands, giving him a chance to overcome the treacherous trap.
- Really. Asked Nathan with difficulty raising his right and left hands.
- Really, go ahead, on the other side of this corridor, in front of the closed gates there is probably a similar pedestal, all you have to do is stand on it and the bridge should rise again, don't worry about us, we'll be waiting here, and please, I trust you, I know you're not a bad person, hold on. Said Jones passing his favorite whip into Nathan's hands.
Nathan looked at the whip in his hands, clenched his hands tightly and looked at Jones one last time and his modest, confident smile.
- I believe you will succeed, what you did in the previous chamber is something. Said Jones, placing his right hand on Nathan's shoulder as a father usually does, supporting his son.
- I, I will not fail!. Nathan Drake shouted, standing in a fighting stance in front of the second trap, looking with full determination at the suspended chains and steel bars bent at the ends, so that someone worthy could pass through another of the traps.
Nathan spun his whip, using it he grabbed the first of the silver chains which despite the time and shined as if it was made of stainless steel, Nathan jumped out of the safe shelf in the corridor flying on the whip over the abyss and blades waiting for the next victim, Nathan making a quick move stretched his left hand forward catching the steel chain, his whip took off again for the next one. The whip easily caught another steel bar and Nathan shot forward stretching his hand for the next chain, then suddenly water started falling from the ceiling, the streams of water were so sudden, so strong that everything within a radius of ten meters was downright deadly slippery, including the whip that Jones received.
- Damn it, where did this water come from, even I wouldn't have expected that, how, this must be another trap. Indiana Jones shouted taking off his brown hat from his head.
- This doesn't look too good, can't Nathan handle it, damn it!. Trapper screamed at the top of his lungs, watching as Nathan fell out of the wall of water, releasing the whip from his hands.
When everything was rushing, the water continued to pour and Nathan stretching his left and right hands to the chain released his whip, both Jones and Trapper could tremble even more, because Nathan withdrew his hands from the silver chain, making a turn in the air, Nathan crossed his legs right next to the silver chain and entering a quick turn wrapped the chain around his own legs, stretching himself down and catching the falling whip in his left hand.
Time slowed down for a moment, Nathan looked back holding the whip and his left thumb raised, informing everyone that he was still safe and, more importantly, ready to continue his journey.
- you see, he managed it and at the worst moment. Jones said.
- I don't want to scare anyone, but this is only two thirds of the second, and what at the very end might be, no one knows. Trapper said, clenching his hands on the red shirt and unbuttoned yellow vest.
- You're right Trapper, this could be just the beginning. Jones said wiping the sweat from his brow again and putting his hat on his head.
However, no one could have expected what was about to happen, when Nathan grabbed another chain almost standing on a safe shelf leading to the closed door, suddenly the chain broke at the very base, as if it had been deliberately weakened in that very place, both Trapper and Jones could only watch as Nathan suddenly began to fall into the abyss of his end, but the whip I was pulling was doing turns, when even Nathan believed in his own end, his reflex, his shiver set his right hand in motion as if his body was acting automatically on the feeling of this unusual shiver. The whip flew over the falling chain catching the last curved iron bar, Nathan even screamed when he felt the telling pain of his right hand, Nathan panting in a momentary panic, grabbed the whip with both hands and began to climb quickly, and when he climbed high enough he gasped looking for a safe place, waiting for the answer of his shiver, but this time he felt nothing, Nathan jumped on a stone button covered with strange symbols which immediately lowered by half a meter, and the whole chamber trembled, from the abyss of the abyss again emerged a stone bridge with holes allowing passage to the other side and another gate was opened leading either to another chamber full of traps or to the treasure itself.
- he did it, now the passage is safe, quickly!. Jones shouted pulling the shocked engineer behind him.
- is it really safe, after all, this bridge. Said Trapper panicked, but he could do nothing or prevent it, Jones was pulling him by the collar of his yellow vest and leading him across the deadly bridge that could fall into the abyss at any moment, but it didn't happen, until they crossed the bridge, even when Jones and Trapper stood on the other side the bridge was still standing, only then could Trapper breathe and fall to his knees, glad that this nightmare was over.
- it, me, I'm alive, I'm really alive. Said Trapper looking at the two troublemakers, looking at himself, at his red shirt and yellow vest in search of holes, but there were never any.
- we all live mainly thanks to you, my friend. Said Indiana Jones proudly again placing his right hand on Nathan Drake's shoulder, while his new friend still holding a long whip in his hands picked it up and handed it to the archaeologist who was from today not his enemy, nor his ally, he was already his friend and even a father.
- no, it was thanks to you that I managed to get through this monstrous chamber, it was you who saved me from falling into the abyss, and for that I will always be grateful to you, please here is your property. Said Nathan Drake giving the property to Jones, a long whip used for fighting as well as for exploration and saving lives.
- as I was saying son, we are both even again, you saved me and my hat, and I helped you. Said Indiana Jones and Nathan listening to him, hearing the words son, made pride and the fire of a new fight burn in the brown eyes of the young archaeologist adventurer.
- since we're even, it's time to move on, I feel that this wasn't the end yet, that only now will these undergrounds start to get going. Said Nathan Drake full of inspiration, strength, and the impetus of the desire to discover the whole secret of the underground world but not the trembling Trapper.
- even more, it's only just getting going, I don't know if I want to go further, into the darkness of this tunnel. This stinks, I don't like it very much, it's only going to get worse there. Said Trapper Pecz two friends grabbed him by the yellow vest and pulled him deep into another tunnel.
Trapper began to mumble as Jones and Drake led him through another tunnel where a strange glow at the end, at the very bottom, could mean another trap, or something even worse, Trapper was so overweight that his jaw was trembling and would chatter, but suddenly his blue eyes widened to their limits as he, Jones and Drake entered a large, almost enormous chamber, a chamber located under a large and massive mound hiding a great secret, a secret that was now revealed.
The three explorers were met with a breathtaking sight, a silver pyramid sixty meters high, a pyramid with half-meter steps leading from every direction to the very core, located at the top where there was something that could be called an altar, or a reliquary where the silver Matrix rested. An object covered with unknown writing, or something that was a mathematical puzzle, and the entire chamber was covered not only with steel but with shining crystals illuminating the underground, both Trapper, Nathan Drake, and Indiana Jones entered one of the strangely carved three paths looking at the silver pyramid and the treasure located at its top.
- This is it, the silver pyramid, that's where lies what the Exalted Union European desires, quickly. Said Trapper but when he was then dragged forward, this time he was stopped by two adventurers who grabbed him by the collar looking around for any possible traps.
- Wait, this doesn't look too good. Said Nathan Drake looking around, including at the strange place with a circle above the entrance to the last chamber.
- Exactly, something stinks here. Said Indiana Jones turning his nose up.
- oh come on, I just heard something different from you, who was dragging me here into these depths of darkness a moment ago, and now what, you're suddenly being careful. Trapper said.
- exactly I have this strange shiver, huh!. Nathan shouted as a strange machine emerged from the circle, looking like an ancient tractor with a steel circle mowing crops, a machine ready to deal with all intruders.
- Nathan, is that what this was about. Jones asked, pulling out his whip, but Nathan shook his head and raised his finger the moment the large machine flew down and landed on the central strip surrounding the pyramid.
- no, but this, this is our real problem. Said Nathan showing something that was the constant and returning ghost of the older adventurer, something that made his gray hair stand on end on his head.
- how could this thing find me here, my ghost, my curse, my ghost is coming back again, why, what did I do to you!. Shouted Indiana Jones and a large rolling brown boulder flew out of the circle, smashing the killing machine into pieces and rushing to its main target, which was Indiana Jones, and the next adventurers.
- what is this for a large pork chop!. Shouted Trapper whirling his legs at breakneck speed.
- this is my punishment, this is my nightmare, this rolling boulder, every now and then it finds me and won't let me live in peace, why does this ghost keep coming back to me, why, what did I do to you!. Indiana Jones shouted again, running with the same verve and speed as the fleeing Trapper, and Nathan, running in front of them, looking back, began to scream, unable to believe what he was seeing, because the central path was rising upwards and yet the large boulder was pursuing them further.
- no, it's impossible, this is absurdly exaggerated, how can this thing chase us uphill, this thing is breaking the laws of physics!. Nathan Drake shouted, turning his legs almost in a rotational motion like a spinning wheel.
The three adventurers jumped onto three opposite paths, rushing right and left, and in front of the pyramid the rolling boulder rolled once to the right, chasing Nathan, once to the left, chasing Trapper, in the end it was Indiana Jones who chased the rolling boulder, after a moment there were as many as three boulders, and as many as six fugitives per pair.
Everything went on almost endlessly, in a constant struggle, the boulder jumped onto the adjacent paths, rolling uphill and downhill at an even greater speed, and nothing was able to surprise it or defeat it, and the fugitives, panting and gasping, sped past each other every now and then, if at that moment an observer standing to the side appeared, he would certainly get Deja Vu, the observer could even scratch his head, unable to understand what he was seeing, escaping from door to door, from point A to point B.
- standing is impossible and ridiculous, you there, come on, now let's check if you have enough oil and steam in your muscles to trample me, come on, you don't have that much in your engine, show what you're made of. Nathan Drake shouted strongly, stretching out his right clenched fist in front of the boulder rushing towards him, Nathan stood still and the boulder was rushing towards the collision, and more beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Nathan started to scream when the collision was already a few seconds away and the boulder was still rushing tirelessly, until a loud blow occurred, Trapper jumped to the other side, throwing Nathan to the outside, and the large boulder rolled through the place where Nathan was standing, then jumped to the other side, currently chasing Jones.
- this thing is thinking, this thing is really haunted, terrifying, this thing will crush us, but its main goal is Jones, this is its weak point, Trapper, look. Said Nathan, pointing to the place where the boulder made a fracture connecting both paths.
- this, after all it is only a fracture between the paths.
- until fracture Mr. Trapper, does your logical engineering mind not tell you anything?.
- Um, that, yeah, when that boulder hits the other path between the two, on that elevation we'll throw it off its trajectory. Trapper said, grabbing his head and his short black hair.
- exactly, we have to wait for Jones, when she runs I'll lead him to the right, but it has to be well timed, now watch out. Nathan said, resting his front hands on the rocky grooved tunnel.
The ground began to respond slightly again and Jones, gasping for air, ran away from the large boulder rushing after him. Suddenly Jones flinched and saw Nathan charging straight at him and hitting, throwing him and himself to the other side, just like the large boulder rushing after them.
Jones watched with widened eyes as the massive boulder rushed towards them, as it entered a small elevation, driving higher and higher and at such a great speed that its own mass overcame the centuries-old rolling boulder, the boulder flew at a height of a meter above the heads of the two adventurers and smashed into the wall creating a large hole disappearing somewhere in the darkness, in another unexplored tunnel leading to the unknown.
- He'll come back I'm sure of that. Said Jones and when he stood up he offered his hand, his right hand to the man who had now once again saved him from his greatest nightmare.
- Thanks, for everything, maybe my ghost will finally leave me alone.
- Come on Jones, after all you would do the same for me, and now let's not waste time, the treasure is waiting for us. Said Nathan and the smile on Jones' face never disappeared especially when they both looked at the top of the silver pyramid.
- Exactly, let's do it together. Said Jones and together with Drake they led Trapper to the very top.
It was here that the second matrix rested, an unknown object whose purpose was known only to people like Mnemotyph, Bibersztain and Majsner.
- so this is the treasure, strange, I've never seen anything like it. Covered in writing I don't know. Said Indiana Jones stretching his right hand to the matrix lying on the reliquary.
- exactly, I don't know this writing, this is the first time I've encountered something like it. Said Nathan Drake doing exactly the same and at the same moment, stretching his right hand to a silver A4 board.
- this writing is familiar to me, but I think it's either older or younger, it's the writing of the tribes of the Hollow Earth, the Iwi tribe. Said Trapper and the two archaeologists looked at him.
- Iwi, the underground world, when it all ends, you'll take us there, this world, it's the cradle of secrets and unexplored treasures, I have to see this place at least once. Said Indiana Jones and then placed his hand on the silver plate just like Nathan Drake.
- I also have to see it with my own eyes, what is hidden there is like the Holy Grail, the other one that no one has ever found, right Mr. Jones. Said Nathan Drake placing his right hand on the silver plate, and Jones smiled at him and Trapper knowing the secret and mysteries of the Holy Grail perfectly well.
The silver matrix showing a strange writing, code, whatever it was, Trapper took out his phone and took a picture of the matrix and the two archaeologists together took the matrix from its resting place, the silver reliquary which immediately began to collapse like everything around it.
- What's going on?. Trapper asked.
- This is probably the last trap we are doing. Nathan Drake asked waiting for the advice of the senior archaeologist.
- This is not a trap, it's a different mechanism, look at those large steel supports, they open. Said Indiana Jones and the world around them was actually opening up before everyone's eyes, the great mounds of earth from outside were toppled and the world around them became luminous again. The sun once again fell on the silver pyramid like hundreds of years ago, but that wasn't the only thing that was activated, because three heavy helicopters appeared in the sky, flying over the heads of the three brawlers from which strange barrels fell.
- Watch out!. Trapper shouted when one of such barrels hit right behind them, a strong bang together with the gas knocked them to the ground, temporarily depriving them of complete control over their bodies and muscles, except for a few, it was a drug half-sedative, half-paralyzing.
Both Nathan, Jones and Trapper could now only watch as the man in black, in a black caftan, the chief of his agents, black-haired with thick black mustaches, Leoncja's agent passes the silver Matrix to the rest of his soldiers, who fly away from the Tenochtitlan area, leaving two archaeologists and an engineer facing their defeat.
- What, what was that, what, you, you unscrupulous boor, you. He said through clenched teeth Indiana Jones with difficulty getting up, now at the foot of the pyramid, he could only watch as Leoncja at the head of his ten agents with a heavy rifle in his hand looks at them proudly and full of his victory.
- Yes, I missed you, anyway, all three of you amaze me today, send all the traps, and you are whole except for Trapper and the vest and shirt on his right hand, but it's hard to say, your effort paid off and now the Exalted Union European, Lola Majsner has everything she needs. Leoncio said pleased with himself, knowing that nothing will stop him now, that three boils in his ass will be squeezed out today and by his hand.
- you're a loser, a stinker, a boor, you think you've won, so maybe you'll share your great knowledge with us, huh?. Nathan Drake asked with difficulty getting up and gasping for air.
- oooo, I thought you'd never ask me, it's a great plan, leaving aside the so-called god element that Bibersztain himself decided to secure, but this, the Matrices are more than you imagine, when the god element allowed Destoroyah to be bound, the matrices are a map and a Key to Destoroyah, but what good will it do you, death will catch up with you today and in full force, right, ha ha ha ha. Leoncio said laughing under his breath.
- Destoroyah, God's Element, Matrices, keys, maps, what are you talking about, you stupid man, evil man. The trapper asked, breathing heavily after the momentary shock that hit him from the poison gas designed for this purpose.
- it's simple, you just need to interpret the Bible correctly, the answers are outlined there, and besides, Destoroyah is a great super titan, about whom even other titans do not know, and he was summoned by the Devil himself, the Fallen from heaven, and the Matrices, as I said, are perfect maps and keys that will lead us to the Destoroyah prison, now that we have the first of the two we are so close to freeing the liberator, summoned just like the Precursors created by them Pacfic Rim, Ghidorah, when we free Destoroyah, he will free the Fallen himself, the Devil, the one whose name sounds different, but only my superiors know this and now this knowledge will not help you at all, what?. Leoncio asked when the world behind him began to tremble and crack.
Leoncio and his ten agents looked to the north with their weapons ready, a heavy rifle, and smaller Weapons, light rifles and automatic pistols, but the sound that was released with the cracking of the ground made Leoncio feel a strange shiver on his body, as did Nathan Drake taking the first step back.
- This is something big, my shiver is overwhelming, it will be better. Said Nathan Drake but he was never allowed to finish, because a large, golden-colored moth appeared in the sky, emerging from a gap in another of the tunnels between the outside world and the Hollow Earth.
- Mothra. Said Trapper loudly, finally able to straighten up, and a powerful wind hit everyone, the blowing wind was so strong that it knocked everyone down. Great Mothra, two hundred and forty meters away, the great moth landed in front of the silver pyramid, remembering it as well as what was hidden, and her blue eyes watched everyone gathered, from the armed aggressors to the three panting people including one man she knew very well, when Leoncio tried to raise the rifle and aim it at the three brawlers, the reaction of the great moth was immediate, Mothra spat out her net catching and paralyzing eleven aggressors including the loudly screaming Leoncio.
- let it be struck by lightning, be damned great moth, you one worm, but you were too late, you will not stop what is already inevitable, the Exalted European Union and my superiors are already close, the second matrix and the element of god. Said Leoncio, bound entirely in white net, to which Mothra squealed, beating her wings and her whole self, gaze, everything was focused on the oldest of them all, squealing, speaking to him in an unknown way and the images were reflected in the mind of Indiana Jones who fell to his knees.
- Jones, what happened!. Nathan Drake shouted kneeling by his friend, ally and second father.
- it's her, it's her who speaks to him, but how, after all, Indiana is not of the Iwi tribe, unless. Said Trapper kneeling by Jones, but to their surprise Jones looked high at them, at Mothra and full of strength stood up on his feet looking at the images of the past.
- I already know everything, once upon a time, when the titans already existed, a flash came from space, no titan knows what happened, there are only rumors and speculations, such as in the Bible, about the fall of the devil, his being tied up in an unknown place, and the one who can free him, but what happened next is more remembered by Mothra and certainly Godzilla. Said Indiana Jones taking a few steps into the hallway and stretching his left hand to the great moth, while Mothra cooed moved over the tied Leoncio and lowered her big head allowing herself to be touched, so that Jones could see the whole of the long forgotten times.
- now I can see everything exactly.
- but what Jones, tell us quickly what you see. Said Nathan Drake with bristling black short hair, not taking his eyes off the great titan.
- what do you see, what did you see and how. Asked Trapper, shuffling his feet.
- I see her memories, although I am not from Iwi, I have taken part in such various escapades, I have had contact with such various artifacts that I am not surprised that I have lived so long, that I understand her, and now listen, we must go to the Hollow Earth, because there, in an unknown place, lies the prison of Destoroyah.
- so she doesn't know, but how. Trapper asked.
- it's simple, when Destoryah came to this world, he had no equal, he defeated everyone, until an unknown gift came from the sky, which she doesn't remember, because it was deleted from her, the gift was given to a man who together with the titans defeated Destoroyah and chained him in an eternal prison, they were helped at that time by the ancient peoples of humanity, it was a time when all the titans cooperated, and when the prison was finished, the knowledge of the location of the gift called by the Exalted European Union, the Element of God, this knowledge was taken away, except for one thing, that it rests somewhere here, in the outside world, and the Matrices can serve as both keys and maps, and only the titans can decipher it, or someone crazy to whom what he wanted speaks will free Destoroyah. Indiana Jones said in a cold voice, now looking with everyone at Leoncio bound in the net and his ten agents.
- that's right, you're right, you fool, my superiors know how to decipher it and you don't, so Mothra won't help you at all!. Leoncio shouted furiously, unable to make a move, only able to speak while standing with his back to the three adventurers.
- that's not entirely true because I have a picture of the Matrix, we just have to, what!. Trapper shouted, as the sudden sound of gunfire shook everyone and the image of Leoncio being hit multiple times, after which the deadly agent fell out of the white web, losing his own consciousness and life, even Mothra jumped up and looked back, at the image of an unknown man standing on top of one of the pyramids, the Pyramid of the Sun, from which he shot the Exalted Union European agent, a man dressed in black, in a witches' caftan and a mask covering his entire face.
- what, how!, what is this supposed to be, who, what?. Nathan Drake shouted, falling to the ground along with Trapper and Indiana Jones, before all three heard the voice of the man who killed Leoncio and disappeared into the darkness of the pyramid, the sound coming from a small bullet, the only one stuck in the silver pyramid.
- I am the Condemned for Life, I am the Man Without a Face, the one who executes sentences on the criminals of the world, the one who burns fire with fire, fights enemies with their own weapons, and Leoncio is another of my victims, my prey, I do this so that no one else has to do what I do, this is how I save others and punish the sinners of this world. The Man Without a Face said and then fell silent. His transmitter turned off, leaving three adventurers, a great titan and ten bound agents.
- that, that, I heard something about a certain usurper administering justice where the corrupt courts did not work, but what does that mean for us, first we have to sketch these strange symbols of the matrix, call Bernie maybe he will know something, maybe Dr Ilene, someone has to, I doubt we are the only ones who came up with this clue. Said Trapper manipulating his phone.
- exactly, Exalted Union European definitely has more tentacles, besides Leoncio said something about the second Matrix, does that mean. Nathan Drake will ask and Mothra listening to them all cooed with her delicate voice and flapped her wings.
- she says that it is, but she herself does not know where the matrix and the Element of God rest, no one knows, it was taken from them, forgotten, by something unknown to her, in which we got involved, now I know, the Devil, as Leoncio said, has another name, and may be some super titan or an even worse being, this is for this Destoroyah, Ghidorah, Pacifis Rim. It all leads to the release of this evil, which calls the heads of the Exalted European Union, how simple it is, but what now, what can we do, Trapper, you have the answer, and what will we do with them and Leoncio. Said Indiana Jones looking at the large moth, and its gentle cooing made Indiana Jones take his hat off his head, understanding one thing they must do now.
- I think we'll leave these, I'll call the appropriate American services, as for Leoncio he should be buried. Said Nathan Drake watching as the black, holey jacket was leaking gore, suddenly Trapper's phone answered and the engineer gasped from the shock of what he saw.
- This is it, help me quickly, Mothra will decipher the full map and we're taking it to the underground world, Hollow Earth!. Trapper shouted. The two archaeologists, adventurers, gasped, unable to believe that they would soon see a world that was inaccessible to them just two days ago, such a certain spark of hope had just ignited for everyone, no more than the darkness in the hands of the Exalted Union European and their first captured Matrix.
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At first I wanted this chapter to be a clash between Indiana Jones and Nathan Drake, but in the end it was better for me to write how their rivalry turns into cooperation, through their responsibility and missions to stop evil and Leoncio, of course in their own way they won and lost, but the most beautiful was how these two archaeologists cooperate with each other fighting traps and the greatest curse that Indiana Jones had to fight, which was a rolling boulder, and it was soon to return again, only when.
Ultimately, the finale was probably the most colorful here, Destoroyah, the prophecy of the past and the future, and the mysterious Devil, what he was, what he is, is a titan with an unknown name and power, and who really bound him in the world Terra B, called earth, is yet to come. But what was probably the most perverse here was the first appearance of the Faceless Man, the Condemned for Life, the one who single-handedly cleanses the world of injustice and so-called double standards, where corrupt law, business and politics protect their own like independence, extraordinary castes. There he walks cleansing the world of evil, because evil never expects this, does not expect that someone will complain about damnation and will fight evil with greater evil, thereby saving the souls of others, because others will not be provoked by evil to fight on its terms.
I wonder if fighting the evil of the world in this way can one be truly damned, just as the Faceless Man kills fighting evil with evil, but in the same way he brings salvation to suffering people who would also seek justice on their own through lynching, what do you think, is the Condemned for Life, the Faceless Man really a sinner?.