Beyond Hades: The Prometheus Wars Read Online Free
Author: Luke Romyn
right?" asked General Sharpe.
Talbot stared at him, waiting for the punch line, but soon realized this was no joke.
"If he were right... well... the repercussions would be nothing short of astronomical!"
"Could those be alien creatures on that disc, beings not of this world?"
Talbot stared hard at the reliefs. On one side the images appeared almost human, possibly depictions of the human developmental stages from embryo to birth ringing the top edge of the disc. The reverse featured obscure creature-like symbols, some humanoid, some resembling snakes, but others were completely unknown to Talbot.
"I-I guess," he mused. "But that's ridiculous."
General Sharpe picked up a remote control. A projection screen lowered from the ceiling. An image flicked into focus on the canvas.
"Do you know what this is?" asked the general.
Talbot placed the disc on the table before rising tremulously and approaching the screen. Projected onto it were pictures of the underwater ruins of an ancient city, pillars strewn about like an unruly child's toys. The images seemed odd, as though taken at great depth and under the glow of huge spotlights. The distortion of the water made it difficult to decipher the finer details of the structures.
"It appears Greek in origin." Talbot paused, confusion furrowing his features. "But...."
"What is it?" asked the general.
"This makes no sense," Talbot murmured, staring harder at the pictures. In a louder voice he said, "Every ancient culture had a distinct architectural styling, but this place holds aspects of designs from Macedonia, Athens, and Rome and even... some of these structures appear to be styled on Aztec architecture, but that's not possible. What city is it?"
"Your brother believed it was Atlantis," said General Sharpe simply.
Talbot spun around, his mouth agape.
" A-Atlantis! " he stammered, unable to believe what he'd just heard.
Legends spoke of an ancient civilization whose people defied the gods and were swept away in their wrath by a combination of tsunamis and earthquakes. Other tales suggested they had developed technology which they couldn't properly control and destroyed themselves. So many stories from countless different cultures revolved around the civilization which many believed actually did exist, but nobody had ever discovered any evidence of it, let alone the entire city.
"Yes, Atlantis," said the general simply. "What do you know of it?"
Talbot gathered his thoughts before answering. "Some think Atlantis resided near the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal. Others believe Plato's writings refer to a Minoan Civilization, based on the island of Crete. In 1470 B.C. an enormous volcano on the island of Santorini erupted with a force greater than that of the much better known volcanic eruption on Krakatoa. The resulting earthquakes and tidal waves devastated the Minoan islands, possibly creating the source of the fable of Atlantis."
"What about the Egyptian version?" asked the general.
Talbot tried to conceal his shock at the depth of the general's knowledge.
"That is largely discounted as myth. In Egyptian scriptures and hieroglyphs there are several mentions of a place called Keftiu , which Plato also mentioned in his writings, but he erroneously stated its location was within the Greek islands and claimed it to be Atlantis. Keftiu was actually reputed to be north-west off the northern coast of Egypt, not Greece, and was supposedly destroyed in similar fashion to Atlantis."
"Your brother believed something different altogether," said General Sharpe. "And he was right."
Talbot's curiosity skyrocketed. His heart pounded and his breathing came in ragged gasps.
"Please tell me," he prompted, trying to remain calm.
"Thomas worked out that Atlantis was in fact located off the coast of Africa, about a thousand miles directly west of Senegal. There is an archipelago of islands there called The Republic of Cape Verde. Atlantis was once located on one of these
Talbot stared at him, waiting for the punch line, but soon realized this was no joke.
"If he were right... well... the repercussions would be nothing short of astronomical!"
"Could those be alien creatures on that disc, beings not of this world?"
Talbot stared hard at the reliefs. On one side the images appeared almost human, possibly depictions of the human developmental stages from embryo to birth ringing the top edge of the disc. The reverse featured obscure creature-like symbols, some humanoid, some resembling snakes, but others were completely unknown to Talbot.
"I-I guess," he mused. "But that's ridiculous."
General Sharpe picked up a remote control. A projection screen lowered from the ceiling. An image flicked into focus on the canvas.
"Do you know what this is?" asked the general.
Talbot placed the disc on the table before rising tremulously and approaching the screen. Projected onto it were pictures of the underwater ruins of an ancient city, pillars strewn about like an unruly child's toys. The images seemed odd, as though taken at great depth and under the glow of huge spotlights. The distortion of the water made it difficult to decipher the finer details of the structures.
"It appears Greek in origin." Talbot paused, confusion furrowing his features. "But...."
"What is it?" asked the general.
"This makes no sense," Talbot murmured, staring harder at the pictures. In a louder voice he said, "Every ancient culture had a distinct architectural styling, but this place holds aspects of designs from Macedonia, Athens, and Rome and even... some of these structures appear to be styled on Aztec architecture, but that's not possible. What city is it?"
"Your brother believed it was Atlantis," said General Sharpe simply.
Talbot spun around, his mouth agape.
" A-Atlantis! " he stammered, unable to believe what he'd just heard.
Legends spoke of an ancient civilization whose people defied the gods and were swept away in their wrath by a combination of tsunamis and earthquakes. Other tales suggested they had developed technology which they couldn't properly control and destroyed themselves. So many stories from countless different cultures revolved around the civilization which many believed actually did exist, but nobody had ever discovered any evidence of it, let alone the entire city.
"Yes, Atlantis," said the general simply. "What do you know of it?"
Talbot gathered his thoughts before answering. "Some think Atlantis resided near the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal. Others believe Plato's writings refer to a Minoan Civilization, based on the island of Crete. In 1470 B.C. an enormous volcano on the island of Santorini erupted with a force greater than that of the much better known volcanic eruption on Krakatoa. The resulting earthquakes and tidal waves devastated the Minoan islands, possibly creating the source of the fable of Atlantis."
"What about the Egyptian version?" asked the general.
Talbot tried to conceal his shock at the depth of the general's knowledge.
"That is largely discounted as myth. In Egyptian scriptures and hieroglyphs there are several mentions of a place called Keftiu , which Plato also mentioned in his writings, but he erroneously stated its location was within the Greek islands and claimed it to be Atlantis. Keftiu was actually reputed to be north-west off the northern coast of Egypt, not Greece, and was supposedly destroyed in similar fashion to Atlantis."
"Your brother believed something different altogether," said General Sharpe. "And he was right."
Talbot's curiosity skyrocketed. His heart pounded and his breathing came in ragged gasps.
"Please tell me," he prompted, trying to remain calm.
"Thomas worked out that Atlantis was in fact located off the coast of Africa, about a thousand miles directly west of Senegal. There is an archipelago of islands there called The Republic of Cape Verde. Atlantis was once located on one of these
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