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The Lost City of Topaz by marcor |
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The story takes place after the events of Underworld. Lara comes to know about the recent archaeological excavations, funded by not-well specified benefactors, in the geographic area around the volcano Etna, near the town of Zafferana Etnea, in Sicily. Officially, the excavations aim at recovering the access to old monasteries buried by lava in the past centuries. However, Lara notices that the place where the major excavations take place are close to the alleged access to the Lost City of Topaz, a legendary complex of ancient, pre-Sumerian sanctuaries in whose bowels, centuries-old documents claim the real tomb of Saint Malachy is located. In this tomb, it is believed that the original book containing the prophecies of the Saint is guarded. The City of Topaz is present in many tales that span a few millennia, and it is said that several civilizations, from Sumerians to Romans, found it and left their marks in some of its buildings. However, all documents agree that nobody has been able to reach the main altar, in the core of the volcanic caves near Etna, built after the burial place of Saint Malachy was set in the city. Given her interest in antiquities, Lara flies to the place of the excavations. But what begins as an archaeological curiosity will soon turn into a race through lava-carved tunnels, forgotten sanctuaries, and the ominous depths of the City of Topaz, where history, prophecy and danger converge. In the tomb of Saint Malachy, Lara finds that the book of Malachy is one out of three mystical books, that exist since before humanity started walking on Earth, engraved on sacred paper by forces as old as the universe itself. She learns about the three books, of an ancient pact between the civilizations of Atlantis and Tinnos, as well as of the potential danger of putting together the three books. In fact, ancient cuneiforms suggest that the aforementioned civilizations decided to build, and then protect, the City of Topaz, where one of the three books is hidden, and hide the remaining two books in other places. Thousands of years later, priests from Tinnos gave one of the books to Saint Malachy, asking him to protect the book. For this reason, the Saint was buried in the core of Topaz after his death, and the entrance to his tomb protected by Atlanteans and Tinnos creatures. Lara learns that the knowledge written on the three books would allow to put together and recite the chant of the spiritual resurrection, that gives permission to liminal demonic creatures to enter this world, possess people and bring torment to humanity. Consequently, if the books fell in wrong hands, it could be the beginning of the end of the world as we know it. As the same benefactors funding the excavations of Topaz have other active excavations in other places, Lara realizes that they found the location of the other two books. Hence, she decides to begin a new quest to get the two other books before others. See the readme for more information! |
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