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The sun beat down harshly on the desert sands. For miles the ancient dunes rolled like waves upon the sea, and as vast as the sea the dunes were. Half buried and long forgotten, a ruined city lay in this place. It’s pillars still stood high above the sands touched only by the wind and dust for many thousands of years. Above this lost and forgotten place, among the clouds, a soft whirring pierced the long and ancient silence as a Biplane approached the ruin. The pilot studied a map as he flew overhead. He looked down at the ruin and then back at the map as he circled in the air above. After a while the plane descended towards the ruin and landed in a relatively flat area close by. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2thnkCojnT
The pilot jumped from the cockpit, onto the bottom wing, and then down to the ground, his dirty black boots kicking up dust as he landed. He looked around for a moment and then looked back at his map, after he was sure of where he was, he tossed the map back into the cockpit. The pilot removed his helmet and goggles revealing a sturdy and rugged face accented with a bushy black mustache. He placed his helmet and goggles onto the wing and reached into a leather bag he had thrown over his shoulder. He pulled out a pair of binoculars and looked through them. He surveyed the landscape for a few moments and placed the binoculars back into his bag. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjEM7QefwY
Finally, the pilot began to move forward, and down the sandy dune on which he stood, dust blowing in the air as he did. Once he made it down he reached inside of his jacket and pulled out his pistol. It was a revolver with six shots, an oil black barrel, and a red wooden finish on the handle as well as a few scuffs and scrapes because it was well used. The pilot cocked the hammer back and held the pistol in front of him, ready to fire if necessary. He slowly walked forward with his ear to the wind, wary of the dangers that might lie ahead.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHCfRDzMRf
The pilot approached what looked like an old well, long dry and abandoned. A heavy stone cap sat atop the well, cracked and chipped but still very sturdy. The pilot put his heel to the cap and with a great push attempted to move the heavy lid. It slid slowly and roughly across the top of the well, eventually falling to the side and slumping heavily onto the ground. The pilot looked around again, seeing if the ruckus drew any attention. After a few moments he turned his focus back to the well. Attached to his jacket was a flashlight which he grabbed and shone down the well, it was completely dark.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0f5gucMsY
The pilot grumbled something under his breath and reached for the rope that hung from his belt. He approached one of the tall pillars that stood nearby and inspected it. After he decided that it looked sturdy enough, he tied one end of the rope to it and headed back to the well. After pulling on the rope a few good times to test the strength of the knot, the pilot lowered himself down into the darkness. He descended slowly pausing every foot or so to shine his light down. Eventually he saw the sandy floor of the well and dropped to the bottom.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf40BHhINRp
The pilot pointed the light ahead and saw a wall just a few feet in front of him. It was decorated with all sorts of runes and images carved in stone and worn with age. The pilot reached into his bag and pulled out a small leather bound journal. He flipped the journal open to a page with various symbols written across it. He glanced at the journal and then back up at the wall. He did this back and forth for a few minutes until he studied everything in front of him. He moved his light across the wall and stopped whenever he saw a rune or symbol, glanced back at his book, and continued scanning the if he wasn’t satisfied. This went on for several minutes until he saw a pedestal enter into his light.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8lfh3baQz
The pilot approached the pedestal and atop it sat a stone tablet on display. At least a part of it was destroyed as an obvious break could be seen on it’s right side. Upon further inspection he saw that a script was wedged into the surface, in a language far older than the already ancient room that it was housed in. The pilot looked back at his book as he meticulously studied every letter on the tablet’s surface. Finally he saw a symbol that matched: A tree devoid of leaves and seven fruits that bung from its seven branches. He closed the book and put it back into his pack.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirdc6JEt4R
The Pilot carefully removed the tablet from its pedestal and wrapped it in a cloth, and placed it into his bag. He then turned round and mounted the rope again scaling it quickly. Once he reached the top of the well He felt a strong wind stirring and Sand carried along with it. The pilot swore as he crawled out of the well. He turned around to see a sandstorm quickly approaching his location. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvo2yD1zp28
The pilot left the rope where it lay and sprinted back up the hill towards his plane. The wind began to pick up and nearly threw him off his feet, but he kept his balance and reached his plane. He quickly climbed into the cockpit and started the engine and the propeller began to spin. The wind and sand pelted the pilot as he took off and the sandstorm threatened to swallow him whole. His visibility rapidly dismissed as he climbed until the light of the sun was completely blotted out. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXrBe82tB8
The pilot relied only on his instruments while he tried to outrun the storm. Suddenly the wind stopped and sun shown onto him again but he hadn’t yet escaped the storm, as it continued to rage all around him. The pilot was astonished to find himself in a sort of eye in the storm, very unusual behavior for a sandstorm. He flew around the edge of the eye and noticed that the storm, or at the very least the eye, wasn’t moving at all, it was as if this place was the origin of the storm. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mam7XGSAU
A bolt of lighting struck at the center of the eye and drew the pilot’s attention. A single pillar rose tall above the dunes and atop that pillar a figure stood. Cloaked in black and gold with his hands outstretched the figure was struck by another bolt of lightning. The pilot veered toward the center of the eye and his gaze was transfixed onto the dark figure as he stood unaffected by the lightning. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8p5vyyxOH
The figure lifted his arms high above his head and again lightning struck, but this time the bolt lingered. The figure had caught the lightning and held it in his hand. In an instant, he turned and threw the bolt at the plane, like a warrior would throw a spear. The lightning struck the plane and the engine stalled and began to smoke. The pilot tightly gripped the flight stick with both hands and tried to bring the plane into a crash landing. But it was to no avail, as he quickly reentered the sandstorm. For a few moments more he remained airborne in the storm, but inevitably, the plane crashed into the sandy earth and the pilot lost consciousness.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0GdjsORgo
“Joseph!” a voice whispered.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs0SZ5g3xP
The pilot found himself standing in complete darkness, a void stretching endlessly.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kDkNcQ3NE
“Joseph!” the voice whispered again.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBL0jErrQwt
“Yes, my Lord?” The pilot fell to his knees at the recognition of his name.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTs3cKpYwqF
But as he kneeled he found that he was kneeling in water up to his waist. The smell wasn’t right, however, and he scooped up some of the liquid in his hand. It was not water, but blood, Joseph was kneeling in a vast sea of blood.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9aTnHF1TK
“Behold Joseph, look upon these things that I will show you and tremble, for they are a sign of what has been and what will soon be.” The voice said softly.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDaV8zQZlY
A light appeared in the black sky in the shape of a ring, like the sun during an eclipse. The light was soft but it illuminated the sights before him. A little in the distance, he saw a calf jumping in the air and looking at the ground. At his feet lay a viper and it lunged and snapped at the feet of the beast. The two beasts fought endlessly with one striking the other, but neither beast overcame their opponent. Joseph turned and looked to his left and he saw a pillar of gold rising high, like a great tower. But a flame came down and engulfed the golden tower. It burned hotly causing the tower to melt and mix with the sea of blood, eventually cooling and hardened into road made of blood and gold. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqAVzUtLgB
Joseph then looked to his right and he saw a pregnant woman layed on a marble altar, she was dead. From the womb of the dead woman, the child emerged and fell into the sea of blood. Joseph began to run towards the child to catch it, but when he reached down to pull him from the sea, the child had turned to stone. He sadly set the stone child in the bosom of his mother and turned around. In front of him, a large tree appeared, leafless, with seven branches and a bright red fruit hanging from each branch. Underneath the tree, a man in kingly garb held one of the fruits in his hand, with a single bite taken from it. His eyes were closed and he began to sing;331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuP73ULZMv
“The Sands now before you, is where the world has died. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwIIyXKYyy
No river or well is found there, not a drop of rain in the sky.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPukqep0hl
When all that’s left is dust, Will Blood quench your thirst?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitld2NalRS
No woman bearing child, no maiden given birth.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7Kffp9PXV
The absence of life before you, is the fruit of all your work.”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5SAy87x9u
The man paused and looked up at Joseph.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMbzxIbdsr
“What are you doing in my dream?”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfDM6aPGWJ
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