Apocalypsis 1.02 Ancient by Giordano Mario

Author:Giordano, Mario [Giordano, Mario]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bastei Luebbe
Published: 2012-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

»What does this mean?« Maria whispered.

»I don’t know.«

Peter turned the pendant over. The back was also engraved with a symbol, but this one was considerably smaller. Some sort of hieroglyph showing a stylized serpent above a vessel with a lid.

Around the edges of the pendant, Peter could feel further engravings, but they were barely visible in the dim light.

He opened the second package. This one contained various parchment and papyrus rolls, which also appeared to be very old.

»These are Coptic characters,« Maria called out and tapped on one of the papyrus rolls. »The last stage of the original Egyptian language.«

»We will deal with this later,« Peter said, wrapping the amulet and the scrolls back in the rags and tucking them carefully into his briefcase. »It’s time to leave.«

He hastily swept the bits of wall from the shelf and into the hole. Then he carefully reinserted the back wall of the bookcase and put the photo back where it belonged. Maria was about to leave the library when Peter asked her to stop.

»Not this way. We’ll take a shortcut.«

He opened the window and looked along the fire escape into the courtyard. Everything seemed to be quiet. Peter reached out his hand to Maria.

»Shall we dance?«

Bühler could see the mess from quite some distance. The seal of the papal apartment was broken. He pushed carefully against the door – locked. The operations center contacted him on the radio.

»Colonel Commandant, sir! Halberdier Wys has just reported that the emergency door in the Sala di Costantino was breached.«

»Copy that,« Bühler gasped into the microphone. »I need immediate backup. All available units to the Palace, shut down all exits!«

Bühler drew his gun, racked the slide and then entered the PIN code. With his gun drawn, he crept into the dark apartment. He noticed immediately that someone had closed the curtains. Quietly and lithely, Bühler moved through the darkness. He knew how to do these things and he knew that one false step might cost him his life. He did not feel any fear. He never felt fear when he was in the field.

When the backup units reported via radio that they had arrived at the door, he entered the library and saw that the window was ajar. He bolted to the window and saw two figures running over the courtyard towards one of the exits. Bühler raised his SIG P220, aimed into the darkness, and fired four shots that tore the night apart and the peace in the Vatican.

Approximately one hour later, the man who called himself Seth received a phone call in his private jet.

»There’s just been a break-in at the Terza Loggia. Someone was faster than us.«

»Who?«

»The Swiss Guards are still in the dark but a name is circulating. Peter Adam. A German journalist.«

»Do we know him?«

»No, we don’t, Master.«

»Did he find the relics?«

»It is highly probable that he did. Even though the Swiss report that nothing was stolen.«

»Where are the relics now?«

»In the Padre’s house.«

Seth held the telephone receiver in his hand and thought for awhile.

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