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the altar, the strange silence was suddenly broken. From under his robe, his cell phone rang loudly. His facial expression quickly changed from embarrassment to anger as he fumbled for his phone. Looking down at the display, he immediately recognized the name: Helena Romanos. His expression changed to frustration as he pushed the answer button. Turning to the audience, he excused himself for a moment.
    “Yes, what is it? I’m in the middle of a ceremony,” he said, his tone hushed and agitated.
    “It’s been found,” Helena blurted loudly.
    “What’s been found?” he asked, now growing angered at Helena’s cryptic words.
    “The scepter… Zeus’ scepter,” she shouted into the phone.
    “What do you mean, Zeus’ scepter?” he asked, his mind not yet willing to accept her words.
    “Just what I said: those archeologists who found Poseidon, claim they just found Zeus too. They’ve found a new chamber and feel it’s got to be him, Zeus’ that is. They said that because they found Poseidon’s trident buried with him, they’re sure they’ll find Zeus’ scepter with him too,” Helena responded, stretching the truth to add credibility to her report.
    “So they haven’t actually found it yet?” he replied, his tone now skeptical and irritated.
    “Karl, they’re one hundred percent confident of their find… and it all makes perfect sense. They found two golden statues inside the Atlantis pyramid indicating who the monument was built for: Poseidon and Zeus. They found one burial chamber with Poseidon inside. They just found another chamber. Who else could it be? It’s got to be Zeus. And if they found Poseidon’s trident, doesn’t it make perfect sense they’ll find Zeus’ scepter? And before you call me stupid again and tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about, this information isn’t coming from me. I didn’t make any of this up. This comes directly from the mouths of the archeologist.”
    “First of all, you are freakin stupid. What have I told you about using my name over the phone? If anyone’s listening, our world could be exposed. I should have you severely punished for such stupidity.”
    “Sorry sir, I guess I forg ot with all this excitement going on. I won’t do it again… promise.” Reeling from the threat, she paused to collect herself, then continued. “Sir, what do you think? Isn’t this great news?”
    His excitement of the news quickly diffused Helena’s infraction. A smile curled around his face at the thought of finally holding the prized scepter. His mind raced with visions of him ruling the world with the great weapon. His heart pounded and his hands now trembled as he re-grasped his phone.
    “Sir, are you there?” Helena asked.
    Her words snapped him from his dreams, causing him to refocus.
    “Yeah, I’m here.”
    “So what do you think, Sir? Did I come through or what?” Helena gloated, hoping to invoke some form of praise from the high priest.
    “Yeah, I guess,” he offered reluctantly.
    Helena felt wounded, but held back her emotions. The success of her future depended on her next words.
    “Sir, I’m heading to Kythera now and should be there first thing in the morning. I think I could be of great value to you there. With my degree in archeology, I should be able to understand the details of the excavation better than most. I could keep you up to date on their progress, like what I did when the y first discovered Poseidon.”
    He thought about her words. She had proven herself useful with Poseidon’s discovery.
    “Ok, get there ASAP. I’ll call you first thing in the morning after I’ve made a few calls. Don’t screw this up,” he said bluntly, then hung up the phone.
    With his back to the audience, he noticed an eerie silence inside the cabin. He turned around to a sea of intrigued stares. He smiled, then moved to the golden scepter. Picking it up purposefully and holding it for all to see, he spoke:
    “My friends, we all know our history.