Amazon Jungle, 1974
As She stole through the night, Lina made sure that she melted into the shadows of the tree’s to throw off anyone that might be following her. It had taken her years, but she had finally deciphered the code leading her to the lost temple of Ugiszarie, and more importantly, the Ugiszarie emerald. The Ugiszarie emerald, the whole reason she was doing this ridiculously dangerous task. The Ugiszarie emerald was believed to be a mythical gem that weighed over 900 pounds and contained almost 200,00 carats of emerald. People used to think that it was just a legend and the Ugiszarie tribe never found such a thing, until the scrolls were found. It was Lina herself that found them, she had been quite proud when she first discovered …show more content…
She found herself laughing gleefully, almost maniacally, to herself as she walked toward the emerald she had spend so long looking for. As she neared the altar she felt an odd sensation, almost as if someone had passed through her, and she stumbled a few feet before regaining her balance. She walked up to the altar and slowly reached out to touch the emerald. Her blue eyes shone brightly as she placed her hand on the emerald, when nothing happened a feeling of relief washed over her. She hadn’t brought anything to remove the emerald, but at least she now knew it was indeed real and she would come back the tomorrow with the proper equipment to remove and transport the emerald out of the temple. She started her way back out of the temple careful to avoid all of the traps again, except this time she didn’t get as lucky. About fifty feet from the altar room that same sensation that had happened to her near the altar passed over her again, and she stumbled a few feet, setting off a tripwire. She immediately laid flat on the ground and waited for something to whiz over her head, but after 30 seconds and nothing happening she started to get up. All of a sudden she heard an awful sound coming from above her head, and she looked up to see a giant slab of stone
As She stole through the night, Lina made sure that she melted into the shadows of the tree’s to throw off anyone that might be following her. It had taken her years, but she had finally deciphered the code leading her to the lost temple of Ugiszarie, and more importantly, the Ugiszarie emerald. The Ugiszarie emerald, the whole reason she was doing this ridiculously dangerous task. The Ugiszarie emerald was believed to be a mythical gem that weighed over 900 pounds and contained almost 200,00 carats of emerald. People used to think that it was just a legend and the Ugiszarie tribe never found such a thing, until the scrolls were found. It was Lina herself that found them, she had been quite proud when she first discovered …show more content…
She found herself laughing gleefully, almost maniacally, to herself as she walked toward the emerald she had spend so long looking for. As she neared the altar she felt an odd sensation, almost as if someone had passed through her, and she stumbled a few feet before regaining her balance. She walked up to the altar and slowly reached out to touch the emerald. Her blue eyes shone brightly as she placed her hand on the emerald, when nothing happened a feeling of relief washed over her. She hadn’t brought anything to remove the emerald, but at least she now knew it was indeed real and she would come back the tomorrow with the proper equipment to remove and transport the emerald out of the temple. She started her way back out of the temple careful to avoid all of the traps again, except this time she didn’t get as lucky. About fifty feet from the altar room that same sensation that had happened to her near the altar passed over her again, and she stumbled a few feet, setting off a tripwire. She immediately laid flat on the ground and waited for something to whiz over her head, but after 30 seconds and nothing happening she started to get up. All of a sudden she heard an awful sound coming from above her head, and she looked up to see a giant slab of stone