The story begins with the acolytes of the Dark Order of Apep digging for a secret of foremost value hiding beneath the Great pyramids of Giza, Egypt, in 535CE. They have been defeated by the Lightning Warrior, Aphotep, who is supposed to be the successor of the guardians. The guardians- Qurators have been protecting the secret inside the walls of the Fire Chamber for centuries, but now human greed is acquainted with this secret. Aphotep carries that secret to The Oracle of Tanis, the spiritual guide for the guardians, to know about its future. The Oracle of Tanis speaks
“The Ma’at has been disturbed
An evil mist shall shroud the skies,
Empires will fall, Darkness will prevail,
Hell’s fury shall be unleashed.”
The ancient Egyptians called the order or the balance of nature, The Ma’at. The question is will Aphotep be able to relocate the secret?
The story progresses to the modern world. Dhruv, who is a part of the secret command unit named Shauryas, had been declared unfit mentally for the job. The director of Shauryas reports directly to the Chief of the Indian army. The USA presidential candidate is murdered on his arrival to India via advanced drone technology, and the Indian army convoy is decimated in Arunachal Pradesh, and everyone believes that China attacked with impunity. Many events unfold to gather the plot. In a high profile convention at Delhi, Dhruv is suspicious about a person whose presence seems peculiar, and he prefers to follow him. The convention spoke about the drastic climate change in 535CE. Soon a bomb blast bombards the surroundings of that centre. Following that person, Dhruv enters Buddha Jayanti Park, which is famous for illicit activities at the night. A lady and a man meet someone who possesses something which could change the future of the world, but bullets take over that meeting. Dhruv succeeds in saving the lady, but wouldn't those goons follow them? What led these innocent humans to visit this isolated place at this hour? Was that a connection to the secrets of 535CE?
The secret guarded by the guardians is the Fire Arrow, known as Agnibaan(India) or Minew Satey(Egypt). Agnibaan is a kind of superconductor which, unlike others, exists at room temperature i.e. High-Temperature Superconductor at room temperature. According to Professor Mhatre, an expert, 'he who controls the HTS will control the world.' But how does this Fire Arrow unite the civilizations of Egypt and India? And how will Dhruv be able to locate it?
The story accentuates the cultural similarities of ancient Egypt and India. The author discusses the drastic climate change, if ignored, will cost this humankind with irremediable effects. The readers are enthralled by the different plots working parallel to lead the story to the climax. This book is a work of excellent research with every detail benefitting the plot. All the intimidating topics- political, mythological, historical, and advanced technology contribute to the plot. The author’s imagination takes the readers with angst and excitement. It is definitely a page-turner. I did find a few amateur sentence formatting errors that could have been avoided, but they existed in one or two chapters in the beginning. Those errors seem to be an amateur style, a way to exhilarate readers and fascinate their journey. The writing style except for those errors is intriguing. I wouldn’t be surprised if some proficient directors put their hands on this masterpiece. In the words of The Oracle of Tanis,
‘Empires will fall, Darkness will prevail,
Hell’s fury shall be unleashed.’
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