SHADOW FROM THE PAST

PROLOGUE

15A.D: A mysterious noise was heard in the ocean today, but no one thought anything of it. Tonight, while the men were watching the ocean, a creature flew out from it and jumped onto the beach, sending a spray of sand into the air. Everyone ran inside and listened as the creature ran across the area. Explosions told us that the creature was destroying everything in its path. I feel we will not survive the night.

162A.D: In the night, my child heard sounds. I told him it was from Rome and they possibly had a fire, since the sounds were explosions. This satisfied him, and he went back to sleep. In the morning, the damage had been done: something had destroyed an entire section of Rome. No fire could have done the damage we saw. Everyone is terrified, and a legend from Italy may be the key to whoever or whatever did this.

1021A.D: The Emperor has announced that a mysterious creature has destroyed his crops and we must raise taxes. The citizen felt like revolting, until the very creature that destroyed the crops went after them. Hundreds are dead and many homes are destroyed. The survivors now have a new respect for the Emperor, and I feel he will have no more problems from them, the ones who are left.

1886A.D: The dig site is looking amazingly beautiful. With the newest forms of organizing the area, and with the newest tools, the dig is going to be the best of the century, perhaps of all time. We do have our fears, however. Mysterious earthquakes have occurred, though we are in open desert. We fear what is causing this, and we have sent a messenger back to our home country. We fear it is a war, or perhaps something else. Either way the sounds cause fear, and I feel we should act on those fears.

…The Next Entry: Something exploded within a kilometer of the work area. Sand sprayed the area and we could not see for an entire day. When the dust settled, something was buried into the sand, and our work site was destroyed. We're leaving the Sahara, and hopefully this creature, forever.