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The submersible Poseid set the cataclysm in motion that destroyed the Atlantean civilization for the second time; the event not only took its toll on her people, but At-lan paid dearly, as well. Possibly, the will of the gods delayed the cataclysm for as long as they could. Little doubt remained that the events leading to the Poseid’s destruction occurred because of Ad-mal’s romance with the darker side of life and his disregard for the impact his actions would have on humankind. The destruction of the Poseid and to At-lan became history, but that was only the beginning of a much greater story.Abandoned on Anasa by Ad-mal, Sollis and Helena were eventually rescued, and returned to Atlantis, only to learn that the Poseid’s demise set events in motion that were just beginning to reveal the extent of the destruction that would soon follow—western At-lan was rapidly disappearing! The couple yielded to Elder Tollen’s reminder that they wished to marry, even in light of the events sweeping across At-lan, returning to Gardina with Helena’s mother to wait for the events to play out. Tremors, rain, and intense darkness continued for months; when they ceased, the cataclysm had altered the face of At-lan dramatically. The couple led the effort to return life on Isola Eden, as the residents had come to call the southern-most isola of the Eden province, to a reasonable semblance of normalcy, not knowing the fate of the rest of At-lan.After restoring power to Isola Eden, Sollis and Helena’s thoughts turned to the object that they’d seen embedded in the glacier on Anasa, as well as many other questions that bothered them. What was the fate of At-lan? Were Man-ku and Chiara still alive on Anasa, and was Sollis’ sister Alta still alive in Poseidis? Moreover, what was the object in the glacier? Their will to learn the answers was strong, leading them to find a way to obtain them. The couple’s adventures were more than they ever anticipated. They learned the answers to questions humanity had been searching for since their beginning. Sollis recorded everything that he learned on a few data crystals, adding them to the accumulated knowledge of the gods, provided by the Supreme Olympian, Zeus. Sollis protected that knowledge during his life, but upon his death, the goddess Artemis sealed the twenty-seven crystals within the foundation of his house.Nearly forty thousand years passed before two separate but related discoveries occurred. One man, a linguist, would be involved with both, but he would only touch on discovering their connection; his daughter, also a linguist, would see his work through to the end. The first discovery was the location of the submersible Poseid. Ten years later, a portion of Sollis’ house and his crystals were unearthed, and their secrets were unlocked. Legend claimed the existence of the advanced civilization Atlantis, but was it really as advanced as reported? One person would learn the answer to that question, an answer that would shake the very foundation of modern civilization if people only knew it. More importantly, were the religions of the world strong enough to withstand ideas that would test the very fabric of their fundamental beliefs.Perhaps, the person decided, mankind isn’t ready to learn the truth yet.