Awakening

The group ended up starving after a few days. Out of food and water. They keep moving forward only because the quote they saw on the wall a few days ago and because moving forward is better than waiting for death. Especially when the text on the wall instructed them to do so. They also knew that the world government won't help them.

One day passed away again and the group finally stopped. No one wanted to move forward anymore except one person. Ray Thomson still didn't give up. He looked at the group of specially trained elite soldiers. Their current situation is understandable. The captain died and seems like the same fate awaits the rest of them currently. The cruel pyramid slowly broke their spirits. Negative thoughts invaded their brains. Running for days without any result tired them out mentally and physically. The hunger also made them even more depressed. In the end, the feeling of despair transformed the elite group into lifeless dolls.

The will to live longer completely disappeared. Ray Thomson stayed strong on the other hand. He felt hunger. He felt tired. He also wanted to turn back, but he never thought about giving up. He knew that turning back is impossible now. Stopping now is also useless. The only way to gain something is to keep moving forward. He knew this, but still doing it after so much time really tired him out. He looked at the rest of the group and shouted.

"I FEEL TIRED, I FEEL DEPRESSED. SO WHAT? I WILL GO FORWARD EVEN IF I DIE ON THE WAY. YES, I MAY DIE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HERE, BUT I REFUSE TO GIVE UP. YOU CAN ALL JUST DIE HERE WHILE REGRETTING THIS CHOICE. I WILL GO NOW AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE I WILL SURVIVE JUST BECAUSE I WALKED A BIT LONGER. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT I DIE ON THE WAY, BUT I KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE. I WILL 100% DIE IF I GIVE UP NOW!"

Shouted Ray Thomson and walked past the rest of the group. He was the weakest, yet he was the only one who wanted to continue when everyone else gave up. Surprisingly, the others stood up after his motivational speech and followed him. The situation made him smile. Another hour passed and the group was on the edge of death by now.

Suddenly Ray Thomson shouted and pointed forward. "I see the end!!!"

Everyone rushed forward when they heard this as if they weren't hungry at all. Some of them even started crying when they saw the light coming in from the other end of the super long nightmare corridor. They didn't even thought about what can happen. That ray of light is their only hope. What if there is another corridor after the light? Or what if there is some kind of monster? They didn't care. That light represented a chance!

Ray was the first one to reach the end of the corridor and see where the mysterious light comes from. It was a giant gate just like the one they saw when they came inside the pyramid. The ancient gate was slightly opened and this is where the light came from. Ray felt fresh refreshing air coming through the gate. His body was a bone collection currently, due to the extreme starvation. He tried to open the giant gate, but to no avail. The giant gate didn't budge.

The others arrived not long after him. Everyone breathed in the fresh air and became happier. They helped Ray Thomson and succesfully pushed open the giant ancient gate. Inside the gate was a crystal clear lake and a grass field. Everyone ran towards the lake to drink the water. Surprisingly, the water healed all of their injuries. The group regained every bit of lost muscle. They felt like as if they never starved before. Ray Thomson quickly took out his bottles and filled them with the miracle water. Everyone did the same after that.

Ray Thomson became the new leader of the group without knowing. The rest of the group naturally acknowledged him ever since he made that motivating speech. They felt like Ray saved them and it was true.

The group snapped out of the euphoric state after a few minutes and looked around. They looked up and noticed that they were still inside the pyramid, but they somehow reached the top of it. It took them another few minutes to wander around. It was still a big place even if it was the top of the pyramid. Kyle looked at the walls when he suddenly spotted a line of ancient symbols.

"Heey Mr.Thomson, I found ancient symbols on the wall."

Ray rushed there with the rest of the group and started reading it. "You, who deserve to be called brave and strong. You shall be the first one to witness the rebirth of the one who sits on the throne."

Ray finished with the reading and an ancient altar emerged from the ground instantly after that. On top of the altar was a young man. This young man was chained to the altar. His body was perfect and healthy. His long waist length black hair gradually turned white. His eyes currently closed. He was in perfect shape, not like a millions of years old corpse.

The group approached the altar and examined the corpse. Especially Ray.

"This is a million years old corpse in a perfect shape. It's a national treasure. Humanity will greatly benefit from this corpse. It's a box of secrets." Ray Thomson praised the corpse. He then bowed down just to take a closer look. It was this time when he heard something unbelievable and frightening.

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Ray Thomson jumped back and shouted. "Don't touch that body! It's alive!!!"