A young archaeologist unearths an ancient stone stele covered in unknown symbols on the Peruvian plateau.
The inscription seems alive, rearranging itself into blasphemous geometric shapes in her dreams each night.
When she tries to translate the first line, a black, ink-like liquid seeps from her fingertips.
Once the ink soaks through the manuscript paper, the full image appears: a sacrificial diagram from before the birth of humanity.
“They’re waking up,” her mentor’s warning rings in her ears. “Destroy it, quick...”
