Chapter 23

The four travelers took a moment to react. Jack stepped inside the small enclosure and guided his flashlight on the ceiling, the walls, and finally focused on what was in the center of the eighty square feet of floor space. A kind of stone sarcophagus about eight feet long by three feet wide rose about three feet above the rock-hewn room floor. The surface was covered by a large black slab supported by the walls of the artifact

"It looks like a tomb like those of the kings found in the cathedrals of certain European countries, although much more rustic." Taro said.

"I think that by running this slab that acts as a cover we will be able to see what is inside." Mike expressed with obvious anxiety.

"Wait. Let me film everything properly first. " Taro replied, and began to move around the sarcophagus while he slowly filmed the place, for which the other three left the enclosure to leave the site free of visual obstructions.