2.Strange discovery(180AD - 210AD)

Origin of it all descends from singularity.

 "Bring it over" Malvin indicated to the cart. "Don't tell me that they were taking gold" captain asked. "No sir" replied Malvin. "Hmm that's strange then what could have been doing behind the enemy lines". "Like hell if I know sir" replied Malvin. "Then let's open'er up boys Samim call the locksmith I'm sure that he'll help" captain said. "Yes sir!" replied Samim.

 "Any guesses?" captain asked Malvin. "I'm not sure sir never seen anything like that" Malvin replied. "That is really strange do you see what I'm seeing" captain asked. "You mean that strange glow?" replied Malvin. "Yes, what could that be?" said captain whilst being confused in the sight of strange chest.

 (distant chatting sounds approach them) "I told you mister if it's the locks I'm the only one you can count on. There's no lock that I cant open" lock smith said to Samim. "Captain, here's what you demanded" said Samim. "Very well Samim. Now mister looks like you're hooked up with us since we didn't wanted to spoil something in chest by just breaking it so I suppose you can maybe help us,if so that'll be of great service to your king" captain asked the lock smith. "Ha ha yes sir im simply the best will you let me examine it" asked lock smith. "Sure help yourself" captain said "are you sure you can open it". "hmm that's not a strange chest to begin with its simple one but what's strange is that glow" said lock smith while examining the chest "now we'll open it". Lock smith took a wire and begins his work. (clicking sounds) "it's open sir"said the smith and backed from the chest. Malvin, Samim, and Mayhin (captain) gather around and are still confused by the object which happens to be a skull of a goat which has some strange kind of dark red color liquid which seemingly on direct sight cannot be called blood because it has strange color to begin with and a most odd kind of glow.

 "well men it looks like we encountered something even more odd then the chest"captain Mayhin said. "Isn't that blood" Samim asked. "Maybe? Who knows?" said Malvin. "let's hand it over to mobad*" said captain Mayhin "Malvin take it to the temple they might know something about for sure". "yes sir!" Malvin replied and went to his horse "come on men this day gets stranger by the minute". He mounted on his horse and along with Samim went to main towns temple with the chest. "Malvin don't you think this skull might have some connections with Ahriman's* followers work. I heard they were active these days and have been growing near the borderlands along the mountains facing Tabriz*" Samim asked Malvin. "I don't know I've also heard the rumors but lord Ahura* knows the truth we can just guess".

 They continued the journey and reached the main town where temple was. They went in the temple grounds, dismounted from their horses and ordered the men that tagged along with them to lift the chest and follow them. They entered the temple along with the chest and a few preachers there stare at them and continue their prayers. A few mobads are present there besides the . One of them stands and approaches them and asks "what bring you here today, you aren't here for offerings are you?". " No! Oh wiser one we'd like to use your knowledge to help us to know what is this"said Malvin and turned around and opened the chest. Mobad gets shocked at seeing the content of the chest "w-where did you find it?" asked mobad. "we intercepted it from romans near borderlands" Malvin answered "do you happen to know what this is?". "Yes, I do know what that is it's the piece of ritual from Ahriman's followers but what shocking is that blood it's as just as was told with shimmering glow of fire of destructions energy from the blood that was spilled by the clash of Ahura and Ahramin but I'm its not real because it occurred generations before and there are no records of it getting preserved same did happen to the body it was reduced to cinders." Malvin replied "than our answer could be found after we meet those hidden bastards who worship the disaster". "yes but be very careful because what you're holding can wreak havoc too and it might also be conflicting when you take it to their temple" said mobad. "wise one could you happen to know where that temple might be?" asked Malvin. "No I've only heard rumors that they might be around tabriz mountains" mobad replied. "Very well then I'm off I'll do my offerings soon" Malvin said and headed out of temple along with Samim and the men that carried the chest. "Looks like our day's here are finally in motion I've been itching to kill some enemies lately" said Samim. "Watch your words, it could deviate from your ideal desire and might bring a fatal fate. I just hope that things don't go off" Malvin said. Relax we're not off to kill Ahriman himself you wise disciple of Ahura it's just some puny coward followers" Samim said. "Can't say anything without captains approval" said Malvin and mounted on his horse and left back towards the main post. 

*Ahriman is evil diety of zorostrian religion 

*Ahura is the main deity of zorostrian religion

*mobad is a religious scholar of zorostrian religion. 

*tabriz was the borderland on romans side which came under Byzantium it faced mountains of Persian empire's Atrapatene and also was a trade route 

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