Synopsis of 2012: Mayan Resurrection
Paranormal Thriller
85,000 words
Scientists resort to human sacrifice when a legendary Mayan entity they release slaughters millions, thus reinforcing the doomsday prophesies of December 21, 2012.
During an annular solar eclipse, a graduate student observes a beam that originates from a black hole in the Milky Way. Galen Stewart is the only one who can see the beam and calculates its trajectory to Recluse, Montana. Professor Wheeler learns of Galen's discovery and reasons it must be fate since lightning recently uncovered a Mayan obelisk near Recluse. As head of the project, Wheeler asks the young man to join his team, realizing he is the key to the mysterious power source.
In South America, Miguel Torrez, an archaeological student, wakes, uncertain whether his execution in a sacrificial ritual was a nightmare or a vivid memory. Destiny brings him to Recluse, although he would rather be in the Yucatan for the end of the Mayan Calendar centennial event. He opts to remain in Recluse when the earth around the obelisk erodes to reveal the pyramid in his dreams. Miguel's beliefs are ridiculed by the scientists, except for Galen.
Diagnosed as a classic schizophrenic, Galen strives to prove himself to rest of the team. He befriends Miguel and confides that an apparition has haunted him since the age of thirteen when he was struck in the head. Together, the two determine the sun's path will intercept the beam precisely on the winter solstice. This discovery guarantees that the project will fail at capturing the energy. The team fears Galen's insight is unreliable when he admits to seeing 13 shadows that haunt the pyramid. Miguel believes him because he, too, senses their presence.
As the solstice nears, odd behaviors, weather anomalies, and natural disasters affect the entire world. Galen's apparition possesses his soul to make the team believe his condition is deteriorating. They also disregard Miguel's translations of the hieroglyphs on the obelisk that warn of impending doom. The Maya built the pyramid as a keep to imprison the legendary Ek'-Way, and if released, it would destroy the world. Worried, Miguel attempts to sabotage the project but fails and it proceeds as planned; however, instead of capturing the beam, they trap Ek'-Way. Professor Wheeler offers to fulfill his disillusioned destiny by letting the legend devour his soul and ends up setting Ek'-Way free.
Hungry for more souls, the hulking mass, nearly invisible except for a silver shimmering-ripple, stalks the earth in search of the one soul it was meant to unite with. Ek'-Way swallows Galen; yet he manages to survive. Uncertain as to why, the team relies on scientific prowess to survive until one-by-one they fall victim and the killing spreads worldwide. To add to the mayhem, ancient Mayan spirits possess Galen and Miguel, thus forcing them to perform a human sacrifice to destroy Ek'-Way. In pact with Mayan legend, Galen makes the ultimate sacrifice and, instead, bonds with Ek'-Way, becoming the seed to a superior, benevolent race.
