The Third Key (GUARDING THE LIGHT) (13 page)

The b
uzz
of
the
security system announced
that
doors behind him have opened
. He turned back and smiled.
Jason
had
obviously
returned to
full power (
as much as he could without
Armor, Weapons and Mystic Power
s of a Guardian
), his eyes
simply
shimmering
with energy. H
e was back
and he was ready
!

“Nice to have you back!”
Gunnar greeted his friend
.

Placing his warm palm on
Gunnar’s shoulder,
Jason
spoke in a
deep
voice charged with concern.

“How is
it
going?
” The answer was obvious on the
face of his friend in front of three wide Retina screens.

“
God help us!
If we fail getting the location
on time
,
I am afraid
even
God cannot help us…” T
hose words
, though honest,
did not help much
at
this moment.
Knowing that he and the team of experts were doing their best, Gunnar tried to remain positive.
“Regarding the
action
team, all is ready
and prepared
.
We have
the
best guys
on call
,
and
packed
for action
.”

Jason thought for a moment. “
I would like to take my Butterfly Swords.
Or, can
maybe
Michael
get them…
?
”

“It’s already arranged.
Don’t
wor
ry. Y
our action gear is packed
with
Michael
and
the
other
guys.
Jet’s
on the Airport but
I’ve
prepped
vehicles
just
in case
…
if we
have
to drive
, you know.
L
et’s
see
…
”
Gunnar spoke
as his fingers flew
over the keyboard.

“Good thinking
, thank you for that.”
Jason
spoke softly, but he no longer sounded exhausted
.
Suddenly switching gears, his voice vibrated in
urgency:

“
What about the
locations… please, tell me. A
ny ideas?”
Gunnar knew they had
a good reason to feel
the
need for
urgency
,
and
he
spoke
the
best words he could find.

XVIII.

“
We are near
, very near
,
I guess
a
few more
minutes.
We are about to close on
all possible meanings and indications that
may
tell us anything
.
If you look here
are
our top choice
s
right now
….” H
e pointed
to
the
place on
the nearest
monitor
screen.
“N
ow,
it goes fast, I have dozen of
my
best
guys
working
together” – Gunnar
showed more key places
on the left and middle screens in from of him. Data
reloaded constantly
on the Retina screens. C
hat
boxes
were
filled with
exchange
s
;
lines
of text were streaming
and
webcams around the
screen
edges showed
the intense
faces of
focused
people.
Despite their obvious
work ethic
, these images
did nothing to
calm
Jason’s
mind.

With his leg, he dragged over an office chair, and began
to analyze all
the
data
he could see
. Before he
had time to say anything,
Gunnar jumped up
from his
chair.

“L
ooks
like
we’re
done!
Two
conclusions
look very possible
.
This
‘
green
copperas
’
deal was hard
to crack.
Turns out
it’s a
name for
green
vitriol
, a
term
used in Middle A
ge
s
Alchemy
experiments
…
in essence
it
’
s
iron
sulphate
,
but
anyway, here are 2 winners.

1
st
possible meaning
for
39
.
T10ETG
–
39
th
page
of
“
T
op
10
E
yewitness
T
ravel
G
uide
”
,
the
Dorling Kindersley
book
,
shows
the Ch
urch of Our Lady before
Tyn
, or the
Tyn
Temple,
right
here in Prague! The c
onnection to a
lchemy is, as you know, very clear
and
green
copperas
was used when the
original
Altar for the temple was made.
It has to be there, hidden
below
a
church in
the
catacombs…

2
nd
possibility:
there is
a priest,
39
th
in line
of head priests at
St. Peter
’
s
Chapel
,
oldest
church in
the
UK,
in
Essex
.
He d
rives a Volvo with a
car plate -
T10ETG
.
That place has strong tide to alchemy
and
green
copperas
was used when the a
ltar there was made.

What do you think?”
Gunnar was feelin
g proud and very pleased. It had
to be it. With
a
happy expression on his face
,
he
waited
for answer. There were two options and both seemed equally
good
.

“Well, I
think
we need
wheels
,
you prepared more than
a
Jet
!
The Essex
church,
St. Peter’s
Chapel
…
somehow
I do not think
that’s the one
. Prague
makes sense
to me.
Call me lazy but
the
Temple
of
Tyn
,
Old
Square
is
only a
10 min walk from us
!”
The e
xcitement
in
Jason’s
voice was obvious.

“
T
hat’s probably
why
Durjay
could
go
on
like that …
witho
ut giving me the full gear of
a
Gua
rdian!
He knew I’d
be
here, just
a
few steps from
the
Third
K
ey
.
The
Council
of Light
and Durjay
all
knew
I
would
get to
where the
Third
Key is
,
long
before
Quabil
can! Now
it
all
makes sense.
The
Third Key
is
just
in front of our nose
s
,
let’s
move!”

Jason
suited word to action, and
Gunnar
had
difficult
ies
keeping pace
.
Jason whipped out the phone and dialed Michael’s number for news.
Prague’s
Four Seasons Hotel Resort
was normally a
twelve-
min
ute
walk
from Old
Town
Square but they
arrived
in
6 minutes
– Gunnar was trying to ca
tch his breath when they came to
the spot
.
They both knew about the history of
the
Tyn
Temple
.
The b
ig
church building
attracted
crowds into the thousands.
Guides
were
followed by
large
groups of tourists
,
holding
umbrellas and remote mikes. Silly explanations of
history
could be heard
in
Spanish, Eng
lish, Russian …
a
busy, busy place.

However,
no tourist guide could explain
the
hidden history of
the
Tyn
church
,
one
of the main centers of Alchemy
and secret societies
operating
in that part of the world
.
This is why
only the main church was
opened
to the
public
,
and
that’s what held the attention of the crowds
.
The r
eal location of
the
original Altar and
the
Third
K
ey was elsewhere.

As they walked, Gunnar managed to pull
up
several plans of the
church
building on
his
iPad
.
The
a
ltar of
‘green copperas’
had
to be
somewhere in the labyrinth of corridors
below
the church.
The easiest way to enter
the
secret par
t
of this
place was
through
the ‘Wi
zards
’
Gate’. For centuries
,
these
gates were used
for entrance
into
secret meetings and rituals.
They entered
a
narrow
street on the
left of the church, walking
by high stone
walls towards the southeast corner of a huge building. They found
a
mystical and scary
-
looking
old door that had to be the original
gate
.