Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди
19. Destruction Of Atlantis
WeshallbeasGodsupontheearth,seeingthatDeathwillbepowerlesstotouchus.Andthetwinsonsshehasborneme,willbemadeimmortalalso.”
“Phoreniceisheadstrong.No,mylord,thereisnoneedtoshakeyourheadandtrytodenyit.Ihavehadsomeacquaintancewithher.Buttheorderhasbeenmade,andherimmortalitywillbesnatchedfromherveryrudely.Now,marksolemnlymywords.I,Deucalion,havebeenappointedKingofAtlantisbytheHighCouncilofthePriestswhoarethemouthpieceofthemostHighGods,andifIdonothavemyreign,thentherewillbenoAtlantislefttocarryeitherKingorEmpress.Youknowme,Tatho,foramanthatneverlies.”
Henodded.
“Thensaveyourselfbeforeitistoolate.Youshallhaveagainyourvice-royaltyinYucatan.”
“But,man,thereisnoYucatan.Agreathordeoflittlehairycreatures,thatweresomethinglessthanhumanandsomethingmorethanbeasts,sweptdownuponourcitiesandatethemout.Oh,youmaysneerifyouchoose!OtherssneeredwhenIcamehome,tilltheEmpressstoppedthem.Butyouknowwhatatrainofdriverantsis,thatyoumeetwithintheforests?Youmaylightfiresacrosstheirpath,andtheywillmarchintothemintheirblindbravery,andputthemoutwiththeirbodies,andthosethatareleftwillmarchoninanunbrokencolumn,anddevourallthatstandsintheirpath.Itellyou,mylord,thoselittlehairycreatureswereliketheants—aye,fornumbers,andwoodenbravery,aswellasforappetite.Asaresultto-day,thereisnoYucatan.”
“YoushallhaveEgypt,then.”
Heburstatmehotly.
