Walking around the thick growth of the jungle was hard, and eventhough Aleija was considered a spoiled brat by the men of her expedition, she didn't seem to care much about the humid air and the exhaustion of walking over the ancient old paths. She could hear the whispers of disapproval throughout the whole journey, some of the men were even stupid enough to not consider she knew their language. Even now, when they were approaching the gigantic arches that lead the way trough the ancient ruins she had discovered in various old maps and directions, she could hear the grunted noises of the men behind her. They had been perving on her figure for the last few days already, and weren't it for her fathers guards accompanying her on her travels, she had been terrified of the dark grim faces of the natives travelling with them.<br/><br/>She hadn't spoken a word since they started the journey to the middle of the jungle, but as she was facing the great ruins before her she could feel the excitement in her bones of how close she was in discovering the riches of knowledge about this demongod. She knew so much about it already, her mind haunted by images and old pottery she was able to recover from people that had found this place decades ago. She knew it was dangerous, but with the technology of today, surely they would be able to face the many traps and animals that protected this place by the tribes that had created this shrine over more then a thousand years ago. She wasn't even sure about how old it was, none of the data recovering devices were able to determine how old the artefacts were. But they were here now, and she was sure that when she was able to see the creations herself she would be able to find out how ancient it was as well.<br/><br/>Looking up to the sky she could see the sun setting behind the vast growth of the jungle, and the once warm and humid air turned cold against her sweated heated skin. She was grateful for the cold nights, but never would she complain about any of the hardship she had to endure during her travels. She was better then that, and as she adjusted the belt on her leather hotpants, she stepped upon the first of more then a hundred steps in front of her to enter the shrine. What she didn't know was, that behind her the group consisting out of 12 native men were looking more and more nervous about entering the sacred grounds of the demongod they seemed to fear for the first time during their travels. They had heard the stories about men disappearing here, and eventhough this brat paid them more money then they had ever seen in their lives, they weren't that sure if they would give their life for it.<br/><br/>"We're almost there!" Aleija said, looking up trough the big gates that sealed the many gardens and temples behind it from sight. And with a trembling hand, she pushed open the heavy gates with more ease then she could ever imagine. It almost felt as if the gates opened themselves when her hands touched the surface for the first time.<br/><br/>"Get ready for any animal or threat coming from behind it.."<br/><br/>She stepped aside to let two armed men come in front of her, as she rubbed her white gloved hands into each other of the nervous excitement she was feeling. She was living her dream now..<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>