The Serpent's Cipher

Previously

…The thrill of the hunt was being steadily replaced by a cold dread. This was no longer just a treasure hunt for glory or riches. This was a race. A dangerous, deadly race against a formidable and ruthless adversary. The Serpent’s Cipher was no longer just a legend; it was a prize that powerful, dangerous people were willing to kill for. My restless spirit had found its quest, but it was a quest that promised to shatter my ordinary life and plunge me into a world of shadows and peril I had only just begun to comprehend. The desert sun had set, and a new, far more dangerous darkness was beginning to creep into my world.