Nefi had already intended to explore the Pyramid. Upon hearing about the curse, she told the guide without hesitation, "Tell them we'll lift the curse."
"But they must cooperate as much as possible. I need to know what's inside the Pyramid."
"What was it used for in ancient times?"
The guide immediately began communicating with the natives.
This took quite some time.
Only after a long while did he finish.
The guide finally said, "It was a tomb for the empire's ruler, but it had never been used, even by the time the nobles left."
"They say its greater purpose was to store dangerous objects, things that needed to be sealed."
"When the nobles left, the high priest performed a sacrificial ritual."
"It was that ritual that trapped these natives in these ruins for generations, unable to leave."
"And after they die, their souls appear inside the Pyramid, where they wander forever."
"Among the many guardians inside the Pyramid, two are especially powerful."
"These natives call them 'Underworld Watchers.'"
"Anyone who encounters an Underworld Watcher will die instantly, no matter how powerful they are."
"But those two guardians stay only on the Pyramid's topmost level, guarding the dangerous objects."
"As long as you don't go to the top level, you won't encounter them."
From the guide's words,
Sifa could be fairly certain.
That sacrificial ritual must have offered sacrifices to the Underworld Emperor, Salinger.
Then, through Death's power,
a terrible curse had been placed on the city's inhabitants.
Although Salinger had fallen, he had not vanished completely.
Therefore, the curse most likely still existed.
Or perhaps,
some object inside the Pyramid was sustaining the curse.
As for the dangerous objects the natives claimed needed sealing, they were most likely Sealed Artifacts left behind by the Ancient Balam Empire.
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