Night. The city of Rome.
The Papal Library, a secret wing that can only be entered by a combination of an ancient prayer and the DNA seal of the sacred key keeper. Inside, only one lamp burns above a marble circle lined with symbols of Time.
Jan Kowalski stands in the center of the circle.
The Elder Priest of the Sovereign Order of St. John pronounces:
– When the spirit is ready, time recedes. Show the seeds of the stars, the roots of truth, O Gate of Chronos.
He touches Jan’s forehead. Light.
A noise like the sound of blood in the ears. Time crumbles. A series of images, voices, fire, gold, the rust of old blades.
First Vision: Jan is a young prince, son of King Manna. 1113 BC.
The Order is in its infancy.
Jan is studying under the guidance of the Brother Master, but doubts fight within him.
He is called to duty, but he turns away.
He will die in a duel for the throne, leaving no descendants.
The glimmer of sunset. Jan stands on the circle.
The priest quietly says:
– You have already made mistakes. Now it is time to create.
The images of the mine waste heaps around his city on Ukrainian soil, his father in the mine, his mother with bread, the train station in Kharkov washed over him.
He returns. With knowledge. With a vision.
With a question: who was my path really?
Thus begins a story in which memory becomes a plan, faith – a weapon, and life – a battlefield for the future.
Jan Kowalski, no longer just a representative of the African branch of the Trust, but the heir to the forgotten line of the kings of Manna, felt the weight of the burden of centuries falling on his shoulders.
The visions that pierced his consciousness did not simply show him a past life, they revealed the secret of the Order of St. John – not just the keepers of history, but active participants in its formation.
His past, his death in a duel for the crown, is not the end, but only a turning point in an endless spiral of time.
Now, standing on the marble circle, Ian realizes his mission – to prevent a catastrophe that threatens the entire planet.
The images of his hometown in Donbass, his father working in the mine, his mother who always took care of the family – this is not just nostalgia, but keys to a solution.
They contain the power to resist the forces of darkness that manipulate the course of history.
He sees a connection between his past, the forgotten kingdom of Manna and modern geopolitics.
An ancient civilization possessed technologies that could influence time, and their secrets, hidden in the symbolism of the circle and ancient prayers, became the target of many enemies.
The priest, the oldest of the Order, begins to initiate Ian into the secrets of time manipulation.
explains that visions are not just memories, but maps that show the way to changing the past and saving the future.
Jan learns to control the flows of energy contained in the symbols on the circle, immersing himself in meditative practices reminiscent of the rituals of the priests of Manna.
During the ritual, he instantly studies ancient manuscripts, deciphering encrypted messages that reveal strategies for combating the enemies of the Order – the secret society «Children of Anubis», thirsty for control over time to achieve world domination.
The Elder, during a regressive ritual, sends him on a journey, following the trail of the ancient civilization of Manna.
Jan visits lost temples in the mountains of Azerbaijan and Iran, studies ancient Egyptian papyri, finding evidence of the connection between Manna, Egypt and Russia – a center that, as he begins to understand, played a key role in the balance of time flows.
He meets other members of the Order – historians, cryptographers, philosophers, each of whom contributes to his preparation.
He learns not only to control time, but also to resist time manipulators, realizing that changing the past can have unpredictable consequences.
Jan is not alone on this path. Jan and Jasper conduct research and come to unexpected discoveries that link the secrets of Manna with modern technology and global events.
History becomes not just a set of facts, but a dynamic system where every action has far-reaching consequences.
Jan understands that his path is not only to save the world, but also to find himself, to understand his present through the prism of the past.
His struggle is not for a crown, but for the very essence of time and the future of humanity.
In the tapestry of life, woven from the threads of fate and choice, in Jan’s regressive vision, a figure appears whose path is marked by purpose and illuminated by divine light.
«The Duke of Manna» is not just a title, but a testimony to a journey that goes beyond time and space, revealing the essence of the soul, connected to service to the Creator.
Born in the land of Ukraine, amidst the whispers of ancient forests and the echoes of forgotten legends, a young man found himself drawn to a calling that echoed in the chambers of his heart.
