Mustard Seeds

The book presents a complex narrative blending science fiction, ancient mythology, and spiritual conflict on a cosmic scale. The story begins with a scientist named Siamak working at the Grand Radio Eye, which typically receives only static and celestial noise. One day, a sharp, jagged interference pierces the quiet, followed by rhythmic blips that grow louder and faster. Alarms sound, indicating an "Anomaly detected". The frequencies weave into deliberate patterns, suggesting intelligence, either alien or human. Siamak and his team furiously work to decode the transmission. What emerges is Sumerian script intertwined with mathematical sequences. This ancient language, believed extinct, whispers through the radio waves, revealing a message from someone who knew Earth's forgotten history. Driven by the discovery, Siamak leaves the lab, feeling dread and distrust, having hidden copies of the data. While driving on Route 33, he is involved in a violent car crash. Surviving the initial impact, he staggers out of his crumpled car into the unnaturally still night. His cell phone fails to connect, leaving him isolated. As he explores the darkness, a low growl echoes from the earth. He freezes, feeling the primal fear of being hunted. A massive, shifting form emerges from a hillside, a creature unlike anything he has seen, defying reality. Described as wolf like but ethereal, composed of smoke and shadow, with glowing eyes fixed on him. The creature attacks, crumpling his car like paper. Siamak is thrown to the ground and left broken and lifeless. The rhythmic blips of the signal continue, synchronized with the wolf's movements, hinting at a connection. The creature dissolves into the night, leaving no trace. This wolf demon is later identified as Sarasabagon, a name from forgotten Persian myths embodying ancient magic manipulated by dark forces. Its origins are tied to Ziggurat ruins. Siamak's colleagues, including Givmartha and Hushang, continue investigating the signal at the VLA (Very Large Array) for six grueling months. They find the signal undeniably deliberate but defying comprehension. Through analysis, they confirm the message is encoded in a rudimentary form of Sumerian, spoken widely around 5,700 years ago and believed obsolete by 2000 BCE. Hushang undertakes the intricate task of translating fragments into English. Givmartha is frustrated that...