The Venus Disc

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The ancient Maya's magic intertwines with the modern world when the ancestor spirits of Xibalba create a golden disc honoring their goddess of death, Venus. This powerful artifact cures ailments, heals injuries, and prevents aging for its lord. However, manipulating the disc leads to invisibility and a connection to Xibalba. Seeking a ruler for their Yucatan village, the spirits choose a wanderer on a vision quest, making him King Smoke Jaguar, who rules for centuries until disaster traps him and his followers at the temple pyramid's base. Millennia later, an illegal drug operation takes over the site, and pilot Carter Boyle, a rogue with questionable morals, finds himself imprisoned among the ruins. During an escape, he discovers a hidden passage and encounters the still-living King Smoke Jaguar. Mistaking the Venus Disc for mere gold, Boyle seizes it, and after a fall, the disc's healing powers save him. He learns to use its invisibility, but the consequences are dire. As he escapes, the spirits reluctantly accept him as the new Lord of the Disc, subjecting him to trials that amplify his darker traits. Meanwhile, Smoke Jaguar's spirit appears to high school teacher Hector Perez, revealing he is the king's descendant and rightful heir to the disc and Witz Balam. Eventually, Hector must confront Boyle to reclaim the disc and fulfill his destiny to restore Witz Balam, now an archaeological treasure, guided by the ancient magi