Cuchu Ramirez and Matias Kim have become cosmic guardians, but their greatest challenge awaits. As international coalitions coordinate global censorship and federal agents infiltrate their high school, they discover the Heritage Foundation 2.0 isn't just rewriting American history-they're systematically erasing evidence that Europe's "Dark Ages" were actually humanity's most globally connected and innovative period.
Their sixth temporal journey takes them back 1,000 years to witness Medieval Connections-and discover that while Europe struggled through political fragmentation, sophisticated civilizations across three continents were creating governance systems, urban planning, and international trade networks that modern societies struggle to match.
But this time, Dr. Crow Feather reveals she's been temporal traveling for decades, and the ancestors themselves are awakening to defend historical truth against forces that threaten the very fabric of human consciousness.
Three Civilizations. Three Models of Sophisticated Governance. One Cosmic Awakening.CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO (900 CE): At the height of Maya-Toltec synthesis, they participate in astronomical ceremonies that integrate cosmic knowledge with political decision-making. The sophisticated governance system uses mathematical precision to coordinate both earthly administration and spiritual practices-scientific achievements that guided practical democracy while Europeans were still struggling with basic political organization.
CAHOKIA AT ITS PEAK, ILLINOIS (1050 CE): In North America's largest pre-Columbian city, they witness Grand Plaza ceremonies managing 20,000 people through democratic governance and continental trade networks. The urban sophistication and cultural complexity rivals any contemporary European settlement while maintaining sustainable resource management and equitable political participation.
GREAT ZIMBABWE (1200 CE): The wealthy stone city reveals African architectural mastery and international connections that linked inland gold fields to Indian Ocean trade with China, India, and the Islamic world. They experience diplomatic sophistication and economic prosperity that operated independently of European maritime networks-exactly what medieval European "explorers" claimed didn't exist.
But witnessing medieval achievements triggers the Foundation's most dangerous assault yet. Reality manipulation becomes timeline interference, memory warfare becomes ancestral attack, and consciousness itself becomes a battlefield. As federal agents coordinate international suppression and supernatural forces attempt to sever humanity's connection to ancestral wisdom, Cuchu and Matias must master spiritual partnership with the past while preparing for cosmic choices that will determine humanity's relationship with time itself.
When they attack the ancestors, the ancestors fight back. And the war becomes cosmic.This volume features:
Medieval global innovation that shatters "Dark Ages" mythology with scientific sophistication and international cooperationAncestral awakening as spiritual forces join the battle against systematic historical erasureFederal investigation as government agents coordinate international educational suppressionCosmic guardian preparation as characters approach ultimate responsibility for temporal accessPerfect for fans of: N.K. Jemisin's cosmic scope, Octavia Butler's ancestral connections, and anyone ready to discover that the "Dark Ages" were actually humanity's most globally innovative period-and that ancestors will fight supernatural wars to preserve this truth.