Jeffrey Norris

The water is disappearing. And something impossible is rising in its place. When an unprecedented drought drains Lake Calder, a massive formation is revealed beneath the receding waters - one that shouldn't exist. Dr. Nathan Vale, a structural geologist known for investigating anomalies, is called in to uncover the truth. What begins as a scientific mystery quickly escalates into something far more dangerous.
The "mountain" isn't natural. It isn't solid. And it wasn't meant to be found. As Vale and his team uncover vast internal chambers, artificial structures, and evidence of a forgotten civilization, they realize the formation is not just a relic - it's a warning system. One designed to activate at the start of a catastrophic cycle that has repeated for millennia. Now the system is awake. With the dam under threat, the ground shifting beneath their feet, and global consequences looming, Vale must uncover the purpose of the structure before it completes whatever it was built to do.
Because the drought was never the disaster. It was the signal.