As the smoke cleared, neither you nor the crowd could believe your eyes, sitting in the middle of the once empty field and seeming to stretch impossibly into the sky for miles upon miles, was a massive Egyptian-esque pyramid! The gargantuan exterior was white, pristine limestone, with the apex crowned in gold. At the base of the pyramid was what looked to be an entrance with a winding path that seemed to coincidentally(or perhaps not?) snake in the direction of you and the other onlookers. The path itself was well carved sandstone, flanked on either side with lush green palms, sandstone obelisks, and intricately made golden statues of animal headed gods. The entrance itself was flanked with two black and gold jackal headed figures.
Both you and the crowd looked on for several long minutes, filled only with deafening silence. Then, after what seemed to be an eternity, all at once the crowd broke out into a dissonant chorus of panicked chattering, whispers, screaming, praying and questioning. Some debated amongst themselves if they should investigate the pyramid for themselves or wait for the authorities, whose sirens could already be heard in the distance.