Guardian

The leader of the team, Dr.Aaron Lichtmann, believes he has found that evidence -- a sarcophagus bearing an inscription that includes the names of the Babylonian God of Death, Tel-Al, a demon believed by scholars to be the prototype of Satan. What Dr. Lichtmann doesn't know is that the sarcophagus is not a monument, but a prison.

Purveying the site on a recon mission, U.S. Marine Sergeant John Kross (MARIO VAN PEEBLES) watches as the sarcophagus is opened and the Sumerian demon Tel-Al is unleased, wreaking havoc on the surrounding troop. Amidst the ensuring chaos, the archaeologist's pregnant wife gives birth at their base camp nearby , only to see her newborn son abducted by a mysterious woman, Selene, who disappears into the desert night.

Days later, Kross awakens in a hospital to find that he is the sole survivor of the massacre. Oddly, strange scars resembling symbols appear ingrained into his own skin.