A/N: I torture Rapses a lot even though he and Presley are my favorite. I just though this would be a lot more interesting since I like stories where the characters suffer, and there's not a lot out there about Rapses/Presley. Dont worry, the others will have their parts in the story too... I dont plan to disregard them.
There are a few editing problems in this, mainly because Im lazy and don't feel like adding capitalization and apostrophes...not that it really matters cause this section is kinda dead...(wonder if anyone is reading this now??) I accept constructive criticism, and of course reviews from the lucky ppl who decided to check back to this section to see if theres anything new (um..like me *nervous glance*)
Diclaimer: Im using Mia's characters Lyris and Celestrah, I don't know if shes still around so I hope she doesnt get mad at me..., along with the characters of DIC.
Possessions are 9/10ths of the law....so take it to Washington, not me...
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The battle drew on as the guardians of the prince tried with all their might to save the young heir. More and more shabties appeared and the guardians were becoming weary of their strenght..they feared that they wouldn't get to their prince on time.
' We have to get to him! we cannot fail!', cried the leader of the group, using his flammed arrows to kill off three more shabties.
' Ja-kal go to Rapses! we'll handle the shabties!', cried the lizard-armored guardian. just as ja-kal heard the words of his comrade, he was forcefully shoved to the ground by an unknown figure.
'Ugh!' Ja-kal grunted as he hit the ground hard.
'So sorry brother, did i hurt you?', the voice thick in sarcasm, and utterly familiar, entered the falcon guardian's ears.
'Araq, no...', Ja-kal whispered. as quickly as he was shoved to the ground, Ja-kal found himself straddled underneath the body of his oldest brother. Ja-kal tried to free himself, but Iraq was already drawing down the dagger that would end Ja-kal's life.
'no..', Ja-kal murmured before acting with the strength deep within. He will not fail his prince...
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Rapses POV
' No! stop it! why are you doing this?! leave them alone!!' I demanded as the sorcerer in front of me continued to order more blast of energy at my tired guardians.
'Your wish is my command my prince' the scarab turned to me with a sadistic grin. 'oh Ra protect me and my guardians' I prayed to the heavens as I felt a strong kick to my stomach. I doubled over in pain, to stunned to even gasp out. more blows to my body came and I wish that my body would just become numb to the pain. I felt him grab me by the back of my neck and shove me forward to view the battle scene. strangling to free myself from being strangled to death, I saw my guardians fighting for their life, and mine. my heart cried out for my guardians, they didn't deserve this. I cried out in pain as scarab shoved me against the hard ground. I heard my guardians cry out for me. 'oh please just stop..' my mind cried out, but I was in too much pain to even murmur a sound unless it was from pure reaction to the unbearable pain. I was surprised i was even conscious.
' Oh poor little prince', scarab taunted with evil in his eyes. Just then, his eyed widened and I saw an evil idea erupt from that sadistic smile of his. he murmured four sickening words, 'slow, painful, endless torture' then he laughed. 'what's going on..why was he laughing. torture..who? oh Ra' my mind swirled with thoughts. He turned to me and whispered a spell under his breath. A dark cloud formed over the entire sky and the space around him became a dark blue. winds picked up around him and of what I could see from my semi-conscious state, he was directing his spell at me! 'oh father where are you?' my last thoughts as I felt an enormous amount of pure evil enter my mind, paralyzing my body. My sight became that of only pure horror, so horrific i cant even explain. I cant take it, my mind is under pure torture, and I cant even blink! All i see is death, blood, fear. I feel my body begin to shiver violently. I hear Ja-kal's cry and scarab's order to back off or else. Too late. the powerful energy blows hit my paralyzed body like nothing imaginable. new physical pain inflicts me as my mind is set on constant mental torture. i feel my bones break and my blood pouring out of new and old wounds. I begin to whimper, and moan in undescribable pain. I cant take it, I wish I was dead right now, I won't last long. suddenly the darkness overcomes me, and even in my dream I see the constant torture that will never cease.
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Ja-kal's POV
'NOOOOO! DAMN YOU SORCERER' I yell with all my might as I hit scarab hard in the chest with my arrows. After the painful killing of my brother, I had the front view of the horror young Rapses was going through. I knew he was dead. his broken body from afar looks like a corpse. With a last blow, I knock the sorcerer and his evil serpent off the cliff and into the jagged rocks below. All the shabties have been killed off, and I hear ammenhotep's army. I run to the body of my young protege, and kneel besides him. I feel tears begin to slide down my cheeks, and I dont even bother to wipe the away. he was so young..so young..and I have failed him. I hold Rapses' broken body to mine, and soon feel the presence of my comrades. I hear Armon weep quietly as Nefer turned his head towards the coming army. Rath puts a hand to the princes neck, probably checking for a pulse even though there is none. Suddenly, I see Rapses' eyes twitch as though he was dreaming. startled i drop the body, not even careful of the prince's injuries. Rath notices it too and puts his head to the prince's chest to make sure the pulse wasn't an illusion.
' my Ra..', he breathes, 'there's a heartbeat, but his breathing is irregular. we have to get him to a heeler. who knows what scarab could have done to him' Rath cries out in one breath. the army has arrived and they take Rapses away from my hands.
'he is alive! please be careful, for he is very fragile and we could loose him', Rath shouts to the army.
'of course,' says one of the generals. i cant believe it. he's alive...alive...
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Rath's POV
Finally feeling the pain of the battle, I turn my attention to the army healers handling the prince. ' please be very careful, or you could kill the boy', I shout over the healer's frantic voices. out of the corner of my eye, I spot two familiar faces approaching the scene.
' your majesty..' , I begin but was cut off.
'where is my son?!', the pharaoh demanded with fear in his voice. I see Lyris right besides him, switching nervous glances between me and the commotion going on behind.
' sire...I..', I try again, but somehow I just don't have the heart to tell him. he pushes his way past me to the healers. I turn to Lyris and embrace her. I needed comfort and she gratefully returned a hug to me. I couldn't cry, I have to be strong for the prince, the others, Ja-kal...
' dear Ra no..' I hear the pharaoh speak and i can only imagine what I would think if I saw my child lying near dead.
' oh Rath..', Lyris murmurs in my ear, 'he not..'
'no he's alive..barely', I whisper to her. ' we have to get him back to the palace, he needs medical attention or I fear he wont last for long.' she nods to me and i take her hand, leading her to the pharaoh's side. Amenhotep turns his face to us, and I see a mixed expression of fear, anger, and pain. I know he's hurting on the inside..we are all.
' my pharaoh we must get the young prince to the palace. there he can get the medical attention he needs. its his only chance of survival.' he nods, too torn to question my demanding statement. he orders the army to retreat, and I turn to the faces of my comrades. Nefer looked on the verge of tears, his wounds evident through his torn clothes. he was comforting Armon, who had broken down when we first saw the horrid sight. Ja-kal glanced at me for a spit second, but I could tell in his face that he was suffering more than all of us. I know how much the prince meant to him, as if Rapses was his own son. he runs to catch up with the leaving army. I turn back to Lyris.
' come on', I call softly to the others as Lyris and I turn to follow the army.
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There are a few editing problems in this, mainly because Im lazy and don't feel like adding capitalization and apostrophes...not that it really matters cause this section is kinda dead...(wonder if anyone is reading this now??) I accept constructive criticism, and of course reviews from the lucky ppl who decided to check back to this section to see if theres anything new (um..like me *nervous glance*)
Diclaimer: Im using Mia's characters Lyris and Celestrah, I don't know if shes still around so I hope she doesnt get mad at me..., along with the characters of DIC.
Possessions are 9/10ths of the law....so take it to Washington, not me...
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The battle drew on as the guardians of the prince tried with all their might to save the young heir. More and more shabties appeared and the guardians were becoming weary of their strenght..they feared that they wouldn't get to their prince on time.
' We have to get to him! we cannot fail!', cried the leader of the group, using his flammed arrows to kill off three more shabties.
' Ja-kal go to Rapses! we'll handle the shabties!', cried the lizard-armored guardian. just as ja-kal heard the words of his comrade, he was forcefully shoved to the ground by an unknown figure.
'Ugh!' Ja-kal grunted as he hit the ground hard.
'So sorry brother, did i hurt you?', the voice thick in sarcasm, and utterly familiar, entered the falcon guardian's ears.
'Araq, no...', Ja-kal whispered. as quickly as he was shoved to the ground, Ja-kal found himself straddled underneath the body of his oldest brother. Ja-kal tried to free himself, but Iraq was already drawing down the dagger that would end Ja-kal's life.
'no..', Ja-kal murmured before acting with the strength deep within. He will not fail his prince...
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Rapses POV
' No! stop it! why are you doing this?! leave them alone!!' I demanded as the sorcerer in front of me continued to order more blast of energy at my tired guardians.
'Your wish is my command my prince' the scarab turned to me with a sadistic grin. 'oh Ra protect me and my guardians' I prayed to the heavens as I felt a strong kick to my stomach. I doubled over in pain, to stunned to even gasp out. more blows to my body came and I wish that my body would just become numb to the pain. I felt him grab me by the back of my neck and shove me forward to view the battle scene. strangling to free myself from being strangled to death, I saw my guardians fighting for their life, and mine. my heart cried out for my guardians, they didn't deserve this. I cried out in pain as scarab shoved me against the hard ground. I heard my guardians cry out for me. 'oh please just stop..' my mind cried out, but I was in too much pain to even murmur a sound unless it was from pure reaction to the unbearable pain. I was surprised i was even conscious.
' Oh poor little prince', scarab taunted with evil in his eyes. Just then, his eyed widened and I saw an evil idea erupt from that sadistic smile of his. he murmured four sickening words, 'slow, painful, endless torture' then he laughed. 'what's going on..why was he laughing. torture..who? oh Ra' my mind swirled with thoughts. He turned to me and whispered a spell under his breath. A dark cloud formed over the entire sky and the space around him became a dark blue. winds picked up around him and of what I could see from my semi-conscious state, he was directing his spell at me! 'oh father where are you?' my last thoughts as I felt an enormous amount of pure evil enter my mind, paralyzing my body. My sight became that of only pure horror, so horrific i cant even explain. I cant take it, my mind is under pure torture, and I cant even blink! All i see is death, blood, fear. I feel my body begin to shiver violently. I hear Ja-kal's cry and scarab's order to back off or else. Too late. the powerful energy blows hit my paralyzed body like nothing imaginable. new physical pain inflicts me as my mind is set on constant mental torture. i feel my bones break and my blood pouring out of new and old wounds. I begin to whimper, and moan in undescribable pain. I cant take it, I wish I was dead right now, I won't last long. suddenly the darkness overcomes me, and even in my dream I see the constant torture that will never cease.
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Ja-kal's POV
'NOOOOO! DAMN YOU SORCERER' I yell with all my might as I hit scarab hard in the chest with my arrows. After the painful killing of my brother, I had the front view of the horror young Rapses was going through. I knew he was dead. his broken body from afar looks like a corpse. With a last blow, I knock the sorcerer and his evil serpent off the cliff and into the jagged rocks below. All the shabties have been killed off, and I hear ammenhotep's army. I run to the body of my young protege, and kneel besides him. I feel tears begin to slide down my cheeks, and I dont even bother to wipe the away. he was so young..so young..and I have failed him. I hold Rapses' broken body to mine, and soon feel the presence of my comrades. I hear Armon weep quietly as Nefer turned his head towards the coming army. Rath puts a hand to the princes neck, probably checking for a pulse even though there is none. Suddenly, I see Rapses' eyes twitch as though he was dreaming. startled i drop the body, not even careful of the prince's injuries. Rath notices it too and puts his head to the prince's chest to make sure the pulse wasn't an illusion.
' my Ra..', he breathes, 'there's a heartbeat, but his breathing is irregular. we have to get him to a heeler. who knows what scarab could have done to him' Rath cries out in one breath. the army has arrived and they take Rapses away from my hands.
'he is alive! please be careful, for he is very fragile and we could loose him', Rath shouts to the army.
'of course,' says one of the generals. i cant believe it. he's alive...alive...
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Rath's POV
Finally feeling the pain of the battle, I turn my attention to the army healers handling the prince. ' please be very careful, or you could kill the boy', I shout over the healer's frantic voices. out of the corner of my eye, I spot two familiar faces approaching the scene.
' your majesty..' , I begin but was cut off.
'where is my son?!', the pharaoh demanded with fear in his voice. I see Lyris right besides him, switching nervous glances between me and the commotion going on behind.
' sire...I..', I try again, but somehow I just don't have the heart to tell him. he pushes his way past me to the healers. I turn to Lyris and embrace her. I needed comfort and she gratefully returned a hug to me. I couldn't cry, I have to be strong for the prince, the others, Ja-kal...
' dear Ra no..' I hear the pharaoh speak and i can only imagine what I would think if I saw my child lying near dead.
' oh Rath..', Lyris murmurs in my ear, 'he not..'
'no he's alive..barely', I whisper to her. ' we have to get him back to the palace, he needs medical attention or I fear he wont last for long.' she nods to me and i take her hand, leading her to the pharaoh's side. Amenhotep turns his face to us, and I see a mixed expression of fear, anger, and pain. I know he's hurting on the inside..we are all.
' my pharaoh we must get the young prince to the palace. there he can get the medical attention he needs. its his only chance of survival.' he nods, too torn to question my demanding statement. he orders the army to retreat, and I turn to the faces of my comrades. Nefer looked on the verge of tears, his wounds evident through his torn clothes. he was comforting Armon, who had broken down when we first saw the horrid sight. Ja-kal glanced at me for a spit second, but I could tell in his face that he was suffering more than all of us. I know how much the prince meant to him, as if Rapses was his own son. he runs to catch up with the leaving army. I turn back to Lyris.
' come on', I call softly to the others as Lyris and I turn to follow the army.
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