Oh, before you start reading I would like to thank my beta reader Asiera for helping me make it better. Thank you Asiera! YOU ROCK!
Now here is the first chapter of 'Tea and the Magic Lamp'. I hope you all like it!.
Chapter 1: Prologue
In a far out desert across the sands of Egypt there lived a magnificent kingdom that was ruled by a wise Pharaoh name Akhenamkhanen. (Note: We will just call him Pharaoh for now.) Pharaoh had a famous son named Atem who was known as "The King of Games". The reason for the name was because no one has never beaten him in a duel before.
Pharaoh was proud of his son but he also felt sorry for him because his son has not found a princess to marry yet. The rule in the kingdom stated that if his son had not found a princess to marry by his 16th birthday, he would not be able to become king. So the Pharaoh ordered every princess across the land to come and win his son's heart but thus far, no one has prevailed.
Everyone around the kingdom felt sorry for the king and his overly picky son, except for one, and he was the high priest Aknadin. He had been jealous of his brother, Pharaoh, ever since he became king. Since that fateful day, he had been plotting to make his own son, Priest Seto, king instead. With his evil plan, is where our story begins...
In the far off sands, in the dead of night a cloaked figure was on his horse riding fast along the sand dunes. The man wore a dark red cloak, he had white hair, and had a scar on the right of his tan cheek. The man reached his destination which was in the middle of the desert, standing behind another cloaked man.
The white haired man got off his horse and faced the other cloaked figure. In a flourish, the cloaked figure took off his hood revealing the hangared face of the high priest Aknadin.
"Bakura...You are late." said Aknadin in a gruffed tone.
"A thousand apologies, your 'majesty'." said Bakura in a sarcastic tone.
"You have it, then?" asked Aknadin in a annoyed voice. He was loosing his patience for the man.
"Well, I had to slit a few throats to get it." said Bakura with a wicked sneer as he reached in his cloak's pocket and pulled out half of a medallion. Aknadin then tries to grab the relic but Bakura yanked it back before swinging it tauntingly before the priest's eager eyes. "Ah, ah, ahh! Aknadin you remember are deal. Where's the treasure?"
Aknadin growled at the man in anger and said, "If you give me that medallion. You will get what you deserve, thief."
Satisfied Bakura threw the half medallion at Aknadin and muttered "I better."
Aknadin caught the medallion and pulled out another half of it from his pocket. After a short climatic pause, he put them together. Once the two pieces became one whole, it started to light up then the ground began to shake and crumble. And out of nowhere appeared the imposing form of a gigantic sphinx.
"At last, after all my years of searching, The Sphinx of Wonders!"said Aknadin in a excited tone.
"Oh My Ra!" exclaimed a very surprised Bakura.
Aknadin turned to the thief and said "Now remember! Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine!"
Bakura gets up and walked cautiously to the front of the sphinx and to the dank, dark stairwell that was carved into the front of the creature's chest. Before Bakura could go down inside, the sphinx opened its eyes and roared so loud that it almost made Bakura fall to his knees.
Then the sphinx spoke "Who disturbs my slumber?"
"It is I, Bakura, The King of Thieves!" said Bakura trying to not show any fear in his voice.
"Mmmm... Know this. Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough." said the sphinx in a warning tone.
Bakura scoffed at the sphinx's remark and said "I don't believe in dumb curses." With that Bakura walked to the front entrance of the sphinx. He hesitated, then moved one foot inside the cave then with great apprehension, he planted his foot down. The seconds past and nothing happened. Relieved, he began his trek down the stairwell. Suddenly a loud roar came out from the sphinx. The thief tried to turn back but it was to late. With a deafening crash, the sphinx collapsed back into sand and the last thing that the sphinx said was "Seek thee, the diamond in the rough."
Aknadin watched as the sphinx turned to sand. He turned around and got on the thief's horse. Then growled and said "I should have known that damn thief was not worthy to enter." He then smirked, "Only one may enter. I must find this one,this...diamond in the rough." and he than starts to laugh evilly.
"MUHAHAHAHAHA...!"
What'd you think, you like it or not? I know it was short but I wanted to explain what was happening first and in the next chapter is where Tea comes in, but you'll have to wait and see.