Okay, this is my first fan fiction, I don't really know if this is good or not. So please
read it and write me a review. I will italicize the thoughts of the characters so it will be
easier to understand. Oh, and here are some vocabularies that you need to understand.
A ka acts like a spirit that resides within a person. A good person will have a good ka,
while a criminal will have an evil ka resides within his mind. A ba is the life force of an
individual. So in other words, a person can live without a ka, but he cannot live without
the ba. Without the ba, the person will die. And I might occasionally insert an URL in
the text like [http:...], something like that, so you can see what the character or ka
looks life. Now on with the story...
It was a day like any other, the sun shined in Egypt as the morning approaches. But the
pharaoh's palace was filled with joy for two new lives were brought to earth. "Pharaoh, a son
and a daughter were born by your queen." reported one servant to a man wearing a golden
pyramid object hanging upside-down. "Please come to the Queen's chamber for the naming
ceremony. The priests are all here." said another servant. "Yes, yes, I shall go immediately. Tell
the queen I'm on my way." said the Pharaoh. He quickly walked to the Queen's chamber.
When he saw his children, his heart was filled with joy. "Look at her, she is beautiful..." said the
pharaoh as he held the baby girl. "I shall name her Nala, and I shall name the boy Atem, for he
will inherit my powers."
Fifteen years passed and Egypt changed a lot. The old pharaoh passed away and the son named
Atem inherits the power of the pharaoh. His hair was black with spiky red and golden tips. His
skin is dark brown and his eyes were light crimson with a bit of purple in them. Nala, well, her
beauty was said to be the most beautiful in the entire kingdom of Egypt. Some foreigners who
had seen her said that her beauty could even match that of Aphrodite's, the Greek goddess of
beauty and love. She has long dark silky hair with tanned skin like most of the Egyptians do. Her
eyes were, unlike her brother's, light blue. Beautiful she may be, Nala can sometimes be very
childish and mischievous. Though that does not stop the suitors from asking her hand in
marriage. She rejected all the suitors without even looking at them for she secretly loved only
one person———the mighty high priest Seto.
"Hey Seto, do you want to test out how strong your ka is?" asked Princess Nala. She was
wearing a light yellow dress that came all the way to her shins. On her forehead, a golden string
with a blue gem was placed on the center of her forehead. In her left hand, she was holding a
golden staff. "You're never going to beat me, little Nala." Taunts Priest Seto. Priest Seto was
dressed in a long blue tunic that reached his ankles. His headdress was also blue, matching the
color of this tunic and there was a golden snake adorned on the headdress. He is a little more
tanned than the princess, for he had spent a lot of time riding horse through the desert. On his
muscular arms were golden bands and he was holding a golden rod in his right hand. He always
taunts the princess, not because he dislikes her, but because he knows that Nala does not mind
that he does. They were friends when they were small and they know what each other well.
"Little!? I'm fifteen! You're only about two years older than me!" said Nala. "You're talking like
a child again." mocked Seto. "I do not. I received the same education you had. And I'm sure
I'm a better priestess than you are." She taunted. "Right, little princess." chuckled Seto. "You
are so dead, Seto! Taunt me once more and I will marry one of the suitors!" said Nala. Though
she did not confess that she loves him, Seto knew by his heart the reason why she didn't marry.
"Then marry someone already. You're not getting any younger. By the time you marry, you're
going to be an old, ugly woman." He laughed. It was a soft laughter, like the one you enjoy
when something funny is being told. "YOU! You-" she forgot what she was going to say and
was going to slap Seto across the face instead. But Seto stopped her hand, and he just
chuckled. "Meh, these two, always fighting." said one of the servants who spied on Priest Seto
and Princess Nala. "Yes but they do care very much for each other. Do you remember that time
that Ombis died?" said another servant who spied on them. "Do I remember!? The whole
palace was in chaos. That girl is the old pharaoh's favorite child besides Atem." said the first
one. "You know, she did kind of freaked me out." "Why?" "Well, for days, it seemed like
Princess-sama will not get over it. She was crying really hard and the cry was truly pitiful." "That
boy, he stood by her side for days. He doesn't say anything, but being there for the princess was
the only thing that he could do. He helped Nala recover from the loss." "Meh, love is a weird
thing. Come on, let's go back to work. We wouldn't want Priest Seto-sama and Princess Nala
catching us spying on them. Come on, we better go now." "..." No reply from the second spy.
"What's the matter?" The first spy turned around and found something that he didn't want to
see. It was Priest Seto standing in front of them, followed by Princess Nala. They had seen the
two servants spying on them a long time ago, but decided to keep them talking for a while.
"Well well, what do we have here." said the priest coldly. "Priest Seto!" shocked the first spy.
"Some eavesdroppers if you ask me." Said Princess Nala, but her voice was not the usual soft
voice. Instead, the voice seemed like a person who's satisfied with something. It was an
unpleasant voice. "What shall we do with them?" asked Seto. "Have fun with them, of course."
She smiled. "P-p-please Princess, don't report us." "Oh we won't. But, you know you're not
allowed to listen to out conversations, so prepare to have the worst time of your life." said the
princess. "N-no no no, please Princess, we beg you." "Seto, what shall we do with them?" "It is
your choice, you highness." "Hmm, I think we ought dress them up as women and have them
dance in front of the palace." "Not the punishment I had in mind, but that will do."
Later that day
"This is so embarrassing." Said the first servant. "Well, at least this is better than being whipped
or hanged." "I rather be whipped a hundred times than have that girl make fun of me." "What!?
Are you crazy? If princess Nala hears us, we are both dead. Are you trying to get us killed you
idiot?!" "What, am I wrong? Princess Nala, she acts like she has split personalities. One
moment she is like a princess, then a moment later, she acts so mischievous. I just can't stand
her. She is just a spoiled child. The palace lets her get away with things just because she got the
'gift'." "You mean the morphing ability? That is something special if you ask me." "So what, just
because she can turn into any living creature doesn't mean anything. That ability of hers can't do
anything-" "Hey, are you guys going to keep talking all day? Start dancing already, or unless you
want to see my brother?" "No Princess, we'll dance." "Alright then. Musicians! Drummers!
Start the music!" said Priest Seto. "Enjoy people!" laughed Princess Nala as she stood upon her
balcony when she said that. This is going to be so much fun. Well, the citizens will enjoy it after a
day of work.
The Egyptian citizens all gathered in front of the palace to witness two men dressed up as
women. Everyone could not help but laugh as they look at the miserable pair of servants who
angered the Princess of Egypt. But that dance ended shortly after Akunadin, an old priest who
possesses the golden eye, came forth and ended the dance. "Priest Akunadin! Who gave you
the right to end the dance!?" yelled princess Nala as she came storming down the halls and into
the front of the palace. "Forgive me, my Princess, but what you did out there brings shame upon
the royal family!" whispered Priest Akunadin quietly. The people were beginning to wonder
what was going on. "Why you! You dare to tell me that I bring shame upon my ancestors, my
brother, and me!? Akunadin, you have crossed over the line this time. I shall have my brother
judge this!" she hissed back. "Judge what?" Asked the pharaoh. He came out of the palace.
Pharaoh Atem was dressed in a white tunic with golden adornments all over his body. He wore
a deep blue cape that reached his ankle. "Brother!" said Nala in surprise. "Forgive me, I did not
know that you are arriving. I should have greeted you." "No need for that," said Atem. "So tell
me sister, is what I heard throughout the palace true? That you made these servants dressed in
women's cloth and dance in front of the palace?" Why you Akunadin!? I'll deal you later. "Yes
brother. I did. Are you also hear to mock me for being the mischievous girl I am?" "No." Said
Atem with a small smile on his face. "'No?' What do you mean no? Are you supposed to be the
all kind and powerful pharaoh who is suppose to be angry now?" "Is that how you see me?"
"No, that is not what I meant. I'm sorry, I shouldn't talk to you that way. But those two pesky
servants deserve what they got." "Oh? And why is that?" asked the pharaoh who sounds
amused. "Because they were listening to my conversations with-" she suddenly stopped and her
face turn away from the eyes watching her, her cheeks burning. "Go on." "Grr-they were
listening to my conversations, okay? Eavesdropping is wrong no matter what!" growled the
princess. "Well, in that case, you should have been punished over a hundred times." Chuckled
Akunadin. "Why is that, Priest Akunadin?" asked the pharaoh. "Well, little princess used to
sneak into her father's chamber and listen to the conversations." Said Akunadin. "What! You lie
Akunadin!" "Well, Priest Akunadin was right you know. Both Priest Seto and I saw you
eavesdropping on our father before. Isn't right, Priest Seto?" "That is true my pharaoh. The
princess did go eavesdropping before." "Why you! You are all trying to make me feel miserable
then!?" demanded Nala. "No, but you should know that making fun of people is not right."
"Fine, I'll excuse myself then!" said Nala angrily. Her golden staff she was always carrying
around glowed for a second and then the princess vanished into the thin air.
Nala then materialized in her chamber, still angry at her brother, Seto, and Akunadin. She put
down her golden staff on her little makeup table and sat down in front of the long mirror. She
thought about the times that her father was king. She was only little when she discovered the
special abilities that others called a "gift". But she, on the other hand, hated the power and
thought it as a curse that plagued her. Why was I a morpher, not my brother!? I never get to do
the things that normal kids used to do. She sighed. The red sun begins to set and she stared at
the horizon. People may think that I have everything I wanted... They think that I am lucky to be
born into the royal family. Little do they know about my miseries and me. Every month when the
full moon arrives, my body transforms. The long dark hair is no longer black but as white as
cotton. My light eyes are no longer light blue, but purplish, and the tanned skin that I am proud
of changes to white. And worst of all, I could transform into something at any moment because
the morphing ability I have is rather unstable at that point. I rather be a normal girl than be
plagued with this curse. But, there is nothing that I can do to change the fact that I am stuck in
this state forever... Sometimes I wish I were normal... But she isn't normal and she is not happy.
No...the full moon, thought Nala, she bowed her head, preparing for what happening next. Her
body started to glow and all of her features changed. Her hair gradually changed from dark
black to light gray then to snowy white. Her skin is definitely that of a Greek. Her eyes lost the
light blue color; instead, the color was deep purple. Then, her body glowed again and she
morphed into her ka, Ombis. Ombis looks like a regular dog with a few exceptions. Its ears
reach to its knee joint and its tail is twice its body length. It has a red oval shaped dot on both
sides of its cheeks. One thing that cheered Nala up a bit is the fact that she could take on any
abilities of the ka she has transformed into. So now she can go anywhere she is please even
without her staff. But where should I go this time...Decisions, decisions...Hmm, maybe I'll go
check if a rumor is true. People have been spreading rumors about seeing a white dragon, but
I've never seen it. Hmm, I'll go to the desert then. With the thought in mind, Nala jumped out of
her chamber windows and landed in the garden. Whew, at least I didn't wake up a guard, she
thought as she jumped over a wall. She was at the desert in about half an hour. By looking
through the eyes of an Ombis, Nala was able to see far away. She did not spot any white
dragons the commoners were talking about. Instead, she found a white haired girl lying on a
rock. The girl was wearing a hood, but Nala can clearly see that she is just another Greek or
Roman because of her color. She was wearing an Egyptian styled dress but it was covered with
sand. She looked exhausted, thought Nala. Maybe I should take her to the palace. Then again,
what is my business with this commoner? She's probably just another exiled barbarian.
Whatever...As Nala turned around to head back to the palace, she heard a weak whisper of the
exhausted girl.
So, tada! That's the first chapter. So what do ya think? I hope it's not too terrible. Still
writing second chapter. I'll upload as soon as I get three review, though I wish I can get
five review. So yeah. Oh, here's a preview of what's going to happen next. Nala has
found a white haired girl, but what was the weak whisper? A mysterious man tries to
challenge the Pharaoh at the festival of Ra. When the priests try to drive him out, he
unleashes his ultimate ka. Can the priests defeat this ka? Or will they fail to do so?
Find out in the next chapter.
P.S. Wow, FF.net uploaded my document, but when I checked it, the spacing and italacized words are all gone. So I had to do this by hand... Oh, don't forget my review!!! Sorry about the centered text, justified text just won't show...