DISCLAIMER: Still not Rick Riordan. (I can't wait for The House of Hades! It's out tomorrow! OMZ)
I wake up back in my body, gasping. I've been having the same chaotic nightmare ever since my visit to Thoth. I had received 2 necklaces, one that would let Thoth come to me if I needed help, and another that would restore my memories and my magic. I'm wearing the ibis necklace right now. I strongly want to tear the charm off my neck, but Thoth said to always wear it, no matter what. Well, I think it's giving me nightmares!
I get out of bed and knock 4 times on the wall across from mine, telling Nolan I wanted to talk. I wait for a while, and 5 knocks come back. I take this as the signal to go onto my balcony.
"Hey, Skye? Same nightmare again?" Nolan gives me his cocky smile, and my fear of the nightmare melted into just a bad dream.
"Yeah, but there was something new this time." The new addition is what really makes me seize up in terror.
"Oh? What was it?"
"The moon was shining in its full glory, white and peaceful. The stars shone brightly, and there were no other lights. I was standing on a cliff, and behind me was a forest. Suddenly, the moon began turning bright red, and when the moon was completely covered, it disappeared, along with all the other stars. Shapes pressed up beside me, but I couldn't see them at all. Then these wild red eyes glare at me with hatred, inches in front of me. Then I woke up."
"Red…" Nolan muses. "You know, it's the colour of-"
"Chaos, yes, I know." I finish for him. "I know that. The moon disappearing must also be a sign of chaos. Chaos that blocks out all the light."
"You've gotta tell Sadie or Carter, or even better, both!"
"Yes, I know, and I will, but I'd like to dream it once more, to see if I missed out on any details. Then I'll tell them what I think it means."
"A wise plan, thought out by one of the cleverest."
I blush, and I hope he doesn't notice in the rising light of the sun. "Well, if that's all, then good…dawn, Nolan."
"Good dawn!" Nolan once again bows, and I can't help but burst into a fit of the giggles.
"You really don't have to bow!" I manage to say between the giggles.
"Of course I do, Skye! It's my special act to crack the sad or frowny up!"
"You know, you really are infuriating and ridiculous at the same time." I take this as the time to leave. "See you later?"
"For sure!" Still laughing, Nolan retreats into his room.
I shake my head in despair. He'd be a great actor if he wasn't a magician.
After breakfast, I go to the library for my daily lessons with Cleo on the research portion of Thoth's Path.
"There's really not much more I can teach you. You've handled all the basics superbly, and I'm not really an expert on hieroglyph bombs and such things. I'm better at reading hieroglyphs from a papyrus scroll."
"I'm guessing hieroglyph bombs are literally just that?" I suspect that I will be really good at these.
"Exactly. A hieroglyph is encased in the colour and power of your magic and can be tossed at enemies." Cleo smiles. "Ask Carter. He claims Thoth is a master at these things, and made a demon have intestinal problems once."
"Poor demon," I burst out laughing.
Cleo continues, "And because you're really powerful and all that jazz, they should be easy. I also think that you can understand and read all the languages in the world."
"That would be amazing! Then all those 'dead' languages might not be dead after all!"
"And you might even be immortal!" Cleo smiles again, tears trickling out of her eyes. "Think of all the knowledge you'd keep save forever!"
"Well thank you for teaching me all that research stuff, Cleo." I said before she can get too emotional.
"You're very welcome." She wipes her eyes with the back of her hand.
I leave the library, and head to Carter's room. I knock on the door, but he doesn't answer. I can hear sounds inside, however.
"Carter! Cleo told me that you've seen Thoth make hieroglyph bombs!" I shout. Back at camp, I'm well known for my intelligence, and my temper. "If you don't answer, I'll break down the door with my khopesh!"
"Holy Horus, Skye! Calm down. I'll open the door in a moment." I hear more shuffling and cursing inside and the door springs open.
"Um, hello." Carter is an absolute disgrace.
"Hello to you, too." I reply stormily. When I wanted help at Camp Half-Blood, they'd all give it to me real fast. "Cleo told me you've seen Thoth create hieroglyph bombs. Is it true?"
"Yes. Why'd you need to know?" Carter got shifty eyes, and I sigh, exasperated.
"Well, since Thoth is my father, I thought I should know how to cast them."
"Go research it," Carter grumbles. "I have stuff to do."
"Don't you be a lazy bum, Carter Kane. Tell me what you know," I order in my best commanding voice. "Or else I'll seriously break down your door with my khopesh."
"Ok, Ellison. I'll tell you. I've seen him do it during a battle last year, and it looked intense."
"How did he make them, though?"
"How would I know? Do I look like someone who knows this stuff?" Carter protested with his hands up. "I suppose he created them by sheer force of the mind, if you know what I mean. You probably can too, being the closest person we have to a goddess in Brooklyn House."
I smile as innocently and as sweetly as possible. "Thank you very much for your help." I head out of the room backwards, still grinning like a ghoul.
To answer Ishita's question, Skye is approximately a 50/50 split. When she is on Greek/Roman territory (Camp Half-Blood/Jupiter, Greece, Rome), her Egyptian powers are greatly diminished. And vice versa. But when she's wearing her ibis amulet, everything of her Greek goddess side is wiped out. (Yes, including most of her ADHD, but not her brains and battle tactics, thankfully.)
*Note: This is what I think is the case. Rick Riordan would actually know, as this is his world.*