Author's Note: I do not own anything, well maybe the guard in the chapter but still nothing!
Anyway, if this chapter seems extremely short is because it's the prologue. (The short story before the actual story to make things clearer.)
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Prologue
I was soon coming to find myself bored. Mana has been pestering me to tell her if I think I'll be ready to be a future pharaoh. Why would I want that anyway? That would mean that my father would be dead and everyone would depend on me. I'm only 13 right now so I'm pretty sure that my dad could be a better pharaoh than me.
As I was walking past the garden, I was feeling rather parched from the sun. I look around to see if I could spot a servant to get me a drink. Though, what caught my eye was a water fountain made out of stone.
Though, it was rather strange, Egyptians aren't known of having water fountains, right? Only Lagash could have water fountains, not Egypt. They have the Tigris river to charge the fountain while Egypt has the Nile River. Since the Nile river isn't on high land we can't use gravity to irrigate water to fountains.
I felt wary of the fountain but shrugged it away; I don't know why but I felt drawn to it, almost naturally no, spiritually. Well, Egypt could of discovered a new river that we could use. I'm probably just thinking too much into this.
I walked towards the fountain and leaned my head down. I scooped up some water in my palms and began to drink it, it tasted so sweet and pure. I just loved the mix of sweet and pure though, because of this, the water was easy to damage. I knew that I'd try to keep it pure and not bitter, it would decrease in value if that were to happen. If someone dared to vile this water, they'd get a harsh punishment from me for sure.
After finishing my water, I brought my head back up. Though when I did, I saw something very peculiar. There was a kid that looked around my age sprawled out on the floor, unconscious.
He looked similar to me though his skin pigment looked as if it had never seen the sun; He looked like a delicate snowflake from this. His huge eyes looked as if he was as innocent as a baby. He was the picture of delicacy, innocence and new brought happiness for me. I could feel that we'd have a connection, maybe we'd make great friends. I smiled at the thought but shrugged it away, he needed to get better, not lie on the stoned floor.
"Guard!" I shouted to one loyal servant ten feet away. I crossed my arms against my chest once he looked in my direction to show him I was serious. He looked up from watering a hibiscus and stood upward.
"Yes? How shall I serve you, prince Atemu?" He asked in return.
"I order you to pick up this boy and bring him to my sleeping quarters. He needs all the sleep he can get." The guard showed confusion at first of my order. I uncrossed my arms and I pointed to the not to distant boy on the floor and he rushed over. Once over, he looked panicked and shocked.
"W-Who's this?" He looked at me in a panic, "We can't just let someone like this into the palace. We don't know if he's a thief or if he'll try to steal your identity or-"
"Guard!" I shouted in anger at the guard. "I'm the prince and you're just a servant, I'm the one in charge here! Unless…" I hesitated and a smirk appeared on my face, "…you want to council with my father about this. The guard who wouldn't do as his child asked."
I saw fear grow in the servant's demeanor while he let out a squeak like a scared mouse. He immediately scooped the boy up in his hands and walked with me over to my bedroom.
Once there the guard laid the boy down on my bed. He faced me and apologized before practically dashing out the entrance of my room. I then focused my attention at the boy on my bed. I could feel my heart pace quickly, he was a complete mystery. How could a boy that looked like me be so different? Plus, how did he get unconscious on the floor and why was he there in the first place?
