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Characters (and explanations) introduced in this chapter-
Atemu – The Pharaoh of Egypt
Akila ("Intelligent in Egyptian") - Pharaoh's wife; queen of Egypt; mother of Mariah/Yamito
Yamito – the Pharaoh's only son; Mariah's younger brother
Mariah (aka Mai) – the Pharaoh's only daughter; Yamito's older sister
Seto (aka Set) – High Priest; Pharaoh's nephew; son of former High Priest; Mariah/Yamito's cousin
Isis (aka Sis or Is)– Malik's older sister; daughter of a priest
Malik – Isis's younger brother; son of a priest
Devlin – Atemu's younger brother; Mariah/Yamito/Set's uncle
Chapter 1: And so it begins
Prequel
Pharaoh Atemu and his wife Akila ruled Egypt wisely. They were powerful but just and fair. Their main priority was the well-being of their people. They were well loved and admired.
They had only two children. Their older daughter, who looked a lot like her mother, was named Mariah. And their younger son was Yamito, and he looked exactly like his father. They were seven years apart but always together. Mariah loved and cared for her brother constantly.
A few days after Yamito turned five, the young priestess, Isis, had a horrible vision of something happening to him. She told the Pharaoh and Queen about it and they gave her permission to keep him safe. She took Yamito and gave him to an old trusted friend of the Pharaoh.
While she was gone, Mariah and her older cousin Seto, had gone to check on her brother. Someone had placed another child in his bed and the two walked in just in time to see someone kill him.
When Isis returned and found out what had happened she and the Pharaoh agreed never to tell anyone the truth, not even their families or friends. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong though; that more was going to happen. If only she and the others had known how right she was.
Years later, the day started out like any other. The Pharaoh and Akila were sitting on their thrones, in the great hall, listening to the prosperous reports of Egypt. Dancers and performers were entertaining in the background.
Seto looked up from his studies in annoyance. The entertainers always bothered him, but the twenty-one year old had to deal with it. He grunted once more and looked back down. In another part of the hall, hidden by veils and protected by guards, was his sixteen year old cousin Mariah, listening to her mentor go on and on.
She sighed, "Isis, I've already heard all this. Can't you teach me something new?"
Isis sighed and shook her head at her young charge, "You know you have to master this first, Mariah."
The Pharaoh's daughter rolled her eyes and groaned, "Awww, but it's so boring. Can't you-"
Isis held up her hand, cutting her off. "Listen," said the priestess.
Both girls realized how quiet it was. There was no talking, laughing, or even music. They looked out of the veils and saw a robed figure standing in front of the thrones. Atemu and Akila were staring at him in surprise and possibly fear?
"Stay here and don't move," Isis ordered the younger girl as she walked out, and instructed the guards to watch after Mariah.
Isis walked up to Seto, who had also stopped and was watching. "What's goi-" she started before the High Priest stopped her.
"I don't know, but I doubt it's good," he replied. Isis's younger brother Malik had also come in to watch. The nineteen year old leaned back against the wall.
Atemu glared at the strange visitor in front of them that had threatened them. "What is the meaning of this?" the Pharaoh asked angrily, "Do you plan to fight us?"
The robed figure chuckled, "Of course not, I'm just the messenger. However someone else is."
Another robed figure walked up and lowered his hood. "Devlin!" the Pharaoh said to his brother, "What is the meaning of this? I thought you were out on an assignment."
The Pharaoh's younger brother laughed as he walked up to Atemu, "I got done a little early. Had something else more important to do….like this!" He drove a dagger into the Pharaoh's heart, "Goodbye brother."
Everyone screamed and ran for the doors. However the guards had barred the doors so no one could leave. Devlin smack Akila and knocked her out. At his order, several guards dragged her away to the dungeon to be dealt with later. He yelled to his warriors, who had betrayed their Pharaoh, "No one escapes here alive!" They nodded and slaughtered innocents as they tried to escape. They killed the guards who were still loyal to the Pharaoh.
Isis watched in horror, until Seto grabbed her arm, "C'mon, I know a way out. We can beat them." They started to run off until the same thought occurred to them. They turned towards the veils, "Mariah!" Malik had been watching unsure of what to do when he heard Seto and his sister. He turned to where the two were looking.
Mariah had tried to obey Isis, but she couldn't bear the tension. So she had poked her head out just Devlin showed up. She couldn't figure out why everyone was so worried and then she watched as her own uncle kill her father. She fell back in, horrified at what she had just seen, "Why?" she asked quietly.
Suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, "Trying to escape, dear?" her attacker raised his sword. She screamed and hit him as far as he could. He let go in surprise. She started to back out and suddenly someone pulled her out and covered her mouth. She tried to struggle.
A/N: Well whaddya think? Hate it? Like it? Need to know more? What's going on? Is the Pharaoh's entire family all going to meet the same fate and be killed. If so what will happen to Egypt and her people?
Next Time: As everyone is slaughtered in front of the them, the children must fight a way to escape before they end up joining their friends and families. But that's going to be kind of hard when they find out more about the attack and just exactly whose all behind it.
Sneak peeks:
"I'm sorry. I couldn't save them."
"What are you doing? You know the orders."
"Get away from me!"
"Why? How could you?"
"We have to get out of here NOW!"
Very useful indeed