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Chapter 3
Callista smiled at Rick. "Do you mean what do you know or how do you know?" she asked.
"Let me guess, you have encountered the cult before," he said.
"Yes, once in Egypt and most recently in Transylvania," she said.
"Ah, the adventure you're reluctant to tell us about," said Evy.
Callista ignored her. "First, I'll tell you the history. Sekhmet is the Egyptian goddess of war and divine vengeance. She is also the alter ego of Hathor, the Egyptian goddess and protector of children and pregnant women. She is one of the "Eyes of Re," along with Bastet. According to legend, Hathor turned into Sekhmet at her father's request and started to slay mankind. Re had a change of heart and tricked her into drinking beer that was colored red to look like blood. She fell for it and abandoned her slaying to return to her form of Hathor."
"Sounds like an interesting woman. Where does the cult come in?" asked Rick.
"The cult was formed in 1291 B.C. Some priests and priestesses decided to take advantage of the situation in Thebes at the time and attempted a coup," Callista continued.
"What happened at that time?" asked Jonathan.
"It was the year after the murder of Seti I and the damnation of the Creature," answered Ardeth.
Callista smiled. "Right, but I don't remember anything about Imhotep. Anyway, the coup failed but the remaining priestess called upon her goddess, by the name of Sekhmet, to spare her life and allow her to continue her quest."
"Which was?" Rick asked.
"To raise the one cursed by the Medjai and allow him to destroy mankind. So I guess Imhotep was mentioned but not by name. Her life was spared and she started the cult in attempts to seize the Book of the Dead and raise Imhotep. They haven't succeed until now."
"They haven't found the book yet," said Evy.
"They might not need the book. The book is an insurance policy just in case they fail the first attempt. They already tried to raise someone already. If it wasn't for me and my companion they might have succeeded," said Callista.
"Who do they try to raise?" asked Ardeth.
"Dracula," Callista stated.
"Dracula? He doesn't exist," said Rick in disbelief.
"He does. He was stopped and killed decades ago," said Callista.
"Well, it proves that they don't need the Book of the Dead. But how do we stop them?" asked Evy.
"Find where they are and prevent them from succeeding," answered Rick.
"I think we are going to need more help," stated Jonathan.
Callista smiled. "I may have the right person in mind."