I told you guys that I had Chapter 6 done. This time my beta-readers were online to proof read the chapter YAY! Anyways, here's the next chapter and I would like all of you to start thinking about a sequel. The sequel of this story depends on you guys. Of course there will be a Book 2 and possibly a Book 3. But the overall game/story, let me know as more chapters get posted.
Key
Of
Eternal
Darkness
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Book One:
The Weapons of Osiris
Chapter Six:
Trouble at Home
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Sphinx and Isis arrive in the underground part of Abydos. They walk straight to see a gated room to their left.
"I wonder how you get in there?" Sphinx asks slowly walking past the gates.
"You'll see." Isis replies smirking walking past Sphinx.
"What aren't you telling me?" Sphinx asks running to catch up with his partner.
"Nothing." She replies walking up the stairs.
Isis opens the door and walks through with Sphinx closely behind her. They come to a small brown platform with a ladder to their right leading into Abydos.
"Hey, look at this." Sphinx says pointing to the sign.
Isis goes over to her partner and reads the sign.
--(Swimming Prohibited)--
--(Warning! ALL water surrounding the city of Abydos has been electrified. Please keep out of water.)--
"All the surrounding water?" She says in disbelief when she's done reading the sign. "What else has changed?" She asks herself climbing the ladder.
They get to the top and walk up to a female bird that's overlooking the Abydosian Sea.
"Um…excuse me?" Isis begins.
"Well, well! Strangers! I would so like to know how you arrived here. Dear me! There is no ship on that side, and only an imbecile would try to swim through electrified water!" The female bird says.
"What was Abydos like before the water became electrified?" Sphinx asks.
"Abydos was the quintessential prosperous and peaceful city…" Isis begins.
"…until those electric eels came along." The female bird finished.
Sphinx and Isis go to the edge and look down at the sea to see three electric eels swimming.
"Nobody knows where they came from, but they are lowering the tone of the city beyond words!" She finishes.
"Thank you." Isis says stepping back from the ledge.
"Where are we going?" Sphinx asks in a whisper.
"To the Abydos Plaza." She answers in a whisper.
They walk into the plaza to see a woman watching a juggler, the museum to their right, and another door to their left.
"This part hasn't changed at all." Isis says watching the juggler.
"How so?" Sphinx asks.
"Well, they still have the same juggler, the museum looks the same as it was 15 years ago, and that man," Isis says looking at a very familiar man, "is still here?" She says puzzled.
She walks over to him, curious as to why he's still there. Sphinx can only follow for he knows nothing of this city. As Isis approaches him, she hears him rambling on about something.
"Oh man, my wife is gonna kill me if she finds out I lost her pearl necklace!" The man mumbles not paying any attention to the approaching demi-cat.
Isis stops in her tracks, 'This can't be the same guy I stole the pearl necklace from 13 years ago!' She thinks, her eyes wide.
She quickly turns around and goes to well in the middle of the plaza.
"What are you doing?" Sphinx asks.
"Repenting." She answers jumping down the well.
"ISIS!" Sphinx shouts running over to the edge of the well.
"What?" She replies, water dripping off of her onto the ground.
Sphinx turns around to see Isis entering the Abydos Plaza. "How did you get up here from down there?" He asks dumbfound.
"I know this town like the back of my hand." She answers holding a pearl necklace in her hand.
Isis walks over to the man, "Um…sir, is this your pearl necklace?"
"Yes! That's it! Thanks! I think I'll take my wife to see the jewel collection in the museum. She'll love to wear the necklace for that." The man replies. "Please accept this key as a token of my gratitude. It'll open the door to the well area balcony." He says handing Isis a golden key.
"Thank you." She says walking away.
"Do you know of a place we can stay at for the night?" Sphinx asks.
"Nope. You're gonna have to ask someone when we arrive in the middle part of the city." Isis says walking over to the door.
"Why me?" He replies dragging his feet.
"Because people will recognize a thief." She says.
"A thief?" He replies.
"Never mind." Isis opens the door to the stairs with the key.
Both apprentices walk up the stairs onto the balcony above. Closing the door, they make their way across the balcony to the middle part of Abydos.
"Now," Isis begins, "Pick."
Sphinx walks up to a random door and knocks on it.
"Come back later! I'm eating!" A female bird bellows.
Isis stands there shocked, remembering what happened 11 years ago.
-Flashback-
A small child wandered around Abydos. Her clothes were torn in various places giving others the impression that she was a beggar. The frightened child went to the back part of Abydos and knocked on a random door.
"Come back later! I'm eating!" A female bird bellowed.
The child's mouth began to water. She could smell the foods delicious aroma and knocked on the door once again.
"I told you," The female bird said walking to the door, "I'm –" She opened the door to see no one there. "Hmm, I was certain someone was here." She said curiously.
The child tugged at the bottom of her dress. The female bird looked down at the poverty-stricken child in disgust.
"What do you want child?" The bird asked impatiently.
"I…was wondering…if…you had…any…spare food?" The child asked innocently. Fear was present in her eyes, voice and posture.
"No." The female bird said quickly, slamming the door in the child's face.
-End Flashback-
"Um…Sphinx, can you pick a different house please?" Isis says fearful.
"No. You told me to pick, so I did." Sphinx replies, knocking on the door again.
"I told you," The female bird says walking to the door, "I'm –" She opens the door to see Sphinx and Isis standing there. "What are you two doing here?"
"We were wondering if you had any spare rooms for us to sleep in for the night." Sphinx asks kindly.
"This isn't an inn." The bird replies rudely.
'Sphinx please just drop it and lets go.' Isis thinks ready to leave.
"I know but we're travelers and we need a place to stay just for tonight." Sphinx pleads.
"Travelers, huh? Well I guess one night won't be too bad." She says standing aside to let them in.
'Oh sure…you'll let us stay for the night but you won't give me food!' Isis thinks outraged.
Both Sphinx and Isis walk into the house, the door closing behind him. The female bird walks to the back of the house and up a flight of stairs. The apprentices follow her, but stop when they come to a door.
"This is the only room I have available. So you two will have to share." She says opening a door to reveal a good-sized room.
"That's fine with us." Isis replies.
"I wasn't asking." The bird answers, turning her head towards Isis. "Do I know you?" She asks.
"No, I don't think we've met before." Isis replies keeping her cool.
"You seem oddly familiar." The bird says, slightly tilting her head to the side.
"I'm sorry. But I do not know you." Isis answers sincerely.
She still has a suspicious look in her eyes, "Okay, well good night." She says walking back downstairs.
"Do you know her?" Sphinx asks.
"Yes I do."
"How?"
"Back when I was 8, I was poor and struggled to find food. One day I wandered around the middle part of Abydos and knocked on a random door. The door opened to reveal her." Isis says referring to the female bird, "I asked her kindly for some food but she slammed the door in my face with a quick 'No'." Isis explains.
Sphinx stands there shocked about her past. He never knew what Isis past was like for she would never tell him. He first met Isis when Imhotep brought her home.
The apprentices walk into the room, "Good night." Both say in unison shutting the door.
Unaware to Isis, the female bird had been present throughout their conversation and overheard everything.
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