I apologize from the bottom of my heart. I wanted this chapter to be perfect. I have also been insanely busy most of the time. I have been tweaking things here and there as much as I can. ALOT of research and study has gone into this story so I can have something people enjoy and that I can be happy to put up. I apologize again. Hopefully everyone enjoys this!


Chapter 7

Night fell quick. I was by the fire trying to get some sleep. Evie and Rick came back to camp and were speaking in hushed voices. I heard Rick lay down to sleep but Evie stayed up. I closed my eyes falling into a fitful sleep. Disjointed dreams of mummies and a warrior in black. A woman bathed in golden light and someone walking towards me..

"Do you think she is ready?"

I woke with a start. The words echoing in my head. I propped myself up on my elbow, looking around the camp. It felt like someone had whispered in my ear. It was still dark and Evie was missing. Rick was asleep or at least pretending.

Jonathan was snoring loudly. I laid back down and I closed my eyes again..

I heard Evie's soft steps. Then Rick's sudden comment…

"That's called stealing you know…"

I opened my eyes and saw Evie holding a large book, that the Professor had been struggling to open.

"According to you and my brother…." Evie said, as she dug through Jonathan's jacket pocket. To my surprise he was still asleep.

"It's called borrowing" She finished, holding up the metal puzzle box.

I sat up, watching on as she sat in front of the book.

"I think this may be the book of the dead…" She said, sliding the stared key into the cover of the book.

"The book of the dead? Are you sure you want to be playing around with this thing?" Rick asked

"It's just a book, no harm ever came from reading a book.." She said. The mechanisms holding the book closed, slid off. Evie opened the first page and the wind howled. I stood to my feet, I bent over and laced my boots back up. I guess I wasn't getting any more sleep tonight.

"So what's does it say?" Rick asked.

Evie began reciting…

"Evie….Do you really think reciting passages is a good idea? Couldn't you just paraphrase?" I asked

"Oh you are so superstitious.." She said, ignoring me and going back to reading.

I had seen Evil Dead enough and knew reciting ancient passages never ended well.

I felt on edge as she read more and more. Like the hair on neck was standing up. I clutched my sword at my hip, holding it in it's hilt.

Suddenly, the professor's voice rang through the air

"NO! You must not read from the book!"

The wind picked up. Jonathan shot up, eyes groggy and confused. Everyone around the camp woke up as well.

A loud buzzing filled the air.

"Evie? What the hell did you do?" I cried out over the noise

"Nothing!" She said, her face etched with fear and confusion.

A large cloud loomed in the distance and it was coming closer...at an alarming rate.

"Locusts!" Jonathan cried out.

"Run!" Rick yelled and we all ran for covers in side the ruins.

I tailed behind Rick and Jonathan and Evie was close behind me. We turned a corner down a long hallway and the ground rumbled. In the middle of the hallway, sand began to pile upwards forming a large mound. From the middle erupted hundreds of scarabs. Evie screamed and we all ran the other direction into a walkway. Everyone jumped onto a large outcropping of rocks, out of the path of the scarabs as they skittered past. I held onto Jonathan, trying to catch my breath.

"Evie?" Rick called out.

She had been on the opposite side of the walk way but was now gone.

"Great!" I sighed, hopping back to the walkway and jumping to where Evie was standing. I lost my balance, caught myself on the wall but fell face first into sand anyways. I saw Evie standing with her back against a wall and the fucking juicy mummy looming over her.

"Oh you have to be kidding me" I said.

The mummy turned towards me and came at me, I lifted my sword at breakneck speed.

It paused, looking at me….eyes now filled the gaping sockets. I shuddered.

"Tia.."

It spoke a name in ancient egyptian that i couldn't quite understand.

I heard Rick slide into the room, catching the mummy's attention long enough for me to swing at him, my blade wedging in to the mummy's shoulder with a sickening sound. It growled at Rick and Rick growled right back before taking a shot at it. We all fled.

"Next time shoot when I am not so damn close to the thing…" I shouted as we got out of the ruins. I landed against Rick's back hard with a thump. I was about to swear at him and then I heard a voice.

"I told you to leave or die…" I peeked out from behind Rick.

The asshole was back.

"You refused...and now you may have killed us all..for you have unleashed the creature we have feared for more than 3000 years…"

"Relax...I got him.." Rick said.

I came and stood beside Rick. I felt asshole's eyes fix on me briefly.

"No mortal weapon can kill this creature! He is not of this world!"

He moved out of the way of his men...as they brought the body of Burn's forward...who was moaning in pain.

"What the hell did you do to him?" Daniels asked, helping Burns to the sand.

"We saved him. Before the creature could finish his work"

"Now...leave all of you! Quickly! Before the creature finishes you all!" The asshole added. He yelled in arabic to his men, who all rushed past us and into the ruins.

"I must now go on the hunt…" He said, coming over to me. He looked at Rick and back at me

"And try to find a way to kill him…" He said

"Like we said...we got him!" Rick said.

I watched as anger etched into the foreign man's face.

"Know this...he is the bringer of death. He will never eat. He will never sleep and he will never stop." He turned to go follow his men. Everyone else scattered except for Rick, Evie and Jonathan.

My hand shot out and grabbed his arm. He turned around..

"You have already caused enough mayhem…" He said, annoyance in his voice.

I dropped my hand quickly.

"You know I can't exactly just force others to do whatever I ask...I'm not a fucking warrior or chief..I tried. I told Evie not to read from the book. I tried to get them to go back to Cairo…"

"She is right...she did try…" Jonathan said. I saw the man glare at Jonathan.

"So your warnings to me this whole damn trip have just been a pain in my side…-" He cut me off.

"Anyana. I am a sworn protector. It is my duty to make sure the creature is not free..and because of your friends…-"

"How the hell do you know my name?" I asked angrily, cutting him off. I backed away from him.

"You told me…." He said. I could see his eyes travel over my head. He was lying.

"Bullshit. God you really are an asshole…I am glad I nicknamed you that after all"

"Anya…" Rick started but I cut him off too.

"No, i don't care who he is. I am tired of all of this. I just want to go home now…"

"And you….whoever you are. I don't wanna see you again…" I said, pointing my finger at him.

His gaze was full of anger and fire. The feeling was obviously mutual.

"My name is Ardeth and I hope our paths never cross again.." He said, turning around and following his men.

Good looks be damned...I hated Ardeth.

I grumbled under my breath and stomped off towards camp and began packing.

"Anya….come on...calm down" Jonathan said running after me and placing a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged him off.

"no...I want to go. I am tired of all of this. I do not belong here…" I said, sitting down.

"Don't say that..of course you do…" Jonathan said sitting next to me.

I sighed and laughed a little.

"I really don't but thanks…" I said, patting his hand.

We packed up camp and headed back to Cairo, the journey feeling twice as long on the way back.


My men and I assessed the damage and could find no sign of the creature. My anger was coursing through my veins. The way Anyana spoke to me. I should of killed her without warning the other night. My men questioned my methods. Unlike my father and brothers. I was not one for such rash decisions. I made moves methodically like a game of chess. I clearly made the wrong move thinking Anyana was capable of convincing Evelyn. I should have left Anyana out of it. I was partly responsible for the creature escaping.

I felt my anger die down as I sat on my horse, planning my next move.

I knew what i had to do. I raced to Cairo hoping I could find more answers.


I flung myself onto my bed in Evie's house. I wanted a shower and a drink.

I heard Rick and Evie arguing loudly in Evie's room. I groaned, throwing a pillow over my head to block out the sound.

Exhaustion got the better of me and I fell asleep.

I knew I wasn't out long because I felt Jonathan shaking me awake. He was out of breath and not making any sense.

"Rivers of blood?" I asked, groggily. He was pulling me out of bed.

"Yes and fire raining from the sky.."

"How much did you drink?" I asked sitting back down.

"None. We need to-" he was cut off by screams from outside as well as a flurry of gunshots.

I looked around for my sword. I had barely enough time to grab it as jonathan was pulling me behind him,towards the gunfire. We slid into an empty lounge room down the hall from evies apartment….only to be met with Rick's form flying towards us. He has just been flung through the air by the now animated mummy.

I moved out of the way as Rick landed on Jonathan as well as a few of the Americans who joined the fray.

The mummy turned around and went for Evie.

"Hey!" I yelled. Urging my feet forward. He turned towards me.

"You leave her alone" I held up my sword.

It laughed deeply. I saw it's muscles sickly move beneath the skin.

"Tia...you are no match for me" he spoke in ancient Egyptian.

He turned back towards Evie. I saw Cleo, Evie's white cat leap up onto the piano making the mummy turn around again. This time it shrunk back in fear and disintegrated into sand and left out the window, with a loud shriek.

"What the hell was that?" Rick asked.

"I know someone who might have some answers" Evie said. Her hand at her heart.

We all walked quickly to the museum. Evie at the head of the group. She thought Dr. Bey might be able to help.

We rounded the corner and Dr. Bey sat talking to none other than Ardeth.

"You!" We all echoed. I reached for my sword.

"Oh will you all calm down" Dr. Bey said

"What is he doing here?" Rick asked gesturing to Ardeth. I saw ardeth look over at me. No anger just concentration.

"Do you want to know or would prefer to shoot us?" Dr. Bey asked.

Rick nodded lowering his weapons, everyone followed suite.

"You won't believe me…" Dr. Bey started

"I just saw a mummy disintegrate and disappear through a window. I am willing to go on a little faith here.." Rick said

Dr. Bey nodded and started.

"We are part of an ancient secret society, we have a sacred mission,
passed down through thirty-nine generations. For over three thousand years we have guarded The City Of The Dead. we are sworn at manhood to do any and all in our power to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world."

"And because of you we have failed.." Ardeth said. Looking to me and then Evie. I felt the anger flare up and opened my mouth to speak but evie spoke first.

"And you think this justifies killing innocent people?" Evie asked

"To have stopped this creature?" Ardeth said.

"Yes!" Both and Ardeth said loudly.

"Question, why is he afraid of cats?" Rick asked.

"Cats are seen as the guardians of the underworld.." said

"He will fear them till he is fully regenerated...and after that he will fear nothing" he finished

"Right...and you know how he regenerates?! By sucking dry anyone who opened the chest!" Daniels said frantically.

"also he called me Anck-su-namun" Evie said. Both and Ardeth looked towards Evie. Shocked.

"In the tombs he called me Anck-su-namun and he tried to kiss me"

" he also called Anya by the name Tia...twice…" she added looking at me.

" is that what he said? I knew i should of had you teach me ancient Egyptian.." I sighed

"It was his love for anck-su-namun that he was cursed and apparently after 3 thousand years…" Dr Bey said looking at Ardeth. "He is still in love with her" Ardeth finished 's thought.

"That's very romantic but what has that got to do with me" Evie said.

Ardeth was looking at me intently. I could see wheels turning in his head.

" it looks as if Evelyn has been chosen as a sacrifice to regenerate the body of anck-su-namun…." Dr. Bey said

" what do i have to do with any of this?" I asked

"Tia was one of Seti's daughters. A younger one...born after Nefertiri" Dr. Bey said

" We have some old prophecies and stories that may be of help" Ardeth said. I nodded. Still angry at him for blaming me for any of this

"We will need all the help we can get" said suddenly looking up towards the ceiling skylight. A solar eclipse was forming.

"His powers are growing" Ardeth said.

"And he stretched forth his hand towards the heavens and there was darkness throughout the land of Egypt" Jonathan quoted.

"Thanks for that " I said smacking Jonathan in the shoulder. He hissed holding where I hit him.

"Like im not freaked out enough already" i sighed.

Ardeth came over to me. Jonathan and Evelyn and Rick were talking with

"Anyana…" he began. "I believe i may know how you play a role in this…"

"I still find it incredibly creepy you knew my name…"

I saw him lower his eyes to the ground. He looked back up..

"It is all part of my duty as chieftain to protect Hamunaptra from such an occurrence. I needed to gain information on you and Evelyn and her brother to figure out what business you three had in Egypt. Evelyn was working as a librarian so she didn't concern me. I had Dr. Bey telling me information and he was extremely concerned when you showed up. He started telling old prophecies of a warrior who travels to defeat an Old god. So we tried to find out any information we could..and it seems you barely exist" Ardeth said. His eyes were curious.

"Well I am from america.."

"Yes..but it is as if you were dropped from the sky"

I shrugged. I still had no freaking clue how to explain to anyone i wasn't from this time, without being labeled a psycho.

"So what does a prophecy and Tia have to do with me"

" if you are able... I can take some time to tell you…"

I looked over at Evie and and Rick and Jonathan. All staring at me and Ardeth talking. I saw Jonathan smirk. I fought the urge to flick him off.

"We are going to go back with the americans to find the professor..you coming Anya?" Evie asked.

"Uhm..Ardeth said he might know what Tia has to do with all of this…maybe she could be a key to stopping him" I said, hopefully.

"Ok.." She smiled. The soft one that was hiding her fear. I suddenly felt anxious separating from her. I felt the need to protect her. Rick must have read my mind.

"Don't worry. I will keep her safe…" Rick said.

Jonathan came over to my side, he put his hand on my shoulder.

"do you want my derringer?" He asked seriously, eyeing Ardeth. I laughed a little.

"I will be fine. Come back here as soon as you guys are done" I said shooing them. Smiling. Hiding the inner nervousness and the anger just bubbling beneath the surface.

They left quickly and suddenly I was alone with Ardeth.

's footsteps were echoing in the library. I could hear him mumbling to himself pulling books down.

Ardeth gestured for me to take a seat. He stayed standing and started pacing a bit before he sighed and sat down next to me on the bench. His body close to mine and I could feel a sudden crackle in the air. I was already on edge from the current events and being next to him for some reason added to my already uneasiness.

"I believe I owe you an apology...I blamed you for this. I believed that you were capable of swaying Evelyn. " He started to say. I wasn't expecting that.

"oh...I mean you don't know Evie as well as we do. So I understand in some way I suppose…" I trailed off.

"You are entitled to your anger, especially towards me. I am partially to blame for this as well, I see that I should of gone to Evelyn my self…"
"She would have ignored you anyway probably… She did ignore when we showed him the map."
I felt some of the anger slip away but the crackle was still there. I was getting a little light headed all of the sudden.

"So you think I have some connection to Tia somehow?"

"Yes...the prophecies of my people…" He said.

"What do you know about Ancient Egyptian history?" He asked

"Not as much as Evie but some from what I learned as a child"

"Tia was said to be a great seer to her father Seti I. She angered Imhotep by attempting to stop his affair with Anck-su-namun. She had seen what was to come from their love. She tried to fight Imhotep herself and failed. He killed her and hid her body. What we didn't know was that she had birthed a son. She gave the boy to handmaiden to rear up. Being a princess and Seti's daughter she was most likely betrothed to someone that she didn't love"

I felt like I wasn't in the room as I listened. I closed my eyes

Everything was spinning when I opened them again.

I heard Ardeth's voice saying my name, concerned etched in his tone. I felt myself fall and everything went black.


A woman in gold approached me.

"Tia. do not be afraid."

I looked around and I was in a field, sitting in the grass.

I looked down and my torso was covered in blood.

"I am the goddess of finality. I orchestrated your end." She spoke. Her eyes were a light gold and I felt at ease looking at her.

"Imhotep was my end" I said, my voice gravelly.

"He was the executioner"

"Why, I saw what would become of their love. Why wouldn't you let me stop it."

"There are many things that must come to pass child. Your death is part of it all"

"What of my child?"

"He will live a full life and his wives will birth many descendants, you love for the medjay was strong, your blood and his are strong. You will see him again…"

I thought of Malik.

"A descendant of yours will be the end to Imhotep as well as a much more ancient evil. Imhotep will call to the God of chaos to bring about peril on the earth. Your descendant will be their end"

I stood up from the field. She raised her hand towards me and I took it.


Fear not! I already have been working on Chapter 8.

PLEASE REVIEW! it makes me happy to see them.

the story is going to be fairly long so we aren't done yet! I apologize for the wait and any spelling or grammatical errors.

Between writing this on my phone and editing on my PC I miss some things!