Author´s note: We move on with Blue Tattoo! YEAH! ALL RIGHT! I hope I didn´t keep you guys waiting for too long. So, here we go! This one shall be a very interesting chapter!
Song belongs to Rihanna.
9. The Belly of the Beast
As the day goes away, Papyrus wonders. If that god is in this mess, what does he want? Why did he not go back to his land? Does this mean that they have to face him along with Seth?
"You shouldn´t take it like this." Says a voice next him. The boy stops his train of thought and glances at Ratopher who is now at his side. His eyes beam with the calm of the wind and yet, there is a bit of sadness shining in them.
"Is just that... Why is this Rain God so interested in us? It makes no sense, by Horus!"
"Maybe it does but right now we musn´t doubt or worse, coward."
"He is perfectly capable of taking a life without blinking." Papyrus knows Seth is evil but there is none like Abradiçra.
"Abra is the king of men, my boy. He knows when our time has come. All of our passions, hatred are from him."
"Yes, but..."
"If we fear, we will end up in the belly of the beast where darkness there is made out of our worst nightmares and corners of our soul."
"I really want to help Wagyl but, how? I don´t know how."
"For now, all we can do is wait. Bother yourself no longer."
"Very well. Say, ehm. Have you meet with this god before?"
"Perhaps..."
"...All right. Good night."
"Good night." The wise man sighs. Indeed he has crossed ways with this god, maybe too many. And they were all unpleasant.
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The battle was over. So was her life. And his happiness. Everything. Gen had been too kind rescuing him from the beating. Aker surely had left him to die in shame and horror of a crumbling Egypt.
"On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
I don't know why I'm still surprised
Even angels have their wicked schemes
And you take that to new extremes
But you'll always be my hero
Even though you've lost your mind
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie
Now there's gravel in our voices
Glass is shattered from the fight
In this tug of war you'll always win
Even when I'm right
'Cause you feed me fables from your hand
With violent words and empty threats
And it's sick that all these battles
Are what keeps me satisfied"
The night was falling and doubts were taking over his mind. The fire cracked, his eyes were falling close. Gen was asleep already when a sound woke up the priest. What he saw took away his breath. A large wolf with one eye missing made out of darkness, staring at him with greed.
This was not the first time they met, for in that one Abra had almost tore away his head. And so many other times later but now, why now? Was the god laughing at his misery?
"You can laugh all you want now. She is gone and you didn´t save her"
"WHy ShoULd I? It WAs YOur MerENre´S DeciSION. NOT mINe."
"Egypt is doomed and you don´t care."
"( Growls and barks)" Jumped over Ratopher and pressed him against the ground. "Ye HAVe NO riGHt to TALK me LikE THat. You WEre cAREleSS."
"I will never forgive myself for that."
"I ShaLL giVE to YOu oNE more CHANce. For THE Boy lIVES. DO as tELL and I wiLL onLY ask FOR MY SHARE, nOT yOUR LIFE."
"That shall be." The wolf snored at his answer but stepped away from him. "But what should I do now?"
"Wait. PREparE, me lad. MY preCIOus. ExPand YoUR Soul." He disappeared into the night.
Ratopher sighed. He could still smell some blood and burned in his hands but, Abra was right. Aker had left him to sink in his sorrow and defeat, but he was alive. He still had a dear one to protect.
And perhaps, if they thought him drowned in despair, his way may lead him into a shore and from there, to victory.
A short but very deep one.
Looks like the Wolf knows more than what he talks.
Next chapter: From the Past
