A Reaper's Love
CHAPTER 10
The Deadman looked around the room, it had to be at least sixty feet wide, and about one hundred feet back. There were colanders filled with fire, lighting the grand hall in its glory. The two side walls were lined with statues representing all the Egyptian gods, except two statues that sat at the end of the room. The two were larger than the others, one was dress in white and gold tunic, ordained with precious stones. Her long black hair was covered with a headdress, a raven's head on top of the golden crown. Her arms were extended upwards, holding a chalice into the air. The Egyptian goddess had black wings carved from a black stone, each feather outlined in gold. Her eyes were painted with black lines as all Egyptians wore, to ward off evil.
He looked at the statue beside the other, this one was dressed in a long black tunic lined with gold, his body was black as well, carved to look like the body of a strong young man. But the head was a little shocking, his head was not a normal, it was a skull with emerald eyes. He also had his hands in the air, holding a scythe in his hands. There were two large colanders in front of the statues, large flames danced around then, casting their shadows as if they were dancing together.
The room itself was cleaned up, before where piled of treasures where just laid around, the girls had moved them around in their guesses as to how it was decorated. They had even cleared up the gold covered alter in the middle of the room, Mark felt totally bewildered by this place, there was a strange and haunting call for this area.
Mark turned and starred at Kay in puzzlement, "What do you mean, home?"
Kay crossed her arms in front of her chest and looked around with a smile, "This is the Temple of Isis and Anubis.
Mark took another look at the two main statues, "I think you fucked up on the translations, sweetheart, that doesn't look like Isis or Anubis."
"You're right, that's because they're not." She began to walk over to the main statues, Mark followed behind shaking his head, games are not fun if they're being played back.
Kay stopped in front of the female statue, "This is Akana-Isisi, it means vessel and fashioned by Isis. She was the daughter of a high priest of Ra and a slave girl. She was able to use the four elements of nature, they believed that Isis had sent the child down to aid her children. It was a time of famine and drought, Akana-Isisi brought back the rain and fertility back to the land. They worshiped Isis though her, at least that's what Emma has been able to translate."
Kay rushed to the other statue, "You're right about them not being the actual gods, we all know that Anubis has the head of a jackal, not a skull. That made me wonder even more about this."
Mark now crossed him arms in frustration, "What is your point Kay?"
Kay smiled back at him for a moment, "I'm getting to it. This guy isn't Anubis himself. His name was Yahya-Zuka, that means given by god and high tomb. You see, other Priests were resilient to the idea that the Goddess was walking the earth, after all, they were making out that Akana-Isisi was Isis herself. The girl was being sought by those with not so nice motives. It reads that Isis was terrified that the evil that still lived on the world would end Akana-Isisi's mission. Anubis had sent one of his servants, his right hand man, to protect Akana-Isisi while she did the goddess' work. That was Yahya-Zuka."
Mark looked intently on both statues, "So, you believe that this Yahya-Zuka was a Reaper?"
Kay smiled as she walked over to him and took his large hands into her smaller ones, "Yes, everything here tells me that Yahya-Zuka was a Reaper, they describe his power and Mark, it's just like yours. They even said that a Priest in anger had tried to stab Akana-Isisi, but instead stabbed Yahya-Zuka with a fatal blow, it didn't even faze him. I know he was a Reaper, and I know that Akana-Isisi and Yahya-Zuka were avatars for their gods."
"You really believe this?" He questioned.
"OK, don't believe me? Well, there was a similar legend from Africa," Kay pulled out the little wooden amulet that was given to her by the Vodu Sheer, she handed it to Mark, who took it cautiously.
He examined the carving, it was a raven with her wings spread open with a skull clutched tightly. She had showed him the amulet before, just before she had left some all the way here, to discover more about herself.
Kay continued with her findings, "The Vodu Priestess that gave me this told me of a tale when the Goddess walked the earth in Africa, she was described like Akana-Isisi, same powers and everything. She was able to move mountains, and she did walk with a Reaper who protected her. There's no name of him mention, but they called him the Deadman. Do you see where I'm coming from here?"
Mark looked up at the statues, sure enough, both had a amulet similar to Kay's, "You believe that we were meant to be together? Like them?"
"I believe it, I really truly do, now as for my powers, yes I know that they are nothing compared to the power these women wielded in their time. Akana-Isisi was able to make the Nile River stop when she was just a girl. And the African avatar was able to move a mountain as a young woman. But all had the four powers, like me. And both had a Deadman at their side."
"And you think that we're a part of this, avatar shit?" the fact that this had been done before made the Deadman a little unnerving.
"Dam it Mark! Yes! I really believe that now! When you were lying on the Boogieman's alter, he told me something that makes sense of all this! He told me that I didn't know my purpose, and that I was unworthy of the gift given to me. He knew about this, I'm sure of it!" She was getting angry and frustrated, why couldn't he just admit it?
"Kay, this is a little hard to swallow…"
"I know! I didn't believe it first. I didn't want to believe that the Goddess has chosen me for some great task, dam it! I don't even know why I have the power, I can't fucken use it most of the time! And that wraith thing, it had a very difficult time ripping out my soul! He said he was bitten, bitten by the Raven inside of me. Both women avatars were represented by a raven, and so I am. And Mark, there's you. You are a Reaper! And you're always at my side."
Mark starred at her, she was making this so hard on both of them. But what if she said was true? Was he meant to fall in love with her? Was she placed on this world just for him? Yes, it was hard to swallow, but she looked to determined to make him believe it.
Kay walked over to him and began to touch his chest, he closed his eyes and savoured her touch for just a moment.
"I fell in love with you the first time you held me in your arms, you remember? The night at the Cemetery?" She whispered softly.
Mark stood ridged, her touch and the sound of her voice was intoxicating to him, but he had to be strong…
He remember that night as if it had only happened a few moments before. He was indeed planning on causing the girl to go mad with fright for a while, to discourage her from stepping to much into his world. But he couldn't bring himself to touch her, she had bewitched him that very moment.
She looked into those deep green orbs again, she could still see the love strong and full.
"You can't tell me that you don't love me, I can see it clearly in your eyes. It happened before I came here and found this all out. I know why you want me far from you, it's because you want to protect me. That's what you've been doing all along, is just to protect me. Tell me, was it just because you felt you had to? Or because you love me?"
Mark stood still as he looked into her doe brown eyes, he couldn't resist her touch or her smile. Her warm body was too close, he didn't know how long he could keep himself from taking her that moment.
"Because I love you…" He whispered.
There was no resisting now, Mark pulled her with one arm and brought her face close to his. Kay leaned back and waited for him, he leaned over and gently pressed his cool lips onto hers. She wrapped her arms around him as his warm tong crept inside her mouth and flickered her tong and the roof of her mouth. Electricity shot through their bodies as they relished their kiss, there was no denying it anymore.
Mark pulled back from the sweet embrace and looked at her with wanting eyes, "I want you right now…"
Kay looked back at him with glazed eyes, "I know where…"
She pulled away from him and turned back to hem, that sly smile on her lips as he motioned her head for him to follow. He followed her closely behind, holding her hand behind her was they walked through the cloth curtain of the doorway between the two staues of Akana-Isis and Yahya-Zuka.
To be continued.