Chapter 11:
Ryo
After the lesson, Sifu-Komoro e-mailed me directions to a project. I had to write a report on one pharaoh of Egypt. My mind immediatly went to Atem. I was sitting cross-legged on my bed, and researching him when my eyes fell on four little words on the left hand column: the Great Tomb Raider.
Eyes wide, my hand reflexively clicked on the link.
The page wasn't set up very well. It wasn't put together as fancy as some of the other pages on the website and there were only a few paragraphs on the subject. But it was enough.
"Estimated to have been created during the middle years of 3000 B.C., carvings of a light haired man smothered in riches appeared on stone walls of ancient civilizations along the river Nile. This one man was rumored to have stolen treasures from nearly every tomb of every city within fifty miles of the river. His name was never found in the ancient scriptures, for he was called only 'Thief of Kings' or the 'Thief Prince'. Some believed he wasn't even human, but a God of mischief."
Well that did it for me. This definitely sounded like the Spirit.
"He was thought by some to have the powers of certain hell at his fingertips. The ancient Egyptians believed him to have the ability to control evil monsters to help him steal the riches and wreak havoc in the villages.
"From what archaeologists have read of the hieroglyphics, he was being lead to the dungeon when an odd light came upon the guard and the Thief King disappeared. He was never found or heard from since then."
The article ended, but my eyes remained glued to the screen, staring at nothing. Every village along the Nile? I had no idea he was this infamous. I could hardly grasp the concept.
Another small part of me was upset about one very insignificant thing; it didn't state his real name. (It felt weird referring to him as just "Spirit" all the time.)
I shook my head. But that was the very least of my worries.
"The powers of certain hell"? What does it mean by that? Does the Spirit really have that much power? Could he really do something so dangerous?
I closed my laptop, not bothering to shut it off properly. I reached over the edge of the bed to grab my schoolbag and pulled out the first sheet of homework I came across. I focused on only that, checking and double checking and perfecting each little thing.
When all my homework was finished, I slumped downstairs and into the kitchen, trying not to think of the situation on my hands. I pulled a random container out of the fridge and stuck it in the microwave. As I waited for it to cook, I tapped my fingers on the counter anxiously.
But as hard as I tried, I couldn't deny the bad feeling I felt.
I felt like the Spirit was up to something. Like he was hiding something I really needed to know. Like it was horrible, inevitable, and potent. I felt like an atomic bomb was about to drop and there was nothing I could do about it.
What could I do, after all? I'm just a seventeen-year-old boy. (Not to mention, if I told the truth, I'd be committed into a mental institution.)
I started panicking. What could I do? What could I do?
I heard a ghostly chuckle. "You can't do anything, Ryo," he said.
My heard pounded.
"You can't control me. I won't let you. You really have no choice but to do as I say." His voice faded, but I remained petrified where I stood.
My mind was blank with shock and fear. I couldn't even make myself breathe. I stood against the counter for an unmeasurable amount of time, trying to make myself move.
Suddenly, the microwave dinged, making me jump and thawing me out. I shook my head and took a deep breath, trying to clear my mind.
I reached for the food and focused on finding something on TV that would hold my interest.
PSYCO: and, in fact, Ryo did not find anything to watch that day. . . :(
okay, i know, i hardly ever post stuff. i apologize deeply. lately my computer is being a TOTAL MEANIE HEAD! it keeps saying i need cookies. no, seriously. cookies and tacos. WTF? is Gir running the cyber world now? i say again, WTF!
A quick thanks to my new readers! one's i know are Tendership and thanks so much for reading and favoriting! u guys rock :D thanks to every other reader as well!
Oh and all u Marik fangirls (i know ur out there, cause Ryo and Marik fangirls tend to flock together :P) my friend is making a fanfic and i'm her editor :) if u want to, u should check it out! he penname is FangsAndFeathers 22. . . i think. . . lol
okay well besides the disclaimer i think im just about done he-
Spirit: wait! i need to flaunt my accomplishments.
Ryo: what accomplishments?
Spirit: Every. . . village. . . along the Nile.
Ryo and PSYCO: *facepalm*
Spirit: oh, come on, thats pretty inpressive, even if it's not a particularly GOOD thing.
Ryo: Spirit, you really shouldn't be PROUD of that.
Spirit: So?
PSYCO: yes, Spirit, ur a force that's not to be reckoned with. and i say that because i'm one of your loyal fangirls.
Ryo: don't feed his ego!
Spirit: *winks at PSYCO*
PSYCO: *nearly faints*
okay, i better end this before i end up unconsious. . . thanks so much for reading! PEACE AND COOKIE ( : : )
