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Here is the chapter you've all been waiting so anxiously for.
The title already says it: it's the finaly fight between Amarra, Sacmis and Anubis.
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A Girl in the Egyptian Army
Chapter 13
The Final Fight
"Well," said Sacmis, leaning carelessly against the door frame. "You were the last person I expected to see here."
"Hello to you too, Sacmis," said Amarra drily.
"What? You heard about the deaths of the people and realised that I was helping Anubis and decided to come here in a try to keep His Majesty out of harm's way?" narked Sacmis. "To save his royal ass?"
"Something like that."
"You," breathed Anubis out, holding his sword tightly in his hand and coming closer to her. "You took away my victory! My revenge!"
"Again," answered Amarra, removing her eyes from Sacmis and standing brave and strong on her place.
Anubis' face became confused. "Again?"
"Again?" questioned Sacmis, also confused.
Amarra pulled her hair up and into a knot and showed them how her face looked when it was pulled up like that.
Anubis' eyes narrowed and the look in them became angrier then ever before. "The soldier from the pass."
"What?" brought Sacmis out, now really surprised. "You're telling me that it was her –" She pointed to Amarra. "– who got us buried under the sand? Who created the avalanche?"
"That was me," answered Amarra. She gave a yelp when Anubis attacked her and dodged his sword and under his arm before running away over the balcony, entering through one of the doors into one of the guest rooms and running out of the guest room again, into the hallway.
She closed every door behind her but it was no use. She had angered Anubis and he was now after her and pushed through every single door that came in his way.
"What's the plan?" asked Mushu, who came up to her while she was running. He was riding on a weird kind of chicken together with Cri-kee.
"Uh…"
"You don't have one?"
"Hey, I'm making this up while I go, alright?"
They ran around another corner, hearing Anubis angry growls and yells behind them. "Then make something up!" yelled Mushu.
When they passed a window, Amarra stopped and glanced at one of the watch towers of the Palace walls. It had been changed into a firework station for the day.
"Mushu!" She pointed to the tower.
"Way ahead of you, sister," said Mushu. "I know what to do. But now, how do we come there?"
"Phoenix!" called Amarra. A loud shriek was heard and the bird dove out of the sky and appeared in front of them. "Bring Mushu and Cri-kee towards that tower! Now!"
The bird shrieked again and the small dragon and the cricket jumped on its back and the bird flew off.
Anubis came running around the corner, making Amarra yelp and run off again. He followed her and was now on her tail.
"You can't escape me!" yelled Anubis angry. He was almost breathing in her neck.
Amarra ran around another corner and dove behind one of the wooden pillars when he took a swing at her. But the sword went right through the wood and Amarra stumbled on again.
She stopped dead in her tracks when a shadow fooled itself together and made Sacmis appear right in front of her. "Going somewhere, darling?"
Seeing no other option as there was an enemy in front of her and behind her, she climbed up the pillar that was closest to her.
But Anubis had none of that and just destroyed the pillar, sending it towards the ground. Amarra managed to jump off it just before it hit the ground and made a somersault, making her end right in front of Sacmis' feet.
Not thinking about it for a second, she pushed her leg against Sacmis' legs and made them fall from under her and making her fall on the ground. After that she just jumped back on her feet and made another run for it.
The angry yells this time of not only Anubis but also Sacmis filled the air. "I will kill her and tear her into a thousand pieces!"
"Not good, not good, not good, not good," breathed Amarra out while running around another corner. She stopped when she saw that the hallway was now divided into three different hallways. "Damn it, why does this place have to be so big?"
She took the one who was the farthest to the right and came across a stairs but she just kept going on.
Finally reaching the top she ran through the closest door to find it completely locked up, except a very small window at the end. It looked like it was a storage room.
She ran towards the window and looked through it. She was on the highest store of the Palace and a fall from that high would lead to certain death and even if she jumped on the balcony under it, she would not make it without getting seriously injured.
Amarra swallowed and glanced towards the watch tower. Mushu had reached it and Phoenix was circling around it, keeping a close eye out.
The door was thrown open and Amarra turned around gasping while pressing her back against the window. A furious Anubis walked into the doorway, his sword ready in his hand. "Looks like you're trapped like a little mouse. There is no way you can go now."
Amarra looked outside again and saw a gargoyle hanging close by. Giving Anubis one last look, she climbed on the window frame and jumped.
The angry yell of Anubis reverberated from behind her and the gasps of the crowd from under her.
She just made the jump and was now hanging on the gargoyle, holding it as tight as she could but her fingers were slipping slowly away.
"Amarra!"
She glanced down and saw not only the worried expressions of Yafeu, Luzige and Chike but also the terrified look Mana had on her face with her hands pressed against her mouth and with tears in her eyes.
But they hadn't been the ones who had been calling out her name. That person had been Atemu who was standing by his priests and who was arguing with them.
A piece stone grumbled away, making one of Amarra's hand slip. She gave a startled yell while trying to quickly find a new piece she could hold herself on.
A small push up from under her slippers made her look down again and her face got delighted for a moment. "Phoenix!"
The bird had rushed towards her aid and was giving her a little help to get up. With the help of her bird she climbed unto the gargoyle and after that she jumped unto the roof.
Phoenix landed on her shoulder and pushed its head against her cheek. "Good girl," whispered Amarra while stroking her back. "Now go help Mushu again."
The bird flew up again and flied towards where Mushu and Cri-kee were, leaving Amarra all alone on the roof.
The young woman looked around, trying to spot one of her pursuers but she saw no one. Anubis was not looking out the window and Sacmis was nowhere in sight either.
Had they given up? The answer came almost immediately and was defiantly a no.
Anubis broke through the roof before her and Amarra gave a scream while stumbling back. But her bad luck didn't end there as Sacmis appeared behind her, making her turn around to face her.
From under them everyone gasped and a view pointed up while shaking their heads. They had given up that she would make it.
"Well, I can't say that this wasn't fun," said the black haired woman with a grin. "I always love a good chase."
Amarra shot a quick glance up when she saw something red come over. Phoenix was coming back, this time with Mushu and Cri-kee again on its back again.
"Seems like you're out of tricks," said Anubis.
Amarra looked at him again. "You would think that, wouldn't you? But after fighting off Sacmis for years, I think I have become quite good in improvising."
"Fighting off…?" Anubis burst out in laughter. "This is her? This is the woman you want me to kill, Sacmis? Oh boy, now I understand why you never succeeded into killing her! HA!"
"Glad you now finally understand," grinned Sacmis, taking a step closer to Amarra. "I do have some things that are still unclear to me. If you were in the desert pass and if you were the 'soldier' that created the avalanche, then that would mean you were in the Pharaoh's army."
"I am... Err, I mean, I was."
"Women aren't allowed to be in the army, darling."
"Not if you disguise yourself as a man."
Sacmis gave her a look like she had gone crazy. "Honey, did you want to spare me the trouble of killing you and let them –" She pointed towards the crowd. "– kill you as punishment for breaking the law?"
"You know me, Sacmis. I never want to make things easy for you. That's a no, just to let you know."
"I got that it was a no, you ignorant little girl," snapped Sacmis. "But why? Why would you risk your life? Just because you heard a rumour about me working together with Anubis?"
"Don't think that everything I do is just with you in mind," bitched Amarra back. "That's again a no. And I didn't even know you worked together with Anubis until yesterday when we visited a village that you two had massacred out and destroyed."
"Then why?" demanded Anubis to know.
Amarra glanced at him. "Because of something you two will never understand as you two don't have a heart."
Sacmis laughed evilly, making Amarra turn her attention back to her. "A lot of brave words in your last moments."
"Who says these will be my last moments?"
"Behind!" yelled nearly the whole crowd at the same time.
Amarra turned around again and saw that Anubis was taking another swing at her. Grabbing the first thing she could find and defend herself with, she took out her fan and caught the sword into. She closed the fan and turned it around, making Anubis lose his sword to her.
She pointed it to him. "Like I said, over the years I learned to improvise."
Anubis and Sacmis both laughed. "You're still out numbered, girl. And there's no way you go. Every turn you take will only lead to your death."
"My death?" asked Amarra, trying to come up with something to get things in her favour again and to buy some time.
"That is what this whole deal is about," said Anubis.
"Oh, I know all about that deal of yours. She helps you kill the Pharaoh and get rule over Egypt and in exchange you kill me for her."
"Exactly," grinned Anubis while taking a step towards her.
"Well, I think she left out a tiny little detail."
Sacmis stiffened and Anubis looked confused. "What detail?"
"I can't die. She has tried. Believe me, she has tried very hard. She tried to burn me alive, drown me, stab me, drain me from all my life energy, making me bleed to death. Everything you can possibly think of. And yet, I'm still here. You know why? Because I can't die."
"What?" Anubis looked now furious at Sacmis. "You lied to me?"
Sacmis gave him a bored look. "What can I say? I'm a very ambitious woman. Did you really think I would pass on an opportunity to get the rule over Egypt?"
"Then where did you need me for?" yelled Anubis.
"Well, I'm not really a people person so you certainly don't see me gather an army. And of course, you would do all the dirty work. And you were so blinded by your creed and your lust for revenge that you failed to notice how ambitious I actually am. And making you agree with me and making you promise to try and kill dear Amarra here… Well, that was just my way of taking the trash out. Besides, I don't really want her dead. Our little fights are too much fun."
"You snake!"
"Oh, please. Insults don't hurt."
Amarra took her chance and went through her knees, pushing Anubis' legs from under him. The God of the Death fell on the roof and Amarra made a somersault over him before rising to her feet again and pointing the sword at him and Sacmis again.
"Ready, Mushu?" she called out.
"Oh, I'm ready, baby!" Upon hearing that call, Sacmis and Anubis both looked around and saw that Mushu had a large rocket on his back and that it was pointed to them. "Light me, birdie!"
Amarra took again the opportunity of them being distracted and pushed herself up by using the sword and pushed Anubis right into Sacmis, sending them both to the ground. After that she grabbed the sword and grabbed two pieces of their clothing and stuck it to the roof with the sword.
Phoenix spit a small streak of fire on the wick, causing it to burn and sending Mushu and the rocket right towards Anubis and Sacmis.
The two tried to escape but found out that they were stuck on the roof and they both screamed when the arrow came closer. It hit them, pulling them with it towards the watch tower with all the other fireworks and Amarra dodged, making it miss her by just an inch. Mushu had grabbed the sword and managed to get of the rocket just after it had hit the two enemies.
"Get of the roof!" yelled Amarra, grabbing Mushu when she passed him. "Get of the roof, get of the roof, get of the roof!" She jumped over the whole in the roof and ran towards the end. Amarra jumped off the roof just on the moment that the rocket hit the tower, making all the other fireworks go off too. "Phoenix!"
Phoenix flew up and grabbed her wrists and guided her towards one of the lines with the lights on them, letting her go when she was on a save height. Amarra grabbed one of the lights and sailed down the line while the fireworks exploded behind her.
When she was having above the stairs that led towards the Palace, she let go and ended up landing on Atemu, who had just succeeded into getting past his priests and who had been planning on rushing back inside to help her.
They rolled down the stairs and finally stopped rolling when they had reached the bottom with Amarra on top of him.
On seeing each other, save and well, they both started to laugh while all the people around them cheered.
"Nice catch, Pharaoh."
"Thanks. Nice fall. You almost hit it."
They laughed again but then Amarra realised in what kind of position they were in and she quickly crawled of him. "Sorry. I didn't mean to land on you."
He shook his head. "Will you stop apologizing already?"
Amarra laughed nervously. "Sorry." When she realised what she had said, she placed a hand against her mouth, making Atemu laugh again.
Atemu got on his feet and helped Amarra up too. She dusted herself off and then noticed that he was staring at her. "What?"
"Nothing. It's just… I've got to get used to seeing you in a dress. Looks good on you."
Amarra laughed nervously and pushed a streak of hair out of her face, her cheeks reddening slightly. "Thanks."
"Amarra!"
Yafeu, Luzige, Chike and Mana were running towards them and when they reached them she was pulled into a bear hug.
"You did it! You did it, girl!" cheered Luzige.
"You're the man!" laughed Yafeu. "Well, the woman."
"You've proved to still be the bravest of us all, even though you're a woman," said Chike.
Mana hugged her so tight that she could hardly breathe for a moment. "And I will never find a girl again who can kick that much ass."
"Thanks, guys. Really, thanks."
And then their moment was over. "WHERE IS SHE?" Hakizimana walked down the stairs, his clothes half burned. "That was deliberate an attempt on my life! Where is she?" Yafeu, Chike and Luzige tried to hide her behind them. "Now she has done it! Look what a mess!" More priests and councillors walked down the stairs, some looked more burned then the others and there faces made Amarra shrink a little. "Step aside!" ordered Hakizimana the three men. "That creature is not worth protecting!"
"She is a hero!" protested Mana, taking a step towards the councillor.
"She is a woman! She will never be worth anything!"
Atemu also took a step towards him. "Now you listen…"
But further he couldn't get because two women and a man hurried towards him and started talking to him in rapidly while guiding him away from everyone. He tried to protest but that was also quickly dismissed when his priests said something to him.
After that he just sighed and let the three guide him away and examine him, to see how wounded he was.
The six priests and one other smaller man stopped in front Yafeu, Luzige, Chike and Mana. "Shimon," started Mana, her attention on the smaller man. "If you would just…"
But the man raised his hand and gestured that they should step aside. And so the four did, revealing Amarra. The young woman swallowed and took a step towards them, bowing slightly for them.
From behind them, Hakizimana grinned. It made him look like he was so sure that she would get punished and slightly evil.
"We've heard a great deal about you, Amarra Retenu," said the oldest priest. He had a golden eye. "You stole your father's armour and his scroll, you ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, deceived and lied to your King, dishonoured the Egyptian Army, destroyed the Palace." He gestured towards the burning watch tower and he probably knew about the damage inside too. "And…"
"She saved my life," interrupted Atemu, pulling himself out of the grasp of the two women and the man and making his way towards them. "At least two times."
"Sire," said the man with the golden eye. "Rules are rules. Look at everything she had done. All the damage! And all the lies! She risked not only her own life but those of others too. Innocent lives."
Amarra took a view steps back and made sure she put some distance between her and the priests. The priests, the councillors and the Pharaoh did not notice as they were in a heated discussion. "It's enough," she thought while waving towards Kahi, making the horse trot towards her. She turned to her new friends. "I think it's time for me to go."
"But Amarra," protested Mana. "You have saved the Pharaoh. You defeated Anubis. You're a hero."
"They don't think about it like that." Amarra made a head nod towards the priests and the councillors. "And I don't want to cause them anymore trouble. Especially not Atemu. Not after everything he has already done for me." She smiled a little at them. "Beside, I think I've been gone from home long enough, don't you guys agree?"
"Group hug," said Luzige. The two men embraced her just like Mana and they were all pulled up in the air by Chike when he embraced them too.
"I'm going to miss you, guys. Promise to visit me sometime."
"We'll," promised Chike when he put them back on the ground again and when they let go of each other.
Amarra turned to Mana. "It was nice meeting you, Mana. And thanks for all your help."
Mana hugged her again. "Don't think I won't visit you either. You're the best girlfriend I've ever had and that's saying something because I don't know you for that long."
Amarra laughed a little but hugged her back. "I hope Atemu knows how lucky he is to have you as his friend."
"I don't think he realises how lucky he is to have someone like you care so much for him."
They let go of each other again and Amarra glanced behind, seeing that the discussion was still going on. She turned towards her friends again. "Bye," she said softly.
"Bye," said the four, Yafeu even sniffed a little.
Amarra ran towards Kahi and jumped on her back, seeing that Cri-kee and Mushu were already waiting there for her. "Haya!" Kahi neighed and galloped away. Amarra looked uncomfortable at the people that made way for her and who all bowed for her when she passed them. It gave her a weird feeling.
What she failed to notice was that when she galloped away, that it had caught Atemu's attention. He immediately pushed past his priests towards the way she had gone too.
"Amarra!" he called after her but she didn't hear him and soon disappeared out of his sight. He turned to the three men and Mana. "Where is she going?"
"Home," answered Mana with a saddened look on her face. "She said she didn't want to cause you anymore trouble and that she had been gone from home long enough."
Atemu stared towards the way she had gone to and sighed, glancing saddened down towards the ground.
This caught Isis' attention and the priestess smiled pleased and with a knowing look in her eyes.