A/N Hello everyone, it seems like I now have the inspiration to work on this story quicker but that could change so don't be disappointed if the next chapters take longer because of that. Let us begin the next chapter of Peter/Slytunkhamen's life.
It was nighttime as the city's citizens were asleep and the guards were patrolling, though only one was awake and up to mischief as a shadowy figure was moving across rooftops and making sure not to be seen as he continued moving to where his target was.
Pretty soon, the figure arrived at the city's palace and jumped over until he landed into the courtyard before hurrying across as the moonlight revealed that it was me while I was now nineteen and looking physically fit with two khopesh-like weapons that had gold hooks holstered on my waist, though I was now wearing a headdress to cover my messy head fur and a fake Egyptian beard as my eyes held an eager glint at the thought of stealing from the pharaoh himself.
The idea of robbing the corrupt pharaoh caused a thrill like no other since, for the past few years after I had gotten my thieving career started, I had mostly stuck to lowlife criminals or guards that abused their authority on the lower class until I had spoken to Abasi today and told him that I was going to target the pharaoh because of his greed and cruelty.
Unsurprisingly, he was less than keen on my latest idea to move onto the wealthy since it was highly risky and could get us killed, but I had assured him that everything would be fine as long as the plan went perfectly until Abasi agreed to my reasoning reluctantly.
I traveled into the palace and made sure to avoid the guards that were patrolling, sneaking through the halls until I found a vase big enough to fit me and I hopped inside before waiting for the pharaoh to pass by during his walk to his chambers, then I heard footsteps approaching before a foul smell hit my nose as I grimaced since the stench was really bad while I quietly gagged in disgust.
I peered up and saw a skunk wearing pharaoh's clothes as he looked tired and had two camel guards by his side during his approach to my location, prompting me to duck back into the vase and wait so that the pharaoh skunk and his men would pass.
Once they walked by, I carefully hopped out of the vase and landed silently before frowning as I noted how the two guards would complicate things a bit, so the only thing I had to do was knock them out one at a time and make sure to hide the bodies so that the pharaoh wouldn't see them and alert the other guards in the entire palace.
Putting my plan into action, I removed my two canes and slowly approached the first guard before yanking him into a storage room and whacking him in the face to knock him out, then I left the room and took out the next guard while hiding his unconscious body in another room.
After that, I snuck up to the pharaoh from behind as I gazed at his pouch and reached over with one of my canes to pickpocket him, taking a bunch of coins until I snagged a beautiful gold medallion on a chain before the pharaoh paused and I ducked into the shadows just before he turned around and scowled when he saw that the two guards were gone.
"(Wait, where are my guards? I swear, if those imbeciles slipped away to be lazy, then I will have them flogged seventeen times for their incompetence,)" the pharaoh grumbled irritably as he continued walking to his chambers, not noticing me quietly moving in the opposite direction as I smirked amusingly until I noticed a glow in a room that piqued my curiosity.
I went over to the room and headed inside, then my eyes widened when I saw a glowing jewel resting on a pedestal before I softly gasped at how beautiful it was when I slowly approached it and stood in front of it.
'Incredible, this is no ordinary jewel so it will definitely fetch a good price for Abasi's contact,' I thought with an astonished look while reaching out to take the unnatural-looking jewel.
Suddenly, the second I put my hands on the jewel, light exploded from it and I was forced to shut my eyes as I went to quickly remove my hands from the jewel, but I discovered that I couldn't move and nothing but panic rose in me until I felt the sensation of getting struck in the chest by a semi-truck.
I was flung back and crashed to the ground, choking and coughing from getting the breath knocked out of me as the ceiling was spinning and I felt dazed as an alien sensation rushed throughout my body, then I managed to pick up my canes and stand up just as I heard footsteps approaching the room quickly.
I noticed that the jewel wasn't glowing anymore, but I didn't pay too much attention to it as I was frantic in looking for a place to hide and I was too late as the pharaoh burst into the room with a few guards.
"(Who is in here?!)" the pharaoh demanded while pure terror gripped me at the thought of getting flogged or having one of my hands chopped off, only I was confused when the pharaoh stared at me and didn't react at all before he turned to look at the guards.
"(I know I heard someone in here so search the palace and bring the intruder to me so that I can deal with him personally!)" the pharaoh ordered, prompting the guards to exit the room as the pharaoh turned his attention to the jewel and his eyes widened.
"(Impossible, it is no longer showing its radiant light, unless...)" the pharaoh trailed off thoughtfully, then I took advantage of the distraction by quietly sneaking out of the room and started running once I was at a safe distance.
Thankfully, I managed to escape without being detected by any of the palace guards and went up to the roof of one of the nearby buildings, getting as far away from the palace as I possibly can until I was on a building that overlooked the marketplace and let out a shaky breath.
'Okay, that was way too fucking close for comfort,' I thought as I sat down to recover from my terrifying experience, wondering why the pharaoh didn't see me when I had been standing right in front of him until I noticed that something was wrong and looked down just as I saw my body vanishing into thin air.
I let out a startled gasp and quickly stood up, my body appearing momentarily before disappearing again and that's when I started to freak out as I began letting out short panicked breaths and my heart started racing as I continued to run to Abasi's safehouse since I needed help badly.
Hurrying across the city, I finally made it to what looked like a shop that sold rugs and headed inside, quickly moving into the back of the store and removing a rug that laid on the floor to reveal a trapdoor, then I opened the trap door and climbed down the ladder before shutting the trap door and continuing my descent into the darkness.
Pretty soon, I arrived in Abasi's safehouse that looked like an underground shelter as Abasi smiled when he saw me entering the main room, only he soon took up a look of concern as he no doubt noticed my expression of panic while I walked up to the table and placed my latest stolen goods down onto it.
"(My friend, what frightens you so? Did something happen?)" Abasi inquired while I was pacing until I looked at him as I kept moving back and forth.
"(Abasi, something truly shocking did happen to me, so do not be alarmed once I show you,)" I stated before I stopped moving and turned invisible again, causing Abasi to recoil while letting out a startled gasp.
"(By the gods...how are you doing that, Slytunkhamen?)" Abasi questioned in shock as I moved again and became visible.
"(I truly do not know how this is possible, but I was in the palace stealing from the pharaoh when I came across a gem that shined radiantly as Ra's glorious light, then I found myself touching the gem and was sent to the floor with the feeling of being struck by a horse until I managed to escape with this happening to me,)" I explained just as Abasi's eyes widened in recognition.
"(So...the rumors are true,)" Abasi muttered in astonishment and I looked at him with an expression of puzzlement.
"(My friend, what are these rumors you speak of?)" I asked in confusion.
"(I've been hearing the guards talk of the pharaoh recently procuring a gem that is said to fulfill one's greatest desires, but I thought it was mainly rumored until now...if I had to guess, you must've desired to be a better thief, and the gem granted it by bestowing you the power to remain unseen in your enemies' eyes,)" Abasi theorized as I quit pacing and turned invisible while I scowled.
"(Maybe I wished to be a better thief, but not like this! Look at me, I vanish the second I stop moving so what am I to do about this madness that has been thrown upon me?!)" I exclaimed in frustration as I threw my hands up irritably, turning visible again as Abasi walked over to smile at me once I vanished again.
"(Calm yourself, my friend, we shouldn't see this as a burden and take advantage of this gift that had been bestowed upon you...the gods have blessed you during your quest to punish the wicked by granting you this power to have an upper hand.
Yes, I was alarmed by this at first, but now I see how much of a boon this could be so all you have to do is discover how to control it and our future endeavors shall go much more smoothly,)" Abasi reasoned assuringly, then I paused as I considered what he was saying and realized that he had a very good point.
At that moment, I started smiling gleefully as I understood that I could use this power for any heists in the future and it would make things much easier for me and Abasi, then I turned my attention as I nodded to become visible and show Abasi that I was agreeing with his suggestion.
"(I understand what you are saying, now I need to gain control of this new power so that I wish not to cause alarm by vanishing in front of others,)" I agreed, and with that said, we went to bed so that Abasi and I can get an early start tomorrow.
After that, I began training to work on my new power of invisibility while also targeting corrupt pharaohs and noblemen as the years went by, enjoying the thrill of knocking those arrogant bastards down a peg while I used my invisibility to sneak into even the most heavily guarded temples that were also rigged with traps and, even though I did have a close call with an entire army that was sent after me to kill me, I managed to escape so I suppose that I should be flattered that an entire army was sent after me because I pissed off a sadistic pharaoh.
Either way, a few years had gone by since my dramatic escape and I was now twenty-nine years old as I was heading back home during the day with my headdress, canes, and fake beard not with me while I passed people going about their days just before there was a loud humming noise that sounded like it was above the city, also catching the attention of everyone around me while I looked up to see what appeared to be blue bolts of electricity sparking in the sky.
Everyone, even the guards, was muttering in confusion while my eyes widened at the sight until there was a flash of light that erupted from the area in the sky that was sparking and it made me shield my eyes while I heard everyone around me clamoring in alarm.
Once the light died down, I lowered my arm and gasped at the sight of what appeared to be a modern-day blimp descending from the sky, the blimp currently on fire and falling apart while everyone let out shouts of alarm and panic just as the blimp crash-landed in the desert outside the city as it broke apart into many pieces with a deafening sound in the distance.
There was nothing but silence as everyone just stood around me for an extended period of time, then regular citizens started panicking and screaming about how "the gods are displeased" or something to that effect as the city guards tried to keep order when I began running and ignoring the guards shouting for me to stop as I hurried home and went inside to find Abasi waiting for me, the jackal now showing his age with his fur having bits of gray in it and wrinkles on his face.
"(My friend, what in the name of Anubis was that?!)" Abasi exclaimed frantically as I hurried to grab some supplies.
"(I know not what that was, but I will look into it,)" I answered as I got what I needed while Abasi sent me a look of disbelief.
"(Are you mad?! It could be treacherous and the city guard will be investigating what that was, so let them deal with it!)" Abasi shouted incredulously, causing me to send him a smile.
"(Do not worry, I will be taking a quick look and coming back shortly so relax,)" I reassured before leaving the house and traveling out into the desert on foot, but not before putting on a cloak with a hood that would protect me from the sun.
I continued moving to where the wreckage was as the smoke trail helped me locate it even faster, then I eventually arrived after quickly traveling for a couple of miles away from the city and I was more than shocked to see how much devastation there was before I came to a stop and gazed at the wreckage.
I started searching the blimp as I could see large pieces of metal and wiring strewn across the area while I looked around for anything of note, then my ears perked up when I heard a faint sound and listened closely until I discovered that it was a female voice calling out for help.
I hurried over to the source of the voice as fast as I could since there was a good chance whoever it was could be injured or trapped under a bunch of debris while I got closer and finally arrived at a bunch of scrap laying around, seeing a female figure pinned underneath a hunk of metal before I rushed over to check on her and saw that she was a female raccoon around my age until her eyes widened when she saw me kneeling down next to the metal pinning her.
"(Thank the gods, please help me!)" the woman begged as I nodded, but not before I noticed that there were a few dead bodies nearby and I couldn't help but grimace at the sight of the bodies being impaled by shrapnel or crushed to death while blood and gore stained the sand.
"(Do not worry, I shall free you from this strange object so are you well?)" I asked as I checked the hunk of metal to make sure that moving it wouldn't cause more harm than good.
"(I do not think I am wounded, just trapped under this monstrosity so thank you for your concern,)" the woman told me as I went to lift the hunk of metal, freeing the woman and helping her up.
"(It is no trouble at all, so might I inquire your name?)" I asked as I removed the hood so that she could see me clearly.
"(It is Heba,)" Heba replied, causing me to smile warmly as I took her hand gently.
"(A pleasure to meet you, despite the circumstances so my name is Slytunkhamen,)" I said before lowering my head to kiss her knuckles, making Heba appear bashful at the respectful gesture while I let go of her hand and sent her a kind smile until Heba widened her eyes.
"(My family, we were traveling to the city when that giant monstrosity came down from the sky so I need to find them!)" Heba gasped as I realized who those dead people are, then I started looking grim since I couldn't let her see what happened to her family.
"(Forgive me if I come off as harsh, but I do not believe that is wise because I must get you away from here before you join Osiris' embrace from lack of substance,)" I pointed out hesitantly, then Heba glared at me for my suggestion.
"(My family could be wounded and need help, so I am searching for them with or without your assistance,)" Heba retorted in outrage until she went to look around and before I could stop her, she spotted the remains of her family and let out a scream of horror while hurrying over to the bodies.
I could see Heba staring down at the remains of her family and fell to her knees, breaking out into sobs of anguish while I slowly approached and knelt down next to her with a look of sympathy as I sighed.
"(I...am truly sorry and may they find peace in Osiris' embrace,)" I said quietly as I let Heba grieve until she managed to calm down and look at me.
"(What should I do?)" Heba asked, causing me to frown in uncertainty.
"(I do not know, but you must come with me so that you won't join them in death,)" I stated as Heba blinked at that.
"(I see...but what about my family?)" Heba questioned and I sent her a solemn smile.
"(The city guard will be here soon so they shall take care of them, now let us leave this terrible place,)" I suggested as I stood up, prompting Heba to do the same before we began walking away from the wreckage.
Once we headed back to my place, Abasi was surprised to see Heba with me and began questioning me about her, then I had Heba take a seat so that she could rest before Abasi and I spoke in private and he was shocked when I informed him that her family died in the location of where the blimp crashed.
I had told him that she needed help and I was happy to provide it to her, then Abasi understood and commented that I always reminded him of my mother because of my kindness towards other people, and I felt bashful from the compliment before we went to check on Heba.
Before I knew it, a couple of months had gone by and I resumed my thieving activities while also making sure Heba found a place to stay, but I couldn't help but feel different whenever I would speak with her, like I would get shy at times and I think my face would feel hot with a jittery sensation occurring in my stomach.
I understood that I was feeling something for Heba, some kind of attraction to her and sometimes I swear that she would stare at me whenever I would do some heavy lifting and I once caught her quickly looking away with a blush.
It was at that time that I knew that we had fallen for each other, but I didn't know how to tell her since I would always get nervous around girls back when I was human and this was no different as Abasi and I were taking a break from hard work, then the older jackal sent me a knowing look.
"(My friend, I couldn't help but notice something occurring between you and Heba so do you wish to explain?)" Abasi asked and I blushed as I looked away from him.
"(I know not what you are speaking about, Abasi,)" I evaded in embarrassment, causing Abasi to let out a chuckle.
"(Come now, we've been friends ever since you were but a little boy and I can tell whenever something is on your mind, so you need not be embarrassed since you can tell me,)" Abasi reassured and I sighed as I looked at him shyly.
"(We...may have gotten closer recently,)" I admitted, thinking about how we have grown close these past couple of months and that it was only a matter of time before we became more than friends.
"(I see...you have grown fond of her, have you not?)" Abasi inquired, then I blushed before smiling softly as I thought about Heba.
"(Yes, she is beautiful like the most sparkling of gems and her kindness draws me to her...but I am unsure of how to confess my feelings to her,)" I explained while Abasi sent me a look of understanding.
"(Do not worry, you have the chance to do that right now,)" Abasi told me, and I was confused by what he meant until he looked behind me and I did the same thing before freezing up at the sight of Heba standing nearby with a look of shock on her face as Abasi stood up from his seat.
"(Well, I shall leave you two alone since it is the evening,)" Abasi added as he walked away, then he left the house as Heba approached and sat down next to me.
After that, there was nothing but an awkward silence as I tried to figure out what to say but the words just wouldn't come while I felt jittery and nervous, then Heba looked at me with a blush as she opened her mouth to speak.
"(Is it true? Have you really meant what you said?)" Heba inquired, prompting me to avoid eye contact as I stared at the floor until I nodded at her.
"(Yes, you are beautiful and I have grown fond of you...but I did not know how to tell you because it was like the words wouldn't come out,)" I confessed nervously until Heba smiled warmly.
"(I am flattered that you are attracted to me, and I also have a confession...Slytunkhamen, I have fallen for you because of your kindness and generosity so, if you wish, I would like to be with you for the rest of your life,)" Heba offered, causing me to smile as I nodded.
"(I would like that...I wish for you to be happy and it would be my pleasure for us to spend our time together in this life and the afterlife for all eternity,)" I agreed softly as I reached out to gently place my hand on her cheek.
Heba closed her eyes and smiled at the contact before she stood up and took my hand, guiding me to my room as we held hands before heading to the bed and sitting down on it before we looked at each other and I leaned forward to kiss her slowly.
I closed my eyes and pulled Heba against my chest as we explored our passion for one another, Heba slowly running her hands up my athletic muscles as I hummed at the intimate contact and lowered her onto the bed while we kept kissing with me resting above her on my hands and knees.
Heba ran one of her hands through my head fur and went to wrap her arms around my torso as I moaned, my hand tracing her curves and moving to stroke her stomach as she inhaled from that and moved her hands down to my waist, reaching to run them through my tail and I shivered from how good that felt as my arousal was pressing against my loincloth.
I moved to kiss along Heba's neck while moving a hand up to cup one of her breasts, gently squeezing and massaging it while she let out a quiet moan and arched up against me as I could tell she loved my ministrations and wanted more, so I was all too happy to give it to her.
I sat up and Heba followed suit, the two of us removing our clothes and I placed my hands on her waist as we resumed kissing for a short time and parted, breathing heavily as Heba grabbed my arms and felt up my biceps before I growled lustfully and pinned her back down before I went back to squeezing her breasts as Heba moaned.
I went to adjust so that I could enter her, looking at Heba with a questioning look to show that I was asking for permission and she nodded until I began grinding the tip of my member against her entrance and each time my hips moved is when I would sink a little deeper until I was fully inside, causing Heba to moan as I held still for her to adjust from the loss of her virginity and then I later started with short shallow thrusts and settled into a steady rhythm.
"(H-How does it feel?)" I gasped out breathlessly.
"(I-It feels wonderful, my love,)" Heba told me while I kept rocking against her.
Hearing that made me change my short thrusts to deeper and heavier ones, burying my length into her fully as each stroke caused my nerves to alight with pleasure as I enjoyed the sensation of copulating with Heba, the woman I have fallen for while she would arch her back so her hips could meet with my thrusts.
We kissed again as Heba's hands traced my back to feel the athletic muscles flexing and rippling from my efforts, then I could feel a tingling sensation from my balls and knew that I was getting close just before Heba's tunnel started gripping and tensing around my member as she moaned loudly into the kiss.
At that moment, I gave a few short hard thrusts until I drove my member as deep as I could into her until my climax hit and I groaned while my member throbbed twice and began spurting inside, then my strength gave out and I collapsed on top of Heba with my jaw resting on her shoulder as I gently nuzzled her cheek with mine.
"(By the gods...that was incredible,)" Heba breathed out tiredly, stroking the fur on my back and I moved so that we were lying side by side.
"(I love you, Heba,)" I said as I started to close my eyes with a fond smile.
With that said, I drifted off to sleep with me and her spooning while my arms were wrapped around her torso and our tails intertwined, then the last thing I felt before falling asleep was the nice sensation of feeling relaxed and warm.
A/N Hey guys, looks like Slytunkhamen/Peter is now in a relationship and if you're wondering why they had sex just after they admitted their feelings for each other, I did my research on what romantic love was like back in ancient Egypt and it turns out that the people during that time were open about that kind of thing and chastity before marriage wasn't all that important, so sexuality was a part of life during that era and romantic love was empathized back then.
As for the pharaoh, he was Le Paradox's ancestor so I figured why not start the rivalry between Peter and Le Paradox's family by having him steal from their Egyptian ancestor but if you're also wondering about the blimp suddenly appearing out of nowhere and crashing, that was Le Paradox's blimp that acted as his time machine and a big change has happened that I'm sure those who have played thieves in time will understand what I'm talking about.
Those who haven't played it, let me explain by saying that there is a secret ending where Sly winds up being trapped in ancient Egypt after finding himself stuck on Le Paradox's blimp and what peeves the hell out of me is that a sequel hasn't been made for eight years now, basically leaving Sly's fate on a cliffhanger so that is very annoying but Sly isn't in ancient Egypt in my story so something happened in the modern era that I'll reveal in the future.
Well, enough of me rambling so let me know what you think and stay tuned.