-Flashback

The sun rays beam on all of Egypt, the markets are lively, the day seems to be a very busy one as it starts.. but no one expected this unannounced visit..

The Queen walks the markets and streets for a morning stroll, welcomed by everyone's smiles, bows and waves..

But this time unlike the usual, she is heavily guarded.. her Kyoshies are in position and so are the fearsome guards with their spears marching behind her..

she looks behind her at the troubling scene..

"Esmeralda.. This is too much! I am used on walking the markets every now and then, the people know me.. walking is good for me at this stage.. and I am perfectly capable of protecting my self!"

She speaks to her Visor who is also in position eyes sharp everywhere with her fan over her mouth..

"Your are the one who Insisted on taking a walk on your due month, or do you forget you are carrying the next Pharaoh? and no, not in this state you can't.. this is for your own safety precautions.. stop resisting.. also Pharaoh's orders"

she smiles at her stupidity and winks making Edna scoff knowing her husband's protective nature..

A small girl interrupts their about to begin arguments by running towards the Queen.. making all of the guards and Kyoshies aim their weapons at her in frowned faces and angry eyes.. she stops terrified, ready to cry..

"Stand down this instant!!" Their orders are clearly heard but none of them wants to obey..

"Have you not heard me???"

The Queen now yells at them aggressively.. making them fall back but still on guard ..

She approaches the girl who held a beautiful rose flower wishing to give her to the Queen.. she presentes it from behind her back pulling her body up standing on her toes huge smile on her face with small teary eyes..

Edna ruffles her hair and takes the Flower from her tiny dirty hands..

"Thank you.. I shall treasure it"

The girl only smiles even wider and holds the Queen hands in a crowd full of awws and ohs

Edna reaches the back of her hair removing a golden hair clip and kneeling down in front of the girl..

"Your majesty! You shouldn't kneel" Esmeralda exclaims not payed attention to by her friend who holds the girls tall beautiful black hair back and holds it together with the hair clip then lay her hands on her now huge belly... the girl plays with her hair happily and smiles at the Queen her eyes falling on her stomach..

Edna takes the girl's hands and places it over her bumped belly, both of them feel the movement inside and small kicks to which the girl gasps opening her mouth widely at the smiling Queen.. who lets go of the girls hands that waves at her by her mother's side..

Esmeralda rushed to help Edna back up

"I know my love it's getting uncomfortable in there.. soon now we shall meet.. I will see you and hold you.. just you wait!"

Esmeralda watches her friend talk to her belly hugging her own self to comfort her unborn child letting him know she is here for him..

"As for the rest of you!! You dared make me repeat my self!! All of you back to the Palace now!! I will continue this stroll by myself.. and you will face punishment.. until you learn to obey your Queen.. Out of my sight!!"

All bow with no right to refuse the orders walking back in organized steps..

"Your highness, this is not a good idea, I fear we are cornered and I can't protect you.."

Esmeralda tries to stop her..

"That includes you too.. I want to be alone"

To the Queen this was not up for discussion as she walks not looking back drowning into her own thoughts.. this feeling of unease that is stuck to her for a while now she can't seem to shake off..

That night almost 8 months ago.. all guards disappeared and Akmankanen barley slept.. not to mention not knowing Aknaden's whereabouts.. which is the most concerning part..

The guards cannot all be in a single meeting all of them at once.. some must stay behind for protection.. and Aknaden's excuse was even more unconvincing.. and the next day we learn about that village.. can it all not be related?.. can my husband have known anything about this?..

She is brought out of her thoughts when she finds her self standing at the outskirts of the city infront of a ghosted Village.. this is the source of her uneasiness.. so many troubled souls roam around here.. such darkness and despair spread in every corner of this deserted village.. she starts feeling unbearable pain down her spin making her arch holding her belly..

"Terrible timing my love!!"

She feels a unclear sound calling to her from inside.. she can't bring her self to come closer.. the feeling of unease and fear increases combined with her pain.. its all new to her.. if she wasn't carrying she wouldn't have thought twice.. but her child is her priority..

A chid shows up at village entrance.. standing infront of her.. a small tanned child with silver hair and silver eyes with scar on his left one.. stands staring at her in horror and unmeasurable anger.. never has she seen a child who bares such flame in his eyes..

She feels water running down her legs and her pain increases more than before making her fall down to her knees starting to organize her breath..

"Ahhh!!" she starts panting uncontrollably but she needs to hold it together until she gets to the palace.. somehow..

"Heyy, are you lost, child? What's your name?.. come closer I can help you.."

He answers none as his hate and disgust expressions increasing..

"Its okay.. I won't hurt you.. I wish to help you.. but you need to help me first..

I need you to run to the nearest village, and get some help.." her pain is coming and going.. but when it does come.. it's terrible..

the child's eyes stare at her almost piercing her tears streaming down his face as he arches his teeth until he bled and clutches his hands..

"Its okay.. don't.. AHHHH!!!"

She holds a hand out to the child begging for help.. as her pain becomes so severely blinding

He looks at her almost enjoying her pain and glade she is hurting.. his eyes glow once in the middle of his tears.. as he released a mighty shout aiming his hands at her body..

Her screams echo as she starts to cry..

she witnesses it.. all of the indescribable events of that dark ominous day.. all of which this child experienced.. at this young age..

Her visions were always a curse to her.. she can never stop them.. or chose their timing.. combined now with child birth.. its unbearable..

But its not over yet..

Two young men fighting to death.. monsters, dark magic and bending.. she knows this place.. its near the nile.. she has been there before.. an older version of the boy staring down at another.. boy.. he looks so much like her.. its all blurry and unclear..

Esmeralda who decided to stay close despite her orders arrives with two guards after hearing screams and cries..

Edna on the ground in a pool of blood and water, crying her eyes out to a child who now looks down on them..

"Edna hold on, you're early.. Your water broke, you're in Labor!!.. We need to get her back the palace.."

She tries to comfort her friend who is overwhelmed by the pain and the unsettling visions.. she glancing back to the boy, but he is no where to be found.. she can't worry about a stray boy now.. The next Pharaoh is coming..

Screams, shouts and Grins of agony echo through the entire Palace.. this is not going to be an easy delivery..

"For the life of me, I never thought I would hear that woman scream.." Aknaden sighs right outside of the room almost annoyed by the screams.. surrounded by all the officials and the Pharaoh pacing left and right in worry..

"You are underestimating childbirth Aknaden "

Solomn cuts his prayers to eye the other official..

"This is what they were made to do.. and they need to do it quieter.." Aknaden waves his Hands in carelessness..

"You should be more concerned about the Queen's health and the child..not pointing out the nature of females.."

Solomn shames Aknaden almost starting a moral fight..

"Stop it both of you.. I should be in there by her side!" The Pharaoh's eyes and body show great deal of worry and distress hearing his love in suffering unable to do anything to comfort her..

"Your majesty.. there is no place for A man in there.. you must be more patient, her majesty is strong and you know it.."

Solomn clams his worried friend who only return to his pacing as Solomn returns to his prayers and Aknaden returns to rolling his eyes at the both of them..

-Inside the room

"Edna please.. you can do this!!"

"No I can't!! Make it stoppp!!AAAHHH" "Almost there you highness, just a little further"

"AAHHHH!! Dear Ra!! Have Mercy!!"

Their Conversation is fast, heated and Loud.. medics run all around, Edna and Esmeralda yell and shout at each other and everyone.. making the atmosphere inside this room unbearably stressful..

"Cut me up! You understand!! Bring my child here safely! At all costs"

Edna orders the medics in charge of her delivery pressing the medic's arm.. wanting only the safety of her child..

Her face is red and sweaty, eyes puffed from excessive pushing.. Esmeralda next to her holding her hands and drying her face..

All now smile and cry silent, happy tears hearing the first sound of the crying baby, sending reassurance to everyone in the Palace.. Especially the men right at the door..

Edna falls back on her bed barely capable of keeping her eyes open.. looking at her friend who is smiling at widely watching the child..

"He's a boy Edna.. He is sweet little boy.."

she holds her friend's tired face in tears.. who can barely smile back at her..

"Esmeralda.. show him to me.. I want to see him.. let me hold him close"

The Queen asks weakly holding her hands out beginning to cry happy tears herself

Esmeralda waits for the medics who are still prepping the child.. ready to take him to his mother's hands.. but all look at her coldly getting ready to leave..

"Where do you think you're going? Give him to me.. his mother wants to see him.."

She orders the medic carrying the child her hand blocking her path..

"Can't allow that Visor.. the child must be handed first to the Pharaoh then presented to the people.." the feeling of unsafely and the absence of his mother's warmth fills the child's heart making him weep helplessly.. as the medic avoids Esmeralda and walk past her..

"Give me my child, He's crying.. You are frightening him.. Esmeralda! Hand him to me!"

Edna starts sobbing hearing the cries of her child.. her hand stretched out to them begging, but a curtain is pulled to the side of her bed blocking her view..

Her visions return even worse.. she sees fast blurry seconds.. really short flashes of the same fight, her child's cries echo in her vision..

a pool of blood, surrounded by the smell death as she sees the familiar boy's covered in blood hand stretches to her, his crimson purple eyes closing slowly his soul leaving his body..

Her eyes fly open.. wide and fiery and starts bending with all her might.. pushing away the curtain, flying the medics out of her way pushing them intothe walls violently.. she finds her child between Aknaden's hands, Akmankanen still to hold him, all look at her in shock and surprised..

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY CHILD!!

I said give him to me!! GIVE ME MY CHILD"..

She yells piercing Aknaden with her eyes, fully controlled by her visions, Her words come out mixed with anger, determination and fury.. but also in pain, fear and begging..

Esmeralda holds the child carefully and hands him to her moving away and signaling everyone away as well, knowing the depth of her power and the casualties she could cause in a minute of temerity..

She sobs uncontrollably for couple of minutes but starts calming down slowly when she takes her first look at her long awaited child.. he stops crying the moment she held him..

She takes in his small face and eyes and tiny little limps and starts hugging and kissing him welcoming him to the world.. and slowly starts smiling and giggling at him.. unaware of her previous outburst and the crowd she left speechless..

"Everyone out" she orders never removing her eyes from her little angel.. Esmeralda nods to Akmankanen reassuring him..

She fixes the Queen bed, making it more comfortable for her to sleep.. which she shortly does... holding her child close and tight as she sleeps not letting go, not even for a second..

After a while.. the Pharaoh has been so patient, he can't wait to meet his son.. but deeply disturbed by his wife's outburst which is nothing like her usual self..

he knocks softly and enters the room..

Its both horrifying and beautiful.. the room was yet to be cleaned.. blood from the delivery is all over the bed and floor.. but the magical view of the both of them sleeping peacefully fills his heart with warmth..

He eyes Esmeralda who sits next to his wife who is vast asleep.. showing her obvious unease and discomfort..

"I don't have a certain explanation.. nor Should we ask her.. she is exhausted both mentally and physically..

She might have seen something.. something horrible.. I have seen her act like this once.. back in your Battles with the Hyksos.." Esmeralda never looks at him.. but talks softly and quietly..

Akmankanen comes closer to his wife's side waiting patiently.. soon Edna begins to open her eyes tiredly..

"Well, hello there.. both of you.." he welcomes her sleepy eyes as She smiles at him kissing his cheek.. "Would you like to hold him?"

She gives him the child instructing him on how to hold him properly and watches them in weakness..

"What have you named him my love.."

he asks still looking at his child thrilled with the fact that he is here between his hands..

"I was thinking.. Atem.. like the God Atum the complete one.. like the perfect king he will be.." they both smile at the name in agreement..

"Atem He Is Then.. He looks just like... you"

The Pharaoh looks back at his wife who has fallen back into deep sleep knowing she has went through enough for one day..

He takes Atem out of the room more than two hours after his delivery to be presented to the people in cheers and congrats as they witness their next king for the first time between His father's hands..

-Flashback ends..