Chapter 2
Kaliya Meyers woke in a state of incredible shock.
It had been three months since they'd moved to San Francisco. Three months since something had triggered the dreams.
She gripped her forehead, feeling the chill dampness of her sweat. Dear lord, her dreams had been wild, all right, but this was too much.
Making her way quietly to the bathroom, she splashed water on her face and stared in the mirror.
She'd never known anything before life with her adoptive parents, the Meyers. She knew the story of how they'd found her, a lost little baby, on an expedition to Egypt.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror. She had a thin face with high, delicate cheekbones, big dark eyes, and a short mess of dark brown hair.
What in the world...?
The image was blurring. The features were changing. Kaliya almost screamed as she found herself looking at the girl.
She was taller than Kaliya by a few inches, her skin a shade lighter. Hypnotically beautiful green eyes that swirled with blue and gold met Kaliya's startled gaze. Her hair was incredibly long and thick, ebony with startling streaks of reddish-brown and gold. Her clothes! They could only be that of an Ancient Egyptian, the short, sleeveless white top, edged with green, and the richly decorated kilt, green-edged white to match the top. From the buckle, fashioned as a magnificent deep-green stone, the decorative strip of cloth that fell down the kilt's middle was embroidered with a dizzying pattern of gold and blue triangles.
Yet Kaliya's eyes were drawn away from the girl's features to the pendant.
The pendant.
THE PENDANT.
Suddenly, her head throbbed painfully, making her dizzy and causing her to grab the edge of the sink. The clear image of the Egyptian girl melted away.
Yet the clear command in Kaliya's brain did not.
~Regnos~
She cried out, dragging herself from the bathroom, back to her room. Feverishly, she began to throw on her clothes – she was going out.
~Pluribos~
Without really thinking, she crept to the front door, unlocking it and slipping out into the night.
Towards the museum. Towards the pendant.
~Serpios~
She could not remember exactly how she got in, or how her footsteps guided her towards the newest exhibit. But there she stood, gazing at the display case in the center of the room.
~Unum~
Swift as thought, she had opened the display case and gazed at the object that lay in her fist.
Dangling from a black leather thong, the golden dragon's-head pendant danced on its string. The swirling stone on its forehead began to glow with an eerie light.
~Regnos Pluribos Serpios Unum~
And as Kaliya Meyers pulled the pendant around her neck, an incredible display took place.
First her hair, shooting out its length, turning pure white, dancing in the fierce wind that had kicked up in the little chamber.
Then indeed, her entire being changed. The familiar Egyptian clothes shimmered into existence on her body, even as bandages swathed her form. Vibrantly swirling, multicolored eyes took in the chaotic room. Her skin turned gray, her very insides disappeared.
And finally, finally...
Her heart ceased to beat.
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Cool, huh? I dreamed up this little twist a long time ago, but it didn't come out right for a long time. Hope ya liked it as much as me. ^_^
