"THOTH!" she screamed, and let go of her sword, his body falling down onto
the sand. Blood stained the Sahara, Thoth gasping for air.
"Ma'at…" he breathed, a slight smile on the edges of his lips, "You're not dead…I have won…"
"No! No, you're not dead, you can't die! I couldn't live without you! No! No, Thoth, no" Ma'at shouted through her tears, holding her husband. He gasped, and she could feel his pulse fade away. She looked up at his paling face, and kissed him, his heartbeat finally disappearing.
She sobbed; mourning for her spouse…the only sound was the wind in her ears. But wait, what was that?
Ma'at looked up, and was shocked by the sight before her.
Seth was holding Nepthys' hand, silently crying. She too had died by her husbands weapon, and Seth was at a loss for words.
The god of truth crawled over the sand and placed her arm around her enemy. They mourned for each other's loss, and Seth wept on her shoulder, Ma'at beginning to cry again.
*****
The O'Connell's and Aredeth stared in horror as the two swords met flesh, and the battlers realized what had happened. Aredeth realized all too quickly.
"Marcus! Mirella!" he shouted, and ran toward the scene, but he was stopped some invisible force field. He reached out for his niece and nephew, mentally begging to get closer.
"no" he murmured, pain showing on his face.
*****
Ma'at thought furiously, trying to make this all compute. What happened? Thoth and Nepthys had moved forward, trying to stop them from hurting each other, but killing themselves in the motion.
Ma'at no longer wanted to fight. This was too hard. She had never lost anyone close to her, ever. Things looked so pathetic now. All this was over was the order of the world. That looked so very stupid now. Who wanted everything the same? That was boring, repetitive, and dull. Everyone wanted some surprises in their lives, and Seth could do that, and Ma'at could make the ride a little more smoother. People could accept the shocks, knowing they would pass, and vice versa.
"Seth?" she said softly. He looked up, eyes still watering; "I don't want to fight anymore. I want to get along. I give up."
Seth smiled a little.
"I don't want to fight either. I give up too."
Ma'at nodded her head, and thought. Now what?
"What are we going to do?"
Seth squeezed his wife's hand.
"I'm not sure. I don't remember Ra saying anything about when-"
"Ra! That's it! Nefertiri! Nefertiri!" Ma'at shouted, getting up and running over to Evie.
"Do you have the book of Amun-Rah?" she asked hopefully.
Evie nodded, but was lost.
"Yes, I do, but what-"
"Please, could you bring it here?"
"Sure, I guess, but I still-"
"Go!"
Evie ran off as quick as she could to her tent and picked up the heavy gold book. She ran back, and handed it to Ma'at.
"Thank you. Seth!" she yelled. Seth looked up.
"We have the book!" she shouted happily, lifting it up for him to see.
Seth looked down and shook his head. Ma'at walked over to the god and crouched down.
"What is wrong? I thought the book always killed the evil, the dead, and raised the good."
Seth looked up.
"It can only resurrect people Ma'at. Only the mortal that have been born may be raised again. It does not work on gods. I'm very sorry."
He looked down again.
Ma'at thought and bit her lip.
"Wait! Seth, it can work! Nepthys and Thoth were mortal, because if they weren't, they would be here. They were born, I know, because I am the daughter of Rah, and you and our spouses were the children of Geb and Nut, the god and goddess of the sky and air. So ha!"
Seth sighed and shrugged. Hey, it was worth a try.
"Go ahead, oh ever hopeful one." He said, with a wave of his hand.
Ma'at glared at him, but opened the book and started to read. Page after page she recited aloud, never slipping.
*****
Aredeth woke up. He had been so exhausted from grief and crying he had fallen asleep where he lay. He shook his hair and looked up, praying this was some horrible dream, and he would see his relatives again.
But it was not to be. The sight before him was different. Ma'at and Seth were leaning over the two bodies, Ma'at reading from a book, and Seth sighing and wiping his eyes. The goddess looked to be on the last page of what she was reading, ready to close it and wait for something.
But she stopped, pointed to a symbol on the bottom right corner to the page, and turned her head toward Seth, mumbling something. Seth leaned over and looked, but he shook his head. They both looked up and over at the O'Connell's, shouting something.
Evie jogged over to the pair and looked at what Ma'at was pointing at. She too shook her head and put her palms in the air. Rick looked miffed and smacked his forehead.
"What does it look like?" he shouted over the dunes. Ma'at waved her arms up and down like a bird.
"It's a stork!" Evie shouted back.
Rick seemed about to run over and hit them all.
"It's AMENEPHUS YOU IDIOTS!" Rick screamed.
The three looked at the picture again, smiled, and nodded.
Evie ran back to Rick and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you. I knew you would have to remember that one." She cooed.
"Well you only pounded it into my head three billion times!"
Aredeth smiled and stood up.
Ma'at finished reading the book and closed it.
Nothing happened.
"Ma'at…" he breathed, a slight smile on the edges of his lips, "You're not dead…I have won…"
"No! No, you're not dead, you can't die! I couldn't live without you! No! No, Thoth, no" Ma'at shouted through her tears, holding her husband. He gasped, and she could feel his pulse fade away. She looked up at his paling face, and kissed him, his heartbeat finally disappearing.
She sobbed; mourning for her spouse…the only sound was the wind in her ears. But wait, what was that?
Ma'at looked up, and was shocked by the sight before her.
Seth was holding Nepthys' hand, silently crying. She too had died by her husbands weapon, and Seth was at a loss for words.
The god of truth crawled over the sand and placed her arm around her enemy. They mourned for each other's loss, and Seth wept on her shoulder, Ma'at beginning to cry again.
*****
The O'Connell's and Aredeth stared in horror as the two swords met flesh, and the battlers realized what had happened. Aredeth realized all too quickly.
"Marcus! Mirella!" he shouted, and ran toward the scene, but he was stopped some invisible force field. He reached out for his niece and nephew, mentally begging to get closer.
"no" he murmured, pain showing on his face.
*****
Ma'at thought furiously, trying to make this all compute. What happened? Thoth and Nepthys had moved forward, trying to stop them from hurting each other, but killing themselves in the motion.
Ma'at no longer wanted to fight. This was too hard. She had never lost anyone close to her, ever. Things looked so pathetic now. All this was over was the order of the world. That looked so very stupid now. Who wanted everything the same? That was boring, repetitive, and dull. Everyone wanted some surprises in their lives, and Seth could do that, and Ma'at could make the ride a little more smoother. People could accept the shocks, knowing they would pass, and vice versa.
"Seth?" she said softly. He looked up, eyes still watering; "I don't want to fight anymore. I want to get along. I give up."
Seth smiled a little.
"I don't want to fight either. I give up too."
Ma'at nodded her head, and thought. Now what?
"What are we going to do?"
Seth squeezed his wife's hand.
"I'm not sure. I don't remember Ra saying anything about when-"
"Ra! That's it! Nefertiri! Nefertiri!" Ma'at shouted, getting up and running over to Evie.
"Do you have the book of Amun-Rah?" she asked hopefully.
Evie nodded, but was lost.
"Yes, I do, but what-"
"Please, could you bring it here?"
"Sure, I guess, but I still-"
"Go!"
Evie ran off as quick as she could to her tent and picked up the heavy gold book. She ran back, and handed it to Ma'at.
"Thank you. Seth!" she yelled. Seth looked up.
"We have the book!" she shouted happily, lifting it up for him to see.
Seth looked down and shook his head. Ma'at walked over to the god and crouched down.
"What is wrong? I thought the book always killed the evil, the dead, and raised the good."
Seth looked up.
"It can only resurrect people Ma'at. Only the mortal that have been born may be raised again. It does not work on gods. I'm very sorry."
He looked down again.
Ma'at thought and bit her lip.
"Wait! Seth, it can work! Nepthys and Thoth were mortal, because if they weren't, they would be here. They were born, I know, because I am the daughter of Rah, and you and our spouses were the children of Geb and Nut, the god and goddess of the sky and air. So ha!"
Seth sighed and shrugged. Hey, it was worth a try.
"Go ahead, oh ever hopeful one." He said, with a wave of his hand.
Ma'at glared at him, but opened the book and started to read. Page after page she recited aloud, never slipping.
*****
Aredeth woke up. He had been so exhausted from grief and crying he had fallen asleep where he lay. He shook his hair and looked up, praying this was some horrible dream, and he would see his relatives again.
But it was not to be. The sight before him was different. Ma'at and Seth were leaning over the two bodies, Ma'at reading from a book, and Seth sighing and wiping his eyes. The goddess looked to be on the last page of what she was reading, ready to close it and wait for something.
But she stopped, pointed to a symbol on the bottom right corner to the page, and turned her head toward Seth, mumbling something. Seth leaned over and looked, but he shook his head. They both looked up and over at the O'Connell's, shouting something.
Evie jogged over to the pair and looked at what Ma'at was pointing at. She too shook her head and put her palms in the air. Rick looked miffed and smacked his forehead.
"What does it look like?" he shouted over the dunes. Ma'at waved her arms up and down like a bird.
"It's a stork!" Evie shouted back.
Rick seemed about to run over and hit them all.
"It's AMENEPHUS YOU IDIOTS!" Rick screamed.
The three looked at the picture again, smiled, and nodded.
Evie ran back to Rick and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you. I knew you would have to remember that one." She cooed.
"Well you only pounded it into my head three billion times!"
Aredeth smiled and stood up.
Ma'at finished reading the book and closed it.
Nothing happened.