Chapter 2
Phoenix Rebirth
October 6 with 29 minutes to midnight. Shadows moved quickly and quietly across a limestone wall. Ruby eyes swiftly scanned the horizons for any signs of opposition. A merciless mouth curved into a crafty smile. Tanned skin flashed from under a tunic as the creature ran with feline-like grace. Gray-black hair glimmered as it was whipped back by wind and sand. Dozens of smaller shadows followed the bigger one. The being stood silent as the smaller creatures surrounded her. "shhh....my sisters" the creature with the red eyes whispered gleefully. Then tanned flesh morphed into gray-black fur; two legs and two arms developed into four padded paws. Rounded human ears became pointed catlike ears; but the only thing that stayed the same were the red-ruby eyes. The eyes pierced the night darkness with curiosity and mischievousness. The shadows ran swiftly and silently in the night; they ran through the back alleys unnoticed and undetected. They loped out into the moonlit desert, until they came apon a hidden entrance in the sandy ground. The lights of the city were faint but visible still; they were on the outer city limits so none saw when one of the felines morphed into a tall young maiden; the one with the ruby eyes. She smiled coldly as she silently walked down the steps of the entrance into darkness, the little furry creatures following.....
Shadi's ears pricked...something was off...... He turned around to see thirteen cats staring patiently up at him, he backed to the wall; he knew that these were not normal felines.... "Kheftu! Hatshept!" Shadi called out to the ancient guards that helped him protect the Millennium Items throughout the ages. "Sorry, but your guards are not available to assist you right now" one of the cats purred contentedly as it morphed into a female human form. She was wearing ancient Egyptian clothes; a white, nearly see through fixed dress, gold necklaces wrapped around her slender neck, and a loose-fitting dark cloak that covered her hair and shoulders; typical priestesses' garments. Shadi's blank blue eyes widened "Tenkh- Saan..." the red-eyed women chuckled as if she were purring deep in her throat "that's right Shadi! You're not the only one that survived five thousand years!" she exclaimed gleefully and maniacally, gesturing to the cats sitting around her. At the wave of her arms the felines all turned into tall black haired lovely women. Tenkh-Saan and her fellow priestesses were not stunningly beautiful but they were not unfortunate at all in the department of physical appearances. They knew how to use that particular advantage to their benefit----and well! For Shadi could smell the blood of the thousands of mortal men that they had lured, raped and murdered over the years, it was all to gain favour bestowed apon them by their protecting Goddess; Bastet. Shadi's nose wrinkled in disgust. Fresh blood. Tenkh-Saan walked over to Shadi and laid a hand on his shoulder; Shadi was helpless as he froze under her touch. Tenkh-Saan was pleased and then she eyed the Millennium Ankh, her lips curved into a devious sneer, "whoever said you couldn't kill two birds with one stone...." she purred harshly as she reached for the Ankh. When her hand closed around the Ankh, it started to glow "MERUAW!!!" she screeched in pain, she let go instantly, she hissed in pain and discomfort. It burned her! 'Of course......the item is still connected with its wearer' she thought angrily, then her lips form a nasty smile 'all the more reason to have someone else do our dirty work.....' She thought cunningly as she looked up at the stone tablet that held the Millennium Scales. "Shaa-Ztah, get the scales!" Tenkh-Saan ordered. One of the maidens obliged and gracefully retrieved the scales off the tablet and gently put it in a pouch. She gave the pouch to Tenkh-Saan who smiled callously. They all except Tenkh-Saan turned back into their feline state. They ran swiftly out into the night....
10 minutes to midnight. The priestesses were in the beautiful underground ancient temple; the temple that was dedicated to the cat Goddess Bastet. They placed the mystical scales on a stone block that was coated with fresh blood, the blood of men. Tenkh-Saan and the other twelve priestesses were wearing the ceremonial robes; blood covered their arms. Tenkh-Saan held a heavy book in her arms; it was gold with silver pages and it was very old. It was the book that she and her fellow priestesses had kept from the ancient times. It contained many spells and rituals that were thought to have been lost forever. It even contained the Forbidden God Rituals. Tenkh- Saan began to read aloud unaccompanied from the book in perfect unbroken Egyptian. Then the others began to chant the verses as she kept reading, her red eyes glowing with an influential gleam. Magical energy thickened in the immense chamber; creating a static-like charge, that caused the skin to prickle. 5 minutes to midnight. The power was building up so greatly that it was becoming visible in the room; the magic had a greenish hue, it caused the chamber to resemble a bar; all smoky and blue. The chanting became faster and more intense. Tenkh-Saan's eyes were glowing more intense as each second passed by. The stone block glowed as the magical energy was focused on it. 60 seconds to midnight. Tenkh-Saan's eyes were blazing furiously with untold horrors and power. The other priestesses could feel the power building up around them but they paid no heed and kept on chanting the ancient powerful words. 30 seconds to midnight. The blood on the block was boiling under the intense pressure of the dark magic; the scales were not being harmed though. They were magic all on their own. 20 seconds. The Millennium Scales were enveloped by a sudden glow radiating from the stone block. Tenkh-Saan raised her voice to be heard over the rushing sound of the magic being pulled to the stone slab. 10 seconds. The room began to fill with a bright light. 5 seconds. All of a sudden, all of the light that spread out into the room whooshed back to the stone slab; infusing the scales with the incredible amount of magic. Midnight. The scales blazed white-hot. Energy poured out of the scales and a human shape began to form. 1 second after midnight. The shape started as an embryo-like being. 2 seconds. The scale infused more and more magic into the embryo to create well-defined limbs and a head, the figure of a human unborn child. 3 seconds. The shape matured into that of a two month old baby. 4 seconds. The body was still white-hot in colour but you could see that it morphed into the body of a 2-year-old child. 5 seconds. Now the shape changed again this time into the shape of a 5-year-old girl. 6 seconds. The body glowed brightly as it grew into a 9-year old girl. 7 seconds. Now that of a 12- year old girl lay on the slab. 8 seconds. A young woman of 14 replaced the 12-year-old child. 9 seconds. The final destination was reached, 17. 10 seconds. The Scales covered they young woman with protective layers of mortality, as to allow the being to live. 11 seconds. The scales flamed into a brilliant orange-red and the essence of the scales fused itself with the human body, the scales faded to its normal radiance as the essence of the girl's soul was spent into the still body. 12 seconds. The many- coloured eyes flashed open from their promised but now taken away eternal slumber; the girl gasped and gulped for oxygen, forcing air into her lungs. Her whole body jolted as she took her first breath in her fresh life. Tenkh- Saan stopped chanting, and she made her way over to the dazed girl. She smiled deviously as she looked over the breathless girl with her ruby-red eyes. One of the priestesses handed Tenkh-Saan a linen robe; she wrapped the naked young woman in it. The confused girl accepted the robe graciously; once she got her bearings she looked around inquisitively at Tenkh-Saan and the other priestesses with swirling rainbow eyes; her eyes finally settled on a light blue topaz colour. She was very beautiful, with her long luxurious black, gold and silver hair that gently brushed past her hips, and her slender curvaceous body, with long shapely legs. Her skin was a healthy creamy white, her curved shaped lips were red as cherries and her cheeks had a rosy glow. Her eyes were incredible though; always changing, no two colours are ever the same. They were big and bright; they sparkled with untold secrets and mysteries. The young woman gazed at them with blue fathomless eyes, and she took a breath to speak "who am I?"....
I am proud of this chapter! Well she's baaaacckk! What is going to happen next? Well stay tuned to find out! Oh yeah I nearly forgot! Please review! Thanx! -magick-angel
p.s. you must get the Yu-Gi-Oh! Soundtrack. It is amazing!
October 6 with 29 minutes to midnight. Shadows moved quickly and quietly across a limestone wall. Ruby eyes swiftly scanned the horizons for any signs of opposition. A merciless mouth curved into a crafty smile. Tanned skin flashed from under a tunic as the creature ran with feline-like grace. Gray-black hair glimmered as it was whipped back by wind and sand. Dozens of smaller shadows followed the bigger one. The being stood silent as the smaller creatures surrounded her. "shhh....my sisters" the creature with the red eyes whispered gleefully. Then tanned flesh morphed into gray-black fur; two legs and two arms developed into four padded paws. Rounded human ears became pointed catlike ears; but the only thing that stayed the same were the red-ruby eyes. The eyes pierced the night darkness with curiosity and mischievousness. The shadows ran swiftly and silently in the night; they ran through the back alleys unnoticed and undetected. They loped out into the moonlit desert, until they came apon a hidden entrance in the sandy ground. The lights of the city were faint but visible still; they were on the outer city limits so none saw when one of the felines morphed into a tall young maiden; the one with the ruby eyes. She smiled coldly as she silently walked down the steps of the entrance into darkness, the little furry creatures following.....
Shadi's ears pricked...something was off...... He turned around to see thirteen cats staring patiently up at him, he backed to the wall; he knew that these were not normal felines.... "Kheftu! Hatshept!" Shadi called out to the ancient guards that helped him protect the Millennium Items throughout the ages. "Sorry, but your guards are not available to assist you right now" one of the cats purred contentedly as it morphed into a female human form. She was wearing ancient Egyptian clothes; a white, nearly see through fixed dress, gold necklaces wrapped around her slender neck, and a loose-fitting dark cloak that covered her hair and shoulders; typical priestesses' garments. Shadi's blank blue eyes widened "Tenkh- Saan..." the red-eyed women chuckled as if she were purring deep in her throat "that's right Shadi! You're not the only one that survived five thousand years!" she exclaimed gleefully and maniacally, gesturing to the cats sitting around her. At the wave of her arms the felines all turned into tall black haired lovely women. Tenkh-Saan and her fellow priestesses were not stunningly beautiful but they were not unfortunate at all in the department of physical appearances. They knew how to use that particular advantage to their benefit----and well! For Shadi could smell the blood of the thousands of mortal men that they had lured, raped and murdered over the years, it was all to gain favour bestowed apon them by their protecting Goddess; Bastet. Shadi's nose wrinkled in disgust. Fresh blood. Tenkh-Saan walked over to Shadi and laid a hand on his shoulder; Shadi was helpless as he froze under her touch. Tenkh-Saan was pleased and then she eyed the Millennium Ankh, her lips curved into a devious sneer, "whoever said you couldn't kill two birds with one stone...." she purred harshly as she reached for the Ankh. When her hand closed around the Ankh, it started to glow "MERUAW!!!" she screeched in pain, she let go instantly, she hissed in pain and discomfort. It burned her! 'Of course......the item is still connected with its wearer' she thought angrily, then her lips form a nasty smile 'all the more reason to have someone else do our dirty work.....' She thought cunningly as she looked up at the stone tablet that held the Millennium Scales. "Shaa-Ztah, get the scales!" Tenkh-Saan ordered. One of the maidens obliged and gracefully retrieved the scales off the tablet and gently put it in a pouch. She gave the pouch to Tenkh-Saan who smiled callously. They all except Tenkh-Saan turned back into their feline state. They ran swiftly out into the night....
10 minutes to midnight. The priestesses were in the beautiful underground ancient temple; the temple that was dedicated to the cat Goddess Bastet. They placed the mystical scales on a stone block that was coated with fresh blood, the blood of men. Tenkh-Saan and the other twelve priestesses were wearing the ceremonial robes; blood covered their arms. Tenkh-Saan held a heavy book in her arms; it was gold with silver pages and it was very old. It was the book that she and her fellow priestesses had kept from the ancient times. It contained many spells and rituals that were thought to have been lost forever. It even contained the Forbidden God Rituals. Tenkh- Saan began to read aloud unaccompanied from the book in perfect unbroken Egyptian. Then the others began to chant the verses as she kept reading, her red eyes glowing with an influential gleam. Magical energy thickened in the immense chamber; creating a static-like charge, that caused the skin to prickle. 5 minutes to midnight. The power was building up so greatly that it was becoming visible in the room; the magic had a greenish hue, it caused the chamber to resemble a bar; all smoky and blue. The chanting became faster and more intense. Tenkh-Saan's eyes were glowing more intense as each second passed by. The stone block glowed as the magical energy was focused on it. 60 seconds to midnight. Tenkh-Saan's eyes were blazing furiously with untold horrors and power. The other priestesses could feel the power building up around them but they paid no heed and kept on chanting the ancient powerful words. 30 seconds to midnight. The blood on the block was boiling under the intense pressure of the dark magic; the scales were not being harmed though. They were magic all on their own. 20 seconds. The Millennium Scales were enveloped by a sudden glow radiating from the stone block. Tenkh-Saan raised her voice to be heard over the rushing sound of the magic being pulled to the stone slab. 10 seconds. The room began to fill with a bright light. 5 seconds. All of a sudden, all of the light that spread out into the room whooshed back to the stone slab; infusing the scales with the incredible amount of magic. Midnight. The scales blazed white-hot. Energy poured out of the scales and a human shape began to form. 1 second after midnight. The shape started as an embryo-like being. 2 seconds. The scale infused more and more magic into the embryo to create well-defined limbs and a head, the figure of a human unborn child. 3 seconds. The shape matured into that of a two month old baby. 4 seconds. The body was still white-hot in colour but you could see that it morphed into the body of a 2-year-old child. 5 seconds. Now the shape changed again this time into the shape of a 5-year-old girl. 6 seconds. The body glowed brightly as it grew into a 9-year old girl. 7 seconds. Now that of a 12- year old girl lay on the slab. 8 seconds. A young woman of 14 replaced the 12-year-old child. 9 seconds. The final destination was reached, 17. 10 seconds. The Scales covered they young woman with protective layers of mortality, as to allow the being to live. 11 seconds. The scales flamed into a brilliant orange-red and the essence of the scales fused itself with the human body, the scales faded to its normal radiance as the essence of the girl's soul was spent into the still body. 12 seconds. The many- coloured eyes flashed open from their promised but now taken away eternal slumber; the girl gasped and gulped for oxygen, forcing air into her lungs. Her whole body jolted as she took her first breath in her fresh life. Tenkh- Saan stopped chanting, and she made her way over to the dazed girl. She smiled deviously as she looked over the breathless girl with her ruby-red eyes. One of the priestesses handed Tenkh-Saan a linen robe; she wrapped the naked young woman in it. The confused girl accepted the robe graciously; once she got her bearings she looked around inquisitively at Tenkh-Saan and the other priestesses with swirling rainbow eyes; her eyes finally settled on a light blue topaz colour. She was very beautiful, with her long luxurious black, gold and silver hair that gently brushed past her hips, and her slender curvaceous body, with long shapely legs. Her skin was a healthy creamy white, her curved shaped lips were red as cherries and her cheeks had a rosy glow. Her eyes were incredible though; always changing, no two colours are ever the same. They were big and bright; they sparkled with untold secrets and mysteries. The young woman gazed at them with blue fathomless eyes, and she took a breath to speak "who am I?"....
I am proud of this chapter! Well she's baaaacckk! What is going to happen next? Well stay tuned to find out! Oh yeah I nearly forgot! Please review! Thanx! -magick-angel
p.s. you must get the Yu-Gi-Oh! Soundtrack. It is amazing!