The Mummy Three: The Ring of Destruction

Disclaimer: If they do a Mummy 3 I hope you know that I don't know what it's going to be like so just thought you ought to know. I don't own the characters except Sutna-Sethnon, and who ever else that isn't in the movie. I don't own the movies either, well I own them on vide and DVD but not the rights to them and what not. Too let you know a lot of the mythology of Egypt just went out the window with this story. Now on with the story and ACTION!!

Prologue: The History of The Ring

Seth himself had forged this ring. The ring that held his power and Seth himself would possess whoever wore it. The ring was simple just a golden ring with hieroglyphics forged on there, they were spells to give the god unmatched power of the other Gods of Egypt. Seth was full of hate and evil that his power came from Evil himself. Evil, there was a force that was powerful, tempting the Gods through all of eternity, possessing the weakest of the gods, the pharaoh. Then one God fell to him looking for power that never stopped growing. Evil soon found himself tricked by the God, for the God trapped evil into the ring of Seth and was buried in an oasis in Upper Egypt. Evil was maddened by this action that the God had taken, he still had Seth under control and sent him to kill the God who had tricked him by filling Seth with jealousy and hate towards the God, that God was Osiris. Seth killed his brother and then was killed by Horus, Osiris's last son. With hate still in him he swore to come back and take his revenge on Horus. Then something only classified as a phenomenon happened. Seth found the ring, released Evil and they merged into each other, making a being that was more powerful than Amun Ra himself. The being called himself Eveth, a mix of Evil and Seth. He was powerful and blasted many Egyptian villages (for that was all there was then in early times) using something called ki, the term used for creating destructive balls of energy that, if powerful enough, could blow up a planet in a single blow. But the Gods had a counsel and found a way to trick Eveth into giving up his ring. They went to work immediately. One day and Eveth rested in the oasis that the ring was hidden Horus came up, Eveth could sense his power and got up, in a fighting stance he said, "Now it is time for my revenge, a voice told me that after today I would not see for seven thousand years!! Today I send you to be imprisoned for seven thousand years!" He went straight into an attack, Horus easily dodged it and Seth went head long into a giant Amun-Ra and Amun-Ra grabbed him and knocked him out. They took the ring from Eveth and Thoth said a spell, which entrapped Eveth in the ring.

"He is to remain here in the oasis, buried and never to be brought back, this moment in history shall never be known!!" Amun-Ra said. Horus put the ring in a simple wooden box and sealed it with his seal, the eye of Horus. He buried the box at a depth of ten feet. As Amun-Ra said, the moment was forgotten and all the Gods had forgotten where they had hidden the ring, though they thought that no one would find it if they couldn't, they didn't bother having people watch over the ring.

So then two centuries later the oasis became a village and trading post in Upper Egypt, a major trading post between Upper Egypt and Nubia. Then Two thousand years later the Nubians began attacking the villages of Upper Egypt, a Nubian king would no longer have the Egyptians have control over them or depict the Nubians as defeated enemies. He attacked the villages and one village in particular had the Ring of Destruction. The army was merciless, slaughtering everyone they found, killing him or her slowly. But one thirteen-year-old boy got away! His name was Sutna-Sethnon. He was hidden in his family's basement under the cellar; it was a secret place for times like these. There had been talk at the market about a Nubian uprising about five months before they actually happened. They had attacked this village first to steal the goods of the merchants from Egypt. Sutna-Sethnon got out from the basement and crawled up to the house, or at least what was left of the house. He blinked several times, letting his eyes readjust to the sunlight. He shielded his eyes and looked around him. His house had been knocked down and useless woodwork was burning, a big bonfire now dying down in the center of the town. Hatred started to burn in him, a little spark turned wildfire on the plains of his heart. He saw the dead bodies of his mom and dad together, burning. His parents were truly in love, and he wished that he could find his soul mate. They swore to never leave the other alone. They lived together and they died together, they would never let themselves be apart from each other. He then saw his older brother lying in the corner of two destroyed walls, he wasn't burning instead he was chopped into pieces. But what angered him the most was the sight of his little sister he loved her so much. She would always comfort him and be there for him. He was over protective of her. He was mad that the Nubians came and killed his family, and he was mad that he was in the basement as all this happened, just looking for his gold coin that fell down there. He was mad that he didn't hear the noise, he was mad that he could do nothing to protect his little sister. She was only nine; she was too young to die. His emotions of sadness and anger were building, but his anger came out most. He started to find bodies and piled them up. Once he finished that he counted the dead, which numbered 528 and grabbed a sharp curved stick and started to dig graves. The last grave he was digging was small it was for his sister. He struck something hard. He dug it up and saw it was a wooden box. It seemed to be centuries old but it somehow hadn't rotted away like other wooden things would at that depth. He opened it and found a golden ring, shining like it just came out of the forge. It had little hieroglyphs on it. He couldn't make out what it said. He put it on his left ring finger. It fitted perfectly even though earlier it looked as though it would be too big. He liked it, he was then paralyzed, ki was surrounding him, he was becoming stronger, and his eyes turned red like the ki. He yelled in pain as something gripped his heart, Eveth was working in his evil. Then Sutna-Sethnon (Seth for short) stood straight up, in an instant all the ki and pain went away, his eyes returned to the natural brown color, only this time it was emotionless. He didn't finish burring the dead, the only one left to bury was his sister but he did not bury her as I stated earlier. He grabbed a spear with the blade in the formation of a snake's head, bearing its long fangs that stretched out a foot and was poisoned. The bottom of the spear was pointed silver tip that was also poisoned with an Egyptian asps poison. He followed the Nubians tracks to their camp.

The camp may have passed as a village it was rather large. No wonder, thought Seth, they brought their families too. Nubians, the stupid idiots is what Seth would refer to them. He walked right into the middle of the camp, floating above the huge fire there. He started to power up, his ki surrounding him like a red fire, his hair sticking up, he yelled and blasted ki waves all through the camp, killing everyone, except the wives and children. He floated over to the nearest woman and child. They were frozen with fear, he poked them with the bottom of his spear, and cut them painfully with a scimitar he picked from the dead husband. Ironically the handle was the shape of a snake too. Soon the snake became his logo. He killed all the woman and children ever so slowly. The ring's golden shine shone even brighter. With each person he killed.

For the next six years he terrorized Nubian camps and even Egyptian villages for thinking they were untouchable. Then finally the Gods of Egypt attacked him, it was a major war, Seth had declared himself Keeper of the Dead and Judge of who should Live and who should Die. The Gods of Egypt knew his power was becoming too great. Soon, the Gods had him pinned up in a corner, the forced him down, nearly chopping his hand off to get the ring. Thoth said the spell and Seth was trapped in a black box that was powerful enough to keep him in. They put him in the next dimension under the Temple of Karnack and the ring in the room before the door to the next dimension. The ring was in a gold and obsidian box, the room was made of obsidian and had the carvings of all the Gods of ancient Egypt, except Seth, to protect the chamber from everyone, to make sure no one brought him back.

Chapter One

The Finding

Temple of Karnack, Egypt 1934

Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell was meticulously brushing dust and dirt from very ancient hieroglyphs in the Temple of Karnack. She carefully read the ancient script so she wouldn't open any doors that lead to some cursed bracelet or any book that brought dead cursed people back to life. So as she read Rick O'Connell snuck up and wrapped his arm around her waist from behind her. Evy jumped slightly but was calmed when Rick kissed her temple lightly.

"So what's this?" He asked referring to the door.

"Oh, well so far no curses or anything like that," she replied casually and turned to him smiling. "Where's Alex?"

"He's up at the entrance building mouse traps, Rick said, then he began to kiss Evelyn on the temple and kissed a trail down to her lips, they were rudely interrupted when they heard a hissing sound. Evy looked down near her foot was a *real poisonous snake uncoiling near her foot.

"Get the hell out of here!" she said as she kicked the snake to the wall behind Rick. It struck the wall with a hollow thunk! They both heard how hollow it sounded. Rick let out a sigh and stepped out of Evy's way as she got her tool kit and investigated the wall. Just a glance at it made it look like another block of stone for the hallway, but closer investigation would prove it to be more than a block of but in fact a door. Evelyn took the pry bar from Rick's hands and struck the door twice.

Thunk, thunk!

It was definitely hollow. She gave Rick that let's open this look. Rick sighed.

"First, be cautious, read what it says on the stone, please," he said with a hesitant look on his face. Evy nodded and turned to read the hieroglyphs.

"Nothing about any evil spells or chest or books, just the life of Princess Nefertiri. Let's open it now!!" Rick sighed heavily. "Oh, do lighten up Rick, it's just a wall, no harm ever came from opening a wall."

"Yes there was!! Salt acid, spears and other ancient booby traps were some of the dangers that came from opening a door! Remember that one time in the Giza pyramid?"

"Oh, fine, what do we have to protect us?"

"Nothing, so let's NOT open it."

"Then there would be no point in coming down here now would there? You can leave but I'm going to actually take a risk here."

"I take risks!" Evelyn then just gave The Look. The Look is a look that all women have that makes men tremble. It's what makes us the smarter and dominates of couples. Men are easily whipped when we give them The Look. And when he saw that look she gave him he trembled, and went quiet. That's power!! Evelyn went on chiseling at the seams. Okay this is taking too long, she thought. She sighed, she gave the pry bar to Rick, pointed to the door and he slammed the pry bar against the door and it fell down.

SPLAT, CRUNCH!!

The door fell down on ten poisonous Egyptian snakes. Rick walked in, pry bar in one hand a torch in the other. Evelyn followed carrying her little tool kit and her torch. The room was empty, no shelves or treasure, just a torch holder on the back wall. Sizing up the situation Evelyn walked over to the torch holder and pulled. She smirked and looked at her husband who was pouting.

"That was too predictable. Now stop pouting Rick. You're worse than a child sometimes!"

They entered the next room, which was also empty but had a staircase in the back wall. They went down the stairs, which was like, five flights of stairs. They entered another room that had an obsidian door at the end; the room was more of a hallway. On the walls were faded depictions of the war between Eveth and the Gods of Egypt then near the door were faded depictions of Seth's time of terror on Egypt and the Nubians. Evelyn was about to open the door (since it had no lock a simple handle to pull) when Rick grabbed her hand. She looked at him.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Well Evy, shouldn't you read the walls?" He asked. Evy shook her head.

" If I could I would but their faded and illegible. We'll just have to find out what's behind the door the old fashioned way." She then opened the obsidian door. Beyond the door was an obsidian room with the Gods of Egypt carved into the walls, the carvings lined with gold. In the center of the room, on an obsidian little table rested the chest that contained The Ring of Destruction. Evy was about to open the chest when Rick pulled her back. She sighed heavily.

"Now what is it Rick?" She asked turning to him. He looked rather scared. "C'mon Evy, I'm getting a bad feeling about this. I mean it's a chest with stuff written on it only a few thousand yards from where we found the Bracelet of Anubis, it kind of gets a guy suspicious don't you think?" Evy smiled. Rick held up a finger to her lips, "Don't even say that no harm ever came from opening a chest because last time we opened an ancient Egyptian chest we set off a wall of water then Alex put on setting off a chain of events that could have brought about the *Apocalypse." Evy sighed.

"Fine, I'll read the chest first." She carefully looked at the hieroglyphs.

"What's it say?" Rick asked eagerly.

"Rather strange things." Unknown to them as Evelyn read the door at the end of the room began to slowly open. "Here's what it says:

'This ring of destruction, none shall bear, for only one can wear. Though he set in stone he shall soon be on the throne. One with the Horus eye would soon seem gone to us. Thus seeming one side shall fall to Evil three remain strong. Heed my word, you should leave for Seth shall arise on swift wings. Three reamin though one shall fall leaving two to remain in all. One so wise and beauty is her, and one so young innocent is he. Depart from her and read no more for much evil is in store.'"

Rick sighed uneasily. Evy looked up at him. "What is it?"

Rick pointed to his right hand, in between his thub and forefinger was a tattoo of the eye of Horus. He then took off his leather band and showed his night templar mark. "Do you think it could mean me?"

"Rick, don't be silly many people have the eye of horus for a tatoo I'm sure."

"Have you seen my birth mark?"

"How could I miss it, It's right on your back and looks just like the eye of…"

"Horus." he finished. "Can you explain that?"

Evy shook her head. "Oh come on, there's still more maybe it doesn't mean you." She looked at the box. "I swear if they didn't want us to read the rest than maybe they shouldn't have written anymore! Oh, Well here's what it says:

'On the back is the eye, of the one so courageous and true. He will try to look out for you. But still if he fails will evil prevail, this I shall not reveal to you.

The forth side is a friend, sacred body guard. He may try but can not replace the one with the eye. Thus shall he fall, brought down by opposite forces all.

The Second side is one so beautiful and wise, their courage and truth is what keeps the third side alive. Though they shall fall but to no avail. They're brother may try but he would surely die. Leaving the third side barely alive. Though only one can defeat this evil foe, he is the one with the Eye of Horus, he may have fallen but he has not died. Arise he shall from the ground to defend those whom he loves best. Thus beginning the battle, the final war between the Gods and Evil, The last one standing shall prevail over the other, for they have won!

Now wake up one with the eye for without the past you shall surely die.'"

Just when Evy had finished that sentence the pictures of Horus and Isis came out of the walls and touched Rick's and Evy's foreheads. In what only took two seconds, they went through millenniums of past lives. Then they disappeared as fast they came. Rick turned to Evy with his past lives still fresh in his mind. Evelyn was in a daze as was he, he shook it off and shook Evelyn lightly.

"Yes?" she asked still a little in a daze.

"Are going to read the rest of inscriptions?" he asked.

"Yes, it says:

'From obsidian tomb he comes once more, they know their past now can they save their future? In the year after the Scorpion he will rise to take put the blame on one who has the eye three places. Leave now, run for there is no more!'"

Just then they noticed the other entrance at the back of the room had opened. They saw a tall muscular figure get up and stretched with it's back towards them. Rick grabbed Evelyn and ran out up the stairs into the catacombs.

Meanwhile as Seth was getting up he didn't even notice the pair from the start. He stretched his limbs to regain feeling and adjust to the old Earth from which he was banished. Being confined in a black box that sends you to another dimension really gives ya a crick in the neck! Seth was immortal there and is here. Eveth had remained in his body, infected his mind still with evil and jealousy, he wanted full revenge on Horus. He walked into the obsidian room and opened the chest. There it rested the simple golden ring with illegible hieroglyphs. He smiled evilly and fit it on his left ring finger. He then noticed the picture of Horus, it seemed newly carved. He scowled at it.

"I'll get back at you Horus. You'll pay for putting me in the next dimension! I swear it! You stupid falcon-headed freak!!" He yelled in Ancient Egyptian.. He powered up making a small crater around. The carving just remained emotionless. Just another carving on the wall that failed to prevent Seth's return.

Rick and Evy felt the catacombs around them start to crumble from Seth's power and started to run faster. There finally reached the room where Alex was waiting near the entrance, wondering why the rats had scurried away.

"Alex!" Rick yelled, "Get your things and run!"

Alex needed no second bidding when he felt the ruins start to shake. He grabbed his bag and waited for his parents. Rick grabbed him and carried him. He then felt Evy start to get tired. He stopped quickly, picked her up put her on his shoulders and started to run to the camels that were 509 yards…40yrds…30...20...10... There!! Rick put down his wife and child then collapsed in a big sweaty heap. He was sweating uncontrollably, I mean if he put on deodorant it wouldn't have worked on this. He was panting hard. Evy wiped his brow with a towel. In less than a minute the towel was drenched in sweat.

"Alex, help me get him on a camel," Evy said pulling a camel towards them. Alex grabbed his dad's feet and helped put him on the camel.

"What happened back there mum?" Alex asked as he got onto his camel. Evy mounted her camel and kept Rick balanced on his.

"I don't know, we just saw some tall dark guy come out of another room wearing an ancient Egyptian kilt. He just grabbed me and ran. We didn't even get a chance to see what was in the chest."

"Another chest? Mum, you should know to stay away from those by now."

"Oh, Alex, if you were there you would've been begging to see what was in the chest without reading the inscriptions!"

"Would not!"

"You would too!"

They continued their little 'debate' about that as they rode off making sure Rick didn't fall off the camel.

Seth walked up the stairs slowly, taking his time. His face was stoic, yet at the same time would make you shiver from the evil that showed in it. He had a bowl cut and stone brown eyes. He came to the room that had the squashed snakes. He used his powers to lift the stone slab and brought back the snakes. He made them grow legs and muscular arms. They were freakish looking. He walked on to the catacombs and the snakes followed him. They were called snake men. They walked out into the open and one of the snake men saw the O'Connell riding off. He quickly pointed it out to his master. But before Seth could do anything Horus appeared. Seth scowled at the falcon headed god.

"Horus! You falcon-headed freak! Let's fight here and now!" Seth got into a fighting stance.

"You fool. You will not harm him yet, you have to look for them. You and your snake men. You will wait til the next full moon to find them. Until then you are to remain in the temple." Horus made them appear in the temple and trapped them in a golden cage.

"You can come out when you see the falcon fly in front of the full moon," horus said.

"You idiot! How in the underworld are we to see the fucking falcon in front of the full moon if we can't see out of the damn chamber?" Seth asked. Horus waved his hand and the sun appeared to them.

"This will show you the sun and the Moon but will emit no light. Until it appears your power does not exist." Then Horus disappeared.