Thanks to all those who reviewed! For some reason, most of you are convinced Set is still evil. We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?
Love and hugs to you all!
darkmetaldragonfangs: Thanks. I'm glad your comp is back up. Loved the ending of your fic! BTW, I tried to make Atemu seem as clueless as possible. Just for fun. : )
Casie: -.-; Er...ok. Save it for the bedroom, thanks. Hehe, you rock!
Jedi Spiderfan: Yeah, everyone thinks Set is bad. Oh well. Glad you liked it!
(Anonymous reviewer who didn't leave a name): Thanks for your review. You make me feel loved.
NeferNeferi: Yeah, go Atemu! Let's just see how he gets on...
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Atemu straightened the blue bandana on his left arm. All of his teammates had one of them.
He sighed. It was boring, just sitting on a pile of rocks in the middle of a forest.
Isis and Nephthys were out scouting, Alaya was on sentry, and Horus and Set were off chasing Hathor.
Sekhmet had boasted that her team would beat Atemu's for sure. She had persuaded Sobek, Hathor, Ptah, Tawaret and Bebi to join her.
"Alaya!" Atemu called tiredly. The Amazon jumped down from a tall pine tree and walked over to Atemu.
"What is it?" She asked, kneeling beside him. "I'm bored. There's nothing to do. I thought commanding a band of warriors would've been more fun."
Alaya sighed. "Life isn't all fun and games, you know. Everything won't come easy all the time, will it?"
"I guess not. But that doesn't mean it won't bore me to death." Atemu kicked a pebble and sent it tumbling down the rocky slope.
"You're hopeless, you are. Why don't you draw a map of our surroundings?"
"Fine. I will. It will give me something to do." Grumbling loudly, Atemu picked up some papyri and a feather quill.
He still hadn't gotten accustomed to the strange writing tools used in the underworld.
Atemu started sketching some rough lines of the rock pile, and then added in trees, shrubbery, and mountains.
A gleeful shout made him look up. Horus and Set emerged from the forest dragging the unconscious body of Hathor behind them.
Set dumped Hathor on the ground in front of Atemu. "Look what we caught!"
Horus was jiggling up and down excitedly, rather like a small child.
Atemu edged away from Hathor and looked on in disgust. "Did you have to defile her so?"
Hathor had been dragged through dung, mud, rotting animal carcasses and other foul things.
Alaya wrinkled her nose, frowning. "She smells terrible. Did you have to do that?"
Set laughed. "Of course. Don't worry; you'll soon get the hang of it."
He strung Hathor up into a tree, securing her with ropes. She swayed gently in the breeze.
"That's gross, that is." Atemu said, just as Isis and Nephthys reappeared. They were hauling the bodies of Tawaret and Ptah behind them.
Nephthys dropped Tawaret on the ground and flopped down beside Atemu, exhausted.
"She...is...very...heavy." Nephthys said between great lungfuls of air. Atemu laughed. "I bet she is. Tawaret is as big as the pyramids!"
Isis frowned at Atemu. "You shouldn't speak of your elders that way. It's rude."
"But it's true!" Atemu protested. Horus laughed. "He is extremely disrespectful, isn't he?"
The other deities and Alaya nodded in agreement. "Hey!" Atemu cried. "That's not fair!"
Isis smiled and patted Atemu's shoulder. "Life never is kit."
--
Atemu's eyes flew open and he sat up. Around him, Set, Horus, Alaya, Isis and Nephthys were all sleeping.
'What woke me up?' Atemu wondered. The harsh night wind was bitter and cold, bringing the sounds of usual nocturnal activities.
A crunch of twigs snapping reached his ears. Atemu slipped out from underneath the cotton blanked and stood up.
Gleaming amber eyes glinted eerily in the moonlight, searching hungrily for prey.
A patch of rough, knobby green skin was illuminated by a brief flash of lightning.
Wind whipped Atemu's hair into his face. He pushed his golden bangs back and crept over to Horus.
Atemu shook the god gently. "Horus, Horus wake up. Now." He whispered urgently.
The falcon-headed god stirred in his sleep, but did not waken. Atemu tapped Isis on the shoulder.
"Isis? Wake up. Sekhmet is here." Isis continued sleeping peacefully.
"They won't wake." A deep voice said. Atemu looked up. "Set!" He cried happily, and ran over to him.
"We have to attack now! Sekhmet, Sobek and Bebi are here!" Atemu gazed anxiously up at Set.
"I know." The god said gravely. "You – you do?" Atemu faltered. "But – but what happened to the others?"
Atemu looked frantically at his teammates. "They have been drugged, Atemu. They are temporarily unconscious. They won't waken for at least 24 hours."
"Then that means you and me are the only ones left, doesn't it?"
Set shook his head slowly. Sekhmet emerged from the forest, flanked by Bebi and Sobek.
The lioness came to stand beside Set. She licked her lips hungrily. "The time has finally come, little one."
Atemu looked from Sekhmet to Set, then to his friends. "You – you," Atemu backed slowly away.
"Isis was right all along." He said through gritted teeth. Atemu stopped at the edge of the rock heap.
"Indeed," Set laughed hoarsely. "My foolish sister actually believed I had changed. Well, I was truthful about one thing."
Set stepped toward Atemu and raised his hand. Fighting the instinct to run, Atemu stood his ground.
Set plucked out one of Atemu's hairs and let it drift away on the wind.
"I promised not to harm a single hair on your head, and this is that one." Set grinned wickedly.
"Did you actually think I would try and help you? Foolish boy. Well, we shall see."
Set whistled a long, sharp call. At once three dog-like creatures appeared.
Long, blood-covered barbs protruded from their spines. The monster's jaws hung open, revealing sharp, pointed teeth.
They each had three tails, all of which were tipped by curved, vicious-looking blades.
Set laughed at the astonished look on Atemu's face. "Well now, don't look so scared. Minions, attack!"
At once the monsters leapt for Atemu's throat. He managed to dodge just in time, and jump to the safety of the high branches of a pine tree.
"What is it with people trying to kill me?" Atemu yelled. "I should get a plaque saying 'the Pharaoh wanted dead the most'."
Sekhmet laughed. "Well, there won't be any more attempts at your demise after we're done with you, you can be sure of that."
"Good thing those dogs can't climb trees." Atemu muttered to himself.
Before he could finish his sentence, one of the creatures leapt up onto a branch higher than Atemu. It snarled down at him.
"But they sure can jump." The two other monsters circled round the tree, growling occasionally.
The dog above Atemu roared and jumped onto the branch Atemu was on.
It took several steps toward him. Atemu glanced at the creatures below and beside him.
If he didn't get off that tree, they would surely tear him limb from limb.
Swallowing his fear, Atemu leapt off the branch and landed feet-first on the ground.
The two dogs on the ground growled and lunged for him. Atemu scrambled out of the way, letting the monsters crash head-first into the rock pile.
Blood streamed down their faces as they howled in pain. Set glowered and snapped his fingers. The dog monsters disappeared.
The remaining one did as well. Set grinned cruelly and raised his hands above his head.
Sparkling black fire sprang from the god's fingertips, racing towards Atemu. It circled him, and then thrust him against a tree trunk.
Atemu cried in pain as the fire sliced through his skin, burning the soft flesh.
Set's magic wound its way into Atemu's mind, filling every corner.
It then exploded, causing Atemu to scream. His head felt as though it had split open.
Blood stained his clothes, and dripped into his mouth. It tasted bitter and metallic.
Atemu's eyes rolled up into the back of his head, showing the white.
The exhausted teen cried out as the black fire consumed every inch of his body.
Love and hugs to you all!
darkmetaldragonfangs: Thanks. I'm glad your comp is back up. Loved the ending of your fic! BTW, I tried to make Atemu seem as clueless as possible. Just for fun. : )
Casie: -.-; Er...ok. Save it for the bedroom, thanks. Hehe, you rock!
Jedi Spiderfan: Yeah, everyone thinks Set is bad. Oh well. Glad you liked it!
(Anonymous reviewer who didn't leave a name): Thanks for your review. You make me feel loved.
NeferNeferi: Yeah, go Atemu! Let's just see how he gets on...
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Atemu straightened the blue bandana on his left arm. All of his teammates had one of them.
He sighed. It was boring, just sitting on a pile of rocks in the middle of a forest.
Isis and Nephthys were out scouting, Alaya was on sentry, and Horus and Set were off chasing Hathor.
Sekhmet had boasted that her team would beat Atemu's for sure. She had persuaded Sobek, Hathor, Ptah, Tawaret and Bebi to join her.
"Alaya!" Atemu called tiredly. The Amazon jumped down from a tall pine tree and walked over to Atemu.
"What is it?" She asked, kneeling beside him. "I'm bored. There's nothing to do. I thought commanding a band of warriors would've been more fun."
Alaya sighed. "Life isn't all fun and games, you know. Everything won't come easy all the time, will it?"
"I guess not. But that doesn't mean it won't bore me to death." Atemu kicked a pebble and sent it tumbling down the rocky slope.
"You're hopeless, you are. Why don't you draw a map of our surroundings?"
"Fine. I will. It will give me something to do." Grumbling loudly, Atemu picked up some papyri and a feather quill.
He still hadn't gotten accustomed to the strange writing tools used in the underworld.
Atemu started sketching some rough lines of the rock pile, and then added in trees, shrubbery, and mountains.
A gleeful shout made him look up. Horus and Set emerged from the forest dragging the unconscious body of Hathor behind them.
Set dumped Hathor on the ground in front of Atemu. "Look what we caught!"
Horus was jiggling up and down excitedly, rather like a small child.
Atemu edged away from Hathor and looked on in disgust. "Did you have to defile her so?"
Hathor had been dragged through dung, mud, rotting animal carcasses and other foul things.
Alaya wrinkled her nose, frowning. "She smells terrible. Did you have to do that?"
Set laughed. "Of course. Don't worry; you'll soon get the hang of it."
He strung Hathor up into a tree, securing her with ropes. She swayed gently in the breeze.
"That's gross, that is." Atemu said, just as Isis and Nephthys reappeared. They were hauling the bodies of Tawaret and Ptah behind them.
Nephthys dropped Tawaret on the ground and flopped down beside Atemu, exhausted.
"She...is...very...heavy." Nephthys said between great lungfuls of air. Atemu laughed. "I bet she is. Tawaret is as big as the pyramids!"
Isis frowned at Atemu. "You shouldn't speak of your elders that way. It's rude."
"But it's true!" Atemu protested. Horus laughed. "He is extremely disrespectful, isn't he?"
The other deities and Alaya nodded in agreement. "Hey!" Atemu cried. "That's not fair!"
Isis smiled and patted Atemu's shoulder. "Life never is kit."
--
Atemu's eyes flew open and he sat up. Around him, Set, Horus, Alaya, Isis and Nephthys were all sleeping.
'What woke me up?' Atemu wondered. The harsh night wind was bitter and cold, bringing the sounds of usual nocturnal activities.
A crunch of twigs snapping reached his ears. Atemu slipped out from underneath the cotton blanked and stood up.
Gleaming amber eyes glinted eerily in the moonlight, searching hungrily for prey.
A patch of rough, knobby green skin was illuminated by a brief flash of lightning.
Wind whipped Atemu's hair into his face. He pushed his golden bangs back and crept over to Horus.
Atemu shook the god gently. "Horus, Horus wake up. Now." He whispered urgently.
The falcon-headed god stirred in his sleep, but did not waken. Atemu tapped Isis on the shoulder.
"Isis? Wake up. Sekhmet is here." Isis continued sleeping peacefully.
"They won't wake." A deep voice said. Atemu looked up. "Set!" He cried happily, and ran over to him.
"We have to attack now! Sekhmet, Sobek and Bebi are here!" Atemu gazed anxiously up at Set.
"I know." The god said gravely. "You – you do?" Atemu faltered. "But – but what happened to the others?"
Atemu looked frantically at his teammates. "They have been drugged, Atemu. They are temporarily unconscious. They won't waken for at least 24 hours."
"Then that means you and me are the only ones left, doesn't it?"
Set shook his head slowly. Sekhmet emerged from the forest, flanked by Bebi and Sobek.
The lioness came to stand beside Set. She licked her lips hungrily. "The time has finally come, little one."
Atemu looked from Sekhmet to Set, then to his friends. "You – you," Atemu backed slowly away.
"Isis was right all along." He said through gritted teeth. Atemu stopped at the edge of the rock heap.
"Indeed," Set laughed hoarsely. "My foolish sister actually believed I had changed. Well, I was truthful about one thing."
Set stepped toward Atemu and raised his hand. Fighting the instinct to run, Atemu stood his ground.
Set plucked out one of Atemu's hairs and let it drift away on the wind.
"I promised not to harm a single hair on your head, and this is that one." Set grinned wickedly.
"Did you actually think I would try and help you? Foolish boy. Well, we shall see."
Set whistled a long, sharp call. At once three dog-like creatures appeared.
Long, blood-covered barbs protruded from their spines. The monster's jaws hung open, revealing sharp, pointed teeth.
They each had three tails, all of which were tipped by curved, vicious-looking blades.
Set laughed at the astonished look on Atemu's face. "Well now, don't look so scared. Minions, attack!"
At once the monsters leapt for Atemu's throat. He managed to dodge just in time, and jump to the safety of the high branches of a pine tree.
"What is it with people trying to kill me?" Atemu yelled. "I should get a plaque saying 'the Pharaoh wanted dead the most'."
Sekhmet laughed. "Well, there won't be any more attempts at your demise after we're done with you, you can be sure of that."
"Good thing those dogs can't climb trees." Atemu muttered to himself.
Before he could finish his sentence, one of the creatures leapt up onto a branch higher than Atemu. It snarled down at him.
"But they sure can jump." The two other monsters circled round the tree, growling occasionally.
The dog above Atemu roared and jumped onto the branch Atemu was on.
It took several steps toward him. Atemu glanced at the creatures below and beside him.
If he didn't get off that tree, they would surely tear him limb from limb.
Swallowing his fear, Atemu leapt off the branch and landed feet-first on the ground.
The two dogs on the ground growled and lunged for him. Atemu scrambled out of the way, letting the monsters crash head-first into the rock pile.
Blood streamed down their faces as they howled in pain. Set glowered and snapped his fingers. The dog monsters disappeared.
The remaining one did as well. Set grinned cruelly and raised his hands above his head.
Sparkling black fire sprang from the god's fingertips, racing towards Atemu. It circled him, and then thrust him against a tree trunk.
Atemu cried in pain as the fire sliced through his skin, burning the soft flesh.
Set's magic wound its way into Atemu's mind, filling every corner.
It then exploded, causing Atemu to scream. His head felt as though it had split open.
Blood stained his clothes, and dripped into his mouth. It tasted bitter and metallic.
Atemu's eyes rolled up into the back of his head, showing the white.
The exhausted teen cried out as the black fire consumed every inch of his body.