Secrets in Thebes- Thief in the Pharaoh's Place

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Neener.

I got a beta reader! She will go by Jesus girl until we can formulate a different name. This chapter hasn't gone by her yet, so there will be mistakes!

Kaket- Never fear! Soon there will be less confusion.

YoukoYamato- It didn't work...

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'Something is going on. Something strange. Everyone is behaving... differently. Atemu actually greeted me respectfully, instead of like a friend. It nearly gave me a heart attack when Makyra waited long enough for me to finish my sentence before running out the door. And Khiseki... either he has suddenly developed a stutter, or he was trying not to scream. And they all kept saying my name... Maybe I have missed something. Then the princes ate at the Academy, instead of at the Palace. Strange, to say the least...'

(Bet you can't guess who that was...)

"Are you ready, Khalid?" Burkyna asked softly. He nodded slowly, taking a deep breath and stared at the walls he intended to climb. The dark haired girl, sensing his mood, grabbed the rope they had rigged, and began to climb. The thief lord quickly followed her. They efficiently knocked out the sentries, and the adrenaline kicking in like the buzz of sugars.

Soon they found themselves near to their prey, a black haired man with a priest's symbol of his shirt. He had been occupied in a council meeting, but now he stood at alert.

"Now for the hard part," Khalid thought. The Sennen possessors had unconsciously shifted towards the Pharaoh, thinking to protect him. Khalid smirked and pushing Burkyna behind him, as he realized that she would be no help now. She could barely summon anything, let alone something to protect herself.

"So Pharaoh, do you recognize the face of you greatest bane? Of course not. But today is not the day for you to face me. Toss what you wish in my direction, but know what I give you back will be three times worse. Remember this!"

The Pharaoh blinked, then motioned for the priests to do what they willed to this unknown threat. Mahado stepped forward, ever the brave one. Inwardly, Khalid was cackling.

'Easier for me.'

The ring lay gleaming across the mark of a Sennen priest on Mahado's shirt as he tried to decipher the younger man's rank.

Suddenly, Khalid summoned his kaa, a great dragon called Diabound. Mahado stared blankly for a moment, then proceeded to summon his own kaa, a centaur wielding an axe. They commenced the battle, and both monsters fought valiantly for their individual masters. Soon, one thing became apparent to Mahado. For the first time since he was young, he was losing.

Some time after, Mahado crumpled as his soul fled to a dark realm of punishment. Khalid laughed madly as he grabbed the Ring of the inate form of the priest. He slipped it over his head. The remaining priests rushed forward, meaning to stop this insane man. Khalid held up his hand, and they paused for a moment.

"You should not ask my name, better for you to fear an unnamed entity than a man. But I shall tell you, for you will find out. Better it be now than in death. I am the savior of the burnt village! What burnt village, you ponder. There are many villages burnt from fires now. But I mean village you burned! I am the Bakuru'eruna! Soul of Kuru Eruna! The village of many thieves! Remember, fear me, Pharaoh! And fear for your children! You will make me a villain, but I am not such! Remember! I am the soul, the savior!"

With that, he turned on his heel, and left the room. The priests were still in shock, and would be for a long while. Burkyna spared a last glance at the scene, the fled after the King of Thieves. She was shaken because of his speech, wondering if he would really harm Atemu and Khiseki.

A candlemark later, the princes and Makyra were back in the Palace, Makyra accompanying then because she had heard 'too much'. Mahado was back with the living, and confined to bed for weeks to comes. Atemu and Khiseki sat by his side through the night, Makyra pacing behind them. They were all worried for everyone, especially Khalid and Burkyna. The council was pondering this Bakuru'eruna. Khalid and Burkyna sat in a local bar, celebrating their haul. And the city slept on.

And so the day dawned...

Owari

CHNY: This certainly was short!

Khalid: What's with my strange awkward sounding speeches?

CHNY: You don't like them? (T.T)

Khalid: Whatever... weirdo

Anyway, more to come on the next episode of GT... er, SiT!