Chapter One
Life and Death
Today was a hot and dry with the sun beating down on the palace. A cold feeling went through the entire ancient kingdom and there was only silence. Just silence. A great loss was announced by the Prince Atemu and he was very upset about his father's lost. The pharaoh pasted away and he was a great pharaoh. In sixty days, there would be a funeral service for the mighty pharaoh. The pharaoh was properly mummified, wrapped in Lotus paper, and was carefully put in his special golden sarcophagus. Prince Atemu hired professional moaners for the funeral and tomb servants to carry the tomb to the pyramid. Prince Atemu was sitting in his chair that the servants were carrying him and he kept his head down. He didn't want to show his sadness, but he still thought that without his father, he wouldn't get any advice to be the next pharaoh to take his father's place.
The special burial of the pharaoh had begun with all of the pharaoh's valuable items got stored into his tomb. The priests started the ceremony to bring the pharaoh to the afterlife. They said some prayers and they did some weird magic. The priests mixed up a couple of powders and water to make the final call to the god Anubis. After the priests mixed up the powders, they said a chant to call out Anubis. "Calling out our mighty Anubis! Give our pharaoh the life he shouldn't miss!" The final step left so many tears from Prince Atemu that his whole eyes could come out of his head. The guards closed the tomb's doors and Prince Atemu stood before the door. He thought of the great times that he and his father spent together. Again, there was only silence. Just silence.
A week later, the priest announced that Prince Atemu would be promoted to pharaoh, taking his father's place. Prince Atemu was now called Pharaoh Atemu and he had the control over Egypt. Atemu didn't feel any powerful or any confident. He felt that without his father, he couldn't control his kingdom. Atemu was afraid of his own fears, but his father taught him to stand up to his fears and face them. Atemu was looking forward to his years of pharaoh.
The next day was a busy one. Before Atemu's father's death, he wanted Atemu to get married after he became pharaoh. Atemu advisor, Kazamachi, chose 20 young ladies from noble families for Atemu to pick his bride.
"Now this is the time to choose a bride to be your wife," said Kazamachi.
"Why am I being forced to do this?" Atemu asked.
"Your father wanted you to have a wife so when you have children, they will become rulers of Egypt," Kazamachi explained.
"I don't believe love is made this way," Atemu said. "My father didn't get married this way either."
"But master," Kazamachi spoke up.
"No," Atemu immediately replied. "Postpone the wedding date until I confirm."
Atemu's servants walked away quietly and his advisor followed Atemu's orders. Atemu knew that love wasn't easy. He wanted to find his true love on his own.