Hi everyone! Look, I am really sorry about updating so late, but I have been busy with other fics! I hope you all like this chapter! Read on!
In the morning Akefia was shaken awake by the two men, and half dragged to the tomb which he was meant to steal from. He shivered as he gazed into the depths of the tomb, which had a rough stone entrance and a message in hieroglyphs around the side. He gazed at the markings which said 'This tomb is cursed. Enter and take heed, for if you mean harm to the dead, you will become something worse than dead, and regret it forever.' Akefia shivered.
The men pushed him towards the entrance, and he began to slowly step down into the darkness, keeping as alert as he could while holding on to a flickering torch. All of a sudden a wind blew and the torch went out. 'But there is no wind in a tomb,' thought Akefia, getting scared. He was about to turn back when he came across a room littered with treasure, gold, jewels and crowns. He pulled out four sacks made of camel hide from the pouch that hung on his back, and began filling them with all the treasures they could carry. Akefia gazed into all corners of the room with eager eyes, searching for any valuables he may have missed, as he had seemingly emptied the entire room. It seems this corpse wasn't rich enough for the thieves' sacks.
He spotted a gleam in the far corner, and wandered over to investigate. It was a talisman, shining in the darkness, calling out to him. He picked it up from the ground, and gazed at it with wonder. It was solid gold with a silver lining on the edges. 'Wow, silver is really rare!' Akefia though excitedly. If he brought silver back to the men they would be very pleased, as it was rare and much valued. But he pushed the thought away as he continued to look at the talisman. It had a ruby in the centre, and was in the shape of a pyramid.
'Maybe I could keep this,' Akefia though, 'and not tell the men. All I need to do is hide it from them and they won't have a clue.' He thought about this a second longer and then crammed the talisman into his pocket, gazing one last time at its beauty and elegance. He began the walk back to the sun, where the two men were waiting for him, taking the sacks from him as he exited the tomb. They all journeyed back to their temporary home in a cave three miles east of the tomb. The rest of the night was spent dressing as kings and merchants, mocking the high life.
Akefia was now rich enough to leave the men and become a highly dignified person, but he decided to stay with the men, as he quite enjoyed the thieving life. They all fell asleep by the light of the fire, which slowly died down into embers and ashes. Akefia had a strange dream…
"Mother, where are you? Mother!" a small boy walked the streets of Kuru Eruna with tears in his eyes. He saw a shadow in the darkness, beckoning him. He walked to the shadow, who emerged to be a man, with white hair like they boys, and a scar much like the one Akefia now had. The man held his hand out to the boy, saying, "There, there, child, it will all be okay. Take my hand and we shall look after each other for all eternity. I will protect you from harm, death and anything else that is to become an obstacle for us." The boy shivered as he took the mans hand, and the man drew his arms around the boy.
Bringing his arms around the boys waist, the man breathed on the younger ones neck, sending shivers up the child's body. He drew a dagger from his belt, and plunged it into the boys heart, and the last thing the child saw before he faded away, were two evil eyes, blue like his own, and glinting maniacally.
Akefia awoke shaking, to discover it was still night time, and hardly any time had passed. He then fell into a dreamless sleep, and by the time morning came he had forgotten the dream completely.
Okay, now that that is over with, I want to thank:
Stormrose Dewleaf –Ror went Alister hunting? What did he do? Oh well. Thanks for reviewing!
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Computerfreak101 –I am really pleased that you love it; I would hate it if you didn't! Was this chapter longer, I couldn't tell? Thanks for reviewing!
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