Sorry for not updating in a few days time, but the eighth chapter of Blood in the Sands of Time is now underway! What will happen to Kairma when she returns from the village? Read onward and find out!
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Over the past few hours, Shada and Karim fell in the wake of Seto, Aknadin, and Stafon. Seto continued to use Mana to tell Atemu that Kairma should be executed when she returned from the village. Atemu knew that in his heart, Mana could have been right. So, he decided to let Kairma explain to him if she did or did not kill the rest of the guardians. If she was wrong, he would let her go, but if she did, she would be killed instantly.
"Pharaoh Atemu would like to speak to you," one of the guards whispered to the girl, clasping her around her arms, dragging her like an enslaved prisoner.
"Why would the pharaoh would want to see me?" she wondered to herself, bowing her head as dust settled behind her as she was dragged along. The guard tossed her in front of the pharaoh's throne, only Seto and Aknadin looming over her.
"Where are the other guardians?" Kairma asked, but Atemu just glared at her.
"They're gone," he growled. "Since you killed them, Kairma!" Seto seemed to smile wickedly as Kairma trembled in fear before Atemu's rage.
"What are you talking about?" the girl whimpered, tears forming in her eyes as she stood up. The guards held her back by placing their spears in front of her like a barrier. "Why would you think that I would kill them?"
"Mana told me that you killed them," Atemu whispered threateningly. "Now, if you did kill them, you die." The pharaoh sounded dangerous and seemed to be acting differently. Seto pulled out the Millennium Sword, which was covered with the same red fluid as before.
"My pharaoh, I swear that I didn't kill them!" Kairma yelped as the guards grasped her, preparing to kill her. "Please, you must believe me." Atemu stood up sharply from his throne, staring down at both Kairma, then Seto.
"Seto!" the pharaoh yelled, pointing at him. "You have been framing Kairma for all of these crimes! How dare you!" Seto grinned evilly, and nodded.
"Yes, Atemu," he chuckled. "I was the one who blamed this little urchin for those crimes, just so she could be killed." Atemu lunged at Seto, as if though to choke him, but the evil man thrusted the pharaoh at the wall with the Millennium Rod, seeming to pin him to the stone. With a puff of smoke, Stafon appeared in the middle of it all, grinning evilly. He turned towards Atemu, holding a dagger. Swiftly, he threw it like a boomerang at Aknadin, the blade sinking into the old man's heart.
"What are you doing?" Seto yelled, shocked as Stafon pulled out the blade, blood glistening in the torchlight.
"The old man was just in the way, so I got rid of him," Stafon replied, wiping the blood on his cloak.
"That's it!" Kairma yelled, striding forward. "The pharaoh and I challenge you both to a Shadow Game!" Stafon stepped backward, but retaliated by smiling.
"You and the Pharaoh wish to challenge us to a little game?" he smiled, tenting his fingers. Kairma nodded as Seto released Atemu from the Rod's grip. "Very well, but whoever loses, gets to die first. Is that a deal?" Kairma nodded again.
"We shall only use our Ka," she explained, activating her diadionk, as did the rest of them.
"Diahah!" they all shouted, and the ultimate Shadow Game began.
Who will win and who will lose in the Shadow Game? Find out in chapter nine, Ultimate Battle and Sacrifice.
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