Recent Edit Re-Write: 01/29/2020
Disclaimer: I do not in any way shape or form own The Mummy or any of its characters or actors this story is a figment of my imagination. No ownership intended I ONLY own my OC and any other characters not in the movies or books. Please forgive me for grammar and spelling errors I don't have a beta for this story.
I will eventually start using French/Arabic/ and Egyptian in my story as soon as I get my lessons in order so translations will be available soon!
Thoughts = 'Hello…'
Ancient Egyptian/ French/ Egyptian Arabic = "Hello…" (Translation)
Dreams/ past life = Hello…
Talking = "Hello…"
Ra-nefer-u: most beautiful sun
Nekht: strength
Mawat/Ume – Mother
Dajat/Abu – Father
Sayyid – Lord, Master
Sayyida – Lady, Mistress
~ Chapter 4 - Dreams of A past Long Forgotten ~
- Belle's Dream-
THEBES 2134 B.C.
"Thebes. City of the Living. Crown
Jewel of Pharaoh Seti the First.
Home of Imhotep, High Priest of
Osiris, Keeper of the Dead.
Birthplace of Anck-su-namun.
Pharaoh's Mistress.
No other man was allowed to touch her.
But for their love, they were willing to risk life itself."
Imhotep stepped forward onto the dais to the right side of Pharaoh's throne next but slightly behind Pharaoh Seti I. Next to the Pharaoh on his left hand side sat his second youngest daughter the Princess Ra-nefer-u. The young princess looked up at her father her deep green-hazel eyes boring into his standing out against her darker caramel-toned skin than that of her fathers' olive-toned skin for her mother Princess-Queen Tawaret, his second wife. Tawaret was from lands further south of Egypt. She met the Pharaoh while at a tribute presentation for Egypt with her father the leader of her people. It was love at first sight. Her mother had long since passed when Ra-nefer-u was but a little girl. Ra-nefer-u was the only child born of their union their little light. Now a young woman with long dark hair she was a beauty as bright as the sun and stars. She smiled to her father in greeting before their gazes shifted to the room before them.
The floor in front of them was left open and empty except for the two women standing in the middle of the room both back to back holding Sais prepared to duel. One was the eldest and firstborn daughter to the king and the Great Royal Wife, Queen Tuya, whom recently passed the previous year. The young woman was the beautiful and dignified Princess Nefertiri, older half-sister to Ra-nefer-u. Her blue eyes flashed with determination against her pale olive skin ready to begin the fight. The other woman a strange and mystic beauty the Pharaoh's Mistress Anck-su-namun the only other woman he has taken to wed after the passing of his first two wives. Some believe she is not to be trusted by the Pharaoh and sees the power she holds over him and not a good one. The Pharaoh Seti had 5 children His only son Crown Prince Ramesses II age 13, Princess Tia age 23 married to Tia and lives outside of the main palace, Princess Nefertiri age 26, Princess Ra-nefer-u age 19, and Princess Henutmire age 10. (AN: Yes I know that Pharaoh Seti I only had three children Ramesses II, Tia, and supposedly Henutmire. He was also only married to Queen Tuya) He loved all his children. But his little Ra-nefer-u was his pride and joy, his favorite among his children. The others did not mind they loved her and their father all the same.
The Pharaoh called the fight to begin. The two beautiful young women fought, with the two men and young princess watching them. At the end of the fight, the winner was Anck-su-namun.
"Nefertiri, you are stronger this time. Maybe one day, you will win." Nefertiri gave Anck-su-namun a fake smile to please her father although she disliked the woman she would not disrespect her father.
"Thank you, Anck-su-namun. You can teach me many things when you are my mother," said Nefertiri. She was the Pharaoh's daughter, and Anck-su-namun was his future wife.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" cried the Pharaoh. "Ah! Two strong, beautiful women! My daughter can guard the Bracelet of Anubis for me, and my future wife can guard me." He smiled at the women and hugging his daughter, but Anck-su-namun did not smile at the Pharaoh. Her smiles were for Imhotep, her future husband's friend and King of the Dead. Nefertiri saw this and hated Anck-su-namun and Imhotep, the Princess Ra-nefer-u saw this as well and shared her sisters' feelings she would have to keep an eye on the two of them.
Ra-nefer-u POV
Many days later "Princess Ra-nefer-u" I turn from my dressing mirror to see my maid standing in the doorway bowed with Nekht, my personal guard that my father assigned to me when I was 10 years old and he was 15 announcing his arrival. Now a young man of 24 years of age was now the leader of the tribe of Medjai my fathers' royal bodyguards he was 6'1" tall with black hair and deep brown eyes his skin a golden tan from the Egyptian sun, his tattoos shown in the dull light of my chamber. I can remember the day we meet like it was yesterday…
***Scene shifts***
"My dearest little one, you are my pride and joy and I want you to be well protected so I am assigning a new bodyguard to you in hopes that no harm would ever befall you. For you are special and blessed by the goddesses Isis, Hathor, and Bastet. Your sister although destined one day to protect the Bracelet of Anubis you my dear are to one day house the power and gifts of these three goddesses for you were blessed at your birth by them and it was prophesized that one day you would use them to protect Egypt from a great evil I know not if it is in this life or the next but it is dire that you have a guard." I look up at my father in slight worry but understanding for many things could be dangerous to a person who is a member of the royal family and for one that holds such a destiny needs to be kept safe. Father gestured for the guards to send someone in. A young teenage boy walked in with purpose in his step he bowed down humbly to the king and his young daughter. "My little one this is Nekht, he is to keep you safe and guard you from harm at all cost." The young teen stood up and looked at the young princess and his king a slight smirk on his face as he meets the princess's gaze.
"But father he is so young," I look at the boy with slight doubt and curiosity "Can he fight?" The Pharaoh chuckled and Nekhts' smirk turned into a slightly insulted frown.
"Oh my daughter I would not have chosen him out of 15 other men twice his age if he could not fight well enough to protect you, he is also to become your friend as well for when I am not here and on army campaigns."
"I promise to protect you with everything I have princess down to the last breath in my body." Nekht bowed once more to the princess and Pharaoh. Ra-nefer-u gazes at him seeing him to be true to his word she turns to her father and nods.
"I believe we will be great friends." Nekht smiles and nods his head in agreement.
*** Ra-nefer-u POV***
"What is it Nekht?" I ask standing to greet him my beaded dress flowing around my ankles; I motion for my maid to leave the room. He walks further into the room looking around at the candle light that gave a soft glow to the room his gaze returns to me.
"I wanted to see how you were doing. I can see how you react to your fathers' choice for wife. You do not trust her." It was more of a statement then a question but I answered in kind.
"No, I don't trust her with my father nor do I trust that high priest of his. I see the way they look at one another it's almost as if…" I did not finish my sentence I could not think that such feelings could exists between the two for Anck-su-namun was my fathers' mistress no one was to touch her.
"As if what? I know that this is not all that is troubling you. I hear that your father is sending out invitation for suitors for you to marry… I am to help oversee this process to protect you from any harm that could come from those that would enter the palace unannounced during that time. Princess-" I frown and cut him off forgetting about my fathers' priest and mistress.
"Stop calling me that you are my friend not my servant, and I will not see any of these so called suitors not even one. I am not a prize to be won or auctioned off to the highest bidder, father should know that I am opposed to the whole idea of this but he is forever looking for my happiness and that of all his children. I want to marry the one I love not some stranger that is not even from Egyptian soil!" Nekht still had a calm expression through my rant he knows of my views about this arranged marriage that my father is trying to place upon me along with my sister.
"And who is the one you love that you would risk your father finding out and ending it all together?" There was something in his voice that confused me I detected a hint of jealousy or suspicion for this unknown person. It was almost amusing
"It is no one I just want my father to know that I want to marry for love, not for political reasons." We stare at one another for what seemed like hours but was only a few seconds before I turned away heading for the balcony curtains and walked to the railing looking out into the dessert and around the palace. Nekht follows and stands a few steps behind me.
"I will ask you again. What is your suspicion of the high priest and the Pharaohs new wife to be?"
"I fear that they have feelings for each other that should not be since they both should know there place in this palace and in court. I fear for my fathers' safety and I do not trust that Anck-su-namun will not protect him but hurt him." I hear a noise to my left and see my sister step out onto her balcony for our rooms are next to each other. She does not see me for her gaze is else where I follow her gaze and see the high priest Imhotep in my fathers' chambers.
"What is he doing there?" I ask Nekht he shakes his head and we both look on as the doors open to reveal Anck-su-namun slender form stride into the room. My sister and I gasp in shock as Imhotep and Anck-su-namun embrace each other and kiss. I turn away not able to look anymore but a sudden cry for help from the Medjai coming from Nefertiri makes me look back to see my father now in the room with Anck-su-namun and Imhotep nowhere to be seen. A sudden flash of a blade shines in the dull moonlight as Imhotep steps from the shadows and I can only look on in horror and shock as they stab my father to death. I suddenly find myself in Nekhts' arms my face hidden in his chest. A scream rips me from Nekhts' shielding embrace to see my sister falling over her balcony to her death below I cry out and race to her balcony to try and grab her but it is too late as I am pulled back to Nekht and into my room away from the scenes of the deaths of my family members.
"Nefer-u, look at me… LOOK AT ME AND LISTEN!" Nekht yells through my tearful cries I look into his eyes and see the pain that I feel reflected in them, a sudden banging on the doors pulls us from our gaze it was Imhotep priest trying to get in. "We must leave I must get you to safety!" He pulls me along as we run through my chamber to a secret passage tucked away behind a tapestry hanging I trip over a low table with lit candles the rich rugs beneath my feet alight with flam from the fire and a blaze spreads around the room I scream as I am pulled to my feet away from the flames by Nekht and into the passage way. We make our way out of the burning palace and to the stables…
Cliffhanger! Sorry this chapter is so short it's six pages in Microsoft Word. I hope that you enjoyed this one and you will forgive me for taking so long to update. I'm college student you know! Well I hope to update again soon please look forward to it until then…
DovieDM-1991-Promised Wings signing out!
