A little heads up so please don't shot me. In this chapter there will be more Ancient Egyptian Gods in it. The two lion headed gods of War, Mehit and Anhur. I have done basic research into both of them to know that they are both married while also both have lion heads. I don't know much more about them as it was just a quick look into the Ancient Egyptian Gods of War. If anyone has looked more into the Gods of Egypt than me please don't shot me as this is just for fun. Many thanks
Chapter 12
Imhotep lead the way through the last miles of the tunnels that went under the desert right to Hamunaptra. He was glad that he had been there when the tunnels were being constructed. He had seen all the traps being put in place to prevent Seth or any of his allies from getting into the City of the Dead. Hamunaptra had a lot of tools and relics that could easily fight against Seth and his allies. The armoury itself had weapons that decided who their wielders that could take down the Serpent Sisters when they are in their human form. There was also the library that rivalled that of the Library in Alexandria.
He knew that these tunnels had been designed to act like a maze for all those who entered. The only way to get in and about the tunnels was to get to the Armoury and from there a tunnel will lead to the city above ground. He had to only hope that the other Avengers got to the armoury and then out to the city. There was no point in them all running about lost in the tunnels when he already knew where the Book was.
The Mummy walked into a huge chamber with the assassin that he had learned had many names that she went by with. The Avengers knew her Natasha along the Black Widow. The assassin, he noted was always ready for something to jump out at them and attack. Something that was not uncommon in Hamunaptra or the underground tunnels. The High Priests of all the Higher Gods had summoned many creatures to guard everything that was stored in the city. He had been one of the Priests who had placed a curse in the City that made it be swallowed by the desert and hidden it from Seth's view along with the rest of the world. It had been with the Book of the Dead that he had managed to keep Hamunaptra and its treasure hidden from the rest of the world for over three thousand years.
In those three thousand years that Hamunaptra and the world had changed. He was in a new world that he was still trying to find where he belonged in it. He could not longer be the High Priest of Osiris, no all the Old Gods had been forgotten to the passage of time with the rise and falls of empires. The world had forgotten the old ways and had followed the path of science and technology. Hamunaptra itself had just become a series of ruins that was hidden in the sand dunes that he had created.
"What is this place?" Natasha asked as she stepped up to beside her. She held in one hand her gun and in the other hand a short blade that was used for close quarter combat. Her green eyes scanned the room intently as she looked around the room still waiting for something to jump out in front of them. She looked at all the treasure and weapons that had been placed into the huge chamber that was large enough for the Moonray and the Quinjet to be parked side-by-side and to allow Nightshade and Galvatron to be in their jet forms with room to spare.
Imhotep looked over at Natasha after he had studied the huge statue of the two lions as they prepared for battle. In the two lions jaws were two sarcophagi. Both of them were designed to look lions; one of them was that of a male and the other a female. He knew that they were in the presence of two of the most bloodthirsty Gods of Ancient Egypt. "We are in the presence of the Gods of War; Mehit and Anhur! They will either help us or they will stand against us!" he replied looking back at the two lion statues.
"Do you think they will help us?" Natasha asked as she followed Imhotep's gaze towards the two statues. She knew that if the two gods decided that they were a threat they would have very little to stand against them. All their powerful members were elsewhere and she knew that Thor being a God himself would stand a better chance than the others, but and the Hulk where nowhere to found. She still didn't know much about Nightshade and Edward but from the digging that she had done into their files she had seen this sort of thing was their normal Monday office working day.
Imothep made a sound. It was the sound of his tongue flicking and pushing his rotten teeth as he thought over what she had asked. "I am unsure. Mehit and Anhur are both known for leading the way into battle! Many of the fights that the gods had against Seth had always been one with one of them making a show and with their weapons and claws they were able to turn the tide against Seth!" he explained to Natasha.
He could see that she was deep in thought. Her face had frozen over as her eyes became hard and cold as she thought over what he had said. Imhotep looked at all the other members of the Avengers. They had all taken to looking after the youngest member of their team as he asked a dozen questions a minute. He had never seen anyone as curious as this boy in three thousand years. Izzy wanted to learn everything about everything. His bug partner didn't stary to far from his side. He looked towards Iron Man and Falcon. Stark had gone and was looking at the treasure that was in the chamber that had been left for both Mehit and Anhur. Falcon had taken a defensive stance at the door and was ready for anything that should attack from behind.
"You must remember that that had been three thousand years. We do not know if the Gods of War will still be on ourside or if they would have sided with Seth! We must move as quietly as we possibly can!" Imhotep replied to Natasha when he brought his attention back to her.
She nodded her head in understanding. She had seen this with many missions from SHIELD and with the Avengers.
"Is the Book of the Dead here or do we need to trek through more tunnels?" Stark asked. He was still looking at all the treasure that he had estimated was worth more than Stark Industries and Hammer Industries put together.
Imhotep looked back at the man who always claimed to be the leader of the Avengers even if he responded only to Captain America and Nightshade. He did not like the man and that was mainly from the way that he carried himself along with how he spoke to both Captain America and Nightshade. He was surprised that Edward had not already taken off Stark's face off and he had gathered was that Edward would take off Stark's head if he done anything that went against Nightshade's orders.
"The Book of the Dead was placed into the care of the Lions of War to be protected and away from Seth and his allies! Mehit and Anhur were and are the best for the job before it can be protected by us! Once we have the Book of the Dead we can use it to take away Seth's powers that he is slowly regaining along with blessing your chosen weapons to be effective against him!" explained Imhotep as he walked towards one of the lion statues.
Both of the lion statues were made out of gold and the gold. While the sarcophagi was being held in the jaws of the lions in the paws of the largest lion was a box. It was well hidden that if someone didn't know where to look. He walked towards the box that was decorated in symbols and markings that only a select few people knew the meaning of and he was one of them. He placed a bandaged hand onto the golden box. He remembered when this box had been forged but he had not seen the box being used when he was mummified alive all those years ago. Now the box was being used it hold the Book of the Dead with spells that had been placed onto the box. The spells that had been placed on it three thousand years where still effective after so many years of it being hidden in the dark.
"Imhotep?" asked a small voice behind him. He could hear the curiosity in the small voice that had spoken up. Removing his hand from the golden box he turned around to face the young boy who had come from Japan. Standing with wide eyes as they looked everything in the chambers that they had found himself in. Izzy had studied everything in the chamber before he had watched Imhotep walk over to the huge lion statues and then to the box at the lions paws. "Do you think this will work or do you think this has all been a waste of time? I mean if we have been going on in a wild goose chase we have allowed Seth more of a chance to regain all of his powers?" Izzy asked.
Izzy had been quite as he focused on watching what was in the chamber. He had looked at all treasures and weapons that had been left for the two deities that only until recently he did not believe or heard about. He had then studied the box like Imhotep had and was wondering if this was the best thing that they could be doing or studying more into Seth's past to learn what is the best way to defeat to him.
"The Book of the Dead has all the spells and incantations of the Ancient world. All the spells in this book can and will defeat Seth! It done it before but the spells were not completed which is why he was able to come back! We just need to get the Book of the Dead to prevent Seth from getting the book and using it to get back all of his powers that he had lost when the book had first been used!" the Mummy responded to the young boy's question.
Izzy nodded his head. He had been asking Imhotep all the questions that he needed answers to. He had asked about the Book of the Dead and Seth himself. He had asked him how they would use the Book of the Dead to take away Seth's powers and then destroy him altogether. What he had been told sounded to good to be true and way to easy for it to succeed. Something that he knew would not always work. It had happened many times when they were in the Digital World. They did find a way to defeat their enemies at the end of their adventures. It took them finding a lot about themselves before they could finally defeat their enemies to save both this world and the Digital World
The Mummy looked back at the golden box. He was unaware that the two deities that were inside the sarcophagi that hung above his head where starting to awaken after their long sleep. The lioness Goddess began to move within her sarcophagus. Inside the golden box that she was wrapped in bandages she heard voices outside of where she was sleeping in. These voices she did not recognise and that caused her to worry. How could they get past the traps that had been in place? Tiredly she opened her eyes. All she saw was darkness but she knew they were open. They were stinging like nothing she felt and she had been through a lot of things in her immortal life. She assumed that was the cause of them not being used for three thousand years. Muttering a spell under her breathe her sight changed to that of the massive golden lion that her sarcophagus was attached to. She instantly saw the worst thing that she and her husband had been send to prevent from allowing to happen.
Mehit, the God of War let out a growl that sounded more like a cats howling. She narrowed her eyes as she watched the corpse walk towards the box that was holding the Book of the Dead. Calming herself she remembered the box had spells that protected it from Seth. The spells would only allow one of the chosen heroes to open the box and take the book. The book was to be their tool in defeating Seth along with their abilities. Muttering another spell under her breathe she was able to hear what was being said in the chamber bellow her.
Her attention moved to the sarcophagus that was across from hers. Sudden dread filled her soul at seeing that it was wide open and the mortals below had yet to notice. She searched frantically for Anhur. Her husband didn't think before he acted. In battles he always attacked without a plan. He was the wild side of war and she was in the practical side of it. In the war against Seth three thousand years ago she had always planned on all the fights that they were taken part in. Anhur he didn't think about thinking in war he just went in full guns blazing. She caught movement close to the box and knew that it was Anhur in his beast form.
Snarling at how stupid Anhur was, Mehit allowed her sleeping magic to reawaken and heal the damage that time had done to her body. Muttering more spells she summoned a shield. She would need something to protect herself from Anhur. Anhur was a major problem after he woke and he would just declare a war because he had woken up. He even wanted to declare war when he went to sleep and even when they got married. Anhur loved war and he loved declaring it.
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Natasha froze. There was something wrong. She could feel it all around her. She glanced over at Izzy and motioned for him to take cover. She watched as the fifteen year and the Digimon both took cover. Straining her ears she searched for any sounds that would alert of what was stalking them. She heard something moving close by. Her training kicked in and she took a battle ready stance. It was at that moment that something burst out of the shadows lead by its teeth and claws.
Black Widow fired her gun and one of her stingers at the massive lion monster but it kept coming towards. She rolled to the side as the creature lunged at where she had been only a moment ago. Its huge jaws clamping shut with its yellow eyes looked around in a frenzy as it looked for it. Its eyes narrowed when they spotted her, but Natasha was quick to move again. She fired a couple of rounds into its face for it roar in anger at her. It jumped for where she at been but once again she was moving again.
Imhotep summoned a sand storm that wrapped around the lion monster. The lion roared within its trap as it bunched at the sandy walls only to find that nothing would allow it to get out of the trap that Imhotep had put it in. The Mummy held the Book of the Dead in his hands as he approached the trapped lion. The lion who had suddenly become more aggressive upon seeing the golden book in his hand.
"Wh-what is that? It looks kind of like Leomon!" Izzy spoke up as he slowly came out of where he was hiding. Tentomon hovered behind him. His Digimon partner was ready to jump in and defend him when it was needed. Izzy trusted Tentomon more than the Avengers, well he had been his partner for a lot longer and they had been put through thick and thin.
Imhotep looked down at Izzy as the DigiDestined walked towards him and Natasha. The other two Avengers had taken a protective stance around the lion as it pounded against the sand storm that he was using to keep it trapped. "I do not know what a Leomon is Izzy. No this is what your people know call a Werecreature! To be exact this is a Werelion!" he replied as he looked back towards the Werelion. The Werelion was still pounding against the sand walls that were acting as its prison.
The Werelion let out a roar as it summoned a crescent blade. The blade shown silver like the full moon before it impaled it into the sand. With another roar that made the ground shake it tore the blades through the sand breaking the spell that had entrapped it. The lion's eyes narrowed onto the Book of the Dead before the flickered towards the Mummy who had taken a defensive stance in front of it. The lion struck out towards Imhotep who had little time to react. The Mummy was flung into a pile of treasure. The Book of the Dead still in his hand.
The lion let out a roar when bullets smacked against its flesh. It turned towards Black Widow and lunged towards her. Its claws and teeth ready to tear into her throat, but the assassin was to quick for him. The next thing it knew the spy had kicked him in the face. The lion let out a roar before it felt a weapon it had never come across before exploded against the fur on its back.
Whipping around it turned to face two fliers who hovered above the ground. They had no wings but they were still suspended in the air. The next thing that happened was the two fliers began to fire at him with their weapons that were made out of magic that he had never come across. Roaring in anger more than anything he flung both his blades at the two fliers. One of the fliers with strange growths coming out of his arms moved to the side while the one made out of red metal blasted one of the blades that was about to impact with his chest.
Iron Man hovered above the ground. He had to be glad that his suit had started to work again when they had gotten away from the Serpent Sisters. The Sisters were one of the worst things that the Avengers had gone up against in the years that they had been formed. "Okay kitty! How about you go back and play with your ball of yarn!" he shouted as he kept a good distance away from the enraged lion. The lion that only snarled back in rage.
"I am no mere kitty! I am Anhur, the God of War! And I shall not allow any supporters of Seth to take the Book!" Anhur roared back at Iron Man. His eyes caught a bright glow and he turned around to see a large insect. The insect was larger than any that he had seen and he had seen many insects over the years, but this thing was big. He stopped a small boy next to the giant monster and his mind snapped back to the reason why he thought in wars: to protect the innocent and this boy who looked like he had yet to become a man was in one of the most dangerous place. "Son you must come over to me! These people are dangerous! They work for Seth!" he shouted at the boy.
Kabuterimon hissed and stomped his foot in front of Izzy. "He is not going anywhere with! I made a promise that I will protect him!" he hissed at the Werelion as he took a step closer to Izzy.
Anhur snarled and bared his teeth. "You think you can protect him! Everyone who works with Seth will allows end up dead! Now allow the boy to come to me and I will send you all back to your master in little boxes!" he hissed at Kabuterimon. He was not afraid of the large bug or the other people who were in the chamber where he and Mehit had been mummified as they protected the Book from Seth.
"We don't work for Seth, sir! We are fighting against them!" Izzy said. He stepped around Kabuterimon's leg so that he could look at Anhur. He kept his hand on his Digimon's leg. He looked over at Black Widow and Falcon. "These people are called the Avengers and they always fight to protect the planet and right now they are defending it from Seth! And this is Imhotep!" he said as the Mummy stood beside him.
Anhur suddenly relaxed at hearing the Priests name.
"It has been a long time, Anhur!" Imhotep said as he bowed his head.
"At last you stop fight!" laughed a femmine voice from the shadows. A second later a woman in white robs walked towards them. She carried no weapons at all as far as they could see but they had quickly learned that all of the Ancient Egyptian Gods had a weapon of some sort. Her cat like eyes only stood out with her olive coloured skin and she wore a huge smile. She gave Imhotep a hug when she approached him and then she gave Izzy a hug. "We have so much to talk about.
"Yeah!" spoke Falcon as he landed on the ground, "Like where Tony went!"