Chapter 25

The Mansion that the Guardians used as their main base of operations was a lot larger than the Avengers Mansion. The mansion was well out of the way of any one who could stumble across it, if they were unlucky to find it there was hexes and curses that protected the hidden base of the Guardians and keep it hidden. Having been built at the end of the First World War the Mansion had been the main base of the Guardians, they may have had the Tower of London and UNIT Stirling as bases but the Mansion was their own place where they could call home.

The Mansion's ground spread in three miles in all directions. That ground was not wasted as every part of it was designed to protect the Mansion and all those who called it home. Surrounding the grounds was a dense forest that hid the two roads that connected the Mansion with the rest of Scotland. One of the roads went North towards the Scottish Highlands and to the mini airport that the Guardians used for the Moonray and any UNIT jets that were allowed anywhere near the Mansion. The second road was a road that led towards the nearest motorway that went to Stirling and other cities and towns that were close by. They didn't know what was resting in the middle of a forest. The forest that protected the Mansion had been hexed and had alien technology that created a maze that led an unsuspecting traveller many miles away and without any clue as to where they were.

The building of the Mansion itself looked more like a castle than a posh house. It's gothic design made it look like another copy of the Palace of Westminster.

The Mansion was grand to look at in the outside but the inside it was just as grand. Time and effort had been used to create the Mansion with new updates being added every few years to keep it up to date. One of the grandest rooms in the Mansion was the Meeting Room.

The Meeting Room was a circular room with a domed ceiling well above the floor. In the centre of the domed ceiling there was a bright blue light that gave a bright glow to the rest of the Meeting Room. At the rim of the dome where it meet the wall of the room there was golden lights that added more light to the Meeting Room.

With walls that were covered in large plasma screen TVs that showed different things on them. One of them showed the BBC news with the latest news report that was telling the world that the Avengers had been defeated by the Serpent Sisters in Egypt. Another one was connected with Netflix and was not on a particular show and was just on the menu. Many of the TVs though had the image of Earth or the Guardians phoenix.

On the marble ground that had the constellations engraved onto the floor. With a map of the stars on the ground and the map of the solar system on the ceiling the Meeting Room was in the middle of the universe with the circular table with chairs right in the middle of it all.

It was at the meeting table where the Avengers had gathered along with Optimus Prime and Megatron. Nightshade and Galvatron had taken spaces between the two Cybertronian leaders to prevent them from starting to fight each other. Though it would seem that Megatron was keeping his word in that he wanted to help the Avengers against Unicron who had also made it clear that he was going to be an issue. With Unicron still out there, the Avengers needed all the help that they could get.

On the table there was the Book of the Dead opened at a page that had many different symbols that to all the Avengers meant nothing, but to Imhotep it was the only way to get revenge on both Seth and Anck-Su-Namun, the woman who pretended to love him only to try and get the Book of the Dead from him. The Mummy at the moment was reading over the page to make sure that they had everything that the Book was asking for. He looked at the table that had all the ingredients that were listed in the Book.

Next to the Book of the Dead and all the ingredients that were gathered there was the Set Dagger. The only weapon at the moment that could do some damage to Seth. The Set Dagger at the moment couldn't kill him, but once the Book of the Dead was used the tables would be turning in the favour of the Avengers. Something that they really needed after the defeat that they had felt in Egypt at the hands of the Serpent Sisters. Also Stark joining Seth's forces as he was corrupted by Ahmanet.

"So we got the Book and we got the dagger? What do we do know?" Wasp asked. She looked at the open Book that Imhotep was reading. She had tried to look at the Book and read what was on the page but she didn't understand anything that was showing on the page.

"We find the right spell. Use it and have Seth lose his powers. Once that has been done we will have a better chance at defeating him!" Captain America spoke up from where he was sitting between Thor and Edward. The Supersolider looked towards Imhotep who was muttering what he was reading on the page. "Have you found anything at all that can do the job?" he asked the Mummy.

"I have. The Book of the Dead was created by the Gods given mankind magic to help with medicine and the passage to the Underworld where we will be embraced by the Gods there. But it also has a secret spell that allows us to take away what makes a god a god. With that we can kill Seth and all the pain and misery that he has caused for three thousand years will come to an end!" responded Imhotep as he looked towards Captain America.

"That easy?" asked Clint as he looked at all the other Avengers that were gathered around the table. "Shouldn't there be a blood sacrifice that needs to be made? These things always seem to have a cost for the spell to be used and to work?" he continued to speak. He suddenly felt Nightshade and Edward's eyes on him and he looked to see both of them watching him closely. "What?" he asked them.

"You are correct in what you have said about magic, Barton!" Nightshade said as she studied him with her optics. She knew that everyone was looking at either her or Clint. "Magic in any shape or form needs a payment for it to be complete and to have the full effect" she finished speaking but she kept watching Clint.

"The both of you are correct!" Imhotep said and saved Clint from the glare that Edward was given him as the Ghoul focused on him.

"And? What's the blood sacrifice? A dog? A cat? A donkey? A- I don't know what else?" Edward asked the Mummy.

"It does not require a blood sacrifice" began Imhotep. He was still looking at the open book as he said, "And we need to find the seat of Seth's powers and read the incantation there!" he finished up as he finally looked up at the gathered Avengers.

Wasp leaned back in her chair. She let out a huff as she fiddled with her fingers. "I thought that once we got the Book of the Dead we were a step closer to ending Seth and all of this!" she huffed as she looked at Imhotep.

"Where is this place that Seth gets his powers?" Thor finally spoke up.

"His temple!"