First, I'd like to give a shout out to FantasyQueen. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. I also have a few ideas on how Sadie finds out about Anubis. I haven't decided what I'm going to do about that yet. I just thought I'd give FantasyQueen a shout out for that review also, I'm pretty sure you've reviewed before in other stories if so thanks! You guys inspire me. I do read all of the reviews that come in. I do plan to throw some shout outs to people who make comments that I can respond to without spoiling anything.

Anubis's POV

When I wake up Sadie was not next to me. I sit up, "Sadie!" I call. I hear some footsteps and Sadie appears in the doorway.

She pressed her finger to her lips telling me to be quiet. She then gestures for me to follow her. We walk to the room in the front with a window that looked out onto the street. I look out and see a few guys walking around. I recognized their uniforms. They were people who worked for Set.

"I don't know who they are," She whispers. "I heard voices this morning and investigated. They are looking for someone."

Me. They are looking for me. Set had probably sent them to see if I was dead or alive. "They're some of Set's guards. I can tell by the uniform."

"Who are they looking for?" She asks. "Were they looking for someone when they attacked your group?"

"No," I say.

Set usually never cared what happened to the gods once he took their powers. Most of them were probably dead. A couple of gods I knew that had their powers taken due to refusing to listen to him. Thoth, Hathor, Bes, and Bast were a few I had watched get their powers drained. I imagine that Hathor was most likely dead or Horus found her. Some of the gods did support him. Neith was more than happy to assist Set and Apophis to take over the world. Anput also did, she is my wife, though I made it clear that we were done as soon as she sided with Set. I think she joined Set so she could be more popular than she was.

Sadie and I back away from the window and quietly move back to the room where our stuff was. Sadie paces back and forth. I sit on the bed watching her.

"What's the plan?" I ask.

"I don't know," Sadie says. "Sneak out the back?"

"That depends," I say. "How many guys did you see?"

"Five," Sadie says.

"Do you know if they were gods, humans, or magicians?" I ask.

"I think two of them are magicians," She says. "I saw two of them with the staffs strapped to their back."

"Okay," I say. "What about the other three?"

"Two seemed to be human, the other was a female, she had long brown hair, an Egyptian dress, and a jackal amulet around her neck. I'm not sure who she is."

Anput. We definitely needed to get out of here before she sees. My identity would be revealed to Sadie, Anput would see that I'm with a girl which would make her mad, Sadie would be captured which then they'll discover she's a Kane. "We need to hurry and get out and away from here."

Sadie and I pack our bags. And put our jackets and boots on. We slowly walk down the stairs. I go to the front and look out the window. The four guards stood in a group and were watching Anput while she was instructing on what they were supposed to do. As soon as Set and Apophis took over the world, she immediately took her place as Set's second in command. She did whatever he wanted without hesitation. I told her not to trust Set. I hated her, I never had much interest in her the past 500 years. I turned my attention back to Sadie who was looking out the back. "It's clear," She says. "If we can get down the street and a couple blocks away, we should be safe. Let's go."

She goes to leave. I grab her arm and pull her into me and kiss her. "Just incase one of us get caught."

"Let's not let that happen jackal boy," Sadie says. We go out the door and walk in the opposite direction of the guards and Anput. We made it one block before we heard a growling. Sadie and I both stop and turn around. There was a jackal. "We need to run."

I hold my hand out. The jackal doesn't respond to me. I couldn't control the jackals without my powers. I recognized this jackal. It was one of Anputs' favorites. "Don't run," I say. "She'll chase you." I lean down pick up a stick and throw it. Storm, that was her name, turns and runs after it. She loved to play with sticks. You could throw one and she would fight it for hours. Sadie and I were quickly walking away. If we ran Storm would lose interest in the stick. When we get far enough away Sadie starts talking.

"How did you know that would work?" Sadie asks.

"What?" I ask.

"The stick," Sadie says.

"Don't all dogs like to chase sticks?" I ask. "I just hoped for the bet."

Sadie takes my hand and laces her fingers with mine. "You're always full of surprises Andrew." I smiled.

Sadie and I were getting closer. I cared for her. Sadie made me feel like a normal person. Not just some death god. We walk for a couple hours occasionally stopping to raid houses, take breaks for water, or to just sit down. We were currently sitting at a fountain eating some food that we had packed. I watched Sadie as she looked around. Her blue eyes were lighter in the sunlight and more intense. I thought about what would've happened if Anput had seen us. She probably would've killed Sadie on sight. I hoped that Anput wouldn't find me today and assume I was dead. She probably volunteered to search so she could kill me herself if I was still alive.

"Where should we go now?" I ask. "I'm not sure which direction is back towards the house."

"We're not going back yet," Sadie says. "There's somewhere I want to see."

"What would that be?" I ask.

"Central park," Sadie says.

"You've never seen it before?" I ask.

"No," Sadie says. "This world turned into chaos when I was young. I also was never allowed to go that far. My dad would never allow it."

"But when Julius is gone, Carter lets you get away with anything." I say.

"Well," Sadie says. "Sometimes. Unless he's feeling like playing the overprotective brother. Most of the time he lets me. He taught me how to use a gun. My dad still thinks I don't know how to use one."

"I'd be a horrible older brother," I say. "I'd let my sister get away with everything."

"You don't have siblings," Sadie says. "Do you have any cousins?"

"One," I say. "I haven't seen him in years."

"Sorry," Sadie says.

"It's fine," I say. "We never really got along anyway."

Horus and I really did never get along. Horus and I had one more fight before he went into hiding. I told him to fight, his father was killed and he had to take over. He didn't. Instead, Set and Apophis did.

"Maybe he's still alive," Sadie says. "Maybe you'll see him again."

Part of me never wanted to see him again. He abandoned the world when everyone needed him. "Maybe," I say. "Let's get going."

Sadie and I resume our walking. We continue the same thing we had been doing. We made our way to central park.

I thought the story needed more drama so I added Anput. Not very much in this chapter. She will return. I have some great plans with her and Sadie reacting to each other. Not sure when that will be. Once Sadie and Anubis return to Brooklyn House is when things start getting good. I promise. Also, maybe we will find out if any of the gods that got their powers taken are alive or dead.