While reading: I recommend listening to "Playing with the Big Boys – Prince of Egypt" on YouTube. This is not my channel/movie nor do I have any rights to song but I love this work and I think it adds a great atmosphere while reading.
Warning: Violence in the chapter
The Heart of the Nile: Playing with Snakes
Kagome woke up on a pile of straw that smelled of urine and mold. Sitting up she hunches over in pain as the memories of the beating she received the night before flooded back. She slowly walked over to the window and sees that it was raining outside. The ground was soaking wet and deep muddy puddles where everywhere. It appeared to have rained all night with no point of letting up anytime soon. The first day she is able to spend during the daytime enjoying the suns warmth in a long time and it's... raining.
"Just my luck..." she said to herself.
Just then she heard someone approaching her from outside the wooden dungeon door. Peeking through the bars from the small window on the door was none other than Prince Kogatutmote. He was covered in the same wounds as his father and he had dark shadows under his eyes from not being able to sleep. He unlocked the door bringing her a tray of food. There was a cup of water, a small bowl of thin chicken broth and a dry crust of bread.
Sitting the tray onto the pile of straw he then turned to look at her. She no longer looked like the beautiful woman he saw at the party. She was wearing burlap and her hair was matted. She was covered in dirt and had dried blood on her face from his father slapping her. She smelled dirty like the room and was covered in cuts and bruises.
"Damn…" he said. "My dad did a number on you woman. Eat up before he finds out I gave this to you. I know it's not much but I figured it was better than nothing."
Kagome cautiously walked over to him and sat down on the floor with the tray in her lap and began to eat. It was difficult opening her jaw as it was still soar from where his father had hit her in the face multiple times. After she was finished she gave the tray back to him and he began to walk towards the door.
He then turned back to her and said, "I'm sorry you got involved in all of this. I have no idea what my dad has planned but I have a feeling he will meet with you again today. If you have something he wants you better give it to him." He then walked out the door locking it behind him, leaving her alone in silence. The hours ticked by as the rain continued to fall. Soon it was around 4 in the afternoon when a servant came and brought her to a strange room with no windows. It had tables on all four sides and there were strange weapons hanging on the walls.
The servant then released her and left her in the middle of the room when Narakututmote and his assistant Mutosutet walked in closing the doors behind them.
"Hello there…. Ka-go-me…" said Narakututmote. "Sorry for my outburst last night the response to the stone was... unexpected."
"What do you want." she replied coldly.
"I want your powers girl," he said.
"We've heard you are from the city of Atlantis. Your people were known for great healing abilities and very powerful magic that could raise the dead."His assistant said. He was short, bald and fat. He had a long black gown on with a leather band around his waist making his gut look bigger. His eyes were large and he had a thin black goatee and a golden earing. On top of his baldhead was a red turban.
"You already denied me my wish so I've come to take them from you even if I have to spill every last drop of your blood to get it. Now give me your hand nicely and let my snake take some of your blood so I can have this power." Narakututmote said as he moved forward.
Kagome quickly put her hands up in front of her creating a spiritual barrier, and the fight was on. Narakututmote and Mutosutet combined their magic against hers causing her barrier to fall to the ground and her hitting the wall behind her. They then quickly grabbed hold of her hands drug her away from the wall and placed black bands around her hands to hold her magic back.
"You should have listened girl..." said Mutosutet.
"You would have... hurt me.. anyways..." Kagome said through painful breaths. One of her ribs cracked from hitting the wall.
"Perhaps... but now we won't know. Now, prepare yourself girl. My patience is thin and I have a war to prepare for." said Naraututmote.
(*** Playing with the Big Boys – Prince of Egypt ***)
{Warning – violence in song}
Narakutu and his assistant then left Kagome lying on the floor in the middle of the room. They walked over to a table that had various torcher devises like whips, knives, chains, ropes, and various other devises she didn't recognize. They then began to circle her each holding something behind their backs. Kagome was in too much pain to truly comprehend what was all happening around her. Then they began to sing,
[Naraku and Mutosutet]
By the power of Ra...
*Imagine them echoing back and forth to each other as they sing.
[Narakututmote 1]
Mut... Khnum... Nephthys... Sobek... Sokar... Reshpu... Anubis... Seshmu... Hemsut... Heket... Ra... Nut... Hemsut... Sokar... Seshmu... Sobek... Heket... Nephthys...
[Mukotsutet 2]
Nut... Ptah... Nekhbet... Sekhment... Selket... Wadjet... Anukis... Meshkent... Tefnut... Mafdet... Mut... Ptah... Tefnut... Selket... Reshpu... Wadjet... Mafdet...Nekhbet...
[Together] Ra...
Narakututmote: So you think you've got friends in high places, with the power to put us on the run
Mukotsutet: Well, forgive us these smiles on our faces. You'll know what power is when we are done
*They then both leaned into her face. Then lean back and circling again after they saying
[Together] Girl...
*They throw red and purple smoke into the air then walk through it somehow ending on opposite sides of the room
Narakututmote: You're playing with the big boys now
Mukotsutet - Echo: Playing with the big boys now
Narakututmote: Oh that's pretty. Ev'ry spell and gesture
Mukotsutet: Tells you who's the best
[Together] You're playing with the big boys now
*They throw more powder into the air and end up from behind her to the platform on stage
*Egyptian Priests begin walking along the walls holding bowls of incense, animal bones and oils while chanting
[Egyptian Priests] By the power of Ra
[Together singing]
You're playing with the big boys now
You're playing with the big boys now
[Egyptian Priest] Mut, Nut, Khnum, Ptah... Sobek, Sekhmet, Sokar, Selket
Narakututmote: Stop this foolish mission
Mukotsutet: Watch a true magician
Together: Give an exhibition how
Mukotsutet: Get off your skinny butt, girl *Narakututmote kicks her making her get up
[Together] You're playing with the big boys now!
* Egyptian Priests – as they are singing N. and M. whip her, kick her, and cut her with differnet things all over her flesh
[Egyptian Priests]
By the power of Ra, Mut, Nut, Khnum, Ptah, Sobek, Sekhmet, Sokar, Selket, Anumbis, Anukis, Hemsut, Tefnut, Meshkent, Mafdet...
[Together singing] *Narakututmote's staff turns into a live Black Cobra and begins to slither around on the floor around her.
You're playing with the big boys now
You're playing with the big boys now
By the might of Horus
You will kneel before us
Kneel to our splendorous power...
*Kagome at this point is losing focus and her head is spinning. They pick her up off of the floor shoving her back and forth in-between them like a rag doll.
Narakututmote: You put up a front
Mukotsutet: You put up a fight
Narakututmote: And just to show we feel no spite
Mukotsutet: You can be our acolyte
Narakututmote: But first, girl, it's time to bow
*making her fall down and pushing her face into the floor.
[Priests] Kowtow!
Narakututmote: Or it's your own grave you'll dig, girl
*As the snake continues to circle her N. and M. whip her, kick her, pull her hair, spit on her all while she is on the on the ground defenseless
[Together Repeat] You're playing with the big boys now, Playing with the big boys, Now!
(End Violence)
At this point she rolls onto her back and stares up at the ceiling as Narakututmote's snake slithers up her body. It then bites her on the hand drawing blood and pulling it into its mouth. What Narakutumote and his assistant don't realize is the power they seek has already been given to Sesshomaru in his sword and they already posses dark magic. Essentially beating her for nothing. Narakututmote then walks over and picks it up turning it back into a walking staff.
He then orders his servants to clean up the blood on the floor and to return her to the dungeon bellow. Kagome was in serious trouble. She was loosing a lot of blood. She had cracked ribs, a broken nose, a black eye, and a cracked skull. She had cuts and bruises all over her body and her hair was a matted bloody mess. She was very weak and there was only 14 hours left before she would die if her injuries didn't claim her first. Once she was back in the dungeon she laid down on the straw pile in the corner of the room and fell into a deep sleep whispering,
"Sesshomaru..."