Chapter 3

"Where are we going to find the six jewels?" Monok asked.

"Patience, my friend." Kayo was quick to respond. "We do not know where these rainbow jewels are, but I have a feeling that we are going to find them."

"Alright, Pharaoh." The three journeyed on horseback to random places, searching for the jewels, but coming up empty handed for five days. In the hot Sahara weather, the three had great dehydration and hunger for journeying so long. Puri spotted a river.

"Look, my friends, We are saved!" He points to the left. "I see water."

"Nice find, Puri." Kayo congratulates Puri as they rode towards the river.

The river was flowing clean water which supplied for all the vegetation growing on the other side. There were ferns and tropical trees growing all sorts of edible fruits and big leaves for shade. This was a time for Monok, Puri and Kayo to relax. They drank from the river, they ate the fruit, and got to know each other a little more. They were telling stories of their past. Monok was telling stories of him being a delivery man before he became a guard. He lifted heavy objects off horses' carriages and was paid handsomely. Puri was reminded of his younger years, delivering scrolls and letters on foot all around Giza in efficient times at the young age of fourteen years. Kayo shared his dream of having wings and flying into the endless sky and being able to see Ra and talk to it. The experience was gratifying to all three. They talked until Ra kept his eye off them. They noticed a red glow coming from the river.

"Friends," Kayo asked, "Do you think it's one of the other six jewels?"

"I think so." Puri answered as he ran to get the aqua coloured jewel, "This one is glowing more radiant than I ever saw it glow."

"it must be responding to the presence to the other one." Monok theorized.

They ran to the red jewel. The former Pharaoh picked it up and compared it to the aqua jewel.

"It has the same cut as our first one. They glow with the same level of radiance. Our real journey starts tomorrow."

The morning after, the three were after the rainbow jewels. using the jewels that they found to their advantage. The next one was the purple one. They found it in the middle of a dry blanket of sand. They used the light of the jewel to find it.

"Hmm, easy." Monok stating the obvious. "No hounds attacking us."

The other one wasn't so easy. It was the green jewel. It was captured by a worse enemy than Anubis, An old widow rancher by the name of Ponek. She lived in a cave dug by her family as a home. The family had nothing to do in the desert but try to get water from the river to the land. The family made some profit in the ranch business, but the man of the family recently died with one of the horses trampling over him in a delivery to an Egyptian city. Ever since then, she became cold and bitter.

"Where's the fourth rainbow jewel?" Puri asked.

"Must be in the cave." Monok guessed.

Kayo ordered, "Let's look!"

Then there she was, with her small physique, wrinkly skin, and poor teeth. She was armed with a farming tool. "What are you here for?" Her shattering voice asked.

"We are here for a jewel that looks like this." Kayo pulled out a rainbow jewel. "Have you seen one?"

"I did see something like that, but I am not giving you the white jewel."

Puri entered, "This is serious business. For the Pharaoh of Egypt and the whole world, please, give us that jewel."

"Last time I heard, the Pharaoh is a power hungry hound-man enslaving all the people in Giza."

Monok reacted to the news, "All of Giza?"

"Afraid so. Forcing people to move bricks to build a pyramid. rounding up all men, women, and children to build it." Ponek shook her head, "Poor people."

Monok fell onto his knees slowly and cried, "Why? Why do these beasts take a hold onto my hardly worked-for family and just whip them?" His tears formed a little puddle in the cave spreading a foot's length. "I will give no mercy to these dogs."

Kayo was there to quickly comfort him, "Do not worry, good friend. Your people are my people too. I share your pain by a multitude of twenty thousand."

"Nice story, but you are still not getting the white jewel." The three almost forgot about Ponek. "Ever since my husband died in that brutality I thought I would never get my love again. Seven days ago, when I was planting my seeds, I found this white jewel which reminded me of my love. Now he's gone. I feel empty and poor inside without a love. This jewel, I think, was his last gift to me to fill that hole."

"I am sorry for your husband's death, but this is a matter of worldly proportions." Kayo explained.

"There is only one thing I can trade for the jewel." She immediately stared at Monok.

"Why are you looking at me?" Monok nervously asked.

"I have a good idea. The jewel for a night with this man." She takes her finger and makes a circle around Monok's nipple.

Monok started acting nervous and sweaty. "Really? but.. but I have a family, a... and children."

"Do not worry, This will not go down into the scrolls." promised Kayo.

"Okay, If this is for Egypt, I must do this."

Later on in night, Monok and Ponek were in the cave, talking. "So, what is this journey?"

"We are journeying all of... of Egypt to get these... gems," There were stutters in Monok's speech, "that may hold a key to... ugh... saving the world."

"Do you play any role?"

"I have good strength for heavy lifting and I... I'm playing a role right now, heh heh."
"How about using that strength on me!" She disrobes her raggy clothes showing her nakedness in front of Monok." Don't worry, Ra's not watching."

Monok suddenly screamed, "No, no, NOOOO!"

The screams were heard from distances. Puri and Kayo were nearby the cave, snickering.

"I know what he is doing is for a noble cause, but this really tests his willingness." Kayo remarked.

"Yes, Tomorrow we should give Monok some of our food." Puri suggested.

"We shall make it so."