For Love or Gold
CHAPTER 3
Kay looked around the door franticly, whatever was behind it could tell her what the symbols meant. Emma, being the resident Egyptian expert in the Covent, she was an asset to this exploration.
"It seems that there is no key to this room." Emma voiced as she looked around the door again, "Perhaps there is another rock to push or something."
"Beats me! The last one was by accident." Said Kayla as she took another once look over, "I'm not going to be stopped now!"
"You may be out of luck at the moment, my dear." Emma grinned, it made Kayla mad.
She moved to about ten feet in front of the door, she wouldn't let the old stone stand in her way of getting her answers. There where too many questions in her mind, why many magical people had traveled great distances to meet her when she was young, the reasons to why she couldn't control her elemental powers, or why she had fallen for the Reaper.
Kay looked back at the amulet, then tucked it safely away in her short pocket. She looked back at the door with a scowl on her face.
"Move Emma," Kay commanded as she raised her hands, palm out, towards the door.
Emma starred back at Kay, "Are you mad woman? An explosion would sent the tombs above crashing down around our heads!"
"I'm going to try to lift it."
"We don't know what way the door opens! You may wedge it in tighter!"
"I just can't let it stop me!" Kay shouted as the power began to fill the hallway.
Emma ran behind the casting witch, "I hope you know what you are doing."
"Nope, not a clue." Kay smiled as she drew in the power and began to chant.
Even though she could not control her inner power, the ways of the spell caster was all known to Kayla. She could do almost anything with a spell, and she would prove that a stone door would be no match for her.
A ball of blue light appeared in her hands, the witch grabbed a hold of it with one hand and threw it as hard as she could towards the door. As the light hit, blue flames shot out in every direction, causing both girls to take cover under a shield that Emma conjured up in time.
The girls looked back at the door as the flames died down, they were in shock that there wasn't even a blackened mark on the door.
"What the fuck?" Kay looked with her eyes wide open in disbelief.
Emma walked to the door and touched the spot that he ball had it, "It is still cool to the touch, nothing. The Inferno Ball did nothing!"
"Like hell!" Kay walked over and examined the door for herself, "No way…there is no normal way for this wall not to be totalled by the spell. There should be nothing left of it!"
Emma began to think, "It could be protected by magic, it has been done before."
"There would at least be a mark where the ball it, and the area would still be blackened." Kay began to pace around, she was getting frustrated by this, "What now?"
"We could come back fresh in the morning…"Emma popped up, in hopes that she would be able to go to the real archaeology camp.
"Oh no, we are getting into that room tonight!" Kay began to get excited as she touched the carved skull clutched in the raven's talons, "I know the truth is behind this door, I can feel it!"
She could feel the power within being called up, the cry within answered. The eyes on the carved raven began to glow as the hallway began to shake. Kay immediately removed her hand from the skull and looked back at Emma, who's eyes were wide with fear.
"What did you do?" Emma cried out as she tried to hold her balance.
"I don't know!" Kay replied as she fell on the ground from the tremor.
"I swear Kay! If we die here, I will give a final command to Elizabeth to eat Reaper!" Emma was terrified of being buried alive, and Kay wasn't enjoying it as well.
Kay looked back at the door, it seemed to be moving. Little at first, then a little faster as the door split in the middle of the carving and retract to both side of the wall, exposing the darkness from behind. Just as the trembling had began, it had stopped. Both girls looked at each other in wonder.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Shouted Emma as she stood up.
"I don't know, but it opened the door." Kay stood up as well and took a few steps towards the darkness.
An orange light appeared from the darkness, making a whooshing sound as it appeared, then another one, and another followed until a brilliant light glared into the long hallway.
Kay swallowed hard as she entered the room, her mind could not fathom what her eyes saw before them. Emma came up from behind and gasped in aw.
"Kay…" Emma tried to talk, but her throat was so dry, "I believe we have found it!"
Kay entered the grand room, it had to be at least sixty feet wide, and about one hundred feet back. There were colanders filled with fire, lighting the grand hall in its glory. The two side walls were lined with statues representing all the Egyptian gods, except two statues that sat at the end of the room. The two were larger than the others, one was dress in white and gold tunic, ordained with precious stones. Her long black hair was covered with a headdress, a raven's head on top of the golden crown. Her arms were extended upwards, holding a chalice into the air, but it was the wings behind her that caught both girls off guard. The Egyptian goddess had black wings carved from a black stone, each feather outlined in gold. Her eyes were painted with black lines as all Egyptians wore, to ward off evil.
They looked at the statue beside the other, this one was dressed in a long black tunic lined with gold, his body was black as well, carved to look like the body of a strong young man. But the head was a little shocking, his head was not a normal, it was a skull with emerald eyes. He also had his hands in the air, holding a scythe in his hands. There were two large colanders in front of the statues, large flames danced around then, casting their shadows as if they were dancing together.
The girls walked cautiously in, amazed in the treasure they had discovered. There was gold jewellery piled in some far corner, grain and perfumes, comfortable beds for resting, as well as mountains of fabrics and exotic furnishings. In the middle of the room was a large stone table, it seemed to be made of solid gold encrusted with jewels of multiples of colors. A square white cloth was draped over it, a few artefacts laid upon the surface.
"This is incredible!" Emma could not contain her excitement, "This is a temple! A temple that has been untouched!"
"Who's temple?" Kay asked as she looked over at the alter.
Emma ran up to the two statues at the far end, she discovered another opening in the wall between the statues.
"Kay, Over here!"
Kay ran over and starred at the cavity, the door was nothing more than white curtains.
"I cannot believe how well preserved everything is!" Emma touched the soft fabric.
Kay moved back and looked up at the statues, both were wearing an amulet. She pulled out hers and looked carefully at it, hers and the two statues were identical.
"Emma, who are these two?" Kay asked.
Emma walked over and began to read the glyphs carved on the bases, she read the female's, then ran over to the male.
"The woman is Isis, and this one is Anubis!" Emma was getting excited again.
"Ok, I know Isis, but who's Anubis again?"
Emma smiled at Kay, "Anubis is the god of the Dead."
To be continued.