Forgotten Gods

A Stargate SG1/Highlander the Series Crossover

He can't quite remember the time of his birth, the ways of his people, or even his true name. Memories are stored by the quickening, transferred from one Immortal to the other through it, and Methos had lived a long, long time before he'd had to take the head of another like himself.

Sometimes, when he dreams, he can hear the sound of hoofbeats and a crackling fire. We're they nomadic? He'd never liked staying in one place too long...

Sometimes, he remembers an angry vibrating voice and flashing eyes looking up at him, a stone Asp rearing and spitting light, but all it did was tingle as the magic danced harmlessly over his skin. Methos dreams of raising his sword, of slashing down, and leaving behind a temple of blood.

When he has that particular dream, he wakes sweating, his heart beating in his throat, and the pyramids on his mind.

Once upon a time, he had been Pharaoh. Once upon a time, the throne of Egypt had been passed down from Immortal to Immortal, each living as a true God-King, and each chosen heir taking the heads, and the memories, of their predecessor along with the throne. Except for Methos.

Methos, who locked the ruling Immortal in a stone sarcophagus, forever living and dying in an endless cycle. Eternal torment. The perfect revenge.

Sometimes, when he wakes from those dreams, Methos swallows and wonders if he should have taken the Pharaoh's head. Should have taken those oh-so-valuable memories.

Sometimes, there are greater things to fear than headhunters.

In the original Greek, Apocalypse meant to uncover, and Methos wishes he could remember just what he had been the horseman for.

A/N- The god Shezmu was the god of the wine press, oil, perfume, as well as bloody slaughter. According to . In the Cannibal Hymn: "...where Shezmu is portrayed as the being who kills and butchers the gods themselves in order that the king might absorb their strength and vitality."

As time went on, however, the bloodthirsty aspect of Shezmu was neglected in favor of the wine-making aspect.