Hey all! It's me again. Here's a new chapter for you guys. Enjoy it!
"Here we are" David stopped the car, "Death Valley".
Selena stepped out of the car. It was a desert wasteland it seemed. It was hot and she was sweating like a pig. Yeah, safe to say, it sucked.
"Why does it have to be here of all places? There's nothing here!" she said.
David looked around. She was right, there really wasn't anything there. Well, for a moment. David watched as a shadow began to appear from the heat, something black furred and canine. He could see the shining gold ribbon around its neck.
"Selena…is that your dog right there?" he asked, pointing to it.
"Oh my god…it is! HEY! WE'RE OVER HERE!"
"Selena! What if it's a coyote or something? Do you wanna give us away?"
"Well it's not like he can't see us anyway!"
ENOUGH!
Selena looked dead ahead toward the jackal, which was now right in front of them.
"What?" David asked, "Selena, what is it?"
"It's him…right there".
David looked at the Jackal. Its eyes were pure black, like Selena's.
"Who are you?" Selena asked.
At her words, the Jackal began to change shape. A black light surrounded it and faded after a few minutes. In the jackal's place was a man.
He looked rather old, to be truthful. He had small black eyes that scanned Selena like a hawk. His hair was as black as his eyes. Selena observed this very intently. It was funny. She had black eyes and hair as well…they looked almost…dare she think it…alike.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" she asked.
"Anubis, Egyptian god of mummification".
Selena laughed. "Are you kidding me? That can't be true. Prove it".
"I've shown you enough by simply turning into a jackal".
"Right…so why did you bring me here?"
"To tell you the truth of course".
"Truth about what?"
"Everything. Come with me, to my funeral home, my dear. I have much to explain. Bring your friend…for he…is a demigod as well".
David looked at him strangely. "What? No way".
"Wanna bet? Why is it you think you write constantly and our knowledgeable to the Scribes Arts?".
"Scribes Arts?"
"Writing…mathematics…all that learning junk" Selena answered.
"Oh…"
So the two friends followed him to the strange funeral home in the middle of nowhere. Next to it was a small house.
"So…the house or the place where you keep dead people?" Selena asked.
"The house…it's more for your liking, I'm sure".
When the three got inside and settled in, the man who claimed to be the Egyptian God started to explain everything.
"I won't beat around the bush, Selena. The truth of your parentage is clear. I am your father".
"Whoa, what? No, you can't be. My father was killed in an accident".
"So your "mother" told you. It is a lie, everything you have been told is a lie, Selena. I am the only truth" Anubis told her.
"Then where's my real mother?" Selena stood, starting to get angry.
"She's…dead. She died shortly after you were born".
"And what? You gave me away? Anubis, how could you do that?"
"I loved you, Selena, I really, honestly did, and I still do. But it had to be done. My last child by a mortal woman, my Kebecht…she was killed by Sekhmet and her demons. I had to hide you from her".
"She's not evil though, is she?"
"No. She was merely doing what Ra told her to do, but regardless I had to hide you from him as well".
"So why wait 'til now to call on me?"
Anubis stood, looking concerned. "There are other pantheons out there, Selena. There's three main ones. Greek, Egyptian, and Norse. They all exist. And they share one common enemy: Titans".
"Titans? That's just Greek myth isn't it?" David asked.
"Oh no…all pantheons rooted from them, our cultures just merely tried to make it sound differently. The Olympians did not defeat the titans on their own. They called upon cousins from other pantheons. I was not among these, but my parents were. Isis, Osiris, Nephthys, and Seth were all called upon by the Olympians to fight. While Odin, Thor, Loki, and Freyr were called upon to help fight them. Together, we imprisoned them. And so, they've been locked away ever since".
"Okay? And what does that have to do with us?" Selena asked.
"He's declared war on all the Half Bloods and Pantheons. You two are no exception to this threat".
"So what do you want us to do?" David asked.
"There is a camp where you can go to first off to train. And you also can act as ambassadors for the Egyptian Pantheon. We need you two to propose an alliance. One pantheon alone cannot stop him".
"Alright…we'll go…but then you have a ton of questions to answer, if you are Anubis".
"I know…I have more than enough to answer for".
Okay…might need some help on this. I've hit writer's block again…It sucks…