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Chapter 6

Elisabeth's PoV

When night fell, there was a calmness in the air. The Americans were successful in finding several glass artifacts. I was in my spot of our camp when I noticed the Egyptologist fussing over a large black object. Evy passed him and stood a still for a moment.

The Egyptologist stopped his fussing and hugged it close to him.

" I believe you need a key to open that book." she stated and walked over to my spot.

" Did you see what he found?" Evy asked, plopping over next to me.

" I'm not sure, bit it looks big and price worthy." I said, then I checked over her hand to see several scarab skeletons.

" where did you find these?" I took one and examined it.

" inside the coffin. I was going to show Rick and Jonathan. Come on!" she pulled my arm towards the fire. I watched the Americans gather around to sit with the boys.

" Hey O'Connell, what do you think these babies are worth back home?" Henderson asked flashing his treasure.

" we heard you found a nice gooey mummy. If you dry it out you may be able to sell it for firewood." Daniels said, giggling at them.

" I really don't like them!" I whispered to Evy. She elbowed my rib and announced her presents.

" look what I found. Scarab skeletons, flesh eaters. I found them inside our friends coffin." Evy said, passing them out.

Rick observed the bug and noted.

" they can stay alive for years eating off a corpse." I stated, taking a seat next to Jonathan.

" unfortunately for our friend, he was still alive when they started eating him." Evy said.

I thought for a moment at what that must have felt like. My skin shivered and I covered my goosebumps.

" so someone threw these in with our guy and they slowly ate him alive?" Rick asked.

" Very slowly" she added.

" love to make things sound creepy, don't you?" I asked her. Evy and Jonathan giggled, as Rick gave me a nod.

" surely wasn't a popular fellow." Jonathan said.

Rick played with the fire in front of us, spreading the wood around. " Probably got a little too frisky with the Pharoll's daughter." Rick added.

" According to my readings, this was a hom dai. The worst of all Ancient Egyptian Curses." Evy noted, placing the skeletons on the ground.

" Evy, there have been no recordings of this curse ever being done." I warned.

" That bad,huh?" Rick said.

" Well yes, they never done it because they feared it so. They say if a victim of a Hom Dai shall ever arise, he will bring with his the ten plagues of Egypt."

" Well, I would undergo this Hom Dai for just 15 minutes with you, Beauty."Henderson said, placing his hand on my knee.

" I warned you many times how to treat me with respect." I balled my fist and with as much force as I could I punched his groin.

The look of his eyes and the pain he endured was worth all of the harassment. He fell face first into the sand. His cries were gasps for air and coughs. Every

man looked pained, as if they felt that punch as well. Even Rick closed his eyes and covered himself.

I walked over and patted his head and he crawled away in fear. " Don't thank me, pleasure was all mine...beauty." I taunted him then walked and kicked the sand behind me, splashing his face as I left.

Ardeths POV

" I underestimated her. She is strong as well." I said.

After watching the lady in blue beat the white American, I watched as a few of my men groaned. Obviously, no man wants to me harmed in that area.

" Ardeth, they have discovered the book of the dead. We don't have much time." one of my men warned.

I observed the men below in the city as they prepared for sleep." We go tonight." I muttered through my teeth.

I watched the lady in blue as she removed her head scarf and used it as a pillow. She laid down, and my heart yearned to lay beside her and hold her.

Ricks POV

The camp grew quiet. Jonathan and Lisa were asleep, and I heard Evelyn scramble towards the historians quarters. She kept moving forward and back. I creaked one eye open to see she took the black artifact.

" Thats called stealing, you know." I said, sitting up, watching her look for the key.

" according to you and my brother, it's called borrowing." she zipped back at him.

I looked at the artifact and was confused by what it was.

" Thought the book of Ammunrah was made out of gold?" I asked. Even though shewasn't looking at me, she answered.

" It is made out of gold. This isn't the book of Ammunrah, this is something else. I believe this may be the book of the dead."

My eye brows lifted in concern."are you sure you want to be messing around with it?"

She shrugged. " It's just a book. No harm ever came from reading a book."

Upon opening it, a large gust of wind blew over us. She scrolled her fingers over the hirogliphics. Reading a few words.

Suddenly, the historian awoke and screamed at us." NO! You must not read from the book!"

A loud noise came towards us from the west, a noise I couldn't explain.

Elisabeth's POV

A loud buzz woke me. Jonathan and Benny were up and appeared frightened.

Then I saw it!

A large black mass of locus swarmed our way.

"RUN!" Rick yelled at us.

I ran and noticed the professor was just standing there. Why wasn't he running? I ran inside the cave and realized that I had split from Rick and our group.

" My glasses! Hey! Anyone seen my..?" I heard down the cave. Benny's pity echo made me realize that they left Mr. Burns behind.

" Mr. Burns? Are you alright?" I yelled down the hall. I didn't hear anything and i started getting worried.

" Mr. Burns?" I whispered, hearing a loud moan.

I turned around seeing nothing. I relaxed a bit until something hard hit the back of my head. My body was thrown into the tunnel wall and my head slammed first. I landed on the ground, my eye site fuzzy with whoever had hit me in my view.

He spoke in Egyptian but my translation was " You have resurrected as well Goddess Freja. You will be a great addition of power!"

I gasped as hands grasped my face, trying to speak but I couldn't get any words out. Suddenly footsteps grew closer and the mystery man leaned over my ear.

" when i've completed my transformation, we will meet again." His hands released my head and it landed hard on the ground causing more pain to my head.

Then he was gone. I lifted my head and the pain shot my vision more. Black massed ran passed me, until one leaned down. His honey brown eyes showed concerned.

" Miss, can you hear me?" his voice becoming further and further and my eyes closed as I allowed the darkness to take over.

Ardeths POV

Her eyes closed and I grew worried. Her brow was swollen and blood trickled down her face. I knew I had to help her. I collected her small fragile body in my arms and ran her outside. A few of my men found an American with his eyes and tongue ripped clean from his face.

Several Americans and the group the lady in blue was companing ran out and we aimed our guns to them.

" I told you to leave or die. You refused, and may have killed us all for you unleashed the creature we have feared for more then three thousand years!" I stated.

The brunette, the leader was confident in his reply. " relax, I got him."

I shook my head. " no mortal weapon can kill this creature."

I moved over so for my men could bring them the injured American.

" you bastards! What did you do to him?" Henderson asked, collecting his friend.

I turned quick " we saved him! Before the creature could finish its work, and I suggest you leave before he finishes you all." I commanded my men to prepare to leave.

" we must go on the hunt, find something to kill him." I was explaining to my men, but the American still didnt believe " I told you, I got him."

I had enough " know this, this creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, never sleep, and will never stop."

He gave me a look of uncertainty, then a look of worry. He was going to run back inside, but I stopped him.

" you must not go back!"

" My friend is in there, she might be hurt." he yelled at me.

" she is fine." I assured him but before I could explain he tried to go back in.

" she's practically my sister, I'm not leaving her!" he warned and shoved me aside.

" You must listen,we found her. She's resting over here." once I pointed over to the blue maiden,he forgot about going back inside and ran past me to his friend.

" Elisabeth? Lisa can you hear me?" he asked her. She stirred at his touch and she slowly gained consciousness.

I ran back on my horse and followed my men away from the city. Now a name to go with the face.

Elisabeth.

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