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Chapter 8

Elisabeths POV

I walked outside to get some air. I knew Rick would be in the saloon having a conniption about my decision about going back, and Evy's about staying. Walking down the street, I noticed a man in black robes ride a horse into the city. I stopped a moment to get a better look at him.

It was him. The man who saved me.

"Wait!" I suddenly yelled as I saw him climb down off his horse and slowly tied it onto the post.

I ran towards him when a loud crash of thunder frightened me. I looked up to the sky and it grew as gray as night. Suddenly a large fireball fell from the sky onto pyramids and storming closer towards the city. I looked at the man in balk who was too distracted tying his horse that one would fall on him if he didn't move.

"Watch out!" I yelled and threw myself on him, pushing him away just in time for the fireball to miss him completely, I couldn't say the same for his horse which was now engulfed in fire.

I breathed loud as i scrambled to my feet. The man took my hand and pulled me into a museum which I assumed was his point of destination and a safe place to hide from the destruction.

"Thank you!" He said as his eyes grew wide, realizing it was me, the woman from Hamunaptra. "It is you."

I nodded. "I owed you for saving me. Now we're even." I noted.

I felt dizzy so I put my head down and controlled my breath. I swear, having a head wound put me down for the count. Even though I couldn't see his face, I knew he was concerned. I felt his eyes on me, then i felt his hands grip my arms to hold me balanced.

"Are you alright? Do you need to sit?" he offered.

I shook my head. "Just give me a minute." After a few more breaths I felt much better. I pulled my head up and found a man in a Red hat with a white goatee walk towards us.

"Ardeth, What's happened?" he asked.

"The creature has waken. Americans found the chest which bestowed the book of the dead and summoned him back to life."

I shook my head in worry.

"It wasn't on purpose. Evy didn't mean to!" I explained to the man in black, but the older man rushed to me.

"Do you mean Evelyn Carnahan?" He urged. I simply nodded and he shook his head in frustration. "I told her not to go there. And does she ever listen? No!"

"Terrence, We don't have time. We need all we can know about the creature and how to kill it." The man in black warned. The man nodded and motioned them into a hidden chamber.

" Please forgive my rudeness. My name is Ardeth Bay." He said.

" Elisabeth McGlothin, and Thank you for saving me last night." I said, hiding my face in my blonde hair.

He brushed it away and looked deep in my eyes. " My Pleasure, Elisabeth." he said and walked ahead to follow the older man.

I know i tell everyone to call me Lisa, But when he said my full name I felt my knees buckle.

I stood behind a pillar, not wanting to interrupt their meeting, and watched as Ardeth was explaining the situation. His black hair, his full lips, his strong hands.

I jumped when echos surrounded the hallway, One I clearly recognized was Evy's. With her was Rick, Jonathan, Henderson and Daniels.

"Lisa. Thank goodness you're alright. A lot has happened and I must find Dr. Bey." Evy spoke so fast that I almost didn't catch everything she said.

"Evy, wait." But it was too late. When the men saw who was with Dr. Bey, they raised their guns at Ardeth.

"YOU!" Evy gasped.

"Miss Carnahan, Gentlemen." Terrence nodded, motioning to lower their weapons.

"What is he doing here?" Evy asked with a growl. Her teeth grinded together.

" Do you Really wanna know or would you rather just…shoot us?" Terrence asked.

Rick put his gun back in the holter and shrugged. "After what I just saw, I'm willing to go on a little faith here."

Everyone found a spot to listen. I sat on a box, Rick and Henderson sat on chairs, Daniels and Evy stood and Jonathan was toying around with the museum artifacts begins Ardeth.

"We are part of an ancient secret over three thousand years we have guarded the city of the dead. swore to do any in our power from revealing the creature Prince Imotep from being in this world." Mr. Bey explained.

Ardeth was quick to reply. "And because of you, We have failed."

I sighed, thinking because of us, we put so much danger into the world. We were warned to leave, and we didn't. I got out of my thoughts when I heard Evy explain that the creature called her An-uk-su-na-mun.

"It was because of his love for her he was cursed, Even after three thousand years he's still in love with her." they explained.

"Well, that's very romantic, but what does that have to do with me?" she asked, a little worried.

" Perhaps, he will try again to raise her from the dead?" Ardeth asked, and Terrence nodded.

"And it appears he's chosen his human sacrifice."

Both men looked at her, and everyone was quiet.

"Bad Luck, old mum." Jonathan said. Only Jonathan could break the ice that calm.

"Mr. Bey, Does the name Freja mean anything to you? The Creature… He called me Goddess Freja." I whispered.

"Freja was a God of Love, Destiny and War. She was similar to you're features, Especially your eyes. He must believe you are her reincarnation." Terrence stated.

" He said…something about being a great addition to power." I said, and suddenly his eyes grew with worry.

"In Addition he meant a child. A Child he would believe to have powers unlike anything walked on the earth. A child from a God would not only destroy this world, but have control over the underworlds. Both Heaven and Hell."

Rick looked at me, and Evy covered her mouth in fear. At this moment I wished Jonathan would make a funny comment. But none came him either.

"Well If he were to give me a child, and he would succeed in Resurrecting An-Uk-Sa-Mun, Wouldn't she be angry for having been with another woman?" I tried to convince them.

"If any, she would encourage it. She would be the Queen of the Underworlds."

I thought more about what was developing. Evy is a sacrifice for Imoteps Lover and Im in the running of being mother of all destruction.

"Well, how can we be certain that I am not this Goddess?" I asked.

"Well, Tell me, Have men always been attracted to you?"

I looked at Rick, then Henderson. " Well…Possibly?"

" Have you ever been a warrior in Battle?"

Thinking back, I've fought many wars with Rick.

"An Most important… Freja wore a 'necklace of desire'. Have you ever had a charm or a necklace that could have set off the Creature to believing you were this Goddess?"

Suddenly I Remembered and reached for my neck. Still bare.

Ardeth reach into his robes and retrieved my mothers necklace. I was both happy and upset to have it back. Happy that I felt like I have my mother back, but upset because the theory of me being a Goddess is more fact then myth. He placed my charm on my neck and clasped it together.

" So what if I can make him believe I am this Goddess? He can't destroy the world if he needs a child."

"Indeed, It may just give us time to find what we need to kill the creature." Terrence added.

"We don't have much time. His Powers are growing." Ardeth warned, clasping his hands into my arm as a sigh of comfort and looked through the skylight.

An eclipse hid the sun away from the city.

" And he reached forth his hand towards the Heavens, There was darkness throughout the land of Egypt."

So here we are, another Short chapter! Hoped you enjoyed, I took a little turn here doing something I haven't read in a past FF your, and if you don't like it,Please be honest and let me know. Remember, Reviews and Alerts bring chapters faster.

Thanks for Reading, LisaBGreen