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Chapter 12

Ardeths POV

When we got to Hamunaptra and through several tunnels, the main tunnel which led to Horrus was blocked my many crumbled stones. Elisabeth was first to set aside her torch and pull the stones away. O'Connell and I joined her quickly.

" I'd take those bigger stone's first. Take them from the top otherwise the whole thing could cave in on us. Come on! Put your backs into it!" Jonathan argued, as he did nothing to help. The three of us turned and gave him the glance to shut up.

He nervously applied " Yes, you got the Idea. Chop chop."

We kept tugging and shoving rocks away until Elisabeth threw herself in front of Jonathan, who was screaming about his arm. O'Connell pushed Elisabeth away into me and I caught her. My eyes kept to jonathan's chest where O'Connell ripped open and I watched as a large mound of flesh bubbled under his shoulder.

" Do Something! Do something!" he shouted. I gripped his body so he wouldn't struggle as O'Connell Took a knife out and cut open his flesh and swiped out a Scarab beetle. In one flash of the wrist, Elisabeth shot it dead with one bullet.

" Rick, Get this open. He knows we're here. Ardeth, Help him. I'm going to tend to Jonathan." Elisabeth told us.

We quickly moved to get the rocks out and she looked at Jonathan's arm and shoulder. Then, She ripped across her waist to make bandages, which revealed her torso. Even in the dark room only lit by orange fire, I could tell her skin was as white as milk. I wanted to touch it, and please her.

" I see an opening. Faster." O'Connell broke through my trance and I dug deeper.

Rick's POV

We finally made it through the rock wall and into another dark room. I almost couldn't see anything until Lisa came through with our torches. I scanned the room and came upon an ancient mirror which caught the sun's light. I clasped my gun and shot at the tip, causing it to tilt into the other mirrors and light the room with endless gold.

We walked the stairs that led to this large room filled of gold and I would tell that Elisabeth had never seen this much in her life. Her face is held firm, knowing we are not here for this, we are here to rescue Evy and kill the bad guy.

"Can you see?" Jonathan gasped.

"Yeah." I answered.

"Can you believe? He added

"Yeah" Still in awe myself.

"Can we just..?"

All of us answered sternly "NO!"

Without warning, we heard a noise coming from behind us, but no one was there.

The ground then snuffed open with several dirty hands, and mummies whom climbed through.

"Who the hell are these guys?" I asked, looking at these ugly creatures.

"Priests!" The Mad-jai stated. "Imoteps priests."

I took a second to register then raised my gun.

"Alright then..."

We started shooting off these guys one by one. In the head and in the torso, whatever to destroy them.

Jonathan pulled out my two guns out of my arms and shit each one by one.

The Mad-jai used Winston's machine gun and killed many of them.

Lisa had pure hate on her face as each shot she took killed them on the head.

More of them were starting to invade us, and we needed to save the amo. Jonathan wasted all the bullets and threw the gun at one. I pulled Lisa in front of me and pushed her in front of the Mad-jai.

we passed a small hall where inside was a room. I hear Jonathan shouting at us.

"There he is. Hello Horus old boy!"

I shove my gun into the Madjais hands and he continued to fire as I took out a stick of Dynamite. I used his beard to light the match and lit the charge. He gave me a look of confusion and frustration, and I liked it. Paybacks for being interested in my best friend is a bitch.

"Time to close the door!" I shout and throw the dynamite into the tunnel of mummies. I pulled the Mad-jai and Lisa back behind the statue of Horus. Within seconds we heard the fuse explode and the screams of mummies.

Elisabeth's POV

We continued to tug at the statue to pull off the secret compartment door where the book was hidden. Over my shoulder I can hear more mummies mumbling towards us.

"Damn, These guys just don't quit do they?" Rick moaned, helping me to pull the door out faster. I hear Ardeth cok back and prepare his gun.

"Keep digging!" He ordered and took a stance by the door.

It took Rick, Jonathan and myself to dig out the door and find the book of Amunrah.

It was beautiful, I stroked the spine with the tip of my finger to feel the full gold page filled with egyptian writing. I was in awe.

The sound of mummies were coming closer, and I saw that Ardeth was out of amo.

He looked at Rick with eyes of pure leadership.

"Save the girl, KILL THE CREATURE!" He ordered. He gave me one last look and his eyes softened with...goodbye?

He turned away and charged at the mummies, screaming. Punching and fighting them one by one.

" Are you crazy? Get out!" I shouted and tried to run for him but Jonathan's hands held me back. I watched as Rick pulled another stick of dynamite out of his bag and lit the fuse. "RICK,It'll kill him!" I cried.

"What are you waiting for? GET OUT!" He shouted, pushing a mummy off himself.

"ARDETH!" I screamed as my site was filled with mummies and no site of Ardeth.

"It'll be okay!" Rick said and pushed me and Jonathan aside, and threw the explosive into a corner of the other brick wall. It explode, along with the mummies about to attack us.

The fuse made a hole in the wall, and I held the book of Amunrah close to me as I ran into the hole with Rick and Jonathan behind me.

I felt my tears fall down my cheeks. Ardeth was gone, and I let it happen. I should have ran in with him. He knew he couldn't kill all of them alone.

"Lisa..." Jonathan said, putting a hand on my shoulder, but I shacked it off.

"Please, Jonathan. Can I have just one minute for myself?" I begged. I walked about four feet away and knelt down on the ground with my hand in my face to catch the sobs.

I looked at the golden book in my arms, and I knew I needed to save Evy.

I wiped my tears and up to Rick.

"We need a plan."

Evy's POV

I tugged at my chains, but they were too strong for me to escape. Anuksunamun's corpse laid beside me and several of the priests scurried to the alter i laid on. Imotep walked closer with the black book in his hands. In perfect unison, the priests prayed and Imotep began reading from the book.

The chains held me as I struggled to get as far away from his sword as I could. A black mass emerged from the dark pool beside the mummies. It moaned and screamed as it hovered over my body, then erupted Anuksunamuns corpse.

I heard her scream alive and I screamed myself! I turned to see the gold blade raised over my torso and he was about to plunge it into me. I screamed, then heard an echo above me.

" THE BOOK OF AMUNRAH! I found it Evy! I found it!" It was Jonathan! I sighed a moment as I saw Imotep lower his weapon and place it next to his love.

"Shut up and get me off here Jonathan!" I said, nervously, continuing to fight my chains.

"Open the book, It's the only way to kill him. You need to find the inscription!" I explained.

I watched him struggle to open the book when I remembered it must be locked like the black book was.

"The key! Use the key! It's inside his robes."

Imotep was walking up the stairs to where Jonathan was.

I heard metal hit metal and one of my hands were free!

"O'Connell!" I said in joy, but my happiness was short and the priests were ready to kill him. He swiped his sword in several angles and a few times hit my chains where I was held by only one chain.

The amount of mummies dropped and O'Connell raised his sword to unchain the last one, but he was swiped under by a mummy with no legs.

He lost his sword and another mummy approached him with a heavy stone which would surely kill him.

It laughed as he raised it above his head, then I saw Lisa slide and swipe the priests legs with her sword and the mummy fell back and the stone crushed him to death!.

Elisabeth's POV

I caught up with Rick and Evy, and hugged her tight. She was alive! But the moment got caught short as several mummy guards emerged from the tunnels.

"Oh yeah! This just keeps getting better and better!" Rick moaned, taking Evys hand.

" Remind me to get him a text on egyptian writing." I mumbled to Evy, but she shook in fright.

"Do something Jonathan!" Evy said.

"Me?" he asked.

"You can command them! Finish the inscription, then you can control them." I said, raising my sword higher.

Evy was pulled out of Ricks grasp and was almost sliced by...Anuksunamuns? He finished the spell but didn't kill evy! If she was killed, Imotep would win.

The creature muttered more words and as I translated, I knew I was in trouble.

" Kill him, and bring her to me."

"Rick..." I whispered, but he took my hand.

" Don't tell me" He said.

Several guards jumped over the water and raised their weapons at us.

Rick screamed at the top of his lungs to try to scare them, but in return they screamed ten times louder at us.

" uh uh." he whispered and took my hand as we ran.

I slashed my sword as one approached me, then another, and a few lashed at rick, but got them too.

One guard sliced my arm, and I grew angry killing more that came my way.

When I saw I was away from several mummies I made a run to find Jonathan.

He hid behind a tall rock and I stole the book from him.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

" Helping you translate. Evy needs you." I said, reading the book but hands engulfed me. I dropped my sword and was being pulled away.

"Lisa!" He screamed for me, and picked up my sword to charge them.

" Finish it Jonathan! He won't kill me, but he'll kill EVY! Finish the inscription!" I said.

I fought hard against the two mummies that held me even to the point where I saw Imotep and he approached me.

Once the guards dropped me, the creatures hand clasped my neck and I couldn't breath.

"Now, I get my Goddess." he said and touched my exposed abdomen. He started to kiss my neck, and my struggles lessened. I could feel myself blacking out and I was frightened.

I begged to God- please, let me die now.

Jonathan's POV

"I can't figure out this last symbol!" I shouted to my girls, looking at the book.

"What does it look like?" I herd Evy shout to me.

I examined it precisely, not missing the one I couldn't figure out.

"A bird, or a Stork!" I shouted.

"I...A...Ah h... AMENAFUS!" She struggled to say.

When I looked up to translate the inscription, I saw Evy on one side fighting the mummy girl, the creature choking Lisa and Rick stumbling down a flight of stone stairs with four guards about to strike.

"Hu tah Shib Amenafus!" I shouted and paused.

The guards were only inches from killing Rick and the creature dropped Lisa to the ground, I was ever so glad to see her gasping for air.

The guards lined at ease, ignoring the creatures demands. Hearing Evy struggle, I ordered them to Kill asuksunamun.

The creature screamed as the guards stabbed his mummy girl several times.

He looked at me and gripped my neck, raising me several inches off the ground, but I fell quick as I realized Lisa sliced his arm off.

He looked at her, took her by the hair and threw her into the sand ten feet away. Rick quickly helped her up as the creature moved closer to them.

The creature left his robes on the ground and gave me the perfect time to find the key.

"EVY! I GOT IT!"

Ricks POV

I pulled Lisa aside, as the creature came for me. He threw me several feet away from her and my sword. He repeated this several times until he felt satisfied.

He gripped my neck and muttered words I sure didn't understand.

"I GOT IT! Kahdismal, Kahdismal! Paraduse, PARADUSE!"

Evy yelled and a large blue wave of myst flew over us as the mummy threw me to the ground.

We watched as a horse strung carriage pulled through the creature, and we watched as an identical creature being pulled with the carriage.

Even though the inscription was spoken, the creature came before us. Evy and Jonathan stood behind me, as Lisa came close with her sword.

"I thought you said this was gonna kill him." I asked Evy. Just as he approached us, Lisa charged for him and stabbed him through his gut and she showed signs of pain. he touched his wound where blood was pouring from.

"He's mortal!" Evy said.

I watched as Lisa pulled the sword out and moved back towards us. The creature stepped back into the black murky water and sank down into it. His skin and bones disintegrated through and he stared at Lisa with pure assurance and whispered to her in Egyptian. She gasped and gripped my arm.

Finally with one last breath before his whole face was gone he whispered on last Egyptian phrase.

"Death...is only the beginning." Evy translated.

Suddenly, the walls and the ground shook violently.

"Time to go!" I said and pulled on both Evy's and Lisa's hands.

Evy let go of my hand and taunted "You lost the book! Jonathan you idiot!"

Lisa and I pulled her arms "come on!" and pulled her through as ceiling descended.

We ran into the gold room and Jonathan stammered.

"Can we just?" Lisa ran for him and pulled him away "No! Jonathan you'll be killed now come on!"

We ran up the stairs and through a passage where the ceiling was so low, we needed to duck!

"O'Connell! Wait!"

Benni?

I reached for his hand as the ceiling was getting lower and lower.

"Come on! Come on! Benni!" I yelled, but my arm almost got smashed by stone.

"Goodbye Benni." I muttered and ran to catch up

Elisabeth's POV

Light! I saw light! I took Jonathan's hand and we ran as fast as we could out through the tunnels and outside. Rick and Evy were ahead of us and we knew to follow the Camels.

I heard the sand hiss behind us and I found that the ground we ran was collapsing. I pulled Jonathan as hard as I could and We made it past the resting Camels and I knew now we were safe.

I gasped for air and watched as the city collapsed.

Jonathan screamed and caused me and Evy to scream as well, but I was shocked to see before me...

"Ardeth!" I said, embracing him tight.

"Yes, thank you! Thank you so much!" Jonathan said, sarcastically, but I didn't care. The Mad-jai man who protected me was was alive and standing right in front of us, holding his camel.

"I am alright." He whispered and pulled me off of him. He held one hand on my elbow and the other to his side. He motioned to Rick and said

"You have earned the respect and gratitude of me and my people." he said.

Jonathan nodded, as Rick and Evy smiled. "Yes, Well... It was nothing."

"May Allah smile upon you always!" He said and returned his attention to me.

" I must depart Miss Elisabeth." he said, and took my hand.

I clasped it and pressed my head to his. "Come with us!" I begged.

"I can not! I must stay and make sure no one finds the creature again." he explained.

" Then please keep this promise." I asked, and placed his hand on my heart.

" You have stolen my heart, please promise not to break it by saying this is goodbye."

My eyes filled with tears. As one passed my cheek he kissed it away.

" I do not know when I will see you again Elisabeth, but this is certainly not goodbye." he whispered. He released his hand from my heart and kissed my hand.

"Until next time." He jumped on his camel and rode away.

I watched him until I couldn't see him no more. It hurt to watch him leave, not knowing if this wound truly be the last moment we would ever have with each other.

End OF PART ONE

I really hope you guys aren't upset with how this part ended. I scrambled through to finish this chapter and I know it's VERY DELAYED! I finally got a job which took up all of my writing time. Please review so I can start getting Part 2 up!