-Carter Kane-

The Great Room was rearranged with the help of Zia and Kyra to make it represent the Hall of Ages somewhat. A recliner sitting on top of a podium, I suppose it was meant to be like the Pharaoh's throne, and the couches facing it.

Sadie even went out of her way to wear her best attire, a decent blue dress and the amulet of Isis our father gave her. She even put her hair in a bun, which I admit didn't go well with her pink streak in her hair. I wore a white button down shirt and combed through my hair, the amulet of Horus over the shirt.

"You two look fantastic," Bast approved.

"Yes, they bring honor to the Kane family tonight," Kyra added. "You understand what you must do?"

I sighed as I hesitated to nod. This is going to be difficult, especially getting away with explaining Amos' lack of appearance tonight. The very thought of Uncle Amos seemed to slow me down.

Kyra nodded and gathered Sadie and I into a group hug. "You two are strong; you'll do better than any of us to enforce peace. Amos is strong as well, he will return in enough time."

Sadie swallowed her words, eyes ready to cry soon. "I can't even think of being a Chief Lector, I'm too young for that kind of responsibility." She whispered her confession.

Kyra nodded as she kneeled, looking up at us with sad eyes of her own. "You two remember the story. Amos was delayed in Rome while doing research on their Gods. He will be back as soon as he can, but placed his niece in his stand for this meeting."

"And questioning Amos is questioning Set," Sadie added.

Kyra smiled a little with a nod in agreement. "You can do this; you've done everything else that the rest of us couldn't." She finalized her pep talk. "You better take your places now; the leaders will be here in a minute."

Kyra stood up as Bast went upstairs; Kyra following slowly as I reluctantly sat on the recliner, Sadie sitting on the podium. In the next minute, the entire room was filled with all three hundred and fifty-seven Nome Leaders. Surprisingly, the Great Room had enough room to accommodate everyone, and we just barely had enough space for everyone to take a seat.

"Welcome to the Twenty-first Nome!" I started once they managed to all sit down. "We have a large list of things to discuss this evening, so we will start immediately. Sadie Kane is temporary Chief Lector by instructions of Amos Kane, who unfortunately couldn't make the meeting tonight."

"What deems more important than this meeting?" A woman asked abruptly.

"He is in Rome," Sadie started calmly. "On the topic of Romans and Greeks possibly having contact with the Per Ankh, he went to seek out information on their Gods. Unfortunately, he couldn't make a portal to be back in time for this." She laid out the perfect little lie Kyra thought up. "You guys know how he gets when he's studying, just gets far too enveloped that he ignores the world."

"We'll start with the plans to rebuild the First Nome," I continued on. "Both Sadie and I investigated the ruins directly after receiving the news. There happens to be a sea of thick black mud marking where the Nome once stood. I'm not sure if this mud will disappear or stay part of Cairo from now on. Amos is looking into it as we speak. It appears though, that we will have to move the First Nome. Also, if you wish to see the ruins, please don't get too close to the mud."

"There are rumors running around that we have received contact with Romans and Greeks. I assure you that this rumor is a lie. I will be hunting down the magician that started it and they won't be given a small punishment," I informed.

"There is another rumor that supports it. Osiris has been speaking with Greek children and investigating an interesting 'hole' in the Duat." A man wearing an oversized coat spoke up. "Is that also a lie?"

"No, it is very true to its word," Amos' familiar voice spoke out. "The execration preformed on Apophis has apparently torn this hole and bleeding Greeks out."

Everyone's eyes darted to the stairs, Amos bowed towards me after taking the last step. "Pharaoh, I am deeply sorry for my late arrival," he apologized immediately.

I took in the freshly pressed clothing he is wearing, red of course. His hair was even braided, red beads along with it. He is even wearing the Chief Lector's leopard cape that looked like it never took a dip in 'Lake Hall of Ages'. Amos appeared as if nothing had happened since the arrival of the two Greek demigods.

"May I suggest to everyone to never try the airport in Rome? It's far too busy for you to get anywhere." Amos advised as he sat beside Sadie on the podium, gesturing her to stay put.

"I have personally met eight demigods while in Rome for my research. They're only a few years older than Carter. Currently, they are fighting an earth Goddess by the name of Gaia, or Terra. This Goddess performed the First Nome incident in an attempt to start a war between our worlds," Amos continued on topic. "A declaration of war in my opinion. I suggest we send magicians to aid them as soon as we can. Gaia has plans to raise Apophis through a chaotic war between us; she will do anything to achieve it. I advise a truce with them towards defeating this Goddess."

A large roar of protest stirred up the room; some of the leaders even stood up to shout but couldn't be heard through the yelling. Amos' hands clenched into fists, but his expression remained calm. A minute passed of this uproar going on, and I was watching my uncle show signs of wincing that the leaders didn't care to notice.

"Shut up!" Sadie finally screamed above the chaos in the Great Room. "Bloody hell, all of you make Carter and I look mature."

They started to finally quiet down. "Amos, you of all people know what happened between the three worlds!" A woman snarled. "They easily consumed us by screwing up our Gods and charging in to control our lands."

Amos sighed, a rather irritated sigh, as he gestured her to sit down. "Yes they did, it led to too many lives being lost and us nearly losing our way of life. I know very well the threat they are. However, we are leading a new age. I shouldn't have to explain it to you, I'm certain you all heard the rumors. Carter is our first Pharaoh since then, we have a chance at changing up history again. We are obviously more powerful than they will probably ever be, but they have a few tricks up their sleeves as well that I am sure we can find beneficial."

"They'll turn against us," another man growled.

"Unless we play our cards right," Amos continued. "We are currently dancing on the edge of their swords. They are scared of us as much as we are to them. But if we can express that fear towards each other, we might reach a common understanding. A threat from any God will mean absolutely nothing if we can keep such a bond with the other two. This is our chance to stop hiding and join hands with what was our enemy from long ago."

You shouldn't listen to such poisoned words. Horus scorned. Don't you recall that he hosts my uncle?

Horus, you are an idiot, I defended, you tried to stray me away from finding Ra, saying it was bad news. Grow up and accept the changes around you.

"You won't have to be concerned on the topic." Amos reassured the grumbling that threatened to start again. "I will arrange the members of our group that will aid them, and they will only be made up of who I think would do best for the group."