-Carter Kane-

I woke up to Amos yelling at me. Honestly, I never imagined I would see him do so, but he did this morning. "Don't give me that look, Carter," he scolded, "we are going to continue your studies before the rest of the Nome wakes up."

"Can't I sleep in a little?" I complained a little.

This earned an amused laugh from my uncle, "No, and when did you suddenly adjust to the sleeping patterns of a normal teenager?"

"Got used to not having to travel twenty-four seven," I explained as I struggled to sit up.

Amos' eyebrows rose a little in response. "So you think that means you can be lazy in the morning? Looks like I will have to change that."

"What's the rush anyways?" I finally managed to ask.

"I already said, I want you to continue your studies before the entire Nome wakes up," he reminded.

"Why?" I continued further.

His expression hardened, "I'm not the only leading figure here, Carter. You have to catch up to what I know, and what I know isn't something the rest of the Per Ankh wants to know."

"Oh, so it's going to be one of those days," I grumbled at the thought.

"Armageddon study, yes," Amos confirmed immediately, "and then we can have breakfast outside the Nome if you want. Then start 'examining' the building like we promised."

"Breakfast outside the Nome?" I gave him a confused look.

"Yes, so we can both avoid Kyra's rants on our family. Unless you are just dying to hear her many complaints against Julius and I," Amos explained.

"I think skipping would be best," I decided immediately and stood up to stretch.

"Glad to hear it, I'll meet you in the library," he announced before leaving.

I quickly got changed and quietly left the room. Slowly making my way down the stairs, I heard rumbling going off from the Great Room. "So you already put the pieces together, did you?" A woman's voice growled. "I can't afford having someone like you running around with that information."

My eyes widened as I rushed down the stairs now, not caring if someone could hear me. I approached the Great Room when I froze to the sight. The floorboards were now a layer of the mud similar to what we saw eat up the First Nome, and Amos was struggling chin deep in it. Even worse happened to be a womanly figure standing a foot away from my uncle, peering back at me.

"Carter Kane, I hear you host a God as well," her voice directed towards me from the figure, "so which is it?"

"Carter, run-" Amos was interrupted quickly by being pulled further into the layer of mud, drowning in the gross solution that now made the floor of the Great Room.

My eyes widened as she laughed towards his situation. "You should train your Chief Lector in how to keep silent in the presence of his Pharaoh," she advised, making my heart race.

Run, Horus spoke up as I pulled Ra's weapons out of my locker, you can't win this fight, she has the advantage.

We'll win, just help me, I started as I readied to form my avatar.

"Oh, you wish to fight me?" Gaia teased. "Must all of you learn the hard way? You cannot defeat Mother Earth."

"Sorry, but Geb is Father Earth," I snarled as Horus and I became one.