"Is that right? You and what army brat?" Set dodged Sarah's next blow and landed one of his own on her already bleeding shoulder.
Sarah fell to the ground, gripping her now dislocated shoulder. "I can't believe you actually asked me that, how cliché. Well if you must know. Oh brother dear! Do help out your sister please!" Sarah bellowed out into the open air behind her. A low rumbling started through the ground and soon Gregor, followed by all who were still loyal to the great king Osiris and his wife Isis, flowed over the horizon to stand behind Sarah.
"Dear sister, are you alright? You seem to be a little... wounded." Gregor helped Sarah up and glared at Set.
"Do not forget that I too have armies. You will not win!" Set called at the two bounty hunters as his rebels reformed behind him.
"Do not forget Set, I am a demigod just like you. Unlike you however, I am a woman scorned by the loss of her beloved husband and you are the one who stole him from me as well as all of these people! We are the ones who will prevail!" With Isis leading the followers of Osiris and Set leading his rebels and the bounty hunter pair helping Isis where they could, Set was pushed back to the boundaries of his land. With one final blow, Isis took Set out. As she stood over his unconscious form tears began rolling from her eyes. Isis lifted her head to the heavens and let out a victory cry, causing the warriors to stop their fighting and look to her.
"My people! The slayer of your great king is no more! Horus, son of Osiris, will now take the throne and lead you back to a peaceful life!" Isis's people cheered as her son stood and raised his blood and grime covered arms.
"Um, Isis? Yeah, hi. He isn't actually dead is he? Remember our deal, we get to take him and collect the bounty and you get to take him out and take your home back and all that good stuff." Isis smiled down at Gregor. Sarah was draped over his back, unconscious.
"Yes hunter, he is alive and yours to take. Secure him in your ship then bring your sister and yourself to me and you will both be healed and your resources replenished." Gregor nodded and got a few of the warriors to help him transport Set back to the ship while he still carried Sarah.
Before Gregor and Sarah departed, Isis and Horus held a feast for the two to show their appreciation.
"Would the two of you care to hear some stories from my ancestors?" Isis asked.
"Absolutely! Would you mind if we wrote them down? Collecting stories is sort of a hobby of ours." Sarah asked as she pulled out her journal.
"Please! Feel free! I would love to share our history with others out in the skies! Now, there once was a pharaoh who was one day feeling horribly bored. He went to his favorite scribe and asked him to find something to entertain him. The scribe collected twenty beautiful girls who served in the palace and took the Pharaoh on a boat ride up and down the river so that he could see all of the beauty that surrounded his lands.
"As they rowed through the reeds, the back of the oar bumped against one of the girls ear and knocked off her prized green jewel. She begged for the pharaoh to retrieve it for her for it was very precious to her. The Pharaoh told her he would just get her another but she insisted on that particular one. Intrigued by the girl's attachment to the stone he had his scribe go and fetch the stone. The scribe called his incantations and parted the waters to pluck the stone from the mud. The girl was very pleased and told the pharaoh a secret. She knew the location of the wax crocodile that once obeyed a noble king."
"Mother! Allow me to tell this part of the story, you are running low on your wine." Isis giggled as her maid came to collect her. Isis's rosy cheeks and inability to walk in a straight line gave away just how much she had really had to drink that night.
"Excuse her, she is just happy to have our home back." Horus said.
"You should see this girl after a few shots! She gets pretty wild!" Gregor joked about Sarah, regretting it after she punched his sore arm.
"Continue Horus, please." Horus chuckled as he continued his mother's story.
"So the girl told the pharaoh where he could find this wax crocodile. The pharaoh was very interested so he set out to find it. He learned that the wax crocodile was created to kill a scribe who had stolen another's wife." The stories continued through the night and after Sarah and Gregor got some rest, they said their goodbyes and headed off to deliver Set to where he belonged.
Author's note: This story was based off of the Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories from Egyptian Myths and Legends by Donald Mackenzie (1907). I tried to combine all of the stories together except for the one where all of the family relations are explained. I just wasn't sure how to put that in here as well. I changed the settings just a little, added in my dear bounty hunters Sarah and Gregor Strike, who are from my previous stories, and I tried to make the stories The Wax Crocodile and The Green Jewel just a little more interesting. Both of those stories bored me greatly so I wanted to fix that.
Bibliography: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories from Egyptian Myths and Legends by Donald Mackenzie (1907).
(Web source: Wikipedia
Osiris, Isis, Horus)
Wow, you did a great job on retelling these stories. It must have been hard trying to combine all of them and make the stories that you said were boring, more interesting. I know that I had trouble combining my stories this week, it's very hard to make it flow and keep them short. You did a good job though. I always enjoy reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting story. I love the amount of dialogue you included in it. The dialogue helps me understand what's going on in the story and the character's point of view. What a good plot you made it a captivating story.This story made me want to read the actual story! Good job it was definitely an interesting read. I look forward to reading more stories from you.
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