The night appeared and every area of the city became dark as the sun handed over the dominion of the sky to the moon. The dusk was calm, with only the soft chirping of crickets and the occasional rustle of leaves in the breeze. Suddenly, a distant rumble of thunder broke the silence, and flashes of lightning briefly illuminated the darkened villages. The wind picked up, whistling through the narrow alleys and swaying the branches of trees. Moments later, the sky opened, and heavy raindrops began pelting the roofs, creating a steady rhythm that grew louder with each passing second. Oil lamps flickered inside homes as villagers hurried to close windows and secure belongings. The streets, once silent, filled with the sound of rushing water, and small streams formed along the paths, flowing towards the fields. In a comfortable room in the castle where Tydeus and his companions were offered to stay by the king, the torrential downpour of rain began to drum on the rooftop, disturbing

“Pss! Rebels? Of course, that is what you must have believed before you come and attack us”, Urshuz replied to Tydeus's question.“What are you talking about? So the Cytorex weren't rebels?” Tydeus asked inquisitively.Urshuz looked at Tydeus's face again who was still looking confused and curious. Tydeus's heart had started racing, the hair on his body stood on end, and his breath had begun to fluctuate as he prepared himself to hear what Urshuz was about to tell him.“Fine. I think it's time. Tydeus I have been wanting to tell you this since you were young but I feel your emotion as a teenager would not be able to contain it so I kept it away from you”“Good thing you're grown now. I think it's time you know the truth about yourself and where you actually come from. And I will need you to give me your ears and pay very close attention. Should I go ahead?”“Of course, I'm all ears. I'm listening” Tydeus replied to Urshuz curiously.“Good. Tydeus I am not your biological father”,“Wha

Isis, the king's sorceress, began moving sluggishly from the stairs behind Tydeus, shuddering in her steps.Her face was very unusual; this time, she looked very frightened. Her hands were shaking twitchingly like she had lost her nerves. She suddenly became petrified to the extent that she couldn't even lift her head to look at Tydeus in the face.Her legs continued to palpitate as she fidgeted with her hands like she was being electrocuted. She nervously came down the stairs and walked towards Tydeus shivering. She has obviously been listening to their conversation.“Isis? Isis, what are you doing here?” Tydeus asked very curiously.“Who is she?”“She is the king's sorceress”, Tydeus replied to Urshuz's question.“Nezeron's sorceress? Wow! Great!” Urshuz replied sarcastically.“Isis, what is going on here? And how do you know everything he told me is the truth?” Tydeus asked fastidiously again as he turned to Isis.“Tydeus, please, I beg you to listen to me. Everything the Cytorex l

“One night, just one night, the Black Army annihilated the City of Athace completely. After the great warlord of Athace had died, the Pharaoh became defenceless, Nezeron's horde forced him out of the land and burnt down the palace”“The other rulers of the cities tried to fight back and a tremendous civil war started, dividing Egypt and making it what it is today”“Now Nezeron was already very close to achieving his great plans, the Athacians have been destroyed and the throne of Egypt, empty. All he needed to do was to perform the Ta transference ritual one more time and he has it all”“But the sacrifice for the ritual this time around was the young prince in his custody, the little boy which one of his late wives gave birth to. He was supposed to take the boy to the Pyramid with his sorceress, me, to perform the last ritual eight months ago, but he failed…”“Yes, I and my Cytorex army came to take the boy away from him”, Urshuz cut into Isis's narration.Isis quickly paused and took

It was another morning again in the great city of Giza. The villages, which were once darkened by the dusk, became brightened by the dawn as the sun rose and set itself dominantly in the sky.The streets, which were once covered by the wetness and moisture of the rainfall the night before, became dry and calm, leaving only the dew of the damp air on the leaves and body of the trees in the environment.The air was cool and filled with the subtle fragrance of damp reeds, while the dragonflies, grasshoppers and some other field insects began to flit lazily over the grassy surfaces of the fields. The birds of the sky were also awakened with delicate chirps, their song weaving into the rhythmic rustle of leaves as the morning breeze glided through. The sunrise has never been this promising in the land of Giza for a long time, or perhaps not.The villagers continue to spread their wet clothes and belongings under the bright morning sun. But as they do that, they better be prepared to join