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The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 55
“I wrapped the little boy, who seemed to be the last Athenian alive and took him out of the desolated City. I got to a hill and decided to take a wider view of the slaughter done to the Athacians, but…”“The view was very awful, there was nothing left anymore, except the crumbled buildings which were still exuding thick black smoke from the fire that they had been burned with the night before”“I couldn't continue weeping. The great City of Athace had fallen already and there's nothing I could do about it. I took the baby out of the scene and evaded the environment immediately”“There was no safe place in the nation anymore as a fierce civil war started. Cities rose against each other, villages burnt and desolated, innocent slaughtered daily and the land gave up its fertility, we weren't able to plant food crops anymore”“The Pharaoh was forced to go on an exile, and the palace of Egypt was destroyed. Since then, Egypt has been divided with no Pharaoh. Many of the cities who couldn't
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 56
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
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 57
“What did you just say?” Tydeus asked furiously as he clenched his fists in anger.“Voila!!! I was waiting for her to say it. It might sound false if I told you, but I wanted her to say it herself”, Urshuz exclaimed.“Nezeron has been behind all of this?” Tydeus asked, raising his voice.“Tydeus, I beg you in the name of the gods. Let me explain”, Isis said quickly as she started noticing Tydeus's reaction.“Tell me what you know”, Tydeus replied irritated. “Continue sorceress, start talking”, Urshuz spoke authoritatively.Isis, still shivering, took in a deep breath and exhaled nervously. It seems she has got a lot to confess.“Nezeron. Nezeron has been the mastermind behind every one of the calamities and atrocities that has crumbled this nation to the shambles it is presently”“And not just from the time the civil war started, not from the time the city of Athace was destroyed, not even from the time Egypt was first attacked in the royal castle of the Pharaoh. But from the time o
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 58
“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
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 59
Isis continued shivering as she locked her eyes on the rage on Tydeus's face. As she continued shuddering, moving backwards she realized she had already reached the wall behind her. If she planned to run away before, now she is screwed.“Tyd… Tydeus… Tydeus, please. I beg you. I never knew it would happen like…” “SHUT UP!!!” Tydeus shunned her unexpectedly.“Look at me!” He shouted at her as he held her arm forcefully against the wall.A sharp gasp immediately escaped Isis's lips as she was pinned against the wall, a perfect position for her to be killed.“Tydeus, I beg you! You are hurting me! Please!” Isis screamed frighteningly.With the rage in Tydeus's eyes, he was going to kill her in the dungeon, no doubt.“Tydeus, stop it! It's probably not her fault! Let her go!” Urshuz shouted to Tydeus again.“Then whose fault is it!” Tydeus shouted angrily, replying to Urshuz.“Do you know what it feels like to have your parents and family killed in one night?”“Do you know what it feels
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 60
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
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 61
Tydeus placed his head down, hiding his face. He was still perplexed about what he had heard the night before. Perhaps it was all a dream or he was just unconscious. The last thing Urshuz told him was that, he knows what he is supposed to do. But the look on Tydeus's face could tell that he was already discombobulated. How he is supposed to handle this situation? He probably has no clue.*BANG! BOOM!! BANG!!! BOOM!!!!*The royal soldiers began beating the royal drum, signalling to the attendees and guests in the hall about the king's arrival. The other palace soldiers marched themselves gallantly and made formation in front of the stage in the hall. King Nezeron, with his general and chiefs, majestically walked out of the inner chamber and ascended onto the stage of the castle.The reason why the King had been busy in his inner chambers was now very obvious. His makeup artists and maids have clearly done a good job on his attire. He was wearing a shiny red robe adorned with golden j
The Avenger Of Giza CHAPTER 62
Tydeus immediately took his attention to Artecus, he seemed to be the only one asking too many questions. And his questions were all shaping towards something.He definitely won't know what happened the night before, he was asleep with the others. Tydeus thought he could explain the situation to his friends but where would he even start from? “Perhaps I know what could cheer the big guy up. Do you still have some of those grape wines left, Sakoh? Artecus asked Sakoh quickly.“Yes! And I think you're right. Perhaps the sweet wine could cool his mind”, Sakoh said as he passed the jar of wine to Artecus.Artecus furtively brought out a different cup which wasn't on the table before; it was such a lustrous cup; maybe the aesthetics of the cup would also invigorate Tydeus's mood.Artecus quickly filled the cup with the wine and passed it to Tydeus, but Tydeus remained unresponsive. It was as if his mind was not even with them at all.“Take the drink, Tydeus. It's a very refreshing one, yo
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CHAPTER 93
They kept navigating their way in the renowned cave of the dead till they got to a narrow corridor, a creepy long passage, dark and appalling. Apphathorus quickly gripped the lamp he had in his hands tightly and swallowed hard.“This place looks scary, are we really going into this corridor?” Apphathorus asked“Everywhere in this cave is scary, there's no need to be dramatic. We must get the stones. So what did the map indicate? We are going through this corridor right?” Tydeus asked“Yes” Apphathorus replied “Fine. Just make sure you're very careful and you stay behind me”, Tydeus, whilst still holding his bleeding stomach warned Apphathorus, making his way into the corridor by leaping on his broken kneeApphathorus began walking behind him as they advanced further into the corridor. As Apphathorus walked, his legs were shaking terribly each step wishing he hadn't come into the Forest in the first place. With the lamp in his hands, he continued to turn his back often after each step
CHAPTER 92
The giant turned to Apphathorus again but could not see anything. Has he run away? It steered its body in different directions looking for the little human who just woke it up after sleeping for thousands of years. While the mummy turned back, Apphathorus furtively held his bag and began to make his way out of the cave. This was only their first encounter, and it was already looking like it would be the end of their adventure.Only one step was remaining for him to make it out of the cave from the big hole, but he noticed he wasn't moving forward again, it was as if an external force was taking him back. He turned his back in terror and saw the giant pulling him back into the cave. They had come to its playground, and it seemed the giant mummy wasn't done playing yet. The giant mummy gripped Apphathorus tightly with its wide, bony palm and brought it closer to its mouth, but just before he could swallow Apphathorus, who was already screaming beyond his voice, Tydeus emerged out of n
CHAPTER 91
“Watch your steps, old man; this place doesn't look like the playground you called it”, Tydeus said, breaking the ominous silence in the cave, and his voice echoed.“Oh my gosh! I'm creeping out right now. I feel like vomiting”, Apphathorus replied fearfully“Oh well, you can do that after we make it outside. As you can see this place is really dark and eerie. We are left to find the stones now”, Tydeus said, taking a closer look at the materials on the floor; they looked like dry bones of humans or perhaps animals. “Where could they be now?”“You have the map with you isn't it?” Tydeus cut in“Yeah?”“Then make use of it; where are we supposed to get the stones before something comes at us?” Tydeus asked Apphathorus sharply. “Uhm, This is what it says. We are supposed to…”“Hey watch it! Don't touch anything. Be careful!” Tydeus quickly informed as he saw Apphathorus almost resting on some of the creepy materials near the wall.“Oh, don't worry about me being careful; I mean, I was
CHAPTER 90
The rain had started to drizzle and the breeze blowing ominously, the trees had started to dance like horrible masquerades making the entire atmosphere in the jungle tense and creepy, but it seemed these two risk-takers were already getting used to the nature around these paths but they might just be making their way to the most dreadful part of all. Apphathorus and Tydeus, whilst still leaping with his stick, arrived at a wide spot under a big tree in the forest after a long walk, both of them started to gaze at the surroundings, trying to observe where they had gotten to. “Are we lost? Tydeus asked his voice sharp.“I think that's not the right word to use because we have been lost since we made our way into this jungle. But talking about ‘misplaced’, I think we…” Apphathorus was saying as he took another look at his map to study it again. “Oh no! Now we have to go back, we have been walking in the wrong route!” He said with a tone of disappointment.“Really? Let me see that” Ty
CHAPTER 89
Apphathorus's heart had started to drum in his chest, cold sweat trickling down his old, weak face as he awaited what would come out of the bush in the fog. But from afar, he saw something different; he was expecting to see the form of a monster or another hideous beast. Instead, he saw the form of a human, or maybe it was a monkey. He squinted his eyes to see who or what was coming behind the fog, every movement of his eyes begging it to be a human. He continued to focus his sight on the apparition in his front until he began to scream, “Help! Help!! Is anyone there?! Is anyone…” He halted his noise instantly as he saw what was coming out of the fog clearly. It was like a human being leaping with a walking stick coming in his direction. “Everybody in the forest can't be walking with a stick, except one person. But is it possible?” His thought swirled his brain as he continued to focus his gaze on the person coming his way. “No way!” he mumbled in shock with his eyes widened like
CHAPTER 88
“Aaauurrrrrhhh!” A loud weak yawn broke through the silence. But nothing was seen except the blurry view of two large eyes protruding out of a big green head with horns like… or perhaps antennas shooting out of the green head. But it seems what was seen wasn't much of a threat so… we can ignore it. Not until the creature whatever it was, felt like it was coming closer, closer? From where exactly? We can take another blurry look, but… it's gone, better! Not bad for another yawn of relief and… “aauurrrrrrhhh”*AATTTUUU!!!*Apphathorus let out a loud cough as the grasshopper almost flew into his mouth.*TUEH! TUEH!! TEUH!!!*He spat repeatedly even though the little grasshopper had flown away. “What was that for?! I was sleeping and you flew on my nose? That wasn't enough; I tried to yawn, and then you flew into my mouth till you finally woke me up?!”“Why don't you creatures of this jungle have any sense of humour?” He yelled out disgustedly at the grasshopper, which had flown into t
CHAPTER 87
Gnashing his teeth together and pulling with all his strength, the monster wasn't still moving, not even a bit. Still trying to do the impossible, he remembered how he broke down the gigantic gates of the Iron Fortress, but that was nothing to be compared to a three-headed beast with terrific size.The monster mockingly relaxed its body, waiting to see the magic this little human being is about to perform; perhaps it could get entertained for a while before it finally swallows him. With all his veins protruding from under his skin and his face tightened intensively, Tydeus continued to prove his bravery- or stupidity. He pulled with every last fibre left in his being, but the monster was only moving in his mind. The thoughts of his brothers, Rakeh and Sakoh, flickered through his mind like ghosts, trapped within the cold, unforgiving confines of the King's prison. He could almost hear their silent pleas, yearning for his strength, hoping he would come to their aid.Urshuz, hopeless i
CHAPTER 86
Caught in the tangled webs of his predicaments, Tydeus wrestled with his vague awareness of his surroundings. It was then that an unexpected breeze brushed against his skin, stirring him from his struggles. With a sudden jolt, he twisted around and was startled to discover that he lay precariously at the very edge of a towering cliff. The realization sent shivers down his spine as he crawled closer to the precipice, compelled by a mix of fear and curiosity. Peering over the edge, his breath caught in his throat. Below him lay an abyss of jagged trenches, their depths obscured by shadows. Massive, sharp rocks jutted out at odd angles, resembling the jagged teeth of a Dinosaur lurking beneath the surface. He faced the monster again as it continued to come closer, but he still hadn't gotten any idea. Perhaps the despair in his mind had clouded his thinking so badly. Suddenly, the last words he said on Isis' grave flashed in his mind. “I will kill Nezeron for you, Isis” his head rang li
CHAPTER 85
The three-headed leviathan, which had no iota of pity, rammed into the log all with all its three heads, pushing both Tydeus and a massive log out of its way. And with such a merciless impact, Tydeus was projected into the sky. For a second, he noticed he couldn't breathe.The altitude from where gravity intercepted his projection to the ground level made his heart jerk in his chest. He immediately closed his eyes and covered his face with his elbow before he fell ruthlessly to the ground, landing him many contusions.The three-headed monster, unshaken, writhed all its head of the dust from the log, trying to get sight of its prey again, but it never saw Tydeus. It continued to roar powerfully, shaking the entire jungle but still didn't see its prey anymore. Tydeus lay under the root of a big tree full of thorns; he dragged himself onto the root perfectly to hide from the monster. His eyes fell on his arm which had started to bleed heavily, with bruises all over his body.He sorrowfu
