“A ferocious warlord of the Pharaoh thought he could overcome my hordes. Of course, he tried. He killed many of my henchmen. But I later found out that he was an Athacian and the Athacian were threats to my ambition”“So? As a wielder of the powers and secrets of the Afterlife, I summoned the demonic Black Army of the underworld and I sent them on a little errand to clean up Athace for me and they did it very perfectly, that day was the happiest day of my life”“I had peace for a long time again, living as the King of Giza. And as for the Civil War, that wasn't my fault. I asked the rulers of the other cities for a small request, but they declined, so I made up my mind to take it by force”“They didn't want me to get what I want in the easy way so I had to take it from them in the hard way. I wanted to make sure that every part of this nation felt my power and my wrath. And after I thought I was done,”“I heard some people were camping and hiding themselves in a small village, Malja.
“The… The bedtime story, It was… It was true”, Tydeus mumbled in despair“Of course, I knew it was true. I am smarter than you all, you think I was joking?”“When it comes to fighting, you all can beat me. But it comes to wits, none of you can stand a chance against me”“This was why I thought we could respect each other in regards to our different areas of strength, not that only one person would continue to take all the glory and accolades”“But since you all preferred to treat me as the least in the group, I gotta do what I had to do”“And besides, someone recognized my intellectual ability and decided to give me a better offer”“When I found out that Tydeus was the last Athacian whom the legendary prophecy was talking about, and he was conspiring with the Cytorex leader to attack the king, I thought it would be something the King should know about, so I went to tell the king immediately” Artecus expressed himself.“What?! How do you know about that?” Tydeus asked Artecus confounde
“A deadly slow poison that annihilates the life of anything it gets into”“Only a drop could kill the most gigantic creature in the world but only in an amount of time, depending on how strong the creature is”“A clump of tiny slimy parasites that replicates irrevocably when it gets into a host”“They get into a host and start to multiply, and as they multiply they gradually kill every living cell in the body of the host”“The host can only bear the pain for a short amount of time depending on how strong the body immune of the host is”“But no matter how strong any creature that swallows even a drop of it might be, it can never last twenty-four hours before it dies”“Whoever gave you this magical work of chemistry, must be a very sound alchemist, Rakeh”, Artecus said as he walked into the dungeon towards Rakeh's cell arrogantly and with a villainous smile.“Come on, Artecus. We don't have much time. You can still try to break the lock from the outside and you can…”“Heeey. Take it eas
The only way to keep a prisoner for life and make sure he doesn't escape is to prevent him from knowing he is in prison. The question is, how will the people of Giza understand that they have been enslaved by a tyrant?The sun had started to rise again, and the dawn notified the people about a new day. But the brightness in the sky was a little dim; it was as if the firmament was trying to indicate an omen for anyone who could understand.Tydeus struggled to lift his eyelids. The sun darted its beam into his eyes from a small opening in his front, threatening to damage his iris; he immediately closed his eyes and tightened them.He thought of scratching his eyelids with his fingers but he couldn't feel his arms. He managed to open his eyes again, but the view around him was very blurry and hazy; he couldn't capture the image of his surroundings clearly.He began to hear indistinct chatters coming from behind him and above him. He vigorously writhes his head to get himself fully awake
Tydeus was literally on a dead spot; he had himself outnumbered one to twenty, with his neck threatened by the tips of twenty spears. Only a stab from one of the guards could send him to join his ancestors within the blink of an eye.Tydeus clenched his fists angrily, his veins had started to protrude from his skin, threatening to burst out if he didn't cool off. He took his face around him and observed the guards; they were filled with so much vigour, at least they had their spears aiming for his neck.One of the guards, as he realized Tydeus wouldn't yield but do something stupid, immediately brought his spear closer, trying to stab Tydeus's neck from behind. But Tydeus was smart enough to notice him and as the soldier came close enough, Tydeus dodged the stabbing impact of the spear and lifted the guard like a piece of wood over his head. The King became shocked instantly; probably, scenes that happened in the Valley Of Bones flashed into his mind.The rest of the guards tried to
“You have been killing people and slaying everything slayable only to get gold. I didn't use you, I only made you do what you have always loved to do best, to kill people”“You lie! I don't just fight for gold. I fight to make things right”, Tydeus countered King Nezeron audaciously.“Really? Heroes fight for glory, but hitmen fight for gold, have you forgotten you told me that?”“Listen Tydeus, we have all known your legend. Tydeus, the great warrior of Egypt, the only one who killed Apophis with his bare hands. That's yours, but here is mine…”, King Nezeron continued as he stood up gently and leaned on his table, going eyeball-to-eyeball with Tydeus.“When I once ruled this nation, I had dreams of making this land something more than just a country, something that would sever the weak from the strong”“Something that would give Egypt the true honour and supremacy it deserves, something that would make this land grow and dominate the other nations of the world”“But my dreams have be
“Is Tydeus already going to collect our fee from the king?” Sakoh asked Rakeh curiously as the soldier took Tydeus further into the distance.“I hope so. If anything happens to our payments then the king should better be preparing for trouble”, Rakeh replied to Sakoh“What do you mean? What has the King said about our fee? And what did Tydeus just tell you now before he left?” Sakoh asked again fastidiously.“He told me something that will never happen”, Rakeh replied sarcastically.“You're sounding like we are going to be having a payment problem. Tell me I'm wrong”, Sakoh said to Rakeh again curiously.“That's why I said, the king might need to be preparing for trouble”, Rakeh gave another sarcastic reply as he picked and bit another chicken meat from his plate“Not just any trouble, but big trouble. I mean, after almost killing ourselves on the broken bridge, fighting adventurously in the Valley, saving the boy from the Cytorex and eventually completing the mission…”“We aren't sti
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
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