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Sebastian with his Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 pistol in hand keeps on pushing onward. He immediately grabs hold of Iris and pushes her. Sam tries to resist but he can't. He worries about Chen. They reached around the corner where Sam helps Iris over the remains of the wall into the catacombs. The winding string of connected chambers is revealed to them only a few feet at a time as their torch lights the way. They round a corner and flush a covey of bats. Iris screams.
"Don't do that. It scares me," said Sam.
Iris gives him a look. They round a corner and begin a walk through a maze of chambers that present for their inspection: moldering mummies and stacked sarcophagi; a room decorated with a thousand human skulls; a wall-crawling with huge scarabaeid beetles. Iris is quite naturally a nervous wreck; she jumps when Sam grabs her suddenly and points.
"So tell me, whatever happened to Teshef?" said Sam.
"Now! You want to talk about history now?" asked Iris.
"You have anything better to do," said Sam.
"Well let me think. Oh, yes now I remember The Pharaoh noticed the pendant chain around the general's neck, believing that it was the foundation of his power. Once he went to his feet, he bent down and captured a sword that was on the floor. He picked it up, speaking in Egyptian, demanding that General Teshef fight him sword to sword. Overconfident, General Teshef agreed. Believing he was unstoppable. The Pharaoh leaped toward Teshef and swung his cold-forged warblade at him. Teshef defended herself as they both battle furiously. BLANG. BLANG. BLANG! Went the swords as the cold-forged blades thunderstruck against each other. As the Pharaoh sought to outmaneuver General Teshef with his swordsmanship, the general equally matched. He commenced laughing a sick and twisted laugh. Pharaoh rose and positioned himself against the wall for support. That was the time when he noticed a barricade shield lying on the floor. General Teshef stood standing looked over at the pharaoh. As he raised his hand to hurl an energy blast only he missed. Completely outraged. This time the pharaoh had tucked and rolled toward the barricade shield which he picked up. He tried again. Out of nowhere a flash of blue energy recoiled and zapped the hell out of Teshef sending him flying across the room, knocking his trident out of his hand and onto the floor. He stepped forward only to be greeted by a hideous creature of a man. As the general looked up from where he lay on the floor, he was no longer human. Looking down at the fallen general. His face had completely melted away revealing a horrific skull with smoking eyes.
“Good, God!” shouted the Pharaoh.
And that was said, General Teshef looked up at the ceiling raised his hands and with another blast of energy, streams of energy beams ejaculated from his fingertips, generating an opening through it. Disenchanted by what the pharaoh was seeing. Teshef's face began to reinvigorate. Stunned by what he had witnessed, letting his guard down. The general disappeared. Startled by what he had seen, the pharaoh backed against the wall. Suddenly General Teshef walked from the shadows, twin battle swords on his hip and the trident in his hand. The Pharaoh reached down and picked up the barricade shield just as General Teshef
swung his trident at the Pharaoh, who barely escaped in time. Waiting, the pharaoh spun
around just in time to avoid the second blow from the general. But not before grabbing a
hold of his pendant chain. Teshef with power lust in his heart tried desperately to murder
the pharaoh. Only he acted quickly by reaching up and shielding himself thus allowing
the general to break his pendant chain.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The pendant! What have you done?" shouted General
Teshef.
“Ha Ha Ha. You are nothing without it, sorcerer, ” said the Pharaoh.
With extensive rage, General Teshief turned the trident toward the pharaoh and fired
on him. Still clutching the barricade shield it deflected the blast. Striking General Teshief
again. Hurling him across the other side of the throne room. Running toward him, the
Pharaoh was able to help the poor soul to his feet but not before he punched the general
right square in his face, knocking the trident out of his hand. General Teshief looked
away and then backed the Pharaoh. The pharaoh reached down and recovered the trident
and with both hands. He broke it in half over one knee.
As if a magical curse had been lifted. General Teshief was now a frail general. All his
power came to an end. He managed to go to his feet, but very slowly. He ran to the pieces
that display on the floor. Trying to piece them together. As he tried to keep them close
believing they would protect him.
"Vipers! Take him away!" said the Pharaoh.
The Vipers rushed in and took the evil general by the arms, and stood him up before
the Pharaoh.
"No! Wait. I hereby declare your reign of terror, over! And you General Teshief
sentenced to death. By Crucifixion. Now take this worthless wormfood to the dungeon,"
ordered the Pharaoh.
From there, he was transferred to the palace dungeon. As months rolled on, till the day,
the Pharaoh had finally been decided on the death date of his execution. Vipers found
Teshef lying half-dead in his cell. Cleansed the prisoner with water, as his odor began to
intoxicate those who were close to him. His body odor was unpardonably rude. He reeked
so bad. Steam rose from the floor as if it arose in a fire. He finally turned his head in their
direction.
The Vipers unlocked the cell, and drug the prisoner out by his hands. Falling to the floor
of the prison, they kicked him trying to get him to go forward. After bruising him and
beating him, he finally went to his feet. Speaking in Damascene. He had cursed them.
They only laughed.
Once he had arrived outdoors of the prison, he felt a cool breeze upon his skin. Where
it nearly choked him. As he had no connection to life outside of his inferno. Reaching the
gallows, believing the pharaoh had changed his mind about the type of punishment he
received.
They pushed him to move ahead. Dragging his flaccid, achy feet across the stony
terrain, until he had gotten to the kill site. He looked at the gallows, watching as a fellow
inmate hangs. His eyes began to burn from the bright sun. They pushed him until he
could walk no further. Vipers clutched his limp body and began tying his feet into place
to a wooden cross. Only the wooden cross was sticking out of the ground upside down.
They then bound his hands in place. The townspeople were in awe. Some even wept at
what was done to the prisoner. The purpose was to watch his blood go to his head." said
Iris.
"Oh yes, I remember now. 4 years later. A crowd of thousands gathered outside the
palace to listen to Pharaoh Henafas speak. The great honorable Henafas went out onto the
balcony. As did his wife and son who stood by him. Ubus bumped into his father's right
leg by accident, only to be greeted by a mechanical brace that appeared to travel down
toward his ankle just right above his knee.
"I come before you, my fellow countrymen and even though I am weak and old, I have
enough confidence that my son. Ubus will rule in my absence. I hereby grant, Ubus
the next pharaoh of Egypt," said Henafas.
The Egyptians cheered for their new king.
"What about General Teshef?" asked Khenthaphra his wife.
"We do not speak of that name," replied Henafas.
"But my Lord, he laid upon a curse," said Khenthaphra.
"My dear wife, there are no curses," said Henafas." said Sam.
"Keep walking," said Sebastian.
"No, Chen. Try not to talk," said Bull.
Chen still lies in Bull's arms. Henry leans over him. Henry rushes forward and calls to
Sam.
"Sam… Sam, you must hurry!! Come quickly!" said Henry.
"Don't do that. It scares me," said Sam.
Iris gives him a look. They round a corner and begin a walk through a maze of chambers that present for their inspection: moldering mummies and stacked sarcophagi; a room decorated with a thousand human skulls; a wall-crawling with huge scarabaeid beetles. Iris is quite naturally a nervous wreck; she jumps when Sam grabs her suddenly and points.
"So tell me, whatever happened to Teshef?" said Sam.
"Now! You want to talk about history now?" asked Iris.
"You have anything better to do," said Sam.
"Well let me think. Oh, yes now I remember The Pharaoh noticed the pendant chain around the general's neck, believing that it was the foundation of his power. Once he went to his feet, he bent down and captured a sword that was on the floor. He picked it up, speaking in Egyptian, demanding that General Teshef fight him sword to sword. Overconfident, General Teshef agreed. Believing he was unstoppable. The Pharaoh leaped toward Teshef and swung his cold-forged warblade at him. Teshef defended herself as they both battle furiously. BLANG. BLANG. BLANG! Went the swords as the cold-forged blades thunderstruck against each other. As the Pharaoh sought to outmaneuver General Teshef with his swordsmanship, the general equally matched. He commenced laughing a sick and twisted laugh. Pharaoh rose and positioned himself against the wall for support. That was the time when he noticed a barricade shield lying on the floor. General Teshef stood standing looked over at the pharaoh. As he raised his hand to hurl an energy blast only he missed. Completely outraged. This time the pharaoh had tucked and rolled toward the barricade shield which he picked up. He tried again. Out of nowhere a flash of blue energy recoiled and zapped the hell out of Teshef sending him flying across the room, knocking his trident out of his hand and onto the floor. He stepped forward only to be greeted by a hideous creature of a man. As the general looked up from where he lay on the floor, he was no longer human. Looking down at the fallen general. His face had completely melted away revealing a horrific skull with smoking eyes.
“Good, God!” shouted the Pharaoh.
And that was said, General Teshef looked up at the ceiling raised his hands and with another blast of energy, streams of energy beams ejaculated from his fingertips, generating an opening through it. Disenchanted by what the pharaoh was seeing. Teshef's face began to reinvigorate. Stunned by what he had witnessed, letting his guard down. The general disappeared. Startled by what he had seen, the pharaoh backed against the wall. Suddenly General Teshef walked from the shadows, twin battle swords on his hip and the trident in his hand. The Pharaoh reached down and picked up the barricade shield just as General Teshef
swung his trident at the Pharaoh, who barely escaped in time. Waiting, the pharaoh spun
around just in time to avoid the second blow from the general. But not before grabbing a
hold of his pendant chain. Teshef with power lust in his heart tried desperately to murder
the pharaoh. Only he acted quickly by reaching up and shielding himself thus allowing
the general to break his pendant chain.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The pendant! What have you done?" shouted General
Teshef.
“Ha Ha Ha. You are nothing without it, sorcerer, ” said the Pharaoh.
With extensive rage, General Teshief turned the trident toward the pharaoh and fired
on him. Still clutching the barricade shield it deflected the blast. Striking General Teshief
again. Hurling him across the other side of the throne room. Running toward him, the
Pharaoh was able to help the poor soul to his feet but not before he punched the general
right square in his face, knocking the trident out of his hand. General Teshief looked
away and then backed the Pharaoh. The pharaoh reached down and recovered the trident
and with both hands. He broke it in half over one knee.
As if a magical curse had been lifted. General Teshief was now a frail general. All his
power came to an end. He managed to go to his feet, but very slowly. He ran to the pieces
that display on the floor. Trying to piece them together. As he tried to keep them close
believing they would protect him.
"Vipers! Take him away!" said the Pharaoh.
The Vipers rushed in and took the evil general by the arms, and stood him up before
the Pharaoh.
"No! Wait. I hereby declare your reign of terror, over! And you General Teshief
sentenced to death. By Crucifixion. Now take this worthless wormfood to the dungeon,"
ordered the Pharaoh.
From there, he was transferred to the palace dungeon. As months rolled on, till the day,
the Pharaoh had finally been decided on the death date of his execution. Vipers found
Teshef lying half-dead in his cell. Cleansed the prisoner with water, as his odor began to
intoxicate those who were close to him. His body odor was unpardonably rude. He reeked
so bad. Steam rose from the floor as if it arose in a fire. He finally turned his head in their
direction.
The Vipers unlocked the cell, and drug the prisoner out by his hands. Falling to the floor
of the prison, they kicked him trying to get him to go forward. After bruising him and
beating him, he finally went to his feet. Speaking in Damascene. He had cursed them.
They only laughed.
Once he had arrived outdoors of the prison, he felt a cool breeze upon his skin. Where
it nearly choked him. As he had no connection to life outside of his inferno. Reaching the
gallows, believing the pharaoh had changed his mind about the type of punishment he
received.
They pushed him to move ahead. Dragging his flaccid, achy feet across the stony
terrain, until he had gotten to the kill site. He looked at the gallows, watching as a fellow
inmate hangs. His eyes began to burn from the bright sun. They pushed him until he
could walk no further. Vipers clutched his limp body and began tying his feet into place
to a wooden cross. Only the wooden cross was sticking out of the ground upside down.
They then bound his hands in place. The townspeople were in awe. Some even wept at
what was done to the prisoner. The purpose was to watch his blood go to his head." said
Iris.
"Oh yes, I remember now. 4 years later. A crowd of thousands gathered outside the
palace to listen to Pharaoh Henafas speak. The great honorable Henafas went out onto the
balcony. As did his wife and son who stood by him. Ubus bumped into his father's right
leg by accident, only to be greeted by a mechanical brace that appeared to travel down
toward his ankle just right above his knee.
"I come before you, my fellow countrymen and even though I am weak and old, I have
enough confidence that my son. Ubus will rule in my absence. I hereby grant, Ubus
the next pharaoh of Egypt," said Henafas.
The Egyptians cheered for their new king.
"What about General Teshef?" asked Khenthaphra his wife.
"We do not speak of that name," replied Henafas.
"But my Lord, he laid upon a curse," said Khenthaphra.
"My dear wife, there are no curses," said Henafas." said Sam.
"Keep walking," said Sebastian.
****
"No, Chen. Try not to talk," said Bull.
Chen still lies in Bull's arms. Henry leans over him. Henry rushes forward and calls to
Sam.
"Sam… Sam, you must hurry!! Come quickly!" said Henry.
