7 CHAPTER SIX

"I went to look for His book and nothing I found. They didn't mention what crimes he did, Nefertiri. No nothing. Though - Dr. Bey helping me with the book. He kept the book inside his drawer. Oh, I don't know exactly why Dr. Bey do that".

Jonathan bit his bottom lips. Evelyn spoke back. "The book just said where'd Imhotep born. Not mentioning his family. Oh God!"

"What?" said Ardeth.

"His family. What happen to Imhotep family after his death".

"Don't tell me you care about His family, Evelyn".

"I don't. You'll see. Our parent died too, of course we cares about our parent died, proper buried, great funeral. Well, what about Imhotep? Does anyone who cares?"

Ardeth shrugged. "I was sworn to ensure that none travel to Hamunaptra and resurrect the High Priest Imhotep from death. Me and my warriors patrolling the Sahara desert".

Evelyn hear him. "I witnessed a battle taking place at Hamunaptra, a garrison from the French Foreign Legion had staked out in Hamunaptra".

He look at her. "Three years after the battle between the Tuaregs and the Legionnaires, I received word from my loyal contact, that the Museum's librarian".

"It's me?" She pointed herself.

Ardeth nods his head. "Yes, that you and your brother had found a map leading to Hamunaptra".

"That why you were there? Because you know we will be there".

"Of course. I try to warn you before right here, remember? I barge into your room. and I didn't pay any of damage".

Evelyn rolled her eyes. "Of course".

"And you never listen".

Flashback. At the Cairo museum. Ardeth meet the curator Dr. Bey whom his loyal contact to him. He knew something as he study Bey face from far.

He stood front of Bey. "Am I being alerted?" ask Ardeth. The curator nod his head. "Who?"

"Evelyn Carnahan. She's my workers here".

"Does she know?"

Bey shake his head. "I believe her brother, Jonathan found which will lead them to Hamunaptra. The keys, he dig in Thebes. I'm sure he will show her what he had found".

"These people never listen. Hamunaptra is not a place to dig, hunt, exploring. There a cursed upon it. Which they don't believe any ancient thing".

Bey nod agree. "What will you do next to prevent the sibling seek from Hamunaptra".

"Scared them to death that would will".

At night. Ardeth went to Carnahan's house. He saw Jonathan show the keys to Evelyn, he then barge into her room. They look scared and running downstairs. He rolled his eyes and he had to chase them.

And that, he warn Evelyn and Jonathan to leave this place.

End of flashback. Evelyn doesn't know who Ardeth loyal contact. It was Bey. Both men keep the secret. Soon or later she will find out without Ardeth telling her.

"What I tell you? You make a big mistake. Now, His out there for you. Now tell me how will you send him back to the underworld?"

He ask Evelyn. She need time to find a answer how. "I need book book of Amun-Ra".

"What was that?"

"A book of Amun-Ra. A book actually one of the most famous books in history is buried out there. It contains within it all the secret incantations of the Old Kingdom".

Jonathan spoke. "You said -"

"Ancient Egyptian book made of pure gold". She smile, look at Ardeth. "You're the Medjai. I know you keep that book".

"How so sure we the Medjai kept it".

"Medjai protect the book". She chuckle. "Oh no you don't. The Americans found the black book and now its with me. They all dead".

"So, that book can do what?" ask Jonathan.

"Book of the living. Now, Imhotep is out there. Book of Amun-Ra contained ancient spells and incantations that could take life away from mortals. But it was declared forbidden to use".

Ardeth nod agree, he spoke back. "And the book was never found".

"I read about it. The book actually buried beneath the Statue of Anubis. Whereas Imhotep buried".

"Then have you found that book?" She shake her head no. "Well, is settle then. Only that book could send him back to underworld".

He really don't know where Amun-Ra book are. If she did found that book - Imhotep gone for good. Once, Bey told the book of Amun-Ra buried beneath the status of Anubis. He look for the book to protect and nothing.

Where the book Amun-Ra gone?

"Will you stop pacing around the room?" Evelyn stop. Ardeth spoke back. "You made me vomit. God, you never stay at one place".

She scratch her back hair. "We need that book, Ardeth. Of course we need it. We must". He breathe. "But -?

"But -?"

She study his eyes. "There's no news about Him".

"Why? Worried?"

"Of course I'am. What if he kidnapping me while I'm asleep. Kiss me? Anything".

Ardeth nod and smile. He rose up from where he sit. "I'm impressed. You ready he will back for you".

"What does that mean? You think I wanted him to come and get me". Chuckle. "That ridiculous".

"Who knows. Maybe he will". She remain silent, her mind are messy. She plopped herself on the couch. He look at her.

He feel what she feel right now. He can put all blamed to her, of course she done something out from the box. As a chieftain of medjai, he must help her to send Imhotep back to underworld.

Find Amun-Ra book and done. But whereas the book?

"Now, now. My friend. Not my sister". said Jonathan. "Okay, my fault too. I find that key dig from Thebes. I'm sure that's not what we meant".

Ardeth stares him.

"He was to remain sealed within his sarcophagus, the undead for all of eternity. The Medjai would never allow him to be released, for he would arise a walking disease, a plague upon mankind, an unholy flesh eater with the strength of ages, power over the sands and the glory of invincibility".

He stop. Evelyn face light up. "Why you stop? Go on. There no story about Him much. Maybe with your stories I could figure it out how to stop him".

"That all I can said about him". She snorts. Thumping her feet as she walk toward the kitchen. "Is she always like that?"

"Not really". Jonathan take a sit. "So, Imhotep kind of evil in his previous life?"

Ardeth shrugged. Evelyn walk out from the kitchen with tray at her hand. She laid the tray down.

"If I stress I will make something comfortable. Like a cup of tea and biscuits". She look at Ardeth. "I will found out soon".

"Only it necessary. By the time Imhotep vanish into this world the book must remain under Medjai protecting. Both of it. Non of you or unworthy human can't used it anymore".

He sip the tea. "I cannot believed the book will used anything like this fall into the wrong hand".

"I'm sorry." Watching him rose up from the couch then walked toward the door. "Where'd you going?"

"My warriors waiting for me out there. Must not worried if Imhotep came back for you. We will watching you from a far".

Then he left. Leaving blinked Evelyn upon his word. She sip her tea and eating biscuits she brought from the kitchen.

"I'm not afraid, Jonathan". She ask. "Do I?"

"You sort of blushing. What did you do? You face are red?" She slapped her own face. "Yes you're afraid. Don't worry my sweet sister. I'm here with you".

"Don't leave me tonight".

Midnight. Evelyn in her room. The Book of the Death she hid it somewhere place that Imhotep wouldn't find it. As she about to change her nightgown. The house suddenly out of electricity. Gasping, her hand reach out in pitch black.

"Jonathan?"

Forgot where'd she had put the torch inside her bedroom. In pitch black she try to reach something that she could use to protect herself but end up her forehead banged on the wall.

"Bloody mary, God!" She groaned in pain, rubs her forehead. "What kind of people design this wall so hard".

She hear something. "Jonathan?!" She hear again. "Stop fooling around, this not funny. Find the candle or something light up the house. It's too pitch black in here. I couldn't see anything".

Nothing.

"Jonathan!" Hearing heavy footstep at downstairs. Does he left me alone middle of midnight? She thought herself. "Jonathan?!" She call him again, but no response. "Seriously, you left me in here alone, how dare you!"

Or it was Ardeth?

"Ardeth is that you? I'm not gonna forgive you if you try to scare me to death!"

No one. She hadn't hear neither from the two men she trust. Where the hell is Jonathan?

Still. She hear a footsteps at downstairs. Panic. She thought where she put the candle. Her hand reach out again, her knee bump into the drawer.

"I swear I'm gonna kill someone with this!" She grit her teeth.

She found candle on her drawer and matches. Light the candle, there she see. She point the candle around her room when someone burst inside. She scream out loud.

"JONATHAN! Why didn't you hear me?"

"I was outside the house".

"And you left me here alone!"

He chuckle. "There's a accident between the car and hit the power box. So, half of Egypt city is pitch black".

"How long it takes to get the light back?"

"I'm not the technical. Maybe tomorrow". He ask her where she get the candle. "Use how many candle we get, light the house. You stay. I'm going outside".

"You leave me again?" He nod. Kiss her forehead. "Goodnight". She said, Jonathan out of her room.

Somewhere. Imhotep study the sky. Babu approach him behind. He rub his eyes saw Imhotep stood at the frame window. He ask.

"What time is it, Imhotep? Don't you sleep?"

Imhotep look over his shoulder. "Go on. Sleep. I'm going out for a while, you look tired".

"You miss your parent, Imhotep. I miss mine too".

Flashback. Imhotep and Babu went to cemetery. He look for his parent graves but nothing to found. Where are they? What the pharaoh had done to them?

"Found anything?" ask Babu.

"Let said. How about 3,000 years graves? Are they in here too or -"

The boy blinked his eyes. 3,000 years? Who died in 3,000 years?

"I don't understand?"

Imhotep smile. "It's okay, Babu. I'll find it myself. Thank you brought me in here". His large palm hand patted top of Babu head. "Let's go".

Babu back to his room, Imhotep walk out. He cannot use his power middle of the night. Babu will shocked if he did. Sandstorm kind a loud.

Can make people awake from their sleep. So, he decide to walk. Inhaling fresh air on night, feeling so great.

Later in Evelyn bedroom. Her lips mumble. She dead sleep but mumble. But her ears hear the whispering voice calling out her name.

Imhotep in her room, watching her sleep. If she Nefertiri, come back to him. But she more than that, she Evelyn Carnahan. Nefertiri's resembles.

He walk closer to her bed. "Nothing has been the same since first I saw you". He muttered in Egypt. "I know it's impossible for us to know each other. You probably plans to send me back to underworld".

The medjai.

His hand stroke her head, down to her face. "Love me, do what I'd said and I'll be your slave my Nefertiri".

He sigh. "The pharaoh made me promise to look after you, I'm sorry I can't fulfil his order. Is all the pharaoh fault, he's the one who did this to me. I'm innocent but I glad what the pharaoh did to me. So, then I can't watch you married to Ramesses II while I can't have you in my arm".

Urm what?

He smile, hear her mumble. He lean down and kiss her. "My soul". Whisper.

The next morning. Evelyn stretching her body and yawning like a man who just awake from her sleep. She didn't notice Jonathan and Ardeth in her room watching her sleep.

Her eyes wider and shriek, saw the men in her room while -? She look down, then up to Ardeth face.

"Oh, my God!" She covering her bouncing chest with her hand. "You pervert!"

"I didn't ask you wear that nightgown. So, wasn't my fault. I'd just got here".

Her eyes back to Jonathan. "What?!"

"What you're doing last night?"

"Doing what? I'm asleep after your out. I light the house with candle". She gasp. "I burn the house did I?!"

Jonathan shake her head. His finger point on her chest. "That, you've got marks around your neck and chest. Did you do that to yourself last night?"

"What are you talking about, Jonathan. How can I do myself like that. Oh, forget it".

She jump out from bed, walk straight to bathroom. Looks at mirror, and she saw marks on her skin. Red and bruised.

What the bloody heck is that come from?

She wash the marks with cold water, both men hear her splashing the water. Then turn off the tap, she out from bathroom.

"I've got allergies kind of".

"My dear sister, Evy. Since you were young you don't have any of allergies. You eat like a dumpster, everything you eat. Since when you've got allergies".

She rub her back neck. Her milky skin got red marks for no reason. She need a doctor right away.

"I should see the doctor".

"I don't think you need a doctor". said Ardeth. Evelyn and Jonathan look up at him. "I think I know where that marks you get from".

He smirking.

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In this chapter, Imhotep talk to Evelyn in Ancient Egypt. She can't hear because she asleep 😂