4 CHAPTER THREE

"NO!"

Evelyn and Jonathan look up from the book to Ardeth. "You must not read from the book!"

He shouts. panting. People at the camp chattering as they look at Ardeth and Evelyn. From a far both them hear buzzing noise out from the desert.

"RUN!"

Jonathan grab Evelyn arm, and others scattered running to safe their life. Running back inside the temple that could safe their life - probably.

"Where the HELL did they come from?"

"I ain't waiting around to find out".

Ardeth, Evelyn and Jonathan run separate ways from the americans. Flames torch at hand, and now they facing another small creature call Scarabs burst out from the ground and start to chasing them.

Evelyn scream.

"RUN, EVY!" Jonathan push her to front, letting her run first, follow by him and Ardeth behind.

Jonathan and Ardeth jumped to other side while Evelyn to the other side. Watching the Scarabs crawl through to nowhere. Evelyn mistakenly lean at one of the trap door and the door brought her to other room where she found one of the american stuck there alone.

She know him, but didn't know what happen to him. She feel relief as she saw him.

"Oh, Mr. Burns. Thank goodness. I was just starting to get scared. I've lost everyone".

Burns groaning then he turn to her. Evelyn scream. Burns had no eyes. Something just pull out his eyes out from socket.

"My eyes. My eyes..."

She back away from Burns, she hear something growling behind her. She turn and the mummy reveal. There she scream again.

The mummy had an eyes, eyes from Burns it took. A skeleton approach, scanning her, knowing her from past life. She back away as the skeleton hand try to reach her face. She scared, leaning her back on the wall.

There's no where she could run from the mummy. She trap. No where. "Please help me".

As she saw Burns crawling on the ground, he try to escape to but how?

"My tongue. He took my tongue".

"Please don't leave me". She begs him. The mummy growling again.

"Nefertiri". said the mummy.

Behind the trap door, Ardeth, Jonathan and others american trying to help. Find Evelyn.

"Damn it! It's a trap door. There's gotta be a switch or something around here someplace".

A far, they hear a man shouting, the Scarabs back to chase them all. "Run, you sons of bitches!"

"Run! - Go".

Back to where Evelyn at, she hear the mummy speaking ancient egyptian. Translate by Come with me my Princess Nefertiti.

Ardeth found her, "There you are! Will you quit playing hide-and-seek? Come on. Let's get out of here".

Shuddering, he lean his back on wall as he saw the mummy.

"Evy!"

Jonathan and the american saw the mummy too. The mummy get anger and roaring right in front of Evelyn and Ardeth face.

Ardeth scream maniacally toward the mummy, with sword he had, he slash the mummy, bones scattered on the ground. He then grab Evelyn hand and they run out from the temple.

The mummy bones joined back itself.

Ardeth meet his people outside the temple. "We leave this place. Tell me everything you saw".

"This man".

They gently push Mr. Burns toward his american friends. "You bastard!"

"Wasn't one of us". said Ardeth to the american. "That creatures did this to your friend. All of you must leave this place".

They gives Ardeth, Evelyn and Jonathan horses ride back to Cairo. As for the americans, the medjai safe Burns from the mummy, and now heading back to Cairo so with them.

Behind them, the mummy hand show and roaring.

Cairo, Egypt. Days later. Since he know the Carnahan's everything is changing and lots of horrible thing happen.

Thanks to Evelyn whom cause all this. Burns lost his eyes and tongue. And now he must watch the sibling and protect them.

Book of Death is with her safely. Something happen Ardeth and his people must accept the faith.

"You cause lots of trouble young lady. Now look what you've did". He pacing around the room. "One of them lost his eyes and tongue. What you think this is normal".

He looked her. "That mummy need more what it need. Not just tongue or eyes".

"What do you mean it need more -?" She rose up. Remembering the day they found the same cradle she stumbled upon it.

Previous.

"Now, let's see who's inside, shall we?"

Both men open, it hissing then reveal the mummy inside it. All screaming. "Oh, my God, I hate it when these things do that".

"Is he supposed to look like that?" ask Ardeth to Evelyn.

"No, I've never seen a mummy look like this before. He's still... Still... Juicy".

"Juicy".

"Yes. He must be more than 3,000 years old, and, well, it looks as if he's still decomposing". Her finger try to touch the mummy.

Jonathan notice something. "Hey, look at that. What do you make of this?"

"My God, these marks were made with Fingernails. This man was buried alive. And he left a message".

Death is only the beginning?

Back in present. Evelyn went to kitchen. Ardeth stood at the frame door, eyes on the moon. Pray to Allah to protect the world from who not be named.

She then back to living room. "Will that mummy follow us in here, Ardeth?"

"You the expert, you tell me".

"You're the medjai. And you must know".

He rolled his eyes, slowly he turn his body to her. "As far I know my people are watching. We will know if something happen but now - you as I afraid".

"Why? because I can read more than that".

The view is pretty today. Not wanting to talk about it, he turn back to the view. He know the creatures is out there, looking for them, mostly Evelyn.

Sucking for flesh to regain his body. So that He could lived like normal. He breath heavily.

"I'm sure the view is beautiful today. Just wish this is not the last thing you ever saw".

His smile fade away. The weather is changing. The moon are nowhere to be seen. The wind is howling, cold wind slapped upon his skin.

Everything inside in this house are shaking. "What the hell was that?" She ask him.

Stood beside him when she hear him enchanting a word that barely she understand.

"What is it?"

"Of what you did". He said.

A view she couldn't understand why this happen. Unnaturally nature. Jonathan burst inside the house.

"Did you see this?" He panting. "Those clouds, are red. Something is coming am I right?"

She gasp. It's all my fault. "What should we do?"

"Feel guilty? Yes. You should. It because after you start to read that book without you know what means in it. You will need my help".

He breath again, "Accept the faith after all this, your life is about to change, no matter what you like it or not. Listen to me or disobey, is all your choice".

"You scared me".

After she said that. The wind blow them. Both them a thrown away by force. Jonathan quick grab his sister as Ardeth standing.

"What an bloody wind is that?!"

"It's Him. The creatures we saw in Hamunaptra. It's here by reason". He turn to them. "Believe me, you two need me".

He walk. "Good night". He left the house.

"His right". Said Jonathan. "We need him and he'd just left us. Rest. We figure it out later".

He close and lock the door. Evelyn went to her room. She feel pain on her back and on her skin after she been throw. She look down on her skin.

"Heaven sake that force cut my skin".

Midnight. Everything went normal. Evelyn in her slumber sleep. Thought she hear someone calling out her name from the dream. But - how she hear her name inside her room.

Did Jonathan call her? Probably he fooling around like he did when she stuck inside the holes.

Uhmph...

She trying to breath as well. Something or someone on top of her body. Her eyes still close. Heavy. Something pinned her body on bed.

Both arm between her head. Her chest pumping up and down.

Evy..

Her eyes wide open as the dark figures laid on top of her, it was a man lean to kissed her forehead then to her lips. She try to push him but she can't, he to heavy to push or fight.

Shut her eyes back again. Knowing it just a dream but still she feel Him kiss her. No! It wasn't a dream. Wake up, Evelyn! She thought herself.

She have her voice back when this man kiss between her chest.

"JONATHAN!"

A heavy footstep running upstairs, the door wasn't lock. Ardeth and Jonathan barged in and saw Him on top of Evelyn. The man saw them and disappear into a sand out from her room.

Evelyn jumped off from her bed quickly she pulled the blanket to covering up her chest, she wearing black nightgown afraid Ardeth will see her bouncy chest.

Her thought were wrong. Ardeth didn't seen her or what so ever sexiest nightgown she wear for the night. She notice his eyes were lock at the sandstorm speedily out from her room.

"His back!"

The next morning, Evelyn and Jonathan having their breakfast together. Ardeth lean at the door frame again. She rubs her temple and sip her coffee.

Causing of last night she didn't get enough sleep after His kiss.

His kiss so soft and beautiful. Owh, stop that, Evelyn.

"He kiss me last night". Ardeth and Jonathan look at her. "Don't you two get it? He kiss me last night. What kind are of this strange man kiss a woman like me".

She sip her coffee again. "Tell me something I don't know, Ardeth. What you know about this man". She breath. "You hiding something you know. What do you mean by His back!"

"There's nothing you need to know about that man, Evelyn. It didn't try to hurt you'll be fine".

"What do you mean It didn;t hurt me?"

Chuckle. He spoke back. "Your sister is the fighter, Jonathan".

"Thank you for the compliment. Like she said - what do you mean by hurting her?"

Exhaling. Ardeth said. "His name is Imhotep. The man who kiss you. Are you familiar with that name?"

"Imhotep? Maybe. How?"

"You're the librarian. You tell me when you found out".

So mysterious. Jonathan rolled his eyes. "What don't you tell us right away".

"I can't. I like to keep it real. All I know Imhotep will claims what his belongs. And you - Evelyn?"

He pointed out at her. "He marked you. He choose you since you stumbled upon on his cradle. Yes, that cradle belong to Imhotep. Those marks, his message are Him".

"Then why you won't tell us anything about it".

"Did I try to warn you? I did. You won't listen. I found out soon I saw Him and I know it's Him. A 3,000 years man arise into our world. My friends - this is not good".

She gulped. He spoke back. "We. The medjai doesn't like to trespassing what it belong. Leave it be. And yet you did".

She bow her head to her laps. Jonathan felt sorry for his dear sister. Bembridge scholarship reject her now this. He cannot let this happen.

"Don't point that guilt on my sister, Ardeth".

"I don't. Must be a reason why? Allah is the great plans, all this - its from the beginning and you came the right time".

She sigh. "I suddenly bring him back".

"Exactly". He smile at her. "Was your fault but how will I mad at you. Like I'd said, the future depends on us. Like it or not we accept it".

"He'd called me, Nefertiri. The day we met and he try to kiss me".

He nod. "Because he thought you were Hers. She's the daughter of the Pharaoh Seti I".

"Yes, why me?"

"You're his destiny, Evelyn. Even after his death he won't forget about a woman he'd had love".

He patted her shoulder in smile. "Gently. He had love her so he is with you". Wind howling. He can scent Imhotep present around him.

"There no possible I could love him. I don't know him. And I don't love him".

"Nothing possible for Him".

"What should I do to banish Him out from the world?"

He smirk. "By sending Him back into the Underworld where he belong".

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