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Chapter Fifty-Three
Atum's fingers shook as he fastened the buttons on the starched shirt. His hands were warm with sweat, making the task more difficult than it should be.
Behind him, Shu related Isaac's words before falling silent. moving instead to look at the desolation of the once busy city. The only life crawling on its belly and searching in eternal hunger.
"We must go on foot. Stay outside the boundary of the city. Time is not our friend but we cannot rush."
"The longer we take, the more damage could be done." Shu turned, wringing his hands. "Great one, I have never questioned you. But surely we ought to go to Babi's lair immediately?"
Atum shook his head, his eyes full of pity as he caught the earnest gaze. "Nay. If we did that, Babi would sense us and heighten his defences or push forward his own plans. That would be a disaster. Not to mention if Am-Heh sensed interference. Both are powerful, both are dangerous. Babi must c
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It had been some time when Atum had last entered the centre of a city. He sometimes frequented wine-bars, mingled at the more exclusive clubs, but they were often set away from the general hub. The wear and tear of life assaulted his senses every time he looked at the towering offices and slumped figures in their suits, carrying the majority of their life in a branded briefcase.The luxurious cars went past, carrying their bosses and showing off the wealth they had at the expense of their workers. Yet still some refused to acknowledge it.Even like this, desolate and quiet, it still reeked of corruption and capitalism. Although that was perhaps not quite as bad as the dead and dying, the stanch of rot and welling chaos."Lead me to the museum," Atum ordered. "The potion I have needs a better vessel and I should be able to find one there. The residue of history adds potency to these charms, heightens them."
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"It-it will cost...my life..."Aiden sank to the ground, his sole leg buckling like sodden paper beneath him. He reached blindly to touch the large paw of the hound who moved to his side curiously, shuddering at the cold feel of the claws."Babi cares not for you. But for the power your body will have. The blood of a virgin, however soiled with the pestilence of life and excess, is rare and grand for any magic."Aiden's head shot up, his eyes wide in feigned indignity, his cheeks flushed. "Wha...?""Don't try and lie," Am-Heh's lip curled in contempt and Aiden drooped, nodding in beaten obedience. "It does not become you. You voiced your desire to die, I am giving you the chance to do it in glory. To do something that endears you to your fellow man and will hold sway in the beyond.""I...suppose so," Aiden looked across at a growing shadow. The sound of dragging feet and grunts o
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Whatever spirit inhabited his body had no fear of pain, it hadn't in life and certainly not in death. Blood stained Aiden's leg and broken glass cut into his hands but all Aiden himself felt was a dull ache.Above him, a crow flew, giving Am-Heh a view of what was happening so he didn't need to follow.He was pulled onto his haunches, a gurgle coming from his throat. Aiden felt something dribble from the side of his mouth. Blood? Salvia? He couldn't tell.Even though his blood had run cold at the approaching shadow, malformed and hunched, the spirit seemed excited. Waiting with tense expectancy for Babi to appear.It did not need to wait long. The God, ungainly he might be, was swift when needed. His dark eyes took in the wretched form, slowly trailing the body that was no longer inhabited by one he could call a slave. But that aside, the blood was still useful, even if the person was not.And, although he
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'There will be three.'Shu mulled over the words as he lingered over the bloody view. Hidden in the form of a soft breeze he had the perfect opportunity to listen in without risking his skin.He had not gotten far when he heard the shriek of the spirits and loyalty to Atum compelled him to return.'Lucky I did,' he thought gloomily, drifting to sit atop the broken eaves of a tall building. The roof had caved in, drowning the offices in debris and damp. 'Someone must remain and make sure the humans are safe. And, at the expense of bruises, I suppose it has to be me.'---Every step the great dog took sent ripples of power through the parched earth.Am-Heh's voice, rich and sultry, pulsated through its mind.'O shabti, allotted to me, if I be summoned or if I be detailed to do any work which has to be done in the realm of the living, if indeed any obstac
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The earth trembled as you passed by,Turning everything sacred as you walked.And you set your blue eyes upon me for the first time,speaking at me with the depth of the night...like a nightingale who doesn't need its wings to fly.What a blessing it is to be worthy of your look.I have seen rain on the desert,and all impossible things coming true.All of my prayers carry your name.&nbs
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In Egypt; Anubis watched as the city smouldered. The cyclone sliding back down from the bubbling skies like a reverse volcano, sweeping away the crumbled remains of homes and business.He hung his head, feeling powerless for once in his long existence. The help he could give was like sharing a grain of rice among a starving village.Worthless.In London; the Thames bubbled. Strange beasts rose and fell in the boiling water that threatened to burst the banks and roast alive anyone who fell in its path.People sheltered in basements, in attics and had even pried the covers off manholes, only to find the threat beneath just as great.In Africa; the rich were crushed by the opulence they had hoarded, money unable to save them from the rage of nature. And the poor cowered, finding dents in the ground or concealed hidey-holes in desperate attempts to shield the most needy of them all.All over the world, s
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