Through the Sands of Time

Chapter 11

Imhotep bounced back from every attack I gave him. A strange chant/hiss sound caught my attention. Suddenly ten mummified soldiers marched forward.

Imhotep smirked. "Destroy them!"

"Jonathan what did you do?" I snarled.

"Finish the inscription idiot." Evy told Jonathan. "Then you can control them."

I was surrounded by half the guard each holding a different weapon. The fight was becoming more than I could handle. I had killed three, but the last two were becoming difficult. I got cut along my back right leg and over my upper left arm. I was kneeling before them as they prepared for the fatal blow.

They stopped mid strike and left me. They followed the others who were attacking Anack-sun-amun.

"Anak-sun-amun!" Imhotep cried. Once she was dead he turned on Jonathan. "Now it's your turn to die."

Rick reached them before me slicing off Imhotep's arm setting Jonathan free. Imhotep reattached his arm following Rick.

"Keep him busy!" Evy called holding one side of the book.

Rick landed on the other side of the room after Imhotep threw him. "No problem." He grunted.

I got the key from the robes and opened the golden book. I flipped the stone pages looking for the right one.

"Hurry Rose!" Evy begged.

"I haven't read this book in 3,000 years, give me a break!" I snapped reading more. I came across the Hom-dai and a little further... "I've got it!" I turned to see Imhotep about to kill Rick. "Kagi-small Kagi-small Paradoos paradoos!"

A portal opened and a chariot came taking his immortality from Imhotep. After the chariot vanished Imhotep turned on us.

Rick rejoined us protecting Evy. "I thought you said it was going to kill him."

Imhotep rushed us and I met him with my dual swords both running him through. He looked down at his own blood before stumbling back.

"He is mortal." I snarled

Imhotep fell into murky water as souls dragged him down. His skin dissolved as he spoke his last words.

"Death is only the beginning." Evy translated.

"And I will be waiting." I sheathed my swords looking back at the others. The room shook as the tomb began to sink.

"Time to go!" Rick pulled us along.

We made our way to the door as Jonathan tripped, losing the gold book in the water.

Evy went back. "You've lost the book?!"

I grabbed her. "Come one Evy!"

We ran as fast as we could through the tomb coming to the treasure chamber where Jonathan stopped. "Couldn't we just?" He asked.

"No Jonathan!" Evy and I pulled him along. We came to the stairs where Beni cried.

"O'Connell!" He yelled.

O'Connell stopped to help Beni as I led the others out of the tomb sand poured down everywhere. Rick caught up with us as we reached the opening. The bright sun blinding us.

We ran as fast as we could past the crumbling pillars as the earth began to give way from underneath us. We leapt over the short outer wall of the city and over to the camels. We watched the walls crumble into dust as my heart broke not knowing if Ardeth escaped.

Jonathan screamed as a hand grabbed his shoulder making us all scream. We turned to see Ardeth smiling at the ordeal. "Thank you very much." Jonathan gasped holding his heart.

Ardeth bowed his head. "You have the gratitude of me and my people."

"Ardeth!" I leapt into him wrapping my arms around his neck holding back tears. "I thought I lost you."

He lifted my chin with a smile. "I told you 3,000 years ago I will always be by your side and I meant that." Ardeth kissed me holding my body tight against his. I kissed him back, keeping him against me.

I pulled away laying my head on his shoulder. Evy and Rick pulled away from their kiss. I looked at Jonathan. "You owe me one-hundred dollars."

"Yes, well as of now I have nothing." Jonathan smirked.

"Then I will keep coming after you in the shadows in which you fear the most." I smiled darkly. "You know how I am about owing me things."

"What was this bet?" Ardeth inquired.

I jested to Evy and Rick. "Jonathan didn't think those two would end up together. I did." I hissed in pain as my leg gave out and my arm burned. Ardeth did the best at keeping me off the ground. "Damn mummies." I cursed.

"Come with me." Ardeth helped me up onto a camel. "You are all welcome to rest in my village." Ardeth climbed on behind me and led the way into the desert. The others followed happily.