Sands of Time (Ouke no Monshou)

Fake Historical Entries

...Queen Carol of Egypt, the believed divine daughter of the Nile, first appeared during a ceremonial sacrifice for Pharaoh Memphis I. Witness accounts of this event were underwhelmingly recorded.

From what has been uncovered, she appeared beside Pharaoh Memphis I. She wore a long flowing dress with short blonde hair and eyes as blue as the sky. In a case of mistaken identity, the priests and former Princess Isis, assumed her to be another servant to be sacrificed. Yet, a few sentences out of the future queen and they knelt before her.

According to one noble, the queen disappeared into thin air. Seemingly offended at the reception she received by mortals. The subsequent prolonged heat wave was believed to be a sign of discontent from the Gods. For which, many priests performed ritual rites to calm down the wrath of the Gods.

Sometime after this heat wave, during the night of the full moon, Queen Carol stepped out of the Nile River. No one witnessed her descent from the heavens. No mortal was worthy to gaze upon her during this momentous event.

Upon her return, the heat wave dissipated, giving relief to the inhabitants of Egypt.

Throughout her wandering of Egypt, she crossed paths with Pharaoh Memphis I. Her radiant beauty, bright blonde hair, and sky blue eyes, caught the attention of her future husband. His infatuation pushed aside his intended sister-wife, Princess Isis. An act which divided the Pharaoh's most loyal subjects into two factions. Two factions where one valued tradition, sneering their nose at the supposed divine Queen Carol, while the other, valuing the Gods, were eager to have a divine woman as their sovereign.

Before she disappeared again, Pharaoh Memphis I married Queen Carol who, after marriage, insisted on being called Catalina. A name which Pharaoh Memphis I spoke with devotion. She was his first and final wife. Throughout his life, Pharaoh Memphis I never took a concubine or second wife to his home. A sign of his devotion to his divine wife and gratitude to the Gods who sent her to his side.

This decision silenced those who sided with Princess Isis. On record, Queen Carol was his legitimate wife.

After the attempted murder of the future Pharaoh Akhenaten I, who was named Atem, Princess Isis was subsequently banished in an enclosed room with amulets to snuff out her magic. Whispers spread of the Gods having taken away her gifts for having offended one of their gods. Only Pharaoh Memphis' most trusted servants were allowed near the exiled princess.

Queen Carol birthed ten children. All healthy and hale. There were no disabilities or malformations of their bodies.

None of her children died of sickness as children or were still births. A feat many of the time attributed to her supposed divine blood.

-Queens of Egypt Vol. 2. by Professor Jason Montague

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...My mother, Queen Carol, who preferred the name Catalina, was a firm but loving woman. Full of grace and tact, she ensnared the hearts of the court and of those who visited Egypt.

She treated all her children more or else equally. There was no tolerance for superiority between siblings. Especially siblings of the same blood and parents. My mother was insistent on her children protecting one another against the hidden vipers of the court.

As a result, we opened an honest communication line between myself and all of my younger siblings.

Had we not built this solid foundation, I know for certain that my relationships with my younger siblings would have strained. Maybe even broken down to nothing. As the first born son and heir, I was treated far more favorably than my younger brothers and sisters.

All of my siblings had their place in court. It mattered not if it was miniscule, they were not excluded no matter how many objected to my decisions....

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......She would always tease me whenever I spoke about playing the newest game that popularized the court. Whenever I asked my mother why my interest in games was entertaining to her, she ruffled my hair and ignored my inquiries.

I never quite discovered what was amusing about my interest in games.

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.....My most beloved daughter, my only daughter, inherited my mother's blonde hair and blue eyes. Anat named her Catalina. I couldn't have agreed more.

When we presented our daughter to my parents and told them her name, mother cried in complete happiness.

-Multiple excerpts of the Journal of Pharaoh Akhenaten I.

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... Having watched my childhood affair with her eldest son, my Atem, Queen Carol beseeched Pharaoh Memphis to approve of our marriage. Proclaiming my faithfulness and willing to do my duty to his eldest son.

I thought I would be banished from court. I heard stories from another wistful woman who attempted to persuade Atem to take them as his wives. Some went as far as to lay nude in his bedchambers. The servants who allowed their presence were whipped and banished for their treachery.

Pharaoh Memphis has five daughters for his son to choose from, yet Atem and Queen Carol insisted on my hand.

Indulgent of his most beloved wife, Pharaoh Memphis betrothed me to his heir and eldest son....

-An almost indecipherable entry of Queen Anat I's thoughts in Pharaoh Akhenaten I journal.

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....Send these precious silks to my Catalina. With this newest pregnancy, the fabric of her clothing feels rough against her skin. Make sure the glass containers with her most favored jam are intact.

I have also enclosed various games with instructions for the children. My wife is most insistent on them learning to play with one another with healthy competition....

-Excerpt from Pharaoh Memphis I's correspondence to General Minue.