The High Priest's Princess

Chapter Nine

Evy and Beni were thrown out of the sand tornado that Imhotep created and he kissed my lips, "My love. We are so close to being together forever." I sighed and faced away from him, "If you just listen. We don't have to kill my sister. We can just forget everything and raise our child." Imhotep sighed and wrapped his arms around my waist, "I know this feeling, my dear. Guilt. Sadness. It's what I was feeling when you ran away before the Medjai started the Hom-Dai. I'd give anything to go back and reject that whore's offer. I should have known better. Can you forgive me?"  Both of us looked into the sky and Evy smiled, "Rick." Imhotep rolled his eyes and roared, bringing up a wall of sand to kill the rest of our party. 

Evy faced Imhotep, "Stop it! You'll kill them!" Beni sighed, "That's the idea." Evy walked over to us and thought about it before shoving me into Imhotep, causing me to kiss him. Imhotep's eyes widened but he quickly kissed back, wrapping his arms around my waist. Evy cheered and we both looked over to see the wall of sand had disappeared, only for Evy to frown when the plane crashed and exploded. 

Imhotep held my waist and we all started walking to Hamunaptra. Beni tried to kiss ass, "I love the whole sand-wall trick. It was beautiful. Bastard." I stifled a laugh and prayed to the gods that Rick, Jonathan, and Ardeth made it safe. 

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We walked into Hamunaptra and Imhotep took a breath, guiding me down the stairs. A gunshot sounded and we all looked up as Imhotep poured some ash into his hand, blowing it across the room, and summoning his priests. Evy looked around, only to gasp as Imhotep blew something in her face, causing her to fall asleep. Imhotep caught her and chained her to the sacrificial slab and I sighed, sitting away from Imhotep, "You are infuriating. Stubborn." Imhotep kissed my neck, "She has to be punished for her crimes, my Princess. All this will be over soon." I didn't look at him, "Why can't we just run away? Forget her. You obsess over killing her again that I'm going to start to believe you love her." 

Imhotep sighed and walked away from me after Evy screamed, signaling she was awake and found Anck-Su-Namun's corpse. I huffed and Imhotep groaned, "I do not want that whore as mine! I love you, Hathor!" I teared up, "Then why the revenge? It is three thousand years later! Please!" Imhotep sighed, "I understand. I truly do. But it's the purpose of it all. She tricked me into taking your father away from you. Your sister. You lost everyone in a moon's time. I need to avenge your honor." I looked into his eyes and sighed, "Can't we get another sacrifice if you're going to be sure about this? Beni?" Imhotep chuckled, "She's the one who read from the book, my love." I looked over at Evy and teared up, knowing there was nothing that could convince my prince to not kill my sister. 

I sat there on a broken stone pillar watching Anck-Su-Namun being resurrected and turned away as Imhotep went to kill Evy before Jonathan started yelling from the top of the steps, "The Book of Amun-Ra! I found it, Hathor! I found it, Evy!" Imhotep looked up in astonishment and Evy yelled at our brother, "Shut up and get me off here, Jonathan! He isn't listening to Hathor! Open the book, Jonathan. It's the only way to kill him! You have to open the book and find the inscription!"

I watched as Jonathan struggled, "Well, I can't open it! It's locked or something. We need the key, Evy!" Evy yelled back, "It's inside his robes!" Jonathan ran off and Rick came out of nowhere and cut one of the chains on Evy's wrist. I hurried over and helped Evy start yanking on the other one. I gasped as Rick struggled and as soon as we both got Evy off, we looked up to see that our brother summoned soldiers. I backed away quickly, only to scream as Anck-Su-Namun's corpse roared at me. 

I ran away quickly as she started to swing the sword that Imhotep set down at me and Evy chased after us, "Get away from my sister!" I continued to run from her, "Hurry up, Jonathan!" Jonathan yelled back, "I can't figure out the last symbol!" I yelled, "What does it look like?" I shrieked at Anck-Su-Namun came out of nowhere and tried to stab my stomach. I held her hands back and Evy tried to pull her back as Jonathan continued, "It's a bird. A stork!" I struggled against my father's murderer, "Ahmenophus!"  Anck-Su-Namun shoved me to the ground and I heard Jonathan command the soldiers in the ancient language to kill her. 

Anck-Su-Namun held me in front of her to protect her and Imhotep yelled, "Hathor!" Evy yelled, "No! Hathor!" One of the soldiers gently shoved me to the side and then killed Anck-Su-Namun, causing Imhotep to yell at Jonathan, "You stole my revenge from me! You stole my love's honor yet again!"