Lets just come to an agreement that I'm not a very fast runner, and this thing behind me apparently was. "Thoth can you give me any advise, any information, something that could help me!" "Ahhh yes sorry i was thinking to myself. Um lets see. The Lion of Sehkmet, basically the goddess of lions pet." "Wait that's the thing you've faced before that almost killed you?" "Well of course what else would it be, just a lion in the middle of Egypt's dessert. That'd be insane." "Right of course it would be."
I needed to see this quote on quote beast for myself. I started to make a very wide arc so i could get a glimpse. I didn't get the entire lion because this thing was huge. Probably fifty feet in the air. "I guess if the Sphinx wanted to send you a trial this would be one." "How exactly do i beat this thing?" I couldn't see any way my fists would hurt it.
"You could always try and ride it. That would make getting to the Spinx's base a lot easier." "Alright how would i be able to do that." "Wait for a few seconds and then i'll tell you when to jump"
I stopped running one because my legs where in excruciating pain and well what Thoth said. I only got a few seconds maybe even milliseconds before Thoth said "Jump" I sprang in the air as high as I could and landed with a thump on golden fur.
The lion didn't know what to do. Obviously it never had anyone on its back before. "Alright, hello lion, I do not want to kill you and I think this Sphinx set you up, so if you could kindly bring me to her that'd be great and i'll let you have revenge.
"Are you an idiot or something?" Thoth said. "You have to give it a sacrifice or offering." "Sorry,I don't know much i'll study then we can come back on this crazy adventure." I said sarcastically. "Haha very funny, now in your pockets theirs a piece of 5 minute gum that might work."
I gave the lion the 5 minute gum. Let's just say it didn't last 5 minutes, but it worked because it stopped growling. "Right so now if you could bring me to the Sphinx that'd be great."
We arrived at the Sphinx of Giza in 10 minutes, with Thoth in my head I knew that where we came from was 234 miles away. Apparently I wasn't paying attention to how fast this lion could go.
"Welcome to my lair" A deep booming sinister voice said. "Who said that?" I asked. "That was the main villain on this quest. The Sphinx." Thoth answered. "Sounds tempting let us go in the."
I led the lion into the "Lair" and I quickly realized that this was a lot different then i was expecting. There where no rooms in the sphinx just a gigantic cavern. At the end there was a stage with a thing on it with golden fur like the lion I was riding and the head of a beautiful woman with brown eyes. "That is the Sphinx. A very dangerous beast that will eat you." Thoth answered. "Wow I don't get a chance." "Oh I always give my prey a chance to live. Just not a very fair one." The Sphinx said.
"Oh so it talks." "Yes I do talk, now answer my riddle or you will die." "Wait hold on why am I here Thoth." "Because she stole my Sun disc a very powerful symbol of me that is part of me." Right when he said that I saw a sun disc on the sphinx's head glowing with I guess power. "So can I just have it or do I have to fight you." I asked the sphinx. "You can have it if you answer my riddle. Which is the hardest riddle of all riddles." "My dad always told me not to toot my own horn, but i'll do it whats the riddle?"
"What is your wager first?" "Wager, Thoth?" "You have to wager something very important to you in case you get in wrong" "In case?!" "Just wager your life I trust that you'll be able to get it right." "Fine, I wager my life." "Perfect" The sphinx said with a very sinister smile.
"Are you ready for my riddle?" ""Sure whatever" "What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening?" "Hey I know this one it was in my English class. What was it?" I couldn't remember what it was but it was on the tip of my tongue. "I got it!" I could tell the Sphinx was agitated and that i shouldn't have gotten it, but hey she did say it wasn't going to be fair.
"A man. In the morning or when he's first born the baby crawls, the in the afternoon or in the middle of his life he walks, then in the evening or towards the end his legs get weak and he has to have a cane for support. hence forth he now technically has 3 legs." "HOW?! NO ONE EVER ANSWERS THAT> THOTH YOU MUST HAVE HELPED HIM YOU CHEATED!" "To bad i answered fair and square now give me the sun disk and we'll be on our way." "NEVER!"
She leaped at me, but I guess the lion was prepared for that because it quickly tackled it and with one swipe with its claws the Sphinx turned to sand. "I guess that means the battle is over." "Yes, it is."
