A Fated Prophecy

Dominoes

     The next day the Gods kids woke to the sound of drums. Sekmet was in their living room pacing impatiently. She gave a curt nod in greeting when they filed in.

   Jackson glanced around the room looking for Tae and Yen. He opened his mouth to call them when Sekmet spoke. "Yesterday a couple of you learned how to use your powers. Today's lesson will be hand to hand combat. As a God you should be able to defend yourself and win no matter the situation. Let's go." 

   Just like Ryujin did the day before she snapped her fingers and they were somewhere else. "I brought some helpers for today's lesson." Sekmet announced after they settled. "The task you are trying to achieve? A hit to me. If you can successfully get through my helpers and hit me, I will grant you a boon that you may call upon at any point of the future."

    "And if we fail?" Jin asked

    Sekmet bared her teeth at him. "Don't" she growled.

   The group gathered in to a huddle. "How should we do this?" Namjoon asked looking at the family.

    They stood silent in thought for a moment. "Sekmet is a warrior GODDESS." Jackson broke the silence. "I've never met my Aunt but my mother has spoken of her a lot. She's extremely arrogant, but very good at her job. She's enters a battlefield and looks at it like a puzzle. Her call sign is 'I will gorge myself on your blood and feast on your bones'" 

   "So...?" Jin started.

   "Oh. She's also the Egyptian Goddess of war and strategy." Jackson remembered.

  They stood around whispering in the huddle for a long time before deciding what to do. The plan was everyone would attack the shabti's while Jackson focused on Sekmet because of his melee training.

    The battle raged on for a long time. The Gods kid made no strides. Yoongi was out cold. Whether from just sleeping or being knocked out no one knew. BamBam took a hit from a shabti hard enough the wind was knocked out of him and was still recovering.

   Adarra and Jinyoung managed to take out two shabti's before they too fell. Jackson failed to get Sekmet.

   The battlefield was littered with the bodies of the Gods kids. Sekmet was joyously laughing at their failure. Jaebum propped himself up on his elbows and glared at the Goddess.

   She watched him. Sekmet stopped laughing and gave him a smirk. "Come my son. You have a warrior Goddesses blood running through your veins. Surely you can...do better." She taunted.

   Jaebum tore his eyes from the Goddess and assessed the conditions of his family members. All looked to be in various forms of pain and exhaustion, but he was pleased to note the lack of wounds and blood.

   He turned his attention to the shabti's.  A thought crossed his mind as he watched them. They weren't human. They looked like they were painted. They weren't real, they were magicked. Jaebum jerked his eyes back to Sekmet. "We only have to hit you?" He questioned.

  Sekmet nodded at him. Jaebum went back to studying the shabti an idea forming in his head. He noticed how the shabti stood in lines. Almost like dominoes. Sekmet standing by the last one.

   The thought he had in his head solidified. 

     With a smile he called his family to him. Slowly they made their way to him. Groans and whines could be heard as they gathered into another huddle. 

   "I think I figured it out." Jaebum started. He went on to explain the idea. Everyone nodded and stood to begin another assault. 

  This time they would work as one unit instead of each one for themselves. The plan was to charge the first shabti knocking it over to create a domino affect.

  Sekmet stood eyeing them with a grin on her face as Jaebum gave the signal to move. Yugyeom, Jungkook, and Youngjae were the first to attack and got thrown backwards. 

  Adarra pushed through and managed to knock into the shabti causing it to teeter. Mark pushed against the shabti and stood back watching as it tumbled into the next.

   They stood with baited breath as Jaebum's plan worked. Sekmet so sure of a victory was caught off guard as the shabti fell knocking her off balance.

  Jaebum ran to her as quick as he could and tapped her leg. "We win!" He spoke.

  Sekmet regained her balance and gazed at the Gods kids with pride. "So you did." She bowed.

  With a snap of her fingers the Gods kids were home. Lesson over they succeeded. Everyone found a seat and fell into it.

   No one spoke. Exhaustion from the day's events took over them.  They all slept. Food, showers, could wait.