Street rat alley. On the roof. Imhotep cherish this moment for while. How he missed Egypt in night. The view are so beautiful than ever, remembering when he was a child. But sudden he remembered the pharaoh. Anger, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
"I will not forgive you, Pharaoh!" He said in ancient egypt. "There will be a cursed upon you!"
He slowly calm himself as he remember Nefertiri. He smile sweetly. "Even my death, I never forget about you, Nefertiri. You're my strength and my soul. I always with you".
He look at the view again. Pass moment, he look at the sky. "Look what have you done to me!" Anger toward the God. "You - you made me this. Was I guilty? Was I kill someone? Was I?"
He look down the street, hear sound of child having fun, a family. Mother and father in his view, small family but happy. Once, he had family too, a mother, a father and his the only child in family.
He never know what happen to his parent after his death. What the pharaoh done to them?
A scarab scurried out of in his neck, only to be chewed up when it reached in Imhotep's face. Even his now fully regenerate, he still can feel this scarab around his body. Scarab taste awful.
How that thing eat his flesh. "Ah". He close his eyes. To pain, to much suffer. "My tongue?" Finger reach his lips.
"Nefertiri.."
Flashback. Imhotep stood at his window room, he look down and watch Nefertiri picks the flowers in garden. Imhotep room near the garden, so she is. She doesn't know Imhotep deeply in love with her secretly.
Soon she will be queen and wife to Ramesses II. One of the greatest and most celebrated pharaohs of Egypt.
He hide his feelings, no one will know it. Nefertiri. Her name never left on his lips. So much he loves her. He suddenly blush when she look straight on him, he smile. So did she. Bow to him and, resuming picking the flowers.
The palace been guarding by the medjai. No one can't harm her while she's alone. He doesn't know how many hours he been stares at her, until someone laid a hand on his shoulder. He shocked look over his shoulder.
It was the Pharaoh.
"Your highness". He said in ancient Egypt. Bow to the pharaoh. "What can I do for you, I'am your servant".
The pharaoh smile, take a stand beside him. From Imhotep window, he watch his daughter picking the flowers, he didn't suspect anything why Imhotep look down on his daughter.
He smile, said. "Beautiful day isn't it, Imhotep?" He ask. "Have you nothing to do today?"
"Tonight. Yes. For now, no. I just cleaning my room. I don't like to bother the maid to clean my room, I can do by myself, Your Highness". He bow.
The pharaoh nod understand. "Nefertiri? My daughter. Soon she will be queen and wife to Ramesses II. Any advise for my daughter, Imhotep".
"She will be great queen and wife to Ramesses II. Great leader. Children of her own. She will have a perfect life".
The pharaoh nod embraced then smile. Of course she will be a great leader after married to Ramesses II.
"I never doubt about your advice, Imhotep. Everything you'll said, it will be come true". The pharaoh patted his shoulder. "How long you become my trusted adviser, Imhotep?"
He look at the pharaoh, said. "Long enough, Your Highness". He watch her again. She look like her mother, Queen Tuya.
"The only precious I have is Nefertiri. After my queen death. Tuya. My wife. I've been seeking a wife before Nefertiri married to Ramesses II. I'm sure I lived alone without someone beside me".
The pharaoh chuckle. "This palaces is big. That will be ashamed to lived alone without wife".
"If you want. I can help, Your Highness. Concubine, royal family. Made your choice, Your Highness".
The pharaoh smile. "There's one thing I need you to promise me, Imhotep". He listen. "Anything happen to me before Nefertiri married to Ramesses II. You must help her. Anything that she need you beside her".
"Why me, Your Highness?" He ask.
"Because you the only man, my adviser I could trust. I can't trust anyone beside you. Promise me that you will look after her before and after her marriage".
Back in present. Imhotep open his eyes. The pharaoh voice still can hear inside his mind. He will do anything for Nefertiri but not for the pharaoh.
But his life to protect her? He remained imprisoned in Hamanaptra for three thousand years, sealed inside his sarcophagus until Evelyn and Jonathan came to Hamunaptra.
Both sibling went to Hamunaptra hoping to find treasure. Imhotep's chamber was located at the base of the statue of Anubis and she stumbled upon it. Since that he knew everything is change.
Let go off me!
Imhotep look down at the street back. Not far from where he at, he climb down back to where he had stay for while. Behind the shattered window, he watch a boy fight for his life.
Bully? No. Abused? Yes. Three men abused the boy. "Let go off me!" The boy speak Egypt.
He must help. Imhotep groaning. Three men and the boy hear. They look scared, the men left the boy alone. As the boy start to run, Imhotep laid his hand on the boy shoulder.
He smile calm the boy down. He spare the boy life. The boy study him from head to feet, Imhotep wear black garment.
"Don't fear me Child". He said in Egypt. "I'm your friend". said Imhotep in low voice. "Your family?"
He let go the boy collar neck. He had to hold the boy like that, because he about to ran from him. He don't want to hurt the boy.
"Long gone". The boy replied in Egypt. "I'm alone. And I lived here since".
Imhotep smile again. "Such a young age. I missed my family too".
"Wife?"
"My parent". He tapped the boy back. "Is there a cemetery I could visit? Unless you help me to find my parent there".
The boy think a while. Then he look at him. "Yes, there a cemetery. But are you sure your parent buried there?"
"Is there any cemetery beside that?" The boy shake his head no. "And I'm sure my parent is there".
Imhotep and the boy walk on the street. The view still beautiful even dark. "Why those men beating you?"
"No reason. For them is for fun, because I had no family, no one couldn't protect me".
"You can lived with me if you want. I lived in here too".
The boy stop walking. He look at him again. "I never seen you before".
"I'd just moved here a days ago".
"Why?"
He chuckle, said. "I lost my money over the men I gambling for". He lied. "So, I had hide myself in here. Because no one will found me. I hear people said about this place. Terrified place. I'm sure they won't risk their life to find me in here".
"Yes. Is true what people said about in here. There's a ghost too".
"Have you seen it?"
"No. But in the city where the americans explorer died tragically. I was there when the police came for the body. It was horrible".
Imhotep smile but fake smile. He knew the explorer, the same explorer he kill for flesh and fluids. He had too.
"Death wasn't a best decision to make. When time is come they had to died. Trust me. I've been there once and it's horrible and worst".
The boy stop walking again. This time, the boy stare Imhotep face. He study him.
"You young. Handsome". He reach Imhotep arms. "Strong enough". Then his eyes to Imhotep head. "What was that?"
"What?"
"That?" He point his finger at Imhotep bald head. "Young and strong but no hair".
Imhotep burst to laugh. The boy laugh too. "Didn't I look handsome with bald head?"
"Yes".
"I don't have money to support and gives you food. If you stayed with me".
The boy reach his hand. said. "It's okay. I teach you how to steal food from the market".
"Is that allowed?"
"No one knowns".
Imhotep nods. He never steal food or something like that. Now, this boy teach him everything he done before.
"What your name?" The boy ask.
"Imhotep". He smile.
"I'm, Babu. Now, let's find your parent".
He took Imhotep hand. People start looking at Imhotep like father and son walking around the city.
Well, that sweet.
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Imhotep safe the Day!! Yay!! In this chapter the language between Imhotep and Babu is Ancient Egypt.