Ramuna once again did not buy anything Ramesses was telling her. In her mind it made no sense. Or maybe I am accepting the madness?
Who am I?
She shuddered. The thought within her did not sound like it came from her own thoughts.
The story Ramesses had just told her just did not simply add up to what Tafari had told her when they first met. She knew he was correct on one thing and that she was not Thoth but neither was the woman that Ramuna had memories of that used a prince in the way past to conceive a child. Matter of fact as far as Ramuna was concerned the woman was just another disciple of Thoth.
Did Ramesses know that though? Who was Ramesses truly? Was he truly just a random surviving bystander who became the host to a deity's powers and instead of collapsing from all the madness of holding other living things' memories he decided to take up the part of Ra and do what he thought was right?
Ramuna slowly walked back to the pyramid of Hawara carrying the hourglass she had almost forgotten about in one hand. According to the time it was telling her it would technically be dawn soon on Kemet. She had left Ramesses to sleep in her room, he had claimed they were the only ones who did not sleep but it seemed he did in fact need a few hours to recollect himself each day after his fight with Apep.
She smiled to herself. That man had done nothing but lie since she met him. What was he hiding? It had to have been something big. The thing that bothered her the most is that it actually irritated her that he thought she was this gullible to keep fabricating half truths. Maybe it was all he knew how to do.
The entrance to Hawara was the same. Simply just walk through the wall and there she was back in the large dark room with a blue hued ceiling. Ramuna knew she only had an hour at most till Ramesses or even Tafari would wake up and start wondering where she was. It was about time she started doing things for herself now that she understood what she was capable of.
The first order of business was to cut her ties with Seth Phisler so he could not use her as a pawn.
Ramuna went to the center where the slab was and laid down on it once more and crossed her arms over her chest. She looked up at the glowing ceiling. For a moment she felt absolutely crazy. What if this does not work? What if the things I think I can do are just all in my head? What if Ramesses is right?
It was nonsense either way.
She closed her eyes and focused on what she wanted to do. To leave Kemet and go back to her body. One last time.
Ramuna felt nothing, there had been no difference, no sound, no magical light; it was instant. When she opened her eyes again she saw the ceiling of a green metal bunker. Not the blue hued ceiling of the pyramid.
She thought she would wake up with the prisoners like Ramesses said her physical body was but to her horror she saw her grave mistake and realized once more the lord of Chaos was two steps ahead of her.
Ramuna sat up and saw that she was in his office alone with him. Seth sat at his desk, leaning back in his chair one arm propped up his head as he stared at her with a look that predators usually give their prey right before they are about to pounce. His eyes were glossed over as if he was intoxicated. Probably was.
He gave her a cold smile.
"Goodmorning, my love, had fun playing Nancy Drew in sand land?"
Ramuna scoffed and gave him a deadly stare. "Having fun being mortal?"
Seth got up too quickly for her to think of any kind of Heka hex that could have helped her and grabbed her by her suspenders holster and dragged her up off her feet till she was standing close enough in front of him that she had no choice but to look up.
"Where's the book." Not a question. A demand.
The longer she stared into Seth's eyes the more she realized that Ramesses had been right about one thing. She had never been this man's wife. The woman who had been though was in her mind screaming to run now, hiding in the back corners of her mind. Ramona quieted that woman's remaining fears and memories of the man before her by drowning her out with her own personal rage.
"With its owner. Where it belongs." Ramuna said through gritted teeth. It was in fact the truth. As far as Ramuna was concerned Tafari was the owner of the book and considering he was the only person in this world and in any dimension for that matter who had the book of Thoth mastered from front to back that made him in fact the god Thoth himself.
The psychotic smile that Seth returned in her answer told her that she was not wrong in what she said. That answered one of her questions as well. Not crazy. I am not Thoth nor is the woman who was married to this creep.
Who am I?
There it was again. The voice that did not belong to her. Or did it?
"You did a good job running off with multiple possessions of mine, Ramuna. Not only the book but my wife and while you were at it you decided to create a God. There will be consequences."
Ramuna bursted out laughing. She could not control herself. This man seemed completely silly now that she knew him for what he was. A desperate man. There was actually nothing he could do that would be a consequence. It did not matter who he killed, she was going back and saving everyone and they would still get their second chance. That's one thing she knew that was true to herself. What's one genocide? Didn't matter what happened to anyone now. Whether he liked it or not everyone was getting sent back and starting over.
In fact she had come here to kill her mortal body and free whoever it was inside her so she could finally discover who she truly was. Kemet was the afterlife was it not? She knew she would end up back there. Along with the disciple of Thoth's, that was in her mind.
Ramuna lost track of all her thoughts as she felt a stinging pain go across her face. Seth had backhanded her. That was fine. Let him be angry. It was time she got two steps ahead. She quickly looked down to see his gun in his sheath.
Who am I?
No turning back now. She quickly grabbed the gun from his holster and before he even had time to react and stop her she put the gun to her head.
"See you in Kemet."
BANG.
Who am I?
Who am I?
Blood sprayed the whole office and she collapsed to the ground. Ramona had died instantly before she could even touch the ground or hear him scream.
Who am I?
Who am I?
Ah, yes.. I remember now. I am finally free. It's finally time for me to take my rightful place.
I know who I am.
Then the unbearable pain of who she was consumed her into madness as her soul made its way to Kemet.
Oh god, Set!!
Set!!
Set where are you!?
What did he do to you..? Oh god… he tore you to pieces. I lost you. I can't find you anywhere.
I feel so unbalanced.
How can there be light if there is no darkness?
Will you meet me by the ocean once more?
You tried to look for me!
Oh gods!
We were here first. How did he overpower us?
Why does he want our world so badly?
I left you alone.
It's okay. I am here now.
I am finally free from this body.
I wonder what form you took?
Who are you now?
Did you get to live the life you dreamed of if you were human?
Did you sail and discover new lands on this world we created and called our child?
Our people.
It's my turn to save you.
All of you.
Ramuna was lost to the darkness. She had her whole life to catch up on; that was stolen away from her. The life she lived without realizing she was living it. Ramona was no longer a controlled puppet looking out through a shell's eyes.