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Chapter 22 - Gods in the Sand"

Egypt, 5:29 AM

Banayote, Yuki, Jessica, and Hannah were raiding camels in the desert. Hannah said, "Ughhh, why are we here? We were supposed to be in Hawaii with bikinis and coconuts under the sun, not raiding camels in the desert." Banayote then said, "Well, I'm sure the bikini would've been great on me." Yuki laughed, but even if we wanted to, we can't. Hannah said, "Why not? You promised." Banayote said, "Yes, I know, but yesterday my girlfriend's army attacked Hawaii." Hannah looked over at Banayote and said, "What? Those bastards! Why did they do that? I thought they only attacked cities." Banayote said, "Well, she said she was going to search for me all over the world, so the army went searching for me in Hawaii." Yuki laughed and said, "Your girlfriend must really love you." Hannah said, "Those bastards! I bet they only went to Hawaii just so they could have a vacation." (She wasn't wrong; they did enjoy it.)

Banayote said, "Please, Hannah, don't be sad. I promise I'll make it up to you once I stop this war. Yuki, me, and you and Jessica will go to Hawaii." Hannah pouted and said, "You better keep your promise." Yuki laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Banayote. Hannah is just a little upset." Banayote said, "No, no, it's ok. I understand. I'm sorry, girls, for dragging you with me to this desert. I'm supposed to take you on a vacation, not to collect an army." Yuki said, "It's ok, Banayote. We understand." Jessica hugged Banayote from behind. "Well, to me it doesn't matter if we go to hell itself." Banayote blushed. Jessica said, "Once we finish, I'm going to go back to my family and I'm going to confess my feelings to Jacob." Jessica froze and started tearing up and shaking. Banayote realized it and turned to look at Jessica. "What is it, Jessica?" Banayote said. Jessica started crying. "What am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to explain to my family why I disappeared?" She froze. "How am I supposed to tell Jacob that I was the masked figure who killed the 7 students?" Jessica started shaking and sobbing. Banayote stopped the camel. Yuki and Hannah looked over at them with a soft expression. Banayote turned to Jessica and told her, "Jessica," and hugged her. Jessica hugged back and cried on Banayote's chest. Banayote rubbed her back and said, "There, there. I understand this must be too much for you to handle. Look, you are surrounded by good people, and even if you're not, they will understand your reasons. They will say you did a good job, and Jacob won't be mad because you're so much more precious to him than the 7 students who poured acid on his crush."

Jessica looked at Banayote and said, "Do you really think so?" Banayote said, "I know so." Jessica wiped her tears and looked at Banayote, smiling. "What did I do to deserve such a great friend like you?" Yuki looked at them and smiled. Hannah looked at them and mumbled under her breath, "I want to hug him too."

Banayote and the girls continued their journey. Yuki asked Banayote, "Why are we in Egypt?" Banayote said, "I want to bring a friend of mine with us."

Yuki said, "Who is he?" Hannah said, "Where is he?" Jessica continued holding Banayote from behind. Banayote said, "Oh, his name is Anubis." All the girls were shocked. Yuki said, "Wait, do you mean his name is Anubis?" Banayote said, "Yes, his name is Anubis." Yuki said, "Oh, I thought you meant the god." Banayote replied, "Yes, exactly, Anubis." Yuki and Hannah looked at each other, then back at Banayote. They both said, "You're kidding." Jessica didn't get shocked. Banayote said, "He is an old friend of mine. I've met him once in a gathering." Yuki said, "What kind of gathering?" Banayote replied, "Oh, the gathering of the gods."