Queen Anai's Treasure

[moonblack]

A voice booms almost instantly in her head, as her hand makes contact with the stone bird. WHO SEEKS MY POWER? WHO THINKS HERSELF WORTHY? Instantly, Miriam feels herself obeying the command, answering the question and introducing herself. WHY SHOULD I GIVE MY POWER TO ONE SUCH AS YOU? The voice booms again, and since the question is more open this time, she's able to speak in her own words.

“Because I actually made it here. Most people from my time would dismiss the gods as nothing more than myth. Of the remaining people most would not dare risk a trip through time, no matter how tempting the reward. I am one of the few who would even consider the possibility of coming to seek the power of the gods.” Miriam replied in a confident voice. “But I doubt words alone will convince you, great Horus. So tell me, how do I prove myself worthy of your power?”

(Not happy with this post, but not getting any better ideas right now.)

 

[Tjf]

Natasha gasp of fear as she stare at chains and ropes. Collar on her neck remind her that it was too little for her to join that nightmare. She point spear of Zeus on ropes and trying to comand it.
"Destroy that chains!" She said not sure how to use it.

Her spear flashes with electricity, ready to leap out at the chains. "Are you sure you want to do that?" A charming but slightly sleazy male voice sounds in her ear.

 

[Regin34]

Her spear flashes with electricity, ready to leap out at the chains. "Are you sure you want to do that?" A charming but slightly sleazy male voice sounds in her ear.

Natasha turn around with spear ready to fight.
"Who said that?! Show yourself coward!"
She made battle stance, searching area for ghost.

 

[Tjf]

“Because I actually made it here. Most people from my time would dismiss the gods as nothing more than myth. Of the remaining people most would not dare risk a trip through time, no matter how tempting the reward. I am one of the few who would even consider the possibility of coming to seek the power of the gods.” Miriam replied in a confident voice. “But I doubt words alone will convince you, great Horus. So tell me, how do I prove myself worthy of your power?”

(Not happy with this post, but not getting any better ideas right now.)

There is truth in what you say. Few travel through time in the modern age. But is this a sign of boldness, or stupidity? If you fail, you will never return... The god's voice resounds. It will not prove your worth, but under the circumstances, a test might be enough for me to give you what you seek. In the next room, your former mentor resides, an exile from her time after she was forced out of her body by that princess you travel with. Make her a willing servant, and I shall grant you the ability to do the same to others.

 

[asddas193]

He sees the tiger giving him a quick nod, otherwise not acknowledging his existence, as he exits the store.

Spotting the nod, Mori smiles as they head back into the diner they used before. "Alright, so now, we just need to wait until he does the delivery, then wait a couple more hours until they're all asleep. Then we finally make our way to those ruins." He chuckles, smiling at his companions.

 

[Tjf]

Natasha turn around with spear ready to fight.
"Who said that?! Show yourself coward!"
She made battle stance, searching area for ghost.

Expecting a ghost, Natasha is surprised to see a man, seemingly alive, and in modern clothes.

"Whoa, hey..." He holds up his hands in a 'I come in peace' gesture. "I only mean that it's a bad idea to mess with ancient artifacts in a city like this." He bows slightly. "I'm Aksham. Pleased to meet you." The man's demeanor is completely casual, strange in a place as literally magical as this.

 

[Tjf]

Spotting the nod, Mori smiles as they head back into the diner they used before. "Alright, so now, we just need to wait until he does the delivery, then wait a couple more hours until they're all asleep. Then we finally make our way to those ruins." He chuckles, smiling at his companions.

"Very well." Eloise nods. "Do we go back to the hotel, or should we drive out to scout the camp as we wait?"

 

[moonblack]

There is truth in what you say. Few travel through time in the modern age. But is this a sign of boldness, or stupidity? If you fail, you will never return... The god's voice resounds. It will not prove your worth, but under the circumstances, a test might be enough for me to give you what you seek. In the next room, your former mentor resides, an exile from her time after she was forced out of her body by that princess you travel with. Make her a willing servant, and I shall grant you the ability to do the same to others.

“Melinda is here? I was wondering what happened to her after Taia took her body... Very well, I shall make Mel my willing servant!” Miriam declared, confident in her ability to do it.

Unless Horus had more to say she would break contact with the statue and go find her former mentor.

 

[Regin34]

Expecting a ghost, Natasha is surprised to see a man, seemingly alive, and in modern clothes.

"Whoa, hey..." He holds up his hands in a 'I come in peace' gesture. "I only mean that it's a bad idea to mess with ancient artifacts in a city like this." He bows slightly. "I'm Aksham. Pleased to meet you." The man's demeanor is completely casual, strange in a place as literally magical as this.

Natasha look so suprised at suddenly unexpected guest, that she almost drop her weapon.
"Hey... Aksham... I'm Natasha." She grab harder her spear.
"But! Who are you? And what are doing here?" Natasha asked suspicious.

 

[Tjf]

“Melinda is here? I was wondering what happened to her after Taia took her body... Very well, I shall make Mel my willing servant!” Miriam declared, confident in her ability to do it.

Unless Horus had more to say she would break contact with the statue and go find her former mentor.

Going through the doors, she sees a small chamber, and inside it stands Melinda, as promised. Her looks are the same, but she lacks Taia's haughty expression, allowing Miriam to know at once which one she is.

"M-Miriam? What happened? Why are you here? Why am I here?" Melinds stammers. "T-That witch took my body, and y-you did nothing!"

 

[moonblack]

Going through the doors, she sees a small chamber, and inside it stands Melinda, as promised. Her looks are the same, but she lacks Taia's haughty expression, allowing Miriam to know at once which one she is.
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"M-Miriam? What happened? Why are you here? Why am I here?" Melinds stammers. "T-That witch took my body, and y-you did nothing!"

“Her name is Taia, daughter of Queen Anai, and I love it when she begs. She's so much fun to fuck and play with...” Miriam replied, a happy smile on her face as she recalled Taia's begging. “As for me doing nothing, I doubt there was much I could do at the time, other than fuck her into submission... anyway, how have you been since you lost your body, Mel? What have you been doing since then?” She inquired, genuinely curious what had happened to her mentor.

 

[asddas193]

"Very well." Eloise nods. "Do we go back to the hotel, or should we drive out to scout the camp as we wait?"

"Hmm. One of us should stay somewhere close to the grocery, they might suddenly do a delivery on short notice. But yeah, we should scout the camp as well. We'll need every advantage we can get if we're going to engage these guys. Hopefully they all get knocked out." Mori replied, giving out his ideas for a plan of action.

 

[majus]

Bennet, probably understanding her intention, storms forwards, hands moving to grab her. Beatrice gets the feeling that he intends to shove her into the room and get the door closed behind them before she can call for help.

Beatrice paused with a frown. They were still in the public area and there were guests around... so she did not think that Bennet would do anything stupid...

"What are you doing?" She asked with a frown. "Are you preventing me from my task?" She asked with an edge in her voice.

This was starting to get out of hand. Was this an open rebellion?

She almost tsked.

If worse came to be, she would get rid of the traitor at the first opportunity...

 

[Daylan]

Spoiler: Combat Roll

D100:
'Vicky': 92
Dylan: 95

Maybe not expecting it from him, Vicky falls prey to Dylan's trick, the ash blinding her. Her instincts are good, however, and she moves quickly, backpedalling and moving laterally to make it difficult for him to strike her. Nonetheless, in the tight corridor, he's able to score a slight gash in her wrist, and she drops her knife. Before he can celebrate, though, Vicky's moving forward, shoving him against the wall and pinning his knife against his chest with both hands. "Not bad... Maybe I should have taken your offer after all." She chuckles, while slowly using her grip to move the knife towards his throat.

Dylan resists, wrapping his free hand around hers to push down. She is clearly stronger than him, given that he is not a very large man, but he does still have a trick or two up his sleeve that he used to deal with bullies back in the day. In this case, he tries to tilt the knife just enough that it is pointed more towards Vicky than him... and then pushes upwards as well, the sudden reversal of resistance (hopefully) using her own strength against her to force the knife up at her body before she has time to react.

 

[Omega98]

As the two women talk, they hear shouting from behind yet another corner, not shouts of distress, but those of haggling and advertising, like an auction.

@Omega98
Heading around the corner, she sees a large open market space, with a stockade in the center. Atop the stockade, she sees several women, bound in chains, as an auctioneer advertises them to a rapturous audience.

After a few moments, the women and the crowd disappear, and the marketplace is silent once more.

Kelly rounded the corner after Natasha and stopped in her tracks when she saw the the women atop the stockade. They all looked beautiful covered in semen and Kelly felt somewhat envious. Despite their obvious despair towards their situation, while Kelly hated slavery and couldn't fault them their resignation, she felt a sense of jealousy that their fate was to be sex objects till the end of their days, used for the pleasure of men until discarded. Kelly shuddered in excitement and felt herself grow wet at the prospect.

"Well that's... one fate." Kelly said to herself.

 

[Tjf]

Natasha look so suprised at suddenly unexpected guest, that she almost drop her weapon.
"Hey... Aksham... I'm Natasha." She grab harder her spear.
"But! Who are you? And what are doing here?" Natasha asked suspicious.

"Me?" He shrugs. "I'm just... You could call me an explorer. And I'm here to explore."

Kelly rounded the corner after Natasha and stopped in her tracks when she saw the the women atop the stockade. They all looked beautiful covered in semen and Kelly felt somewhat envious. Despite their obvious despair towards their situation, while Kelly hated slavery and couldn't fault them their resignation, she felt a sense of jealousy that their fate was to be sex objects till the end of their days, used for the pleasure of men until discarded. Kelly shuddered in excitement and felt herself grow wet at the prospect.

"Well that's... one fate." Kelly said to herself.

As Kelly rounds the corner, she sees Natasha talking to an unknown man, but before she can do anything, she feels arms slipping around her, dragging her back around a corner.

 

[Tjf]

“Her name is Taia, daughter of Queen Anai, and I love it when she begs. She's so much fun to fuck and play with...” Miriam replied, a happy smile on her face as she recalled Taia's begging. “As for me doing nothing, I doubt there was much I could do at the time, other than fuck her into submission... anyway, how have you been since you lost your body, Mel? What have you been doing since then?” She inquired, genuinely curious what had happened to her mentor.

"Daughter of A-Anai?" Melinda says in confusion and professional curiosity, before shaking her head. "What? How can you be so casual about this? I've been here for days, trapped!" She blushes hard as she hears Miriam talking about sex.

 

[Regin34]

"Me?" He shrugs. "I'm just... You could call me an explorer. And I'm here to explore."


As Kelly rounds the corner, she sees Natasha talking to an unknown man, but before she can do anything, she feels arms slipping around her, dragging her back around a corner.

Natasha gently stab him in the chest with her spear.
"Right, and I'm princess Diana. No one come to this city just to explore." She said cold. Sure, she was naked with dog collar on neck, but spear in hands make diffrence.
"Tell me truth, why are you here and for who are you working?"

 

[moonblack]

"Daughter of A-Anai?" Melinda says in confusion and professional curiosity, before shaking her head. "What? How can you be so casual about this? I've been here for days, trapped!" She blushes hard as she hears Miriam talking about sex.

“And I have been enjoying Taia's company for the last days. She's a lot of fun to play with, especially once you get her horny enough... Anyway, I had no idea what happened to you,” Miriam decided not to mention that previously she had not cared enough to find out “I just assumed that you were still in your body, asleep. Obviously that guess was incorrect.” She shrugged. “Let's move on to the main question: Would you like to get out of here?”

 

[unisol_gr44]

Above the Mediterannean

Hurriedly booking a flight, Luke feels himself drift off, as soon as he's in the air.

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Luke creeps his way through the city, and into the temple, using the noises of a raucous party below to mask his footsteps. Climbing up scaffolding, he eases himself in through a window, and into a bedroom.

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Looking ahead, Luke sees two women on the bed: Menat, and another woman of similar age, with the same addictive aura that all the sisters of Isis carry. He feels sorry for Menat - she'd been kind to him, but his mistress is Anai, and she has ordered that there be no survivors of the Order of Isis. Tonight, he will spill blood. Tearing his eyes from the sight of the two beautiful women, the assassin reaches down, drawing his knife. Menat looks up, eyes flashing with horror and recognition, as Luke moves forward. She opens her mouth, to reason or to seduce, but tonight there'll be no mercy...

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Above Alexandria, Egypt

Luke bolts awake, instinctively getting ready for combat, startling the people around him. Suddenly, he remembers who he is - not an assassin for Anai in Ancient Egypt, but an inquisitor for the church in the modern day. "We're just about to land in Alexandria. Thank you for flying with Ankara Airlines." A helpful voice announces through the plane speakers.

Thirty minutes later, Luke is back on the ground, in the plane terminal, and ready to continue his search with the coordinates he found.

Still slightly shaken from the dream, Luke hailed a cab to get into centre of Alexandria. He'd first have to meet with Louisa and find some way to travel south to the lost city.