INTERLUDE

HEY U GUYS. THIS IS JUST AN INTERLUDE BUT IT'LL KINDA GIVE U SOME INSIGHT ON WHATS GNA HAPPEN NEXT. OOOOOOOOH MAKE SURE YALL READ THIS INCRED. FIC. U CAN FIND IT HERE --->http://drickidrickidricki.tumblr.com/post/13947052128/so-far-in-love-a-dricki-fanfiction ANYWAY, HOPE U LIKE IT. CHAPTER WILL COME SOON. LIKE.....REAL SOON.  ENJOY!

The sun was high in the sky. Birds flew overhead, their wings flapping hard in the dry air as they passed over two bodies lying in the sand. One moved, slowly getting up on her hands. She pulled the ragged shawl from her head, shielding her eyes as she looked around.

“Sandi wake up!” She whispered to the woman beside her. She too arose.

“What is this?” Sandi asked.

“I don’t know. I think were in…” she trailed off as she looked to her left. A large obelisk stretched up to the heavens above them. There was a matching one just beside it, forming a gateway. They stood up & looked past it to see a large stone temple with lush gardens. They jumped & spun around as they heard the crack of a whip. The sand was unsettled & rose up as a chariot came toward them.

“Move slaves! Faster!” The man on the chariot yelled. Carol wasted no time pushing Sandi along in the direction of the temple. They panted heavy as they hid on the far side of a statue. After catching their breaths, they made a run for it through the temple. On the other side, the mighty Nile stretched before them. They walked down into the tall papyrus reeds when they spotted a tall glowing figure, almost like an angel. She stepped into the water holding a basket. She placed the basket into the water before lifting the lid. Inside there was a tiny child.

“Malaki.” Sandi whispered as the woman smoothed his hair.

“Go swiftly my son.” She said before placing the lid back on & pushing further out to the current. When her hands left the basket, she disappeared in a flash of light. A lullaby was whispered through the air as he floated along the river.

Hush now my baby.

Be still love, don’t cry.

Sleep as you're rocked by the stream.

Carol & Sandi followed him, half swimming, half walking up the banks as he drifted. The water became turbulent as palace ships approached. They held their breaths as they watched him narrowly escape being crushed by the rower’s paddles. As the ships passed, the water became still again & before long, he was headed toward a gigantic, sprawling building. A wind picked up & blew the long, sheer drapes that covered the entrance to the palace aside. A pair of loons squawked & flew away as the basket came closer to the palace steps. Two women were at work fanning another woman that lay lazily on a bed. Her jet black hair that was topped by a golden headdress came over her delicate shoulders. Her slanted eyes were closed. Kohl lined her lid & malachite covered it, giving it a beautiful sea green color. Her golden skin was covered by a sheen of dewy sweat & her full red lips were slightly parted. Her body was covered by a long, sheer linen gown with gold & semiprecious stones fashioned over her breasts. Carol gasped as she recognized the woman as her daughter. When the fanners caught sight of the basket, they froze. The woman lying on the bed twisted her face in disapproval.

“What is the meaning of…” she stopped as she sat up & noticed the basket floating toward her. She stood up & walked down the steps slowly.

“My queen, please don’t! It could be poison!”

She lifted her hand to silence the maid as she walked into the water. Once in front of the basket, she slowly lifted the lid & gasped. Malaki stared up at her with his stunning aqua eyes & smiled.

“Go inside the palace & fetch pharaoh. Tell him, we have a son.” she pulled the child from the basket & cradled him to her bosom.

As the queen walked back toward the palace, the winds picked up & swept Sandi & Carol away. In the blink of an eye they were in the menagerie. The young boy sat with his mother in the garden watching as the peacocks strolled past them. From the palace emerged a tall young man in a shendyt. His chest was bare & his head was covered by a nemes with a cobra in the center. His toned chest rippled as he walked swiftly to where the queen sat. Sandi immediately recognized him as her son.

“My queen, I must speak with you about urgent matters of the state.” He said to her. The queen never shifted her gaze.

“Not now, my love. Later.”

“But it IS later. Three days later. This cannot wait any longer.” The queen rolled her eyes as she rolled over lazily to look at him.

“You are pharaoh. You were born to make decisions. You do not need my help.”

“I know but I just wish to consult with you & seek your opinion.”

“You do not need my opinion. Whatever you say, I will agree. What pharaoh says shall be law.” The king clenched his fists tight & breathed heavily.

“Very well.” He said in a low tone.

“Come my love stay with us.” The queen said smiling as she patted a spot next to her & the boy. He cut his eyes at her.

“I'm afraid I have more pressing matters to attend to.” He said angrily before turning to walk away.

The winds picked up again & in an instant they were in the deep dark halls of the palace. The only light was one that was being held by pharaoh as he spoke to another man dressed in dark robes. A tall staff in his hand.  It was 40.

“Well what would you have me do?”

“I don’t know but there has to be another way.”

“You have to find one! Something big is coming. I can feel it. You have to fix this. Please pharaoh, think of your people. Think of your son!”

Pharaoh hung his head & breathed heavily. He seemed very distraught & confused. Both anger & fear was present on his face before straitening up.

“I will find a way.”

Once again the winds picked up & they were in the king’s bed chamber. The queen was smiling as she looked down on the child in a golden cradle. She hummed to him a sweet Egyptian lullaby as she stroked his tiny cheek. Just then pharaoh walked in, a weary expression on his face. He stopped & looked at his queen as she tended to their child. She was completely unbothered by his piercing gaze. He let the chamber door slam behind him. Then is when she looked up.

“Oh. It is only you my love.” She said smiling before redirecting her attention. He walked in a slow stride toward her. Once he reached her, he looked over her shoulder at the boy. He brushed his fingers over the baby’s soft hair as his eyes became heavy. Once he had fallen asleep, pharaoh placed his hands on the queen’s hips & kissed her cheek.

“Come to bed.” He whispered to her, his voice deep & full of want.

“In a moment, my love.” She said, seemingly unfazed. She continued to gaze down at the child. Pharaoh took a deep sigh before backing away & heading toward the bed. Then, everything went black.

After a while they noticed a soft glow upon them. They looked up to see the light of the moon shining down on them. They were outside on a sand dune, overlooking all of Egypt. The wind picked up & swirled around them all the way up into the sky. It blocked out the light of the moon & the sky rumbled, causing the ground to tremble underneath them as someone spoke.

“your stubborn pharaoh & his queen did not properly heed my message. And for that…they must be punished.”

The voice sounded angry but sorrowful at the same time. It was calm, but something about it made it seem so majestic & regal. It made them want to tremble with fear but also marvel at its wonder. It was something completely not of this world.

“there shall be a great cry in all of Egypt. Such as never been heard & never will be heard again.”

Both the woman felt a swirl of fear in the pit of their stomachs.

“Tonight I shall pass through the land of Egypt & smite the 1^st born & bring he who has been sent by me, back into my loving embrace.”

The wind ripped past then & on toward the city along with a flash of light. It spread over Egypt like fog, blanketing it. The mist seeped into every window & door, crack & crevice of every home in Egypt until finally it came upon the palace. Shadows were cast over the tall monuments of kings past as the mist spread through the halls. It crept into the servant’s quarters where a hand maiden lay sleeping with her children. The mist hovered over the eldest child & pulled the very breath from his body before moving on, leaving the child unmoving. It spread through every inch of the palace until finally reaching the pharaohs chamber. It was hesitant first before seeping under the door. A light gasp was heard before the mist exited the way it came in.

After spreading through the entire city, the mist rose to the sky in a swirling vortex before vanishing. The night sky was completely clear & all was still.

Following the silence was the sound of gasps, then a hum of voices before finally blood curdling screams. Sandi & Carol raced for the palace as fast as they could. They looked around as they ran through the streets & saw crying mothers holding the lifeless bodies of their sons & daughters. They pushed on faster, past the houses & temples, hoping & praying that they wouldn’t see what they already knew had happened. Panting, with sweat dripping down their faces, they headed up the palace steps. Down the hall they went until they reached the great hall. They slowed as the heard sobs that sounded painfully familiar. They peaked behind the pillars to see the pharaoh walking toward a great slab of sandstone in the center of the room. The queen wasn’t far behind. Her makeup was messed as she was overcome with tears. In the arms of the pharaoh was their child. Gently, he laid the baby down on the sandstone. The moon shone down on him through the open roof & painted him with an eerie white hue. His eyes were closed, almost like he was asleep. But his chest did not rise & fall. Pharaoh covered the boy’s body in sheer white linen as the queen feel to her knees & emitted gut wrenching cries that escaped from the pits of her soul. Pharaoh clenched 1 hand in the fabric that lay over his son & used the other to cover his crying face. He too fell to his knees.

“What have we done?” he cried as he banged his head against the stone. “What have we done?”