The Demon of Egypt: Nala's Side by Amber Riel (best motivational books TXT) đ
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âNala,â my father spoke as he noticed me standing near the entrance.
I faked a smile, not to cause a scene.
âAntinique, my lovely daughter, Nala.â My father had gestured toward me.
Antinique turned her attention toward me as Imhotep had made his way into the room. Antinique had darker skin, more like tanned skin than anyone else. Her dark brown eyes looked almost black. The top of her dress was cut open at the top, kind of revealing which I found to be more pathetic than any of the servants. I could sense that there was something off about her but I figured trying to tell my father that he wouldnât have believed me. âSo glad to finally meet you,â Antinique spoke as she walked over to me, smiling.
âWhatever,â I replied.
âNala,â my father whispered to me.
I smiled at the new human who would make my life a million times worse. âYou look like a prostitute.â
My fatherâs eyes grew in anger and embarrassment at my words.
Imhotep smacked me in the back of the head and I kind of snapped at him.
I could tell by Antiniqueâs expression that she was ticked off by my attitude, but she surprised me by playing cool. Her smile grew. âItâs nice to meet you too, Princess Nala.â The anger was visible in her words but she tried not to show it.
âI donât care, human.â
I felt Imhotep grip onto my left arm as he started to grow angry as well as everyone else in the room. I knew that as my âbabysitterâ he was going to have to drag me out of the room. That was my plan from the start.
âApologize,â my father hissed at me.
I ignored my fatherâs command and spit on Antiniqueâs dress.
Antinique dropped her mouth in disbelief.
âNala,â my father said, anger in his voice.
I quickly snatched my arm away from Imhotep before he could drag me. I stormed out of the huge, golden brown throne room filled with riches and gold.
âI am so sorry,â I heard my fatherâs voice from the room as he apologized to his future bride.
âShe just needs to get use to meâŠ. Thatâs all,â Antiniqueâs voice followed.
I heard Imhotepâs footsteps follow behind me as I continued to walk away in anger. I didnât want to be left in that room for another minute. The humanity in the room would have driven me crazy with anger and hatred. I hated all humans expect for my father but even he was ticking me off.
Imhotepâs breathing was starting to annoy me. The worse human ever. âWhat you did in there was very disrespectful?â his voice told me as we came to halt.
I turned to face him. I could feel the heat from the anger growing in my thin, slender human body. My eyes narrowed as I began to growl like a mutt at Imhotep. I felt my nose scrunch up and my wolf form was trying to take over my body but I kept it under control. âDisrespectful? My father brings home a human who I have to be nice too and expects me to play the role of an innocent human girlâŠ. I donât know if you know this but Iâm not human and I donât care about any of youâŠ. I donât need a human to come and control my territoryâŠ.â
âYou sound like a territorial dog.â
I kind of smiled, evilly at Imhotep. âThatâs because I am and I donât want others who donât belong here to come and take over. Itâs my territory, not hersâŠ. She can live outside for all I care. This is my home.â
Imhotep went to speak but I ran off before I could hear his words.
I ran into my room and out onto my balcony. I looked around at the ground which had to be a good amount of distance to the away. If I were human and jumped I would have killed myself, but seeing that I wasnât I could jump and land on my feet like a devious cat. A whiff of wind hit my face and I licked my lips as the smell of a black house cat touched my human nose. I havenât tried cat before, I thought.
I backed up into my room and got a running starting. I jumped over the railing of the balcony and transformed into a full grown dark brown almost black wolf as I landed on my feet. I ran on all fours, following the scent of the cat. As I grew closer to the scent, I began to slow down and my run turned into a walk. Soon I bowed my head and bent my front legs along with my hind legs and crouched down to the grown. I hid behind some bricks which were used to build a gate around the city. I looked around until I spotted the cat near some small, black and white flowers. I smiled, my teeth slightly revealed. Bingo.
I worked my way slowly toward the unaware feline. The cat had no clue I was even there. Where the cat turned his attention away from where I was hiding, I jumped out and attacked. Before the creature could defend himself, I bit into his neck and broke his spinal cord with my teeth, paralyzing the defenseless animal. The blood of the animal mixed with my saliva. I took the cat in my mouth and carried it back to the palace, like a mother lioness would do with her cub.
I dropped the dead cat onto my bedroom floor and transformed back into my human attire. I picked the cat up, sat on my bed, and torn him apart with my fingers. I licked my upper lip as I looked down at my kill. I broke off the left front leg and began to tear it up with my teeth like the humans would with roasted chicken.
I heard someone knock on my door. I could tell by the scent it was Imhotep.
âGO AWAY!â I screamed with a full mouth.
The door opened and Imhotep walked in.
I rolled my eyes. âI said, âGo away.â What if I was changing?â
âI had a good feeling you werenâtâŠ.â I could tell by Imhotepâs expression that he noticed the dead corpse I was enjoying. âWhat is that?â
I licked my lips. âCatâŠ. Want to try?â
Imhotep covered his mouth in discuss, balling up his fist. âWhy are you eating the sacred animal?â
I licked my lips to get rid of the blood and because I liked seeing Imhotep grossed out. âI donât care.â
âBut if other Egyptians find out---â
âI donât care.â I stood up holding the leg in my hand, dropping the rest of it on the floor. I walked over to Imhotep and held the catâs bloody, furry leg up to him.
Imhotep pulled away, repulsed by the thing. âDemonic.â
I shrugged. âOh and go get a robe on, I hate starring at your bare chest, itâs creepyâŠ. And also kind of looks tastyâŠ. I donât mean in the human sexual way eitherâŠ. I actually mean if I have the chance, youâll be just like this dead catâŠ. Bloody, dead, half eaten.â
Imhotep looked at me with a look that meant he was worried.
âNow out.â
âYes, your highness.â The man left and closed the door behind him.
I smiled, evilly. I would have done it too if they had let me.
âYou better watch your back, princess,â a manâs voice said from behind me. It was an odd voice. I hadnât recognized and it was an odd accept. One I have never heard before.
I turned to see a manâs outline in a pitch black coat. He carried a long, brown sithe with a curve sliver blade in his right hand which was hidden in a long sleeve of the coat. His face was hiding under the black hood of the coat as well. I sniffed the air, trying to figure out what he was. I watched him touch the cat with the blade of the sithe.
âPoor thing,â he spoke.
âWho are you? Why are you in my room? How did you get in here?â
The manâs hood moved up. âYou donât want to know who I am, my dear.â
I growled and placed all of my defenses on. I didnât know who he was but I wasnât going to let him get away with breaking an entry.
âAs for the other two questionsâŠ. I'm here for the cat and I walked inside from the balcony.â
I went to open my mouth but stopped myself.
âYouâre going to get yourself killed.â
âWhatever.â
âIf you keep it up, youâll die very soonâŠ. Iâve seen your futureâŠ.â
I kind of laughed. âWhat? Are you a fortune teller?â I asked, sarcastically.
I felt the man staring at me even though the hood kept his face in the shadows.
âWho are you?â
The man sighed. âI am death. The Grim Reaper. Persephone was supposed to be here but sheâs busy.â
I laughed. Some guy was telling me that he was the Grim Reaper. âYea okay.â
He took his left hand and removed the hood revealing a skull with empty eye sockets and a boneless nose. His teeth were revealed with darkness behind them. His skinless neck revealed the boney spinal cord.
âOkay so youâre the Grim ReaperâŠ. What are you going to kill me?â
âNo, but like Iâve said before I have seen your future and if you donât change, things wonât work out in your favor.â
âWhat? Humans and human creations canât kill me Iâm unstoppable.â
Grim looked at me with his eyeless black sockets. âHumans canât but others canâŠ. Youâre not immune to deathâŠ. Youâll die alone and unlovedâŠ. The Hebrew man was warning you and if you temp GodâŠ. God will show you just what you areâŠ. Youâre not immortal you can die and itâll be your fault.â With that he vanished into thin air.
I rushed out to the balcony and looked down at the ground. I looked back into my room and was alone.
I walked out of my room, disoriented. Who does he think he is? Telling that Iâm going to die. I looked up at the giant statue of Anubis. He eyed me as if he knew me. I growled, knowing that it was just a statue. I disagreed with the Egyptian Gods and Goddess but something was telling me that the Hebrewsâ God was waiting to doom me for my sins. I donât care. Itâs not true. They all lie.
âNala,â I heard my cousinâs voice from behind me. I turned to face Madeline who was as afraid of me. She was a year younger with long wavy brown hair, hiding under a long black wig. She wore the same make up design I wore, with the gold and black theme.
âWhat do you want?â I growled.
âJust toâŠ. To⊠Talk.â She had always stumbled over her words, knowing that anything would tick me off.
âGo find someone who doesnât mind talking because I hate it.â
âNala.â
âNoâŠ. Now go.â I stormed off.
CousinsI sat on top of the round, brass palace roof top. I sat there, deep in thought. I felt fear creep inâŠ. FearâŠ. No fear didnât exist to meâŠ. I was the one to put fear into my
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