Chapter 2 Two

Every Pharaoh has a god protecting him Zosar is honored to have Horus like his father and his father's father before him, but Tiye has someone else and unlike him, she wasn't born with the mark of the gods, the goddess itself descended to give it to her, It was a shock something like that never happened and he wouldn't believe it if he wasn't a witness to the whole ordeal himself.

After his queen gave birth to the princess and death took her, he felt the pressure and the presence of the company of a god, felt the power and strength of the vengeful goddess, he didn't know how to react or what to do at the moment except to kneel, his forehead touching the stone floor of the royal delivery champers like a commoner.

The beautiful goddess observed him and the few mortals who were within the room then walked to the body of the woman covered in blood, next to her a little girl with big brown eyes staring back calmly at her, still wet and bloody, the goddess smiled. "So this is the one my father made for me, this is how he imagined my features if I was born as an infant?" She touched the girl's right cheek, "So soft and plump, she said. The girl cooed and her small hand embraced the goddess' index finger.

The minor act stunned her, making her gasp because at this moment she felt the connection, she saw her past, she saw some of the little one's future, she saw the beginning but not the end; she saw herself reflected in her eyes. Her heart ached when felt the compassion that little soul felt for her after her father's betrayal, the little one wanted to protect her from those feelings and offered her a little squeeze of her tiny hand as if to say you are not alone not anymore.

Trying to be gentle, she held the small body awkwardly, trying her best not to harm the precious bundle. Kissing the princess's forehead, a faint glow started to form and move around it, then through her right arm, and then her wrist. A golden cobra raring her head rested there now.

"Now Tiye we are connected through my symbol, always I will be near."

Zosar looked with awe how can this cruel and vengeful goddess talk and hold his daughter so sweetly this can't be! And why is she even here?

The high-priestess took two steps tentatively approaching the goddess "It is a blessed day; you honor us by your presence O powerful one." Bowing again, the high-priestess evaded looking directly at the goddess's eyes.

"I am Sekhmet the goddess of War and destruction, I name her the blood of my blood the flesh of my own TIYE, the goddess queen, the one equal to me, the one who shares my power and will, the one my ichor runs through her veins." Sekhmet said, raising the princess above all heads, presenting her to them, letting her power show in every spoken word. She looked around again "What happened here right now won't be repeated to any living soul until her 18th name day." She handed the king his daughter back and left in a burst of light and warmth as she has come.

Aharon, the high-priestess, the physician, and some servants who were present kneeled their entire body on the ground and chanted

"All hail TIYE the goddess queen ".

The girls loud voices and shrieks seeped through the fog that clouded his mind; he smiled adoringly at them but then grimaced when he saw the condition the captain of the royal guard was in "Are you well Abasi? She didn't hurt you that much, did she?" he was sincerely worried about the male but deep inside was proud of his daughter, the male's cheeks darkened and not because of the heat of the Egyptian sun "Your highness, my body can take anything the princess would threw at it, but my pride is another thing. It is wounded beyond repair my lord." The king patted his shoulder sympathetically before using his golden cane for support and walked to the simple throne chair under the shade, his legs hurt from supporting his weight for so long especially in this heat.

Aharon followed him with the sulking warrior trying to salve his wounded ego "I'm sure you went easy on her captain after all you were one of her strict tutors, there is no way she would excel you." The male scratched the back of his head embarrassed "That is the thing sir, I wasn't complimenting her, it is the bare truth. Princess Tiye is getting stronger, I don't know how or why, but each time we spar, it is getting harder to match her. Even today I got so tired and she still brimming with stamina that is why I asked Mandisa to try to tire her some more. This surplus needs to be channeled well or else I'm afraid to think of the consequences." The captain's voice was filled with awe and admiration it was obvious to Zosar these circumstances were intriguing to him.

He rested his legs on a footstool, eyeing the male trying to read him and what is on his mind while his advisor kept on talking joviality "Then tell me what do you think of my daughter?" The warrior straightened his back making his friend chuckle and amends his mistake "I meant strength-wise young man nothing else."

He thought for a while as if to analyze the question, "Your daughter is a great warrior, my lord, I would be at ease if I knew she has my back in battle. She is fast and agile, a quick thinker she can see the problem directly and find its solution in a blink of an eye. She and the princess really complement each other." the king leaned forward intrigued now.

"How so? Please elaborate." The warrior mimicked the king before speaking "Mandisa is calm and collected while the princess has a temper and she rushes to act before thinking, she is like her leash. Taming the wild beast inside her." When the silence stretched, and the male understood what he just said and how he insulted the king and the princess, he dropped to the ground and kneeled "Please your highness, forgive my audacity. For a heartbeat I forgot my place please punish me as you see it fit, if you commanded me to take my life right now I won't hesitate." He drew his sword and angled it to his throat.

"Father what is happening in here? Why is Abasi asking you to take his own life?"

The king accepted her kiss on his cheek and chuckled "Oh the captain of the royal guards just insulted you right in front of me." He smirked at the perplexed look on his daughter's face and blew out laughed when the male's face paled

"Princess forgive me, it was a mistake punished by death." Tiye cocked her head, looking at her father and then the male. "What did he say, your highness?"

"He just called you a beast which Mandisa tamed and put in a leash?" The king kept laughing at her expressions. She scratched her head "But father, he is rather right why punish him?" The king's laugh boomed throughout the training arena.

"Father Stop tormenting the male he did nothing wrong. Please captain Abasi, stand up." The male didn't budge but looked at the king who was still laughing wholeheartedly. He nodded his head, making the man stand and sigh in relief.

"Thank you, your grace for your kindness."

When the king finally regained his composure asked him, "Be honest and tell me captain who is the scariest between us me or princess Tiye?" the male took three steps away before answering, "The wild boar your highness." he said running away and the princess on his tail.