Abydos, Egypt.
They arrived in the Ports of Alexandria yesterday. Slept in the deep sands of the pyramids. They arose to make their way, past Giza into the Valley of the Kings. Lady Nyasia, Angela, and Destiny make this perilous journey into the dead world of the Pharoahs. In search of the Original Book of the Dead. The Unspoken Book. Not the Papyrus of Ani, but the mythic book of Osiris. They travel deep into the pyramids tonight.
Nyasia: So many tombs, so much sand, Where do we begin?
Angela: This is a maze.
Destiny: We must travel north to the Throne of Osiris. Past the tombs of Ramses and Sakkara. Somewhere deep inside we will find the hidden tomb, opposite the tomb of the life giver, Emoteph.
Nyasia: Then lets climb that Pyramid. There seems to be an opening.
Angela: Climb? Not in this leather, we fly.
Destiny: Stay low. Do not risk being detected.
They fly into an opening, then go as deep as they can go. They follow the lights until the reach a point where the lights end.
Nyasia: This is where the dig must have ended.
Angela: Then we dig here ourselves?
Destiny: A hole is created, we go in crawling. Take a torch.
Nyasia: Becarefull with it.
They crawl under deep labyrinths, not seen to eyes in thousands of years. They crawl with wonderous speed, until they reach a point where they can walk.
Angela: Now I'm all dirty.
Nyasia: Look at the markings on the walls. Destiny what does it say?
Destiny knows how to decipher the markings, She is quite talented. She comes near to the markings and speaks.
Destiny: Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose Ka is holy. Thou art the governor of Tattu (Busiris), and also the mighty one in Sekhem (Letopolis). Thou art the Lord to whom praises are ascribed in the nome of Ati, thou art the Prince of divine food in Anu. Thou art the Lord who is commemorated in Maati, the Hidden Soul, the Lord of Qerrt (Elephantine), the Ruler supreme in White Wall (Memphis). Thou art the Soul of Ra, his own body, and hast thy place of rest in Henensu (Herakleopolis). Thou art the beneficent one, and art praised in Nart. Thou makest thy soul to be raised up. Thou art the Lord of the Great House in Khemenu (Hermopolis). Thou art the mighty one of victories in Shas-hetep, the Lord of eternity, the Governor of Abydos. The path of his throne is in Ta-tcheser (a part of Abydos). Thy name is established in the mouths of men. Thou art the substance of Two Lands (Egypt). Thou art Tem, the feeder of Kau (Doubles), the Governor of the Companies of the gods. Thou art the beneficent Spirit among the spirits. The god of the Celestial Ocean (Nu) draweth from thee his waters. Thou sendest forth the north wind at eventide, and breath from thy nostrils to the satisfaction of thy heart. Thy heart reneweth its youth, thou producest the.... The stars in the celestial heights are obedient unto thee, and the great doors of the sky open themselves before thee. Thou art he to whom praises are ascribed in the southern heaven, and thanks are given for thee in the northern heaven. The imperishable stars are under thy supervision, and the stars which never set are thy thrones. Offerings appear before thee at the decree of Keb. The Companies of the Gods praise thee, and the gods of the Tuat (Other World) smell the earth in paying homage to thee. The uttermost parts of the earth bow before thee, and the limits of the skies entreat thee with supplications when they see thee. The holy ones are overcome before thee, and all Egypt offereth thanksgiving unto thee when it meeteth Thy Majesty. Thou art a shining Spirit-Body, the governor of Spirit-Bodies; permanent is thy rank, established is thy rule. Thou art the well-doing Sekhem (Power) of the Company of the Gods, gracious is thy face, and beloved by him that seeth it. Thy fear is set in all the lands by reason of thy perfect love, and they cry out to thy name making it the first of names, and all people make offerings to thee. Thou art the lord who art commemorated in heaven and upon earth. Many are the cries which are made to thee at the Uak festival, and with one heart and voice Egypt raiseth cries of joy to thee.
Angela: Oh shit, what is that?
Nyasia: We must be near something.
Destiny: It is a passage of the Book if the Dead. The spoken one.
Angela: Isn't that the one we want?
Destiny: No. We want the hidden book. The Un-spoken one.
They travel deeper into the sands. Deeper into the caverns. The air is thin, but they do not beathe. They have no need for air. They mark their trail to remember the way back. They come accross another set of markings.
Nyasia: More? Any clues?
Destiny: NEKHT, THE CAPTAIN OF SOLDIERS, THE ROYAL SCRIBE, SINGETH A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RA, and saith:- Homage to thee, O thou glorious Being, thou who art dowered [with all sovereignty]. O Tem-Heru-Khuti (Tem- Harmakhis), when thou risest in the horizon of heaven a cry of joy goeth forth to thee from all people. O thou beautiful Being, thou dost renew thyself in thy season in the form of the Disk, within thy mother Hathor. Therefore in every place every heart swelleth with joy at thy rising for ever. The regions of the South and the North come to thee with homage, and send forth acclamations at thy rising on the horizon of heaven, and thou illuminest the Two Lands with rays of turquoise-[coloured] light. O Ra, who art Heru-Khuti, the divine man-child, the heir of eternity, self-begotten and self-born, king of the earth, prince of the Tuat (the Other World), governor of Aukert, thou didst come from the Water-god, thou didst spring from the Sky-god Nu, who doth cherish thee and order thy members. O thou god of life, thou lord of love, all men live when thou shinest; thou art crowned king of the gods. The goddess Nut embraceth thee, and the goddess Mut enfoldeth thee at all seasons. Those who are in thy following sing unto thee with joy, and they bow down their foreheads to the earth when they meet thee, the lord of heaven, the lord of the earth, the King of Truth, the lord of eternity, the prince of everlastingness, thou sovereign of all the gods, thou god of life, thou creator of eternity, thou maker of heaven wherin thou art firmly stablished. It's more from the original book. We must be close to some sort of tomb or temple.
Angela: My hair is through.
Nyasia: Lets keep moving. I don't care to remain here much longer.