Page 88 of Sett and his King
"I'll take care of you," Horus said and his axe appeared in his hand.
The mere presence of the weapon stole my breath away and I backed up even as its blade came down on me.
I tried to stop it. I tried to freeze him again but it was too late. The blade crashed into my chest...
And melted through me.
"What?" Horus shouted but I was already back on my feet, and put distance between him and me.
Sett and Anubis were going at it like two enemies instead of the father and son they were. Anubis's scythe came down on Sett but he blocked each attack with his khopesh but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't fight back without risking his son's life and he couldn't not deflect or risk his own life.
Potion or not there were only so many attacks he could take before he got hurt and Anubis was swift like the wind. He moved so fast and gracefully that half the time he was just a blur. But Sett gave as good as he got.
"You, come to me," Horus said and I looked him in the eyes, defying his order.
"You can't control me anymore, you bastard."
Horus smirked. “I may not be able to control you but I can still kill you."
He ran across the room and it took me by surprise. I'd never seen him so active, so athletic. It was always his lackeys—his prisoners—who did his dirty work while he watched.
I jumped out of the way and scampered back to my feet, taking a deep breath, but my power didn't work. Horus's blade came down on me like a guillotine. Once again, it was as if I was intangible. It went right through me. I barely felt its metallic assault on my body.
But it wasn't time to rest. I didn't know how many of those hits I could take. And Sett was in a similar situation. The more he resisted his son's attacks the more Anubis managed to dig his scythe into—or through—Sett.
I kicked Horus in the head. He stumbled back and I got to my feet and back up, crashing against Sett’s back as we faced both our attackers.
"How long is this potion going to last?" Sett asked.
"Not long. I've never made it before but Yaya said there was only so long before it wore off."
"We're stuck," he said.
"Can't you clear Anubis's mind?"
Sett sighed. "I already used all the sand in this room the first time."
"Shit."
Horus came for me but Sett spun around and blocked his attack while Anubis's scythe tried to nick me in the shoulder, but he didn't succeed.
I glanced at my necklace then at Anubis.
Anubis growled at me. He resembled Horus like that. I didn't like it. This wasn't the real man. Just his uncle's puppet.
Anubis tried to hurt me again and I grabbed the ankh of my necklace.
This was a bad, bad idea, but it was the only one I had.
I took the necklace off and walked right into Anubis's blade hoping the potion hadn't worn off yet.
The scythe went through my chest like a spear, but I wasted no time. I put the necklace around him and pushed him and his weapon back.
He stumbled and shook his head clear.
"Oh no," he said. "Are you okay? Whoever you are?"
I nodded and stepped to the side.
