Later the Queen seeks out her mages. "So what do you all make of this foriegn mage ?"

The court High Wizard Dessan bows to her, "He has knowledge we do not. His training looks Elven, though his style is all his own. He seemed angry though and from what we learned, he is not of our world. Pulled here by a powerful God level device by Althea, while looking for help to escape that prison."

Second mage, Kempt Rah "We believe he is from a future time. Though how far in the future we do not know. But the Images he showed you all in court came from Books on History of the world. They were memories of his, so that was not an Oracle reading, but from his point of veiw, a reciting of History. Which actually makes his statements all the more true. Of his magic or skills we can't fully say. But we suspect he will show wonders never before seen. And attract all kinds of troubles and things. He has this Presence we have seen before. The weak do not survive it. The strong get stronger from it."

Dessan nods, "And mages with it tend to attract gods. Which for now, we will wait and watch and hope the Gods are friendly."

The Queen slowly nods. She knows her Pharaoh will not really believe all of this. Ramsey's is a great man, but he is a bit blind to the workings of magic and mages. It is just as well that she rules the Mages. "Thank you for your insight and counsil Master Dessan and Master Kempt Rah." she bows to them and leaves. She has much to think about.

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Once in the very nice rooms in the east end of the Palace, Althea see's to unpacking the very full trunk and coffin while Kitten arranged for a bath and food for herself and her companions. Alric looks over the room from a defensesive point, while Robert finds a seat and just collapses in to it. Thinking back to the events before joining these two here.

He had just sent them here when the guards finally made it through the iron door and were pounding on the inner wooden door, screaming obsenities and promising death to all with in.

Using the mirror sight he teleported himself and Alric to the side of the mountain, over looking the prison. From there he noticed the prison was actually built in to the side of the mountain itself, which meant starting a land slide would not be enough to end the horrible place. Looking about and seeking an answer he came to realize that this was not just a mountain, but a sleeping volcano. He giggled and explained as much to Alric and what he was hoping to do. Alric asked to be moved out of range of the coming destruction. So Robert teleported him to the far shore of the island, out of range of the coming destruction, but from a possition where he could witness most of it.

Searching his memories and new knowledge on such things he determined if he could somehow stoke it's flames he might be able to set it off in a direction that would bury the prison in molten lava. So he started to tunnel in to the mountain by teleporting out large chunks of rock and dropping those in front of or on top of the entrance to the Prison. Singing to himself, "One way in, one way out, Block the road and no one lives through Boooom town." not any kind of rhyme and a simple melody but for his own amusement it did not have to make sense.

Once the tunnel is deep enough he uses the staves magic and his own new powers to launch in several lightning strikes and fireballs to ignite the gasses with in. It works to, better than he expected as both the side and the top of the no longer sleeping giant explode.

He is just able to teleport himself to Alric, where they get to watch from a safe distance the destruction of the enemy prison.

"There, prison destroyed, prisoners set free, job done. Now maybe I can get back to my life." he says to Alric as he turns to walk away only to have the White Lady appear before him. She looks slightly miffed, "You have to return to Althea now." states the spirit.

Looking surprised, "But why, I did what they summoned me for."

The spirit is still, looking a little pensive but she explains, "It's the wish she made you see. Her wording was all over due to the starvation and what her Heart really wanted in the wish. From what we put together, well ... your with her for life, yours. Lets see. You know the Page card from the Fate deck in that game of yours ?" Robert nods, "Well in effect she drew your card, binding you to her. The only way out is another wish or to somehow complete a quest she is not even conscious about."

He looks striken, "But my wish ..."

She nods, "Yes it irks me to. Your not even in the same world I sent you to originally. This world, fits in some ways, but not in others. For example it has 2 visible moons. The larger one is actually a seperate planet with elves and fay peoples living on it. That is this universes Arcadia. Need a powerful spell or a spelljammer to get there. Though you could just teleport. You are for all effects a minor or lesser god in this world due to how you were built. I was sending you to a Marvel type universe, this one is more a world of darkness type universe.

On the plus side for you, no christians. No Rome for that matter. You are in the end of the last age. A blank space in the history of your world. You come with magics yet undreamed of in this world. Which ironically was part of your wish. See Wizards in this time are limited to 6th ranked spells with a few figuring out 7th ranked spells. But you however don't have that limitation. Your spell book has things in it all the way to the tenth rank in spells."

Robert shakes his head, "Actually I have looked, I don't have a spell book at all."

She looks thoughtful and pulls up an image, "That silver and crystal bracelet on your left arm." he pulls his sleeve back and holds it up to her. The stone is solid black. She sighs, "That is your spell book and it looks like someone forgot to activate it."

She does something and the black stone flickers then turns clear before a 'screen' floats up from it showing a 3D kind of effect. "That is not just a spell book, but an entire mages library of knowledge. Sort of a magical computer that only You can use. It is soul bound to you and has all sorts of useful features in it. Copies of all your skills and gifted knowledges are in it as well as any book you have ever read in your life up to when we made it. You can set it so only you can see the image, or you can project the images so others can see it if you wish. I was having a bit of fun when we designed this for you. Mind you, in the way WE work spells, Cantrips are level 1, despite what you may think. So level 10 is level 9 in your game books. Though, um, in this world, and given your power levels, you could eventually get God level magics. Other things, you can scan other works in to it, like your cell phones, the bottom of the bracelet has a smaller set of crystals for just that use. It has a translation program in it to allow you to read over any magical writings as well. Or if you scan a magic item, and if it has a listing in your books, you can learn about it that way to. That is sort of a Legend Lore feature."

"You were having fun with my Potentials Undreamed of line weren't you ?" he ask with a slight smirk.

She nods, "Yes. Sometimes I like to drop new items in to the worlds. I bound it to you though because, well people will want to steal it. For anyone else it's a Mythreal and Adamantium bracelet. Pretty but won't do anything. You can summon it to you if it's ever stolen, even through Godly level barriers. Unless their mine or maybe the Hermits, but he is unlikely to take it from you as you work for him."

She pulls herself back in, "Right. Now then the Human world here is following much of the same history as your own world did, a few minor changes here and there because of the other races, but major human on human events are remaining the same up to this point. Your at a point After the Hittite war with Egypt, but the People of the Sea events are playing out now. That is how your people remember them, but in this world, they are called the Assun-an. Just to give you the perspective. They are advanced in some ways and not in others. In the Natural course they would be wiped out in roughly 500 years. But with you here, with your advanced knowledges and all, well you can help speed that along or not. This is not your world, so you don't have to fear about erasing yourself by accident. There is lots of trouble for you to walk in to, work around, or help create just because of your nature."

Slow nods, "Ok. I get some of this is from my wish, some I feel you are just trying to make things easier on me because this other wish interfered with how mine was supposed to play out."

She nods, "Things like this are rare, but it has happened before. Even we have resource limits and unfortunetly your description fit perfectly with her Need so you got picked. I know it's not fair to you. Oh and um, if any god wants to know whose pantheon you belong to, you can claim mine as I did create your form and all. I am just known as the White Lady, I don't give out any other names usually. I am like Hermit, who is also part of my Pantheon, or I am part of His. There are not many of us left anymore, so it's a really small pantheon mostly made up of minor gods or elder gods. Well 3 Elder Gods. The last is Mortality, just so you know."

Blink Blink, ok then.

"Oh um, may I ask an unrelated question ?" he ask as he pulls out Alrics ball.

She looks at it, then at the Skeleton, then back to Robert. "Ah. Alric Twinblades. He is actually the 7th person to ever suffer from this particular curse. He is what you know of as a Skeletal Knight, though his mind is in better shape than most like him. I can't help you much with him, only give you a few clues. But you are correct about How he became what he is. That ball, originally was a precurser to a Ring of Substance. But as Rune items sometimes do, it malfunctioned, then crossed with the magic dampening of the prison, well it changed how it worked and the magic went a touch sideways. The results being his present state. I can't say if you will be able to free him from the curse or not. To many variables.

Ah, on your romance, I will see what I can find as potentials for you. It really irks me when I can't get a persons wish right. I had 3 potentials in your original world. If I can I will try to put my choices in your path. Now mind you, there may be others out there that are a good match that are not part of your wish to. The Multiverse is like that. Now then. You need to go take care of that girl and try to live the best you can." she pats him on the head then vanishes.

Looking at Alric, who looks surprised about what he saw, "Well ok then. At least she gave me a clue and a confirmation as to what happened to me. Though I am sorry your stuck with that fool of a girl."

"That fool of a girl is a thrall and probably several hundred years old. Her Mistress is an Immortal of the Blood Drinking kind. Your present state makes you an Immortal to. Just so you know. Me, well I got youth, health and power and some really nifty magic items but was not expecting to become a god. Lets keep the god thing between us for now ok."

Alric nods, "As you say Master. AH! I formally vow to act as your protector and helper ... I had a whole speach worked out in my head and I forgot it when she appeared." he sighs.

Robert claps a hand on the warriors shoulder, "That is alright Alric. I understand what your saying. I also welcome you to come along on the strange trip that is likely to be my life."

Alric chuckles, "I love how you put things. Thank you Master. Though I really need to get new swords."

"No worries, I am a trained smith. If I can get the needed matterials and a descent smithy I can make you some swords, or repair your armor to."

With that, they follow Althea and appear in the Palace, where a slightly depressed Robert almost challenges the King of Egypt and Pushes back on his fate a little bit.

Now, sitting in the provided room, he pulls up the bracelet, works out how to pull up the image of his library, and looks over what he has available to him. This is a True Book of Infinite Spells, as well as something on par with the Library of Congress in sheer volume of books and knowledge. It includes everything he would ever want to know about creating magical items, scrolls, alchemy and more.

(Authors note: present Library of Congress has 16 million books and 120 million 'other items' from wood block prints to CDs. His library is closer to to 60 million books, items, etc - more given it's hidden features.)

Althea comes over and sits at his feet, "What's that ?"

Robert, distractedly, "My spell book. Mages have to constantly study magic if they want to work spells."

Althea nods, "I have heard that. I wanted to be a mage when I was younger, but kept running in to dirty old men who saw me as a sex object instead of an apprentice. Long story there, ended up learning to fight instead, found Kitten, saved her life, fell in love, she fell for me, we are together now. End of story."

Robert shakes his head, "You would never make it as a story teller." Alric chuckles and silently agree's with him.

Kitten comes up behind them and leans on Robert's shoulder, "True, but new question. Why did you come to us and not just leave once your mission was completed ?"

Looking up and sighing, "I can't. I tried but it turns out Althea's rambling wish bound me to her. I can't leave till one of us is Dead. Also I can't purposely kill her or work on her demise as my life is now linked to hers. She dies, so do I, so that is not an option either. So your stuck with me, A mage from 2000 years in an alternate future world. My world so you understand has only 1 moon and no daywalkers, like you, in it.

BUT the spirit of the wish assured me that the human history pretty much runs like it did in my world, save where the other races come in to it."

Kitten slowly nods, "Good to know. So other than skills, do you know of any future devices or tactics that could be of use to us."

"Sure lots, just got to sort out things in my head first, and a nap. I am very tired. Blowing up a mountain is not easy." he sighs.

Althea leads him to a near room and a pallet with a rag mattress, "You can rest here. We will call you when the food is delivered." Robert nods as he lays down. Pulling his bag with him and holding it to him.

In the other room Alric approaches Kitten. "Just so you know. I have sworn myself to his service and he accepted me in to it. Also it was the White Lady who sent us here. She is the power behind thier wishes. I learned a few interesting things to."

Kitten nods, "Do tell."

"The White Lady, she does have a pantheon, but only 2 other major gods, both with odd names that sound more like descriptions. Hermit and Mortality."

Kitten sits, "Ouch. I know a little about the Hermit. Passive kind of god who watches over travelers be they physical or spiritual. His priest tend to care for the poor and help out those in need when they can. Many Spiritualist follow his path to. Much like this Vag Robert mentioned really.

Of Mortality, well he is a Supreme Death God. Stands above the ones known to mortals. So the Goddess of Fate, The God of Death, and the God of Travelers. Odd mix if you think about it."

Alric nods, "Said there are other gods to, but all are of lesser status and power. I get the feeling some were adopted in to their pantheon to protect them from those who would seek them harm otherwise."

Kitten nods even as Althea returns to the room and takes a seat, looking thoughtful and worried. "I screwed up didn't I ? I did not mean to bind anyone to us." She says forlornly.

Kitten pats her knee, "Yes you did and he is bound to you not me."

Althea grins at Kitten, "But I am bound to you, so US. I like being yours though."

Kitten nods, "But you had a choice, he did not. He is a strong person I think and being bound is chaffing on his soul. He is not one to give his allegiance easily I think, either. But in so many ways he is a child and probably needs us. Not that he is likely to admit that. Strong people often don't. What worries me is while he said he can't kill you or do anything to get you killed, well he is a mage and I really don't want you to end up a toad or the like. Having a toad as a thrall is just not all its cut out to be."

Now looking a touch fearful, "I don't want to be a toad either. Do you think he has that kind of power ?"

Petting the girls black locks, "Love he moved a mountain and dropped it on the prison. Other than Gods I don't know of anyone who could do something like that. So I suspect that yes he can do something as simple as turn you in to something else. I will give you this, when you mess up you do it right."

Althea bits her lips, "Each time I mess up it seems worse than the last time around. I don't know why you put up with me sometimes."

"I put up with you because I love you. Only reason some days, but you do good things to you know. I would not still be here if not for you on several occasions. Remember that to." Althea nods, leaning in to Kittens hand.

Alric speaks up, "From what I over heard the White Lady tell him, part of your wish came from your Heart. Something your Heart wants is part of the quest holding him here. Oh and of the mountain. Turns out they built the prison in to the side of a sleeping fire mountain. All he did was wake it up and let the spirits with in it do the rest. Angered the spirits and aimed them at the prison and those with in it."

Kitten nods, "So he did not do the dropping large rocks on it then ?"

"Oh no, he got the rocks, the hot flaming kind and the rolling boiling kind to. Though he did bury the entrance in stones Before he awoke the fire spirits. Was a glorious bit of destruction that I was quite happy to watch from a safe distance. He was kind enough to send me to the far shore, where I would be safe from the destruction but could still watch it happening."

Meanwhile in Robert's dreams.

He is in a large crowded room. There are people and things moving about. Some look like monsters, or mythological creatures or even Gods of multiple pantheons. There are many glowing beings to, some look to be in bandages and cast, as they help the assorted beings.

Striding around the group is a man with the head of an Ibis, he is talking to some other strange looking people, some with the heads of animals, some who look like stylized animals or beings made of stone, glass and metal to, while some look like people in a very loose sense of the word.

Robert knows them to be the Gods of the Nearby countries and realms and chooses to avoid them despite his curiosity.

Trying not to draw attention, he slides toward the back of the room, only to trip over a mau cat, that was chasing a lion cub. Both cats wrap themselves around his ankles and almost cause him to fall. He looks down at them and calmly says, "Sorry did not see you down there. I hope I did not hurt either of you."

The cats smile, as much as cats in dreams can and purr. The Mau, in a womans voice, "Oh not at all. We were just looking for comfy shoes to sit on."

Looking perplexed he replies "I can never tell if cats are joking or serious when they say stuff like that."

The cats give him a curious look, "You talk to cats often do you ?" she ask.

Nodding, "Well back home I had 2 cats who lived with me. One came to me after her mistress died, the other was born under the house where I lived. I took them in, cared for them, got scratched up allot as they were semi-wild and I like to hug."

Both cats giggle about that in their purring tones while the lion meows, "Yes I can see that happening." The mau nods, "But Talking to them and they answering is unusual is it not ?"

He shakes his head, "Not really, I mean it's all telepathic and tricky to learn cause they don't always want to share. But I worked it out, not that I can do it everytime."

They nod and the mau states, "So that is why your not surprised we can speak to you."

He shrugs, "Well this is a dream scape after all."

She sits up on her hind legs, "How do you know your dreaming ?"

Nodding at the crystal people and the ones who look to be made of smoke, "Well them for one. Also the words on the boards up there change only when I look away. In all my training of dream control I have never been able to keep things from changing once I look away. I can talk to anyone, read books and papers, but I can't keep things from moving around or the words to stay the same if I turn a page then look back again."

The cat almost falls over, "You are an interesting one. I may have to keep an eye on you. What is your name strange one ?"

Robert goes quiet, "Not really sure anymore. I know who I used to be, but I am not them anymore. I don't live in that world anymore. See I got a Wish from the White Lady, but something interrupted it as it was coming true and I was pulled in to a totally different world than where I was supposed to be. Now, now I am bound to someone not as bright as myself in a world I have little knowledge of and am ill equiped to deal with. It's so primitive. Bronze age, while I am from the age of Steel."

The cats look a little glassy eyed but the lion one speaks up, "Well I am Sekhmet and this is my sister Bast. From what we understand, and why this place is so full of the strange, your not the only one whose wish was sent off in the wrong direction. Some outside forces are messing with the White Ladies works. There are several pantheons here trying to help sort out what is happening."

Bast paw slaps Sekhmet, "Do you know our names ?"

Slow nod, "Egyptian cat goddesses. Bast is protection and fertility where as Sekhmet is healing, motherhood and the reason to fear the wrath of Mothers, ie the Goddess of Destruction and heat."

Sekhmet, "I like his version better than the normal one. Fear of Mothers wrath."

Bast chuckles , "Oh yes, you know. I see you gettng many cats around your waking self."

Robert smiles, "I like cats. Ironically I am traveling with an immortal called Kitten right now."

Bast rolls over, "OH I know her, she is nice. Great friend to Egypt she is. Annoys the king by calling him Rammie. She would make a good cat."

The lion nods at that to.

Robert grins, "Just need to learn Protean, at level 4 that power set grants an animal form."

Sekhmet, "Once we work out which reality your in, I am going to send you many friendly cats. Maybe a few lions. Oh how do you feel about shifters ?"

"Don't know. Never met one before. Would love to talk to a few though. I have read about them though." pulls up the bracelet, "This holds my library with in it. The White Lady gave it to me as part of my wish, see I am a mage and this is SO much easier to use than trying to carry the same amount in Book form."

Both Goddesses nod but before more can be said he vanishes.

Waking World

Althea touched Roberts arm and he popped awake a glowing ice ball forming in his hand, Althea yelps and falls back, practically screaming, "I DON'T WANT TO BE A TOAD!"

Robert slowly takes her prone form in and the ball disappears, "What ?"

Althea pulling herself together, "I saw the magic ball and well you are a mage and your peeved with me so ..."

Robert nods, "No worries, I don't turn people in to toads or frogs."

Kitten, who rushed to the door when Althea screamed, "Well that's good."

Robert nods, "I prefer bunny's. Big plump white ones, good for cooking."

Althea just rolls over in a dead faint even as Robert smiles mischieviously, Kitten slowly blinks.

Kitten, "You said that just to scare her didn't you ?"

Nodding, Robert cheerfully tells her, "I don't presently have the spell to transform anyone handy. The spell ball was a defensive measure in case I was being robbed or attacked."

Kitten nods, "You're a light sleeper to."

Robert nods as he gets up, "I was poor for a long time, but people still rob the poor, so I have some purely defensive spells."

Kitten nods, knowing about how people can be. "She came to wake you cause the food is here. Well your food, they are still looking for mine."

Robert nods and sighs, "Oh right, food. Meh, I was having an interesting dream to."

Kitten smiles, "Really, care to tell me about it ?"

Shrugging as he picks up his bag and lightly kicks Althea's foot, which has the girl bolting awake and then running to hide behind her Mistress, "Sure. I was in this huge hall full of all sorts of people, mosters, demons, gods and other beings. I was trying Not to get the gods attention as they seemed busy with something. As I was skirting the edge of the hall I tripped over a pair of cats. Tried to excuse myself but they decided I was worth talking to. Don't recall all the conversation, but they introduced themselves as Bast and Sekhmet. They asked me my name but I could not remember it and I told her I was uncertain about who I am now. They started to say more, but I got woke up."

Kitten nods sagely, Althea faints again. Robert twist around to watch the dark haired warrior hit the floor, "She keeps fainting like that and she is going to hurt herself."

Kitten waves it off, "Mundane things she can handle, talking to gods, even in dreams, and well you being a mage and all, it's a little much for her."

Robert nods, "Gods I can handle, not the first time I have spoken with them. Some gods are very approachable, others take a bit of work and lots of flattery or groveling. Part is being a mage, part is I am a Seeker, or Mystic as some call it."

Kitten stares down at Althea, silently wishing she could faint to. If Robert is not a god, he is certainly likely to become one, and due to Althea's messed up wish he was bound to them. For the first time in their partnership Kitten considers just leaving the girl to her fate. But then she looks at that familiar face and knows in her heart she could never do that. Self-preservation or no.

Robert gestures and Althea floats in to the air as he walks in to the next room. Robert takes one look at the 'food' and puts Althea down next to it. Lightly kicks the girl, which is all it takes to wake her. He stands back as she goes for the food. Only for Alric to stop her, "DON'T!"

He grabs her hands, "Master I don't know How I know. But I think this food has been poisoned. It has a strange evil glow around it. Can you check ?"

Blinking slowly Robert nods, "Hang on, I need to look up the spell. Though I don't count anything there as Food. Yech."

The feast consist of roast crocodile, deep fried locust, Monkey brains and a bowl of dates and nuts.

While looking through his spells he comments, "I tried alligator once, tasted like fish crossed with chicken, I did not care for it. Never been able to eat insects though, something about the idea makes my stomach rebel, and I don't want to try monkey brains, to close to human brains for my taste."

Kitten makes a face to, "Yeah I used to miss food, but in my day it was fresh roasted meat and fruit, nuts, or special grasses. What they eat now rarely looks appetizing to me. So yes, I will stick with blood."

Robert nods, "Given the choice of this stuff and blood I would take the blood to."

Kitten burst out laughing as her meal is delivered. Alric intercepts them and moves the slave off to one side. The guards give the Undead warrior a wide bearth.

Once the guards and other servant leave Robert cast a spell, 'Seek poisons and foul substances and show us their light' is part of the spell.

The food glows an ugly green, while the fruit is a sickly brown. The food slave however is Black with toxic green lines running through his body.

Everyone stares at the hansome black slave, who is showing signs of nasty mix of disease and poisons that would be fatal even to an Immortal.

"Ok the green is poison, asp or scorpion. The sickly brown is a reversed preservation spell, which would just make the poisons in the food work faster. Hm, Black, disease but I don't know the type other than fatal. Same for the green lines, magical poison is all it says in my book."

Reading over his Special spells (from his being recognized as a God here) he finds the 'prayer' that allows him to fix the food. He reads it over, then intones in a Deep Resonating voice, Calling on 'The Potential of the Universe Within' he says a prayer that calls for the curing of all poisons and diseases from the food. The mortal fair glows with a silver and gold radiance and the poisons are removed from it all. Making it safe to eat.

Turning to Kittens food though, the Green faded some, but the rest remain.

Robert sighs and reads over his book. "Well pooh. From what I see here, the only spell I got would not help in his case as some of the poisons in this fellow are magical in nature. I am not skilled enough yet to do anything about that level of corruption. HOWever." looking at something in his book, "If we can find something only he and the poisoner touched I can do a reading spell and learn who did this."

Althea, now that the food is safe to eat, is doing so, but slowly while she watches the others go over the slave.

Kitten makes a small bark, "Stuck in his neck, just under his collar, a sliver of something. Could that be what you need ?"

Looking close at the spot, Robert nods and slowly, using his telekinesis, pulls out the long black silver needle from the mans neck. The needle glows with a sickly green color to, "It's how the poisons were put in. Good eye there Kitten.

Being very careful with it, Robert sits and focuses his mind on the object, trying to peel back the memories surrounding it. Taking him on a backwards trip in time to the owner of the needle. He cast a simple image spell, so the others can see what he is seeing.

They see the man, smiling and active, flirting with a pretty girl, then a man with a jealous look, took the slave to another man. The new man, one with a snake tattoo on the inside of his underarm, pulled out the needle from a hidden pouch in his belt and jabbed it in to the black man's neck. Then the slave is led by a different servant to the lady. That servant was there when the poison was administered, as was the guard who came with them.

Kitten calls to the posted guard to please get the servant who brought the slave.

While that guard is gone Robert is rolling the memory of the men who were present when the needle was first drawn out and they see 3 other guards and another figure who is hidden in shadow, but looks female by it's form. One of the guards is the one Kitten sent to look for the servant. She is now furious.

Robert calmly states, "Let me handle them, I am the unknown here and as such the one more likely to cause more fear in them. Also I can do things you can't."

Althea, now eating a purified piece of fruit, "He's right you know. He is more scary than we are."

Kitten nods and sighs, "That is true. After all, all we can do is torture them. You can do far worse things than that." Robert smiles wickedly and nods.

Alric is chuckling about it. He understands about fear and how it can be used to.

Robert whispers to Alric, "I can think of a way to use your condition as a way to scare them. Threaten to make them like you, not that I can actually do that, but they don't know that."

Alric nods, "Oh I understand, we two are scary people in our own ways and well these sorts have no honor, so I am ok with you making them think that. Or we can just tell them that I can go in to the lands of the dead and drag them back here for you to question them, if they don't copperate."

Robert nods, "Threaten to make them undead and you their forever leader. Not sure if that counts as evil or not though."

The cloak shakes a little, Robert nods, "Vag says, yes Purposely making someone undead is evil. Though Threatening them with it is a grey area."

Alric nods. "I am trying Not to become evil, but I feel it a bit now and then. The desire to just let the anger take over and start killing things."

Robert nods, "That is not limited to you. I get that feeling to sometimes." holds his hands apart and wills a thick stream of lightning between them, "Some days I just want to walk around and blow stuff up."

This is the sight the guard and servant walk in to, the black shrouded warrior talking in low tones to the mage with Lightning playing between his hands while the servant girl eats her meal and the food slave, just stands to one side, oblivious.

The guard playing dumb, and the servant who glances around, sweating a bit at the sight of the Power of the foriegn mage and the overheard comment about 'blowing stuff up'. He glances over at the slave, "Was this slave not to your liking mistress ?" The servant ask.

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Robert answers, "Do you know where this slave was taken from ?"

The servant shakes his head, Robert tells him, "He is one of the Queen's personal servants. Kitten could not possibly make use of him as it would be a major insult to the Queen." He moves forward, "Also" the black silver needle floats in to the air before him, "He has been poisoned by the man with the snake tattoo, the one you both witnessed as it happened." The guard goes to draw his sword, only for Alric, moving increadibly fast, to intercept him and knock him to the ground, putting one of his iron shod boots on the mans chest, his glowing eyes bright he hisses, "Stay down or else." The guard can see up in to the hood and the Skull face stareing down on him. The sight is enough to cause the man to faint.

Robert nods, "Now then, who sent you ? I can find out by either you telling me, or pulling out your soul and learning from there. Spirits you see can't lie, the Magic forces them to speak Only the Truth. But it's messy and if I do it wrong, well it's a bad way to die."

Alric nods, "Not that you get to stay dead though." Pulls back his hood, "I can assure you of that. Someone tried it with me, now I am like This cause they got the spell wrong."

The servants eyes roll up in to his head and he falls over in to a faint.

Alric looks at Robert, "Some weak willed sorts here."

Robert nods as Kitten shakes her head, "You two do Over Kill so well. Not much on sublity are you ?"

Robert shrugs, "I was being subtle, but using fear is a tricky thing. To much and well I have heard of people dying from it. To little and it gets laughed off. Finding the useful medium is tricky."

Alric nods, "Though I can tell you, that was fun."

Robert grins, "I know, though she is right, we need to tone it back if we want them conscious enough to answer questions."

Alric and Althea search the two and remove all the weapons while Robert opens his large leather duffle bag and pulls out some interesting metal and leather items, which he uses to bind them up with.

The others look at that stuff and Robert shrugs, "Some is slave gear, some is actually made for sex. It's my sample bag really, I know how to make all this stuff. There is actually a good market for this stuff back home."

Alric and Kitten look the items over and both can think of some uses for the items. Alric holds up a belt with a leather dildo on it, "Ok now this has to have a story to it."

"It's an item for women to use on others while pretending to be a man, sexually."

Alric nods then finds one of the full body suits, "Say Master, do you think you can make me one of these suits. I really miss having skin, wind going around my bones feels wierd."

Robert slowly nods, "Maybe. Truthfully I did not make any of these items. But I know how to. It's from one of the skills the White Lady gave me."

The others nod. Robert steps out of the room for a moment, then returns with the last guard, whom he paralyzed with a spell. "This is the last one here. There is still the poisoner, another guard and that woman to go."

He searches through his bag, then pulling out a ring, puts it on and stares at the prisoners. "Servants of Set, hm they call Kitten the False One."

Kitten looks at him oddly, he nods to the ring, "Enchanted to allow me to read minds. It's both easier and harder with them being unconscious."

The others nod.

Robert gets his cane and waves it over the prisoners. They morph in to large white rats though their clothing and the binding items remain unaffected. Robert sighs, "I love my toys." Alric just nods as Kitten shakes her head.

He turns to Kitten, "The woman is called Nelloran, she is a high priestess of Set and they are planning to do something to Ramsey's but I am unclear save that the poisoner is his new food taster."

He stuffs the Rats in to a bag, then gets his stuff before getting all his gear.

Althea ask, "Why are you taking all your stuff ?"

Robert snaps, "I am NOT Leaving anything of mine behind. Never know when I will get thrown in to another place and time. Not taking any chances." his mask slipping and his true face showing for just a moment. Then he pulls himself back together.

Kitten nods, understanding more and more about this calm face their new mage is showing the world. Of the fear that face is hiding almost perfectly. Having a wonderful gift given only to have things go wrong was bad enough, but not even being able to enjoy that gift before having it used to make a servant of him to someone not nearly as bright as he and in such a different and alien place. Yes she understands, he is terrified it or worse could happen again. He has very little in the world and he is not likely to let it out of his sight if he can help it for a very long time.

The others, dressed properly, follow along, curious to see how this will play out.

Part way along to where Kitten says the Royal chambers are, an overly officious servant tries to stop them. Robert does not even slow his pace, forcing the servant to jog to keep up with the tall man. "You can NOT just enter the Royal rooms, It is Not done. You must follow protocols and procedures. I don't know who you Think you are. Even visiting Gods must follow procedures, ARE You squeak squeak squeak." his droning voice suddenly coming from very far away as several cats come from all over the place and surround the group.

Looking wide eyed at Kitten, "I didn't do that." Robert states.

A moment later a pair of tall elegantly dressed women step up to them, the one on the right say, "I did that. He is such a bother, always trying to tell everyone how things Should be done. But saying that even the Gods have to do things in such a manor was going too far. Gods go where they please, mortal rules be damned." The other one nods in agreement.

Robert looks sideays at the woman, "Your voice is familiar but your face is not."

The woman smiles, "Oh I thought it might be you. We were interrupted earlier, you just vanished. I suppose someone woke you."

Slowly he nods, "Your Bast and Sekhmet then ?"

The women smile and nod, Alric catches Althea before she can faint again.

Sekhmet smiles, "Yes very good. Most mortals do not have good dream recall, we are pleased you remember."

Robert nods, "I remember most of my dreams, at least to some extent. Sometimes for years after, sometimes not. Your the first people I ever met in the waking world I met in a dream first though."

Bast smile lights up even more, "Well I feel honored then. So What is the hurry ?"

Robert nods and straighens his thoughts, "Group of Settietes tried to kill us during our meal, poisoned the food, poisoned Kittens food to. I manage to capture 3 of them and learned they have something planned for the Pharaoh. I know what 2 of the others look like and that One of them is Ramsey's new food tester. I also have the name of the High Priestess of Set who is behind this plan."

The ladies smiles fade and they look grim, "Then we have no time to lose. As you may know, Set is an old enemy of ours. I will not allow him nor his in my places if I have a say in the matter." Bast states as she moves to his right side and Sekhmet moves to his left. The 3 make a formidable wall moving in to the Royal Chambers, with the Goddesses freezing guards and servants who get in the way. As they enter the room, where the Pharaoh and his chief wife are just sitting down to eat, Robert cast a Detect Poison spell. 4 candles glow with a frozen blue radiance, a basin of incenses turns an ugly shade of green and their desert turns a strange shade of red laced with tendrals of black. Sekhmet freezes the escaping food taster.

Ramsey jolted at the sight of his food, stands and in his best God of Man voice, "What is the Meaning of this ?"

Before the mortals can speak Bast steps in, "You got snakes in your house. The mage here caught them trying to poison him and his companions and got 3 of those in league of the plot. His magic even now shows things of poisonous natures in this room."

Robert nods, "The food tester there is part of the plot. If you check you will find a tattoo of a snake under his left arm."

Bast unfreezes a couple of guards and with the Pharaohs ok they check. As Robert stated, under his left arm, in the pit, is a small tattoo of an asp. Neferatari looks stricken, "He was chosen by one of my handmaidens."

Robert grunts, "Nelloran."

Neferatari nods, "How did you know ?"

The mage sighs, "I learned from one of my prisoners that she is a priestess of Set and the one behind this conspiracy."

The Pharaoh, looking quietly enraged, "where are these prisoners of yours ?"

Shrugging, Robert dumps out the 3 unconscious white rats, "I turned them in to rats for ease of transport."

The Pharaoh nods, "Then please turn them back." Robert nods and waves his cane over them. They shimmer then morph back in to human form. "There is another guard and the Lady to." with a wave of his hand an image of the two appear in the air. Ramsey's sends guards to apprehend them.

While waitng he turns to the group, "Thank you for that, but who are these new persons ?"

Sekhmet nudges Robert and he sighs, in a dead tone, "Pharaoh Ramsey's it is my pleasure to introduce you to the goddesses Bast (nods) and Sekhmet (Nods) both foes of Set of the Serpents."

Bast gives Robert a look, "You know you could have put a little more emotion in to that."

He nods, "Yep, but I am tired, hungry and pissed that my meal was inedible. My head hurts from all the magic and psychic powers I have been forced to do on an empty stomach. Your lucky to get that nice of an introduction from me right now."

Sekhment chuckles and nods even as Bast grins, "I like him. Does not are if your a king or a god. He is so very much like a cat."

Ramsey's is quiet for a moment, then grins, then softly chuckles at that and nods. That said from the Goddess of Cats is saying something and helps lower the tension in the room a little. Assassination attempts are not new, but this one managed to get closer than most.

Neferatari, distracting herself from the presence of the Gods focuses on the mage instead, "Something more bothering you sir ?"

Robert nods to the candles, "I have never seen that aura before."

The queen nods, "Those candles are enchanted by the priest of Re to protect us from air born poisons. The incense over there is a mild narcotic, so it is poisonous in large doses but it smells nice. See ?"

Robert nods, "Ah the candles counter act the incense and stop any other such poisons. Nice."

Ramsey looks forlornly at his desert, "I was so looking forward to that. We don't get this often here as the fruit is from far away." he explains to the mage.

He slowly nods, "Ah, what is it made from ?"

The queen sighs, "Apples from Greece actually."

Nodding and speaking in low tones to the spirits, Robert grunts, "Ok, Bast, Sekhmat, the spirit of my cloak ask if it can manifest here. He wants to take a closer look at the substance in the Royals desert, but as he is from another source, needs your permission."

Sekhmat and Bast talk in another language then nod, Sekhmat speaks, "Permission granted."

The cloak goes limp and the feeling of destitution from it fades. Then through a door an old man, in dark grey robes, carrying a black staff with a lantern hanging from it enters the room. He nods to the Goddesses then shambles over to the desert, carefully looking it over and poking the Ether around it.

Both Goddesses, recognizing the being, look on in surprise. Bast slides up to Robert who is watching the old one, "How is it you know him ?"

"He gave me the cloak and well, he is a distant relitive, few generations between us you know." he whispers in the Language. Bast slowly nods, "Your part god aren't you ?"

"Not immortal so not a god. Lots of mortal inbetween. Bit of a mutt really, little human, little elf, some other races mixed in, couple lines of gods to. All that's left of the Pantheon really are him, the White Lady and one other whom I would much rather not mention. All the rest are people like me. Distant relations of a forgotten people." he explains quietly.

Both the Goddesses listen and think they understand. In the Grand Scheme few actively worship these gods. The Hermit is known by many names and in many forms, but always follows the same kind of path. Protector of the way farers, travelers, vagabonds, and seekers of knowledge, be it worldly or spiritual. He is one of the First Gods of Creation, one who seeks to enlighten the soul and bring harmony to all. He is a gental soul, the teacher, the guide, the one you really never want to get angry. He does not usually do much when angry, he has friends who are more than happy to help with that. He holds one of the few possitions of neutrality with the active pantheons of the worlds. Like the White Lady, he is from Outside them all, yet works with them all.

The Royals, they watch the old man to. They heard the mage ask permission for him to be here and from that understand this one is a foriegn god.

Robert explains to them, "That is Ag, he is not a God, he is a spirit who works for a god. Though he does take on the appearance of the God when manifesting."

Bast nods, "Sort of a minor avatar in effect. It's to show who he is representing. This one is a god of scholars and seekers of knowledge. Does not have priest in the normal way of things. Mostly followers who share his teachings, and seek to understand the universe. More mages than you would think, but priest to. As he is a Non Pantheon power, many people of other faiths and pantheons call on him or his aspects. Vag the Hermit."

Robert coughs a bit at that name. Sekhmet ask, "What ?"

"Vag is sanskrit for Hermit. She just called him Hermit the Hermit." he explains.

Sekhmet grins, "Oh. Well his real name was lost to history and he never uses it, so it's a moot point."

Robert nods, "When I first got the cloak, the spirit introduced himself as 'Bond, Vag A Bond. I pestered him to know what the A meant. Never could get him to tell me." wide smile.

The Goddesses get it and grin at the spirit. He looks at them, "He turned my joke around on me so fast it caught me off guard.

The substance in this is a mix of dark magics and Nightwalker blood. It's made to control the people who consume it. So they were trying to gain control of you two, make you slaves to the dark god KinSlayer. He is the power behind Set and many other Gods around the world. Robert being here changed your fate it seems. Had he not been here, Kitten and Althea would still be in that prison, and you two would be the slaves of a God so Dark he makes Set look like an ok person."

Both royals (and many nearby servants and guards) look on in shock and surprise.

Ramsey ask, "Tell me. Where is Robert from really ?"

Ag considers, "Another time really. He was pulled here by a powerful artifact that granted 1 wish of the White Ladies power. She is an Elder Goddess of Fate so you both understand."

He turns and switches to The Language, and talks now to the Goddesses. "He was not supposed to be Here. He was being sent somewhere else, to a time several thousand years from now, but Something interfered with his mission and changed his course to this place. The one who was meant to come here, we don't know what happened to them. That is part of all the excitement in the Halls of Fate. Some outside force is trying to throw chaos in to her place." He slowly fades out and the cloak comes back to 'life'. Robert mutters at it as it starts to gesture and move. Apparently the spirit ran out of energy while talking and was pulled back in to the cloak. It seems miffed it did not get to keep center stage longer. Robert pats it though and it calms down.

Robert turns to the Goddess and in The Language, "Sorry about that. He does not get to talk to, to many other people so gets chatty when outside."

The Goddesses nod. Taking in what the spirit had to say and getting an idea about all the drama lately. Behind the scenes as it were, Outside forces trying to take over other realities is about as common as wars between mortal nations. It happens allot and Some forces tend to ignore the Laws most adhere to. Thinking they don't apply to them. Others just don't care about Others Laws, they will do anything to win, to expand their terrortory or just destroy other realities because they can. They don't know if what is happening is such a gambit or just the side effects of someone elses war bleeding in to their reality. Sometimes these things have possitive effects for worlds, sometimes not. It's really hard to tell How the Mage will affect this world in the long term.

Robert turns back to the Pharaoh, "Um, I may have a different desert if your interested." The Pharaoh looks intrigued so Robert looks around inside his cloak and finds the Pie Patch. Pulling it out produces a still warm American Apple pie, "This is a pie from my home land, made from apples with a touch of cinimon and nutmeg for seasoning."

He carefully cuts it so all the people there can have a slice. It goes over very well. Especially when Robert produces a caraff of arabian coffee which accents the pie nicely. Alric sighs, "I miss food. I miss a sense of smell to for that matter."

The queen, herself a skilled mage, ends up talking to Alric and Alric gets Robert to show the Queen the cursed ball, that caused his present state. He tells her how the dampening magics used in the cursed prison messed with the spells on the item and confused it's spirits in such a way that they Sustained him right in to a living skeleton. His soul is bound to his body now. Robert has agreed to help research his condition and they hope to find a way to break the curse. He does understand it's a long shot simply because of the nature of how it happened. He goes on to tell her about the Goddess he already spoke to, who told them that Alric is the 7th such cursed one, of this type, ever. So not a lot of information on his state.

The Queen is in charge of the Mages here. She tells him she will ask her people to look in to it to. If they can free him, or at least work out How the curse came about, well it may save others from being so affected. He understands and while he hopes they can free him from the curse, having a better understanding of the magics and How it could happen is important to.

As they are finishing the pie, Lady Nelloran and the guard are escorted in to the Royal Presence. Glaring at her guards and bowing to the Royals, "Pardon but what is the meaning of this ?"

Bast and Sekhmet walk around the woman, poking at the air around her suspiciously, then Bast pulls 'Something' from the girl and holds it up, "Snake skin, interesting. Made to hide her true nature from magical scans. They are getting trickier all the time."

Neferatari looks disappointed. "You tried to kill our guest, and to feed us potions to control us. I am very disappointed in you. If not for this mage here and you may have succeeded. But we are fortunate he is here."

Robert grins, "Try it, I will happily remove you from the human race. Nope that won't work. Why yes I am reading your mind, it's easy now that Bast has removed that vale. Yes that is indeed the Goddess. You may shit yourself now. No I am just a mage, do you really think She is not reading your thoughts to. Boy you are stupid."

There is a flash of light and the girl, who was making a gesture, turns in to a legless mouse.

Robert to Bast, "OOoo, that is nice. I never think to remove the limbs like that myself."

Bast nods, "Makes it harder for them to work spells without limbs. Well this one I will take with me. I am sure you can deal with the rest. I will speak with you later Robert." and she is gone.

Sekhmet stays though, as do the cats who are begging for and getting scraps.

The loyal guards quickly gather up the remaining assassins and take them away.

Ramsey looks thoughtful, "I need to think of a proper reward for you now. I could offer you a position in my court ?"

Robert frowns, "Sorry I can't do that. I am under prior obligations, of a magical compulsion variety."

The queen sits up straight, "Who put you under this obligation ?"

Althea raises her hand and looks sheepish, "I did, by accident. See we were trapped in that prison and I had this magical card for years, it had one wish attached to it and I could never think of anything to use it for. I was starving and my Mistress was in her box and well between the lack of food, little hope and my own dreams, I made a foolishly worded wish. That wish brought Robert to us, who freed us and all who could come from the prison. Then he destroyed the prison cause we asked him to. At the time we thought that would be the end of his obligation to us. But it turns out I worded something wrong and he is bound to me till one of us dies. Given we are both long lived beings, this can take a while."

Ramsey looks at Robert, "This is true ?"

Robert nods, "See I am part elven, which comes with an extended life span, minimum of 400 years. I am only 60 now."

The Queen looks from Althea to Robert and back, "Just based on their ability to talk I would say they are a good match."

Kitten, trying to suppress a laugh, just nods, "They are similar alright, though Robert is the more knowledgeable of the two."

The two just look at each other then the rest of the court. Althea looks confused, Robert looks thoughtful.

Ramsey shakes his head, "Having a King in your debt is no small matter sir."

He pauses, looking thoughtful, "At any rate, you are proving an asset to my court and I hope you will continue to be so."

Robert shrugs, "I presently serve Althea, who serves Kitten, who is serving you, so." shrugs again.

He nods, "Kitten serves Kemet actually. She has made that plain to me a long time ago. Well from my perspective. She likes this country and wants us to be great. I rely greatly on her advice and knowledge of other places. She has acted as a secret ambassador, a peace negotiator, and a trade advisor among other things I don't fully know about and most likely sleep better not knowing about.

Now she brings us you, someone who gets glimpses of the future, who can sense things beyond the normal human realms, who walks with Gods like they are equals. Whether you realize it or not, you are a special person and I hope to make use of your talents in the future to."

Robet smiles and bows, "Thank you your Majesty. Though like you, I am descended from Gods. In your case it makes you a great leader, in mine it gives me a better knack for magic and increased memory for facts and trivia. But on my abilities. I am also a trained warrior and have knowledge of how armies of the future are trained. I know tactics and stratagies from over 1000 years in the future. I wrote allot of it down, though it's in elvish, but I am willing to share this information with you. I also know a few things known to the other races, that they have kept to themselves that may be of help to you as well. If your interested."

Sekhmet Smiles widely, "Like Iron smithing and certain tools and devices both the elven and dwarven people have had for centuries." she looks at the Queen, "Had you let him finish speaking of his skills when he first arrived you may have learned he is actually a Master weapon and Armor smith of the Elven styles. He knows Their secrets in metal working and leather working to."

Robert sighs, "I think I intimidated them some and she was hoping to lessen that effect. Though I do wish to appologize to you both on how I acted. I had just learned a few moments before that I was bound to Althea and well, I took some of my frustration out on you all."

Ramsey nods, "I for one I am glad I did not have you arrested."

A new voice comes from the hall, a powerful presence fills the Room. Sekhmet drops to her knees and bows as Ra enters the room, "That would not have gone over very well had you tried that. Robert here is far more dangerous than you all realize."

Everyone in the room save Robert is Bowing or on their knee's before the King of the Egyptian Gods. Robert just looks confused, not realizing who this is.

Ra walks up to the young God, grinning, "I am Ra, King of the Gods of Egypt."

"Ah that explains this feeling and why everyone is suddenly on the floor." Robert just stands at attention then Nods to the High God.

Ra accepts the military reaction. "You all may stand." he tells them, "This is an informal visit. As Ramsey's can tell you, I normally don't manifest, but something extraordinary is happening. YOU are not supposed to be in this world. Though I do approve of your care in dealing with things. Given your capabilities and all. I don't mind you sharing the common knowledge skills of the elves or the dwarves with my people either. Putting them on a more even footing with the other races is good in my opinion." Time for the mortals Stops so he can have a private conversation with Robert.

Robert nods, as Ra continues, "I know from talking with Fate and Destiny though, we can't send you back to your own world. Seems it's not there anymore. The world you were supposed to be in was Destroyed by a Void Maker only Hours after you were supposed to arrive there. So your being Here actually saved your life." Robert swallows thickly, "We still don't know Why the wish grabbed you as the one who was Supposed to be here was a woman, given the two ladies are lesbians and Althea wished for a woman, though her wording was Tall and Pretty. Your just man pretty. Or as you put it, a person of high charisma and the ability to lead.

I have decided to allow you to remain in Egypt and not interfere To much in your life here. Though I hope you will try and help my people and defend them from the enemies who would harm them."

"If I get the chance, can I kill Set ?" Robert ask.

Ra grins, "With my blessing. He is not really a God you know. Just a powerful undead monster. Kitten is also an Undead. But she is a good one and I don't have a problem with her or the other Good ones. Kinslayer is another one I would love to see erased, if you get the chance. As you are a non pantheon god, you have greater freedoms than those of us In an pantheon."

"Actually I am in a Pantheon. The White Lady accepted me in to hers, The Hermit and Mortality are the only other Gods in that pantheon, as far as the upper levels go." he informs to God King.

Ra considers that, "Ok, well good to know. But they are an Over God level pantheon, meaning 1 step below the AO in authority, so it gives you a small amount of protection from that point of veiw. Still you are a lesser God and I hope you will count my people as at least friends."

"Thank you sir. I will try not to scare them To much."

Ra nods, restarts time and looks around. He takes the poisoned pie, "I am going to have this examined by Ptah. I formally welcome Robert to Egypt as well he is really a minor god, though he tends to down play that a bit. His skills in magic are on par with mortals, but he is from a much more advanced people. Oh, and Ramsey, Neferatati, Only you two mortals are aware I was even here. None of your guards or servents will remember my being here and they will only recall Sekhmet as being a Priestess of Her's. Bast though, well she is known to wander the Palace, so I don't need to hide her presence.

I have given Robert permission to work in Egypt and to use his gifts in defense of the Land and it's people.

As for a reward for him, I suggest a nice set of rooms with a good work room Outside the palace proper but with in the Palace grounds. Magic training wise he is a Mage, 4th ranked spells and all that. He is learning them just as mortals do. Most of what he has done so far though has been from Items he owns."

Robert scratches his head, "True. My God stuff is more destructive or senseing type things really. Um, I need a room of thick stone that can take great heat. As stated I am a master smith, but I also know how to make Glass items. I just need to make the tools to work it."

The Royals nod. Glass making is a rare skill that is a closely guarded secret of the Elven people. Having someone who can make glass and iron items is a great blessing to them.

Ramsey ask Ra, "Sir, now knowing what he is, how should we treat Master Robert ?"

"Like a very skilled person. He is not really the sort to lord over people and from what I understand, does not want people to know he is more than a child of a god, just like you. As he was saying, his gifts went toward crafting and magic while yours to Ruling. Lastly, he really is from a future time. Though not of this world, some major differences between the two worlds."

Robert nods, "You got 2 moons, one Huge and green, one small and white. My world has a small white one and a tiny one that most people mistake for a dim star. Magic works much the same though. We are just further along in our understanding of it than you."

"Also human history up to this time went much the same in his world as it's been going here. But I am hoping with his help your people's future will be even greater than it was in his world." Ra tells them.

"The problem is, the next thousand years is a blank place in history. No written records, no one knows What happened in the period after your rule. At least in my own worlds history.

Ah on magic, from my peoples perspective I am an advanced Journey man. But we have 10 levels of spells. 11 are known but you have to be a god to use Those spells. A full mage in my peoples understanding has access to 5th level spells. Just so you know the difference of my perspective to yours."

The Queen nods, "I am going to want to pick your brain on magic. Ramsey runs the priest, I the mages. I am trained in magic to. Though I understand, do to your cercumstances, you are not under my direct control."

Robert bows slightly to her, "I scare you and your trying to deal with it, with out getting antagnonistic ?"

She sighs and nods, "Yes. You are an imposing and powerful person and now we learn a god. I am Trying not to let that scare me but it is not easy."

"I do understand. Growing up I was raised as a mortal. Did not know of this godly stuff till recently. Day before yesterday actually, I just thought I was gifted as some people are. I am hoping to keep some of my humility though and I admit I am overwhelmed by all of this myself. On the plus side, Ra gave me permission to kill Set if I get the chance."

The Queen actually chuckles at that, "Well that is something, and I understand being overwhelmed. It's how I felt when I learned as Queen I was in charge of the Mages and was only an apprentice myself at the time. It takes a lot of work and patients to learn what you will need to. I will Try to be patient with you as well. Though as a warning, I got a few mages who think They know better than even the Gods on how things must be done."

Nodding with a 'know the type' face, "oh yes. That is not limited to mages, there are all kinds of people out there like that. Little secret for working spells. Helps to add a small prayer to the gods when casting spells under their preview. Adds to the control and effectiveness of the spells. I have some experience doing that. Most schools don't teach That secret and many mages don't think they Need to do that. But really, having a blessing added in to it helps."

Neferatari nods, "I know I ask Nut for guidence when I do scrying spells. AH, do you know much of crafting of items ?"

"A little, but I have books that list all the known magic items and has descriptions of them. Well maybe not ALL of them, but a good number. Of my own skills, I can make charged items, potions, and scrolls, and know some runic enchantments to. The White Lady gave me a special magical item that contains my library. Thousands of books on multiple topics including magic and alchemy and all the skills I have to. The item is bound to me, to keep it from being stolen. But she also locked it in such a fashion so only I can use it. However, by combining it with the power of the cloak, I can make scrolls and maybe books from its list."

The Queen looks excited, "Oh that sounds wonderful. I would welcome any help you can give us. Mundane to magical."

Robert nods but before he can say more Ra puts a hand on his shoulder. Stopping him from gushing something, "Robert."

Nods to the God King, "Sir."

"No giving them the Keys to the universe. I love my people, but I know how they can get. I don't mind you teaching them your understanding of magics and such. But lets keep the more dangerous secrets, secret for now."

The Queen and Robert both nod to him, with the Queen thinking 'oh well'.

Ra nods, looks around, then walks out.

All anyone recalls is a powerful mage-priest came and spoke with the King and Queen. Sekhmet is treated as a High Priestess of her faith.

Alric slips out from where he was hiding when Ra came in and up to Robert, "I hope that is the last of the Gods showing up for a while. That was a very scary period."

Robert nods, "Tell me about it. Learned a few things and have a lot to think about. The really scary part of all this for me, this is just day 1 of my new life."

Alric nods and looks about, "Well good omens at least. Being welcomed by the King of the Gods is a great honor. So lets do our best."

"Thank you for your words of support Alric. Though right now I want to find a place and hide for a bit." Robert tells him.

Alric nods, "me to really. The world is a scary place in the normal way of things. But gets more so when the Gods get involved."