An aisle cut through the middle of the room; on both sides were peaceful lakes that somehow appeared connected despite the ground aisle between them. The lakes were crystal clear in Eisai could easily see his reflection on it. At the end of the aisle, were two square shapes flying in the air. There wasn't direct lighting on them, the shapes looked like two black boxes.

They were standing at the beginning of the aisle. Nebuaui walked toward the flying shapes while Eisai didn't move. As he walked, hundreds of blue lotuses floated on the surface of the two lakes. A sudden rich earthy floral aromatic scent filled the place, it evoked a narcotic warm misty atmosphere.

Nebuaui stood in front of the flying boxes and looked back at Eisai. He called his name and waved his hand for him to come closer. Eisai closed the distance between them and stood beside him.

Nebuaui snapped his figure, startling Eisai a little. Seven candles appeared, lighting up behind and above the two square shapes. It turned out to be two golden boxes with engraved hieroglyphics.

Nebuaui took the box to the right; it was still flying in the air; the box was hinged and fastened with a small glowing blue circle with a line tangent to it. He pressed on it; the upper part raised to open revealed a cylinder in gold with the same hieroglyphics engraved on the box.

Nebuaui took the cylinder, and the box flew back next to the other one. Eisai noticed something behind the boxes; a dark hall that looked like it would lead to another place. He heard a soft fading female voice calling his name; Eisai felt the urge to go inside the dark hall.

He was about to move, but Nebuaui held his right forearm, stopping him. "No," he said firmly, without looking at him then handed the cylinder to him, then looked back and squatted down.

This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.

Eisai looked toward the hall to find it had disappeared. He held the cylinder with both of his hands; it surprised him how heavy it was. Nebuaui put both of his hands in the left lake, he moved them in circles four times, and the crystal-clear water of the lake glowed with ten shining blue strings forming around his hands. He stood up with water retention in his hands. It was round-shaped flying in the air with the shining strings covering his fingers reflecting its shine over the water.

Nebuaui brought the base of his balms right under the flying water, his thumbs and pinkie fingers touched together, and then he spread the rest of his fingers like the lotus flower opening upward. The water changed into a crystal-clear opening lotus with the reflection of the glowing strings, looking mystical. The crystal-clear lotus floated higher and stopped flying upward at the middle point of the room.

Blinding beams of light diverged from the crystal lotus reflected on the inscriptions, it lighted up the place as if the sun pervaded the room. One of the blinding beams hit the ground and formed a transparent rectangle; the crystal-clear lotus slowly faded afterward, the beams stopped, and the room went back to its normal lighting.

Nebuaui took the cylinder from Eisai and opened it. Wisps of silver-shining smoke came out of it. It curled and danced its way to the transparent rectangle, turning it into a silver-colored one. Nebuaui murmured some words. An inscription appeared in the middle of the rectangle.

It changed within seconds into a realistic photograph. Eight people were arranged in four male and female pairs looking aghast. Men wore white linen shendyt, gold usekh broad collars with ranges of different colors of gemstones, and real human hair wigs.

The four women wore white tight sheath dresses held by two straps. They were wearing gold and silver usekh broad collars, anklets, and bracelets. Two of them wore long wigs and the other two wore shorter ones. "What is this?" Eisai asked.

"It was the day that changed everything. The Nile flooding day every year happened peacefully, leaving our ground with more blessings, but this time was different. It became dark, rainy, and windy with strong lighting cracking the sky, causing the Nile to be angrier," Nebuaui said with a steady voice.

The photograph turned into a live-action one showing exactly what Nebuaui was describing; the four pairs were standing in front of the Nile after its annual flooding.