The flood destroyed everything that stood in its way; the sky was low and dark, and the dark gray clouds were blotting out the golden color of the sun. One man noticed something blue-colored floating on the surface of the Nile toward them. He left his wife’s hand and walked closer to the Nile. “Nu!!” she called his name in fear. He didn’t respond; he squatted down and took out the floating thing.

A unique scent came from it. He sniffed it, raising both eyebrows. “Naunet,” he called his wife, and the rest noticed what he held and went toward him to see. It was a bright, blue-colored flower they had never seen before; it had a rich, earthy, floral, aromatic scent. They admired how unique and magical it looked, yet they suddenly felt dizzy.

The sky’s color slowly changed, and the sun’s rays reflected on the Nile. The clouds’ color became pure and rich in tone. Sunlight filled the sky with mighty colors of red and yellow. A sudden shiny reflection above the Nile hit their eyes; they looked at it to find thousands of blue-colored flowers floating on its surface.

A narcotic warm misty atmosphere was evoked; the color of the Nile became clearer, like a lustrous crystal. Nu bent over, got some water retention in his hands, and drank it. “Unbelievable! It changed!” Nu said, shockingly. The taste of the Nile changed. It became smooth and refreshing with a sweet aftertaste that gave him a sudden feeling of satisfaction, happiness, joy, and a burst of energy.

“The sudden appearance of the blue lotus floating on the Nile made it mystical and sacred. These people were the first ones to taste it. They are known in their time for their adeptness of enchantment and sorcery. After they drank the sacred water their identities and bodies changed. Each one possessed mighty abilities and together they created two books to make our world a better place,” Nebuaui said.

The picture transformed back to the inscription of the four pairs. “The first pair are Nu and Naunet.” — Nebuaui pointed at the pair standing in the middle — Nu was shown as a bearded, blue-skinned man, holding a palm frond in his hand. Beside him was his wife, Naunet; she was more obscured with snakehead.

“Within days, their new abilities surfaced; Nu could manipulate water and transform himself into a watery substance while Naunet could manipulate and control the weather,” he said, then looked at Eisai. “These two are Hauh and Hauhet.” he pointed at the pair on the left side.

The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.

Hauh had a frog head, divine beard, lappet wig, and notched palm branches in each hand. He was kneeling with his left knee raised. Besides him was his wife Hauhet, holding one notched palm branch in her right hand and another one over her head.

“Hauh and Hauhet were the first-time travelers, they discovered all of its aspects.” — Nebuaui then pointed at the pair after Nu and Naunet from the right — “Kekui and Kekuit,” he said.

They were the most obscured pair of them all; Kekui was a serpent-headed man and Kekuit was a cat-headed woman. “Kekui could create and manipulate darkness and shadows. Kekuit was the opposite of him; she controlled absolute light.”

The last pair was next to Kekuit. Nebuaui pointed at them, then looked at Eisai again. “The last ones are Qerh and Qerhet.”

Qerh is shown as a man with a falcon head inside a sun disk, with a cobra resting above it. Qerhet was the only one looking normal; she had a double crown and, ankh in her right hand, and she wore a bright red long dress where the rest were wearing white.

“Qerh was powerful. He controlled heat and fire and Qerhet could control emotions. She had a powerful mind that led them to create the two books and put everything in order.”

When Nebuaui finished, the rectangle faded into thin air. Eisai was calm. “Where did the lotus come from?” he asked.

“It is still a mystery, yet it changed us for the better.”

“But it is—” Eisai stopped and looked around suddenly; he heard a whisper in his ear, a female voice called his name, Nebuaui noticed. “There is someone here with us,” he said and looked around again.

“No,” Nebuaui said, unsurprised.

“Someone called my name! It’s a woman.” Eisai looked toward the flying boxes.

Nebuaui looked at the boxes, then at Eisai; he noticed something in his gaze. It feared him and he knew at this moment that he should send Eisai back to his time as fast as possible.

“We stayed here for too long.” Nebuaui squatted down and touched the ground. The entire room disappeared, and they were standing in the white void again.

He drew the medium-sized circle with a line tangent to it on the ground. When it turned into a glowing blue light, they were in the hypostyle hall again in the blink of an eye. “Wait! I must go back!” Eisai shouted and reached the wall, touching it again after the whiteness disappeared.

“Trust me, you shouldn’t stay here any longer,” Nebuaui said.

“But… you said that you will help me with my powers and now you want me to go!” Eisai said angrily.

“Staying in the past or the future is forbidden,” he said firmly, and Eisai looked offended.

“Forbidden! being a time traveler gave me the ability to go to the past or the future and you’re saying I’m forbidden to do so!” Eisai looked irritated.

“Any great power has its limits and red lines that can’t be crossed, your power can be a great blessing if you use it well, but it can easily be your greatest sin.” Nebuaui eyed him and continued “you got here for a reason.”