A man, born in the past, he, the main villain at last,

He won't be seen for some time, but his strings link to time.

So, think, reader, who could it be, someone who sold his soul,

Someone who wants to be free.

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The group froze, unable to think, and Jack's mind resembled a tangled ball of thread. The straight path that had guided them so far was now a mess, confusion reigning in Jack's mind. However, amid the chaos, an idea formed, a single thread escaping only to tangle again into a ball.

Kamil's voice broke through the confusion. He had spotted an escape route – the staircase leading to the top floor. Climbing quickly, he found empty cupboards and whispered urgently for everyone to hide.

As Jack and Ramon brought the two guards upstairs and donned their cloaks, the rest of the group rushed upstairs and squeezed into the cupboards, closing the doors tightly.

In the confined space, Khonsu complained to Kasib, "Move your leg!"

"Why?" asked Kasib.

Annoyed, Khonsu replied, "It's hitting something."

Kasib, embarrassed, exclaimed, "Oh, Shi!"

Memnon used his Chronotex power, uttering, "Memory Manipulation," and the guards started to move again before the leader noticed anything unusual.

Jack and Ramon, now wearing the cloaks, pretended to be guarding the gold. They stood in front of the gate, tightly gripping the guards' swords, and whispered to each other.

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"Hey, Ramon, what do we do now?" Jack whispered.

"I don't know. It wasn't my idea to wear this," replied Ramon.

A loud salute echoed outside. Jack and Ramon listened in shock as the wooden door slowly creaked open, revealing a woman with a commanding presence. Tall and slender, she wore silver Armor with blue cloth underneath. Her dark, wavy hair fell gracefully around her shoulders, and her piercing green eyes conveyed confidence. Her helmet covered most of her head, leaving some hair out.

Walking past Ramon and Jack, the woman asked, "You two, what's your names?"

Shocked, the duo scrambled in their heads. Jack said his name was Sami, and Ramon introduced himself as Ramno. The group upstairs listened intently to the conversation occurring downstairs. Kamil made a disappointed face "Ramno, Well that’s what I expect from him. He didn’t even try to hide his real name and just included it wow..." while he was squashed between Khonsu and Abdul.

"Hmm," she shrugged, replying, "Well, you two aren't wearing the correct shoes. If I see you again, you better fix it."

"Yes, we will," Ramon said confidently. The leader of the Nebu started to walk upstairs, each step creaking on the wooden staircase, causing the hearts of those hidden in the cupboard to race faster.

She finally arrived at the door and was getting ready to open it. However, something caught her attention near the window, she said.

"Oh, here, I found my hair tie," picking up a hair tie from the window corner in front of the door situated upstairs.

A sigh of relief swept through Ramon and Jack as the leader started to walk back down, soon quickly exiting the house.

After allowing 2-3 minutes to pass and hearing her descending footsteps, the pair quickly took a long breath and rushed upstairs. Ramon, however, first used his Dark Energy Power to detect who was nearby.

"Jack, she's gone for good now. I don't see her. Let's go up," said Ramon.

The cupboard opened upstairs as the group exited. Memnon rushed to the window, looking at the guards outside, and used his Chronotex power to freeze them again, "Memory paused."

The soldiers rushed downstairs, filling the bags with gold and replacing them with the fake ones tucked away in the trolley outside, under pieces of cloth.

Ramon, picking up one of the bags and nearly stumbling, said, "Oh, this one is heavy."

"Let me just put it in the trolley. It will take too long to swap, plus they won't notice."

"No problems with that," replied Kamil as the group quickly finished swapping the last few bags.

Stuffing the last bag into the trolly, the team hurried outdoors, the Menes Squad propelling the rolling container. Ramon tapped into his dark energy, scanning for potential threats to ensure they went undetected.

Khonsu and Jack took the lead, readying themselves to ignite the car. In the rear, Kasib and Memnon positioned themselves as a defensive line. Once the group had entered the cave, Memnon deactivated his powers, swiftly and silently running alongside Kasib to the cave's exit.