The Vamanwolf by S.S. Raees (fox in socks read aloud .TXT) 📕

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'Listen to me, Christopher Lois! You have all the knowledge that the diamond knows. You have none more than that. That's why you can't get the answer to Cleopatra's riddle. That's Science, not Ancient History,'

I froze at the statement. I knew my twin had a point. So, I decided to listen to him. I told him to go on. He explained that this was also one of Cleopatra's Riddle. But he was at an end. I asked him how he came into existence.

'I am the mortal part of you that will always exist. When Cleopatra's curse befell you, I was able to exist in life form. The End Gods have started to fear that you might be a threat to them. That you may turn against them. They blessed you with many Gifts, to assist them. Now, they think their decision might have been too rash. I spoke on your side, and they allowed me to remind you who you really were. And Mother had a very good reason to send you away...'

I was about to ask what, when suddenly everything vanished into a misty black. I could hear someone calling me from afar. But it was too faraway. I ran as fast as I could, but I couldn't reach it.

'Chris, wake up!' Jack shook me awake.

I opened my eyes. My sight was a little blurry, like the first time I had transformed. When my sight sharpened to the maximum, I could see that I was lying in a circle. It had been drawn at a perfect radius of 1 meters.

'How are you feeling?' Rose asked.

'You were nearly taken into the Light. It was lucky we managed to bring you back. Any second later, we would've lost you,' Jack started.

Liar! I wanted to shout just that. They were the traitors here. I knew that. I closed my eyes as the Shield enclosed me once again. I wanted to get away from here, leave them. But whatever this was, it was far from being over.

Of course! Why didn't I think of that? The Second Riddle was supposed to curse me. It brought my nightmare to life. The nightmare of being human once again. Now I understood why I was so angry with the three vampires whom have followed me throughout this voyage...

They knew of the Voice in my head that was supposed to tell me everything. They had planned to test it all along from before. And they knew now that they could outsmart me at anytime.

The Second Riddle was on a Magic basis, and when I had been cursed it proved that I wasn't much of a threat. And that I could be controlled easily. Therefore, I had to keep my guards from now on...

'Chris! Come on here... There's something here that we need you to see here...' Jack muttered.

Yeah, sure you need me. Now, that the subject of focus was Ancient History. My brain had been wired for these things.

'Chris! Come on here. I think you really should see this,' Rose sighed.

I glared at Rose as I stepped forward. I closed my eyes and raised my hand. A light appeared and then, a hiss filled the room. A cobra conjured itself from thin air and twirled around the doorknob.

It hissed out these words in the same ancient language :






I translated :

' Only the One shall come to lumber
The Destiny of Foredoom
The Dead Queen slumbers
Awaiting promised freedom '

It remained hissing on the doorknob. I looked at them and told them that I was the One. I stroked the cobra on its back and it exploded into a million pieces. I turned the knob and entered. As soon as I was inside, the door vanished completely. That left only a wall behind me. No door, nothing.

Dust flew about as I entered. The dust that flew into my eyes were burned away immediately. I found myself inside a room full of Egyptian relics. There was this and also the fact that the room was bathed in bright sunlight. This was completely unexpected. The pyramid was underwater, or was it really there?

All of a sudden, I heard Rose's voice.

'Oh, you were trapped in Chris' mind. Then, you searched for holes... Then,... You escaped by searching for holes in his mind. Yes, I get it... After that, you came to an undecided part of his mind. OK, and where was that? The future –


I quickly closed the interaction and the mind – reading. Rose was marvelling Jacque outside. Suddenly, I spied a golden coffin. It stood in the middle of the room, shimmering brightly.

I touched it, and a warm sensation came into my touch. I was shocked. As far as I could recall, I couldn't feel anything. But here I was, touching the warm coffin that pulsated with heat. On the coffin were inscribed a set of words :



' Here lies the Dead Queen Cleopatra,' I translated.

I gripped the sides of the coffin, and lifted it up. Inside it was the body of a very beautiful woman. No sooner I had opened the coffin and exposed the body within to the surrounding air, the body exploded. Only her tiara was left, and on the tiara was a pearl. The Pearl of Eternal Light...

Someone tapped me on my shoulder, and I turned around. The tiara I had taken out slipped from my hand and clattered onto the floor. It burst into dust as soon as it reached the floor. Queen Cleopatra stood behind me, her face a million times beautiful than a thousand full moons.