The four teens peered through the crowd. They could see nothing yet. And so they tried to make their way to the front to check out the center of the fun.They were surprised to see a short person dancing. She must be only about 3-feet tall. Her body was a bit stout, and her head was also a bit big on her shoulders. Her ears, neck, arms and legs were covered with jewelries made of gold, bronze and lapis.“A dwarf?” Diana turned to Elise grinning with an eyebrow lifted high, looking amazed. “They are entertained by a dancing dwarf?”For some reason Elise’s mind’s eye peeked into this short person’s life—without her intention of doing so. She realized she saw this image before. She blinked and ran her tongue on her dried lips.What does this mean? She was puzzled.Until now, she did not say anything about her visions to anyone. She did not share them even with Eric. The symbols of the kings in A

“You can see the future. You can move things with your mind. You can create things out of nothing. You can control anything or anyone. Isn’t it all familiar?” The short person smiled now. She regarded her knowingly.The others stared at Elise.“Is that true?” Eric asked his sister seriously.“I don’t know.” She shook her head vigorously. “I did see some images before we got here… I did create a shield so that the enemy cannot see us… I did… uh… control you and Kent earlier… and I saw… her,” Elise continued as she looked at her brother and Kent. She turned her head to look at the short person once again.The pygmy smiled kindly at Elise this time.“What are you really?” she questioned her for the second time.“I am a pygmy. They call me Zadi. I never knew where I originally came from but I was brought in these lands by a shi

In the next few days, they were taught by Zadi how to execute simple magic techniques. Each of them found something they wanted to master with, as suggested by Zadi.Mazoi learned how to spin his spear and create a whirlpool of air mixed with sands. He could separate the sands and make them into big or small balls to be used as weapons as well. Only the downside was that he could do it when he was standing directly on the earth, not on a tiled floor.Diana learned to use a pair of cudgels using her own magic. She could just let them float in the air, and they wait for her command to strike or to vanish into thin air.As Eric knew martial arts and could use anything as a weapon, he learned to create an invisible body shield, like a liquefied aura around his body.As for Kent, he improved his skills to become faster and stronger. And he could spit fire whenever he wanted to.Zadi was impressed by their improvements in just a so short of a time. Her g

The Nubians, on the other hand, were people of another nation close to Upper Egypt. They had another language, culture and tradition.The previous rulers of Nubia had long fought against the kings of Upper Egypt because the latter refused alliance with these dark people as they were known to be fierce and wretches. They were so relentless in fighting against the Upper Egyptians until the latest ruler decided to associate his nation with Lower Egypt, the long-time enemy of Upper Egypt.And so, the wise King Iry-Hor accepted the alliance with the Nubians instead. He was thinking that once he defeated King Hor-Aha with the help of the Nubians, he could easily defeat the Nubians later on as well. With this thought, King Iry-Hor would make an empire. **** The witch priestess finished her evening ritual, and her eyes opened wide when she learned that the foreigners evaded the army that the general led to capture them. She read the as

Suddenly, the right window of the enclosed litter opened. The witch priestess peered through it. She felt Zadi’s strong powers around the area. She closed her eyes and they opened abruptly. She saw the shield first and then the makeshift tent.“Halt!” She commanded the servants to stop. She knew that Meru, together with his soldiers, was already half a mile away now. She was only left with a handful of soldiers.She could now see the people behind the shield and inside the tent. She recognized the pygmy instantly as well as the four foreigners that were in disguise, clothed like ancient Egyptians. The two girls were dressed like priestesses while the others were dressed as soldiers. An evil smirk lifted from the corner of her red lips.The servants put the litter down, and the witch priestess climbed out of it. She stood under the heat of the sun as she stared at the tent. She aimed her palm in that direction and started to cast a spell.