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Aɴᴋʜ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪғᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴏғғᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴀs sᴜᴄʜ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ-- ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ "ʜᴏʟɪᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜ" ᴀᴛᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ʜɪs ɢᴇᴍs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴘᴏɪʟᴇᴅ ʙʀᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪs ʀᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴅɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's* ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ. ʜᴇ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ Vɪsᴄᴇᴛ, ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜɪs sɴᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴍs ᴜɴᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ɪs ɢʀᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴜɪᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. ʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴇʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ, ʟᴏɴɢ sᴛᴇᴘs. ᴛʀᴏᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ɴᴏsᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ ᴇʏᴇs ʜᴀʟғ ʟɪᴅᴅᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ɪs ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴ ʜɪs sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ-- ᴇʟᴏɴɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴅs. ᴅᴇᴇᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛғᴜʟ.
Aɴᴋʜ ʜᴀs ᴀ ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ Aɴᴜʙɪs, ғᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟɪғᴇ* ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ*. ʜɪs ʀᴏᴏᴍ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Aɴᴜʙɪs sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀɴᴀʟɪᴀ. ʜɪs ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ Aɴᴜʙɪs ʜᴀs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴍᴜᴍᴍɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ. (200/200)Fear was a fantastic motivator and Ankh would be the first to admit that he was afraid in the beginning. His family was facing exile and that included him as well. It didn't matter to the rest of the pack that he was barely able to walk as he was basically fresh out of the egg. It had been his father's fault for challenging the Alpha for no particular reason what-so-ever — he merely enjoyed the confrontation. Ankh's mother warned him constantly; they had a child to raise. But the aggressive viscet pushed one too many times and they were forced out of their own pack. His father was't having any of that, however. Since they were exiled, the small family was no longer part of the pack so of course the others attacked them for trespassing. The small viscling ended up fleeing from the scene but his parents weren't as lucky.
He was sure he would perish, not having the strength or proper skills yet to hunt on his own but even then, his mind was completely without an ounce of fear. What did he have to fear? He welcomed the god of death; if it was his time, then so be it.
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Hᴇ's sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ sᴀғᴇ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ, ɴᴏsᴇ ᴛᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ.
Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴜsɪɴɢ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴅɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ᴀs ʜᴇ ɴᴏsᴇs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ-- ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ɪᴛ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀs ᴀ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛ. Iᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ
sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴜɴʀᴜʟʏ
ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍᴇʀ. Aɴᴋʜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. As ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ Vɪsᴄᴇᴛ ʙᴏʏ ᴡᴀs, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ's ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
Tʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴘᴇᴀs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴅ. Aɴᴋʜ ᴡᴀs sᴘᴏɪʟᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴᴇ.
Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴡʜʏ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ-- ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ (ᴀs ɪs ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ Vɪsᴄᴇᴛ), ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Nᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟᴛʏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs sᴡɪғᴛʟʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ
ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx.
Fʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜɪʀʀᴜᴘs ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴇᴋs ᴜᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ, sᴜɴsᴇᴛ ᴇʏᴇs ɢʟᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ; ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ /ʜɪᴍ/, sᴏ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ? Tʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜɪᴍ - ᴏʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs Aɴᴋʜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟᴇɢɪᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ - ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ. Sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴛ Aɴᴋʜ.
Tʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴛᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ, sᴡᴀᴅᴅʟɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴊᴀᴡs ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʏᴀᴡɴ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ, ᴘʀᴇᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ. Pʀᴀɪsɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʀɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ.
"Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ Gᴏᴅ, Aɴᴋʜ. I ᴀᴍ sᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ. Mʏ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ."
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"Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ!" ʜᴇ ʙᴀʀᴋs, ᴀ sᴄᴏᴡʟ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜʀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sᴛᴇᴘs.
Hᴇ's ᴀɴɢʀʏ-- ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs sɴᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Aɴᴋʜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Eᴍᴘɪʀᴇ. Hᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ Gᴏᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ᴡᴀs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛɪʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴɴᴏʏᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪʀʀɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇᴅ Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜɪɢʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴅɪᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ.
Iғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ ʙʀᴏᴡɴɪᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ɪɴ ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴇʏᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ.
"Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ," ʜᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇs, ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴜғғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ sᴛᴀᴍᴘ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғᴏᴏᴛ. Hᴇ's ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ʙɪɢɢᴇʀ-- ᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Aɴᴋʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ sᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssᴏʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛ. Aɴᴋʜ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴅᴏʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғɪɴᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟs - ᴀ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ғɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴀᴛᴏᴘ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴇʏᴇ. Bᴀɴɢʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs... ʜᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs.
"I ᴡᴀs sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ Vɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ Sʜᴀʀᴘ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡɪsᴇ ᴛᴏ
ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ I ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ."
Tʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ɪs ᴄɪʀᴄʟɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sɴᴇᴇʀ, ᴇᴀʀs ᴘɪɴɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sᴋᴜʟʟ ɪɴ ʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀs ᴇʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ sᴛᴇᴘs - ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜɪs ᴀɴɢᴇʀ - ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ғʟᴏᴘs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴛs ᴀɴᴅ sᴍᴏᴏᴛʜ ʀᴏᴄᴋ. Hᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛs ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀsᴋs ʜɪᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs. Aɴᴋʜ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴀᴡ ɪɴ ɴᴏɴᴄʜᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. "Exᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ."
Tʜᴇ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ғʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇs ɪᴛ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʀɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅ-- ɴᴏᴛ ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs.
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Tʜᴇ Gᴏᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴀʏ, Aɴᴋʜ ᴋɴᴏᴡs. Iᴛ's ʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Eᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ɪs ʟᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘɪᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛʏᴀʀᴅ ʟᴀᴢɪʟʏ. Tʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴍʙ ɪs ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ - ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʟᴅ ᴅᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Aɴᴋʜ ᴡɪsʜᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀɴʏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ. Iᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋs ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴀᴡ ᴘʀɪɴᴛs ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ; ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Aɴᴋʜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ. Oɴᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴡ ᴘʀɪɴᴛ ɪs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ - ᴀ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs, ɪғ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ.
Hᴇ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇs ᴘᴏʟɪsʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴋᴇᴛ ɪɴ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴛᴏ Aᴢᴀᴢᴀᴇʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴏʟғ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ. Aɴᴋʜ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Kɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ-- ᴍᴜᴍᴍɪғʏɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴋᴇᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs ʜᴇ'ᴅ sᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴛᴄʜ. Tᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʀɪᴍ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴏғғᴇʀs ᴀ sʟᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴅ, ɢʟᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʜɪᴍ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇᴡ Kɪɴɢ. "I'ᴍ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ."
As Aᴢᴀᴢᴀᴇʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴋᴇᴛ, ᴅʀᴀɢɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇs ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ-ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ-ᴛᴏᴍʙ, Aɴᴋʜ sᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ. Nᴇᴡ Kɪɴɢ, ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ. Wᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ's ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅs ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ɢᴇsᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟs ᴄʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ. Gʀᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ sᴛᴇᴘs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇsʜɪғᴛ sᴛᴀɢᴇ, ᴀ ғʟᴜɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀᴜʀᴀ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ. Hᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇs ʜɪs sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɴᴇ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ʜɪᴍ sᴏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ-- ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ Kɪɴɢ's ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴏᴛᴏɴᴏᴜs ᴀs ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ.
"Yᴇᴛ" ᴍᴇᴀɴs "ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ" ɪɴ Eɢʏᴘᴛɪᴀɴ.
"Mʏ Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ Aɴᴜʙɪs ɴᴏᴡ," Hᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴡ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴀʀᴍ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ sɪɢɴᴀʟ Aᴢᴀᴢᴀᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs-- ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴋᴇᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴍʙ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ's ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ. "Hᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʀᴜʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀʟɪғᴇ. Yᴇᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɴᴇᴡ ʟɪғᴇ.
I ᴀᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Kɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴡ," Aɴᴋʜ's ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴛᴏᴘs ᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ, ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʟɪʟᴛ. "I ᴀᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ
Gᴏᴅ. Fᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ. I ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ."
Tʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ғᴏʀ ʜɪs Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴇᴀʀs, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪs ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Aɴᴋʜ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
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