Bride of Anubis

She nodded, "Yees this is not good."

"Nefertari come here!" her aunt called standing on the edge of the boat.

"Aunt it isn't safe standing so close to the edge!"

"Nonsense child. I am perfectly safe. The priests prayed to Sobek this morning for a safe journey." she smirked.

But when she spoke, the waters of the nile began to become rough and the boat began to rock. The dog on as the boat was almost tipping over.

"Ahhhh!!!!!!!" Nefertari screamed as she fell off. She hit the water hard, "Please.... Help... Me..." She said as she tried not to drown

SHe rolled her eyes, "Keep the boat steady and onwards, must not be late!" Abasi looked on in horror, "NEFERTARI!"

Then the water around Nefertari began to pull her down, all she could see was black.

Then everything went black, after a while she washed up to shore. she was freezing, bloody and close to death. All she couldn't move so all she could think about was why. Why hadn't her aunt saved her? Why hadn't she stop? She started loosing consciousness again.

As she fading into unconsciousness, the black dog from earlier stood at her side. He morphed into a taller, more human figure but his head remained a black dog. He knelt to the girl and held his hands over, "Child with eyes like the nile...you shall be mine." they slowly started being swallowed up by the sand around them, eventually vanishing from sight.

She knew Anubis had come to take her life. She closed her eyes and let him take her.

They arrived to the underworld and laid her on the alter. Flaming torches surrounded them and Anubis looked down at the wet girl, asleep. He looked her over, not saying a word.

She seemed so peaceful sleeping. It was amazing that a few minutes earlier she was on the brink of death.

He made the torched dim down a bit and the smoke of incense began to fill the room, the string of smoke dancing in the air. He snapped his fingers and two black dogs like he was disguised before came out, "Watch over her until she wakes." he vanished into black smoke.

But first he got her into some warm clothes. It really was a shame that her aunt disgaurded like that. She was so beautiful.

Fresh, dry clothes and even jewels were set on her.

The Dogs sat on both sides of the alter and turned into statues.

After 24 hours she started to stir.

Anubis was dealing with a soul who had come for judgement, With the ibis headed Thoth, the god of Writing. WHo was writing down every word spoken in the judgement.

"If your heart is heavier than Ma'at's feather, than you shall be fed to Ammit." he said without emotion, "But be your heart lighter, than you will see paradise."

He took the dead person's heart and placed it on the scales, straight away it out-weighed Ma'at's feather. Anubis glared at him, "The scales have shown, you are unworthy...feed him to Ammit." he said to his soldiers.

The soul struggled as he was taken away but it was useless. Thoth turned to Anubis, "Many heavy hearts these days don't you think?"

Anubis looked to the ibises headed writer, "The world of mortals are full of darkness."

One of the guard dogs informed him that Nefertari was waking up.

"Inform me if another soul comes. I must attend to this child." he went leave. Thoth watched as he left, "Was it was WISE to bring her to the underworld when she has not died?" he asked Anubis.

Anubis paused, "There is something about this girl...something special." he left.

She slowly opened her eyes to see Anubis, "Am I dead?" She asked.

"No, if you were, you would be in the hall of judgement and judged with the scales of Maat." he pointed out, "You became unconscious after inhaling a bit too much water from the nile." the two dogs that watched her came out of hiding.

She sneezed, "Then way am I here?" Anubis put his hand to her forehead to see if she had a cold.

"You have been in the water too long, Sorbek did a rough job on the boat. I did not expect you to fall in, I was hoping your aunt would." he sighed.

"Come we shall see to Nefertem to heal you." he held a hand to help her off the alter.

The mention of her aunt upset her, when she wouldn't budge he looked back and saw tears running down her face.

He looked at her, "Why do you cry?" he walked back to her.

"Because... My aunt hates me and no... no one loved me enough to save me..." Anubis put his arms around her as she started sobbing.

He sighed, "Your aunt was more focused on her wedding to her own flesh and blood. When she meet Nephthys on her deathbed, she will not have a light heart." he said with total absolute.

"I don't wish ill on her." She said worried. "I know she disguarded me but I do not wish a terrible fate on her."

He frowned, "I'm not planing to do it currently, but with one disrespecting my bride, I am thinking GREATLY on asking Nephthys for a favour." he said through his teeth.

"Y-your bride?" She started feeling a little woozie and passed out

He looked to his dogs, "I knew she would be speechless." he chuckled and picked her up.

Anubis took Nefertari to the palace of Nefertem, the god of Healing.

He was mixing medicines and potions, he sensed Anubis' presence, "Oh brother, what brings you to my-" he noticed the girl in his arms, "Is that...a human girl?" Anubis nodded, "Living?" he nodded again, "I sure hope your not getting into mischief like Seth." Anubis rolled his eyes, "DOn't even mention him." he laid her on the table.

"So why her?" He asked,

"I believe this girl is the child of the Nile...her eyes are the same colour." he said to Nefertem.

Nefertem looked her over and checked her eyes, they were green but he wasn't convinced.

"Right... Well ask Anuket if it is her child. But otherwise what is the real reason for bringing her to the underworld?"

"I desire this young woman. Surely you can see this mortal girl, is rather lovely." he said looking at Nefertari's face.

"Ah... she is... So your finally taking up a bride. But why is she unconscious."

He chuckled slightly, "I told her she was to be my bride and...yes." he pointed to her current state.

"Well I don't blame her. I would faint too if jackal headed god proposed to me too," He joked.

"Oh ha ha. Just make sure she doesn't get sick. I have to attend my duties." he vanished.

He nodded and got to healing her cold.

Thoth quickly made a visit to Nefertem, "How is she Nefertem?" Thoth was also the god of Medicine and he was good friends with the healer god.

"Good her fever and cold is gone but she is still unconscious."

"I can deal with that. Bring my smelling salt." he asked.

Nefertem gave him a small vile with the smelling salt and gave it to Thoth. "Thank you." Thoth then waved the fstrong scent under Nefertari's nose.

She sat up immediately and started coughing. "What in the world."

She turned to see the god Thoth and Healing god, Nefertem at her bedside.

"Hello Lady Nefertari." Thoth greeted.

She gasped, "Thoth?!" she blushed a bit, "I'm okay thank you." She couldn't believe she was surrounded by gods, "Am I dead?" She asked him making sure.

"Quite the opposite my dear girl." he gave the salts back to Nefertem, "Nefertem here healed you of your cold." he smiled.

Thoth paused, "Excuse me one moment, Seshat!" he called. Then a lady appeared in leopard skin clothes and reeds on her head along with a scribing table and pen, "Yes Thoth?" "Can you attend to the Judgement hall, tell Anubis to forgive me but I had to attend to some business."

She nodded and vanished.

"Umm... So who wanted me to be his bride again?" She wanted to make sure

"That would be Anubis." Thoth said writing in his scribe tablet.

Nefertem chuckled, "he thought it was a bit amusing you fainting when he told you were to be his bride." Thoth hit Nefertem on the head with his pen, "Ouch!"

She blushed once more, "I'm honored to be in the presence of gods."

"Thank young one." he held a hand out to her, "Can you stand?" he asked.

She nodded, "Yes, I think so." She took his hand.

He noticed her attire, "May I ask if you have observed your new garments young one?" Thoth asked her.

(The picture I drew)