Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Once upon a time

"JAMBIYA TAUERET"
    Dagger of Taueret

In the vast lands of Egypt,  a man named Dareh had the knack for finding lost treasure. Not only was he the best but also the greediest. For he adventured not in the name of Egypt but for his own sake. After years and years of treasure hunting, he became the most powerful and most opulent in all of Egypt. But he was still unsatisfied because he has not discovered "The Amulet of Taueret". TAUERET the demon goddess of birth, rebirth and northern sky, was a fierce demonic fighter as a known deity who protects the mother and her child. He spent most of hi life tracing the mortal descendants of the demon goddess. And alas, he has found her; Shyla the last descendant of Taueret. Dareh tried to bribe her with all the gold she could carry. But Shyla resisted, exclaiming that it was the only reminder of who she was and who her ancestors were. Furied by the girl's sentiments, Dareh called his men and took away all that was hers, including the amulet and her life. But as she dies a new life envelops her. It was her oldest ancestor. The demon goddess herself, Tauret, was born again with all the memories of her descendants. Angered with Dareh's greed, she created an entity to avenge her family.

As Dareh celebrated his victory, a gift arrived for him from an unknown source. But still he was over the moon for he has again gained a new treasure. This particular treasure was a golden dagger inside white pellucid gem. He was in such awe that he forgot about the amulet and gave it all his attention. Everyday he visited the gem, showing his appreciation to it. And everyday, he'd notice that something about it changed. And his thoughts were right because a few days later it took shape of a human. More precisely, it took Dareh's form and it was clasping the dagger with its hands. Dareh touched the gem, reassuring himself that what he was seeing was real. Then something magical happened. The gem emitted a blinding light. And from the light came out the gem but not as a gem but as a real person, as another Dareh. He was so flabbergasted by what he was seeing that he didn't even notice that the dagger, that was once inside the gem, was now pierced through his heart. But instead of death, Dareh turned into a white pellucid gem and like his paramount treasure, it too had a dagger inside. And now a new Dareh roams the world. But the new gem was lost and has truly become lost treasure.

Though there i no record of the gem being found, it is believed that the gem would manifest to the likeness of the first person who touches it. And when the dagger is pierced to its victim's heart, he or she will become the gem and the new keeper of the dagger.

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