- The Eater Of Hearts -
by NekhbetSun
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Mornin' All *S*
This was my entry in the Halloween Carnival Of Evil contest....it got 3rd place :o)
Big Congrats to all the winners !
Although the accompanying pic isn't Egyptian at all, I thought it depicted the essence of the story
Hope you enjoy !
Have a great Saturday *S*
~ Love & Hugs ~
* Mina *
I've always been fascinated with ancient Egyptian culture and myths and some of them, I have to admit, are pretty darn creepy !
So turn up the lights, lock all the doors, get comfy and prepare to be scared !!!
This is definitely not a tale for the faint of heart. . .
Wishing everyone a spooktacular Halloween...mwhahahaaaaa
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The Eater Of Hearts
Seshat knew she should have killed him too. One can never fully trust servants these days.
They were both sweating and tired now. Dragging the corpulent body of her husband was no
easy task, even though her servant Hotep was a giant of a man himself. Oh well, if needs be she would slip him a deadly potion now and not wait. Servants were plentiful and easy to
come by. No great loss.
Snickering quietly to herself, she remembered that old saying about dead men tell no tales
and this one will never talk, that's for sure. Nothing will get in my way now, she thought,
a smile of smug satisfaction crossing her beautiful crimson lips.
She and her beloved Lord Ramses would finally be together now that this old crocodile would
soon become jackal fodder. How she hated the sight of him ! Betrothed at an early age, this marriage had been forced on her, her youth taken and spent on this despised creature.
Snapping back from her reverie to the job at hand, she saw Hotep had just about gotten the
old goat completed buried, his back invitingly turned towards her. Now's as good a time as
any. Forget the poison ! One moment of courage and it's done !
Slipping her dagger quietly out of its sheath, she plunged that cold blade deep in his ribs. Falling neatly into the almost completed grave, she had some difficulty trying to get those two huge bodies covered up. But finally it was done!
Letting Hotep's horse go, she mounted her own and rode uneventfully back to her house.
Lying down in her cool inviting bed, she lay there congratulating herself on a plan well
enacted. Everything had gone off without a hitch thanks to her craftiness ! Lord Ramses
would be hers now.
Many plans and thoughts were flitting in and out of her head when quite suddenly she
detected a faint scratching at her door. Must be that darn cat Bastet wanting in again. Well, not tonight my sweet little friend, she thought to herself. Nooo, not tonight. I need to start making my plans for tomorrow.
Getting back to her last train of thought, she noticed with relief the cat had finally
stopped. Good ! No time for silly cats now - not with all she had on her mind.
Lady Seshat Ramses....mmmmm ...that had such a nice....oh now what ??!!
That scratching again ! Lunging out of bed, she was determined to give Bastet a proper
tongue lashing for disturbing her!
Opening the door, she saw nothing. Suddenly she felt a sharp searing pain in her leg and
looking down saw the cause of her now extreme distress. A cobra, no sweet feline !
Ohhh dear Gods...help me..... help me !!!!
She moaned and slurred and whined and foamed collapsing in a crumpled heap on the floor.
A terrible blackness soon descended and consumed her mind now...Oh sweet mother Isis...where am I ???!!!
Now suddenly her benumbed brain detected a presence floating in the void she drifted in. Looming suddenly before her, more dark and terrible than any mere mortal could ever
fathom,was the great Dark Lord himself, ANUBIS !!!
Snatching her tiny black soul and writhing body in his mighty hands, he cast his burning
eyes upon her, turning her this way and that.
No words issued from him...no sounds...
Then out of the black void surrounding him he slowly brought this tiny wriggling, glowing
orb closer and closer to her numbed and prostrate body. Now he spoke sonorously,
glaring at her, his eyes glowing with evil malevolence, his deep voice booming, filling her
ears with a maddening and deafening din.
"You have broken the laws of Ma'at ! Now for all eternity will your black heart slowly be
eaten away by the legions of Ammut !
Her once so lovely mouth tried to scream, but no sound came out of those evil blackened
lips. Closer and closer came the glowing thing, greedy and hungry, plopping on her chest
with a sickening wet thud...nipping and digging and clawing it buried itself deeper and
deeper in her chest. She gurgled and spat,choking on her own vile blood, making little
mewling sounds while writhing in pain....
Now, ohhh yes now, she could scream ....
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Historical Annotation
Ammut was an ancient Egyptian demoness. She was known as the 'Eater of Hearts', 'The Devourer' and 'Great of Death' because she was a demoness of punishment.
Ma'at was the Ancient Egyptian concept of truth, law, morality, and justice.
Source : Wikipedia
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Comments (109)
huismus
Congratulations Mina! Beautiful artwork and story!
capelito
Dear Mina! Congrats to the 3rd place. Fantastic work as always. Wonderful story and excellent image.
bakapo
oh, I love all things Egyptian! this is wonderful writing, it's full of suspense and fine descriptions. the image fits it perfectly. this is a fantastic presentation. well done! congratulations on 3rd place!
algra
Wonderful work, fascinating!
rayburg
X c lent work Mina
brewgirlca
First off of course is congrats on 3rd place, no mean feat given the competition. The image itself is over the top fantastic but in truth it is topped off by this incredably well written story. You are such a wonderfully talented lady Mina having mastered both written and graphic composition.
Faemike55
Great job on the art and the story! I love the ancient cultures as well, especially Egyptian
delbeke
Well congratulations on placing! That is wonderful and a most beautiful image it is! Wonderful news.
CaressingTheDark
This is just awesome Mina. )O(
kimariehere
what an awesome entry !!! exceptional!!! wow whaT A STORY!!! a big congrads for placing!!!
auntietk
Well written story, and a great image! I'm not surprised you did so well in the contest with this. :) Awesome stuff. Congratulations!
brycek
Wonderful work Mina..congratulations on the win!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
annie5
Remarkable work Mina..great compo! Congratulations :)
Sawen
congrats! great work :)
lorddarkwolf
superb!
amirapsp
CONGRATS Mina. This is awesome. Hugs
3dsync
Excellent image!!! the chains really work.
1010
Oh so wicked Mina, stunning art!
ontar1
Cool excellent tale and work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
schonee
Super Image and story...This is so cool congratulations Hun...Love it!!!!
mikeerson
my eyes are buggeyed from being on my computer too long - lol... but I had to spend the moment with this 3rd place writings... very good. enjoyed it. great research into Egyptian historical names. Glad to see the murderer get her do... got one question though, what does this have to do with Carnival or Evil??? I know, Ramsy was at a Carnival when all this was going down - lol... I'm just teasing, don't get bent, I really liked your story and glad you placed... but now, you've got to get with others and push for elligabilty for next year. I was very disappointed that calum5 could not place his entry - It was way better than first places this year - that's my oppinion, and I'm stuck to it - since it's in writing. CONGRATS!
A_Sunbeam
Great image, but not a story to be read late at night while huddled round the fire ... Nice work - love the colours!
lunchlady
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!This is excellent Mina!
DennisReed
Stunning Halloween image!
guitar-slinger
That is VERY COOL !!!!!!!! [^____^] Cheers, Roger
moochagoo
Beautifully creepy !
three_grrr
Oooh! both the image and the story send chills down my spine! I'm glad I read it in the light of day and not in the middle of the night!! Fascinating history lesson on the culture of Egyptians!
Darkwish
I love this one! Great pic!
tennesseecowgirl
Super work!!