HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI

The next day, Christy slowly walks up to doorway of the battle weapons inventory where the Orasanian Warriors are wearing their battle armors with their bronze swords and shields.

{Christy's Outfit}

Tovar and Christy exchange looks at each other as he slowly approaches her.

"Christiana." Tovar greeted her.

"Hi, Tovar." Christy greeted back at him. "I assume that The Orasanian Warriors are preparing for The Orc Army."

"The Orc Army has arrived unexpectedly." Tovar told her. "Will you be fighting alongside us?"

"Not really, Tovar." Christy told him.

"Christiana?" Cyrus said to his niece.

Christy looks at her Uncle-like figure. "Uncle Cyrus."

Tovar excuses himself as Cyrus slowly walks up beside Christy.

"I assume that your father, Ames, has told you that you've been grounded from the battle fights and the mission tasks." Cyrus said to her.

"Yeah, he did. Which is bullshit, by the way." Christy said with a small attitude.

"Excuse your language, Christiana." Cyrus said to her.

"Oops." Christy said, casually.

"Anger and frustration is poisonous." Cyrus said, noticing her mood.

"I know." Christy said.

"Christiana?" Talbot said, slowly walks up to her, wearing his battle armor. "Such a sad thing that you've been grounded from the battle fights."

"Keep talking and I'll shut that mouth up for good with my fist." Christy threatened Talbot.

Talbot chuckles. "Careful with that attitude. It's probably what got you grounded."

"Screw you, asshole." Christy said to Talbot.

"Christiana." Cyrus said.

Talbot and Christy exchange tense looks at each other. And he walks away.

Ames, Nadia and Christy exchange looks at each other. Christy walks away.

"Christiana?" Ames said, along with Nadia slowly walks after his daughter.

"Orasanian Warrior?" Nadia said.

Christy stopped walking, but doesn't turn around to look at her parents.

"Christiana, please? Do not be angry with us." Nadia said.

Christy turns around to look at both of her parents with a straight face. "Are we done?"

"Yes, we're done." Ames said.

"Great." Christy said, sarcastically, with a sarcastic small smile. And walks away.

Ames, Christy and Cyrus exchange worried looks at each other.

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HAGARTH'S PUB

Later on that day, Christy is sitting at the bar counter with her wooden mug of rum cocktail drink.

Hagarth slowly walks up to her behind the bar counter. "Hiya, kiddo. A cake to go with yer cocktail drink."

"Thanks, but no thanks, Hagarth. But maybe, later." Christy said, taking a swig of her cocktail drink.

Hagarth nodded. "Alrighty." And slowly walks away.

Talbot enters the pub and walks up to the bar counter. "Hello there, Hagarth. A cocktail drink, please?"

Hagarth walks over to the kegs and pours some beer into a wooden mug. And walks back over to Talbot and hands him the beer.

"Thanks, Hagarth." Talbot thanked him.

"Yer welcome." Hagarth said, and walks away.

"Are you supposed to be preparing for the Orc Army?" Christy asked Talbot.

"I have minutes to waste." Talbot told her, taking a swig of his beer. "That's good beer."

Christy drinks the rest of her wooden mug of rum cocktail. "Hagarth?"

Hagarth walks over to Christy. " 'Nother drink, Christy?"

"I'm fine, but thanks for the cocktail drink." Christy said, handing him two coins in his hand.

"Yer welcome." Hagarth said.

Christy gets up and walks away from the bar counter. And Talbot teases Christy as he turns around in bar stool chair.

"I'll see you in the battle fight with the Orc Army, Christiana. Oh, wait, your parents grounded you." Talbot teased her.

Infuriated, Christy turns around and punches Talbot in his face, making him hold his cheek with his hand.

"What the hell?" Talbot said, annoyed.

"I'm not in a mood, Talbot." Christy told him with a straight face.

"Christiana?" Ames said to his daughter.

Christy looks at her Dad. The father and daughter exchange mildly looks at each other.

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That late afternoon, afterwards, Ames and Christy are sitting at a table.

"Did you have to punch Talbot?" Ames asked his daughter.

"Maybe. Talbot is a playful jerk." Christy said to her Dad.

"Or maybe, you wanted to punch someone." Ames said to her. "I remember when you were 22, I grounded you from the warrior training. You were angry at me, you had a small attitude and didn't speak to me for a little while."

"I remember, but once I gotten over my small attitude, we ate ice cream together in the dining hall." Christy said.

Ames and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

"What were you trying to prove, Christiana?" Ames asked.

Ames and Christy exchange looks at each other. He gets up and walks away.

"Growing up, everyone here at Mount Orasani knew me as my parent's daughter. That I was you and Mom's little sweet Angel." Christy said.

Ames stopped walking and turns around to look at his daughter, Christy. And she looks at him.

"I was in my parents's shadow, and I wanted something more. So, I asked you and Mom to train me." Christy said, and gets up to her feet and slowly walks up to her father. "I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. To train myself to become a strong warrior. I even volunteered myself in the Orasanian Games at the age of 15. And I won. But you and my Mom knew why I was doing."

"Of course, we did, Christiana. And look at you now. You're one of the greatest Orasanian Warriors ever. You even have a statue of yourself in the Museum of Orasani Mythology." Ames said to her. "But you are stubborn."

Christy chuckles softly to herself. "Yeah, still am. And I'm sorry for having a small attitude."

"It's alright." Ames said.

Ames and Christy embraces in a hug and slowly walks away.

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ARENA

Christy slowly walks inside, looking around at the arena itself.

- FlashBack, Mount Orasani A.D -

In the outdoor arena, the Orasanians are sitting in the bleachers, cheering on the Orasanian warriors, as they compete against each other.

A 15 year old Christy is wearing her battle armor, completing the obstacle courses, against 3 older women.

And from the imperial box, Ames and Nadia are observing their daughter as they exchange knowingly looks and small smiles at each other.

Young Christy and the 3 older women proceeds with their contest. Young Christy is in the lead and completes the obstacle course by gently taking the victory flag and gently waves it in the air.

In the imperial box, Ames and Nadia applauds along with the Orasanians.

Young Christy looks up at her parents and small waves at her parents. Ames and Nadia small waves back at their daughter.

Young Christy small smiles to herself.

- Reality -

Christy slowly walks further inside the arena and small smiles to herself.

"Reminiscing about your victory?" Nadia asked, slowly walks up to her daughter.

"Yeah. I was 15 years old when I did the Orasanian Games." Christy said to her mother.

"I know. Your father and I knew why you were doing the Orasanian Games." Nadia said to her.

"Mom? I'm sorry for my small attitude." Christy apologized.

"It's alright." Nadia said.

"You know, what, you, me, and Dad, we barely argue with each other." Christy said.

"Yeah, I know." Nadia said.

"You and Dad are always gentle with me. Sometimes, you two still are." Christy said.

"Maybe, a little." Nadia said.

Nadia and Christy exchange small smiles and chuckles with each other.

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ROUSSEAU'S

That evening, in the empty bar, Christy is sitting at the bar counter, eating herself small forkful of a plate of bread pudding with caramel sauce.

"Hey, BooBabe." Ana greeted Christy slowly walks up to her and sits down beside her at the bar counter.

"Hey, Ana." Christy greeted back at her.

"What are eating on this evening?" Ana asked.

"Bread pudding with caramel sauce." Christy told Ana, eating a small forkful of her dessert. "It's really good. Declan made it for me."

"Okay, then, I'll get the same." Ana said, and looks at Declan, who's in the kitchen. "Hi, Declan. Can I get a bread pudding with caramel sauce too, please?"

"Sure." Declan said.

Christy's phone buzzes in her jeans pocket. She pulls out her phone and looks at it.

On Christy's phone Home Screen is a picture of Klaus and her small smiles.

Christy small smiles and replies to her husband's text message.

And Klaus replies back.

Declan sets down a small plate of bread pudding with caramel sauce on the bar counter in front of Ana.

"Thanks, Declan." Ana thanked.

"You're welcome." Declan said, and walks away.

Ana eats her bread pudding with small forkfuls of it. "You were right, Christy. This is good."

"Told you." Christy said.

Ana and Christy exchange small smiles at each other. And Christy suddenly, gets glimpses of the ancient tablet with glowing cuneiforms, making her clutch her head with her hand.

"Christy? What's wrong? Are you alright?" Ana asked, worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Christy reassured her, and clutches her head again, closing her eyes as she gets glimpses of a Sphinx.

"Christy?" Ana said, becoming worried. "Christy?"

Christy opens her eyes and panting softly to herself. "I'm fine."

"Was it a premonition thing?" Ana asked.

"No, it was something else. I saw glimpses of the ancient tablet and a Sphinx. I think the tablet and the Sphinx are connected." Christy told her.

Ana and Christy exchange worried looks at each other.

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OPEN DESERT ROAD

Later on that evening, in Ana's BMW car, Ana is driving and Christy is sitting in the passenger's seat with their seatbelts.

"So, you're saying that the ancient tablet and the Sphinx that you saw in your glimpses are connected?" Ana said.

"Somehow, they are. But I think the ancient tablet is a riddle in cuneiform." Christy said.

"That makes sense. So, you're right. The ancient tablet and the Sphinx are connected." Ana said.

"And the cuneiform on the ancient tablet is a riddle. Gosh." Christy said.

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THE SPHINX

Ana drives up to The Sphinx. She and Christy gets out of Ana's BMW car.

"Whoa." Ana said, a bit astonished by the Sphinx. "That's big."

"Yep." Christy said.

Ana and Christy exchange looks at each other and they walks up to the Sphinx and slowly walks inside.

Ana and Christy slowly walks inside a dimmed tunnel with torches on the walls.

"Getting scared, Ana?" Christy asked her with a playfully teasing grin.

Ana playfully chuckles softly at Christy's playfully teasing. "No."

Suddenly, the Sphinx itself rumbles, causing both Ana and Christy to fall onto the hallway ground.

Ana and Christy both helps each other back up to their feet again.

The door starts to slow close. Both Ana and Christy runs to the door, and tries to hold the door opens.

"It's still closing. We won't make it out." Ana said.

"No. But you will." Christy said, and pushes Ana out of the Sphinx building as the door closes.

Ana becomes worried and gets back up to her feet and gently puts her hand on the door.

"Christy?" Ana said.

From inside the Sphinx building, Christy talks to Ana and gently puts her hand on the door. "Ana, you need get out of here."

From out of the Sphinx building, Ana talks to Christy. "I'm not leaving you, Christy."

"Ana? Phone call, Klaus. I'll find out a way out." Christy said.

"What if there isn't a way out?" Ana asked, worriedly.

"There's a way out, Ana. Just get back to New Orleans and tell Klaus everything what we talked about." Christy said.

"What about you?" Ana asked.

"I'll be fine, Ana." Christy reassured her.

"You better be alive when I get back here or I'm gonna kick your ass." Ana said.

Ana and Christy exchange chuckles with each other.

"I'll be back." Ana said, and runs up to her BMW car and drives away.

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