Into the Light

[Goddess of the Dead]

Act 1: The Final Test

"Re sits in his abode of Milliions of Years, and there assemble him the Nine Gods with hidden faces who dwell in the Mansion of Khepri, who eat abundance and who drink the drinks which the sky brings at dawn. Do not permit me to be carried off as booty to Osiris , for I have never been in the confederacy of Seth, O you who sit on your coils before Him whose soul is strong, let me sit on the Throne of Re and take possession of my body before Geb; may you grant that Osiris go forth vindicated against Seth; may the dreams of Seth be the dreams of a crocodile..."
Spell 65 - Book of the Dead

The scene opens over the beautiful Isle of the Gods once again. The morning sun burned brightly against the clear blue sky, while birds took wing. The trees gently swayed in the breeze that moved across the island, while the crystal clear water glistened in the early morning. The flowers were starting to lose their bright color while some of the trees were starting to lose their leaves. As the camera moves over the island we see the Greek style home sitting on the hill over looking the forest below. The camera moves along the hallways done in white marble, and black basalt floors, passing a few servants that were busy with their daily chores. We soon come to a door that is cracked open, and we see Necra dressed in a heavy set of black and gold robes, with a large head dress sitting on her head. Stacy was dressed in a deep purple robe, while Sara was dressed in a white toga trimmed with gold, and a bright green laurel upon her head. The room was done with black basalt lining the walls, while Hieroglyphics told the story of the Goddess's life, and second coming. A large altar stood against one side of the room with a black marble statue of the Goddess that now sat on the throne before her followers. The followers bow to Stacy, as she rises to her feet, and looks over them.

Stacy: My children, the Goddess stands before you on this special day. This is the day of your final test. You will go into the darkness of the labyrinth and come out into the light of your Goddess. Only some of you will come out victorious while others will make the ultimate sacrifice to serve our Goddess in the next world. I know some of you have doubts, but you can't let your heart be filled with worry and such thoughts. If any of you desire to leave then you are free to do so.

Stacy and Necra look around the room, seeing that not of the soon to be followers moved. They all had their eyes lowered not making a sound, only waiting for the next order to be followed. Necra gets to her feet, as her eyes seem to shift from their original dark color to a greyish color, mixed with a bright blue.

Necra: My children you are here today to serve me in one way or another. Whether you live or your die you will serve in my Kingdom. You will always be the children of the Goddess, and no matter what happens, the Goddess will always be with you.

Necra's eyes shift back to normal, and Stacy smiles softly, as she opens the door to the room.

Stacy: Rise my children, and we will be on our way to your final test to come into the service of your Goddess. She will accompany us to the mouth of the darkness and then she will be will you when you come out into the light.

They all get up, and walk out of the room, leaving Necra alone with Sara.

Sara: Are you ready my Goddess?

Necra: No, I'm starved Sara. Find me something before I starve.

Sara: You know I can't do that my Goddess. Aunt Stacy would have my head.

Necra: I don't care Sara. I need something before we go out there. I haven't eaten in a day and I need something before I pass out.

Sara: My Goddess... I...

Sara sighs knowing that she couldn't argue with the young Goddess. There were only two people that could do that, and one was passed away, and Stacy had already left. She walks out of the room, as Necra smiles walking out of the room, and toward the front door. The followers and Stacy were already halfway down the path from the house, but Necra knew they would wait until she arrived at the mouth of the cave. The morning was a bit cool on her the skin that was exposed but she couldn't complain. The heat was starting to fade from the earth, and the fall was coming. She moves along the pathway on bare feet. The ground felt good under her feet, as she moved along. She soon sees the young followers and slows down a bit, as Sara catches up with her with a small bowl of fresh strawberries.

Sara: Here my Goddess... As long as Aunt Stacy doesn't find out, then you should be...

Necra turns around and there stands Stacy with her arms folded in front of her. Sara looks down at the ground, and hands the bowl of berries to Stacy before walking off to catch up with the others.

Stacy: I am surprised at you. You know that you have to keep your body pure for this ritual.

Necra: I know, but...

Stacy: No buts... Now move it!

Necra sighs, and walks off down the path, until they reach the cave where the followers were waiting. They all fall to their knees, as Necra approaches, and moves to the front of the cave.

Necra: My children this is where I must leave you. You have to wander through the darkness until you come out into the light with me. It will only be a short time that I must leave you, but it is something that all of my loyal followers have to go through in order to be part of me.

The followers get up, and head toward the cave, as Necra stands aside, watching them head inside. The last one disappears into the darkness, and Necra removes the head piece, as she starts back toward the house, with Stacy and Sara following behind.

Stacy: How long do you think they'll be down there ma'am?

Necra: That depends on them. The maze is easy and if they have faith they will find the end. The door closes in 8 hours. If they don't make it, then they'll be trapped.

Stacy: Which means we'll have to send for more recruits from the mainland ma'am. You know some of them will find their way.

Necra: I know. We might as well go back and see if my opponent for this week has said anything. I mean last week Eric Price didn't even put up a fight.

Sara and Stacy just look at each other, as they watch Necra walk off alone. They run to catch up, as the scene fades to black.

Act 2: The Light

The scene opens back on the room, where we had first started out in. Necra sits on the throne as they watch the latest from Magnus on a bright blue lap top. The promo finishes and Necra sets the lap top aside, with her lips curled in an evil smile.

Necra: He has to have Morgan Freeman narrate his life? I thought that a Russian would have more balls than that. But I guess I was wrong. But how dare he, I mean Morgan Freeman insult me like that? Does he have any idea who I am? I am the Goddess of Death.

Stacy: Maybe he doesn't feel like he should speak to you my Goddess, because he's unworthy to do so?

Necra: Stacy you're groveling...

Stacy: I'm sorry ma'am. But it does seem strange that he would go to all that trouble to speak to you.

Necra: I really don't care Stacy, why he did it. It just seems kind of pathetic to me really. I'm surprised this guy actually won his match from what I see of him. He might be Russian but he's not what I call A-Material, and yet he's the "best" Blake could find? Please. When I step into the ring with him he will realize that he should have stayed in Russia, in the freezing cold. I mean the whole thing with "The Jersey Shore" crew was pointless.

Stacy nods, as Sara starts to do Necra's nails. A door on the other side of the room sits open with light pouring down into the darkness of the tunnel that it was connected to. Two hours had passed and yet none of the would be followers had come up from the darkness yet.

Stacy: He's one of those people that think they are better than you, and would try to make it known that you are not what you seem my Goddess.

Necra: I know Stacy. There will always be people out there that try to dismiss what they don't understand. And this Magnus doesn't understand what he's going up against, or who. When we step into that ring on Wednesday night, he better hope that I let my guard down, or he will not survive the encounter.

A shadow soon appears on the door, and Sara stops working on Necra's nails, and Stacy places the lap top behind the altar. A young woman covered in dust and dirt stumbles through the door and falls before Necra's feet. Necra looks down at her and smiles.

Necra: You are the first to emerge into the light my child. You have proven that you are truly worthy to be one of my followers. Go with your Priestess and you will receive the mark of your Goddess.

The young woman gets to her feet, and bows to Necra once more, before walking off with Stacy. In a room to the side, we can see a hot branding iron with Necra's mark upon it. The young girl cries out as the red hot iron brand burns the mark into her skin, but is quiet a moment later.

Sara: Ma'am, one has found their way to the light. Do you think any more will find their way?

Necra: If they don't Sara, it means they weren't worthy of being part of me. Like you are.

Sara: Thank you my Goddess.

Necra just smiles softly, as two of the followers stumbled through the doorway, covered in dirt and dust. Necra directs them to the room where they would receive the mark of their Goddess. The hours pass, and only 10 make it, before the door is closed and sealed once again. Necra sits upon her throne, as she hears the cries of her followers as they receive the mark upon their bodies, as the scene fades to black.

Act 3: Wrath of the Goddess

The scene opens on a stormy sky. The sky was black and thunder rolled across the sky, and lightening flashed brightly lighting up the island. The waves were high, and crashed along the beaches, as the birds took to the trees for cover. The torches that lit the pathway to temples had gone out, as did the power at the house. The power lines that ran under the water, had been taken out, and now it was only a matter of time before the generators went online. The camera moves to the interior of the house, where we find Necra standing in a room that was lit with torches, staring out the window at the dark forest below. The lightening flashed brightly, as Necra continued to stare out into the night.

Necra: Tell me Magnus do you really think you have a chance of standing against me? You think because you're Russian you stand a better chance? Hardly. You see no matter what kind of hell you put me through I not bow, or beg for you to stop. I am a Kane, and we don't beg, nor do we bow before a mere mortal man. Wednesday night you'll be stepping into my world. I could have asked Mr. Blake to make our match something "special" but I don't to break out the Egyptian Hell match just yet... I want to save that for something special.

As the lightening flashes her image seems to change into a strange looking figure with massive feather wings, a set of bull horns circle her head, and the eyes are nothing but grey spaces.

Necra: It's funny when you say I will call upon my minions to take care of you, but have you forgotten that we will be locked in a cage away from any help at all? I think you have... But I haven't. I thrive in matches like this, and I will make sure to drag you across that unforgiving steel and make you scream and beg for me to stop, but your cries will fall on deaf ears. I will be the one to walk away from this match with the World Title around my waist while you are laid out on the mat, wondering where you went wrong.

Lightening flashes again, and the image changes into a strange looking creature. A set of small bat like wings appear on the back, a long tail flicks back and forth, while a set of small horns come out from the forehead, and the fingernails were like sharp knives. The eyes were bright red, and filled with flame and rage.

Necra: I don't really care what you think about me. You can call me a fraud all you want, but there are hundreds, if not thousands, hundred's of thousands that believe that I am their Goddess. Do you know why they look to me? Why they flock to me the way they do? I give them life, and peace away from a world that doesn't understand the truth. The Egyptian Gods didn't disappear, we just sleep. But there are things in this world Magnus that hide under your nose, and you will never know the truth, because like most mortals, you are nothing to someone like me. Why I am addressing you, is beyond me, beyond words. I have wasted words on lesser mortals then you, and have walked away from a match. I don't have to use my powers to beat you, or any other mortal. I have everything that my mother did, but just better.

The Lightening flashes again, and the image changes once again. The image changes to a hideous visage within the pane of glass. A woman wrapped in bandages with only the face exposed, and one skeletal hand gripping the window frame. The eyes are nothing but black holes, and the skin has been pulled back from the mouth and what is left of the face.

Necra: Do you why I am feared? I am the reaper of souls, and a guide for the dead. I am the first thing that you see when you take your last breath, and I will be the last thing you see before you cross the river Styx. I not playing a game mortal, but if you want to play the game, you will lose, and I will walk away with the title, and knowledge of your time of death. Of course I already know that... Shame it's so soon. My career is just beginning here in the UWA, while yours will end at my hands. By the end of Wednesday night I will not be bowing to you, but you will be bowing to me...

The figure in the windowpane bends a bony finger to itself, as the mouth forms a crude smile. The lightening flashes once again, and the image is Necra once again. The lights flicker to life once again, and Necra smiles as she looks at the camera.

Necra: Magnus you and I could have been friends if this turned out different, but instead we are pitted against each inside a steel cage with only one way out. I'm not going to go easy on you, nor will I stop until I see you bleed, or on the verge of death. When your breath shallows, and your pulse begins to slow, that is when I will make my escape and take the win, along with the title. I am the Goddess of Death, The Queen of the Dead, the Reaper of souls, fear me. For when you look upon me you shall see death. See you soon Magnus.

Necra just looks at the camera with her dark eyes, and smiles. She turns and walks out of the room, leaving us to wonder if what we had seen was real, or was it all an illusion. The storm still raged outside, and a sound like evil laughter filled the air, as the scene fades to black.