The Call of the Pharaoh

"To save a life, I must fight for more than Ideals."

- Aemon

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Aemon had been wandering the desert for quite sometime, about two or three days, the specific amount was not known to him but as it stood there was no point in keeping track of the days that had past all that mattered to Aemon as it would any other person choosing to brave the harsh heat that the desert would provide, was how many more days it would take to find his destination. That would sound pretty silly to most, having to find a destination which would imply that he didn’t know where it was which wasn’t the case specifically, he had a general idea based on where the message originated from, the message which called for those seeking entrance to the newly formed guild known as Pharaoh's Call but how to get there was the complicated part. The sands constant shifting, the metal in the sand making it impossible to use a compass and the scorching heat made it all a great big chore but then again his entire life for the past few months was nothing but a complicated mess between losing his guild and home to becoming a wandering mage for hire it was less than glamorous. The only saving grace Aemon had experienced was that after one day and one night of traversing the desert he discovered exactly how much cooler the temperature was at night in comparison to travelling during the day and thus he would set up camp during the day with the tent he acquired before he left Rose Garden for this guild lost among the sand and move during the night with no hindrance caused by the sun that would have been hovering above him and no shade to speak of and even though his skin had the qualities of dragon scales even that wouldn’t be able to survive the constant beating the sun would offer and to survive the desert taking the sun out of the equation was the best move he could conjure.

On the third night of his journey all his preservation and hard work would actually pay off when he came across a large structure in the nearing distance but it was too far for him to make out what it was he was seeing at the moment but considering that he hadn’t spent nearly enough time in the desert to have reached its end and considering that he hadn’t come across any sort of man made landmarks it narrowed down what it was he could possibly be seeing. "That structure in the distance I know not what it could be, for all I know it could be a mirage or just another natural wonder but this sensation I’m feeling.. It’s as if I am being drawn to it. I can’t ignore that. " he said to himself as he justified his decision to continue onward and get a better look. "Worst case scenario it could be nothing at all and I go on my way.". He skipped his rest time and pressed forward taking about two hours to close the distance enough get a better look. Opening his left hand he materialized his bow from his weapon factory and as soon as it was secured in his hand he pulled back on the string and placed the string right near his lip. Once he was comfortable he looked down towards the structure as if he was aiming to shoot at it which activated his bows ability hawk’s eye, his right eye grew a complex cross hair pattern and his vision was magnified, he was still too far way to make out what he saw in detail but what it looked like was a floating orb in the air surrounded by pillar like structures. "Don’t see that everyday, looks like might have found it." he said to himself as he relaxed his draw arm and held the bow at his side and pressed on. He was this close and the desert was far from a safe place, the smart thing to do was keep it out just in case and it would turn out to be a good call, popping out of the ground a lizard, yellow in color with purple spots on it’s back shot out from the ground and ran on it’s hind legs towards Aemon and it’s fangs bared. Aemon kicked it away hoping to deter the lizards pursuit but all it did was anger the lizard who came back with a more powerful rage and lunged at the bowman. "My those are some nasty fangs you have." he pulled up his bow in front of him and pulled back on his bow string and released it as rapidly as he drew it and shot an arrow comprised of his magic through the open mouth of the lizard and out it’s back making it flop to the ground motionless. "I’d better stay on my toes then." he said to himself. Luckily for him he managed to reach the mysterious structure’s border but stopped upon seeing a cloud of sand being kicked up as a young girl descended the dune towards a man dressed in black who was eating sand. Aemon let out a sigh, all he had to do was call upon his wings and fly the structure across the way but he couldn’t possibly allow himself to do so while someone needed assistance. "I should go and help." he said as he slid down the dune opposite of the one the girl was sliding down and stopped as he reached both their sides. "Can I be of help here in any way?" he asked for either of them to answer.