The Angel of Time

Chapter 11 - Isis' Story

Nik POV

"I guess I'll go next" Isis decided playing with her hair between her fingers, "So I'm actually the daughter of Cleopatra"

Everyone was now fixated on her story, distractions forgotten,

"But that would make you..." Kai trailed off trying to do the maths,

"Over 2,000 years old" she agreed, "But when I was born, the priests decided I was too dangerous to be alive. But they couldn't kill me without angering my father. So they did the next best thing-" She continued but I cut her off,

"They locked you away somewhere for 2,000 years" I finished for her,

A glare was sent my way, "We didn't interrupt your story, so keep your thoughts to yourself Kek"

My time lord brain immediately translated that to Darkness,

"But yes. They trapped me in an obelisk for 2000 years, where my development was stunted so by the time Carter Kane freed me a couple of years ago, I was about 20 years old physically" She explained, "When I did come out, I realised that Carter's girlfriend was hosting my father who was more than happy to finally see me. When he did he showered me in gifts and trained me for a year before he had to return to his chariot. The only problem was, as it turns out the priests who locked me away kept their order alive for the 2,000 years by passing their spirits into whoever they believed to be worthy. So their decedents came after me and tried to trap me again. But with Carter and Sadie's help we locked the priests away instead. After we locked them away, your sister and Ben showed up, asking for my help and the rest is history" she finished her story with a shrug,

"Cleopatra is someone I always wanted to go back and see" I confessed, "I've met her descendants before, great party people, but never actually met her"

I took a couple more sips of bourbon before Kai interrupted, "So if you were trapped in an Obelisk for 2000 years, what was that like?"

"It was dark" She started, "Lonely. Cold. It felt like I was in the desert..."

"But at the same time it felt like you were trapped in a box" I sighed, "No one deserves to be locked away for that long. It changes you"

She downed the rest of her drink and rubbed her forehead softly, squinting her eyes, "I wouldn't know. I was locked away when I was just a newborn so there's nothing to compare it to"

"Take it from someone who was already 12 Millenia old when he was locked in a prison, you change. You lose a part of yourself and no matter how much you try and pretend that you're still the same. There's this void that can't' be filled"

"That's deep man" Benjamin whistled, "Does your sister know you feel like this?"

With a grimace on my face I shook my head, "Does she know you're in love with her?"

Now it was his turn to grimace and not answer,

"How the fuck did you figure that one out" Kai laughed,

"I know I didn't have human interaction for the last 14 Billion years, but I had 2,000 years before that. I was also trained by Artemis and Athena" I admitted,

It was now Isis' turn to interrupt, "You said you were 12,000 years old when you were locked away? That maths doesn't add up"

"It does when I add in that I was trapped in hell for 10,000 years" I corrected, "So technically I was only on earth for 2,000 years ish"

"You have some impressive stories Nikky-" Caesar appreciated,

"My names Niklaus or Nik, not Nikky" I warned