As I shivered in the freezing desert, my brain worked overtime to find a solution. I needed warmth—badly.


    Then, as if the universe decided to throw me a side quest, I spotted something near my campsite… a cave. A dark, suspicious, definitely-haunted-looking cave.


    Now, any sane person would ignore it. But did I? Of course not. My inner Egyptian curiosity activated, and like every horror movie protagonist who makes terrible life choices, I stepped inside.


    The place was eerie. Every crunch of sand under my feet felt like a warning, but just as I was about to turn back, there it was—a faint glow in the darkness. I inched closer and found…


    ?? A torch. Not just any torch—a massive, ancient-looking one, resting on a stone pedestal like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Next to it? A bundle of matches, some charcoal, and just enough mystery to make me question my existence.


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    "Okay… at least no jinn jumped out at me," I muttered, half-relieved, half-expecting a plot twist.


    I grabbed the torch, excited that I wouldn’t freeze to death, and made my way back to the camp—only to find someone waiting for me.


    El Maddah.


    If the desert had a final boss, he was it. Cloaked in shadows, eyes glowing with ancient power, and a voice deeper than my dad’s when he finds out I failed math.


    A thick fog surrounded the area as his deep voice echoed: "Maaaalak ya walady… the one who enters the desert without respect must endure its wrath!"


    The eerie tune of "L2eenak 7abes" started playing out of nowhere. The sand swirled, the wind howled, and I could physically feel the plot thickening.


    "Listen, I was just looking for some warmth, I didn’t mean to—"


    El Maddah''s eyes locked onto my hands, and his expression turned serious. "Ya walady… that’s no ordinary torch. That is a Pharaonic Flame, thousands of years old. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could bring the world to ruin."


    …Excuse me, what?!


    Before I could even process how I accidentally became a national security threat, the sky crackled with energy, and suddenly—they appeared.