Chapter 122: The Whispering Sands

The heat of the desert sun beat down relentlessly on the caravan, the camels trudging through the golden sands in steady rhythm. Each step brought James and his companions closer to the cursed heart of the Sands of Eternity, where the resurrected Pharaoh's power was said to be strongest. The air shimmered with heat waves, and the faint whisper of the desert wind carried with it a strange, melodic hum, as though the sands themselves sang of forgotten secrets.