It was said that the Egyptians would be kept safe from the Gods’ fury on a few terms. They must worship and praise the gods by offering sacrifices to them. They must also share their knowledge with the world. Doing so will guarantee safety for all of Egypt. For many centuries the people were content and even fearful of the Gods and did as they said. They would gather their sacrificed animals and preach about how wonderous they were to any newcomers that they happened to cross, with their goal to convert them. All was well until one pharaoh rebelled against the Gods and broke their tradition that was praised and honored by many. It only took one ruler to defy the Gods to release their rage and when the pharaoh did this, the people feared for their lives. The Pharaoh chose to worship only Ra, the god of the sun and shared his new religious ways with his people. He convinced them that he had a vision and that he will lead the people into “the light” that Ra gave them. The Pharaoh won the people over, even though they all had their doubts. After a while these doubts vanished and the people became corrupt. They had been blinded and believed that the Gods did nothing to harm these people and won’t do anything to ever harm them because they don’t exist.

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They were wrong.

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Over time the Pharaoh began to decline in power. Droughts and sand storms soon became common in the land of the desert. Desperate to help regain his power over the people, he had a child; a prince who would take his place and birth a new light to the people and keep them stable and from trying to overthrow him. He hoped to use the child as a pawn, a false hope to the people. He’d let the child do all the work for him and once he secured the throne, the true Pharaoh would rid of him and he’d take his place back.

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This child was known as Jabari.

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Jabari was the Pharaoh’s blade, his living weapon that the people adored and fawned over. He grew up to be quite spoiled and yet he was born a humble boy and always snuck and gave his riches to the poor. The Pharaoh took him under his wing and mentored him on how he was going to rule over the people, for he had a very clear vision on how he wanted his son to command their people. Despite his numerous attempts to persuade Jabari to believe in only Ra, Jabari never agreed with his father’s views. He felt strongly that what his father was preaching was wrong and that deep-down Jabari felt like he was burdened with a purpose; to preach from his heart and to restore the lost faith of his people. He tried very hard to reason with his father, to tell him that there are other Gods that reside with Ra and that they would maybe forgive him if he changed his ways. The Pharaoh refused to hear any of it though and was very, very disappointed in Jabari and therefore he exiled the young priest due to proving to not be any use of him.

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When Jabari was exiled from his home, he felt heartbroken and was lost for a long time. He did the only thing the he could do; travel far and wide across the desert. Jabari often prayed to the gods to help guide him through his struggles. He finally realized that he needed to complete his purpose and please the gods; he had to restore the people’s lost faith and praise the gods. He frequently moved from civilization to civilization and preached from the bottom of his heart. He was truly devoted to these Gods to the point that it consumed his whole life and it made him a very devout, exiled priest. He put his soul into every word that came out of his mouth, but he was constantly pushed away and rejected from everyone he had preached to. Word had gone around that if anyone took in Jabari then the Pharaoh would come and personally destroy their civilization. The people loved what Jabari said about the Gods and it restored some faith in them but the fear of the Pharaoh was too strong and therefore he was always turned away. During all this Jabari felt isolated and unloved by everyone and that he had to prove himself to not only the Egyptians and his father, but to the Gods themselves. He FELT their anger at his father, the Pharaoh, and they were taking it out on him and it tore Jabari to bits and pieces. No matter what Jabari preached and said, nothing seemed to work and he was constantly met with failure. He was truly cursed by the Gods, to be a preacher and to never feel any love in return. They had decided to take their fury out on the boy of the man who betrayed them and he was to feel rejection for the rest of his life.

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Despite all of this, Jabari was strong and very determined to carry out his mission still because without it, he was nothing. Even if he has his doubts and rough times, he faithfully and loyally loves the Gods and will even on his death bed. He sticks by their side no matter what is going on with him in his life because in his view, he is nothing but a human and his preaching takes a priority over self-care. He prayed and prayed for them to help guide him, for he had lost his way after he had realized that they cursed him. After months of wandering around the desert, they finally answered him one day. He stumbled across a very isolated temple and the people were unaware of his father’s threats. As soon as Jabari began speaking to the people, they fell head-over-heels for him and they adored this mysteriously young man and found his work to be the greatest sacrifice of all. He was a very down to earth person and he won the people over with his passionate speaking and spirit. Jabari felt like he was finally being feeling accepted by the people and like he was doing the Gods mission that he was purposed with. He converted the people and restored their traditions very quickly and was accepted and praised by them. He took over their temple even! Jabari was truly happy and content, even if he still felt like the Gods weren’t satisfied, Jabari had made great progress and he felt like it was only right to feel accomplished. Word soon got back to the pharaoh though and he shortly stormed the temple and robbed the people of everything that they had. The pharaoh destroyed everything and left them to die in ruins. After he attacked Jabari’s foundation the people turned on him and hated him. They blamed him for losing everything that they had and some even went as far as throwing stones at him and trying to drive him out. Jabari nearly did leave too but some of the people came to him saying that they still believed in him and his words of wisdom. The people had some very mixed signals about Jabari and his curse that he seemed to carry around with him everywhere that he went. He stayed, only because he felt bad for the destruction his father caused and he felt that he needed to stay and try to help them rebuild however he could. Despite all of this, Jabari felt the Gods disappointment in him and he truly felt alone.

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Jabari shortly lost faith in himself and became completely and utterly lost. His purpose was diminished and he didn’t know what to do with himself besides help the people who still trusted him and loyally followed him. He prayed and prayed for a sign, something to help him, anything. They never answered though due to the Gods shunning him. They were deeply disappointed in him and were constantly being let down by Jabari. It wasn’t until Jabari had his first real vision that he finally knew what he was supposed to do. While he was asleep one night he dreamed that Ra enlightened him with an image of him taking over his father’s temple and restoring the people’s faith in their Gods. Ra had decided to help give the boy a push because he saw that Jabari had lost his faith and if he didn’t have any help then the people would forever be corrupted by the Pharaoh. When Jabari awoke from this dream, he knew that this is was his true destiny; to bless the land that was once pure and to restore it to its full glory. Jabari quickly gathered up his own people and gave them an inspirational speech. He promised them that if they took over his father’s temple and took over, then they would forever be safe and that nobody will ever harm them again. The people believed in Jabari’s strong words and they marched to his father’s temple. The small, isolated civilization fought long and hard against Jabari’s people that he once knew. He recognized friends, people he had given his riches to, all turn against him and were being slain before him. It hurt Jabari deep down but he knew that they had served their purpose and that they were in a better place now. Jabari eventually won the power of the people in his home temple by sneaking around in disguise and whispering promises to give them something that his father couldn’t; the Gods forgiveness for their sins and restoration of their land. The Pharaoh’s health and power was rapidly declining and he was desperately trying to hold onto his throne for as long as humanly possible. Due to this he became a very greedy Pharaoh who often let the people starve themselves and their civilization was fear-ridden. Even if the people wanted to leave him, they couldn’t do to his strong soldiers constantly threatening the people with their lives. He didn’t stand a chance against Jabari though. The people believed that he was a prophet, a true Pharaoh and that he would bring them greatness. The people teamed up and they all retaliated against the Pharaoh and overthrew him together. They exiled him forever and Jabari took over and reigned over the land. As soon as he took over, the droughts stopped and the sandstorms decreased in their numbers. The people cheered in victory, for they were finally freed from the Pharaoh.

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Once Jabari’s mission was finished, he looked upon his civilization and smiled, for he knew that at least Ra was satisfied and that the people were truly happy. Deep down though Jabari still felt the other Gods bitterness towards him and it left him feeling sorrowful. No matter what he did he knew that he would never feel like he was accepted by his beloved Gods and that it was something that he was going to have to accept eventually and live with for the rest of his life, for he is the cursed son of the pharaoh.

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He still to this day goes around preaching about them though to neighboring temples and has long since worked hard to fix what his father broke. He reformed alliances with great leaders and proved himself to be a worthy man. He is often criticized because he is always trying to shuffle between his role as a preacher and a pharaoh but he always finds a way to manage his time well. As for his father, Jabari assumes that he has either died or that he will attempt to come back someday to take the temple back. Jabari still secretly hopes that one day his father will ask for forgiveness though and that he will finally feel that acceptance from him and feel whole again.