The Lizard's Face
The Lizard's Face was a virtual representation of one of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.
Description
Bayek met with Cleopatra and Pasherenptah to learn the identity of the Lizard.
Dialogue
Bayek and Aya readied themselves for the ride to the Palace of Apries to warn Pasherenptah that the Lizard was one of his priests.
- Aya: What are you waiting for, my love? Shall we race, like we did in Siwa?
- Bayek: Only if you're ready to lose.
- Aya: Bold words. I will see you back them up. Eat my dust!
The two began galloping through the city.
- Aya: Eat my dust!
- Bayek: What is the prize for winning?
- Aya: You'll never find out! You're slower than Ramses, and he's been dead a few years now!
- Bayek: You can't keep that pace.
- Aya: Try me!
Faster, beast, faster!
I need to prove a point!
Bayek reached their destination first.
- Bayek: Seems I have come out on top.
- Aya: Seems you have.
- Bayek: We all have weaknesses.
- Aya: Yes, and yours is winning graciously.
- Bayek: What is this about?
- Aya: The Queen is about to speak. Let's go and listen.
The two arrived at the steps where Cleopatra spoke from a balcony overhead.
- Cleopatra: As they rule, the gods curse our land, withholding the river's floods. But as the living goddess ascends the throne, the waters will rise again! Through me, Memphis shines as rubies set in gold! Through me, Egypt triumphs!
The crowd appeared displeased, and later Cleopatra sat with her servants, discussing the matter.
- Cleopatra: I cannot lose them. They must know my voice as that of the goddess.
A guard interrupted her reflection, and she rose to make her way to where Aya, Bayek and Pasherenptah waited.
- Aya: My Queen...
- Cleopatra: The Apis Bull persists in ailing?
- Aya: We have found the cause of his sickness. He was poisoned.
- Cleopatra: Who did this?
- Aya: The Twin Priestesses.
- Cleopatra: Have them boiled to death inside a bronze bull.
- Aya: Goddess, no.
- Bayek: They were coerced. Their brother was kidnapped by a priest of Anubis with a blue scarf and a cough.
- Pasherenptah: Hetepi! But he is amongst my closest advisors.
- Cleopatra: Those living in one's shadow are the least worthy of trust.
- Pasherenptah: If even Hetepi is against me...
- Bayek: Your wife and child were threatened by him, but now they are safe. We can overcome this.
- Pasherenptah: The priests of Anubis will be conducting rites in the Great Temple. Look for their masks.
- Aya: My blade will serve as well as his.
- Bayek: No, Aya. Let me.
- Cleopatra: I care not who kills the priest. Let it be done before we head to Herakleion in the north.
- Pasherenptah: Wait! Ptah-Nun the father breathe strength into your arm.
Bayek nodded and took his leave, making his way to the Great Temple of Ptah. He arrived at the temple, using Senu to scout the temple premises.
- Bayek: Only one of these priests has to die. I must strike carefully.
He found one of the priests.
- Bayek: A priest of Anubis... but is it Hetepi?
Bayek found the second priest.
- Bayek: Another priest of Anubis.
Bayek found the third priest.
- Bayek: How many priests does one city need?
Bayek found the fourth priest.
- Bayek: Is that the man I seek?
Bayek found the last priest.
- Bayek: Hetepi hides among his brothers.
Bayek assassinated the priest located in the corridor. An enlarged apparition of Hetepi appeared before him.
- Bayek: The Lizard. The priest who cursed Memphis.
- Hetepi: I serve the ways of the old Egypt.
- Bayek: Old Egypt asks a heavy price!
Hetepi disappeared and appeared behind Bayek, where he was tending to a corpse.
- Bayek: Innocents multilated, children ripped from the womb, the High Priest's name abused-
- Hetepi: His name was muck before you arrived.
The masses are the cattle of the gods, driven by the herdsman's whip. You are one of them, Bayek.
Bayek grabbed Hetepi by his shoulders and flinched when Hetepi turned his back.
- Hetepi: You are a cow.
- Bayek: It is will that drives me, not fear.
- Hetepi: Oh, yes? And who passes the whip over your back? Who demands that you stain your ka with my death?
- Bayek: I have my gods. Now face yours.
Bayek placed a feather on Hetepi, causing him to disintegrate.
- Bayek: By your death, the curses of Memphis are lifted. I should report to the others.
Bayek returned to the Palace of Apries, where Aya, Cleopatra and Pasherenptah were waiting.
- Aya: My Queen, they acted only to lift the threat on their brother's life.
Bayek threw Hetepi's mask to the ground, breaking it.
- Bayek: Curses will trouble you no more.
- Pasherenptah: Hetepi. What could have driven him to such madness?
- Bayek: Memphis is yours again.
- Cleopatra: Ours.
- Pasherenptah: With these dark matters settled, we can finally prepare for the Festival of Apis.
- Cleopatra: May demons feast on Hetepi's ka. And may those guilty of Khemu's death soon follow.
Cleopatra left the throne room, followed by Pasherenptah. A few days later, the Festival of Apis commenced. The Egyptians celebrated the festival and cheered for the Queen. Bayek met with Aya, who showed a disappointing look on her face.
- Aya: It is agony to leave you, but... I must go on alone.
- Bayek: Aya-
- Aya: I will stand by my duty!
- Bayek: Where will your duty take you?
- Aya: North. To set the sea aflame.
Aya bowed her head, but Bayek stopped her. He put his hand around Aya's hair.
- Bayek: I walk on your water.
- Aya: I hope we will hunt together again. Until then, let us take this night as ours.
Bayek and Aya shared a moment of intimacy for the night.
Outcome
Hetepi was assassinated by Bayek, restoring Memphis to order.