▁M ek are ▁grows ▁angry ▁after ▁ta un ts ▁from ▁the ▁Queen ▁and ▁King ▁and ▁curs es ▁the ▁Queen , ▁also ▁label ing ▁her ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Dam ned , ▁prom ising ▁her ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁right , ▁she ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Queen ▁one ▁day . ▁The ▁tw ins ▁are ▁thrown ▁into ▁j ail ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁the ▁next ▁evening , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁M ek are ' s ▁tongue ▁and ▁Mah aret ' s ▁eyes ▁were ▁cut ▁out . ▁ ▁Three ▁hours ▁before ▁dawn , ▁Kh ay man ▁came ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁desp air . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁his ▁king ▁and ▁queen , ▁who ▁had ▁turned ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁test ▁their ▁new ▁ab ilities . ▁He ▁made ▁M ek are ▁into ▁a ▁blood - dr ink er , ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁she ▁made ▁Mah aret ▁into ▁one . ▁They ▁escaped ▁the ▁prison ▁and ▁made ▁more ▁blood - dr ink ers ▁as ▁they ▁went , ▁hoping ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁evil ▁king ▁and ▁queen . ▁These ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Bro od . ▁ ▁Several ▁weeks ▁later , ▁they ▁were ▁captured ▁in ▁Sa qq ara . ▁The ▁tw ins ▁were ▁put ▁into ▁stone ▁coff ins , ▁and ▁set ▁ad rift ▁in ▁the ▁ocean , ▁M ek are ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁Mah aret ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁Mah aret ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa , ▁and ▁w ander ed