Blood

You take out a small knife you keep in your breast pocket and prick your finger. You wait until a drop of blood forms on the your fingertip, then press your finger to the obsidian stone in the centre of the flower. You gaze at your bloody fingerprint, waiting for something to happen.

You're surprised, however, when the flower shifts as the mummy sits up. You stare in shock as Imhotep pulls himself out the sarcophagus. As he gazes down at you, you notice he's very tall, at least a head taller than you. Imhotep reaches out and grasps your shoulders with both hands. You feel his bony fingers press into your skin and try to pull away, but he holds you tight. His eyes seem to bore into yours, despite his eye sockets being empty.

"Marcus Fairburn", Imhotep intones in a deep rasping voice that echoes throughout the stone room. "I know who you are. I have looked in your mind. For the crime of breaking into my tomb, you shall be cursed."

You quiver under his grasp, feeling more frightened than ever. It seems that you've already failed to escape the curse.

"Please let me go", you squeak. "I promise I'll leave your pyramid alone and won't tell anyone about it."

Imhotep continues as if you didn't speak.

"However, I shall be merciful", the architect continues. "I shall give you a chance to escape. If you walk through this portal", Imhotep says, gesturing at the dark doorway, "you will find yourself back in the first chamber of my tomb. If you manage to find the code to escape in time, the portal will transport you to the surface. Be warned – if the time you have been allotted has run out, Set, the god of the desert, will take you."

You nod your understanding. Imhotep releases you and you quickly move away from him. The architect takes no notice of you, though, only raises his hands above his head. He chants something in a language you don't know, then lowers them again. Slowly, Imhotep turns and gets into his sarcophagus again.

"Wait!" you exclaim, rushing over to him. "What do I do next?"

"I have set in place another clue for you", Imhotep says as the lid of the sarcophagus slides back into place. "If you find it, you have a chance to escape."

Before he can say anything else, the sarcophagus closes. You hear a click as the flower rises into its place again.