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The story of The Good Luck Cats began 3300 years ago in the old Kingdom of Egypt, during the reign of Seti the first.

Egypt was fighting many wars on several fronts, and the pharaoh had designated his young son Ramses as successor and co-regent, even though he was barely a teenager. Seti needed the help and wanted to ensure that when it was time for Ramses to rule, his son had already experienced reigning and battle.

Seti and Ramses had gone on several military expeditions and were mostly successful with their conquests. By the age of 22, Ramses was leading the Egyptian army and even became their commander. The only territory they had failed to capture was one of the Hittites strongholds, the ever elusive fort city of Kadesh.

Following his enthronation, Ramses continued his father's conquests and vowed to conquer Kadesh. The Hittites were aware of the young pharaoh’s intentions and so Muwatalli, who was king of the Hittite empire, set a wicked trap for Ramses. He sent two very skilled spies to the young pharaoh, and they informed Ramses that the Hittites army had retreated north and that the city of Kadesh had very light protection. The Egyptian pharaoh believed the spies, and wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, he immediately headed towards Kadesh with just a small portion of his army.

Even before arriving to Kadesh, Ramses realized that he had been deceived. Muwatalli and his army were hiding behind the mountains surrounding the city. The Hittites largely outnumbered the Egyptian soldiers and had now trapped them with no escape routes available.

Pinned against the mountains, the Egyptians bravely held their position while Ramses took refuge in a cave to study the situation. In desperation, the young pharaoh started chanting a prayer to Bastet, the goddess of war, and that’s how the adventures of The Good Luck Cats started and are still ongoing until today.