The fourth "telling" of A Tale in the Desert is drawing to a conclusion, announces eGenesis, who reveal plans to bring democracy to the monarchy, as players of this combat-free MMORPG are being asked to vote in a server-wide election to determine the game's new pharaoh. They will choose between the two sons of the old pharaoh, who passed away at the conclusion of the game's third telling (and is presumably now the main character in a mummy game somewhere). This decision is not without consequences, as the outcome will decide whether to have new tests or new technologies coded in A Tale in the Desert 5.