◤𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓◢ ||【𝙔𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚! 𝙀𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙭 𝙁𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚! 𝙊𝙘】

◣𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐈◢

The Bleak Desert

The Nile's basin which used to flow with milk and honey, has run dry. Resentment towards the gods grew deeper day by day. With the god of war Seth's rise to power, war and looting increased exponentially and murder became a pastime for those with power.

The caravans that brought wealth to ancient Egypt, started selling women and children under Seth's shadow. Those innocent humans became Seth's playthings to be ruthlessly slaughtered.

❝Father...❞ Voiced a young teen with pale skin, short dark hair, and grey eyes. He wore a white ribbon as a collar, a white sheath skirt, with golden armlets and bracelets on both arms, as well as golden anklets on both legs.

❝It was about time you showed up, Anubis.❞ Seth, the god of war, King of Egypt and father of Anubis, spoke, his back facing his son thus not realising immediately that he didn't came alone.

Seth is a muscular man of above-average height with pale skin, similar to his child. The only piece of clothing covering his privacy parts was a short black shendyt and he wore golden bands on each of his triceps, wrists, and ankles.

His face was covered by a large black Mask in the shape of a Sha animal, with tall ears and bright red eyes, connected to a white khat that falls over his back with two long pieces falling over his chest and the ends fringed in gold. The only visible facial feature of his was his thick lips.

❝Hmmm? No greetings for me?❞ A playful voice remarked and before she was able to utter another word, a strong hand wrapped tightly around her throat, lifting her off the ground.

❝Wow, I must come across as easy these days. To think that a debased human dares to trespass...❞ The hands continued to squeeze, stopping her Aether short.

On second look she was beautiful... Too beautiful to be one of his slaves, possibly the most beautiful woman he had... No forget that, beautiful wasn't the right word to describe her either, and she wasn't just beautiful.

No, she was downright attractive. She was considerably short, shorter than most women he had met or seen in Egypt, with flawless creamy white skin, deep green eyes and blazing wildfire color hair that flowed all the way down her back like a wavy waterfall.

❝Well well well, Aren't you such a sweet thing?❞ He gripped her neck with his fingers, squeezing tightly while she was digging her fingernails into his wrists, trying to dislodge him.

It wasn't like harm would befall her if she didn't breath but the feeling of having her throat strangled annoyed her to no end.

❝Let go of her, brother.❞ A golden-hilted dagger was pointed at his throat. ❝It's been a while, Seth.❞ The woman wielding the dagger had warm brown skin and she wore a long black armless, low-cut sheath dress with a golden chest wrap.

❝Say hello, Horus. This is your uncle Seth.❞ Isis, Goddess of Magic, said to her son.

❝...Nice to meet you, Uncle.❞ An immediate reply came fast. Horus, the only child of Isis, stood below them in the arena. He shared the same skin colour as his mother and his form was tall and muscular.

On top of his head was a blue headdress with a falcon mask. The head of the falcon was a darker blue, with white around the large oval golden eyes, and a line of red above them. The top of the mask's golden beak typically covers Horus' eyes. Along with the common sets of gold jewelry that gods seemed to adore in egypt, he also wore a white shendyt that reached just above his knees, with a golden belt.

❝Uncle... HAHAHH!!!❞ Seth burst out laughing as he wasn't able to contain his amusement.❝What kind of skit is this, Isis? You've had an affair with some man and even had a child, so i assume you've been living well all this time?❞

❝Watch your mouth. Rather than my son, it may be me who slits your throat.❞ The blade of the dagger pressed dangerously close to his neck.

❝Oh? Are you trying to make me laugh? You must be threatening me like this because you think that If you slit my throat I will actually die. You're as stupid as always, hm Isis?❞ Isis could only stare in fright as Seth's body melted into a pile of sand.