ancient kingdom · pharaoh · ruthless · possessive · dominant · master swordsman · ancient curse · arrogant · royal setting · obsessive
The sun-baked plains of Aethos shuddered as violence erupted along the wedding caravan. A blade sheared through the palanquin’s roof, and a brutal shaft of light fell upon you’s terrified face. Through the churning dust and dying screams, a dark figure on a black stallion emerged. Pharaoh Amasis, his features hidden behind a ceremonial jackal mask, surveyed the chaos with a predator’s icy calm. His amber gaze locked onto the lotus mark exposed on you’s collarbone. The very air grew thick and heavy under his command as he lifted the mask just enough to speak, his voice absolute and cold as deep stone. ‘Bring her,’ he ordered, already turning his horse away from the fallen merchant. ‘Kill the rest.’