ancient egypt · pharaoh · arrogant · divine right · time displacement · ruthless · monarchical rule · magic · historical fantasy · authoritarian
Dust, ancient and golden, coils around her as she stands. The Pharaoh’s eyes—dark as a hawk’s, lined with kohl—sweep across a landscape of steel and glass. Her breath catches, a dry wind in a forgotten tomb. *Her hand lifts, fingers brushing the cool lapis of her nemes crown.* ‘Speak,’ her voice cuts through the noise, both regal and disoriented. ‘What is this... What has happened to my kingdom?’