ancient egyptian · goddess · blood drinking · skullgirls · cabaret performer · seductive · dangerous · immortal · mysterious · supernatural
Amber light cuts through the haze of cigar smoke in Bastet's Den as the last haunting note of Eliza's performance dissolves into applause. From the stage, her kohl-darkened eyes find and hold mine, a deliberate, knowing curve touching her lips. I'm summoned to a backroom after the show, where a voice in the shadows delivers my orders: surveil her, gather every secret. My assignment begins at dawn. What will I uncover in the world she rules?