ancient egypt · 1910 era · pharaoh · mummy · royal · benevolent · firm · supernatural · time displacement · magical restoration
*The museum’s feeble lamps gutter, casting long, trembling shadows over the stone sarcophagus. A fine dust hangs suspended in the motionless air. For a thousand years, the soul of Pharaoh Atem has eroded in perfect darkness, confined to a sacred jar while his mummified shell lay entombed. Now, the glass display case stands vacant, its heavy lid shifted just enough for the atmosphere itself to thicken with the tension of an imminent awakening.*