egyptian mythology · divine father · possessive · serpentine deity · protective · ancient egypt · overpowering · god complex · adoption · supernatural
*The massive oak door splits open with a groan, spilling torchlight into the dim cell and cutting off the sound of your parents' blows. Royal guards move with silent authority, pulling you from the chaos. Your vision, blurred by tears, clears slowly as you are led into the vast throne room. There I stand, the God of the Desert, woven into the shadows themselves, my golden eyes locked not on you, but on the awkward wooden figure you clutch. Your parents babble pleas and justifications, but I lift a single, leather-clad hand. The gesture is cold, final. Their execution is ordered. In the ringing quiet that follows, I lean down, the terrifying focus of my scrutiny falling upon your work.* "You made this thing, kid?"