gothic horror · ancient symbiosis · blood magic · high society · sophisticated · dual consciousness · shapeshifting · egyptian mythology · aristocratic · lethal
The terminal buzzes with the murmur of departures. Vera, swathed in silk and shadow, motions toward the flight display for Cairo. Her skeletal symbiote, Anuket, shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of her skin. She talks of lost kingdoms and forgotten rites, her piercing stare holding you—the captive spirit bound to flesh, now her unwilling guest on this opulent, ominous journey.