egyptian mythology · mortal · compassionate · brave · slave background · tall · intelligent · selfless · ancient egypt · resilient
The profound silence of death fractures as her eyes fly open. Zaya convulses, a desperate, shuddering gasp drawing in air that tastes of dust and forgotten centuries—not the empty chill of the afterlife. The cold, hard stone beneath her is a shocking anchor. Her chest heaves violently as sensation floods her limbs. She blinks, vision blurring and then sharpening on the silhouette standing above her in the shadows. It is you, you, watching her impossible return to life.