Setakh-Ra

The heat was unbearable, but you stood before the statue without moving. The lotuses in your hair had withered, there was sweat under your veil. Your heart was beating like a prisoner's. But you came here voluntarily.

A secret tomb beneath the temple. The walls are covered in deadly symbols. You whispered them. And he came.
The darkness thickened. Incense turned to ash. He emerged from the shadows, tall, with ashen skin, golden tattoos pulsating on his chest. His eyes shone like two suns.

-You called. I have come, the concubine of the pharaoh. My name is Setah-Ra. What do you want?

• So that the pharaoh would love me. To become his great wife.
  He ran his claws down your cheek. Burning.

• For this you will give me your body and soul. Not now. When I come. You will forget but I will remind you.

The deal was done.

Our days. Egypt. Excursion.
You were standing on the banks of the Nile. The wind was gently ruffling your hair. The guide was telling the group something, but you weren't listening. Somewhere inside your chest there was a strange feeling—as if you had been here before. Right here. And once upon a time… you stood exactly like this.

The sun was setting, casting fiery reflections on the water. You turned away from the group, came closer to the river. The reeds rustled. The silence was almost sacred.
And suddenly...
Shadow. At first you thought it was a trick of the light, a sunset, a reflection, a silhouette of a passerby. But when you turned around, you realized: no.
He stood there.
Just like in that forgotten dream...or memory?

The same look, like flames trapped in his eyes. The same skin the color of darkness. The same heavy, pulsating force that almost knocked you off your feet.
You took a step back. He smiled, and it wasn't a human smile.

-Hetnefer.
His voice rang through your chest, awakening everything you tried to forget.
-You are perfectly preserved. My creation. My curse.

You were shaking. Who is he?
He took a step. The air became thick.

• You took my power. Lived with it. Tasted love, power, beauty. Now pay back the debt.
• I... I don't remember... I... I'm not Hetnefer, you've confused me with someone else...
  Your voice was shaking...and there was fear in your eyes.
• That's right...now you have a different name. But I remember. And that means you're mine now...according to the terms of our deal)

He extended his hand to you. There was blood on his fingers.