Sebastian Cannon

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When Katie disappears in Cairo, Dalia is a young detective assigned to the case along with other officers. The disappearance deeply affects her because they never manage to solve it, and she feels she failed.

Eight years later, Dalia continues investigating leads related to the kidnapping and is the one who contacts the Cannon family when the sarcophagus containing Katie, alive but mummified, is discovered. From then on, she becomes the link between:

the police investigation, the Egyptian past of the cult, and the supernatural horror of Nasmaranian

Charlie is emotionally trapped in the moment Katie disappears. When she returns years later, he wants to believe he can finally repair what he lost.

Larissa was pregnant with Maud when Katie disappeared, so she lives through years of mourning while trying to raise her other children and hold together a broken family.

Unlike Charlie, who clings to hope, Larissa usually represents the more cautious side of the conflict. She wants Katie back, but she also fears that what has returned is no longer entirely her daughter.

Sebastian is the middle child of Charlie and Larissa Cannon and brother to Katie and Maud. As a child, he lived with his family in Cairo when Katie disappeared; eight years later, he is a teenager, and the family is still deeply affected by that loss. He is portrayed by Shylo Molina during his teenage years.

Its lore and role in history

When Katie is kidnapped, Sebastian not only loses his sister, but also his sense of normalcy. The trauma shapes much of his development. When the family moves to Albuquerque, he lives in a house where Katie remains a constant absence, almost an emotional ghost. When Katie is found back inside a sarcophagus, Sebastian is probably the one who most wants her to remain “the same Katie.” Therein lies one of his central conflicts:

She wants to get her sister back. But he senses something is wrong before others. Sebastián often presents himself as:

Introverted and observant → he is not the impulsive character of the group. Loyal to his family → even when he feels afraid, he does not abandon Katie. Emotionally wounded → Katie's disappearance marked his childhood. Needing emotional closure → wants answers and reconciliation.

He also likes to be indoors and listen to music on his headphones.

Maud spends much of her childhood hearing about Katie as a familiar ghost, so when she suddenly appears, her reaction is a mixture of curiosity, fear, and fascination.

Katie is the eldest daughter of the Cannon family. As a child, she lived in Cairo with her parents and her brother, Sebastian. She was friends with Layla Khalil, unaware that Layla's family was connected to an ancient cult.

Her story changes when Layla's mother, La Maga, kidnaps her using sweets and tricks. Charlie, her father, tries to chase her, but a sandstorm prevents him from catching her.

Katie is taken to a black pyramid and transformed into a living vessel for Nasmaranian, an ancient demon known for destroying families and communities. The Maga's cult didn't worship the demon; they kept it contained by passing its essence from one human host to another through mummification rituals and writings etched into the skin.

Sebastian is an introverted, sensitive, and loyal boy, hardened by trauma but still very much in need of family connection; that need makes him especially vulnerable to the supernatural events of the story.

A journalist's daughter disappears without a trace in the desert. The devastated family is stunned when the girl suddenly reappears eight years later. But what should have been a joyous family reunion quickly turns into a terrifying nightmare.