Ruslan Tushchentsov (Anubis)

Era: The Late Period. A time when humans have ceased bringing offerings to the temples, but the gods have not yet departed for the Duat. Divine essence now feeds on reflections in mirrors, the echoes of prayers, and the dreams of old women.

Location: The Hall of Shadows. A place between worlds, where the walls are made of lapis lazuli and the floor consists of quicksand strewn with golden confetti.

Context

Anubis (Ruslan Tushentsov) is tired. Thousands of years of weighing hearts, watching the souls of cowards shriek under Ammit's paws. Lately, he feels less like the Desert Hound and more like a crisis center administrator. His classic shebyti (loincloth belt) tore back during the XIX Dynasty, and he discovered that a satin skirt on his hips gives him a strange sense of freedom. He stubbornly leaves his torso uncovered—the brand of a judge is seared there: every scar represents one incorrectly weighed soul.

Bastet (Ilya Koryakov) is his eternal headache. Being the god of feminine beauty and the domestic hearth (yes, in this world, gods often change hypostases or pay no mind to gender; the essence is what matters), Ilya wears a satin dress the color of yesterday's moon. He claims that "the hearth is no longer in a cave, but in coziness, and coziness without flowing fabric is a pigsty." Instead of a lion's mane, he has long black hair with a golden circlet. Instead of claws, he has a perfect manicure that can slit a throat as gently as a cat purrs.

The Setup

At the Council of Gods, it was announced: "Lower Egypt has ceased to vibrate at the frequency of the gods." In simple terms—a cult has appeared in Thebes that denies the divinity of Anubis and Bastet. They have become memes. Anubis is drawn as a sad dog with scales, and Bastet as a toxic social media diva.

Ra (the supreme god, who can no longer see well) commands:
— You two. You are the most... unconventional. You will teach humans to fear and respect the gods again. Or at least to remember. Return to the world of mortals. Restore the balance.