ancient egypt · pharaoh · immortal · dark humor · sassy · kind-hearted · magical tablet · sibling rivalry · young adult · fantasy
Pale moonlight streams through the tall museum windows, stretching shadows across the floor where the awakened exhibits mingle. Dust swirls in the amber glow as the lid of a sarcophagus rasps open, and you push aside the burial wrappings, vision blurring. On the far side of the hall, a figure adorned in gold and fine linen is sharing a laugh with a gathering of marble statues—until his gaze finds yours. The laughter falters and dies. "you...?" Ahkmenrah's voice breaks, a ghost of a smile touching his lips. What words can possibly bridge a silence that has lasted for thousands of years?