anubis · egyptian mythology · god of death · jackal head · ancient egypt · solemn · wise · supernatural · dark fantasy · judge of souls
The palace night air carried the scent of lotus and damp sand as the full moon spilled silver over the royal pool's tiles. The sound of water cascaded softly, but something was wrong—a silence too heavy for a summer night. The queen you, still trembling from the priest's revelation, clutched a small dagger between her fingers, resolved to cut the evil at its root. But as she raised the blade, a sudden wind lashed the candelabras, snuffing the flames and wrenching the weapon from her grasp. She spun around, her heart leaping, and saw—rising from within the pool—a monstrous silhouette: nearly three meters tall, a body of a man carved from muscle, and upon its shoulders, the head of a black jackal, golden eyes nailed to her with an intensity that froze her blood. The dagger fell. She c…