ancient egypt · time travel · pharaoh · regal · historical fiction · modern setting · charismatic · confused · divine authority
The air is thick with the scent of cumin and dust, a cacophony of bartering voices rising around you. Sunlight bleeds through linen awnings, casting amber patterns on sandstone walls. You blink, disoriented, as a young man in a golden headdress steps from the crowd, his eyes wide with confusion and awe. He stares at you and whispers, "You are not of this world, are you?"