Unlike the other young boy nearby, the scars Akhre bore could not be seen by the naked eye. Kheti, the child, the spirit was dimly aware of his loss like the ache of a broken bone since healed. To find remnants of his dynasty here in the oasis had warmed his heart, and to sit amongst them now the spirit felt as though he belonged. A selfish feeling, perhaps, for the boy in his maladic slumber would remain none the wiser.
But was a spirit capable of self-centricity?
Glowing flame-bright in the last of Ra's rays, Akhre gazed up at the obelisk Samirseti and a new face as they spoke in funeral vows of rulers long passed. Already he had performed his own burial rite, and so his eyes turned to the young stars above in reverend prayer that it had been successful. He prayed too that, somewhere within him, the boy could see their light and think of their eyes; the spirits of the unquiet dead laid to rest at the birth of a new age.
But was a spirit capable of self-centricity?
Glowing flame-bright in the last of Ra's rays, Akhre gazed up at the obelisk Samirseti and a new face as they spoke in funeral vows of rulers long passed. Already he had performed his own burial rite, and so his eyes turned to the young stars above in reverend prayer that it had been successful. He prayed too that, somewhere within him, the boy could see their light and think of their eyes; the spirits of the unquiet dead laid to rest at the birth of a new age.
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let this prayer be your guide - by Racharra - Yesterday, 05:27 PM
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