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<<back>>\n\nI want to thank all the people who have been such a help and inspiration to me as I've worked on this, and other projects.\n\nThank you to all my fans. Without you, I'd quickly lose all motivation and will to work on this kind of project. \n\nThank you to everyone over in the twine help thread on TFGamesSite.com You are all very willing to help, while asking nothing in return. You guys are absolutely wonderful.\n\nA very special thanks to TheMadExile and Greyelf from TFGamesSite.com for always being willing to help out with coding issues that arise. (Hell, who am I kidding? I'd be completely lost without them.) Both show an amazing amount of patience with me as they create the impossible things I request and teach me how to duplicate their amazing feats on my own. Thank you guys!\n\nThank you to Rfpnj from TFGamesSite.com for always being around to help out, whether it be through testing, double checking code, and often offering solutions to problems we encounter along the way.\n\nThank you to a bunch of everyone who had helped out with bug reports and in other little ways. I appreciate every single one of you, each of you have helped make this game as good as it is. There are far too many of you to list individually here, but a couple of you deserve special recognition for the work they have done.\n* NightHawk8P (For countless hours working on the Wiki, assisting with coding submitted scenes, countless spelling and grammar fixes.)\n* scorpio111193 (For helping out with the Wiki.)\n\n\nThank you to our very talented artists for making the visuals you see in the game possible. \nCurrent Artists:\n* DarklyWhite\n* Ezhaillia\n\nThank you to Grim8P for all their help with the wiki.\n\nOn occasion, someone will go above and beyond, pledging a staggering amount to help out. At the $100 level these people make a huge difference. All I can say at this level is that "Thank You" does not seem adequate to express my gratitude, even if they are the only words to do so. So thank you:\n* Matty\n\n\nThank you to all our patrons from Patreon who have been so unbelievably generous in your support. Since release A1, the following people have pledged at the $20 level:\n* Blauz\n* Emmy Rintasaari\n* Erin Blanche\n* Josh Button\n\n\nThank you to all our patrons from Patreon who have made generous pledges to help support us. Since release A1, the following people have pledged at the $10 level:\n* 661775 AKA S1x\n* Aaron Grandy\n* Aldir\n* Alec Janofa\n* Alex\n* Amberle Istar\n* anactualgoat \n* Andrew 'Kiri3tsubasa' Warnock!\n* Anon D\n* beatrise\n* Braidborn\n* Brendan Hurley\n* Burn Cycle\n* CassHL\n* Charles Callaway\n* Christian Adalbert\n* Daniel Scarpaci\n* Daniel Schneider\n* dave\n* Domino Taquito\n* dummy\n* Emerson Connolly\n* Ewan Coats\n* Halemohg\n* J.\n* jack88johnosn\n* Jacob Britt\n* Jahmir Roy\n* Joe\n* John\n* john\n* Jordon Welling\n* Josh Xiong\n* Jouni\n* Kalexander\n* Kitsunelord1994\n* Koniar\n* L3GION\n* Lance Park\n* Lonebigwolf\n* Medicant_Bias\n* Michael\n* Misbehaved\n* ModestChain\n* Nathan\n* overkill9\n* PhantomLoki2490\n* phalicobject\n* PigglyJanda\n* Prutus\n* Rune Kuhn\n* Sara Kulaski\n* Shadowthrone\n* Shakira Perez\n* Shrimp Poppers\n* Stanford Laine\n* SteelRelic\n* Steve Cortez\n* Theo Koelewijn\n* Uprising_18\n* william Conkling\n\n\nAnd while every one of the people mentioned above has played a part in making all of this possible in their own ways, I also have to take a moment to thank everyone who has ever taken the time to play this game, Patron or not, because its the fact that you enjoy playing this creation that makes me and the rest of our team want to get up each day and work on this whenever we am able. The fact that there is so much love for this game //inspires// us.\n\n<<back>>

Every footstep draws him deeper into the cave. His eyes drifting over the freshly dug tunnels. Silently, he moves down the tunnel, each step calculated to not make a sound. \n\nIn the near perfect dark, Ra finds himself moving slowly. It's not until he can see a light from somewhere ahead that he stops. He remains still for several seconds, straining to hear or see anything that may indicate what he is about to walk into, //It's too late to back out now. I've already come this far.//\n\nSteeling his resolve, he begins to walk again. He can see the cave beginning to open up. He can see a large opening ahead at almost exactly the same time that he can hear soft chanting. \n\nRa is careful to stay in the shadows, wanting to see what he must confront before actually needing to confront it. \n\nFirst he sees some form of altar, two ghouls and perhaps half a dozen humans garbed in deep red robes. All around them are torches on the walls and brazers lighting the middle. In almost perfect unison, every one of their heads turn toward him. \n\nHe feels a chill go through him, though it has nothing to do with cool air in these tunnels. "Come inside," A voice like honey flavored with humor fills the air, "You've sought out my sanctum, do introduce yourself."\n\n//Ya Khara!// Ra thinks in a panic, //It knows I am here. I am doomed.//\n\nEven though the thoughts threaten to consume him with hopelessness, he forces himself to move, his footsteps leading him into the room, //I will not die without a fight,// The thought lingers in his mind.\n\nRa's eyes drift over the room, trying to take everything in, searching for anything he might be able to use to his advantage.\n\nWhen he sees the throne, he at first thinks it is empty, but then he notices the shadow, or rather the //darkness// within the seat. The darkness in the seat seems to have a human shape, but no real substance. Looking at it is like looking upon the night sky, a blanket of faint stars against an infinite void, and two bright spots that could only be it's eyes. \n\nIts burning white orbs seem to center on Ra with an intensity that makes him want to do nothing more than flee.\n\nThe tapestry of small stars slowly darkens, becoming something more tangible. With skin as dark as ebony, it stands, a gold headdress forms on it's head and a hooked staff of gold materializes in it's hand. The smile that forms on it's lips is nearly enough to make Ra soil himself right where he stands, "How delightful," He says, the words as much felt as heard, "I had been led to believe that your kind was extinct." \n\nRa is unable to move as this thing half walks, half glides toward him, //It's one of //them.// This Black Pharaoh, it's one of them. I'm too late, there is no way I can stop this now.//\n\n"If all of your kind had the audacity you have shown this eve, we'd have allowed your suffering to continue for another millennium just so we could bask in your anguish," It stops directly in front of Ra after circling him once. Sinking the end of his staff into the ground as he leans against it, "Did you really come here to stop my work?" There's an honest curiosity in it's voice that belies it's nature.\n\n[[Next.|First Quest 5a1]]\n

<<back>>\n\n<<if $Anubis is "true">>!Anubis (Dog) Transformation:\nThe Anubis transformation grants Ra an extraordinary sense of smell and enhances his strength to a small degree.\n\n<</if>><<if $Bastet is "true">>!Bastet (Cat) Transformation:\nThe Bastet transformation grants Ra better vision at night and incredible agility.\n\n<</if>><<if $Hathor is "true">>!Hathor (Cow) Transformation:\nThe Hathor transformation, while intended as humor on Ra's part, is still useful for it's pure brute strength.\n\n<</if>><<if $Horus is "true">>!Horus (Falcon) Transformation:\nThe Horus transformation grants Ra keen sight and flight.\n\n<</if>><<if $Sobek is "true">>!Sobek (Crocodile) Transformation:\nThe Sobek transformation grants Ra thick armored hide and incredible strength as well as greater mobility in the water.\n\n<</if>><<back>>

The oasis, the same one Ra had crashed the Atet into when he first arrived on this planet, lies sprawled across the sands. There are still signs of broken trees and torn ground, but there are already signs that the oasis is healing.\n\n//I wonder if my home world is still capable of healing like this? After everything that happened there, . . . //The thought trails off as his mind drifts to all that he lost.\n\n//Funny really, this place is nothing like my home, the colors, the plants, completely alien to me. Yet somehow this one scar, this place where I first placed my feet on the ground, it reminds me of my home.//\n\n[img[images/Oasis.png]]\n\n<<set $random to random(1,8)>><<if $random lte 2>>Thinking of the falcon he first encountered in the little oasis, Ra allows his body to draw upon the stored DNA from that creature. \n\nA sound, much like a sigh but with a hint of discomfort expels from his lips as the changes begin. \n\nHis face narrows, drawing forth to become a beak as Ra goes to one knee. The rest of his body contorts and pulls in on itself as his mass forces itself into a much smaller form. Crinking his neck to one side, then to the other, feathers spread across his body like a wildfire racing across a field of dry grass. Then he is finished, a slightly larger than average falcon stands where Ra was just moments before. \n\nParting his beak, he makes a soft sound, then springs into the air. His wings spread wide, catching the air as he propels himself higher. \n\nWithin moments, he's high above the oasis, looking down. His keen eyes search the space beneath him, instinctively seeking out the movement of small animals. He circles, looking over the oasis and letting his avian gaze linger on the broken trees and ridges in the sands where the Atet had made it's rough landing. \n\nHe savors the feeling of the wind beneath his wings, feeling like he is floating upon the expanse beneath him.\n\nIdly, he wonders what became of the falcon he encountered after first arriving on this world but he puts the thought aside as he drifts toward the ground, transforming into his natural form just a split second before his feet touch the ground.\n\n<<elseif $random is 3 and $Anubis is "true">>As Ra walks, he begins to change. From the ground up, the transformation begins. \n\nHis feet start to grow rounder, fur sprouting from the top of his feet as they become paws. If it wasn't for his forward momentum, walking on two paws would be slightly awkward, but his changes are far from done.\n\nThe fur bristling from the top of his paws spreads up his legs like a wave of dark brown. His thighs are just starting to become engulfed in fur when his hands start to change as well. His fingers flex, seeming to cramp as the fingers pull back, thickening even as they become shorter. His fingernails become like short claws. As the fur starts to sprout from the top of his hands like grass pushing up from the ground, he pitches forward, landing on all fours and never breaking stride.\n\nFor a dozen or more paces Ra's gate is awkward as his spine realigns itself to the new way of walking. A short tail pushes forth from his rear, fur sprouting from it almost as soon as it forms.\n\nLast is his head, the fur flowing up his arms and torso seem to reach his neck at the same time, flowing upward and across his jaw as his face elongates. His darkening lips part to reveal a long row of sharpening teeth and a long tongue within.\n\nWithin a few more seconds it would be impossible to tell him apart from any other large dog.\n\nHe sniffs at the air, allowing the canines incredible sense of smell guide him more than any of his other senses. \n\nHis run is exhilarating, the air flowing around his body and a hundred different vivid smells filling his nostrils. Simply enjoying himself, he allows his tongue to loll from the side of his mouth. \n\n//Sometimes it's the simple joys that give life the most meaning,// Ra muses.\n\nWhen the oasis draws near, Ra's pace slows. As the sand gives way to grasses and the shade of small trees, Ra pauses and sniffs the air, then strides into the oasis while his body begins to return to it's natural form.\n\n<<elseif $random is 4 and $Bastet is "true">>Ra reaches within himself, drawing on the feline genetic code stored within himself. \n\nThe changes come quickly. Fur sprouts across his body, flowing from his skin like a short wave ebony to envelope his body. He crouches just a split second before his body begins to contract, becoming more dense as his mass compresses into the smaller form. By the time his hands touch the ground they are already feline paws. His back arches as if to accentuate the long black tail that is growing from his rear, and whiskers fan out around his face as feline characteristics become more prominent.\n\nIn the blink of an eye, his eyes go from black to golden with black slitt. \n\nOnce the changes have completed, Ra stretches, then lazily strolls away.\n\nIt takes a little while to across the sands toward the oasis, enjoying the heat of the sun warming his body, //Makes me want to lay down and simply enjoy the warmth.//\n\nOccasionally, as he moves he sees something, an insect or small animal moving across the sand. Each time he has to fight back the instinctive urge to hunt the thing he sees, but each time managing to resist after only a moment of internal struggle.\n\nWhen he finally reaches the shelter of the oasis, he pauses to let his eyes drift over the shadows, intimately aware of every small movement.\n\nUpon entering the oasis, he remains in the form of a cat for a couple more minutes before finally allowing his own genetic code to reassert itself again.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 6 and $Sobek is "true">>Ra's long stride carries him toward the oasis until he's well beneath the shady trees. It's only then that he reaches within himself to access the genetic code stored within. \n\nBy the time he's within a dozen paces of the water, he has started to change. The color of his skin begins to dull as it thickens, becoming a thick hide. Meanwhile, his legs and arms begin to shorten while his hands form into wicked looking claws.\n\nHe falls onto the ground, belly dragging as he moves toward the water. For a second, it looks as if the front half of him is moving while the back is not, the illusion created by a long powerful tail forming at nearly the same speed as he moves.\n\nAt the same time, his face broadens and elongates, becoming a gaping maw of thick pointy teeth.\n\nRight before he reaches the water, he blinks his golden eyes, the pupils a bare slit.\n\nWhen he reaches the water, he does not even slow, instead he slips into the still water with all the powerful grace of the crocodile he now resembles.\n\nFor a minute, Ra propells himself through the water, enjoying the sheer power of the animal he has taken the form of, as well as it's surprising grace in the water. \n\nHe's nearly reached the far bank of the pond when he decides he should not linger in the water for too long, //Taking the form of such a creature can be intoxicating, there is no sense in forgetting myself.// \n\nReaching the far side, he lingers in the water for another few seconds before reluctantly moving up onto the shore. \n\nOnce fully on land again, he stops, takes one last deep breath as a crocodile, then begins to change back into his natural form. \n\nWithin seconds, Ra is kneeling on the ground, water still dripping off of his body as he rises to his feet.\n\n<<else>>Ra's sandaled feet pad lightly across the hot sands as he walks toward the oasis. The closer he draws to the site, the slower his steps become. \n\nHe nearly stops at the edge of the oasis, but he forces himself to continue forward. //It's almost like stepping into another world,// He muses, feeling a bit of humor at the irony of the thought.\n\nTaking a few more steps, he listens to the sounds of animals in the trees and small plants at his ankles, //Much like this world is a beacon of life in a largely lifeless universe, this oasis is a beacon of life within these vast deserts.//\n\n<</if>><<set $random to random(1,9)>><<if $random lte 2>>It is not long before Ra finds himself sitting in the shade of a gnarled old tree, looking out over the small pond that gives it life. \n\nBirds and small animals flock to the place, drawn by the life giving water.\n\nHe isn't sure how long he sits there, but it's when the sun has moved far enough for it's heat to fall directly onto his skin that he takes notice.\n\nWith a soft whistle, he gets to his feet, //It would seem that time passes, even during my moments of peace.//\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random lte 4>>Walking near the pond that gives life to this little patch of the desert, Ra looks toward the waters. He is only mildly surprised to see something looking back. \n\nWhat at first glance appears to be a log in the water blinks at him. It only takes a second to take note of the nostrils above the water, the reptilian eyes watching him, //Crocodile,// Ra puts the local name to the creature.\n\nHaving heard from Hathor and others about the dangers of the creature, he angles his path away from the animal, not wanting to provoke an attack.\n\nThe crocodile lips deeper in the water, it's eyes still on Ra for a few seconds longer before turning in the water and drifting toward another stretch of beach.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random is 6 and $Sobek is "false" and $ghouls isnot "false">>Ra finds himself walking near the water's edge when a slight disturbance beneath the still surface catches his attention. He steps closer, ignoring the potential dangers of doing so.\n\nA small bubbles rises to the surface of the water where it pops, Ra's eyes following it's most likely path down into the murky water. \n\nHe sees the golden orbs, a thin black line bisecting each, looking back at him a split second too late.\n\nOn powerful legs, the crocodile lunges, half of it's body out of the water even before Ra consciously realizes what is happening. Desperately, he raises his arms in an attempt to ward off the massive beast, but all he manages to do is prevent it from hitting him with it's full force. Instead it's jaws snap shut around his arms, piercing his flesh even as it's full weight slams into him with bone jarring force.\n\nThe air leaves his lungs in a whoosh, leaving the scream that follows stillborn on his lips. Ra's mind is in a full panic, but his body does what comes naturally. In barely a second his body changes, shifting and twisting his body as he begins to take on characteristics of his attacker.\n\nBut the crocodile's instincts are faster than Ra's ability to change. The crocodile rolls, spinning as it angles back toward the water, taking Ra with it. By the time they reach the water's edge, a passerby would see two crocodiles where moments before one of them had been Ra.\n\nRa hits the water with a splash, the crocodile's roll disorienting him.\n\nIncreasingly frantic to escape, Ra attempts to turn the crocodile's own tactic against it, he begins to spin, turning in the same direction but without any noticeable effect. With a sickening sound, Ra's flesh begins to tear, his shoulder coming free of its socket.\n\nThen one second to the next, Ra feels himself break fee of the beast. His head strikes something beneath the water and hoping that it's the ground, he spins quickly and pushes off from it as hard as he can. Moments later, he bursts from the water, gasping for a much needed breath. It's only when he tries to swim toward shore that he realizes why the crocodile let go.\n\nAquamarine blood flows freely from the place his arm was just seconds before, in a heartbeat he feels woozy. Lacking a second arm to swim, he starts to kick his feet, hoping to at least reach shore before he blacks out.\n\n"iTfaH be-somm el-haari," Ra curses at the crocodile as he swims toward shore.\n\nMiraculously, he reaches the water's edge and manages to stand. He takes less than a dozen steps before the world spins uncontrollably. Consciousness abandons him even before he hits the ground.\n\n[[Next.|Sobek Continue]]\n\n<<elseif $random lte 6>>Far overhead the cries of birds can be heard. Ra glances up, seeing smaller birds moving between the trees, but much higher in the sky he can also see larger birds as well. \n\nA wry smile forms on his lips, //I wonder if the falcon that welcomed me to this world is among those overhead?//\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random lte 7>>Ra stops beside a tall palm tree, sheltering momentarily in it's shade as he gazes upon the pond nestled at the center of the oasis. \n\nHe watches as a small group of gazelle near the water's edge. They seem wary as they approach. One takes a few steps closer to the water than the rest. \n\nJust as it lowers it's head to the water for a drink, there's an explosion of motion. Ra jumps in surprise as he sees the water explode toward the animal. \n\nFor a split second of blind panic, Ra thinks it is one of //them,// Rough green pebbly skin and a mass of horrible teeth. It's not until he begins to see the rest of the body emerging as if in slow motion from the water that he starts to realize what he is looking at. //Crocodile.//\n\nThe reptiles jaws snap shut around the gazelle's head, a crack like thunder fills the air overwhelming the sound of the water crashing up onto the shore. \n\nIn that second, it is as if the sound of their companion's skull cracking under the pressure of the crocodile's powerful jaws is a signal, each of them bolting in a different direction in their headlong rush to escape.\n\nRa remains rooted to the spot, watching the scene unfold perhaps two dozen paces away. The gazelle thrashes wildly as it tries futiley to escape the predator. At the same time the crocodile drags it's prey quickly into the water. The moment that it's submerged, the crocodile moves, the water churning. Almost instantly, Ra looses sight of the two animals beneath the water as mud is kicked up around them. He can however follow the churning water as it moves deeper into the pond.\n\nAfter the scene has run it's course, a calm settles over the oasis, and with the exception of the rapidly fading wet spot on the shore where the crocodile had caught it's prey, there is no sign anywhere that a life had just been taken.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<else>>Sounds coming from the tree branches overhead seem to beckon to Ra, calling for his attention.\n\nHe turns his eyes upward, scanning for the source. \n\nIt's not hard to find. A group of monkeys, a couple of dozen at most, are chattering back and forth, occasionally one will swing from a branch and land elsewhere. Few pay him much attention as they go about their own business.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<</if>>

//They will be fine, and it may be best that their first encounter goes poorly. It will ensure that the threat be taken more seriously in the long run.//\n\nWith that thought, Ra turns and begins to walk away.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $ghouls to "not warned">>

With final preparations complete, Hathor approaches Ra, "I am ready," She says, her tone reserved.\n\nRa nods, "I do not know what will come of this trip. But should anything befall me, I want you to take the Atet, gather up no more than two score of the people you care most for, and tell the Atet to take you to some place untouched by the //others//."\n\nTurning to the console before him, he presses a couple of buttons, "Atet, in the case of my extended absence, allow Hathor full control of the ship and the information stored in your computers."\n\nShifting his weight, he looks back at Hathor who is looking upon him with a quizzical expression, "Start anything you say with 'Atet' and the ship will respond accordingly should the need arise, \n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"If you were a man instead of a God, I would be afraid right now," Hathor admits, "You seem to fear the dark Gods you are fighting."\n\n//Dark Gods,// Her description resonates with him.\n\n<<else>>"You are frightened," Hathor makes the words a statement. \n\n"I am," He admits, "But I take comfort in knowing that even should I fail, your people will have one last chance with the Atet, even if it is a small chance."\n\n<</if>>Hathor nods, her eyes moving to the dot on the display in front of Ra.\n\nWithout another word to her, Ra speaks in a reserved tone, "Atet, take us to the target area. Low and quiet upon approach, standard evasion programs, and put us down far enough away to avoid potential detection."\n\nAs soon as the words leave his lips, the Atet hums with energy, the sensation of movement that accompanies it is subtle.\n\nEven so, Hathor's eyes widen at the sensation.\n\n//She doesn't like the feeling of the Atet moving. She'll get used to it though.//\n\nBoth of them watch out the viewport as the world flashes past beneath them. Desert gives way to Savannah which in turn gives way to forest and jungle. By the time the Atet slows, Ra's mood is dark, his mind ripe with the horrors he may encounter.\n\n"Stay with the ship, If I haven't returned in a day, then I'm not coming back," Steeling his resolve, Ra strides from the ship's bridge.\n\n[[Continue.|Third Quest Arrive]]

Many hours later, Ra sits before a table on the Atet, empty bowls littering it's surface. \n\nNearby, Hathor watches him, her expression curious, a big improvement to the frantic horror she had experienced upon seeing him stumble onto the ship some time earlier.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"No man can grow a new arm," She says softly as she steps forward to refill his cup with a deep red fluid, "Did one of //them// do this to you?" Her eyes remain on the nearly regrown arm, it's coloration just a little off from the rest of his body and if you looked closely you could tell that his fingers are just a little shorter than they should be still.\n\n"I am no man," Ra says, still feeling fatigued and hungry even though his belly is swolen with food already. Leaning back he closes his eyes for a moment, then opens them again and pushes himself to his feet, //There is no time to rest, there are still many matters that require my supervision.//\n\n<<else>>"Did one of //them// do this to you?" Her eyes remain on the nearly regrown arm, it's coloration just a little off from the rest of his body and if you looked closely you could tell that his fingers are just a little shorter than they should be still.\n\n"No, this was my own foolishness. My mind was so full of what is coming, I failed to stop and acknowledge that this world has it's own dangers."\n\nA faint smile forms on her lips.\n\n"You find amusement in this?" Ra inquires, a little annoyed.\n\n"I do," She replies flatly, "I like you better like this."\n\nRa's eyes narrow, "Like what? With both body and pride wounded?"\n\nHathor shakes her head, "No," She steps a little closer, her shoulder brushing his lightly as she kneels beside him, "Since you came here, I have acted as your emissary. I have done all that you have asked of me, helped to arrange the construction of your pyramids, helps ensure that word reached everyone who would listen. Yet being here with you right now, knowing what you are, and knowing that you are not the perfect God that most believe you to be," She trails off for a moment, "It gives me hope."\n\n"Why would that give you hope?" Ra asks, confused.\n\n"Because," Her face blossoms into a smile, "If a simple man from heavens can bring about such change and inspiration, can be so driven to help others. Then if even one in ten thousand can do the same, then humanity will thrive in the face of your enemy."\n\nRa smiles to himself, //If only it was so simple.// \n\nHathor reaches out, her hand touching his cheek, //These people touch so casually.// He thinks, noting the contrast between his own people and hers. //No, the day I decided I would stand against //them// on this world, they became my people too.//\n\nHe looks at her, studying her face, //Where once I saw someone alien, similar in appearance to my own race, yet so different, I now see a stunning beauty. Perhaps the saying among my people is true, 'Be careful not to loose yourself to what you touch,' but my people are gone, and among these people, I do not think I would mind loosing myself to what I touch.//\n\n"Then I pray that your one in ten thousand stands proudly against that is to come, and that they in turn can inspire others. If so, then we might actually stand a chance," His hand comes up to lightly brush her hand cupping his cheek, //Perhaps this is what my people lacked? We wished to fight for our survival. These people choose to fight for each other.//\n\nLeaning back he closes his eyes for a moment, enjoying the feel of her delicate fingers against his skin. It's not until her hand slips away from his cheek that he opens his eyes again and pushes himself to his feet, //There is no time to rest, there are still many matters that require my supervision.//\n\nHe gives her a fond smile as he moves toward the exit of the chamber.\n\n<</if>>[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]<<set $Sobek to "true">>

Last Stand of Ra

Ra's eyes linger on Hathor as she turns to kneel on her hands and knees, wiggling her bottom at him enticingly.\n\nHe can feel a slight stirring in his body, and with a faint smile he draws on the canine genetic code stored in his body. He can feel a tightening in his belly followed by a sort of stretching sensation as the sheath for his canine anatomy starts to form. Then there's a secondary tickling sensation, only more intense, from inside the sheath as the penis itself starts to form and engorges with blood at the same time.\n\nWhen the tapered tip of his canine cock begins to slip from it's sheath, Hathor's eyes widen slightly, filling with mirth as a sheepish smile begins to form on her lips.\n\nRa reaches out with one hand, letting it come to rest lightly on one round globe of her ass, then it strays to the other side to give the other a gentle caress as well. Then as he moves into position behind her, his hand slides upwards over her hip before following her spine up to a point between her shoulder blades. \n\nThe content sigh that escapes Hathor's lips is a clear indication that she's enjoying the attention.\n\nAs soon as the tip of Ra's doggy dick brushes against Hathor's bottom, his hips buck instinctively. However, instead of penetrating her his slick shaft glides along the folds of her pussy, parting them and flicking at her clit on the up stroke, but not finding her opening on the first attempt.\n\nRa's hips buck again, the canine instincts triggering a series of rapid thrusts until he finally finds her opening and shoves inside with a single powerful thrust.\n\nFor just a split second, Ra remains like that, his length buried inside of her, then he allows instinct to completely take over. His hips are nearly a blur of motion as he fucks her. He has to hold her hips to keep her in place as he ruts at her pussy with a desperate need that seems to grow in proportion to his swelling knot. \n\nAll conscious thought leaves his mind as he pounds away, her cervix kissing the tip of his tapered cock with every thrust while her inner walls cling to him as if reluctant to allow him to draw back for each stroke.\n\nWith a roar that fills the room, Ra shoves forward. Hathor's cries reach a new pitch as his fist sized knot slams against her opening, then becomes a breathless sigh as the knot slips past her tight opening into the snug confines of her vagina. Ra's eyes roll back in his head as he begins to spill his seed directly into her womb where the tapered tip of his cock is lodged against her cervix. As he does so, Hathor's pussy convulses around his length, milking his cock as it clamps down on his knot.\n\nPanting, Ra leans forward, his hands sliding around her body to cup her sensitive breasts affectionately. His lips find her shoulder where he allows them to drift lightly across her skin. \n\nHathor shudders in pleasure.\n\nFor just a split second, Ra considers allowing his own genetic code to assert itself again, but decides instead to remain inside of her as nature takes it's course.\n\nIt takes perhaps ten minutes, but eventually Ra feels the knot starting to loosen inside of Hathor. She must feel it too because she moves beneath him, her hips gyrating once as she makes a little cooing sound. Then she grows still again. It's another five minutes or so before Ra's cock slips free of Hathor's pussy with a slick wet sound.\n\nHathor makes a sound deep in her throat. Either in disappointment that Ra is no longer inside of her, or of discomfort from the stretching she just experienced.\n\nEither way, she rolls onto her back, her legs spread lewdly to show her enflamed red sex. Ra's seed looks so very white against her stretched opening as a small trickle of the pearly fluid leaks from her.\n\nHathor smiles, warmth and affection in her eyes as she reaches up to encircle Ra's neck and draw him into a kiss before releasing him.\n\nAs Ra stands, his eyes linger on her body, admiring the curves, //Maybe I've spent too much time around these humans, or perhaps I'm some form of pervert, but I find them increasingly pleasing to the eyes, "aAnt ruaya al-jamal," He speaks the words out loud, realizing he's speaking his own language as soon as he says it, "You are a vision of beauty," He quickly translates.\n\nShe smiles at his words, but doesn't reply as her chest rises and falls with her breath.\n\nHathor watches Ra as he quickly cleans himself, his canine anatomy vanishing back into his body just before he re-clothes himself.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world, and it's blocking his exit. Even as he moves, his body begins to shift, his instinctive need to flee causing him to manifest the falcon DNA in his body. The change comes rapidly and painfully his body contorting into a mush smaller form as feathers burst from his skin. \n\nNot for even a fraction of a second does he allow his gaze to leave the creature before him.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nRa takes it all in faster than any human could, less than a second passes between the time he lays eyes on the creature and the time he's committed nearly every detail to memory.\n\nWith a blur of motion, the ghoul lunges at Ra, its clawed feet leading the way in an attempt to catch him in the chest. But Ra's quick thinking and transformation means he's a much smaller target now than he was as the ghoul had coiled to spring. \n\nRa's wings flap, but in the confines of the cave, he has little room to escape.\n\nHis smaller size makes him a harder target, but the ghoul still manages to hit him hard, sending him sprawling to the ground and feathers flying.\n\nBefore Ra can recover, the creature is on him, it's claws rip at him, severing a wing in a spray of deep blue blood.\n\nRa screams, the sound starting as the cry of a falcon and transforming to his own voice as his body rapidly shifts back to it's original form. Thrashes under the ghoul, trying to escape it's vicious attacks, but lacking an arm already puts him at a bigger disadvantage than he would have had otherwise.\n\nA savage blow to the head makes his world spin, disorienting him. But wen so the ghoul does not even slow it's attack. With it's clawed hands, it tears at Ra's soft middle, shredding flesh\n\nRa struggles to focus on his attacker even though his struggles are already beginning to weaken. He can see the ghoul's claws coated in his deep blue blood, bits of blue green skin and tissue dangling from its long fingers. \n\nWith every passing moment his strength ebbs a bit more, too much blood loss, and too much damage to his body to transform into any form that might offer him an escape. His skin ripples and shifts as portions of his body go through partial transformations that do not quite complete.\n\n//This is how it ends,// The thought is surprisingly clear in Ra's mind. \n\nAnother ghoul joins the first, grabbing one of his flailing arms and retching it free of its socket before savaging it with its teeth.\n\nRa is only dimly aware of other shapes moving down the tunnel toward him. He opens his mouth in an attempt to say something, but all he is able to manage is a gurgling sound as blood foams at his mouth.\n\n//I am sorry,// He tries to say, //I came to this world in the hopes of saving you, yet I could not even save myself.//\n\nFor a few seconds longer he continues trying to fight back, but it does not take long before all his strength leaves him, his vision fading as his body grows still.\n\nThe final thought he has as he dies is a sad one, that now this world will fall as his did.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n\n

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world, and it is blocking the exit from the cave. Even as he moves, his body begins to shift, his instinctive need to defend himself causing him to manifest the canine DNA in his body. The change comes rapidly and painfully his body contorting into the powerful form of the dog, fur sprouting from his skin in a wave.\n\nNot for even a fraction of a second does he allow his gaze to leave the creature before him.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nBefore the ghoul can move, Ra is already in motion. He lunges at the creature, his sharp canine teeth sinking into the flesh of the creature's neck and filling his mouth with the rancid taste of their tainted blood. Ra thrashes his head from side to side, ripping the ghoul's throat out in the manner he's seen dogs kill their prey.\n\nThe creature thrashes on the ground, it's clawed hands reaching for it's own throat in a futile effort to stop the flow of blood.\n\nRa watches it for several more seconds, it's not until his acute canine ears detect a sound behind him in the cave that he moves again. \n\n[[Next.|First Quest 4c1]]\n

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world, and it's blocking the exit.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nWith a blur of motion, the ghoul lunges at Ra. The confines of the cave makes the motion awkward though.\n\nRa pivots to the side, the creature clipping him but not knocking him down. Thinking fast, Ra follows the creature, jumping onto it's back and grabbing hold of it. His hands go to it's eyes, gouging and clawing desperately. The thing shrieks as Ra's thumb sinks deep into a wet socket, black ichor gushing out across his fingers. \n\nThe ghoul turns hard, throwing Ra against the cave wall. He has just enough time to see the thick fluid oozing from the hole where it's eye just was before it moves again. \n\nRa feels a moment of panic as the thing looms above him. It flexes, drawing back it's arm to take a swipe at Ra. For a split second he pictures his life ending like this, but then he kicks out with his leg as hard as he can, catching the creature in the knee with a sickening crunch. \n\nThe sound it makes hurts Ra's ears, but he welcomes it because it means he is still alive. He rolls out of the way before the ghoul falls on it's front. Ra reaches for a large rock and brings it down on the creature's head. \n\nThere's a meaty thud, but it still moving. Ra brings the rock down again, this time knocking it prone, a third and fourth hit finally stills it.\n\nRa pauses, then slams the rock down onto the thing's head several more times just to be sure. \n\n//I really hate those things,// He thinks, looking at the dead thing, //I had hoped I would never see one again.//\n\nUnsteadily he gets to his feet. He lets his eyes remain on the ghoul for a few seconds longer, glances at the cave opening, then turns toward the dark depths of the cave.\n\n[[Step inside.|First Quest 5a]]\n

<<back>>\n\nA7\n* Added the entire Third Quest to the game.\n* Added one new sex scene to the game for Hathor. Requires that you have the Anubis Transformation..\n* Added one new image to the First Quest.\n* Locked Transformation themed sex scenes so that they should only appear for people with those transformations available.\n* Updated Special Thanks page 7/28/19. If you think you belong on this list but your name isn't there, please let me know so I can get it fixed.\n* Added around 7k words of content to the game bringing it's size up to about 49k words of content.\n\n\nA6\n* Changed Second Quest start to Third Quest Start. Third quest is not yet available.\n* Added Second Quest start.\n* Added the natural form branch of the Second Quest.\n* Added the Horus branch of the Second Quest.\n* Added the Sobek branch of the Second Quest.\n* Added the Bastet branch of the Second Quest.\n* Added the Anubis branch of the Second Quest.\n* Added two endings to the Second Quest\n* Added a "Horrors" tab to the sidebar for notes about the various creatures encountered in the game.\n* Added one new image to the Temple of Amun.\n* Added one new image for the Atet.\n* Updated Special Thanks page 7/14/19. If you think you belong on this list but your name isn't there, please let me know so I can get it fixed.\n* Added around 6k words of content to the game bringing it's size up to about 42k words of content.\n\n\nA5:\n* Added a Menu to the sidebar of the game. Expect this to grow in time. Currently this includes a brief description of many of the places either appearing or referenced within the game as well as brief descriptions of the currently unlocked transformations.\n* Added a new transformation to the game, Sobek, the Crocodile God. Can be unlocked through random encounter in the Oasis after the first quest has run it's course.\n* Added an Anubis intro to the Temple area.\n* Added a Bastet intro to the Temple area.\n* Added a Sobek intro to the Temple area.\n* Added an Anubis intro to the Oasis area.\n* Added a Bastet intro to the Oasis area.\n* Added a Sobek intro to the Oasis area.\n* Added an Anubis intro to the Pyramid site.\n* Added a Bastet intro to the Pyramid site.\n* Added the intro for the second quest. The quest itself is not yet available, but the scene that leads to it is.\n* Added art for Ra's sex scene during the game's intro.\n* Added art for Amun to the game.\n* Added art for Sobek to the game\n* Updated Special Thanks page 5/09/19. If you think you belong on this list but your name isn't there, please let me know so I can get it fixed.\n* Added around 5k words of content to the game bringing it's size up to about 36k words of content.\n\n\nA4:\n* Added a new location to the Temple area. The Temple of Amun. \n* Added a new NPC to the game, Amun. Much of this update is focused on him and his temple. Includes his introduction scene.\n* Added three new scenes to the Temple of Amun.\n* Added prostitutes to the Temple of Amun, right now there are two scenes related to the prostitutes, one of which branches based on a choice made during the scene.\n* Added Bastet image to the game.\n* Updated Special Thanks page 5/01/19. If you think you belong on this list but your name isn't there, please let me know so I can get it fixed.\n* Added around 5k words of content to the game bringing it's size up to about 31k words of content.\n\n\nA3:\n* Added the first major quest to the game.\n* Added the Bastet transformation scene to the game. No supporting content yet.\n* Added one new sex scene for Ra and Hathor on the Atet. This is another repeatable scene.\n* Added two small scenes to the Atet location related to cats.\n* Added one small scene to the Nile location.\n* Added four small scenes to the City location. Three of them can not trigger until the First Quest has been started, and depending on your choices in the first of those will determine which of the other two you see at a later time.\n* Updated Special Thanks page 3/25/19. If you think you belong on this list but your name isn't there, please let me know so I can get it fixed.\n* Added around 10k words of content to the game bringing it's size up to about 26k words of content.\n\n\nAlpha 2:\n*Added Oasis location. Descriptive text only.\n*Added the intro for the first quest.\n*Added five scenes to the Atet, two of them lead to a larger piece of content. \n*Added the first two repeatable sex scenes to the game. Can be found when spending time with Hathor.\n*Added the scene where you gain the Anubis transformation.\n*Added a background image for the Oasis location.\n*Added five ambient scenes to the Oasis location.\n*Added a foreground image for the Anubis transformation.\n*Set up the Special Thanks page to include all current Patrons who qualify as of 2/26/19. If you think you belong on the list and you don't see your name, please send me a message so we can get it corrected.\n*Added around 6k words of content to the game, bringing it's size up to about 17k words of content.\n\n\nAlpha 1:\n*Added Atet location. Descriptive text only.\n*Added Pyramid Site location. Seven small scenes.\n*Added City location. Six small scenes.\n*Added Temples location. Seven small scenes.\n*Added Nile location. Six small scenes.\n*Added a cover image to the game.\n*Added three background images to the game (Have a fourth one that is in the images folder but is not yet used.)\n*Added three character images to the game. (Have two more that are in the images folder but are not yet used.)\n*Set up the Special Thanks page to include all current Patrons who qualify as of 2/17/19. If you think you belong on the list and you don't see your name, please send me a message so we can get it corrected.\n*The game currently stands at about 11k words of content.\n\n\nConcept Build 2:\n*Minor fixes. Anything that has been reported up to this point.\n*Conclusion of the Intro.\n\n\nConcept Build:\n*First portion of the intro has been written and added to the game.\n*Wrote a bunch of code in the background to make future game growth easier and make it less likely that there will be troubles with old saves.\n\n<<back>>

Ra glides toward the ground, starting his transformation back to his natural form just before he reaches the ground. Taloned claws become feet as his weight is placed on them, then upward as his body seems to burst upward. Bit by bit the changes come over him, feathers being replaced by blue green skin.\n\nAs the last of his beak vanishes into his face, Ra flexes his jaw once, then turns his eyes to his surroundings.\n\nHis footsteps lead him inevitably toward the mound. Every step he takes, he knows that it is a risk. His eyes dart over the surrounding grounds for any sign of the Cthonians that clearly inhabit this area, //It's a small nest. From the rot, I'd guess no more than two or three of them. Maybe I'm lucky and they're hunting.//\n\nNo sooner has that thought crossed his mind that he hears the clatter of bones somewhere near the mound. \n\nRa freezes in place, adrenaline coursing white hot through his veins. //Maybe it wasn't one of them,// He knows his thoughts are a lie even as he thinks them, //Or maybe it hasn't noticed me yet?//\n\nThe subtle movement of earth to his right is all the answer he needs. Springing into motion, Ra runs toward the mound with every bit of speed he can manage. \n\nBut his best is nowhere near enough.\n\nThe ground ripples as the Cthonian moves beneath it, surging toward him. Then with a burst of dirt and rock, it emerges from the ground. Perhaps twice as long as a man is tall, the creature hurls itself through the air, it's sickly purple skin somehow fitting of the rot that permeates the area. Leading the way is a cluster of long pink tentacles, wicked looking white barbs lining their undersides. Faster than Ra can blink. the tentacles lash out, grabbing him and pulling him toward the gaping maw at the tentacle cluster's maw. At the same time a second Cthonian bursts from the ground, its own tentacles reaching for him and managing to grasp his head and one arm. \n\nBoth of the creatures pull violently, the sickening sound of tearing flesh and cartilage fill the air as the creatures rip Ra literally limb for limb as they feast until only his dark blue green blood remains to stain the ground.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $cthonian to "true">>\n

This time, Ra draws on the DNA in a different way. Instead of being in his natural form or in the form of the dog, he shifts into a blend of the two. A soft whine leaves his lips as the pain of a second rapid transformation washes over him. He pivots, his paws becoming more hand like but maintaining the the hard nails at the tips of his fingers. \n\nHe pivots toward the sound, his arm coming around as he does so to catch the creature across the chest. Wide bloodless furrows open on the ghoul's chest as Ra's claws rip him open.\n\nThe ghoul seems surprised, staggering back a step, but Ra pushes his advantage before it has a chance to call out to others. One of Ra's hands swings at the ghoul's head, catching it by the ear and holding on. He can see the ghoul's lips part in preparation for it's howl of pain, but Ra is too quick. His other hand comes up and catches the thing by the jaw. With all his strength he pulls with one hand while following through with the other. \n\nThere's a crack, close to a 'pop' that comes from the thing's neck that is nearly drowned out by Ra's own grunt of exertion.\n\nIn the same second that the ghoul's neck breaks, it's body goes limp and falls to the ground in a heap.\n\nRa barely pays the creature any further thought, instead, he strains his ears, trying to listen for any further sign of trouble.\n\n//Two ghouls, I was lucky,// The reality of what just happened begins to sink in, Knowing that he's unlikely to repeat such an impressive feat twice, he crouches low and begins to move. \n\nHe's half way around the cemetery when he hears a ghoul howl with it's deep gravely voice from near where he killed two already. He hears two more answer the call, one so close to himself that he freezes in place. \n\nRa can hear the one close to him start running toward the sound, though he doesn't see exactly where it was as it passes by somewhere close.\n\nHolding his breath, he waits until he knows the creature is well past before he starts to move again. \n\nThe feral snarling of the ghouls announce that they have found the bodies of their fallen brethren. Ra tries to shut out what comes next, but he can hear all too clearly the creatures beginning to feed on one of their own. He wants to wretch, sickened by what he knows is happening, but at the same time there's a small part of him that is thankful for the distraction, //They'll likely be occupied with that for quite some time unless I draw attention to myself.//\n\nOnce he reaches the cave, he pauses to look for any sign of further trouble before making his way to the rocky opening. As he approaches, he takes on his natural form again before taking the last few steps to the cave entrance.\n\n[[Step inside.|First Quest 5a]]\n\n

"No," The way she says is makes him question her sincerity, "It was just quicker than I had expected."\n\n"These pleasures of the flesh, I have never felt such an intense physical sensation before in my life that did not involve pain. Such pleasure is intoxicating and overwhelming," Ra admits.\n\nHathor reaches out, rubbing the nearly retracted penis with her fingertips. It almost instantly begins to harden again, "Then perhaps it is practice that you need, so that you might bask in the pleasure rather than be consumed by it."\n\n//Who am I do deny such an offer?// He thinks, feeling mildly amused as he feels her coax him back to full hardness.\n\n[[Three months later.]]<<set $RaCherry to "popped">>

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<<back>>\n\nTransformation Cheats:\n\nNothing here yet. \n\nThis will eventually be a place where you can turn on and off the ability to use different transformations, replay quests, or shortcut to sex scenes. This feature will be a supporter only option.\n\n<<back>>

Ra sits on the small mountain of pillows across from Hathor. For quite some time he listens to what she has to say. Each word that leaves her mouth is committed to memory as Ra tries to learn everything he can about these strange people that he finds himself living among.\n\nWhen the topic is exhausted, Ra thanks her and stands, considering his next destination.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]

Late in the night, he stands, "Thank you all for your hospitality. I am greatly honored by this eve's celebrations." \n\nThe entire area about him falls silent, music quieting, conversations ending as he speaks.\n\n"I intend to return to my ship this eve, and I shall return to you as the sun begins to brighten the horizon once more. When I return, I will wish to speak with your leaders, your elders, and your people of learning. We have much to discuss, and even more to do." With a formal bow, he turns to go.\n\nRa is just leaving the village when he notices someone following. He takes a few more steps before stopping and turning.\n\nJust a few paces behind him, Hathor follows.\n\n//In the dark, her skin almost looks blue. If her eyes were a proper black instead of brown and white, she could be beautiful in this light.//\n\nShe seems to sense his scrutiny, a nervous smile forming on her lips.\n\n//These people are so confusing. She is acting so strange.//\n\nInstead of speaking, he lets her catch up before starting to walk again. She seems intent on following a few steps behind him until he urges, "I find it much easier to converse with someone when they walk by my side rather than behind me."\n\nShe mumbles an apology, her footsteps bringing her to only a single pace behind himself and to the side. \n\n//This is likely the best I will get.// "Share with me your thoughts?" Ra prompts.\n\n"You say that a great evil is coming, yet I look at you with a sense of wonder and can barely think of anything else," She says, each word sounding carefully chosen.\n\nHathor slows to a stop before the ship, her eyes wide as she looks at it in the dark. The moonlight seems to reflect off of the ship's hull in a way that makes the whole ship glow in the faint light.\n\nStepping through the portal leading inside, Ra turns and watches Hathor for a few seconds. She takes a tentative step forward, her hand coming up to touch the edge of the portal with a look of wonder on her face. \n\n"Illuminate," Ra says firmly, the corridor he is standing within lighting up brightly.\n\nHathor's mouth falls open, her eyes growing even wider than before.\n\n//She's never seen anything like this before,// Ra reminds himself, "Please, come in, I can show you around."\n\n[[Continue.|Ship Tour]]

Ra doesn't know how long he sits alone in the cage, he even begins to wonder if Abu will even come back to torment him, then the soft sound of a sandal on the dirt floor captures his attention.\n\nHis words are stillborn on his lips though when he does not see who he expects. Instead of Abu, he sees Hathor, her eyes wide with fright and a sword clutched in both hands. Her right arm is crimson with blood as is the blade of the sword she is holding.\n\nA look of relief crosses her features and in a second she sags slightly. From where Ra is sitting, the relief is tangible like a physical thing.\n\nRa's eyes dart to the place she came from and seeing no sign of anyone else, he hisses beneath his breath, "I told you to flee if I did not return."\n\nShe remains silent for a few seconds, her eyes drifting over the glowing orange wall that surrounds him, then following the long cable to the console before returning to Ra.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"Forgive me, but I felt compelled to help if I could," She says, her eyes flickering to the passage behind her urgently, "How do I help?\n\n<<else>>"You can be mad at me later, how do I help?" She retorts testily.\n\n<</if>>"You can't, you wouldn't know how to use the console, and I'm not in a position to show you how," Ra says, "Leave, before they find you."\n\n"That is making the light around you?" Hathor asks.\n\nRa has a bad feeling about the way she asks the question, but he nods anyway.\n\nThen before he can protest, Hathor rises the sword and swings it with a loud grunt, the sharp blade bisecting the cable in a shower of sparks. \n\nHathor screams, the sword careening through the air as she looses her grip on it. At the same time her hair frizzles up and she shakes her hands violently. \n\nIt only takes a second longer, but the orange light fades.\n\nGlancing down at the mess on the ground at his feet, //My child,// Then he looks at Hathor, seeing her clearly hurt. \n\nAs fast as his feet will take him, he crosses the distance to her, looking at her electricity burnt hands even as he slips his arms protectively around her, "We need to move before we're found."\n\nThe shouting echoing down the corridor toward them lends weight to his words.\n\n[[Continue.|Q3I]]\n

"I am Nyarlathotep," The Black Pharaoh reaches up and places it's hand on Ra's shoulder, "And I do believe that many of our goals are the same."\n\nRa wants to pull away from this thing, a cosmic horror that could end his life with little more than a thought. He begins to feel as if his skin doesn't fit, a strangeness that seems to emanate from this horror's touch.\n\nThe fiery white orbs that are its eyes bore into Ra's, "I know what you are trying to do," There's a mirthless smile on it's face, "And I wish you luck in your endeavor."\n\n"You aren't going to kill me?" Ra asks, his voice far more steady than he expected.\n\nThis Black Pharaoh laughs suddenly, stepping back from Ra, "Death is merely the beginning, but there is so much fun to be had before then."\n\nThat's when the screaming starts. Ra looks past this thing, this terrible thing that frightens him more than anything he has ever had the displeasure of laying eyes upon before in his life, and what he sees validates every bit of fear that threatens to consume him. \n\nThe humans and the ghouls, all of them are screaming now, blood flowing freely from their eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Ra can see their teeth beginning to fall out, their fingernails falling away from their hands, and the hair falling from their bodies. \n\nBut that's not all by any means. The blood that flows increasingly from their bodies defies gravity, hanging suspended in the air even as they crumple dead to the ground. The blood begins to swirl in the air, forming thin strands and intricate patterns that begin to expand out toward the walls, each strand as it touches stone forms a rune of some form as it splays itself across the wall. It's not long before the walls are coated in the red and black blood of the dead, runes and symbols that Ra has seen before but does not understand are everywhere.\n\n"I have heard of you Ra, God of the Sun," The Black Pharaoh's voice draws Ra's attention back to the place he had been standing moments before, a place where there is no sign of Nyarlathotep even though his voice still comes from that location. The voice has a casual, friendly tone to it as he continues, "I will look forward to our next meeting. Your death will be exquisite."\n\nIn the second that follows, every torch and brazer in the room goes out at once, leaving the place cloaked in darkness. Soft, nearly imperceptible laughter hanging in the air for a few seconds longer.\n\nIt takes Ra the better part of an hour before he steps out of the cave and into the starlit cemetery. He takes a deep breath, shuddering slightly as he does so, //I saw one of //them// and it let me walk away.// That thought rattles him every bit as much as the actual encounter with the Dark Pharaoh.\n\n[[Next.|First Quest 5a2]]\n\n

Ra's eyes half close as he draws on the genetic code stored in his body. From his groin there's a mildly uncomfortable feeling as a penis begins to form, the flesh pushing out and growing to create the phallus.\n\n"Please me," Ra says softly.\n\nThe man's eyes are wide as he looks at Ra's cock, then he falls to his knees so that Ra's manhood is mere inches from his face. There is wonder in the man's eyes, and a slight tremble in his hand as he reaches out to touch the penis throbbing before him. \n\nRa can see the man lick his lips as his hand starts to gently stroke Ra's penis. Then with just a little hesitation, the man leans forward, his lips parting to accept Ra's cock. \n\nA soft moan escapes Ra's lips as he feels the soft warm lips wrap around his member, the feminine man's tongue sliding along his length to moisten the organ as he takes more and more of Ra's length until the feminine man's nose brushes Ra's belly.\n\nAbsently, Ra's hand comes to rest on the back of his partner's head, guiding the man's head up and down in a steady rhythm.\n\nLooking down. Ra can see his partner's body, every subtle curve of him. //If he had breasts, he'd be mistaken for a girl,// The man's cock is hard and bobbing, a thin strand of precum hanging from his member and dancing with every movement the man takes.\n\nRa closes his eyes, focusing on the sensations going through his loins, the man's expert skill driving him toward his impending orgasm. Meanwhile, the man reaches up, gently cradling Ra's balls in his hand, squeezing them gently.\n\nIt's all more than Ra can resist. With a mighty groan, Ra's cock throbs and twitches, shooting thick white streams of cum into the man's mouth.\n\nThe feminine man cradles the head of Ra's cock between his lips, milking every drop of seed onto his tongue. Then opening his mouth to show the white fluid as if it is some precious prize, he smiles, closes his mouth, then swallows.\n\nWith a content smile, Ra thanks the prostitute for his time, then turns as his attention shifts elsewhere.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Drawing on the genetic code of the women he has come in contact with since arriving on this world, Ra draws on specific elements of various females, his body changing slowly as he focuses far more on the changes than he usually would. \n\nIt's nearly a minute before Ra's changes are complete, having transformed into a beautiful young woman with a face that could only be considered stunning and a slight body.\n\nThe feminine man stands before Ra, his eyes wide. Ra reaches out, lightly touching the man's now rigid cock. There's a tingling at Ra's fingertips as his body senses new DNA and stores it in his body with thousands of other strands of genetic code, //There were so few living things on my home world, and we did not store the genetic code of our own people unless it was to bring new life into the world. Much of what is inside of me is from this new world, every person I brush against, every living thing I touch. I have never felt so full of life before,// Ra frowns slightly at the thought, //Will there some day be so much of this world within me that I somehow loose what I once was?//\n\nThe feminine man leans in, kissing Ra's neck lightly.\n\n//Would that be so bad?// \n\nRa moans as the man moves from neck to nipple, sucking lightly at the hardened bud. \n\nGiving in to his rising lust, Ra pushes the feminine man down right where they stand. Ra reaches out with one hand to take hold of the man's penis, while the other drifts between his own legs to touch the moist vagina there. Straddling the man, Ra guides his rigid member to it's destination.\n\nRa moans softly as the feminine man's penis slides inside, rubbing places that makes Ra tremble in pleasure. For several long seconds, Ra savors the feeling of something inside of his vagina, then he begins rocking his hips, allowing instinct take over\n\nThe man's hands stray to Ra's hips, holding then as Ra grinds down against him, then with a soft groan his hands begin to stray up Ra's body until her gently cradles a breast in each hand.\n\nThey continue like this for quite some time, each of them caressing the other's body while their hips rock gently. There's no urgency in their actions, only a desire to savor their shared pleasure.\n\nAround them, people go about their own activities, other prostitutes plying their trade, while yet other people pause to watch them for a moment before moving on.\n\nThe feminine man mumbles something about being close to his climax through a throaty moan. The tightening in the pit of Ra's belly is a clear indication that he's nearly there as well. When the man's cock swells and throbs, Ra's vagina quivers as a powerful orgasm begins. The moment that a hot pulse of semen begins to fill Ra's pussy, Ra cries out in pleasure. Both of them tremble and moan, clinging to one another as they each bask in their shared pleasure.\n\nSlowly and on unsteady legs, Ra stands, his body returning to it's natural form as he does so. He can feel each and every subtle change he is experiencing, including an odd sensation as the vagina between his legs shrinks, forcing the man's seed out of him in a steady stream to splatter across the man's groin and legs, and the ground near him.\n\nThe man looks slightly alarmed by the rejection of his seed, but seems to calm slightly as Ra smiles, "Thank you, your performance was delightful."\n\nWithout a further word, Ra turns from the man as his attention shifts elsewhere.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

With a little smile to himself, Ra allows a fairly average human penis to begin growing between his legs. The tanned pillar of flesh standing in contrast with his natural blue green skin.\n\nShe allows a faint smile to tug at her lips as she leans toward him, her hands reaching up to unfasten his clothes. When his manhood becomes exposed, she looks upon it. Her head tilts from one side to the other, visually inspecting it before reaching out to touch it.\n\nA soft sigh fills the air as Ra feels her warm fingertips come into contact with the sensitive flesh.\n\nWith a sense of fascination, he watches at the pillar of flesh bobs in response to her touch.\n\nHer long fingers wrap around his shaft, stroking it several times before pulling him gently forward by the appendage. \n\nShe draws him down on top of her, her lips touching his. He finds the sensation of her soft lips touching his own to be strange, but not unpleasant.\n\nWhen he feels his manhood touch the inside of her thighs, he purposely moves to position himself so he can penetrate her, //Reproduction is such a violent thing for this species, like a knife being sheathed in flesh,// He muses as he nudges forward, //Even doing it gently implies a certain violation.//\n\nHe's barely begun to slide inside when her legs close around his back and pull him forward, pulling him deep inside of her.\n\n//Perhaps I over think this by thinking of it as a sort of violation?// He thinks as he feels his hips touch hers.\n\nHolding himself inside of her, he savors the feel of her moist warmth wrapped around the alien appendage jutting forth from his loins.\n\nAllowing pleasure to dictate his actions, he begins to move his hips, starting with slow gentle thrusts before settling into an almost frenzied pace.\n\nAll the while, she moves her hips against him, clearly enjoying the treatment if the soft moans she makes is any indication.\n\nHowever, no matter how much he would like to make the moment last, his relative inexperience with sex combined with her clear talent is more than he can take. He feels something tighten deep in his belly, his balls drawing up just moments before his cock throbs and begins to fill her pussy with cum.\n\nAs he does so, her own body trembles, her pussy rippling around his penis in the most delightful of ways. She clings to him, seeming to crave the touch of his cool skin against the heat of her own.\n\nWith one last twitch of his cock, Ra can feel a final dribble of cum deposited inside of her before he pulls out. \n\nHe just starts to pull away when both of her hands reach out, taking hold of his head, each delicate hand resting across his jaw as she draws him back toward him. Seeing her lips pucker, he knows what she is seeking and meets her kiss with tenderness. \n\nWhen she finally releases him, he pulls back, looking down on her naked body for several seconds before reaching for his clothes.\n\nOut of the corner of his eye, he can see her looking at him, an almost undetectable smile pulling at the corners of her lips.\n\n"Are you not planning to redress yourself?" Ra inquires.\n\n"Do you find my body to be so unpleasant that you wish for me to hide it from your sight?" Hathor asks, her expression unreadable.\n\n"I," Ra pauses, unsure of what to say, "I find your body to be, . . . . Intriguing."\n\nA sudden grin threatens to consume her face, clearly pleased by his answer.\n\n//I wonder if all humans possess such a vexing sense of humor, or if it is just her.//\n\nShaking his head, he fails to realize just how human the gesture appears, he feels amusement as he exits the chamber.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n

Something deep inside of Ra snaps, an anguished scream leaving his lips as he raises his foot and slams it down on the abomination he just birthed. The thing makes a shrill sound, a sound that calls every fiber of Ra's being to protect it, but instead he rises his foot and stomps the horrid thing a second time.\n\nOutside of the cage, Abu is creaming at the top of his lungs, animalistic sounds as he expresses his displeasure, raging at Ra for what he is doing yet unable to do anything about it.\n\nWhen it's over, Ra heaves, emptying the contents of his stomach onto the ground as a wave of grief threatens to overwhelm him, //There was no other option, to allow that //thing// to live could have caused immeasurable harm, it could have corrupted worlds, slain thousands.// He tries to reason with himself, but the arguments keep being washed away behind a single thought, //I gave birth to it, and there is no greater betrayal than for a parent to end the life of their child.//\n\nRa doesn't hear a word of what Abu is saying as he rages at Ra. Eventually he seems to tire of his own voice, mutters something, then storms from the chamber, leaving Ra alone to his dark thoughts.\n\n[[Continue.|Q3G]]

Back on the bridge of the Atet, Ra broods, thinking about the Cthonians and how best to approach the problem. For more than an hour he sits there looking at the display before his eyes widen, "Ana ahmaq!" He laughs, his hands flying over the controls, "That might just work!"\n\nThe Atet vibrates slightly as it raises into the air, "Lets see if we can clear that mound," He mumbles, guiding the ship toward the mound. Once there, he flares the engines, blasting much of the carnage away from the hilltop. Almost immediately the ship's computer locates two of the nine runes that would twist reality and allow a portal to form. \n\n//Only need to destroy one to destroy the whole thing.// And with that thought firmly in mind, he jukes the controls, causing one end of the Atet to dip and slam into the ground. The warning claxons that begin to wail inside of the ship tells him how ill advised his plan was, but even so he sees one of the runes flicker on the screen before him before fading out.\n\nA triumphant grin forms on his lips, //Got it!//\n\nThe smile falters seconds later when Ra hears a deep rumble coming from the ground beneath the ship.. He springs into motion, working the controls to raise the Atet first into the air, then to move it back away from the area.\n\nAs he watches, the entire mound begins to collapse in on itself, like a massive sinkhole it grows at an alarming rate. Dirt, rock, and plants fall into the hole but nothing seems to slow it's progress. He's surprised when he sees the massive sinkhole reach the nearby river, the water beginning to flow into the hole rather than down stream. \n\nAnd then it stops growing. As if seeking only to quench it's thirst the hole stops its advance. //In a couple of days, the water will have filled it.// Ra remains for a few seconds longer, surveying the ground beneath him, //In a couple of days, this will look like any of a thousand other lakes that dot this region.//\n\nComforted that the immediate threat has passed, his thoughts turn to the runes themself, wondering who created them and if they will try to open another portal.\n\n"Atet, monitor this area for signs of other portals, make it a priority."\n\nThen without further thought, he works the controls, directing the solar barge back to Egypt.\n\n[[Return to Egypt.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $Story2 to "end">>

Several minutes later, Ra finds himself circling over what appears to be a new cemetery. He surveys the area, though he can see no sign of the enemy he seeks. Eventually, his keen falcon eyes are drawn to an opening in a hillside to one side of the cemetery.\n\n//I wonder if my people once buried our dead? Before we began to commit our bodies to the stars?// The idle thought is short lived as he focuses on what lies below.\n\n//I guess I have a choice. I can either walk the cemetery for clues, or check the cave.//\n\n[[Walk the cemetery.|First Quest 2a]]\n\n[[Check the cave.|First Quest 2b]]

When next Ra opens his eyes night is upon him. He feels weak, nauseous, and disoriented. \n\n//These stars?// He wonders that the star field high above, not recognizing the stars at first. //Where am I?// \n\nA surge of panic goes through him. He rolls quickly to his side, his eyes darting around for his sword, a sword he has not carried since leaving his home world. His arm throbbing pulls his attention to his most recent of many wounds, the arm there is only half formed, perhaps two thirds as long as it should be and the fingers have yet to fully take form. \n\nIt's in that moment that his current situation comes flooding back, Earth, Hathor, the crocodile\n\n"aHHa," He growls to himself, "axra min kida mafiiš," He continues, even though he knows he's lying to himself when he says it.\n\n//I've been unconscious for many hours to have healed that much already,// He thinks as he looks at the stars again, //By morning .//\n\n"ana sakhif jiddaan aljiae," Ra mumbles as he starts to walk, his eyes wary and his steus unsteady.\n\n[[Next.|Sobek Concludes]]

"Greetings, I am known as Ra," Ra says, his voice holding a melodious quality to it but sounding just a little stiff. Grimacing at his reflection in the mirror, he tries again, "Greetings, it is I, Ra, I come from another world to save you."\n\n[img[images/Ra.png]]\n\nHis lips tug up in a little smile as he resists the urge to chuckle, "I am completely out of my depth here," He says, trying to recompose his features. Instead, he feels overwhelmed by the situation before him.\n\n//How as I to save this race if I can't even say \nhello' properly?//\n\n[[Two hours later.]]

The day stretches into afternoon among a hive of activity. Much of it orchestrated by Abu Ogyinae, and in spite of Ra's best efforts, Abu always seems too busy to answer questions, and his people are tight lipped with information. //Too much going on and no one has time to talk. There should be time to talk at this feast though.// Then his thoughts turn to the nature of why he is here, //It looks like all of this metal may be the remnants of a ship. Is it possible that Abu brought something with him? Or maybe his ship was somehow corrupted during his escape and his computers were too damaged to identify the taint? For that matter, how exactly //did// he come to be on this world?// Then with a slight frown, //And is Abu staying busy to avoid me on purpose?//\n\nHis thoughts are interrupted though as he is guided to sit across from Abu, an assortment of foods laid out between them.\n\nBefore Ra can open his mouth to speak, Abu says, "I imagine you have as many questions, but first, we commune as bonded."\n\n//Bonded,// Ra tenses, //He wishes to create offspring?// If Abu notices Ra's reaction, he shows no sign of it. Meanwhile Ra's thoughts become a jumble as he begins to think through the implications, //It would take time, but in theory we could repopulate our race, even bring forth an army to fight for this world.// The heady thoughts distract him from everything else for a few moments. When he focuses on what lies before him again he finds his plate already piled with food.\n\n"I would bond with you, but there is a time and place. Let us commune as the people of our host world. With Ptah fallen, our fate is bound to this world that we have chosen for refuge. They may be primitive, but they hold the potential for greatness. We would honor them well by practicing their customs in their presence."\n\nAbu's expression darkens for a split second, like a shadow crossing his face, "Of course," He finally says, then pours a cup full of a dark fluid that smells faintly of copper before handing the cup to Ra. As soon as Ra has the glass, Abu begins to fill a second one, "Drink my new friend."\n\nRa raises the cup to his lips, the fluid filling his mouth. It's warm and has a slightly chalky quality to it, the copper is heavier on the tongue than the fluid's smell would suggest. //I hope this isn't something I must drink often,// Ra thinks, fighting back a grimace.\n\n"It's an acquired taste," Abu says with a hint of a smile, then sits his own glass down untouched.\n\nRa has just enough time to sit his own glass down before he feels the world around him spin ever so slightly, a sensation that quickly passes. He frowns, his brow creasing in concern, but after several seconds pass without a repeat of the sensation he begins to reach for something that looks like a dried fruit on his plate.\n\nHe doesn't even have time to raise the fruit fully to his lips when the dizzy sensation strikes again, only a thousand times worse this time. Ra's hands flail, trying to take hold of anything that might steady himself. When he finally finds something, he realizes he's holding onto Abu, "Do not fight it Ra, when you wake, the dizziness will have passed. And I will use you to give birth to a hundred more of our people before you die."\n\nRa tries to push away from Abu, tries to transform into something //anything// that might be able to help him. But all he manages to do is slip free of Abu's grip and fall. Consciousness abandons him even before he strikes the ground.\n\n[[Continue.|Q3D]]\n

Ra glides toward the village, barely gaining any attention until he lands in the midst of several people.\n\n//Never get a second chance to make a first impression.//\n\nAnd with that thought firmly in mind, he allows his own genetic code to assert itself, feathers pulling inward even as his body expands out to it's natural size.\n\nThe people around him look surprised, but nowhere near as shocked as he had originally expected them to be. \n\n//The do not seem troubled by my appearance.//\n\nRa hears the soft crack of a twig snapping right beside him. He turns his head slightly and sees a dark skinned man looking back at him, a simple bow and arrow in his hand pointed directly at Ra, //It may be primitive, but it would still hurt, maybe even be fatal if the man makes a lucky shot.//\n\nLifting his hands, Ra tries to indicate to the man that he is unarmed, then tilts his head toward the village center meaningfully.\n\nHe sees the man nod slightly, then starts walking into the village, knowing full well that the warrior could pierce him with an arrow at any moment if he so chose.\n\nSighing inwardly, Ra's stride inevitably leads him to the village center. All around him people are watching, but it's the curiosity of seeing a stranger in their midst, not the alarm of seeing something //alien// among them.\n\n"Go get Abu Ogyinae," A man's voice comes from just over Ra's shoulder. For a second he thinks the man is addressing him, but a moment later a second man that he had not noticed before darts into the village from his other side. \n\nRa watches him go, seeing the swift man heading straight toward the cave he had seen before.\n\n//The evil I seek lies there,// He reflects.\n\nAs he waits, Ra allows his eyes to drift slowly over his surroundings, trying to take in every detail of the people and the village they live in.\n\n//I see no sign of //their// taint among these people. No deformities, no disfigurements, no other signs of corruption.//\n\n//What am I missing?//\n\nHis darkening thoughts are interrupted by the man from before exiting the cave, his stride not as rushed as it was when he entered.\n\nBut his attention is quickly shifted to the figure that exits the cave behind him. \n\nDressed only in a loincloth and carrying what appears to be a walking stick, the sight of the figure causes both of Ra's hearts to leap in his chest.\n\nWith skin a dark shade of aquamarine and eyes as black as the void he strides toward Ra with purpose.\n\n//I am not alone!// The realization is so abrupt that everything else is forgotten.\n\nThe surprise in the figure's dark eyes is unmistakable the instant he sees Ra. He misses a step and makes a nearly imperceptible stumble as he approaches. He doesn't stop until he is standing barely two paces away from Ra.\n\nThere's a long silence as the two look at one another, "Zennint anni kent acher," The figure says softly in Ra's native tongue.\n\n"I thought I was the last as well," Ra replies solemnly in the language of the people around them before grinning.\n\n"How fares our home?" The figure asks.\n\nRa's expression falling tells the story without words, but in the back of Ra's mind something strikes him as //off// a feeling that settles in the pit of his gut and refuses to ease.\n\n"I am Abu Ogyinae," The figure finally says.\n\n"Ra," Ra replies simply.\n\nTurning suddenly to those gathered around, Abu declares loudly, "Tonight we feast! A lost brother had come home!"\n\n[[Continue.|Q3C]]\n\n

Ra angles away from the village then lands. The moment his taloned feet touch the ground he begins his transformation, feathers receding into his body as he expands and his shape shifts toward his natural form. He does however tap into additional genetic code as his skin begins to take on a blue tinge, causing his skin to turn to to the healthy golden color common to the natives of this part of the world.\n\nPausing, he looks down on himself, appraising his appearance before starting toward the village on foot. \n\nEach step draws him toward his destination, //What am I doing? I don't even know what I'm walking into.//\n\nRa is nearly ready to turn back when he hears the soft crack of a branch breaking to one side. When he looks that way, he sees a dark skinned man looking at him, a simple bow and arrow in his hand pointed at him, //It may be primitive, but it would still hurt, maybe even be fatal if the man makes a lucky shot.//\n\nLifting his hands, Ra tries to indicate to the man that he is unarmed, then tilts his head toward the village meaningfully.\n\nHe sees the man nod slightly, then starts walking toward the village again, knowing full well that the warrior could pierce him with an arrow at any moment if he so chose.\n\nSighing inwardly, Ra's stride inevitably leads him into the village clearing. As soon as he can see the huts clearly, an occasional person going about their chores or child playing in the dirt.\n\n"Go get Abu Ogyinae," A man's voice comes from just over Ra's shoulder. For a second he thinks the man is addressing him, but a moment later a second man that he had not noticed before darts into the village from his other side. \n\nRa watches him go, seeing the swift man heading straight toward the cave he had seen before.\n\n//The evil I seek lies there,// He reflects.\n\nAs the man crosses the village, some of the people begin to notice him, adults moving to shield children from the stranger in their midst.\n\n//I see no sign of //their// taint among these people. No deformities, no disfigurements, no other signs of corruption.//\n\n//What am I missing?//\n\nHis darkening thoughts are interrupted by the man from before exiting the cave, his stride not as rushed as it was when he entered.\n\nBut his attention is quickly shifted to the figure that exits the cave behind him. \n\nDressed only in a loincloth and carrying what appears to be a walking stick, the sight of the figure causes both of Ra's hearts to leap in his chest.\n\nWith skin a dark shade of aquamarine and eyes as black as the void he strides toward Ra with purpose.\n\n//I am not alone!// The realization is so abrupt that everything else is forgotten.\n\nAs the figure approaches, he begins to grow, taking on reptilian features and growing into a grotesque creature with long clawed fingers and a maw full of serrated teeth. Between it's scaly lips a forked tongue like a snake flickers out.\n\nSubconsciously, Ra realizes that he's supposed to be frightened by the display, but instead a happy laugh bursts from his lips. Placing two fingers on the left side of his nose, he nods in greeting.\n\nThe monstrosity pauses, clearly surprised, then hesitantly returns the gesture.\n\nRa allows his own genetic code to reassert itself, the semblance of humanity he cloaked himself in vanishing. Around him, he can hear several of the observing villagers gasp or make other sounds of surprise.\n\nAcross from him, Ra can see the other figure's eyes widen, then ever so slowly the reptilian features vanish behind his natural aquamarine skin.\n\nThere's a long silence as the two look at one another, "Zennint anni kent acher," The figure says softly in Ra's native tongue.\n\n"I thought I was the last as well," Ra replies solemnly in the language of the people around them before grinning.\n\n"How fares our home?" The figure asks.\n\nRa's expression falling tells the story without words, but in the back of Ra's mind something strikes him as //off// a feeling that settles in the pit of his gut and refuses to ease.\n\n"I am Abu Ogyinae," The figure finally says.\n\n"Ra," Ra replies simply.\n\nTurning suddenly to those gathered around, Abu declares loudly, "Tonight we feast! A lost brother had come home!"\n\n[[Continue.|Q3C]]\n

It takes a second for Ra to realize what Hathor intends, but all at once it hits him, she wishes to mate.\n\n"I," He pauses, considering his words, "I do not know if I am capable of fathering children with you, and I do not possess your species equipment" Ra says, feeling a touch awkward as he realizes that Hathor is actually the only human he has come into contact with.\n\nHathor's eyes flicker downward, a mixture of curiosity and confusion creasing her features. "Like the women who you were not interested in earlier this evening, I am not seeking to breed, I only wish to share with you the pleasures of the flesh."\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>Ra carefully begins to remove his clothes, watching her reaction as he reveals his crotch.\n\n<<else>>Hesitantly, she reaches out and begins to undress him, her eyes widening as his clothing falls away.\n\n<</if>>"There's nothing there," She says, clearly shocked. Her eyes raise up to his as if she expects to find some answer there.\n\n//Their equipment is different than anything from my home world,// He thinks. Then a thought crosses his mind that brings a sheepish grin to his face, //But if I am to remain on this world for any period of time, would it be so bad if I were to learn more about them, learn their customs?//\n\nHalf closing his eyes, he focuses, drawing upon the falcon DNA he absorbed right after landing, but only drawing on a particular portion of that DNA, //I was never very good with partial changes,// He thinks to himself.\n\nEven so, his crotch begins to change, the blue-green skin turning pink as a long tapered penis begins to grow.\n\nHathor's mouth falls open, her eyes wide as she sees the bird penis grow from where there was nothing before, "It's the closest I currently have to your species male genitalia."\n\nHer expression turns confused, clearly trying to make sense of his words.\n\nShe steps forward hesitantly, reaching out with one hand to take hold of his penis.\n\nHe gasps at her simple touch, //Incredible, such sensitivity. It's no wonder that this species associates breeding with pleasure.//\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"My God Ra, do with me as you please," Hathor says, stepping around him and laying on the bed. \n\n//Such a strange looking thing,// Ra thinks as he looks at the place between Hathor's legs. Like petals of a flower she is spread, revealing a hole near the center. Ra steps forward, looking at it, studying it. After all, seeing scans through the ship's computers when he thought it would never be relevant is one thing, seeing something in person when it is the centerpiece of the current situation is another thing entirely.\n\nReaching out, he touches her sex, her eyes watching him closely as he explores her with his fingers. Then, he does as his studies have shown him, he moves forward and places the tip of his bird penis against her opening, then pushes inside.\n\n<<else>>"I do not fully understand what you are, you claim not to be a God, yet you do things that I never dreamed possible, or understand," She gently pushes his chest, causing him to fall onto his back across the bed before crawling on top of him.\n\n"God or not, I believe you to hold great power," With one hand, she guides his bird penis toward her hole, "And I would help you in your goals," Releasing his penis, she lowers herself onto it until she feels her hips meet his own.\n\n<</if>>[img[images/scene1.png]]\n\nThe feeling is incredible, so much so that Ra's mind feels fuzzy for a moment. Once he is fully inside of her, he pulls back and immediately thrusts back inside again. The pleasure is more than he can handle. He can feel his bird anatomy jerk and twitch, spilling seed inside of her before he pulls out.\n\nHathor looks surprised, "You're done?" She asks before she can catch herself, one of her hands quickly covering her mouth as soon as the words have left it.\n\n"I believe so," Ra replies, uncertain of her sudden change in demeanor, "Did I do it wrong?"\n\n[[Continue.|AfterFirstSex]]

Deep down, Ra knows he's making the wrong decision, that this creature could go on to corrupt entire worlds, slay thousands, millions even, and even if that wasn't the case, he can clearly see that this thing is being consumed by it's taint before his very eyes.\n\nThe infant at his feet elongates, a leg sprouting from it's shoulders, a mass of tentacles sprouting just above it. From the other side comes snake like tail and a two arms that end in a single hand covered with thick green scales. It's long tongue lolls out of it's mouth as it lurches forward then falls. \n\nRa takes an instinctive step away from it, then it lunges at him, latching onto Ra's leg and sinking it's little teeth into Ra's ankle while it's clawed hand burrows into his flesh.\n\nOutside of the cage, Abu laughs in elation, clearly pleased by this turn of events.\n\nShaking his leg in an effort to dislodge the abomination, he only serves to agitate it further.\n\nAnd by then, it is already too late.\n\n[[Continue.|Q3H]]

<<back>>\n\n!Egypt:\nCity:\nOnce a small village, after Ra's arrival it quickly grew as word of the Sun God's arrival. \n\nNile River:\nThe Nile river is the lifeblood of the region. With the irrigation techniques that Ra has taught the people, more than ever the river provides for the thriving population of those who live along it's banks.\n\nOasis:\nA small oasis where Ra first arrived on Earth. Instead of the graceful landing he had hoped for, his inexperience with the Atet resulted in a crash landing which scarred the place with broken trees.\n\nPyramid Site:\nThe site of the Great Pyramids. Ra provided the people with the schematics needed to create the massive constructs, and buried deep within their core is the technology that might be able to hide Earth from the enemy that spreads across the stars.\n\nTemples:\nGrand and beautiful buildings intended for worship. It seems that a new temple, dedicated to some new God, appears every week or so. And Ra can't help but notice that many of the new temples seem to be related to his own transformations.\n\nTemple of Amun:\nThe Temple of Amun is stunning even by the standard of other temples. It's high priest, Amun, holds the place to a very high standard. Even the prostitutes who offer themselves in service of their Gods are of particular beauty.\n\n\n!Planets:\nEarth:\nAn insignificant planet with primitive life. Yet the people of this world have a remarkable capacity for perseverance and creation. Ra desperately hopes to shield them from the unstoppable enemy who has consumed the life of so many worlds that have come before.\n\nPtah:\nRa's home world. Once a beautiful world of peace and home of tens of billions of Ra's people. While the world's ultimate fate is unknown, it was in ruins when Ra fled, and the enemy is known for leaving only death and destruction in it's wake.\n\n\n!Ships:\nAtet:\nAt the end of the great war his people fought, Ra was able to escape on a small cargo barge named the Atet. With nowhere else to go, Ra drifted the stars for a millinia in the Atet until he found Earth. Ra uses the ship as his seat of power and mode of transportation when he must travel.\n\n<<back>>\n

Ever so slowly, Ra becomes aware of his surroundings. \n\nThere's a soft orange glow surrounding him as he opens his eyes, making his skin look a deep shade of purple. The next thing he notices is the soft hum from nearby.\n\nRa feels a momentary sensation of vertigo as he tries to stand, but it passes nearly as quickly as it starts.\n\n"I see you're awake. I'm still not sure if I gave you too much, or if you're just weaker to my little concoction than most," Abu's voice comes from somewhere nearby.\n\nRa turns his head quickly toward the sound of Abu's voice, but his head swims and he nearly falls, "What did you give me?"\n\nThere's a soft laugh that sounds completely alien even to Ra, "Remember the Shuo'cdoo root from back home? I brought a bit of it with me when I was sent here."\n\nRa tries to force himself to change, to force any form of transformation, but other than a faint rippling across his skin, nothing happens, //This is bad,// Ra frets as he tries to make mental calculations to how long before the root's effects would ware off and he could change into //anything// that could potentially help him in this situation.\n\n"//They// promised me life in exchange for service. I could see that we were nearly defeated, so I accepted, graciously," Abu begins.\n\n"I don't need to hear your story, I've heard about your kind. Willing slaves ready to sacrifice all they hold dear for nothing more than a hollow promise," Ra spits, but the fluid merely sizzles on the orange barer separating them.\n\nAbu's grim becomes a little too wide, and for the first time Ra van both see the madness in Abu's eyes, and the sign of taint in the sickly shade of his gums around rotting teeth.\n\n"Then lets get to business," Abu begins, "Being alone bothers me more than I expected it to, and you're going to help me fix that. He reaches out to the console, tapping several buttons before the orange barrier begins to open, but nowhere near far enough to allow Ra escape. \n\n//If I could transform, I could slip from this cage right now,// He reflects darkly as he looks at the gap barely as wide as his arm. His reflections are cut short as Abu moves closer.\n\n"This will be the first of many bondings between us," He says ominously. As the words leave his mouth, one of his arms elongates, the tip becoming a sharp point. Faster than Ra can react, that point lashes out, piercing his chest.\n\nIn the blink of an eye, Ra can feel Abu forcing his genetic code into Ra, the taint making Ra want to wretch.\n\nInstead, his body reacts on instinct. His DNA bonding with the invading genetic code. Then his body isolates that new merged genetic code, feeding bits of his own mass into it then.\n\nFor several minutes, Ra stands there, one hand hovering just off of the growing bulge in the center of his chest as if afraid to touch it, feeling nausea when under normal circumstances he would be feeling euphoria from the act of creating a new life.\n\nActing on autopilot, his body reacts quickly when the mass shifts on it's own, severing it from Ra's chest and causing the fist sized chunk of flesh to fall to the ground at Ra's feet.\n\nRa can feel weakness wash over him. Something that he knows will only last a few days.\n\nHe forces himself to look down, watching as the blob shifts and moves, waiting for it to start forming arms and legs, //Maybe the taint isn't so bad, maybe the child can be cleansed?// Even as the thoughts cross his mind he knows they are a desperate hope.\n\nRa's rapt attention mirrors Abu's, each anticipating what is to come. \n\nAnd then it begins, the discoloring of the skin seems to bleed through, darkening and blistering as boils start to form on the surface. The side of the infant opens into a gaping maw filled with serrated teeth. Long tendrils begin to form, mucusy tentacles lashing out in every directly. Puss like slime oozes from that appears to be a forming eye.\n\n[[Kill this abomination.|Q3E]]\n\n[[Continue to watch.|Q3F]]

Diving to one side, Abu whips his massive head to one side, catching Ra in the hip and sending him careening through the air where he lands heavily near the edge of the village.\n\nRa scrambles to his feet, doing his best to ignore the flash of pain from his side, and tries to think as he watches the lumbering beast turn to face him again.\n\nAbu charges before Ra comes up with a viable plan, so instead he ducks behind a tree, only realizing it's dead and leafless once it's between him and the charging Abu. Ra braces himself for Abu to crash through the tree, but instead he slams into it, causing splinters to fly and the mighty tree to groan ominously, but he doesn't crash through it as he had clearly intended. Abu steps back several paces, shaking his head as he does so.\n\nAnd then a plan, a desperate unlikely plan, forms in Ra's head.\n\nRunning forward, Ra throws himself at the tree, and against all odds he feels something give, the sound of splintering wood precedes a long groan as the tree starts to fall. It's barely hit a forty five degree angle when Ra makes a running leap at the tree again, but instead of slamming into the tree again, he continues to run, following the thick trunk toward it's end, lending his own weight to that of the falling tree. \n\nFrom somewhere below, Abu makes a surprised sound, then at the last possible second Ra jumps, landing on the tree with all his force right as it strikes it's target. There's a sickening set crunch from beneath the tree as it's considerable weight smashes into the ground. The impact is hard enough that it jars Ra's injured leg, filling his vision with stars.\n\nRa remains still for several seconds, waiting for the tree to shift, to see any sign of Abu's counter attack. He's only dimly aware of a small number of frightened looking villagers looking at either him or beneath the tree he stands on.\n\nTaking a deep breath and preparing to continue the fight, Ra carefully jumps to the ground, favoring his injured leg as he prepares himself for anything.\n\nWhat he finds is Abu, a jagged branch half as thick as Ra's body, impaling Abu almost directly between his shoulders. Even as he watches, Abu's body is contracting, taking on it's natural form once more, the contracting body ripping itself open as it tries to shrink around the branch. \n\nIn the dark light, the blood flowing from Abu's lips looks black, the moonlight making it glisten. Abu tries to say something, but all he manages to do is blow bloody bubbles with his mouth as he gurgles, his accusing eyes never leaving Ra's.\n\nRa feels a wave of grief wash over him, "I never wanted to hurt you. Seeing you, when I thought I was the last, was the happiest I have been since our home fell," If he was capable of crying in his natural form, Ra suspects that this would be the time he did so, "But you give yourself to //them//," Ra's voice is thick with emotion, "Together, we could have been the salvation of our species," Even as the words leave his mouth, he knows the likelihood of meeting Abu under any other circumstance was impossibly slim, but the words spill out anyway, "But instead you pledged yourself to destroy all that is pure in this world or any other."\n\nIn the next moment, Abu's eyes seem to glaze over, a shuddering sound coming from his chest as he exhales one last time.\n\nIn the moment that follows, Ra looks around himself, fearful that the locals might take up the fight, but none show any sign of hostility. \n\n"It was my life or his," Ra tries to explain, but one of the warriors interrupts.\n\n"What do we do now?" He asks.\n\nRa pauses, a little shocked, //I just killed their leader, and now they look to me for guidance.//\n\nFeeling somehow awkward, he weighs his words carefully, "We will put his remains to rest as are the customs of my people, then we will destroy any trace of him ever living. He can live in your memories for the good he brought your people."\n\nThe people surprisingly do not argue.\n\n[[Next.|Q3L]]\n

//Flight, if I can get above him it might buy me some time to formulate a plan.//\n\nWith a tremendous force of will, Ra forces his body to change in spite of the dwindling drugs in his system intent to prevent it.\n\nFeathers ripple hesitantly across his skin and his body starts to compress, but the change comes far too slow. He stumbles, tripping as one leg becomes shorter than the other, and in doing so Abu catches him. Abu's massive face splits into a massive maw, snapping Ra up with a flick of his massive hippo head. Massive teeth snap shut around Ra, crushing and mangling his body before Abu flicks his head, sending Ra into the air then snapping closed around Ra's flailing form a second time as he falls. \n\nThe silence that follows is almost deafening as Abu turns his attention toward the still fleeing Hathor.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Five minutes of alternating between a headlong rush toward the exit and ducking into alcoves to avoid detection, Ra and Hathor burst into the night.\n\nRa glances at Hathor who is cradling her hands to her chest and leaning lightly against his side, //To charge into danger to save me, even after being told not to. I owe her a debt I can never repay.//\n\n"RAAAAA!!!" Abu's voice roars from all to close, "Sov tled atfali hetti tamot tham sov atam ei shaya yibki lensor!"\n\n"Go to the Atet, NOW," Ra keeps his voice low, but there's no doubting the commanding tone he uses. Hathor pauses for only a second, looking into his eyes before darting away.\n\n"Come! We will finish this! Your children will wither and be scattered as dust! And the vultures will feast upon //your// flesh long before they pick my bones clean!" Ra's voice booms.\n\nRa pivots toward the roar or rage that answers, then braces himself as he hears something large moving toward him. Something hits the hut between him and the sound, sending chunks of sun baked clay and splintered wood flying. From the destruction a massive shape emerges, moving as fast as a man could run is the largest hippopotamus Ra has ever seen, easily four thousand pounds or pure muscle bearing down on him.\n\nDiving to one side, he barely avoids being trampled by the beast, then without even looking back he begins to run. Almost immediately after he hears it following.\n\nAs he runs, Ra tries to force himself to change, small feathers break out across his skin, but he is unable to force the change to happen. Instead, the effort costs him several precious seconds that allows Anu's massive hippopotamus form to nearly catch up to him. \n\n[[Try to force a transformation.|Q3J]]\n\n[[Look for some form of cover.|Q3K]]\n

Hours later, Ra sits in the cage. Even though his child stopped savaging his body mere minutes after it attacked him, the damage it did was extensive. Much of Ra's leg is a shredded mess on the ground around him, and his entire body has taken on a sickly pale shade. More concerning however are the other changes. Growths that do not belong on his body writhe and twitch.\n\n//I have lost,// Ra has to fight to keep his thoughts focused, even as mad voices babble in his mind. He can feel his mind slipping, not loosing his memories, but twisting his perceptions and warping his thoughts. \n\n//All is lost,// He thinks, feeling one final fleeting moment of sadness before he is truly lost.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

Ra angles his footsteps toward the pair of guardsmen. The moment they see Ra approaching, they both fall to one knee, their heads low to the ground.\n\n"Rise," Ra demands, they do as they are told without hesitation, "I have words for you to take to your commanders. There are ghouls in the desert. Terrible creatures that eat the dead and have the strength of ten men. They have a body like a man, and a head like a dog. You should watch the streets closely, and send large patrols to your crypts. They are most active during the night."\n\nTrusting that his message will be passed on, he turns and begins to walk away.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $ghouls to "warned">>

Ra watches from the outskirts, not comfortable around these strangers, especially after he had killed their leader only hours before. The bonfire is so bright that Ra doesn't immediately notice that the sun is rising, instead his eyes are on the locals, some standing near the fire, while others work to remove metal and wiring from their village. All of it punctuated with the occasional hard look at Ra.\n\n//In spite of what you did, I still wish there was another way.//\n\nWhen he doesn't see anyone watching, Ra turns and quietly starts to slip away. He barely takes a dozen steps before he sees Hathor, standing just beyond the villager's sight as she watches him. //If I were able to bond with her kind, bonding with her would bring great honor.//\n\nThe pain in Ra's leg is long since past as Hathor and himself arrive at the Atet.\n\nNot a word is spoken between them as Ra sets the Atet to return to his new home.\n\nAbsently, he slips one arm around Hathor, who has not left his side since joining him just outside of the village. She leans against him, her head coming to rest on his shoulder.\n\nHe takes a deep breath of her scent, savoring her closeness for what it is, a bonding of hearts and spirit, if not body.\n\n[[Return to Egypt.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n<<set $Story3 to "end">>

//So many of these felines, and held in such high regard,// He smiles at himself as the cat rubs against him again, //I suppose they do have a certain appeal.//\n\n"Let us see what new gifts you have granted me," He says to the cat.\n\nThe change washes over him slowly, short black hair sprouting across his skin. His face pulls out as long whiskers fan out from his nose. A soft hiss escapes his lips, his lips pulling back to expose a mouth full of feline teeth. At the same time, his eyes change, narrowing to slits while the surrounding orbs become a deep gold.\n\nWith his feline eyes, every dark shadow seems brighter than he's used to. //I could see well in the dark like this,// He thinks to himself.\n\nThe cat stops what it is doing, pausing to look at him, its ears laid back but refusing to back away. A soft growl emanates from the animal.\n\nHis lips part, a rumble in his chest manifesting itself as a gentle purr.\n\nRa flexes and stretches, his body contorting in ways he's never been able to move before. His feet shift, becoming paws, the nails at the tips of his toes pushing forward to scratch at the sandstone floor. Meanwhile, bur breaks out across the back of his hands his fingernails hardening and pulling into points before he stops the change in that area.\n\nFrom his chest, he can see breasts, swollen and full. He wonders briefly if perhaps the cat that touched him was pregnant, knowing that sometimes such things can manifest in transformations on rare occasion.\n\n[img[images/Ra-bas.png]]\n\nAs if to confirm the feminine nature of the feline, he legs his hand stray to his crotch, finding a damp cleft where he would expect a penis from a male of this world.\n\nHe kneels in front of the cat, causing it to back away slightly. Reaching out with one hand, he allows the animal to sniff at his fingers for a moment, then picks it up in the manner he has seen the people of this world do so. The cat stretches, bumping its head against his chin before curling into his arms, purring contentedly.\n\nPetting the feline only seems to make it purr louder than before, but Ra does not mind. Instead, he shifts back into his natural form and begins to walk back toward the temple.\n\n\n[[Next.|Bastet Kind 2.]]<<set $cat to "true">>\n

After watching Hathor exit the ship, Ra makes his way to the bridge.\n\nHe pauses, looking out the viewport at the pyramids being constructed in the distance for a long moment. //If I fail, it won't be enough.//\n\nBring up the holographic display, he enlarges the area, "Atet, take us to a point ten miles south of the contact point. No rush and run standard evasion programs. I'd rather we aren't noticed on our approach. I'll go the last stretch on my own." \n\nThe moment he is done talking, he can feel the Atet begin to hum faintly, and a few seconds after that he can see the pyramids start to slide past the viewport.\n\nRa stands at the controls, watching the ground pass beneath him. The sands that seem to stretch forever eventually give way to a large sea, then when land comes into view once more, there is considerably more green.\n\nThat green continues to increase until sparse trees and clumps of grass gives way to fields and forests.\n\nRa feels his gut tighten when the Atet starts to slow, the greenery all around him seems to fade away as his mind focuses exclusively on the task at hand.\n\nThe moment he is out of the Atet, he forces a rapid transformation, his body contracting as feathers burst from his skin. In a heartbeat there's a falcon where Ra just stood.\n\nWith a powerful flap of his wings, Ra takes flight, gaining altitude as he goes.\n\nWhen he nears the site his computer indicated, he begins to circle, scouting the area. What he sees fills his heart with dread.\n\nSprawled beneath him is a wasteland. The trees and grass giving way to death and rot. At it's center is a large mound, decorated with the rotting corpses of both animals and humans, mixed with sun bleached bones and skull that stare out at the world from empty sockets.\n\nMore troubling however are the fresh furrows in the ground, //Cthonians,// Ra feels a moment of disgust wash over him, //I hate Cthonians,// He thinks as memories of the large tentacled worms drift through his thoughts. Sightless and hunting through vibrations in the ground. //Seeding explosives through the ground to trigger when they approach stops them, but trying to kill them any other way is almost certain suicide,// His thoughts darken further, //And I have no explosives, nor an army to deploy them.//\n\nRa soars higher, his keen avian eyes taking in his surroundings. Most of the immediate area is grassland with groupings of trees, a wide river flowing lazily to the west being the only real break in the landscape other than the blight directly beneath him.\n\nSoaring high in the sky, the wind beneath his wings making him feel nearly weightless, Ra considers his options.\n\n[[Ra approaches in his natural form.|Q2H1]]\n\n[[Ra flies.|Q2F1]]\n\n<<if $Anubis is "true">>[[Ra approaches in dog form.|Q2D1]]\n\n<</if>><<if $Bastet is "true">>[[Ra approaches in cat form.|Q2C1]]\n\n<</if>><<if $Sobek is "true">>[[Ra approaches in crocodile hybrid form.|Q2S1]]\n\n<</if>><<set $cthonian to "true">>\n\n\n

Ra considers for a few seconds, uncertain of how to feel about Hathor's advances, her desire to mate with him.\n\n"I," He pauses, considering his words, "I do not know if I am capable of fathering children with you," Ra says, feeling a touch awkward as he realizes that he's touched dozens of humans in the past weeks, yet he isn't sure if there is any significance to the differences in the male's genitalia in this species.\n\nHetas's eyes flicker downward, a mixture of curiosity and confusion creasing her features. Moving with an eerie similarity to the felines of this world, she begins to crawl toward him, her eyes never leaving his.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>Ra carefully begins to remove his clothes, watching her reaction as he reveals his crotch.\n\n<<else>>Hesitantly, she reaches out and begins to undress him, her eyes widening as his clothing falls away.\n\n<</if>>"There's nothing there," She says, clearly shocked. Her eyes raise up to his as if she expects to find some answer there.\n\n//Their equipment is different than anything from my home world,// He thinks. Then a thought crosses his mind that brings a sheepish grin to his face, //But if I am to remain on this world for any period of time, would it be so bad if I were to learn more about them, learn their customs?//\n\nHalf closing his eyes, he focuses, drawing upon the DNA of a male priest he met recently, but only drawing on a particular portion of that DNA, //I was never very good with partial changes,// He thinks to himself.\n\nEven so, his crotch begins to change, the blue-green skin of his body giving way to a pink phallus as a penis and testicles grow from his crotch.\n\nThere's a look of wonder in Hathor's eyes as she sees a penis grow from where there was nothing just moments before. She reaches out, touching it lightly with her finger tips, exploring it.\n\nHe gasps at her simple touch, //Incredible, such sensitivity. It's no wonder that this species associates breeding with pleasure.//\n\nA faint smile plays at her lips as she withdraws her hand.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"My God Ra, do with me as you please," Hathor says, laying back and sprawling across the pillows beneath her. \n\n//Such a strange looking thing,// Ra thinks as he looks at the place between Hathor's legs. Like petals of a flower she is spread, revealing a hole near the center. Ra steps forward, looking at it, studying it. After all, seeing scans through the ship's computers when he thought it would never be relevant is one thing, seeing something in person when it is the centerpiece of the current situation is another thing entirely.\n\nReaching out, he touches her sex, her eyes watching him closely as he explores her with his fingers. Then, he does as his studies have shown him, he moves forward and places the tip of his human her opening, then pushes inside.\n\n<<else>>"I do not fully understand what you are, you claim not to be a God, yet you do things that I never dreamed possible, or understand," She gently pushes his chest, causing him to fall onto his back across the bed of pillows before crawling on top of him.\n\n"God or not, I believe you to hold great power," With one hand, she guides his human penis toward her hole, "And I wish only to serve you," Releasing his penis, she lowers herself onto it until she feels her hips meet his own.\n\n<</if>>The feeling is incredible, so much so that Ra's mind feels fuzzy for a moment. Once he is fully inside of her, he pulls back and immediately thrusts back inside a second time. The pleasure is more than he can handle. He can feel his human anatomy jerk and twitch, spilling seed inside of her before he pulls out.\n\nHathor looks surprised, "You're done?" She asks before she can catch herself, one of her hands quickly covering her mouth as soon as the words have left it.\n\n"I believe so," Ra replies, uncertain of her sudden change in demeanor, "Did I do it wrong?"\n\n[[Next.|RaCherryAlternate]]

It takes a second for Ra to realize what Hathor intends, but all at once it hits him, she wishes to mate.\n\n"I," He pauses, considering his words, "I do not know if I am capable of fathering children with you, and I do not possess your species equipment" Ra says, feeling a touch awkward as he realizes that Hathor is actually the only human he has come into contact with.\n\n\nHetas's eyes flicker downward, a mixture of curiosity and confusion creasing her features. "Like the women who you were not interested in earlier this evening, I am not seeking to breed, I only wish to share with you the pleasures of the flesh."\n\nRa grows very still, his mind racing for the correct words, "Another time perhaps, for now, I believe it more important that I help you understand the threat that is coming so that you can help me to convey that threat to your people and so that we can set in motion my plan to save your world."\n\n[[Three months later.]]

Looking over those gathered in the courtyard, Ra realizes he has his choice of the prostitutes present. From young women barely of age, to motherly women, to feminine men, to more exotic examples of humanity.\n\n//I can have my choice of any of those gathered, or even all of them.// Ra thinks to himself.\n\n[[Choose a young woman.]]\nChoose a motherly woman.\n[[Choose a feminine man.]]\nChoose the hermaphrodite.\nAll female orgy.\nMixed orgy.\nAll male orgy.\n\nOr it's not too late to leave.\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

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Not wanting to be anywhere near the ground, where the Cthonians could easily attack him, Ra instead glides to the top of the mound, hovering for a moment just before he allows his taloned foot to touch the ground.\n\nTaloned claws become feet as his weight is placed on them, then upward as his body seems to burst upward. Bit by bit the changes come over him, feathers being replaced by blue green skin.\n\nAs the last of his beak vanishes into his face, Ra flexes his jaw once, then turns his eyes to his surroundings.\n\nHe sees no sign of the Cthonians moving beneath the ground and silently thanks fate for that mercy. But his elation is short lived as the ground trembles beneath his feet.\n\n//This is not good,// Ra thinks darkly, taking a step back as the air near the top of the mound seems to ripple.\n\n//Portal,// A deep chill settles into the pit of his stomach, //This is exactly what I am here to prevent.//\n\nThe cloudy sky seems to blend with the void that opens before him. He can see stars strewn across a black backdrop behind something looming much closer.\n\nNot a half dozen paces from where he is standing a Cthonian bursts from the ground, spitting a human to the earth before it. \n\nRa turns his eyes first to the Cthornian, its body twice as long as a man is tall and it's skin a sickly purple that seems at home among the rotting corpses at his feet. Long pink tentacles seem to drift in the air before it, wicked looking white barbs lining their undersides.\n\n//It hasn't noticed me yet,// The thought only brings him small comfort.\n\nVery slowly, Ra turns his attention to the human laying on the ground. It's a female, long jagged cuts from the Cthonians barbs ooze blood. The sounds she makes are like a cross between a sob and a whine of terror.\n\nEven as Ra watches, the woman tries to flee, barely getting to her feet before the Cthonian behind her lashes out with it's tentacles, tearing her leg free of it's socket before smalling her back to the ground again.\n\nShe sees Ra for the first time, her eyes widening. //Please, do not draw attention to me,// Ra silently begs her, knowing that her fate is already sealed, and that his fate could be linked to hers if she somehow brings it's attention to him.\n\nVery slowly, he raises a single finger to his lips, trying to signal her to silence. He has little doubt that his own eyes are every bit as fear filled as her own.\n\nHe sees her eyes dart to one side just before she screams, blood and spittle emerging from her mouth as she does so. Ra looks at the source of her horror, seeing that the shapeless void against the star field is much closer now. He can make out some small details, but most obvious are the long stalks that have begun to emerge through the portal. Each stalk is different, but the theme remains the same between all of them. Each stalk ends in a head, some long dead, others still dripping gore, and all somehow fused to the stalks that they are a part of. \n\nRa holds his breath, trying to will his heartbeat to slow, he watches the heads. Every one seems to come from a different race, he sees a human head among those visible, two from his own race, and others that that he has either never seen before or knows to be long extinct.\n\nThen a single tentacle emerges from the mass, long and slender, and unlike the others this one does not host a head.\n\nThe woman doesn't even have time to draw enough bereath to scream again, the tentacle lashes out, ripping her head from her shoulders and sending a spray of blood through the air that leaves Ra spotted in red. \n\nWatching in terror, Ra watches as the hydra, //Do we even know if there's just the one, or are there more?// turns the woman's head, the tentacle widening to cup the back of the woman's skull then convulsing to crush the bone and tear away the flesh to reveal the brain within.\n\nSeveral smaller tentacles appear from the mass, gently extracting the brain before vanishing back into the tangle of tentacles.\n\n//It's going to know I'm here,// The cold realization washes over him, knowing that the hydra takes on the memories of those it absorbs.\n\nThe tentacle that cracked the skull worms it's way into the empty head of the woman, fusing with the flesh. Then the whole creature freezes in place.\n\nRa has never transformed so quickly before in his life. The pain of the rapid transformation forces a pain laced scream from his lips a split second after every head turns toward him at once.\n\nThe hydra jerks back, vanishing back into the void in the blink of an eye. Ra however has more pressing concerns. In the form of the falcon, he beats his wings as hard as he can, the sound like thunder in the air. The first Cthonian lunges at the spot Ra was just standing so close that Ra feels it's tentacles brush his tail feathers. A second one bursts from the ground directly in his path. Ra banks hard to one side, but the creature still manages to hit him with enough force to drive the wind from his lungs. \n\nThen he's past the grasping monstrosities and struggling to rise as high into the air as he possibly can.\n\nHe's well above the site before he risks taking a moment to look back. With the keen eyes of the falcon, he can see both of the Cthonians moving about, clearly agitated at having lost their prey. But more troubling is when he sees the woman's headless body convulse. It jerks twice, then seems to curl in on itself. The cause becomes immediately obvious as a gore covered Cthonian slides from her neck. Barely as long as a person's arm, it turns and begins to consume the mother that just gave birth to her in a perversion of the act of giving life.\n\nFar more troubled by the experience than he cares to admit, Ra glides back to the Atet, his thoughts focused on what he just saw, wondering if he is too late, and trying to think of any way to seal the rift.\n\n//There has to be runes somewhere nearby. But how do I find them among the bodies with the Cthonians present?//\n\n[[Continue.|Q2END1]]<<set $cthonian to "true">><<set $hydra to "true">>

An hour later, Ra sits in an open area near the middle of the small town. //Strange to be in a place with perhaps a hundred people, my home world was populated by tens of billions.// \n\nA dozen people are all talking at once in hushed tones, all about him. //Why is it that even surrounded by all of these people, this is the first time in my life I have felt truly alone?//\n\nRa tries to follow the conversations around him, but with so many people talking, and many of them talking so quickly, it's nearly impossible for him to understand more than a few words.\n\nThe only thing that lightens his mood is the few children he can see, trying to sneak peeks at him from around the adults' legs or from around corners of buildings. With a wry smile, he sometimes waves at them, but they always scurry off as soon as he does so. \n\nA man runs down the street toward the gathering, skidding to a stop near a couple of the elders, "I," He pants, clearly out of breath, "I spoke with her. She did not believe my words, but she came. She insisted someone tend the cattle before coming."\n\nSeveral heads begin to turn toward where the man came from. Ra turns his own head to look as well.\n\nA woman, dressed better than most of the villagers. She's tall, with dark hair that hangs to the middle of her back and prominent breasts. There's an intensity in her eyes that leaves Ra nearly speechless. //By these people's standards, she is very pretty. Her eyes may be a bit small, and her skin doesn't even have a hint of healthy blue to it, but even so she is not hard to look upon.//\n\n[img[images/hathor.png]]\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>Ra begins to rise from where he was sitting, this new woman's eyes move to him instantly. She registers surprise, but quickly suppresses it, never breaking stride.\n\n"Ra!" She declares as she approaches, "Liar, false God, blasphemer!" She reaches him and shoves him in the center of his chest, knocking him onto his back.\n\nEven as her palm touches his bare chest, he can feel his body storing her DNA, though this time he resists the natural impulse to morph into the form of what touched him. \n\nReaching out, she rubs at the skin of his cheek, then spits on her hand and uses the fluid as she tries to rub again. She clearly looks to be trying to rub the color from his cheek.\n\n"Inks," She mutters.\n\nAll around Ra and this new woman, the people look in surprise, clearly unsure of what is happening.\n\nOne of her hands reaches for a knife at her belt. With reflexes faster than any human, Ra's hand snaps toward her own, catching her wrist, twisting until he can feel bone beginning to grind, then slaps her hand with his free hand to send the knife flying.\n\n//The avian appearance seemed to leave a significant impression on the man who saw it, perhaps it will work again?//\n\nDrawing on the stored DNA in his body, he allows the falcon's genetic code to merge temporarily with his own. Feathers burst from his arm in a wave that follows up toward his shoulder. As the changes reach his chest, he sees the woman's eyes widen in shock, and by the time his head changes into that of a falcon, her mouth is open in wonder.\n\n"Is this the way you treat a God?" Ra asks, more anger making it's way into his voice than he intends.\n\n<<else>>Ra begins to rise from where he was sitting, this new woman's eyes move to him instantly. She registers surprise, but quickly suppresses it, never breaking stride.\n\n"Ra!" She declares as she approaches, "Are you a liar, false God, or blasphemer?" She reaches him and shoves him in the center of his chest, knocking him onto his back.\n\nEven as her palm touches his bare chest, he can feel his body storing her DNA, though this time he resists the natural impulse to morph into the form of what touched him. \n\nReaching out, she rubs at the skin of his cheek, then spits on her hand and uses the fluid as she tries to rub again. She clearly looks to be trying to rub the color from his cheek.\n\n"Inks," She mutters.\n\nAll around Ra and this new woman, the people look in surprise, clearly unsure of what is happening.\n\n"I told them I was not," Ra protests.\n\n"Yet they also say you have done things that only a God could do," She says, her breath hot on his face, "Show me."\n\n"And if I do not?" Ra asks, trying to buy a few moments to think.\n\nHe feels a sharp pain in his belly, his eyes flicker down to see her holding a knife, the tip of which is just breaking his skin, "Then I will kill you for the lying filth you are," She hisses.\n\n"So be it," Drawing on the stored DNA in his body, he allows the falcon's genetic code to merge temporarily with his own. Feathers burst from his arm in a wave that follows up toward his shoulder. As the changes reach his chest, he sees the woman's eyes widen in shock, and by the time his head changes into that of a falcon, her mouth is open in wonder.\n\n"Perhaps now we may speak, rather than make threats?" Ra asks, more anger making it's way into his voice than he intends. //If my own people would have had this kind of fire in their hearts, perhaps my home world would not yet have fallen.//\n\nShe pulls back her knife suddenly, as of just now aware of where it is. The wound closes in it's wake within seconds leaving nothing more than a few drops of light blue blood where she had cut him.\n\n<</if>>"Ra, God of the Sun," She says breathlessly, please forgive my disbelief, I am Hathor, a simple priestess."\n\nHathor scrambles off of him, then falls to the ground with her face in the dirt just like those he had met earlier had done, "Please, my life is yours to do with as you will."\n\nRa sighs inwardly, then stands, "Then get up, there will be much to discuss."\n\n[[Continue.|Evening Party.]]\n

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A while later, Ra steps board of the Atet once more. He's barely entered the ship before he sees Hathor. She pauses when she sees the cat in his arms, a warm smile forming on her lips, \n\nThen the cat moves in his arms, he kneels allowing her to slip to the floor.\n\n"She appears to be heavy with children," Hathor comments, kneeling and offering her hand to the cat. \n\nThe cat walks to her, sniffing her hand then brushing against it before casually wandering further into the ship. Hathor watches it go, her expression content. She glances at Ra, then back at the cat, "I should make her feel welcome," She says, then follows the cat.\n\nRa watches her go, admiring the grace of both females.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n\n

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Steeling his resolve, Ra commits what little information the computer offers to memory. Then knowing that he is as ready as he will likely ever be, Ra forces his body to make a rapid change, his body contorting and twisting painfully as his skin ripples. Feathers burst from his skin as he extends his arms, arms that become wings in little more than a heartbeat. His body compresses, shrinking so quickly that his feet momentarily leave the ground before gravity can pull him back to the deck beneath his feet.\n\nRa twists his head, the trying to ease some of the tension he feels after the rapid transformation. In doing so, his head turns half way around, finding Hathor standing behind him, looking at him with a sort of sadness in her eyes. Her gaze lingers on him, then flickers to the computer screen he had just been looking at. When she returns her attention to him, she nods her head in understanding, "I shall await your return."\n\nParting his beak, Ra lets out a falcon's cry, then flaps his wings to take flight. \n\nThe second he is outside of the Atet, he rises into the sky, circling the ship once before turning toward where the computer had indicated he would find the enemy.\n\n//The weakest of these creatures are a match for any one person, and I witnessed one alone destroy my home world's entire warfleet as if it were no more than an inconvenience.// Despair threatens to overwhelm him, //But I have pledged myself to saving this world if it is in my power to do so. If I am to die today, then I shall die fighting.//\n\nFeeling a renewed determination, his falcon eyes survey the city passing by beneath him, //I may not understand the people of this world, but there is an undeniable strength to them. Perhaps even if I fall, they will find a way to fight back.//\n\nFinding a strange sort of comfort in the thought, Ra flaps his wings, his raptor gaze shifting toward the dunes beyond the city, //I am coming for you.//\n\n[[Next.|First Quest 1]]

While the sands of Egypt stretch to the horizon in every direction, their colors ranging from white to gold, a bright swath of green cuts through the region in the form of the great river Nile.\n\nHugging it's banks are trees, bushes and grasses that cling to the ground near the life giving waters.\n\n<<set $random to random(1,2)>><<if $random is 1>>Ra's footsteps draw him toward the river, seeking some small solace in the never ending flow of the river.\n\nThe soft sound of sand and dirt beneath his sandaled feet are nearly lost against the sound of the gentle breeze among the leaves of the trees.<<else>>Ra takes a deep breath and calls upon the genetic code stored within his body. His skin ripples as he shrinks, feathers bursting from his skin along his arms even as his face pulls forward to create a beak. The wave of feathers are starting down his legs by the time his body begins to contract. \n\nHe grunts in discomfort as his body's mass begins to pull inward but he shows no other signs of pain from the significant changes his body is experiencing.\n\nWithin a few seconds, a falcon, larger than most, stands where Ra just was. Spreading wings, the bird takes flight as he takes to the skies. \n\nFor a minute, Ra circles in the air above, marveling at the feeling of the wind beneath his wings before finally angling his flight toward the river.\n\nWhen he's just a short distance from the city, he swoops down toward the ground. Less than a man's height off the ground he begins to change again, his body transforming much quicker this time as he assumes his natural form once more.<</if>>\n\n<<set $random to random(1,6)>><<if $random lte 2>>Sighing, //Funny how I've begun to take on human habits. My people do not sigh, yet the gesture feels natural to me.// His eyes drift to the city nearby and the massive construction going on, //Sometimes I wonder who is changing more? These people who's lives I have irrevocably changed? Or myself?//\n\nIn the moments that follow, his thoughts turn to his own people, and he once again feels impossibly alone.\n\nRa continues to talk along the water's edge, bittersweet memories threatening to give way to despair, yet somehow offset by the spark of hope his newfound home has instilled within him.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n<<elseif $random lte 4>>The soft cries of birds and scurrying of small animals follow Ra as he treads along the water's edge. \n\n//This world is beautiful in it's own way,// He reflects, //The life here has a fierce will.// \n\nRa feels a reserved sort of hope as he continues to walk.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n<<elseif $random lte 5>>Across the river, Ra can see many dark shapes in the area where the green that is given live by the river Nile meets the endless ands of the golden desert. His eyes focus on the shapes, quickly coming to the realization that he is looking at cattle grazing. \n\nHe continues to watch for a long moment, seeing a man with a long staff walking along the outskirts of the herd. The cattle's owner seems to be inspecting a couple of the animals, then he calls out, using the staff in his hand to nudge them along toward their destination.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n<<else>>Ra hears the children playing not far away before he sees them. He barely takes another half dozen steps before two children burst from the bushes running and giggling. The second they see him they skid to a surprised halt. A moment later a third child crashes into the first two in his headlong rush to chase after his friends.\n\n//They can't be more than five or six cycles old,// He smiles at the children before his own darker thoughts sour his mood, //By their age, children of my own people would be learning to fight battles that we had no hope of winning.//\n\nTrying to distract himself from memories of his lost home, he kneels down to speak to the children, "The river is a dangerous place, you should be careful near it,// He glances toward where they had come from, "Go now, and may the sun shine on your lives always.//\n\nThe children stare at him, a mixture of fear and awe on their features. It's not until he gestures away from the river that one of them moves. Then as if that first child running up the bank is the cue for the others, they quickly follow.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n<</if>>\n

Ra's sigh comes out as an unintended growl. //The damage was superficial,// He thinks, offering his hand again.\n\nThis time, the dog shies away from him. After a moment, when Ra doesn't reach for it, the dog hesitantly sniffs his fingers again, this time it's long tongue lolling out of it's mouth as he begins to lick Ra's fingertips. \n\nHe allows this to continue for a few seconds, then reaches to pat the animal on the head before standing upright again.\n\nRa nearly starts to change back to his natural form, but in that moment he notices more of what has changed about him during the transformation. His hearing is much better, but the scents, he can smell things that he's never smelled before. He lifts his head, his snout pointing upward as he draws a deep breath of the air, //Amazing,// He thinks to himself.\n\nRather than change back, he instead decides to remain in this form as he walks, enjoying more new smells than he thought possible. He doesn't even notice the loping gate of his movements as he moves through the city.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

Angry, Ra lashes out. He catches the dog by the throat and lefts it off the ground, //This animal is surprisingly strong if I'm able to lift this weight with such ease.// The dog thrashes in his grip as he draws himself up to his full height. \n\nA low growl escapes Ra's lips while the dog whines. All around them the crowd has fallen unnaturally silent.\n\nWith a savage flick of his wrist, a sharp crack fills the air and the dog goes limp. Simply releasing the dog's neck, he allows the animal to fall lifelessly to the ground at his feet.\n\nRa nearly starts to change back to his natural form, but in that moment he notices more of what has changed about him during the transformation. His hearing is much better, but the scents, he can smell things that he's never smelled before. He lifts his head, his snout pointing upward as he draws a deep breath of the air, //Amazing,// He thinks to himself.\n\nRather than change back, he instead decides to remain in this form as he walks, enjoying more new smells than he thought possible. He doesn't even notice the loping gate of his movements as he moves through the city.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Still angry at the animal for biting him, he allows his lips to curl back to reveal his canine teeth, a low menacing growl filling the air around him as he does so. \n\nAll around him, people take a half step back in fear.\n\nThe dog whines, shying away in an attempt to hide behind it's owner. It makes another whimpering sound and this time it's bladder cuts loose as it makes a puddle beneath itself.\n\nDisgusted by the display, Ra stands upright again.\n\nRa nearly starts to change back to his natural form, but in that moment he notices more of what has changed about him during the transformation. His hearing is much better, but the scents, he can smell things that he's never smelled before. He lifts his head, his snout pointing upward as he draws a deep breath of the air, //Amazing,// He thinks to himself.\n\nRather than change back, he instead decides to remain in this form as he walks, enjoying more new smells than he thought possible. He doesn't even notice the loping gate of his movements as he moves through the city.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Drawing from the DNA of one of the many humans he has come in contact with, he allows a specific portion of that genetic code to manifest itself. \n\nFrom his groin sprouts a penis, like a tiny mushroom at first then growing slowly until it is a short but thick penis, the tanned skin of the new appendage is a sharp contrast to his naturally blue green skin.\n\nRa sighs as the mild discomfort of the slow transformation has ended.\n\nAcross from him, an amused smile tugs at Hathor's lips as her eyes fall on his manhood. She lays back on the pile of pillows that fill the room. Her legs part as she pulls her garment above her waist, the glistening wet petals of her vagina parting to reveal the opening within. Using the fingers of one hand, she holds herself open, her other hand raising to beckon him forward.\n\nFully rigid, he walks toward her, his manhood leading the way. \n\nHe pauses, looming over her for a few seconds before kneeling between her legs.\n\nShe looks down, watching as he guides the fat member to her opening. Her eyes widen slightly as he begins to push it gently inside. It's not until nearly half of his length is in her that she releases the folds of her pussy and wraps her legs around his hips to pull him closer.\n\nThe sound she makes when he is balls deep inside of her is content. When he starts to pull back to make his first thrust, she locks her legs around him and prevents him from withdrawing very far, then flexes to bring him back inside.\n\nRa takes the hint, realizing that the shape of his current appendage will best be used with short strokes so that he doesn't accidentally slip free. With that in mind, he begins to fuck her with short but rapid thrusts.\n\nShe feels tight around him as she thrusts her hips up to meet his, trying to drive him deeper. The wetness of her sex leaves both of their crotches meeting makes loud slapping sounds that fill the air with a rapid yet steady rhythm.\n\nIt's not long before Ra can feel a tightening in his groin, his balls starting to pull tight as his manhood throbs and swells. When he nearly reaches his peak, her body shudders and she pulls him tight against her body. \n\nA low moan of pleasure fills the air as she trembles against him. \n\nThat's all he needs to reach his own climax. His human parts answering it's biological calling as he reaches his release. His cock throbs, spilling a thick stream of pearly white semen into her.\n\nAs he struggles to catch his breath, Hathor reaches up, one of her hands cupping his cheek as she looks into his eyes. He can see a twinkle in her eye, perhaps mischief, perhaps pleasure, but he finds the look endearing regardless of the cause.\n\nShe smiles suddenly, then laughs as she pushes him off of her playfully. Almost instantly, she straddles his chest, then leans forward until her lips touch his.\n\nFor a second, he simply enjoys the taste of fruit on her lips, but then he slips his arms around her and pulls her down on top of him. \n\nShe pulls away, smiling and giggling before allowing him to press his lips to hers again.\n\n//Such a strange thing this kissing, but it does hold a certain appeal.// Ra thinks to himself.\n\nAllowing the moment to linger for several minutes, Hathor finally withdraws, seeming reluctant to leave his arms.\n\nRa watches as she lets her clothes fall back in place. He can see just a hint of his seed trickling down her thigh as she turns back toward him.\n\nHis eyes linger on her for a few seconds longer before he gets up. They share a smile between them as he exits the room.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n

The temples of the city are easy to spot. Most skirt the edges of the city, but others rise up from within the city itself, massive pillars stretching for the sky as if attempting to case everything around the temple in shadow. Some temples have imposing walls, like a fortress in their own right. Every wall covered in carvings and painted hieroglyphics. Others are flanked by huge statues that seem to guard the entrances. \n\n<<set $random to random(1,8)>><<if $random is 1>>A soft gasp of discomfort escapes his lips as Ra begins to change. Fully formed feathers sprout from his skin in a wave reminiscent of a breeze passing over a field of tall grass. \n\nHe stretches his wings wide as they finish forming, at the same time the ground seems to rush up to meet him as his body contracts, forcing his bulk into a much smaller form. \n\n//I enjoy the freedom this avian gives me, but I wish they were larger animals It's uncomfortable forcing all of my mass into such a small body.//\n\nTilting his head to one side, his lips pull forward to form a hard beak while his eyes shrink to fit the falcon he now appears to be.\n\nCrouching, he springs into the air with a thunderous clap of his wings.\n\nOnce airborne, he quickly forgets the tightness of his too-dense body and simply enjoys the feel of the wind beneath his wings. For just a few seconds he allows himself to be content before turning his attention to the temples.\n\nCircling once, he glides toward the temples until he sees one with statues depicting himself on the outside. \n\nRather than assuming his natural form and walking through the front archway, he instead glides into the courtyard.\n\nSeveral onlookers seem surprised to see a large falcon land in their midst, but that surprise turns to awe as he allows himself to transform back into his natural form.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 3 and $Anubis is "true">>Ra allows his changes to come gradually, minimizing the discomfort of the transformation.\n\nHe leans forward as his face begins to pull forward. All across his body his skin begins to move, like something moving just beneath the surface. His hands touch the ground a bare moment after dark hair begins to sprout along his back.\n\nMeanwhile, his hands pull in on themselves, fingers becoming the pads of canine feet and fingernails becoming claw like.\n\nRa's lips part as his face finishes pulling into a snout, revealing a row of canine teeth.\n\nAfter nearly a minute, a large dark haired dog stands on four feet where Ra stood on two.\n\nLifting his nose slightly, he sniffs at the air, smelling at the scenes that are carried on the breeze. \n\n//Truly amazing that this animal's sense of smell is so keen that I can actually smell the differences between places, people, even tell one animal from another.//\n\nBreaking into a loping gate, Ra begins to run. Every step of the way his padded feet leave little indentions in the sand\n\nEven once he reaches the city he doesn't slow. People, not knowing who he is, shout or jump out of the way as he barely slows among the dense population. It's not until he nears one of the many temples in the city that he begins to slow.\n\nWhen he slows to a walk, he starts to change back into his natural form. Several of the people around him gasp in awe or throw themselves to the ground submissively, but he pays them little mind.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 5 and $Bastet is "true">>Ra's back arches as he starts to change. Black fur starts to spread across his arms and back. He falls to his hands and knees as his body elongates. The fur spreading across his body envelopes him, following his tail as it grows from his posterior. \n\nLast comes his face. The pupils of his eyes narrowing to slits and the hair finally starts to spread across his face. The last thing to change is the long whiskers sprout from his upper lip and fan out.\n\nSettling on to all fours, the female nature of the transformation becomes apparent, feline breasts hang from his belly, fill in a way that clearly reflects the pregnant nature of the cat he acquired the genetic code from.\n\nWith a lazy stretch, Ra begins to make his way toward town, slipping from shadow ro shadow as he moves through town. The people pay him little attention in this form, he slips from place to place sometimes between shadows, other times darting between people. \n\nHe finally slows when he nears one of the temples that dot the city. Only then does he move out of the crowd and allow his own DNA to reassert itself. \n\nOver the course of several seconds, he returns to his original form, the black hair pulling into his blue skin as he straightens into his humanoid body.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 6 and $Sobek is "true">>With a small smile, Ra thinks of the expressions on people's faces if they were to see him transformed, half crocodile, strolling through the streets toward the temples.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>//It would be good to remind them that I am supposed to be a God.//\n\n<<else>>//It may be arrogant of me, butI think it would be amusing to see the expressions of people who saw me.//\n\n<</if>>He allows the changes to come gradually, his body bulking as his skin begins to thicken. His teeth begin to sharpen as his face pulls forward into a mockery of itself, at the same time his eyes pull back to either side of his long toothy maw.\n\nFurther down his body, his skin is darkening to a deep shade of green and his fingers and toes form into wicked looking claws.\n\n[img[images/so.png]]\n\nIn this new towering form, Ra strides off toward the cities temples.\n\nSure enough, as he moves through the city people stop, surprise on their faces as they scatter out of his way. Even the children who usually look at him in awe cower behind their parents.\n\nHis pace starts to slow as the first large temple comes into view.\n\n<<else>>As Ra walks toward the temples, the people seem to sense his focus and part before him like a river flowing around a large rock. \n\nIt's not long before he stands before one of the new temples being constructed. Masterfully carved statues in his likeness rise up to either side of the archway leading inside.\n\nHe tilts his head, regarding each statue in turn before walking through the archway into the courtyard within.\n\n<</if>><<set $random to random(1,4)>><<if $random is 1 and $Amun is "false">>Several people are near the entrance of the temple Ra is passing. The shine of the blue beads woven into their fishnet clothing sparkles in the sunlight. Many of them have lips painted bright red, and tattoos adorning their bodies.\n\nRa slows to a stop, looking at the people on display. His eyes lingering on those gathered, //Prostitutes in service of their Gods.// Ra things to himself, feeling a faint stirring of arousal inside of himself, //People who dedicate their lives to the pleasures of the flesh is //alien// to me, there was no equivalent in my world. But then again, until I adopted the genetic code of these people, I never felt any carnal need either.//\n\nSeveral of the prostitutes look at him with a sense of wonder in their eyes, while a few look at him with a mixture of curiosity and lust. //Some of them look as if they want to kneel, throw themselves to the ground before me, but I'm far enough away that they do not seem overly concerned with who I am.//\n\nHe lets his eyes move to the building itself, //This temple shows signs of wealth, all of the temples are beautiful in their own ways, but this one is something special, and perhaps a bit excessive.// His eyes linger on the tall pillars and bright colors associated with the temple.\n\nThere's a commotion just beyond Ra's sight, people moving, parting as if a force of nature is passing through the crowd.\n\nThe first thing Ra sees of the commotion's source is a gold headdress, two pillars rising a full head above most of the people, //I don't believe I've seen a hat with two towers like that before,// Ra muses until the crowd parts and a man emerges. The newcomer's face is creased with a serious expression that nearly hides the surprise that flickers across his features.\n\nRa looks at the priest, the man's features are severe, even at a glance it's obvious that the man is not someone to take lightly. The man's raptor gaze settles on Ra with a finality that puts Ra on guard, //This may be the first time I've met someone on this world that does not look at me as if I am the God I claim to be.// But perhaps the most striking thing about the man is his stature. While his towering hat is easily a head taller than nearly everyone around him, he himself barely stands to the shoulders of all but the younger prostitutes gathered. Even though is he clearly a grown man, he is easily the shortest grown man of this race that Ra had ever met. //I wonder if the tall hat is his way of compensating for his height?// Ra quickly fights back his hint of amusement before it can appear on his face.\n\n[img[images/aa.png]]\n\nThe priest nods, a gesture done with a flourish in place of a proper bow. His hard eyes never leave Ra's.\n\nIt's only after his nod that those around him begin to throw themselves to the ground, their faces near the dirt in their show of submission to Ra, "I am Amun, High Priest of this temple," There's a superiority to his voice that makes Ra bristle.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>Ra feels a momentary urge to throttle the man //That he has the audacity to show such arrogance to a god.//\n\n<<else>>Ra takes a deep breath to buy himself a moment to think, //This is a man who is incapable of seeing anyone as more important then himself.//\n\n<</if>>"And I am Ra, God of the Sun," Ra replies with a casual air he doesn't fully feel in this man's presence. \n\nAmun gestures at several of the people around him, hissing a few words that Ra can not quite make out. Those people quickly scurry off into the temple or vanishes into the milling throng filling the street for some unknown task. He smiles at Ra, the act not quite touching his eyes, "I am but a humble servant of the Gods," Amun begins, //I highly doubt that there is anything humble about this man,// "And your presence has been greatly anticipated. Please, allow my temple to honor you."\n\nHe gestures into the temple //He referred to this place as //his// temple, not the temple of his God.//\n\n"I look forward to your hospitality," Ra replies before walking toward the man.\n\nRa's reply causes Amun's expression to sour slightly, however Amun still reaches out to clasp Ra's arm in greeting, //There is no reverence in this man,// Ra thinks as a slight shiver goes through him. The chill quickly becomes a surge of warmth as his body stores this man's genetic code.\n\n[[Continue.|Amun Meet]]\n\n<<set $Amun to "met">><<elseif $random is 1>>He looks at those around him for a second, then speaks a few words in greeting before moving further into the temple. \n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>He feels himself smile, a faint tug at the corner of his mouth as those around him, even the priests and priestesses, gaze at him with awe. //These people worship me, to them I am a God and they would do anything I ask. This feeling is intoxicating.//\n\n<<else>>Seeing the way those around him look upon him, he feels a touch of unease, //These people worship me, to them I am a God and they would do anything I ask. Even if I allow them to view me this way in order to save them, it still feels wrong.//\n\n<</if>>His footsteps take him deeper into the temple where he spends a few minutes speaking with the priests and priestesses working within before leaving the way he came.\n\n<<if $Amun isnot "false">>[[Visit the Temple of Amun.]]\n<</if>>[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random is 2>>Standing among the worshipers, they kneel, their faces in the dirt as they find themselves in the presence of something they fully believe to be a God. \n\nHe lets his gaze drift over them for a minute before turning and moving to inspect the rest of the temple.\n\n<<if $Amun isnot "false">>[[Visit the Temple of Amun.]]\n<</if>>[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<else>><<if $Story1 is "end" and if $Bastet is "false">>Ra enters the temple, the sudden shade making him feel chilled after having been in the hot sun. \n\nOnce inside, he lets his eyes drift over the interior, marveling at these primitive people's capacity for creation. A small smile tugging at his lips as his eyes linger on the hieroglyphs, //If nothing else, a part of my home will survive through the writing I have taught them, even if they've been integrated into the existing language. In a way, we're creating something new through the blending of our cultures and language.//\n\nHe puts the thought aside as he walks through the temple.. <<if $sunGod is "true">>Occasionally, he will pause to speak to the priests and priestesses. All the while, people look upon him with awe and reverence.\n\n<<else>>Occasionally, he will stop and speak with the people, priesthood and commoner alike. Even though the people around him look upon him with awe and reverence, there's a sense of him being a god made flesh rather than an unapproachable force of nature.\n\n<</if>>He's just starting to think about leaving when he feels something brush his ankle. His skin tingles, like it doesn't quite fit for a few seconds as he absorbs a new strand of DNA. His eyes dart downward, only to see a solid black cat brushing against his leg.\n\n[[Kick the cat.|Bastet Cruel.]]\n\n[[Ignore the cat.|Bastet Ignore.]]\n\n[[Pick up the cat.|Bastet Kind.]]\n\n<<set $Bastet to "true">><<else>>Within seconds of his arrival, several priests and priestesses approach, surrounding him and forcing the amazed worshipers back from him. \n\nWith hardly a word, they lead him deeper into the temple where they offer him the gifts and offerings that have been brought to the temple in his honor. He samples some of the fruits, the dates he finds particularly pleasant as he allows the priests and priestesses to tell him about the state of the temple and other things they think are important to him.\n\nAfter a while, he thanks them for their devotion and leaves the same way he arrived.\n\n<</if>><<if $Amun isnot "false">>[[Visit the Temple of Amun.]]\n<</if>>[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<</if>>\n\n

//Perhaps it will be easier this way?// Ra thinks, momentarily amused at the thought of being worshiped as a God before the gravity of doing so begins to sink in. \n\nThe smile is stillborn on his face as the reality of his situation sinks in, //If they see me as a God, then that might make this easier? Surely one lie is a small price to pay in order to save this world?//\n\n"You will bring forth your priesthood and your elders. Tonight we shall feast and tomorrow we will begin to plan for what is to come," Ra's mood darkens slightly, not liking the situation he puts himself in but seeing no other solution.\n\nAn old man stands uncertainly, his head still downcast, "It will be as you say great one."\n\nRa feels a chill go through him at the term 'Great one' as it dredges up memories of his world's fall, but he quickly shakes the thought as he focuses on the man's words.\n\nGlancing over his shoulder at one of the still kneeling people, he urgently declares, "Go, find Hathor, we have need of her."\n\nThen his eyes turn back to Ra, there's a reverence in his features, "Our humble village does not have much, but all we have we offer to you," The man says, bowing forward so far Ra fears the man will fall forward, "[[Tonight, we host a feast in your honor!]]"\n\n

Standing on the bridge of his humble ship, the Atet, Ra looks out over the scene before him. Where there was once a village is a rapidly growing city. Grand temples are being built for worship, and on the horizon he can see the great pyramids being constructed.\n\nIn contrast to the golden sands, the emerald stripe winding across the landscape is a marvel in it's own right. //The Nile is the lifeblood of these lands,// He reflects as he looks at the way everything seems to be built around it's edges.\n\n[img[images/ShipFinal.png]]\n\n<<set $random to random(1,5)>><<if $random lte 2>><<set $random to random(1,6)>><<if $random is 1 and $Story1 is "false">>A flickering light on the console draws Ra's attention, "Ya Ibn el Sharmouta!" He blurts unintentionally. Deep in his chest comes a chill that threatens to consume him.\n\nHe has to force himself to take the first step toward the console. His body trembles as he reaches out, pressing the button that triggers the display. \n\nAn image of the planet appears on the screen, rotating slowly. Seven small areas of the map glow red.\n\nHe sits in the chair beside the console, not trusting his legs to hold him upright, "It's too soon, I haven't had enough time to prepare," He says softly to himself. \n\nHis fingers fly across the keys, entering information as he desperately tries to learn more. The computer begins to do it's work, trying to pinpoint the locations instead of just projecting the vague regions.\n\nLeaning back in the chair, he watches as the computer begins to work. //This will be slow, it could take months to get the exact locations of the invaders.//\n\nLooking at the screen, he realizes that these must be scouts, checking for worlds ripe for conquest. //There may be time yet if I can stop them quickly, before others can arrive.//\n\nBehind him, Hathor approaches looking over his shoulder. Her stoic expression hardening.\n\nA sudden chirp from the computer surprises Ra, his attention being drawn back to the screen. //It pinpointed one already!// His surprise quickly turns to concern when he realizes the reason the computer was able to quickly find the invader, //It's here.// \n\n"They have arrived," Hathor's voice comes from right beside him. \n\nClosing his eyes for a moment as he thinks, when he opens them again he replies, "They have."\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"You are Ra, God of the Sun. You will defeat this evil and protect us," Her words hold complete certainty.\n\nRa turns his head toward her, //If only I had a fraction of her certainty.// However, instead of voicing his thoughts, he replies, "I will."\n\n<<else>>"Ra," She says softly, "You came to save us, and I believe that you will."\n\nRa turns his head toward her, //If only I had a fraction of her certainty.// However, instead of voicing his thoughts, he replies, "I will do all I can."\n\nThe dot on the screen demands his attention, his eyes lingering on the mark that nearly overlaps that of the Atet on the globe.\n\n<</if>><<set $Story1 to "start">><<elseif $random is 1 and $Story2 is "false" and $Story1 is "end">>//Flash.//\n\nRa's eyes dart to the source of the flashing red light, his expression becoming grim.\n\n//Flash!//\n\nAs if on autopilot, Ra walks to the console and presses the button that turns the flashing light off and brings up a holographic display.\n\n//I'm scared,// He realizes, then laughs at the absurdity of it, //But I've been scared my whole life.//\n\nPushing the thought aside, he inspects the display before him, //Geographically, it's not that far from here. Couple thousand miles North of where I am right now. Only a few minutes travel by the Atet.//\n\n"Temnit an yakon ledi al-mazid minn al-waqqat," Ra mumbles under his breath, feeling weary, "Wilkin al-waqqat la wintzer ahad."\n\n"I should make plans to leave," Ra says to himself, only noticing Hathor standing a short distance away watching him after he has said the words.\n\n"You will stay behind, make sure that everything proceeds as planned," Ra begins, then pauses as he looks into her eyes.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>There's an unblinking devotion in her eyes that gives him hesitation, //She worships me, believes me to be a God.// Deep down, he knows the thought should bother him, but he pushes that thought aside and focuses his attention on what needs to be done instead.\n\n//Does it really matter what these people believe me to be? I want to save them, and this is the easiest way to do so.//\n\n<<else>>The worry in her eyes is offset by the determination he sees there, //Even knowing what I am, she still believes in me. If only I had so much faith in myself.//\n\nHe quickly pushes his doubts back down, his thought returning to what he needs to do.\n\n<</if>>I need to see what I can learn before I leave, and it's possible I will be gone for a couple of days."\n\nHathor nods in understanding. For the next few minutes, Ra talks, checking, and sometimes double checking, that she knows everything that must be attended to in his absence. Once satisfied, he returns his attention to the holographic display, trying to discover what exactly he is up against. \n\nAn hour later, he turns off the display, no wiser than when he first began, and frustrated at his lack of progress.\n\n<<set $Story2 to "start">><<elseif $random is 1 and $Story3 is "false" and $Story2 is "end">>The flickering light on the console he is passing catches Ra's attention. In the second that follows, a cold dread settles over him.\n\n//After last time, am I really going to do this?//\n\nGrimacing, he forces himself to walk to the console. He's surprised at how steady his hand is when he reaches out to press the button.\n\nThe display flashes to life, showing a slow rotating image of earth along with several glowing red dots, one of which has focused into a crisp little point. \n\nTouching that point on the map, the dot draws closer, much of the globe vanishing as the dot and the space around it grows to fill the space. //It's this same continent, toward the lower half.//\n\n"Hathor!" He calls out, a few seconds later the woman walks onto the bridge of the ship with an air of purpose\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>Ra sees Hathor's eyes flicker between him and the red light, her stoic expression becoming momentarily grim, "Ra, God of the Sun," She bows formally, awaiting his response.\n\n<<else>>Ra sees Hathor's eyes flicker between him and the red light, her gentle expression darkening significantly, "You must go again?"\n\n<</if>><<if $RaCherry is "popped">>"Yes, and the Atet will be needed again, and," A wry smile forms on his lips, an expression new to him, "I would take great pleasure in your accompanying me.\n\n<<else>>"Yes, but this time I must take the Atet, and I would have you accompany me," He states.\n\n<</if>>"When must we leave?" She asks him, clearly more curious than alarmed.\n\n"Soon, attend to any matters of importance you must and I shall do the same," Ra states.\n\nAs soon as she has left, Ra turns his attention back to the computer, focusing as he tries to learn all he can about the region he will be going, and attempting to glean any information he can about this new enemy he has found.\n<<set $Story3 to "start">>\n<<else>>Passing the portal leading to the sleeping chamber of the Atet, Ra glances inside. Within he sees Hathor, dressed in robes so sheer that he can see through them, sprawled across piles of pillows and blankets of truly amazing craftsmanship. \n\nHer attention is on the viewport as she looks out over the city below. \n\nRa sees her head shift, then she turns toward him.\n\n<<if $RaCherry is "popped">>A coy smile plays across her lips as her eyes trail down his body, "Are you smooth down there? Or do you have some treasure to reveal to me?"\n\nRa's thoughts turn to the times they have laid together. After their first encounter, he has come into contact with many people, giving him a wide range of human genetic code to draw upon even before considering the possibility of more //exotic// appendages.\n\nLooking at her, Ra feels a strange longing within himself. //I have grown quite fond of this human in a relatively short period of time.//\n\n"Or is the mighty Ra here to merely speak with me?"\n\n\n[[Just here to talk.|Speak of her people.]]\n\nSex options:\n[[Average human penis.]]\nShort/thin haman penis.\nLong/thin human penis\n[[Short thick human penis.]]\nLong/thick human penis\n<<if $Horus is "true">>[[Falcon penis.]]\n<</if>><<if $Anubis is "true">>[[Dog penis.]]\n<</if>><<else>>Her brown eyes search his for several seconds, "Was there something you need of me?" Her tone is curious as she sits up.\n\nRa pauses, never quite certain of what to expect from this enigmatic creature. "I would sit with you for a time," He finally says.\n\nHathor smiles faintly as he joins her, sitting crossed leg directly across from her, "Do you wish to learn more of my people? Or do you finally wish to feel my touch?"\n\nRa feels something unfamiliar within him tighten in a not unpleasant way. He takes a deep breath to gather his thoughts before replying.\n\n[[Speak of her people.]]\n[[Enjoy her touch.]]<</if>><</if>><<elseif $random lte 3>>Passing the open portal leading to the sleeping chamber, he glances inside. He can see piles of soft looking pillows and blankets, but there is no sign of Hathor. \n\nUnconcerned, Ra wanders back toward the ship's bridge.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]<<elseif $random lte 4>>Ra spends some time walking the halls of the Atet. Occasionally he stops, pressing a few buttons on a keypad associated with one piece of equipment or another. After deciding he is pleased by the adjustments, he continues his rounds as he checks, and double checks, the vital systems of his ship.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]<<else>><<set $random to random(1,5)>><<if $random lte 1 and $cat is "true">>Ra doesn't even notice the cat until it's almost reached him. She doesn't even slow down until she bumps against his leg, arching her back as she rubs against him.\n\nKneeling, Ra reaches out toward the animal, petting it a couple of times before giving it a quick scratch along it's jaw before standing back up.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 2 and $cat is "true">>Passing through the bridge of the Atet, he sees the black cat he brought home from the temple sprawled across the chair he often sits in. It opens its eyes lazily to look at him, stretches, then curls back up as it closes it's eyes once more.\n\n//Not a care in the world,// Ra muses to himself.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]<<else>>Standing on the bridge of the Atet, Ra looks over the controls. His attention however is quickly drawn to the bright string of flowers woven together and draped over one of the consoles.\n\n//Hathor must have placed them there.//\n\nFor just a split second, Ra considers brushing the flowers away, but decides there is no harm in it, and not knowing if there is any significance of their appearance or placement, he decides it is best to simply leave them where they are.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]<</if>><</if>>\n\n<<if $Story1 is "start">>[[Seek out the enemy in Egypt.|First Quest Begin.]]\n\n<</if>><<if $Story2 is "start">>[[Seek out the enemy in Europe.|Second Quest Begin.]]\n\n<</if>><<if $Story3 is "start">>[[Seek out the enemy in south Africa.|Third Quest Begin.]]\n\n<</if>>\n\n\n\n

Letting his lip curl in distaste, he half pushes, half kicks the cat away from himself.\n\nThe cat pivots in mid air, landing on his feet facing you. The hairs stand on it's back as it bears it's teeth in a raspy hiss. \n\nRa pills on the genetic code he just obtained. Black fur crawls across his skin. Whiskers begin to form on what is becoming a short snout while the darks of his eyes pull into narrow slits while the surrounding orbs become a deep shade of gold. His feet start to become paws but he forces his hands to maintain most of their humanoid appearance, only becoming furred and clawed. \n\nHis lips curl back to expose his sharp feline teeth. The hiss that fills the air is far louder than that of the cat.\n\nThe cat shies away, hissing one more time before darting away.\n\nIt's only then that Ra begins to really explore his new changes. His hearing is more acute than he's experienced before. Every sound seeming amplified. With his feline eyes, every dark shadow seems brighter than he's used to. //I could see well in the dark like this,// He thinks to himself.\n\nFrom his chest, he can see breasts, swollen and full. He wonders briefly if perhaps the cat that touched him was pregnant, knowing that sometimes such things can manifest in transformations on rare occasion.\n\n[img[images/Ra-bas.png]]\n\nAs if to confirm the feminine nature of the feline, he lets his hand stray to his crotch, finding a damp cleft where he would expect a penis from a male of this world.\n\nHe allows himself a moment longer to admire his changes, then he shifts back to his natural form and makes his way back toward the temple entrance.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

"No," The way she says is makes him question her sincerity, "It was just quicker than I had expected."\n\n"These pleasures of the flesh, I have never felt such an intense physical sensation before in my life that did not involve pain. Such pleasure is intoxicating and overwhelming," Ra admits.\n\nHathor reaches out, rubbing the slowly wilting penis with her fingertips. It almost instantly begins to harden again, "Then perhaps it is practice that you need, so that you might bask in the pleasure rather than be consumed by it."\n\n//Who am I do deny such an offer?// He thinks, feeling mildly amused as he feels her coax him back to full hardness.\n\n[[Some time later.]]<<set $RaCherry to "popped">>

Ra stands at Atet's bridge, one hand above a control console as he looks out the view screen. \n\n<<if $RaCherry is "popped">>As he gazes down on the bustling village below the hovering ship, he sees Hathor step to his side out of the corner of his eye. One of her hands clasps his own, her fingers interlacing with his, and she leans lightly against his side as she has grown fond of doing.\n\n//She is a rare creature this Hathor. She is smart, and full of life.// Ra looks over at her, smiling slightly, //And if I am being honest with myself, I have started to grow fond of her over these last months.//\n\nHe gives her hand a little squeeze, causing her to smile, then releases her hand.\n\n//But no matter how much I would like it, even surrounded by these people, I still feel impossibly alone.//\n\n<<else>>As he gazes down on the bustling village below the hovering ship, he sees Hathor move close to him, standing near enough to touch if he so desired, but far enough away to remain apart.\n\nHis mind flashes back to that first night, //She undressed herself, seeking to share my bed for the night. Yet she has never been so forward with me again. I wonder if she still thinks of that night?// Ra quickly pushes the thought aside. \n\nTurning toward her, she gives her a faint smile, one that draws a returning smile from her before she looks down at the deck beneath her feet. \n\n//She is a rare creature this Hathor. She is smart, and full of life.// Ra thinks to himself, //And if I am being honest with myself, I have started to grow fond of her over these last months.//\n\n<</if>>Both hands go to the console before him, Atet groans softly as the ship begins to descend. Once all of the commands are entered, Ra looks back at the city as it becomes larger on the view screen before him.\n\nEverything is a hive of activity. People scurrying about as they work, from here it is impossible to see the people glancing up at the ship in wonder, but Ra can almost feel their eyes. //This is because of me,// He looks at the wooden scaffolding raising into the sky where these people have begun to build structures unlike anything these people had conceived of before.\n\nMassive pillars raise into the sky. Some erected as a single piece, while others are built from carefully fitted stones that creates a surface so smooth that there are no perceptible seams. //These people, when given a task, they are talented craftsmen.//\n\nAlong the outskirts of the village are many small buildings being built, homes to house the hundreds of new people arriving every day.\n\nFurther in the distance he can already see early excavation beginning in preparation for the wards that can shield the world. Ra thinks of the similar structures on his own world, dozens of them scattered across the planet, //They hid us from //them// for thousands of years. It was like we were invisible to them right up until the moment the gateway was opened from our side.//\n\nRa feels a twinge of anger at himself for dwelling on the past, //The mistakes of my people are mistakes to avoid here. But what is done is done, and no matter how strange these people are, or how badly I wish not to be alone, there is nothing that can be done to change the past.//\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>He glances toward Hathor, feeling a momentary twinge of guilt at allowing her, and the rest of her species believe that he is a God. He quickly stamps down that guilt, //If they must believe a lie to save themselves, then it is a small price to pay.\n\n<<else>>He glances toward Hathor, feeling a momentary misgiving about passing himself off as a God. She knows the truth, but she has urged him to allow the people to believe him a God, that her people's faith will prove a stronger motivator than the truth.\n\nRa grimaces at the thought, //If they must believe a lie to save themselves, then it is a small price to pay.\n\n<</if>>Once the ship has settled on the area at the edge of the the great city of Cairo, Ra turns to Hathor, "There is much that we both must do," Without further elaborating, he strides toward the ship's exit, trusting that she will do as he has asked of her. In the meantime, he has much to do as well.\n\n[[Continue.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

Ra draws upon the falcon DNA stored in his body. He takes his time, allowing the transformation to come slowly. \n\nHis skin ripples, stretching unnaturally before feathers seem to crawl from beneath the skin. A sound like a sigh escapes his lips as his face starts to pull forward, his blue green skin slowly fading toward yellow as the beak begins to form, the very tip darkening toward black to create a sharp contrast.\n\n//It always hurts less when I can take my time.// Ra reflects.\n\nAs he blinks, he realizes that his vision has started to enhance, small details that his keen eyes would have missed come into crystal clarity.\n\nRa focuses his mind, maintaining his humanoid form as the falcon characteristics emerge. His toes begin to curl and harden, talons clacking against the deck plating beneath his feet.\n\nAcross from him, Hathor watches, a certain reverence in her eyes as she takes in the sight of him. The intensity of her gaze suggests that she is trying to memorize every detail of the change.\n\nBy the time he's done, his body is covered in feathers, soft downy feathers across his belly and chest while heavier feathers adorn his arms and back. His head however is the most striking, looking far more bird like than human.\n\nHathor's eyes however seem focused on a point lower on his body, the pointed avian penis standing at attention between his legs.\n\nThere is myrth in her eyes as she turns slowly, her body moving like that of a cat. She doesn't stop until her ass is pointed at him, her half lidded eyes looking over one shoulder toward him invitingly. With one hand, she pulls her garments up past her hips, exposing her naked bottom to his view.\n\nRa stretches his arms, the air in the room moving as hes wings spread to fill the space around him. Part of him wants to flap his arms again as he lunges toward Hathor, but he resists the urge. Instead, he takes several steps toward her, careful not to step on any of the pillows strewn about the room for fear of tearing them with his taloned feet, each time one of his toes touches the hard floor, the sound can be heard clearly.\n\nReaching out with one arm, he allows the feathers of his arm trail across her bare skin. \n\nHe's rewarded with the sight of goosepimples breaking out across her skin. She shivers visibly, but the twinkle in her eye is a clear indication that the response is one of pleasure.\n\nMoving into position, he has little trouble lining himself up. He can even feel her hand reach down, taking hold of his penis and guiding it to her hole. \n\nPushing forward, he feels his thin tapered cock slide into her moist hole. //I wonder if this feeling ever gets old? I feel as if I could bask in this pleasure forever.// \n\nHis thoughts are interrupted as Hathor moves her hips against him, encouraging him to continue. \n\nMoving his own hips, he closes his eyes and begins to thrust, slow even strokes as he savors the sensation of her vagina wrapped tightly around his sensitive penis.\n\nHe settles into a rhythm, savoring the feeling. Each thrust seems to coax him closer to orgasm. He can feel something in the pit of his stomach tightening, his thrusts falter, then he shoves forward, hilting himself inside of her as he begins to cum. He can feel the tip of his tapered cock nestled directly against her cervix as he spills his seed inside of her.\n\nHathor lets out a content sound, then pulls forward causing him to slip free of her freshly used hole. Then crawling on her hands and knees, she turns toward him, pushes him onto his back, and crawls on top of him. \n\nRa can feel his penis softening, knowing that he'll need at least a moment to recover before he can perform again. But that's not what she intends. Instead, she straddles his belly, her eyes drifting over his body as her hands find the soft feathers of his belly.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>"You are magnificent," She says breathlessly.\n\n<<else>>"God or not, you are truly magnificent," She says breathlessly.\n\n//She knows that I am not a god, yet she can look at me like this. I can not conceive what I might have done to deserve such worship.//\n\n<</if>>There's a bit of wonder in her eyes, lurking just behind the affection she clearly feels for him.\n\nReaching up, he prepares to touch her in kind, but not wanting to scratch her with his talons, he instead lets his body shift back to it's natural state.\n\nAgain, Hathor watches him, wonder in her eyes as she sees his body change beneath her.\n\nShe leans forward suddenly, her lips touch his for a moment, but not knowing what to do he doesn't return the kiss.\n\nA moment later, she breaks the kiss, looking at him, her expression a mixture of amused and curious.\n\nHis hand finds her hip, holding it lightly before trailing up her body to cup one full breast. Her amused expression quickly becomes a full sized grin.\n\nBefore anything more can happen, Hathor rolls off of him and reaches for her clothes. \n\nStill laying on the floor, he watches her, momentarily transfixed by her beauty.\n\nHe's brought out of his reprieve by the sound of her voice, "You plan to lay on the floor naked all day?" There's a coy smile on her face as she speaks, "If you do not plan to dress yourself, I may be tempted to see what other wonders your body is capable of."\n\nFor a moment longer his eyes linger on her, feeling amusement. \n\nThen the moment passes as she turns away and he rises to dress himself again.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]

Ra glides toward the ground, starting his transformation into a canine even before he reaches the ground. Taloned claws become large paws as his weight is placed on them, then upward as his body seems to burst upward. Bit by bit the changes come over him, feathers being replaced by dark brown fur.\n\nAs the last of his beak vanishes into his face, Ra flexes his jaw once, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, then turns his eyes to his surroundings.\n\nCarefully, he begins to move toward the mound. He starts to cross the distance swiftly, each paw placed carefully in the hopes of not making any form of sound that the Cthonians can sense through the ground.\n\nEvery step he takes, he knows that it is a risk. His eyes dart over the surrounding grounds for any sign of the Cthonians that clearly inhabit this area, //It's a small nest. From the rot, I'd guess no more than two or three of them. Maybe I'm lucky and they're hunting.//\n\nNo sooner has that thought crossed his mind that he hears the clatter of bones somewhere near the mound. \n\nRa freezes in place, adrenaline coursing white hot through his veins. //Maybe it wasn't one of them,// He knows his thoughts are a lie even as he thinks them, //Or maybe it hasn't noticed me yet?//\n\nThe subtle movement of earth to his right is all the answer he needs. Springing into motion, Ra runs toward the mound with every bit of speed he can manage. Head low and all four legs a blur of motion as he moves as fast as he can.\n\nBut his best is not quite good enough.\n\nThe ground ripples as the Cthonian moves beneath it, surging toward him. Then with a burst of dirt and rock, it emerges from the ground. Perhaps twice as long as a man is tall, the creature hurls itself through the air, it's sickly purple skin somehow fitting of the rot that permeates the area. Leading the way is a cluster of long pink tentacles, wicked looking white barbs lining their undersides. Faster than Ra can blink. the tentacles lash out, grabbing him and pulling him toward the gaping maw at the tentacle cluster's maw. At the same time a second Cthonian bursts from the ground, its own tentacles reaching for him and managing to grasp his head and one arm. \n\nBoth of the creatures pull violently, the sickening sound of tearing flesh and cartilage fill the air as the creatures rip Ra literally limb for limb as they feast until only his dark blue green blood remains to stain the ground.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $cthonian to "true">>

The solar ship Atet had traveled a millennia through the space between stars, fleeing the destruction of it's world of origin, Ptah. She was never intended to see use as a military vessel, but even so the ship shows signs of heavy battle damage.\n\nAs the ship passes a nearby solar system, automated systems scan the sun and the planets that surround it. \n\nFor the first time in the ship's long journey, the scanners detected a habitable that had not been laid to waste by the war the ship was fleeing.\n\nMore active scans begin, seeking out any sign of the dreaded enemy and the broken barren worlds that are left in their wake.\n\nA closer scan detects traces of the enemy, as if their kind had passed through the solar system in the distant past but did not linger for long.\n\nLights begin to flicker to life as additional ship's systems come to life. The life pod of the last surviving member of the ship's crew, possibly the last surviving member of it's race, flickers and makes a soft whirring sound. Within seconds a digital readout flashes to life and displays characters in an alien language.\n\n[img[images/Ship.png]]\n\nWhen the front of the survival pod folds open, a blue green man gasps, his large oval eyes flying wide. There's a look of panic in his features as he scrambles naked from the pod.\n\nOverall, he looks much like a human, only taller and with a head that is elongated. His eyes are oval shaped and solid black.\n\nHe looks around frantically, searching for any sign of danger, then dashes to the computer station where he begins typing in commands. \n\nWithin seconds, he finds the information he was seeking, //No signs of pursuit.//\n\nNearly weeping in relief, he takes a deep breath to steady himself before typing in several more commands.\n\n//A planet, Much like Ptah. Traces of the hated enemy having visited the system, but no sign of their habitation. And most encouraging, signs of primitive life untouched by the enemy's corruption.//\n\nSitting heavily in the chair at the console, he slumps, looking like a man defeated. He knows that he should feel elated at having escaped with his life, but knowing that everyone he has ever cared about is either dead, or far worse, felt like a crushing weight to him.\n\nA light on the console begins to flash, requesting input. He merely stares at it, unable to will himself to make a decision.\n\nEventually, he presses several buttons on the console. It doesn't end the flashing light, but instead brings up a secondary display that showed grainy images of the local population. They appear to have light brown skin, their heads aren't long enough, and their eyes are too small. Even so, they have a striking resemblance to the creature sitting at the console.\n\n//Even if there aren't any of my own people left to save, perhaps there is something here worth saving?//\n\nWith a heavy sigh, he enters several commands into the console. The flashing light turns off and the ship groans as it alters course.\n\n//Well Ra, for right or wrong, this is where I make my final stand.//\n\n[[Five days later.]]

<<back>>\n\n!Greater Evils:\n<<if $blackPharoah is "true">>The Black Pharaoh, Nyarlathotep:\nCapable of taking any form, the Black Pharaoh is known for his trickery and dark humor. Though he is on Earth, it would seem that his motives do not entirely align with the other Great Old Ones. Ra's first meeting with Nyarlathotep left him perplexed and terrified, but ultimately still alive.\n\n<</if>><<if $hydra is "true">>Hydra:\nA vampiric entity living not on the blood of it's victims, but on their brains and heads. This creature lives in the void between stars, though some speculate that it may live outside of time and space entirely. Hydra consumes the brains of intelligent creatures of all worlds he can reach, learning what its victims know through the ingesting of their brain tissue before making their heads part of itself like macabre trophies.\n\n<</if>>\n\n!Lesser Evils:\n<<if $cthonian is "true">>Cthonians:\nMassive worm like creatures capable of growing to truly massive sizes. The main part of their body is long and slender with a sickly purple shade that matches the corpses they gather. At the front they have dozens of long pink tentacles lined with sharp white barbs that they use to grasp their prey. They will kill anything and their appetite knows no bounds. They will often pile the remains of their victims near their nesting grounds.\n\n<</if>><<if $ghouls is "true">>Ghouls:\nGhouls, while insignificant compared to many of the horrors employed by the greater evils, still pose a significant threat. Roughly humanoid but with elongated faces and gaping maws of sharp teeth there is only a hint of similarity between them and the host body they are created from. They are easily ten times the strength of a human and nearly twice as fast. They are known to frequent places of death and prefer to eat their meat half rotten.\n\n<</if>>\n<<back>>

<<if $sunGod is "true">>\n\n<<else>>\n\n<</if>>\n\n\n\n\n<<set $random to random(1,4)>><<if $random is 1>>\n\n<<else>>\n\n<</if>>

The next few hours are a flurry of activity. Children trying to sneak peeks at him from around small structures. Adults scrambling about, preparing a feast in his honor. The females of the village being paraded before him one after another. And all the while Hathor is always near, watching him. The whole situation comes off as more than a little overwhelming and he has no idea how he should respond to any of it. \n\nSo he sits, and he waits, hoping that once the festivities die down a bit that he can begin to set plans in motion.\n\nThe sun has just reached the horizon when the food begins to be brought out for consumption. Ra is aware of the sun's warmth on his back, and realizes that from where he is sitting, it must look like the sun is setting behind him to many of those present.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>//Good, it is important that I make a profound impression on these people.//\n\n"Do we displease you?" Hathor asks softly as she approaches, a platter of food in her hands.\n\nRa reaches out, selecting an item at random from the platter, //I should have paid more attention to their foods when I was studying them. I've no idea if these things will nourish me at all.//\n\nTaking a slow bite, he finds the dark dried fruit to be mildly sweet and chewy, //These are pleasant enough,// He thinks to himself.\n\nSwallowing what is in his mouth, he finally replies to her inquiry, "Your people's kindness and generosity pleases me. Why do you believe you have not pleased me?"\n\nHathor looks uncomfortable, her eyes sharp as she appears to gather her thoughts before replying.\n\n//She is wise, to weigh her words before speaking speaks highly of her ability to reason.//\n\n"Many here are concerned that we are being tested. You come before us, a God, yet you make no demands, and when we present our unclaimed women to you, you take no interest." Hathor meets his eyes, but it's an unsteady gaze, as if she's uncertain if meeting his eyes is the right thing to do.\n\nRa feels a smile tug at the corner of his lips, "And if I told you that this was in fact a test? That your faith will be tried in ways you could not yet imagine?" //Wait a minute, were they sending those women before me to entice me sexually?// The final thought leaves him filled with mixed feelings.\n\nHathor swallows hard, nodding, "Then we, your faithful servants will do all that we must to serve you."\n\nHe nods, still feeling misgivings at passing himself off as a God to these people, "And if I were to tell you that there is a great evil coming, and that I am here to save this land?"\n\nThere's a longer pause this time, "Then we would raise armies in your name to fight this evil."\n\n"I will ask for much in the coming days and years, though I fear armies would not stand long against our enemies," He watches her through half lidded eyes. Absently, he picks up a few more pieces of the dried fruits he has been eating, nibbling at one piece at a time as the two continue their conversations.\n\nShe remains quiet for quite some time, clearly lost in her own thoughts for a time.\n\n"Hathor," Ra says, pulling her from her reprieve, "This eve, we enjoy the moment, we celebrate and feast. Tomorrow we will begin to lay plans for what lies ahead," Even as he utters the words, he feels the urge to make haste, but he stamps that urge down, knowing that to these people, what is happening at this moment is an important part of what will come.\n\n<<else>>//I must be a truly frightening sight to these people. But if they had any idea of what was coming,-// Ra quickly squashes the thought before he can allow it to take root in his mind in a more substantial way.\n\n"You say that you are not a God, but your deeds make a lie of those words, " Hathor says softly as she approaches, a platter of food in her hands.\n\nRa reaches out, selecting an item at random from the platter, //I should have paid more attention to their foods when I was studying them. I've no idea if these things will nourish me at all.//\n\nTaking a slow bite, he finds the dark dried fruit to be mildly sweet and chewy, //These are pleasant enough,// He thinks to himself.\n\nSwallowing what is in his mouth, he finally replies to her inquiry, "I am a traveler. I come from another word where a terrible evil descended. I wish to prevent such a horror from happening to your world as well."\n\nHathor looks uncomfortable, her eyes sharp as she appears to gather her thoughts before replying.\n\n//She is wise, to weigh her words before speaking speaks highly of her ability to reason.//\n\n"Many here are concerned that we are being tested. You come before us, the people believe you to be a God even if you say you are not, yet you make no demands, and when we present our unclaimed women to you, you take no interest." Hathor meets his eyes, but it's an unsteady gaze, as if she's uncertain if meeting his eyes is the right thing to do.\n\nRa feels a sad smile tug at the corner of his lips, "Share with me your thoughts? Should I have lied, claimed to be a God that I am not? Or does truth have more meaning?" //Wait a minute, were they sending those women before me to entice me sexually?// The final thought leaves him filled with mixed feelings.\n\nHathor swallows hard, nodding, "Many would not hear your truth even if you spoke it. I do not understand what you are, the Gods live in the sky, and you came from there. I fear this is a test of my faith and I do not know what I must do."\n\nHe nods, feeling conflicted at having shaken this woman so, "And if I asked you back to my ship, I could try to help you understand what I am?"\n\nThere's a longer pause this time, "You wish to take me back to the ship you came on?" There's a faint tremor in her voice as she speaks.\n\n"I think it would help you understand, and perhaps together we can decide what the best course of action would be?" //She seems smart enough, letting her help make plans may make things easier with the people of this world.//\n\nHathor looks at Ra, her eyes a little wide. It's clear that she somehow sees more meaning in his words than he intended, though he still finds it hard to read her alien features very well, "I would be honored to join you this eve."\n\n"I will ask for much in the coming days and years, there will be much to do and little rest," He watches her through half lidded eyes. Absently, Ra picks up a few more pieces of the dried fruits he has been eating, nibbling at one piece at a time as the two continue their conversations.\n\nShe remains quiet for quite some time, clearly lost in her own thoughts for a time.\n\n"Hathor," Ra says, pulling her from her reprieve, "This eve, we enjoy the moment, we celebrate and feast. Tomorrow we will begin to lay plans for what lies ahead," Even as he utters the words, he feels the urge to make haste, but he stamps that urge down, knowing that to these people, what is happening at this moment is an important part of what will come.\n\n<</if>>For the next couple of hours, the festivities continue. Some of the people come before him, performing deeds they think will impress him, //They are like children, seeking approval. Such a vibrant species. I hope I am in time to save them from the fate that befell my world.// All the while, he samples the foods offered to him. He quickly finds that the fruits and breads appeal to him most, the wide range of foods these people eat amaze him.\n\n[[Continue.|Ra Returns to Ship]]

Ra looks at Hathor, sleeping on the pile of pillows beside him, //There is a beauty to this creature,// He thinks. \n\nHe watches her for a few seconds, her naked chest rising and falling as she breathes. But after a little while he decides that he has other matters that need to be attended.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]

Ra glides toward the ground, letting the crocodile genetic code to partially manifest itself. His body expands, nearly doubling his normal size. At the same time the heathers that cover his body become the thick leathery hide of a crocodile.\n\nWithin a few seconds, Ra is a towering, powerfully built creature, largely crocodile, but still himself to a point where he can maintain a bipedal form and use his hands.\n\nWith a grim sort of grin splitting his face, pointy teeth on full display, he looks upon the mound, then at the earth all around him.\n\n//This form is strong, and I am tired of running,// Raising one foot, he slams it to the ground, knowing full well that it will draw any Cthonian in the area.\n\nHe is not disappointed. In the seconds that follow, he sees a furrow in the ground racing toward him, then a second later a second coming from a different direction. \n\nRa flexes, knowing that in this form he is a match for one of the worm like creatures when they are this small, but also knowing that they're going to be faster than he is.\n\nBracing himself, he prepares for the closest one. When it bursts from the ground in a shower of dirt and stone, he's already in motion. With both hands, he reaches out to grab a fist full of fleshy pink tentacles in each hand, the sickly purple body behind them still contorting with the effort of is rapid exit from the ground. \n\nThe very moment his hands grasp the tentacles Ra pivots, using the creature's own momentum to spin it through the air just in time to use it like a club to smash into the second one. The impact is enough to sever the tentacles in his hands, sending a spray of puss like pink fluids spattering over the area.\n\nNot wanting to give up his advantage for even a second, Ra hurls himself after the creatures, slamming a massive taloned foot down on the injured Cthonian with bone jarring force several times before turning his attention back to the other only to find it already burrowing back into the ground.\n\nReaching out with both hands, only now realizing that his palms are bloody and raw from the jagged barbs that line the underside of the tentacles he had grasped a moment before, grabs hold of the Cthonians end and pulls, dragging the creature up out of the hole of it's own making.\n\nInstead of continuing to pull away however, the creature turns on Ra, lunging at him again and this time taking him full in the chest with enough force to knock the wind from his lungs. \n\nRa goes down under a tangle of the creatures lashing tentacles and powerfully muscled body. In desperation, he shoves his hand into the mass of tentacles, past it's hidden maw and into it's throat, then he wills his hands to change, fingers hardening into hard crocodile claws then exaggerating the characteristics to grow the hand further. With those claws, he flexes to sink their sharp tips into the thing's throat then pulls back, shredding tender tissue as he extracts his arm. \n\nThe Cthonian Begins to thrash wildly, trying to free itself from Ra's savage attack, but Ra is already rolling on top of the thing, shoving his other hand at it's maw as he begins to claw away pieces of the worm like monstrosity.\n\nWhen it finally falls still, Ra staggers to his feet, his chest heaving from exertion.\n\n//If there are more, they're out hunting or they would have already attacked.// With that thought firmly in mind, he begins his trek up the mound toward the top.\n\nBut his elation at having won the fight is short lived as the ground trembles beneath his feet.\n\n//This is not good,// Ra thinks darkly, taking a step back as the air near the top of the mound seems to ripple.\n\n//Portal,// A deep chill settles into the pit of his stomach, //This is exactly what I am here to prevent.//\n\nThe cloudy sky seems to blend with the void that opens before him. He can see stars strewn across a black backdrop behind something looming much closer.\n\nIn the void, the shape moves closer, then suddenly stops, //It realizes that something is amiss, but what is it?// Before he can find an answer, the shimmering air seems to solidify once more, obscuring whatever is lurking through the portal.\n\n//There have to be runes nearby, if I can find even one of them, I can seal this rift.//\n\nWith that thought firmly in mind, he begins to search around the sickly sweet stench of rotting flesh for anything that might be related to the portal, all the while keeping half an eye on the top of the mound in case whatever lurks within the portal decides to return and on the ground leading to the mound for fear that another Cthonian might appear.\n\nHe looks for nearly an hour before he finds a stone the size of a man's head among the bones and broken bodies littering the mound.\n\nStill in the powerful hybrid form of the crocodile, he slams his foot down on the rune, striking it several time before he sees a crack form. Then with his clawed hands, he digs out the pieces and throws them in opposite directions, //They'll have to recreate the whole thing,// He can feel a grim smile form, looking menacing on the elongated crocodile face.\n\nThe smile falters seconds later when Ra feels a deep rumble in the ground. He springs into motion, running as the entire mound begins to collapse in on itself. He;s half way down the mound, the collapse catching up to his footsteps far faster than he can flee from it, when he finally has the presence of mind to transform. Using his powerful legs, Ra lunges into the air as his body begins to change again, feathers bursting forth as his arms spread wide.\n\nWith a powerful flap of his wings, he takes flight right as the ground where he would have landed falls in on itself.\n\nRa circles higher, looking down on the forming sinkhole as it continues to spread faster and faster. He's surprised when he sees the massive sinkhole reach the nearby river, the water beginning to flow into the hole rather than down stream. \n\nAnd then it stops growing. As if seeking only to quench it's thirst the hole stops its advance. //In a couple of days, the water will have filled it.// Ra circles one more time, surveying the ground beneath him, //In a couple of days, this will look like any of a thousand other lakes that dot this region.//\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Q2S2]]<<set $cthonian to "true">>

Comforted that the immediate threat has passed, his thoughts turn to the runes themselves, wondering who created them and if they will try to open another portal.\n\n"Atet, monitor this area for signs of other portals, make it a priority."\n\nThen without further thought, he works the controls, directing the solar barge back to Egypt.\n\n[[Return to Egypt.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $Story2 to "end">>

Seeing a beautiful young woman standing off to the side, Ra's attention settles on her. . A faint smile tugs at her lips, both lust and awe on her eyes. She bites her lips playfully, raising one hand and gesturing for him to follow her. \n\nRa follows without hesitation, already tapping into the human genetic code stored in his body to grow a penis between his legs. By the time he enters the alcove behind her, his penis is fully grown and hardening into an erection.\n\nTurning to face him, the young woman reaches out, her hands coming to rest against his chest. Her fingers drift lightly over his skin as she looks intently upon him. \n\nRa feels a thrill go through him, like an adrenaline rush as his body stores her genetic code for future use. All of this happens so quickly and so instinctively that Ra barely even acknowledges that it happens.\n\nShe leans forward, her lips nearly brushing the skin of his chest. Her breath is hot as she exhales. A moment later her moist lips touch his collar, lightly kissing before raising to his neck.\n\nRa turns his head down to look at her, //She's only a couple of inches shorter than me,// His lips touch hers lightly at first, then with more intensity as her tongue darts into his mouth like a living thing in it's own right.\n\nHe slides his arms around her, his hands grasping her ass tightly and lifting her off the ground. She lets out a squeal of delight and wraps her legs around his hips.\n\nHer weight pulls him forward and Ra allows it to happen, gravity pulling them down into a tightly woven bed.\n\nShe gasps when his manhood brushes the inside of her thigh, he can already feel how wet she is and he hasn't even found her slit. Her hips shift, moving in an attempt to find his cock. She freezes in place the moment the crown of his penis brushes her opening.\n\nRa barely has to push forward to enter her. The second the head of his cock is inside of her, her hips move, rising up to thrust herself onto his shaft.\n\nWithin seconds, Ra's hips are moving on their own, her tightness around his cock is amazing and he's unable to resist the urge to fuck her with hard rapid thrusts. \n\nUnder him, she moans loudly, her legs locked around his hips and her heels on his ass as if to spur him into thrusting even harder into her eager hole.\n\nIt doesn't take long before Ra can feel the early churning of an impending orgasm. He redoubles his efforts, driving both himself and his partner toward their ultimate climax. \n\nWhen his cock throbs, she presses herself against him, her cervix pressed firmly against the tip of his cock when he begins to cum.\n\nA faint smile plays across her lips as he begins to cum, her legs tightening around him as she feels him filling her with seed.\n\nShe clings to him a little longer, clearly pleased, her body trembling lightly in her own post orgasmic bliss.\n\nWhen she finally releases him, Ra reaches out, gently trailing one hand over her body. Starting at her shoulder, he lets his fingertips drift from her shoulder to her breast, tweaking her nipple before letting his hand drift down over her belly.\n\nRa hears her sigh softly as his hand slides down to her pubic mound. A single fingertip slides along her slit before he breaks contact.\n\nFor just a few seconds longer, Ra gazes upon her body before standing. He gives a simple nod of appreciation, then turns and leaves the alcove.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world. Even as he moves, his body begins to shift, his instinctive need to defend himself causing him to manifest the canine DNA in his body. The change comes rapidly and painfully his body contorting into the powerful form of the dog, fur sprouting from his skin in a wave.\n\nNot for even a fraction of a second does he allow his gaze to leave the creature before him.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nBefore the ghoul can move, Ra is already in motion. He lunges at the creature, his sharp canine teeth sinking into the flesh of the creature's neck and filling his mouth with the rancid taste of their tainted blood. Ra thrashes his head from side to side, ripping the ghoul's throat out in the manner he's seen dogs kill their prey.\n\nThe creature thrashes on the ground, it's clawed hands reaching for it's own throat in a futile effort to stop the flow of blood.\n\nRa watches it for several more seconds, it's not until his acute canine ears detect a sound behind him that he moves again. \n\n[[Next.|First Quest 3c1]]\n

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world. Even as he moves, his body begins to shift, his instinctive need to flee causing him to manifest the falcon DNA in his body. The change comes rapidly and painfully his body contorting into a mush smaller form as feathers burst from his skin. \n\nNot for even a fraction of a second does he allow his gaze to leave the creature before him.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nRa takes it all in faster than any human could, less than a second passes between the time he lays eyes on the creature and the time he's committed nearly every detail to memory.\n\nWith a blur of motion, the ghoul lunges at Ra, its clawed feet leading the way in an attempt to catch him in the chest. But Ra's quick thinking and transformation means he's a much smaller target now than he was as the ghoul had coiled to spring. \n\nRa's wings flap, taking him airborne and to one side to dodge the creature.\n\nIn doing so he buys himself several seconds time. He uses that reprieve to fly up out of their reach.\n\nHe circles, perhaps a dozen paces above the ground, surveying the area while watching the ghoul that had just attacked him. He sees four more of the creatures that have been drawn by the commotion.\n\n//One on one, I might be able to kill them, but all together I wouldn't stand a chance. Maybe I could lead them away?//\n\nWith that thought in mind, he swoops, agitating the ghouls and working them up into a frenzy before starting to fly into the desert away from the city. He's careful to remain in sight, and just barely out of their reach as he goes, not wanting them to loose interest and return to the cemetery, //\n\nRa leads them for nearly an hour before he speeds up, leaving the dumb creatures to follow in the direction they last saw him. Then once he's sure he's out of their sight, he circles around and races back to the cemetery, hoping that all of the ghouls followed him and that there aren't more still remaining behind.\n\nOnce back at the cemetery, he circles once, then heads for the rocky opening, returning to his natural form before taking the last few steps to the cave entrance.\n\n[[Step inside.|First Quest 5a]]\n

Ra pivots toward the sound, his eyes falling on something he hoped never to see on this world.\n\nThis one lacks the sickly blue tinge of those he's seen before, instead given its human origin it has a pasty gray skin instead. Easily head and shoulders taller than Ra, and him being taller than most of the humans he finds himself living among, the creature is imposing to say the least. Its hands and feet are stretched impossibly long, becoming long black claws he knows full fell could cleave him in two. Ribs and bones seem to protrude everywhere, giving the creature a nearly skeletal appearance. From its groin dangles a flaccid penis, nearly as long as its thighs so that it almost reaches its knees. But most unsettling is the face. While the rest of the body is shaped much like the human it was created from, the face holds no resemblance at all.\n\nIts face is long, shaped more like a dog than anything else Ra is familiar with. Sharp jagged teeth fill a mouth that can barely close around them. Flared nostrils perched above lips that seem pealed back to reveal the bloodless pink gums. Long pointed ears lay back across its skull as if they are unable to stand fully on their own. \n\nMost striking however is the eyes. In the past, the ones he has seen were created from his own people, the usually black eyes turning to a deep shade of green. This one's eyes are a solid blood red and looking directly at him.\n\nWith a blur of motion, the ghoul lunges at Ra, its clawed feet catching him full in the chest and driving him to the ground with bone breaking force. It lets out a deep howl, one that is returned from several sources nearby, then begins to savagely slash at his face, neck, and chest with its clawed hands. \n\nRa frantically tries to fight the creature off, but deep down he knows it's a loosing battle. He can see the ghoul's claws coated in his deep blue blood, bits of blue green skin and tissue dangling from its long fingers. \n\nStrength begins to leave his body, too much blood loss, and too much damage to his body to transform into any form that might offer him an escape. His skin ripples and shifts as portions of his body go through partial transformations that do not quite complete.\n\n//This is how it ends,// The thought is surprisingly clear in Ra's mind. \n\nAnother ghoul joins the first, grabbing one of his flailing arms and retching it free of its socket before savaging it with its teeth.\n\nRa is only dimly aware of other shapes moving closer to him. He opens his mouth in an attempt to say something, but all he is able to manage is a gurgling sound as blood foams at his mouth.\n\n//I am sorry,// He tries to say, //I came to this world in the hopes of saving you, yet I could not even save myself.//\n\nFor a few seconds longer he continues trying to fight back, but it does not take long before all his strength leaves him, his vision fading as his body grows still.\n\nThe final thought he has as he dies is a sad one, that now this world will fall as his did.\n\nEND.\n\n\n\nOr perhaps you would prefer to return to the Atet as if this never happened?\n\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

Buildings made of sun baked mud bricks line the streets, punctuated by the occasional limestone or sandstone buildings. \n\n//It's amazing. Even though the pyramids are being built on schedule, they still have time to grow their city. It seems like every few days there's another street, and a new temple is being erected every few weeks.//\n\n[img[images/Town.png]]\n\n<<set $random to random(1,4)>><<if $random is 1>>Feeling the urge to feel the wind beneath his wings, Ra draws on the falcon DNA stored within his body. \n\nHe feels a moment of discomfort at his body contracts, forcing his mass into a much smaller form as perfectly formed feathers begin to push through his skin.\n\nHis face pinches in discomfort, then the facial expression distorts as his face begins to elongate into a beak. \n\nAfter mere seconds a large falcon perches where Ra was just standing.\n\nHis powerful wings flap, driving him into the air. He rapidly gains altitude before turning his keen eyes on the ground far below. //Falcons have amazing eye sight,// He reflects as he takes in the details of everything that is happening below.\n\nHe circles the city once, taking his time as he watches the world beneath him.\n\nEventually, he glides toward the ground, allowing his own genetic code to assume prominence as he touches the ground among the people of the city.\n\nWhen he stands in his true form, the people around him look on with a mix of awe and fear. Many fall on their faces in positions of worship, others take hesitant steps back or look uncertain of what to do. \n\n<<else>>The soft sound of crunching gravel beneath his sandaled feet is crisp and clear until he reaches the busier streets of the city. Once there, the den of noise drowns out the soft sound even though there seems to be a bubble of silence that follows him. \n\nPeople around him look on with a mix of awe and fear. Many fall on their faces in positions of worship, others take hesitant steps back or look uncertain of what to do. \n\n<</if>><<set $random to random(1,7)>><<if $random is 1 and $Anubis is "false">>Striding along, Ra is interrupted by a sudden movement off to the side, accompanied by a deep growl.\n\nHe pauses, turning toward the sound to regard the beast. Muscular with a fur coat just shy of black, it's elongated face is turned directly toward him. It's big dark eyes regarding him and it's pointed teeth on full display as it continues to growl.\n\n//Hathor described these creatures to me. A dog.// \n\nA nervous looking man stands beside the animal, trying to quiet it.\n\n//Hathor also said to greet these animals by letting them smell you.//\n\nStepping toward, Ra kneels beside the animal, extending his hand toward it. The dog's growl quiets, it sniffs his hand, then unexpectedly it snaps on his fingers, it's sharp teeth breaking the skin.\n\nRa hisses at the sudden sting of pain. He can feel the animal's DNA merging with his own but he's able to direct the change in spite of the surprise. Rather than taking on the form of the dog, Ra channels that energy toward taking on characteristics of the animal while maintaining his overall humanoid shape.\n\nFur bursts out across his skin, black and gleaming in the bright sunlight His legs and feet shift and contort as they take on characteristics of the animal that had just bit him. But his most drastic changes are to his face, his lips and nose pull forward to create a snout, his ears draw up into tall points, and he can hear his teeth creak as they reshape into sharp points.\n\n[img[images/an.png]]\n\nThere's a startled gasp from somewhere nearby, and the dog's owner seems petrified. Ra knows that the sight of his change has stunned those around him, but his focus is on the dog.\n\n[[Offer your hand again.|Anubis Acquired 1]]\n\n[[Growl at the dog.|Anubis Acquired 2]]\n\n[[Kill the dog.|Anubis Acquired 3]]<<set $Anubis to "true">>\n\n<<elseif $random is 1>>As Ra walks the streets, all around him people look his way in wonder. Some seem unable to look upon him, others are equally unable to look away. Some shy away from his presence while others seem rooted to the spot.\n\nWhen a small girl dashes forward, he can't help but feel pleased. He allows himself to smile, a gesture he has practiced often but never quite perfected. The girl throws a hand full of flowers toward him, the flowers falling at his feet.\n\nPausing, he kneels, selecting a vibrant blue flower from among them, "Shokran Laki," He smiles, then repeats himself in the native language, "Thank you."\n\nFor a few seconds, he looks at the flower, marveling at it's simple beauty. When he looks up, he can see the girl clutching to a woman's skirts not far away, //It must be her mother,// "Little girl, come here," He says.\n\nThe girl looks up at the woman she is standing with, then hesitantly steps forward. Ra takes the flower in his hand and weaves the stem into the girl's hair so that the bloom rests just above her brow, "May the sun shine upon you and your family, always."\n\nStanding, he leaves the surprised little girl in his wake as he continues to walk the streets of the city.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random lte 3>>Ra can't help but feel alone even with the masses all around him. Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people fill the streets, yet every one falls silent at his approach, every one looks at him as something they can not fully comprehend.\n\nWith an inward sigh, he thinks to himself, //I'm homesick, and though I hope to save these people from the same fate of my home, I will never truly be one of them.//\n\nLost in thought, he continues to walk along the street, less aware now of how the people part to allow him to pass unhindered.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random lte 5>><<set $random to random(1,2)>><<if $ghouls is "false" and $Story1 isnot "false">>As he walks along the streets of the growing city, Ra sees a group of four guardsmen on patrol. The men are dressed in white cloth, both carrying a spear and shield. Their headdress is made of cloth with red and white bands striping it.\n\n//Perhaps I should warn them about the ghouls I saw? Where there is one, there are always more.//\n\n[[Warn them about the ghouls.|Ghouls Warned]]\n\n[[Do not bother the guards.|Ghouls not warned]]\n\n\n<<elseif $ghouls is "warned" and $random is 1>>Ra sees several guards, two groups of two moving along the street. All of them look alert as their eyes drift over the their surroundings.\n\n//It's good that they are being diligent. These are troubled times even if they do not fully understand the danger we face.//\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $ghouls is "not warned" and $random is 1>>The guards Ra see patrolling the streets move with a casual gate. There is little urgency in their movements and their expressions are bored.\n\n//I hope they are alert to danger, failure to do so could prove fatal. But I'm sure they are already aware of the potential dangers of their jobs.//\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<else>>Ra's sandaled feet crunch softly at the ground beneath his feet, made more obvious by the stillness of the people around him that look on with awe.\n\nAmong the crowd are a pair of guards, dressed in their white cloth and a headdress of red and white stripes. Both have a long spear in one hand and a shield in the other. The two men haven't seen him yet, but will soon if he remains.\n\nNot wanting to inconvenience the men, Ra alters his course as he continues walking.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<</if>>\n\n\n<<else>>Ra feels like he's walking in a bubble. People fall silent when they see him, many move out of his way while others fall to the ground, prone as he passes.\n\n//I do not know that I will ever understand these people.// He muses sadly to himself.\n\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<</if>>\n

This time, Ra draws on the DNA in a different way. Instead of being in his natural form or in the form of the dog, he shifts into a blend of the two. A soft whine leaves his lips as the pain of a second rapid transformation washes over him. He pivots, his paws becoming more hand like but maintaining the the hard nails at the tips of his fingers. \n\nHe pivots toward the sound, his arm coming around as he does so to catch the creature across the chest. Wide bloodless furrows open on the ghoul's chest as Ra's claws rip it open.\n\nThe ghoul seems surprised, staggering back a step, but Ra pushes his advantage before it has a chance to call out to others. One of Ra's hands swings at the ghoul's head, catching it by the ear and holding on. He can see the ghoul's lips part in preparation for it's howl of pain, but Ra is too quick. His other hand comes up and catches the thing by the jaw. With all his strength he pulls with one hand while following through with the other. \n\nThere's a crack, close to a 'pop' that comes from the thing's neck that is nearly drowned out by Ra's own grunt of exertion.\n\nIn the same second that the ghoul's neck breaks, it's body goes limp and falls to the ground in a heap.\n\nRa barely pays the creature any further thought, instead, he strains his ears, trying to listen for any further sign of trouble.\n\n//Two ghouls, I was lucky,// The reality of what just happened begins to sink in, Knowing that he's unlikely to repeat such an impressive feat twice, he crouches low and begins to move down the tunnel again.\n\n[[Step inside.|First Quest 5a]]\n\n

"Khara!" Ra curses as automated landing systems abort. The message displayed on his monitor displaying the message, 'Landing gear malfunction, pilot input required.'\n\nGrasping at controls he never learned to use properly. The ship's speed is good and it's trajectory looks correct, but without proper landing gear he knows it is about to be a rough landing.\n\nOn the ground through the view port, he can see the shadow of Atet cast on the earth beneath the ship. The sun at his back as he approaches the ground. Claxons blare just seconds before he hits the ground, warning passengers, or in this case the ship's sole passenger, of an imminent crash.\n\nFor just a split second he allows his eyes to flicker further ahead, to the small village he had selected for his first meeting with members of this race. But he barely has time to contemplate what they are seeing before his attention is forced back to his own plight.\n\nThe ship hits the ground, not as hard as Ra had feared, but still hard enough to jar him in his seat. Atet bounces once then slides into a long skid.\n\nFrantically working the controls before him, he quickly realizes there's nothing he can do about the skid and throws his hands in the air in frustration. Instead he turns his eyes back to the view port and uttering a soft prayer that the ship will stop before reaching the village.\n\nIt's not until Atet smashes through a dozen or more trees from a small cluster of trees that the ship finally comes to rest.\n\n[img[images/Oasis2.png]]\n\nRa's pulse continues to pound, all three of his hearts working frantically while he attempts to will himself calm. \n\nHis eyes return to the village again, much closer than he had intended, but still perhaps a quarter mild distant. //Greetings first, then I can figure out how badly Atet has been damaged,// His face creases unhappily, //I should have inspected the ship before trying to land, I should have anticipated that there may be troubles after the damage she sustained during my escape.//\n\nLooking down at himself, he inspects his clothes, tailored to look similar to those the locals wear, then nodding to himself, he stands and walks toward the the ship's exit port.\n\n[[Stepping foot onto a new world.]]

Gliding to the ground just outside of the blight, Ra draws on the feline genetic code stored within his body, allowing himself to change slowly. Feathers seem to shorten, then burst into clumps of thick hair that in turn spreads across his body. All the while the avian shape elongates as he becomes feline in nature. Last is the tail that grows slowly from his posterior.\n\nWary of the Cthonians, and hoping his small size will allow him to move stealthily, Ra begins to move across the landscape. His paws allow him to move swiftly and quietly across the ground. Every once in a while he will pause, searching for any sign of trouble, then begins to move again.\n\nIt's not long before he is moving among broken and mangled corpses scattered among sun bleached bones.\n\nHe's nearly at the peak of the mound when he allows his own DNA to reassert itself, drawing to a stop as he does so in an effort to not make any noise that could draw unwanted attention to himself.\n\nRa flexes his jaw once, then turns his eyes to his surroundings again.\n\nHe sees no sign of the Cthonians moving beneath the ground and silently thanks fate for that mercy. But his elation is short lived as the ground trembles beneath his feet.\n\n//This is not good,// Ra thinks darkly, taking a step back as the air near the top of the mound seems to ripple.\n\n//Portal,// A deep chill settles into the pit of his stomach, //This is exactly what I am here to prevent.//\n\nThe cloudy sky seems to blend with the void that opens before him. He can see stars strewn across a black backdrop behind something looming much closer.\n\nNot a half dozen paces from where he is standing a Cthonian bursts from the ground, spitting a human to the earth before it. \n\nRa turns his eyes first to the Cthornian, its body twice as long as a man is tall and it's skin a sickly purple that seems at home among the rotting corpses at his feet. Long pink tentacles seem to drift in the air before it, wicked looking white barbs lining their undersides.\n\n//It hasn't noticed me yet,// The thought only brings him small comfort.\n\nVery slowly, Ra turns his attention to the human laying on the ground. It's a female, long jagged cuts from the Cthonians barbs ooze blood. The sounds she makes are like a cross between a sob and a whine of terror.\n\nEven as Ra watches, the woman tries to flee, barely getting to her feet before the Cthonian behind her lashes out with it's tentacles, tearing her leg free of it's socket before smalling her back to the ground again.\n\nShe sees Ra for the first time, her eyes widening. //Please, do not draw attention to me,// Ra silently begs her, knowing that her fate is already sealed, and that his fate could be linked to hers if she somehow brings it's attention to him.\n\nVery slowly, he raises a single finger to his lips, trying to signal her to silence. He has little doubt that his own eyes are every bit as fear filled as her own.\n\nHe sees her eyes dart to one side just before she screams, blood and spittle emerging from her mouth as she does so. Ra looks at the source of her horror, seeing that the shapeless void against the star field is much closer now. He can make out some small details, but most obvious are the long stalks that have begun to emerge through the portal. Each stalk is different, but the theme remains the same between all of them. Each stalk ends in a head, some long dead, others still dripping gore, and all somehow fused to the stalks that they are a part of. \n\nRa holds his breath, trying to will his heartbeat to slow, he watches the heads. Every one seems to come from a different race, he sees a human head among those visible, two from his own race, and others that that he has either never seen before or knows to be long extinct.\n\nThen a single tentacle emerges from the mass, long and slender, and unlike the others this one does not host a head.\n\nThe woman doesn't even have time to draw enough bereath to scream again, the tentacle lashes out, ripping her head from her shoulders and sending a spray of blood through the air that leaves Ra spotted in red. \n\nWatching in terror, Ra watches as the hydra, //Do we even know if there's just the one, or are there more?// turns the woman's head, the tentacle widening to cup the back of the woman's skull then convulsing to crush the bone and tear away the flesh to reveal the brain within.\n\nSeveral smaller tentacles appear from the mass, gently extracting the brain before vanishing back into the tangle of tentacles.\n\n//It's going to know I'm here,// The cold realization washes over him, knowing that the hydra takes on the memories of those it absorbs.\n\nThe tentacle that cracked the skull worms it's way into the empty head of the woman, fusing with the flesh. Then the whole creature freezes in place.\n\nRa has never transformed so quickly before in his life. The pain of the rapid transformation forces a pain laced scream from his lips a split second after every head turns toward him at once.\n\nThe hydra jerks back, vanishing back into the void in the blink of an eye. Ra however has more pressing concerns. In the form of the falcon, he beats his wings as hard as he can, the sound like thunder in the air. The first Cthonian lunges at the spot Ra was just standing so close that Ra feels it's tentacles brush his tail feathers. A second one bursts from the ground directly in his path. Ra banks hard to one side, but the creature still manages to hit him with enough force to drive the wind from his lungs. \n\nThen he's past the grasping monstrosities and struggling to rise as high into the air as he possibly can.\n\nHe's well above the site before he risks taking a moment to look back. With the keen eyes of the falcon, he can see both of the Cthonians moving about, clearly agitated at having lost their prey. But more troubling is when he sees the woman's headless body convulse. It jerks twice, then seems to curl in on itself. The cause becomes immediately obvious as a gore covered Cthonian slides from her neck. Barely as long as a person's arm, it turns and begins to consume the mother that just gave birth to her in a perversion of the act of giving life.\n\nFar more troubled by the experience than he cares to admit, Ra glides back to the Atet, his thoughts focused on what he just saw, wondering if he is too late, and trying to think of any way to seal the rift.\n\n//There has to be runes somewhere nearby. But how do I find them among the bodies with the Cthonians present?//\n\n[[Continue.|Q2END1]]<<set $cthonian to "true">><<set $hydra to "true">>

Ra shows her around the ship a little bit. It's clear that she's amazed by what she is seeing, but uncomprehending of the significance of any of it.\n\nWhen he reaches the modest crew quarters, he looks at the room, a simple bed, a desk folded out from the wall, and a few simple trinkets remaining from a former inhabitant. \n\n//I guess in a way, this is my home now,// Ra thinks, the thought sobering his mood significantly.\n\nHe starts to turn, seeing Hathor looking him in the eye as he looks toward her. She's standing very close. His body reacts with surprise, his skin flaring nearly white for a split second before settling into a slightly darker shade of blue than usual. \n\nHer eyes never leave his own, one hand coming up and sliding the strap of her dress off her shoulder. With the same hand she reaches across to do the same with the other side. The dress seems to fall in slow motion, pooling around her feet.\n\n[[Allow this to continue.|Hathor first bedding.]]\n\n[[Brush off her advances.|Hathor first denied.]]

For the next hour Ra visits the temple while platters of food are placed before him be scantly clad people fawn over him. All the while Amun and Ra exchange subtle barbs with one another. All the while Ra's eyes drift over the interior, reading the engravings, //If I did not know better, I would say this temple was created for him rather than dedicated to the Gods.//\n\nHe samples a few more items while his thoughts wander,\n\n//I should be going soon,// Ra thinks to himself, //This man craves power, and it is clear that he sees me as some form of rival, but I do not believe him to be dangerous to me or our people. I do not have to like this man, but I will show him respect until such a time as he proves himself unworthy.//\n\nStanding, "Amun, it has been a great pleasure to meet you," Ra begins.\n\nAmun looks at Ra with an expression that suggests he is thinking 'Of course it is.'\n\n[img[images/aa.png]]\n\nRa feels another momentary urge to throttle the man but quickly stomps it down before forcing himself to add, "And I look forward to our next opportunity to visit.\n\nAgain, Amun smiles with that smile that does not quite touch his eyes, "Great and mighty Ra, you are welcome here always. When next you return, we will hold a feast in your honor, and the services of this temple are yours to sample as you desire," He gestures at the men and women who have been serving them, every one of them beautiful by human standards.\n\nA few minutes later, Ra steps back out into the street, finding far more people gathered there than when he first entered. \n\n//Why do I feel like Amun will find some way to use my visit for his gain?// He barely has time to finish the thought before he hears someone among the milling crowd , "That's him," Followed by another voice, "Ra himself sought out Amun's temple," And another, "Laying with someone who laid with a God, . . . " \n\nRa looses track of what people are saying,the den of noise making it difficult to follow more than a few words at a time.\n\n//It sould seem that rumors are already swirling about my visit. It would not surprise me in the least if Amun sent his people into the streets simply to announce that I had visited his house of pleasures.// \n\nRa's mind lingers on that thought as he walks briskly from the area.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]

//So many of these felines, and held in such high regard,// He shrugs to himself and begins to walk away, heedless of the cat's desire for attention.\n\nHe's nearly forgotten about the small black feline when he decides to tap into the new genetic code now stored in his body. \n\nThe change washes over him slowly, short black hair sprouting across his skin. His face pulls out as long whiskers fan out from his nose. A soft hiss escapes his lips, his lips pulling back to expose a mouth full of feline teeth. At the same time, his eyes change, narrowing to slits while the surrounding orbs become a deep gold.\n\nWith his feline eyes, every dark shadow seems brighter than he's used to. //I could see well in the dark like this,// He thinks to himself.\n\nRa flexes and stretches, his body contorting in ways he's never been able to move before. His feet shift, becoming paws, the nails at the tips of his toes pushing forward to scratch at the sandstone floor. Meanwhile, bur breaks out across the back of his hands his fingernails hardening and pulling into points before he stops the change in that area.\n\nFrom his chest, he can see breasts, swollen and full. He wonders briefly if perhaps the cat that touched him was pregnant, knowing that sometimes such things can manifest in transformations on rare occasion.\n\n[img[images/Ra-bas.png]]\n\nAs if to confirm the feminine nature of the feline, he legs his hand stray to his crotch, finding a damp cleft where he would expect a penis from a male of this world.\n\nHe allows himself a moment longer to admire his changes, then he shifts back to his natural form and makes his way back toward the temple entrance.\n\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]\n

<<set $random to random(1,3)>><<if $random is 1>>When Ra enters the temple courtyard, he pauses, letting his eyes drift over the interior. He can't help but marvel at the craftsmanship of the place and the simple beauty of the people gathered.\n\n[img[images/Egypt1.png]]\n\nHis reprieve is interrupted however when he sees someone on the other side of the courtyard moving quickly in his direction. //Amun,// Ra realizes as the short man strides toward him with a commanding stride, //One would think he would appear more rushed given his short legs and stature.//\n\nWith barely an incline of his head, Amun greets Ra, "Welcome Ra, God of the sun, to this temple. You honor us with your presence."\n\n//And his tone is only a little condescending,// Ra nods in acknowledgment of Amun's words.\n\nAmun's expression sours slightly, "We shall prepare a feast in your honor," He declares loudly enough to ensure half of the courtyard heard his words, "We are truly favored to have the mighty Ra visit us once more."\n\n[img[images/aa.png]]\n\nRa sighs inwardly but is careful not to show any sign of his displeasure at how the man is behaving, //I do not know that I've ever met someone so arrogant in my life, or someone who is so good at using it to get what they want.//\n\nTurning to those nearby, Amun barks a few quick orders to those around him, then returns his attention to Ra, "Come, my temple is yours, may those gathered here to worship honor you as we provide you with all you desire."\n\nRa falls in step with the man, moving deeper into the temple with the short man at his side. He has to crane his neck down to meet the shorter man's eyes even as Amun's double peaked hat towers above him. \n\nThey enter a chamber filled with comfortable looking pillows piled in places and a table resting in the center. Already the servants are bringing food to the table.\n\nPicking up a fig as he sits, Ra tosses it into his mouth as Amun continues to speak, barely paying any mind to the small man's embellished stories of personal accomplishment.\n\nRa eats casually until he is full, not rushing himself even though he would prefer to be away from Amun and his self importance. When he finally stands, he thanks his host for his hospitality and begins to move back toward the temple's courtyard.\n\n[[Enjoy the company of the temple prostitutes.]]\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<elseif $random is 2>>Ra has barely taken a dozen paces into the temple before his eyes are drawn to a group of people near the pool at the center of the courtyard. \n\nWhat he sees is a tangle of limbs, maybe as many as a dozen people all intertwined. From their clothing and their tattoos, it's clear that they are prostitutes in service of this temple. \n\n[img[images/Egypt1.png]]\n\nThe scene before him is oddly hypnotic, there's no urgency in those participating in the orgy, just leisurely caresses and lingering kisses as their bodies press together, //It's like watching art.// Ra muses, mesmerized by the sight, //This isn't about sex, it's about simply enjoying one another's touch, to touch and be touched. Sex might be part of it, but this is more like they are worshiping one another's bodies.//\n\nRa feels a slight stirring deep within himself, a stirring he never felt before adopting the genetic code of the living things that inhabit this world.\n\nAs Ra watches, he sees a woman kissing the belly of a man, her tongue flicking out to momentarily penetrate his navel. The woman beneath the first woman caresses the breasts of the female above her while moaning softly. Between the second woman's legs is a third woman, her head between the second woman's legs as she gently, almost lazily, licks at her sex. The third woman moves her hips enticingly, causing a young man, to reach out and caress her ass with one hand. A fourth woman is sitting in the young man's lap, grinding against him slowly as if savoring the feeling of his cock inside of her. This fourth woman is leaning down, her lips pressed against the first man's as her hands stray over his chest. \n\nEven to Ra's keen eyes, it is difficult to follow everything going on in the group with half a dozen more bodies tangled throughout the chain of people he was able to follow through the pile. \n\nOut of the corner of his eye, he can see that there are nearly as many people watching the carnal show before them as there are people watching him.\n\nTaking a step back, Ra moves into the shadows, his eyes lingering on the orgy for a few more seconds before moving away.\n\n[[Enjoy the company of the temple prostitutes.]]\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<else>>As Ra enters the temple, the shade of it's walls falling over him and leaving him feeling chilled for just a few seconds.\n\nTaking a deep breath, Ra can smell the faint scent of incense in the air even among the open courtyard. \n\n[img[images/Egypt1.png]]\n\nFor a little while, Ra wanders the courtyard, watching the people of his adopted world at their best. All around him he sees them playing, enjoying the passions of life, and people giving a few coins to beggars who are unable to work.\n\n//If ever there was doubt that this was a world worth saving, what is all around me would erase such doubt. They give coins to the least among them so that those who can not help themselves might have what they need, they take joy in their passions and their play.//\n\nWater splashes Ra from the pool in the courtyard. He turns toward the source, seeing a pair if frightened children staring at him with wide eyes. \n\nRa smiles, kneeling so he can reach the water, then splashes them in return.\n\nThe children both look surprised and others in the pool have started to take notice.\n\nOut of nowhere, another splash hits Ra. He turns to the source, finding a girl in her teens, her body just blooming into adulthood, standing there with a fearless grin on her face. She looks prepared to splash him again, but is tense like she's ready to flee if she's in trouble.\n\nLaughing, Ra steps into the pool, scooping the water and splashing the girl before retreating from her reflexive counter attack. Within seconds the pool turns into a massive water fight with people of all ages laughing and splashing. Many of those present come to Ra's defense, while a few join the girl.\n\nA while later, Ra finally steps from the pool, dripping wet and smiling. Once out of the water, he turns to those gathered, all eyes are filled with both wonder and joy, "Qad tajidu alsalam fi hadha alealam , walfarah fi almustaqbal," He utters the blessing of his own people without even realizing he spoke it in his native language. //May they find their peace in this world, and joy in the next.//\n\nTurning from the pool, he steps away from the waters.\n\n[[Enjoy the company of the temple prostitutes.]]\n[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Oversee the Pyramid site.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]<</if>>

An hour later, Ra steps foot on the Atet. Hathor quickly comes around the corner, a sense of urgency about her. She doesn't even ask how things went, the question is so clear in her eyes that she doesn't need to say a word.\n\nShe sighs when she sees Ra's grim expression.\n\nRa considers his words before speaking, "The immediate risk has moved on," He says carefully.\n\nWith his thoughts consumed by the night's events, Ra sits at the ship's console as he considers how to proceed. \n\n[[Continue.|Entering Sandbox.]]<<set $Story1 to "end">>\n\n\n

Tilting his wings, he angles his flight toward the cemetery entrance. Right before he reaches the ground he shifts his body back to it's natural form, blue green skin seeming to absorb waves of feathers as his body grows to engulf them. \n\nHe hits the ground, taking several rapid steps as he slows himself. Once he has a second to straighten, he turns his attention to the cemetery. At a glance, he sees little of interest, //There is evidence of some burials above ground, where they dug up the dirt before placing the bodies in the holes,// His eyes are inevitably drawn to the cave he had seen earlier, //But much of this cemetery will be below ground.\n\nEven so, he talks slowly through the graveyard, trying to glean information wherever he can. The more he walks, the more he feels that something isn't quite right. He's made nearly a full circuit of the area before he finally realizes what is bothering him, //Many of these graves have been dug up.// \n\nOf it's own accord, a knot tightens in the pit of his belly. //This is bad,// He thinks, knowing full well what the enemy would do to the bodies of his fallen friends and family, //Maybe I was quick enough, maybe they've only begun the process,// But even as the thought crosses his mind, he already knows that no amount of wishful thinking can change the situation he finds himself in. \n\nJust then, a soft wheezing growl from a short distance behind him tells him that he is no longer alone.\n\n[[Remain in his natural form.|First Quest 3a]]\n[[Take on falcon characteristics.|First Quest 3b]]\n[[Take on canine characteristics.|First Quest 3c]]

Ra's wings shift, tilting himself into a sharp dive toward the cave he saw. Just before he reaches the ground, he pulls out of the dive and begins to transform. His taloned feet just become feet by the time they touch the rocky sand.\n\nThe force of his landing jars him, nearly driving him to his knees, but he barely notices as his grim features turn toward the opening.\n\nHe is so focused on the opening, that he doesn't even notice the form crawl from a freshly dug grave.\n\nA soft wheezing growl is the first indication Ra has that he is not alone.\n\n\n[[Remain in his natural form.|First Quest 4a]]\n[[Take on falcon characteristics.|First Quest 4b]]\n[[Take on canine characteristics.|First Quest 4c]]\n\n

Ra's eyes fall on a feminine man who is looking at him shyly. With a crook of his finger, the young man's eyes widen, then he hurries toward Ra. He's nearly to Ra when he kneels, his face nearly touching the ground and his arms thrown out before him.\n\nLooking down at the man, the beaded kilt around his hips leaving little to imagination, "Stand," Ra says, walking around the man slowly. \n\n//He's tall, nearly as tall as I am, slim build,// Reaching out, Ra touches the man's shoulder.\n\nThe man shivers in anticipation at the simple touch, like Ra had just caressed an erogenous zone, "Perhaps we should find a place that is more comfortable," Ra suggests.\n\nThe man nods, quickly moving toward one of the many alcoves lining the courtyard. Once there, he reaches for Ra's kilt, a moment later it falls to the ground. The man's eyes widen as he looks at Ra's crotch, seeing nothing there by a smooth expanse of flesh.\n\nRa smiles sheepishly to himself, considering for only a moment what he would like to do.\n\n[[Female parts.|Prostitute Feminine Man 1a]]\n\n[[Male Parts.|Prostitute Feminine Man 1b]]

"I am no God," Ra says instinctively, a little troubled that these primitive people might see him as such.\n\nOne of the people before him glances up, then says something to another in a hushed voice. \n\nRa waits as they speak quietly but urgently between themselves.\n\nThere is a mix of fear and reverence in the eyes of the old man who looks up at him, "If you are not a God, then what are you?"\n\n"I come from beyond your sun," Ra begins.\n\n"No one but a God may come from the sun," The man replies.\n\nRa feels a moment of frustration at the man's logic. //How do I argue something like this with someone who doesn't understand the concept of space travel?//\n\nShaking his head, "I am no God, but I have come to help your people, to save your world from a great evil."\n\nThe old man pulls himself a little straighter, "The Gods act strangely, and it is often up to our priests or priestesses to divine their words," Turning to one of the other men, he speaks urgently, "Find Hathor," Then looking back to Ra, "We are humbled to be in the presence of a great one,-"\n\nRa feels a chill go through him at the term 'Great one' as it dredges up memories of his world's fall, but he quickly shakes the thought as he focuses on the man's words.\n\n"Our humble village does not have much, but all we have we offer to you," The man says, bowing forward so far Ra fears the man will fall forward, "[[Tonight, we host a feast in your honor!]]"<<set $sunGod to "false">>

Still in his natural form, Ra's feet tread on the rocky ground beneath his feet as his eyes drift over his surroundings for any sign of corruption. Seeing none, Ra crouches and jumps, his body morphine into that of the falcon in a matter of seconds as he takes flight, the feathers taking on full form only as he flaps his newly formed wings with a powerful stroke.\n\nWithin seconds he's above the trees, looking down on the world beneath him. Keeping in mind about where his target is, he circles the area, working slwoly inward toward his prey.\n\nIt's not long before he notices smoke rising near where he is headed. He alters course, abandoning caution in favor of curiosity.\n\nInstead of some horror however, Ra sees only a village, people moving about as they perform their chores. A large fire toward the center of the camp is the source of the smoke he saw before.\n\nDozens of huts, seemingly made of mud and wood with roofs made of grass and leaves, form a series of circles emanating out from the fire. The pattern occasionally broken by a fenced area holding animals.\n\nBut that really stands out is the metal. Large plates of metal decorate the area, and metal seems to line the opening of a cave at the village's edge.\n\nThere's even a single string of cable running from the cave, strung between posts that encircle part of the village, hanging from the cable are lights, glowing brightly in a way that only electricity can.\n\n//That should not be, these people are not advanced enough to create such things.//\n\n[[Approach the village on foot.|Q3A]]\n\n[[Fly into the village.|Q3B]]\n

Taking a deep breath of the air, his nose wrinkles, //Smells funny,// He thinks, realizing that while his computer indicated that the air is breathable that it never crossed his mind that the air would smell so //alien.//\n\nA noise, shrill and high draws his attention to one side. He quickly moves toward the sound. He follows the sound to a broken tree, then within it's branches he sees a tangle of twigs and other small items, //Strange,// He thinks, reaching out to turn the tangle. \n\nThe sounds grow more frantic as he sees that the tangle is actually a nest, hollowed in the middle and showing signs of habitation from some form of avian. Tipping the nest upright, he looks at the two creatures left in it's wake, "Let me help you back into your home, forgive my intrusion." He mutters more to himself than to the animals. Reaching down, he tries to catch the first avian, only to have it nip at him, it's beak cutting his finger. \n\nHe jerks back his hand, seeing a bit of blue green blood forming at the wound. But the contact has a second consequence as well. The contact evokes a genetic response from Ra's physiology. His cells change, absorbing the DNA from this creature for it's own use. With his guard down, Ra does not resist his body's response to this new material. He can feel his cells nearly vibrate with energy, skin along his arms ripples and he can see a wave of feathers reupt from his flesh to make his arms look more like wings than proper arms even with his hands relatively unaffected at their ends. The sensation continues up through his chest and into his head where he feels his face pull forward. Feathers sprout across his head even as his lips and teeth pull forward to form a beak. When it's done, his entire body feels lighter.\n\n[img[images/horus.png]]\n\n"Ibn el caleb!" He blurts, //I hate it when that happens!// \n\nAnother nearby sound catches his attention, this time behind him. His head whips around with more speed than he intended due to his temporarily adopted avian physiology. Standing perhaps twenty paces from where he is stands a young man, eyes wide.\n\n"I am Ra, I have come to save your people," Ra says before he can stop and consider his words. \n\nRealizing what he must look like, he wills himself to repress his avian characteristics and shift his appearance back to his true appearance. \n\nThe man's eyes widen further and he falls to his knees, throwing himself face first at the ground.\n\n//Is this some form of greeting? My observations of these people is admittedly limited, but I haven't seen any sign of this social behavior before,// "Stand human, I would look upon your face as I greet you." \n\nThe man can't quite bring himself to look at Ra, instead he scrambles to his feet and begins to run toward the village.\n\n//He must have been in this grove of trees when I crashed,// Ra realizes, //And the experience must have frightened him terribly.//\n\nUnsure of what else to do, Ra begins to walk toward the village. By the time he reaches the edge of the grove, he can see that the man has nearly reached the village already and that several other people have come to meet him. Words are exchanged between them, but Ra is far too distant to make out individual words even if they had been talking slower so he could understand them, //Why does this race speak so quickly when excited?//\n\nHe's only half way to the group before they start to turn their eyes on him.\n\nThe sense of awe from them is almost like a physical thing in the air, //This is not going as I had intended,// One by one, the people fall to their knees, falling face first into the dirt as the first man had done at Ra's approach.\n\n"Ra," One of the older men says, //The younger one must have repeated my name to these others,// "God of the sun!" The man declares.\n\n//God?// The reality of his appearance, his ship falling from the sky the way it did, must have had a more profound effect on these people than he had intended.\n\n[[Ra does not correct their mistake.]]\n\n[[Ra tries to explain who he really is.]]<<set $Horus to "true">>

The people of this world have been busy at the Pyramid site. Even at this early stage, the ground has been leveled and the first stones are already arriving at the site. Lumber lays in piles near newly constructed scaffolding as the construction prepares to begin in earnest.\n\nAll across the sands Ra can see caravans of people with materials being brought to the construction site. \n\n<<set $random to random(1,8)>><<if $random is 1>>Traveling toward the pyramid site, Ra takes his time. The people he pass fall silent at his approach. Most fall prone on the ground. Others step toward the shadows as if afraid he might see them. And still others hesitantly approach bearing gifts.\n\n<<if $sunGod is "true">>//They look at me and they see a God. It is not an unpleasant feeling,// A faint smile tugs at the corner of his mouth as he continues to walk.\n\n<<else>>//They look at me and I allow them to see a God,// The thought makes him just a little uncomfortable, //If only there was another way to instill within these people the urgency required to save themselves.//\n\n<</if>>Nearing the construction site, he turns his attention to what lies before him, taking it in as he makes his inspection.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 3 and $Anubis is "true">>Ra crouches, placing one hand on the ground before he starts to change. He lets out a sigh, almost a soft groan as he forces the changes to come quickly. \n\nHair bursts from his back and spreads rapidly outward from there. When his face pulls forward into a snout, a throaty growl rumbles from his chest.\n\nEven before the final changes have gone over him, he's already in motion, a slow trot becoming an outright run as he races across the sands toward the pyramid site.\n\nWhen he nears the site, Ra slows. Several people look at him, mostly with mild interest at most. \n\nIt's not until he starts to turn back that people really seem to take notice of him. As his hair recedes he rises to his feet, trading four paws for two feet as he draws himself back to his full height.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 5 and $Bastet is "true">>Drawing on the feline genetic code stored within his body, he begins to change. His body seems to draw in on itself, becoming denser as his mass compresses into the much smaller form. At the same time fur seems to burst from his body everywhere at once.\n\nThe changes come so rapidly that his feet nearly leave the ground as his mass compresses and when he comes fully to rest on the ground beneath his feet it is on four paws instead of two legs.\n\nRa blinks, the narrow slits of his feline eyes dilating slightly as he does so. Then with a lazy stretch, he begins to move toward the pyramid site, his movements graceful in a way that only a cat can be.\n\nIn the small body of a cat, his trek takes some time, the hot sun warming his black fur making him feel even more lazy than the feline form would normally cause. \n\nHe has not quite reached the pyramid site before he starts to turn back into his natural form, his body expanding as he returns to his bipedal form. He misses a step during the transition, causing him to stumble slightly. Ra allows himself a sheepish grin, silently thankful that no one was present to see his less than graceful moment.\n\nA minute later, Ra pauses near one of the pyramids, his eyes drifting over the hundreds of people hard at work on it's construction.\n\n<<else>>//It will be easiest to view the site by air,// Ra thinks to himself. As soon as he has the thought, he accesses the DNA stored within his body.\n\nThere's a twinge of pain as his body begins to compress. Muscles and bone condensing while feathers burst from his skin in a wave that quickly overtakes his entire body. \n\nA small sound of discomfort escapes his lips as his face pulls forward to create a beak.\n\n//Ten thousand generations of evolution among my people, and these more extreme transformations still hurt.//\n\nHis beak opens as he takes a deep breath, then from one second to the next he takes flight. His powerful wings flap as he rises into the sky.\n\nPassing over the city, he can see the occasional human look up toward him, though none seem to realize who he is. \n\nExtending his wings, he glides for a moment on the cool breeze coming off of the Nile river.\n\nTilting his wings, he circles, then angles himself toward the pyramid site.\n\nFor several minutes he circles slowly around the site, observing the work being done.\n\nIt's not until he glides toward the ground that people really start to take notice of him.\n\nNearing the ground, he allows his own genetic code take over, feathers vanishing as his body expands back into it's natural form.\n\n<</if>><<set $random to random(1,5)>><<if $random lte 2>>Walking toward a group of people who appear to be in charge of this portion of the construction, Ra spends some time talking with them. He double checks that everything is going according to plan and expresses his gratitude for their hard work.\n\nSatisfied that everything is going well, Ra excuses himself.\n\n<<elseif $random lte 4>>Ra stops to watch a group of men, perhaps a hundred or more of them. They are dragging a massive stone block across logs, grunting and straining as muscles ripple beneath flesh. Every moment spent pulling on thick braided ropes draws the huge stone just a bit closer to it's final destination.\n\n<<else>>There's a harsh groan from some scaffolding. Ra turns his head and watches as a group of people move the wooden structure into place beside the massive stones they are working near.\n\nHe watches for several seconds, but as the scaffolding is settled into place he looses interest and moves on.\n\n<</if>>[[Explore the City.]]\n[[Visit the temples.]]\n[[Travel to the Oasis.]]\n[[Walk along the Nile.]]\n[[Return to the Atet.|Entering Sandbox.]]