A vast golden pillar of light, like the birth of the universe; two radiant golden eyes burning with eternal flames; an ancient divine voice echoing directly within his soul—all of it proclaimed that Sun God Ra had truly returned.
Yet the words that followed immediately tore Ian from his shock and plunged him into an even deeper, almost worldview-shattering daze.
"Descendant of the Prince Family, your arrival was no accident." Sun God Ra's grand and majestic voice clearly spoke that surname.
He had heard the name Prince Family again.
Who could have expected that?
"?????"
Ian's thoughts instantly froze.
Ian Prince stood rooted to the spot, his mind almost ceasing to function. Prince—that surname had been mentioned again, and by Sun God Ra himself.
It was difficult to ignore what that implied.
Prince. Prince.
The name struck through the fog of his memories like lightning.
Not long ago, when Osiris, King of the Underworld had revealed the secret of the Primordial Cellar to him through a soul-whisper amid the storm of battle between gods and demons, after saying, "the Traveler hidden in the shadows," had the Underworld King seemed to mention his family as well? At the time, the divine battle had roared and space itself had wailed, leaving Ian deeply shaken.
But the situation had been too urgent then, and Ian had not had time to ask Osiris, King of the Underworld more questions. He had nearly pushed the matter to the back of his mind for the time being. Yet first Osiris, King of the Underworld, and now Sun God Ra—these Ancient Egyptian deities seemed to know the Prince Family inside out.
"What exactly is going on?" Ian could not help asking. His voice trembled slightly from shock. "How is my family connected to the gods of Ancient