>>5324872Your temptation gets the better of you, and you try channeling some of your magic into the golden talisman to shake the tree a little.
Messing with the arcane is dangerous, but you need answers and this is the fastest way to them.
You’re not much of an Egyptologist, but you’ve picked up some basic knowledge about common symbols and the like; the <span class="mu-i">ankh</span>, the <span class="mu-i">was</span>, the <span class="mu-i">djed</span>, etc.
It comes with the territory, given your dealings with Set.
As you examine the talisman, you’re struck with a feeling of deja vu; that you’ve seen something in this style before.
After contemplating it a bit longer, you finally recognize the design in question; the Eye of Horus.
Distantly, you recall that they’re a pretty common symbol / good luck charm even in the modern era.
Now that you think about it, Set’s tomb was practically emblazoned with hieroglyphs resembling this symbol. That fact carries implications that you’re more than happy to shove away to panic later.
When you try channeling Storm and Fire magic into the talisman, nothing of import happens.
But when you try feeding it Chaos magic, all hell breaks loose.
The talisman instantly rockets away from you, slamming directly into the floor and shattering into dozens of pieces like it was made of glass.
On that spot where it landed, a large, golden portal begins to slowly materialize in the void.
And out steps an absolute behemoth of a man; maybe seven feet tall and built like a brick shithouse.
That alone would be cause for concern, but the cherry on top is the the fact that he has the head of a very pissed looking bird.
Upon spotting you, it immediately charges; belting out a screeching war cry infused with an unsettling mixture of anger and triumph.
While beelining your way, it draws a curved sword that’s similar in base design to the one you just looted from the assassin. Except in this case, his is a lot fancier and way bigger.
“What the fuck!”
Guess Warrant noticed it too. This is probably going to require some context later. Y’know, if you survive.
To that end, you pull a textbook combat roll to neatly dodge its attempt at rending you in twain, while simultaneously earning you a free shot at his back.
You take advantage of this opportunity to…
> Start blasting it with your carbine. It’ll be interesting to see how it matches up against whatever this thing is.> Nail it with a barrage of Hex Bolts. Hopefully, you can make the damn thing so unlucky that it’ll just fall off the balcony or something.> Get in close and use your new sword to disarm him. The curvature of the blade ought to come in handy.> Bring out the Claw and start pummeling it. You’re gonna need the big guns for this one.> Use a smoke grenade for cover, and use Shadow Cloak to flee. Discretion is the better part of valor in this case.> Try channeling all of your Natures at once, like Set advised back in Venezuela. You couldn’t pull it off then, but maybe you can now.> Other? 