Nephthys

Nephthys is an ancient goddess that caused the death of her brother-in-law Osiris; and now acts as an antagonist in present day.

## Origin

Nephthys existed centuries ago and walked among the people of Egypt; but unlike her contemporaries, she primarily used her exceptional abilities for her own personal gain. A keen attachment to magic led her further into darkness - detaching her from humanity. Over the years this caused friction with her husband Set; leaving them in a loveless relationship - bound together through their apparent mortality. Nephthys would venture outside of the marriage, luring human men into relationships to fulfil her physical and spiritually, and continuing to anger her husband. Over time this seduction of humans grew tiresome and Nephthys set her eyes onto her heroic brother in law, Osiris. She used her dark magics to control his mind, starting an affair. Upon learning of this ultimate betrayal and humiliation, Set focused his fury on his brother, drowning him in the Nile River. As punishment for her actions, Set abandoned his wife inside the temple where Osiris was buried - being forced to watch over him for eternity. Over time and trapped alone, Nephthys grew closer to the dark arts and eventually poured her remaining life into jewel that was inside the temple with her. As one of the few super-powered individuals, stories of her actions seemingly created the myths of the past. So while the historical texts talk of Nephthys; they can vary wildly from the actions of the real individual.

## Reborn

In the early 20th century, during the resurgence of interest in Ancient Egypt, the jewel that housed Nephthys would be uncovered by an unnamed British labourer working on an excavation site. This jewel would be gifted to his wife back home and become a prized possession for the family. Misfortune and darkness would eventually plagued the family; eventually leading them to believe the jewel was cursed. It was handed between generations; always with bad intention for the receiver. Over time the jewel (now encapsulated inside a ring) found its way to a collection of museum in Rocket City; under the watchful eye of curator Aissa Adeyola. Working closely with this collection, Aissa found herself drawn to the ring and the jewel inside. One evening when left alone inside the museum, Aissa slid the ring onto her finger and became a new host for the disembodied Nephthys.

## Villainy

Almost immediately, the reborn Nephthys tried to piece together her memories. Dazed and confused, she found her new body had limited her previous powerset but still had the attachment to dark magics. Her attempts to acclimatise to the new world ended badly; her ancient disdain for humanity still intact. This put her into conflict with the superhero team Honour Guard - who would protect the city against her attacks. Like many times in her past life, she became enamoured with the superhero Apollo, and would use her mystical powers to control his mind and force him to betray his teammates.

She decided to utilise the powers of Apollo to drive the world back into a more archaic time; where she felt she belonged. **Nephthys** managed to escape with Apollo, and returned him to the Greek island where his powers first appeared. Manipulating his emotions; she was able to grow in strength and create more power via his flames. After a destructive final battle inside the Institute of Human History, Apollo was freed from his mind control and **Nephthys** was seemingly defeated using the resurrected power of her lover Osiris. Although the team believed her to be killed in the battle - Nephthys managed to survive and return to her new civilian life as Aissa Adeyola.