Cairo Neteru-Ankh

### Secret Heart's Desire

I really wanna become a traveler, explorer, and treasure hunter! But, due to my late mother's dying wish, I had to abandon those dreams.

### My "Magic" Touch

I can solve riddles, puzzles, and many more in a milisecond! Plus, I also solve mysteries, a rare trait I got from my Dad!

### Oh "Curses!" Moments

There was this one time where I thought I licked a blood-flavored lollipop. Turns out I was wrong.

### Favourite Subject

Mythemathics. I love subjects that involve my inner brains.

### Least Favourite Subject

Life Magicment. Who knew I was the lazy one?

## Relationships

### Friends

"Seriously, The UnderSquad are my type of friends."

### Storybook Romance Status

I don't know if anyone would like to be involved with a son of the Sphinx. I get my hopes up, though.

Cairo Neteru-Ankh is an 2021-introduced and all-around character. He is the only son of the Great Sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and a body of a lion, from both Greek and Egyptian Mythology. Though unsure of what his true myth is, he was claimed to be much more part Egyptian. He currently attends Ever After Mythology High through the Mythology Program. In the destiny conflict, he is on the Roybels' side, for he does want to follow his destiny, but also desires to do it his own way.

## Character

### Personality

Cairo, to describe him in words, is a cheerful teenage cub that lights up every corner of loneliness in one swoop. He's smart, sometimes a bit dumb, and strangely, somehow, a bit of a sass and total boss. He's considered to be such a 'social butterfly' and likes celebrating even at the smallest of occassions. He sometimes acts proud when being complimented for his brains, for he inherited his mother's prideful demeanor. But don't let 'pride' fool you. He can be kind and gentle on others, and can be a tad friendly. He's a little overprotective on friends, and is never shy when expressing his feelings to someone. (He can be a bit flirty when hitting on someone, though.) His will to sacrifice for the safety and comfort of his friends and loved ones is overwhelming. He's also a bit of a geek when reciting or explaining facts to others. He's also tad modernist even if he's a mythical figure. His whole personality is something that you would never expect in a teenager.

Of course, if Cairo has a nice side, it would probably mean that he also has a 'bad guy' side. In this matter, sometimes he would act impulsive when in dangerous situations. He can be a bit of a daredevil, but don't hold that back against him. He has a strong personality when angry, and sometimes runs his mouth over things that can make him madder. But it seldom happens, though. He may be part-lion, but he doesn't even bite. (no pun intended.)

### Appearance

Cairo is described to be 'sunblessed' by luscious, evenly tanned, light peach skin,  golden sand-colored hair, and big, beautiful blue eyes that look like the Nile's waters. His only distinctable feature was his pinked freckles and strangely, his 'always pink' cheeks on his face. He always wears on his face a flirty but cheery smile. He has a small frame which, strange enough, was healthy and not that puny. He has animalistic features that are present in a lion cub, such as small, cute ears and 'floofy' tail that match his hair color. He wears a white lightweight linen sweater, one sleeve rolled up on his left arm, complete with sewn-in, delicate, jewel-adorned Egyptian gold armbands, light blue ripped jeans with one side of the pant all rolled up to see fresh bandages substituted instead of socks, and white Nike shoes that felt comfortable than walking on the sand barefoot at night. He completes his look with a yellow mini scarf embroidered with blue hieroglyphics a couple of gold chain necklaces, a black denim jacket in which he always attaches to his waist, golden headphones with ancient hieroglyphics that indicate a curse, and golden ear piercing on the pinna of his cub ears. In one hand, he wears a golden fishnet-like glove that's cursed, and a black leather fingerless glove, while on the other hand, he wears a bandage-wrapped fingerless glove. For temporary charm, he sometimes wear dark-tinted, thin-framed, circle sunglasses with a gold-colored bridge.

His animal form is in the shape of a winged lion, with sand-colored fur and a gold colored mane. His ear piercings are hardly visible due to the thickness of his mane. His nose is black, and his eyes are still the same color: blue. His wings are in the color of gold, to match his mane. He also has his 'floofy' tail which is in the color of sand fading into a marigold-like color.

## Hobbies and Interests

### Reading

Cairo has a hobby of reading after classes. He usually likes hanging out, but he'd rather spend his time stealing away to the library, reading books. His genre ranges from literature to fantasy books. He's what you would call a 'bookworm'.

### Solving Mysteries

Being his unknown father an explorer, Cairo has a habit of solving mysteries and poking his nose at others' problems. He's like the Sherlock Holmes of EAMH. He's always chasing stories that require a bit of a veil of mystery in it. This proves that he's adventurous and curious about every single empty corner of the whole school.

### Puzzles and Riddles

Just like his mother, Cairo likes to solve riddles as well as he likes to solve mysteries. He has a bit of a talent to solve hard and confusing puzzles, including riddles and mazes. He also regards this as his hobby due to the fact that he's going to become the next Great Sphinx, and also loves it when the puzzle leads to an exciting new adventure.

### Treasure Hunting

Cairo also has a knack in collecting precious gold and jewelry from ancient tombs back home. In this school, he also practices this hobby of his, which in return gets him into trouble. He has an obsession of anything shiny and beautiful, which is why he goes out on minor 'trips' outside the school in which he finds hidden treasure on school grounds.

## Myths - Sphinx

### How They Go

(I'm lazy here you go-) - http://www.whisperingbooks.com/Show\_Page/?book=Classic\_Greek\_And\_Roman\_Myths&story=Oedipus\_And\_The\_Sphinx

### How does Cairo fit into it?

Since his destiny was to become the next Sphinx, he would gulp down countless mortals who wasn't be able to answer his riddles until the day the next Oedipus would come.

### Viewpoint on Destiny

Cairo is kind and wouldn't want this kind of destiny. He's reluctant about eating down mortals, as they were living and breathing. He'll do anything to fix his destiny and go on the path that he paved for himself.

## Powers/Abilities

Cairo has 2 known abilities, which are listed below:

* Transformation Magic

* Riddle-solving

## Relationships

### Family

#### Zahyra 'Sphinx' Ankh (Mother)

Cairo's mother had raised her child well, to see in her son's personality. She had extreme favoritism over Cairo, as he is the only so of hers. Since she has already passed away and the extreme possibility that Cairo's father has too, Cairo had been raised with care from Madam Zahyra's attendees.

### Unknown (Father)

Cairo's father was a mortal traveler and treasure hunter from which his origins is unknown. He too had passed away, though there is little possibility that he is still alive. Cairo had longed wish to find and meet his father, but he had already known that eons of years had passed, and knew that over the years, his father is dead.

## Pets

### Zillie

Zillie is a pet kinkajou given to him by one of the attendees of the Sphinx from when he was still young, living in Giza. Playful, mischevious, and cunning, Zillie is considered to be Cairo's 'best partner' when going out treasure hunting. Zillie taught herself how to steal, but Cairo always intercepts her 'sneakery' plans. Though not exactly 'predator-material', she always got her master's back when he's in danger.

## Romance

Cairo really doesn't exactly grasp the concept of love. In fact, he doesn't even know what it is and how it feels. He may have recieved love letters and poems from secret admirers and expressing his love towards other people, but he hasn't got a lover yet. When he first heard about love though, he gets his hopes up on finding his soulmate. He is bisexual and is never shy in revealing it. Until now, he's still waiting, and he knows that out there, beyond the world, is a person that could truly be happy with him.

## Class Schedule

**1st Period: Unintentional Villany**

**2nd Period: Mythology**

**3rd Period: Mythemathics**

**4th Period: FEL**

**5th Period: Muse-ic**

**6th Period: Life Magicment**

#### Clubs

Cairo is a part of the Pottery and Senet Clubs.

## Quotes

*"I don't even know if I should be a villain or a hero."* -questioning his position in the myths

*"TREASURE! WHERE IS THE TREASURE????"* -Him hardcoring a student over where the treasures are

*"Puzzles are confusing if you don't have the right tools!"* -being boastful about his ability to solve puzzles

*"Can someone be my friend?"* -asking various students to be his friend (since he doesn't have any yet-)

*"It's okay if you wanna continue sleeping, Sleepyhead, but atleast pay attention to classes, I'm worried for you." -*to Arien

## Trivia

* Cairo's first name is also the name of Egypt's Capital.
* Cairo used to have gold eyes, but he insisted to change his eye color to blue, like his Dad's.
* Sometimes he can be confused while solving extreme difficulty puzzles.
* Cai's favorite animal is a snake.
* Cairo can bake a wicked awesome baklava (and baklava-flavored desserts.)