It started as a prickle at the back of his neck, his hair raising before Anubis glanced at the sky, suspicious and anxious for something he did not understand.
Then, he felt something like a whisper in his ear, a voice that was half wind, half sound, both there and gone.
His hazel gold eyes narrowed, a grey tint growing within them as his body tensed, and his avatar's heart beat faster, as if anticipating someone or something.
It was only when the moon's light brightened that he understood what was going on.
His eyes widened, turning gravestone grey, his hands clenching into fists and his body beginning to grow from the twelve year old boy he had been, into a teenager, then into a young adult who seemed about twenty years of age.
A bright, star-like shard of moonlight swiftly appeared in front of him, initially as small as the nail of his pinky, before it grew in size and luminosity, brightening and expanding until it was the size of a small boulder. The light dimmed, and the ghostly image of a young boy held the dangling arms of a young woman who seemed to be in her twenties at most, eyes closed and her body exhausted.
"Ain!" Anubis snapped, his eyes darkening into a smokey grey as he gnashed his teeth, his canines growing as he growled at the apparition. ''"What have you done to Ain, Khonsu?!"''
''"Now, now,"'' tittered the child mockingly, dropping Ain's loose body which Anubis swiftly grabbed and gathered to himself, ''"I was only bringing her to where you are for a fair exchange~! It's not as if it's my fault you left your priestess behind... really, here I was, being generous and doing a favor, and you immediately blame me as if i did some evil act that I didn't even preform—"''
''"How much?"'' Anubis growled, holding her limp form close before wrapping the bear hide coat Fenrir gave him around Ain, desperate to keep her warm. ''"How many years did you take from her?!"''
Khonsu's eyes narrowed, his smile widening as he replied while rotating as he floated in the air, ''"Well... I think you ought to ask her yourself, no? If she ever wakes up, that is..."''
''"Khonsu!"''
Khonsu giggled as Anubis's expression became enraged, his eyes turning completely black and his face beginning to distort into that of a jackal. The boy simply kept laughing, entertained as his body condensed into a star of moonlight, zipping around the enraged god before flying away, returning to the moon before disappearing finally.
Anubis still screamed at Khonsu until he became nothing but a speck of light that disappeared, his eyes furious and his arms tightly gripping Ain to his chest.
He looked down, noting her white hair to be more prominent, and slowly calmed down, allowing his power to funnel back into her, turning her hair half black and half white, her body growing to become a young woman once again.
"...Ain..."