Chapter 12 Seth Advises His Wife
"Seth, why can't you understand? Your divine path is not within the world, but outside of it. This was stipulated by the great god Ra when he established the Nine Gods system."
The goddess standing before Set was Nephthys, one of the Ennead of the Egyptian world, the patron goddess of houses and the dead, and also the goddess of fertility.
She is the sister of Set, Isis, and Osiris. After her birth, she was given the power to protect the entire world, and the house is her symbol.
At the same time, because she and Set gave birth to Anubis, the first bloodline god, she also became the goddess in charge of "fertility".
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After all, the four siblings were conceived by the gods of heaven and earth and did not experience the birth canal of a woman.
What binds them together is not blood, but the will of heaven and earth.
As for the guardian deity of the dead, it is because after Osiris was killed by Set, she helped her sister Isis raise and protect the young Horus together, and also contributed greatly to Osiris becoming the god of the underworld.
For Set, Osiris was his enemy; but for Nephthys, Osiris was still her brother.
At the same time, during the great battle between Horus and Set, she also helped Horus, ultimately laying the foundation for the current divine order.
For this reason, after Seth's failure, he refused to see his wife.
Now, when Seth heard Nephthys make similar remarks again, he couldn't help but sneer: "Yes, my divine path is beyond the world. In the name of war, I wage war against the gods of other realms, while Osiris can enjoy the respect of the mortals."
"Even my son is believed by the world to be the result of your affair with Osiris, and now they regard Osiris, this mummy, as their only father."
"And you, you became the protector of the dead, and in various murals, you are depicted on either side of Hades, just like Isis."
With each word Seth uttered, Nephthys's expression darkened further.
After Seth finished speaking, she fell silent.
She had already said everything she needed to say when Set was defeated by Horus.
She does like Seth, but she loves this world and humanity that needs her protection even more.
She knew Seth's character well; he was capricious and rather tyrannical, and the world should never be left to Seth's rule.
"I will have a proper discussion with Anubis about this."
In the end, Nephthys only mentioned her son Anubis.
"No need. He doesn't need me as his father, and I don't need him as my son."
Seth chuckled self-deprecatingly, seemingly unconcerned, letting his son "recognize a thief as his father."
Then he said, "Don't worry, Nephthys, I'm not here to ask you to help me fight Horus. In the future, when I have the chance, I will personally take back everything I've lost."
"I only need you to do one small thing for me this time."
"What's up?"
"My friend, the God of Miracles, Aroha, has the same quirks as the new god-king of Chaos from beyond the realm. I need you to accompany him once."
What are you saying?
Nephthys's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief: "I am your wife, yet you want me to accompany other gods?"
On Chaos's side, the third generation of god-king Zeus appeared, and even in another world, Nephthys heard about it from the gods who traveled around.
The new god-king was said to be short-tempered and lecherous, a stark contrast to his devoted father Cronus, who was revered by the gods everywhere.
She simply couldn't believe that Seth, after not seeing her for so many years, would make such an outrageous request on their first meeting.
"Okay, is there a problem?"
Seth's expression was indifferent, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
The "mad" pact he made with Araha during their casual conversation was that Araha would have his wife once, and Araha would never resurrect Osiris.
What if I disagree?
"Then, I will leave Egypt forever, and this will be our final farewell."
Nephthys was unwilling to believe that Set would truly leave Egypt forever.
However, Seth's personality was inherently changeable, and he was prone to making decisions that were difficult for any god to understand.
At that time, he was fighting a great battle with the gods of the Hyksos world when he suddenly returned with his enemies, killed Osiris, and once again brought the world to the forefront of the attack of the extraterrestrial gods.
This practice was simply beyond the imagination of the gods.
Just as Ra was growing old, Isis stepped forward, received Ra's true name, and led the gods to defeat the powerful enemy.
To protect the world, Nephthys stood with her sisters and nurtured Horus, thwarting Set's schemes.
"I... will do as you wish, but you must make a promise."
"What agreement?"
"We must no longer join forces with the gods from beyond the realm to deal with the Egyptian gods."
"good."
Seth agreed, since Aroha was not an extraterrestrial deity, but an Egyptian deity recognized by Ra.
Nephthys breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Seth agree.
Ra had told her that the entire Egyptian world and Ra himself were about to face a great crisis.
An unprecedented enemy will appear in Egypt, and war will break out across the land.
If Set joins forces with the gods from beyond the realm again, he will surely be killed by Ra himself and never be resurrected.
For the past hundred years, she has been trying to find Seth, hoping to make him behave and stop making mistakes.
However, Seth refused to see her.
Nephthys was deeply worried when she heard Set say that he was leaving Egypt forever. She wondered if her beloved husband and brother had once again colluded with the gods from beyond the borders.
This time, Ra will not give Seth another chance.
"Let's go see my friend Aroha. Remember, this must not be known to the other gods."
Seth, seeing that Nephthys had agreed, prepared to take her directly to Aroha to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.
Nephthys looked at Seth with an extremely complicated expression: "Do you really think I would allow such a despicable act to be known by the other gods?"
"There's nothing shameful about it. They're gods, they're immortal, so just be happy."
Seth suddenly became playful and uttered a famous saying of Arakh.
Seeing Set's sudden change in expression, becoming as lively and passionate as it had been years ago, Nephthys's thoughts drifted back to the time before Osiris's death.
Those were such wonderful times.
Unfortunately, everything is irreversible.
"God of Miracles, the master of the path to rebirth, the youngest god in the entire world, how did you manage to deceive my husband into making this choice?"
On the way to the Temple of Arakh, the guardian goddess Nephthys sneered inwardly.
It's not wrong for a deity who isn't even a supreme god to be lustful and licentious, but she will never tolerate anyone plotting against her.
Nephthys was determined to make him regret