Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

The biggest difference between the Egyptian gods and Chaos's innate gods, and even the gods of the Nine Realms, is that they can plunder each other's power and can die or be reborn more easily.

For the former, Ra itself is the best proof, and for the latter, in the original myth, Set, the god of desert and storm, killed his brother Osiris, the god of agriculture, through simple physical injuries and cut his body into pieces.

But later Isis resurrected him, without complicated steps, she just pieced together Osiris's body, and then brought a god back to life.

The reversal of the life and death of the gods so easily is not only because the concept of "rebirth" and "rebirth" in the world of Hemenu is very powerful, but from another perspective, this is also a manifestation of the fragility of the gods' nature.

Compared with the gods of other pantheons, the Egyptian gods do not have such a deep connection with their own power, so their own nature is not so transcendent.

In this case, the price required to make a god die or live is naturally very different.

Of course, no matter what, all the appearances of any world are ultimately a manifestation of the underlying rules of this world.

And this special characteristic of the gods of Hemenu is directly related to the chaos and division of the spiritual power of this world.

Because in this world, whether it is people or gods, or even all living things, their souls are actually not unified.

In the concept of mortals, the souls of all things are divided into five parts, namely the "name" of a life, the "image" painted on external objects, the "heart" with the ability to distinguish and recognize, the "ba" symbolizing instinct and desire, and the "ka" that protects life.

The Egyptians believed that these five elements together are the complete soul "Ah".

However, mortals' cognition is always shallow, and they cannot see through the interaction behind the spirit and the flesh.

In fact, in the eyes of God, as a part of the material side, the heart of life is more a symbol of the body's warmth and nurturing of the soul, and the name and image of life are not as meaningful to the soul itself as imagined.

The real part of the soul "Ah" is actually "ka" and "ba". And this is not only true for humans, but also for gods.

The "ba" of the gods is the embodiment of their humanity and animality, and also the proof of their self-existence and the carrier of their divine power.

The Egyptian gods often appear in the form of human bodies and animal heads, which is actually the embodiment of their "ba". And they often separate their "ba" from their bodies and put it on the statues built for themselves in the world.

The direct consequence of this is that the statues are activated and become the animals corresponding to the gods, such as Ra will become an eagle, Thoth will become a baboon or a heron.

As for the "ka" of the gods, it is their soul that carries authority. This part is also the reason why the gods can seize the priesthood from each other and why the gods will age and die.

"... So as you can see, Moses, the great prophet of the Hebrews. I have insight into the changes of the world from the heavens and the earth, seen His supreme power, and understood the greatness of His creation of everything. Therefore, I was inspired by Him to come here to help you."

At the other end of the hill, under the green shade, Isis gently held her cheek and said to the two mortals in front of her who could be killed with a breath.

"And it seems that you really need my help."

Isis looked relaxed. Since the gods entered the source sea a few years ago, she has been much more relaxed. After secretly observing Moses for a while, she felt that the gods outside the domain should not be cruel and crazy.

All these discoveries made her feel relieved. Now is the time for her to really start doing something.

As the goddess who once controlled life, Isis's understanding of life and soul is unmatched among the gods of Hermeneus.

Even if she now exists simply in the form of 'Ba', the divine power that once belonged to the gods is still overflowing in her body.

Without the 'Ka' that carries the authority, Isis has only lost the way to regenerate divine power, and her power will be used less and less from now on. However, in the past thousand years, in addition to maintaining her eternal youth and life, she has never squandered the legacy she left behind.

So being in the human world, it is not too difficult for Isis to solve the macro-natural disasters created by Shu Yuan in the sky.

"... Madam, the righteous person inspired by the Lord."

Although he was a little skeptical, the scepter in his hand did not warn him, so even though they met for the first time, Moses still trusted this strange lady: "As you said, we really need your help at this moment."

"The Lord's believers are suffering from the disasters caused by the foreign gods, and their lives are difficult to maintain. Although we can solve other problems, people can go without food for ten days, but they cannot go without water for ten days."

"That's easy, I can solve this problem."

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and the girl seemed to smile: "But I heard that a person can keep the purity of faith, but a race cannot."

"The great prophet of the Hebrews, can you assure me that everyone you save with my help is always a believer of God?"

"...I can't see through the heart, madam, but I will try my best to distinguish."

After a moment of silence, Moses made a promise.

"Very good, in that case, then I will solve this problem for you."

Nodding with a smile, Isis raised her white wrist. There, a string of emerald green gems shone brightly.

She took off the bracelet, separated the gems, and held them in her hand.

"This is my favorite jewelry, but I am now offering it to God's servants. Go find a piece of land and plant them. The endless spring of life will flow from it, healing pain and disease, taking away hunger, thirst and discord."

"But please remember, the great prophet of the Hebrews, this is my gift to God's believers. Unbelievers can drink it, this is your right, but those who speak wildly are not included."

"Life is a gift and a curse."

"I will remember it, lady."

Moses took the emerald gem with a solemn expression: "Thank you for your help. From today on, the Hebrews will always remember your kindness, forever."

"Well... I hope so, actually I don't care much about this."

His expression was a little inexplicable. As the former god of life and magic, Isis had a lot of contact with humans. Since she gave up the throne, this kind of observation has become more.

She can be sure that no gratitude is forever. Even the immortal gods are like this, let alone the perishable mortals.

"Tsk, compared to mortals, it is indeed the most interesting to see you... Shu, who made the first move on the chessboard in the sky, is really an old acquaintance."

Signing Moses and Aaron that they could leave, the girl looked up at the sky, with a sweet and sincere smile on her smooth cheeks.

"Io, the alien mortal who separated my fate from mine. When you sentenced her according to Ra's will, you never showed mercy, Shu."

"You were the first to make a move, so now you are also the first to pay the price. Your move was resolved by me, so what can you do to resist His move?"

Although Isis looked far away, unfortunately, she still could not see the chessboard in the sky, the place outside the primordial water, she just felt that the sky was a little dim.

It was as if the light was blocked, and under the shadow, it was the chessboard that covered the sky.

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Since Moses returned to the settlement area designated by the Egyptians for the Hebrews with ten gems, the crowd that was originally like a boiling pot quickly stabilized.

When the gems fell to the ground, they turned into a well with sweet and delicious well water.

The well water shaped by divine power even made the drinker's body gradually strong and made the thin people become strong.

Of course, behind any good thing, there are often some not-so-good episodes.

Because of Isis's warning before leaving, Moses asked Aaron to tell all those who came to drink water that the Hebrews who believed in the Egyptian gods were not allowed to drink the water in the well until they converted. Those who had blamed Moses's master for natural disasters could never drink the well water, and the water brought by the Egyptians belonged to them.

Because of this incident, Aaron once gave advice: he didn't think Moses's handling was too much, on the contrary, he felt it was too light.

Those who attributed natural disasters and sufferings to God should be killed, or at worst expelled, to warn those who come after them, but Moses rejected his proposal.

"Aaron, their previous mistakes were only due to their ignorance. No parents would kill their children for making mistakes instead of teaching them. Your idea is still too extreme."

"But... I understand."

Slightly opening his mouth, Aaron wanted to ask, is the relationship between God and the Hebrews really the relationship between parents and children?

But when the words came to his lips, Aaron still didn't say it. He didn't receive divine revelation like Moses, so he was naturally not qualified to make a judgment. But in his heart, he always felt that this was wrong.

So the matter was settled for the time being.

In the human world of Hemenu, the natural disasters from Shu became more and more severe, and the water level of the Nile River became more and more subsided.

Pharaoh had to send more people to the river to fetch water, but what he found incredible was that the sinners who lacked water sources had not yet had an internal riot.

Under the chaotic natural disaster, a large number of refugees from other parts of Upper and Lower Egypt began to approach Memphis, and the impact of this disaster was far from over.

Under the power of nature, the mortals' belief in the gods ushered in an outbreak. A large number of devout believers began to approach Heliopolis to pay homage to the high priest who was said to have received the oracle.

The Pharaoh and the priests far away in the holy city were silent about this, as if this matter had not happened at all.

The Pharaoh was still handling government affairs and paying close attention to the movements of the Hebrews; the priests worshiped the god Ra as in the past, and brought the believers who came to pray for God's grace.

The number of deaths began to rise, and even in the Hebrew settlements, there were many people who died.

Some were unwilling to abandon their belief in the Egyptian gods and eventually died of the plague, and some lied that they were devout believers, and were eventually drained of their lives by the power of the well water and turned into mummies.

But in any case, at least in this first natural disaster, because of the help of Isis, the losses of the Hebrews were not as great as imagined.

So on this day, holding the scepter, Moses stood in front of Pharaoh's palace again and strode in.

He knew that this natural disaster was a disaster sent by the Egyptian god, but this was also the reason why he came here.

There was no difference in the disasters sent by the gods. If Pharaoh was unwilling to let them go, they would have to bear the same disaster.

"I come to visit you again, Your Majesty."

The cane touched the ground lightly, and an invisible force forced back the two approaching guards.

Moses looked at Pharaoh in the palace and repeated his previous request loudly.

"Your Majesty, please release the soldiers stationed there, and let my people leave and keep the festival to me in the wilderness."

"If not, the disaster from heaven will probably not subside."

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When Moses stepped into the palace again, and the monarchs of the two worlds met again in the human world, a light sound spread between heaven and earth.

In the sky, in front of the chessboard, on the left side of the god Ra on the sun sphere, Shu, the god of wind and atmosphere, knew that he had lost this game.

But he was not worried, because the gods' bet was power, which was his "card", which was a part of him, but not all of his life.

Sitting in front of the chessboard at this moment, Shu just felt a little regretful that he did not cause great damage to those sinners in this step.

But it didn't matter, because he had another guess. Maybe after he lost his power, he could return to the human world... and then personally attack those mortals.

As for the bet he lost, Shu didn't care that much, because there were nine rounds in this bet after all.

The reason why the nine gods followed Ra's orders without hesitation and even made their moves according to his request was because Ra and them swore in the source sea that as long as they won in the end, the god who lost power would get back what he lost, and the power won would be divided equally according to the original strength.

So at this moment, Shu was not only not worried about himself, but was thinking about how to kill all the mortals who shed sinful blood as soon as possible.

"But speaking of it, I have already made my move, and this howling natural disaster is proof of it, but what about Him, are they those springs that suddenly emerged?"

Somewhat puzzled, Shu felt a little irritated.

For some reason, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of panic in his heart... It was as if his life would end in the next moment.

As an Egyptian god, Shu was no stranger to death.

But this time, this premonition was particularly clear to Shu.