Egyptian Mythology: Daily Life of the Desert God

Chapter 16 The sight of the desert

Afterwards, the four gods chatted for a while, then opened their divine doors and returned to their respective temples.

Set did not return to the temple where he first awoke.

That temple is located deep in the desert and is too desolate.

He returned to the original temple where Seth often stayed.

There are several oases thousands of miles away from this temple, where many humans live.

However, the humans in the oasis have nothing to do with him.

As Isis said, the monsters in the desert who only follow their instincts can avoid the oasis.

It was Seth's large-scale killings that made the monsters' instincts to avoid the oasis.

The original reason for Seth's killing was just because he was in a bad mood that day.

In short, it has blessed mankind.

He won't put any more effort into this.

Enjoying God’s beautiful daily life is what he should do most.

Sitting on the throne, Seth wanted to rest for a while.

But I thought about Bethet.

The reward has been collected, he should help find the river.

Rest or find a river?
After thinking for a moment, Seth decided to find the river.

Because he was also curious, what was Best doing with the river, and what secrets was hidden in the river?

After making the decision, Seth stood up and took out the Ankh.

Golden light emanated from the Anka and enveloped the entire temple.

Seth closed his eyes and mentally called his true name.

Every god has a true name, and the true name is the most original power.

The true name is also part of the embodiment of authority.

Therefore, if you know the true name of God, you can use the true name to control the corresponding authority.

Therefore, every god will hide his true name deep in his heart, and only he will know it.

Following Seth's call, he could clearly feel that there was a war going on there, and that there were people there who were thirsty for power.

And every move of people, animals, monsters, and gods in the desert.

However, this was not enough. Seth ignored other wars, power and authority, and focused all his energy on the authority of the desert.

In an instant, Seth felt his perspective change.

He could see his temple standing in the desert, from the desert's perspective.

More than that, he could see more than just the temple.

You can see the grains of sand, dead grass, everything around the temple.

Even further, further away!

For example, he is like a spring that keeps flowing water.

The place where the water spread was within his sight.

Supported by the huge divine power transformed by the triple authority.

This omniscient perspective and perception fascinated Seth.

Because everything, everything is under his control!

However, Set still remembered what he was going to do, to look for the bloody river that Best said.

At this time, his sight had spread to thousands of miles away from the temple.

There is an oasis here that has just gone through a war.

All you can see are corpses, human limbs, half-burned wooden houses, and blackened stone houses.

The water in the oasis was soaked with a pile of corpses, and it was also the color of blood.

When this oasis is ruined, vultures and wild beasts will come one after another.

Then came the plague, and then the yellow sand swallowed everything up.

Seth's gaze continued to spread.

A caravan of a hundred people riding camels was walking in the desert.

Bags full of bags hung on the camels.

What made Seth take a second look was a small statue in the middle of the caravan.

He was held by a girl wearing a white robe with a sea buckthorn pattern painted on her forehead.

The statue of Logis, the sea buckthorn god, who is a lower god.

The person holding the statue should be the priest of Logis.

Monsters in the desert do not attack oases or temples.

However, monsters will not avoid the caravans walking around in the desert.

Most caravans seek the protection of a god, that is, they offer sacrifices to a god.

In exchange for a statue of a god with divine aura. The monster felt the breath of God and did not dare to approach.

To the south of the caravan, Set saw a monster that stopped him for a moment.

The body of a lion, but with a human head and a pair of white wings.

This monster reminded Seth of the Sphinx, the monster who liked to pose guessing questions.

Unfortunately, it's just a superficial resemblance.

The Sphinx has the intelligence to communicate with humans.

The monsters polluted by Apep in the desert only have instincts, and they will only follow their instincts.

Even Thoth, the god of wisdom, wanted to give the monsters wisdom.

The monsters will also return to their original state of relying on bloodthirsty instincts to survive in the next moment.

This also gave up Seth's idea of ​​raising a sphinx.

North of the Sphinx, Set saw a dozen men digging holes in the desert.

While digging, I compared the crude maps.

Seeing the familiar secular writing notes on the map, Seth knew that they were humans who had been deceived by Beth.

In the opposite direction from where they dug the hole, Set saw Besit.

This time she turned into an old woman, an old woman covered in gold jewelry.

In addition, she also made a fake human being.

Judging from the appearance and demeanor, there is a hint of Hathor.

"Whoever finds the buried gold cup, my granddaughter and property will be handed over to that person." Best said to the dozens of people surrounding her.

While she was talking, she glanced at the yellow sand on the ground.

Seth didn't care. He didn't hide his condition. God would naturally find out.

The sight continues to spread.

Oasis everywhere, caravans after caravans, monsters after monsters...

All kinds of people, animals, monsters, and gods were watched by Seth.

The sun sets, darkness falls, the new moon hangs high, and the stars twinkle.

Seth's sight is still spreading, spreading...

Until Apep died and the red sun rose.

The crescent moon and the stars dimmed their light, but Seth's sight was still spreading.

The sun and moon alternate, and Seth is too lazy to remember what day it is.

All he knew was that his vision was still spreading.

He could see everything happening in the desert all the time.

However, he still did not find the river that Best said.

That long river of blood that would avoid living life and God.

Does it really exist?

Seth couldn't help but think so.

But Best had no reason to lie to him. When she asked him for help, she was very sincere.

Wow!

Suddenly, Seth heard the sound of the river flowing.

Are there any tributaries of the Nile nearby?

Seth subconsciously thought so and looked around.

The red sun is rising, and the chill of the night slowly dissipates.

A gust of wind blew by, picking up the yellow sand and falling to the side.

There are no oases, no water sources, and no rivers.

There is only yellow sand here, endless yellow sand!

Did you hear that wrong?

Seth suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Only the next moment he rejected this suspicion.

Although he is a little tired now, God will not have auditory hallucinations.

Wow!

Suddenly, Seth heard the sound of the river flowing again.

Following the sound, a river as thick as an arm was flowing quietly in the distance.

The river water is as red as blood!
It's the bloody river that Best mentioned!
Seth became excited and looked over quickly.

Then, Seth watched as the river water as thick as his arm flew away into the distance, leaving only a dent in place.

Not only that, the river is quickly becoming wider as it flows!
It seems that this river has no source.

(End of this chapter)