Egyptian Mythology: Daily Life of the Desert God

Chapter 36 River Styx
Entering the thick fog, Seth first felt the coldness and heard the very noisy sounds of people and animals.

The ship traveled for a while, and the thick fog suddenly receded to both sides.

It's not that it disappears, it's that it retreats to both sides of the River Styx.

The entire Styx River and the situation along the river were revealed.

Both sides of the river, which was as dark as night, were covered with withered green plants, without any breath of life.

In the River Styx, there are countless dead souls.

They were immersed in the dark river water, wearing the same clothes as when they were alive, and kept calling for help.

The dead animals also kept wailing and even attacked the undead around them.

Some weak undead souls were torn to pieces, and their remaining limbs fell to the bottom of the river, still being pushed forward by the river water.

There are also some undead souls that exude a gleam of light.

Neither the coldness of the Styx nor the attacks of other undead could harm them.

That was the blessing God gave them.

Generally speaking, these undead souls were sacrificed to death.

Seth had also previously provided blessings to a group of slaves who had been sacrificed alive.

So that they can be sent to the underworld by the Styx smoothly.

However, Seth has no way of knowing whether they will be humans or animals in the next life.

According to his fused memories, everything in the underworld is a mystery.

The gods only knew that the underworld was not fully grown and could give new life to the dead.

And it is filled with undead and the smell of death.

For gods, the death energy of the underworld is uncomfortable.

Plus, the underworld is empty.

No god goes to the underworld except the undead, or the undead.

Only Ra would patrol the underworld day after day.

What the reason is, none of the gods know.

Because Ra never said that.

Seth guessed that Ra wanted to get accurate information about the resurrection of the underworld.

After all, according to what Ra said, after the resurrection of the underworld.

Not only will various underworld gods be born, but they can also rely on the power of the underworld to completely kill Apep.

Seth experienced the powerlessness of killing a powerful opponent who could be resurrected day after day.

So, understand why Ra patrols day in and day out.

Of course, he avoided Ra and entered the underworld, because human authority cannot be seen in the light.

In addition, Seth always felt that he should avoid Ra.

The reason may be that when he merged his memories, he also merged the resentment left by Seth.

While his thoughts were wandering, Seth suddenly heard someone patting the boat.

Following the sound, I saw a fat middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes.

"Hey, young man, pull me on board." The middle-aged man shouted: "I have 30,000 gold coins."

"As long as you pull me up, I will give you half of the gold coins!"

Hearing this, Seth suspected that the undead was stupid.

"Young man, can you help me get on board?"

At this time, an old man spoke.

He was dressed in rags.

Before Seth could speak, all the undead nearby opened their mouths.

They all begged Seth to pull them aboard.

It was too cold and terrifying in the River Styx!
Seth looked at these undead souls who didn't know they were dead.

Also, those undead souls who struggled to swim to the river but could not swim across.

"Have you forgotten that you are dead?" Seth said calmly.

"Nonsense, you are dead!" A woman yelled: "You don't want to get us on the boat, so you just say we are dead, what kind of beasts are you?!"

As soon as these words came out, the undead souls who were blessed by gods and those who knew that they were dead were horrified.

You can travel by boat on the river that binds the undead without any death aura from the undead.

In their eyes only God can do it.

And the woman was actually cursing a suspected god!
Seth looked at the woman who was insulting him. Don't wait for him to make any move or say anything.

A leopard next to the woman bit her body.

The body of the undead is not meant for fighting at all.

In addition, the woman still thought that she was not dead, so she was attacked by a leopard, so naturally she could only scream.

Later, she wanted to fight back to the death.

However, her soul is broken and she poses no threat to the leopard.

The leopard viciously tore the woman's dead spirit into pieces, and the other dead spirits wanted to stay away from the leopard.

However, the River Styx is full of undead, and they are still next to the leopard.

Seth looked at the leopard who was looking at him eagerly, his eyes full of pleading.

First, I was surprised by the intelligence of this leopard, and then it was a pity.

If the leopard were alive, he would keep it.

Smart big cat, he loves it.

Set had no way to resurrect the big cat with only its soul. He was not the God of Life.

Seth thought for a while and gave the leopard a divine blessing.

Enough for it to successfully enter the underworld and wait for rebirth.

The blessed leopard wagged its tail towards Seth, and it no longer felt cold!
The undead souls who had not realized that they were dead before saw this scene and understood.

On the sand ship is a god!

They are indeed dead!

Seth looked at these undead souls who had reacted, thinking that they would calm down and accept the fact of their own death.

However, an old woman splashed in the river and shouted.

"Lord God, please revive me!"

“I buried a clay pot at home with gold and silver coins in it!”

"I haven't spent them yet, I don't want to die!"

One took the lead, and the other undead also shouted again.

The child said that he wanted to live because he had not yet learned all the words and had not eaten the fig cake he was most looking forward to.

The boy said he wanted to live because he had not yet realized his dream of becoming a tribal warrior.

The newly married woman said that she wanted to live because she finally got married to the person she liked.

The middle-aged man said that he wanted to live, but he couldn't let go of his young children, old parents, and weak wife.

The old man said that he wanted to live. Although his body was aging, he was not willing to die.

Set sighed as the dead souls told each other.

Death is irreversible.

He steered the sand ship forward quickly, leaving the complaints of the undead behind.

At the same time, Seth punished some undead souls who pretended to be their own priests by wiping out their souls.

In the midst of a sincere confession, lying really made him uncomfortable.

The sand boat passed through the crowded undead and came to the end of the Styx.

At the end of the River Styx, there is a door.

The tall stone gate, which is hundreds of meters tall, is made entirely of dark boulders.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is the door, more accurately it is the door frame.

The door frame was filled with black mist.

The mist carries the scent of death.

And behind the door is the underworld.

Seth estimated the time, and there were still nine solar hours before dawn.

Wrapping himself with divine power, Seth quickly walked from the sand ship into the underworld.

The moment Seth left the sand ship, the sand ship disintegrated into yellow sand.

Then it sank to the bottom of the River Styx and became the silt of the River Styx.

The breath of the undead and the Styx quickly covered up Seth's remaining divine power.

The River Styx returned to calmness again, as if no one had been there.

(End of this chapter)