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Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3. Somewhere in a British forest, 2nd Century B.C
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9. The Port of Bristol, England, 1695
Chapter 10
Chapter 11. New Orleans, 1742
Chapter 12
Chapter 13. Philae Island, Egypt, 2nd Century B.C
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18. Nubet, Egypt, 2nd Century B.C
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21. A Year later
Epilogue
Playlist
Acknowledgements
Along with the blood, drop by drop, life flowed away. The fingers clutching the wound on the neck no longer felt warm. The bronze skin was fading, losing its color. There was no fear, no pain. Only a cool darkness, wave after wave, enveloped the heart until it stopped. Her last vivid memory was of her daughter’s eyes, cold and clear as moonlight. The dark waters of the river gently pushed Merit to the surface. All her wishes were gone, leaving only a fragile hope – the hope that her plea was answered and he would come.
Out of the thick darkness, a deep, guttural voice said, “Hello, Merit.”
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“What’s next?” the girl asked.
“An enraged Seth, unwilling to accept this turn of events, decided to rebel against Ra and his allies,” Selene continued. “Seth has mobilized his loyal mortals, lavishing each of them with his divine blood. This elixir gave the followers of Seth superhuman abilities, turning them into ruthless and unstoppable warriors who possessed lightning-fast agility, remarkable strength and fierce rage inherent in Seth himself. But despite their newfound power, the rebel forces suffered a crushing defeat. Ra and Horus joined forces to defeat Seth and his henchmen. As a severe punishment, Seth was imprisoned in the dark depths of the Duat, the underworld, without the possibility of having offspring. And his loyal warriors, deprived of their master, are doomed to wander the earthworld in the dark of night, reaping the fruits of their treachery. However, some of Seth’s followers found a way to circumvent the gods’ ban.”
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