Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Outside the spiritual world, between the spiritual and material worlds.

In an indescribable way, the authority and soul that Set once possessed came here in an instant and were about to fall into the center of the fifth spiritual world.

He couldn't hear Ra's comments and exclamations, but if he could hear them, Seth would probably just have a strange expression on his face.

"Boom~"

The magic net fluctuated slightly, causing a slight ripple in this gap.

As early as the beginning of the Second Era, this place, which was created by the opening up of the spiritual world, was still filled with endless time and space. The power extending from the spiritual core isolated it from all connections with the material world, and even the primitive gods were afraid of it.

Until the end of the Second Age, a huge net formed by the burning of silver fire covered everything. It was woven by the laws of spirituality and elements and became a bridge of communication between the two.

Therefore, in a sense, the magic network has a lot of connections with the spiritual world and the real world, because the elements do have connections with both.

As the Third Age passed, the Magic Web grew larger and larger. In today's world, it is rare to see a place that is not covered by the Magic Web.

"..."

"...Foreign land, this is their world, Chaos..."

The pain that reached the origin within the blended souls suddenly struck Set's heart.

Just like Shu before, no matter what, as a god, they can always hold on for a while.

Shu saw the seven spiritual realms at the end of his life, and for Set, it was not difficult to maintain consciousness until he met Chaos.

Of course, this is the limit. Seth is sure that the current situation cannot be maintained for long.

The Ka and Ba are constantly destroyed and reunited, and the spiritual order of Hermenu is seen through by the existence behind it. Then a new order is filled in, forming a different soul structure.

Set could vaguely guess that perhaps his soul after death would be transformed by this foreign god into one or a special life, and even many characteristics of the Egyptian gods would be preserved.

"Maybe Shu is the same. He knows that he won't be at peace even after his death. No, we are not mortals. How can we be at peace after our consciousness is completely extinguished?"

The closer I get to death, the clearer my thoughts become.

Seth looked at the vast world in front of him, which was much larger than Hermeneus, and his mood gradually became nervous.

On his body, a black-gold light that was constantly fading was flowing. The black part in particular faintly echoed with that huge world.

This is the power of the world, the power that constitutes the rules of the chessboard. Unlike Shu, when Set was captured, he did not lose strictly speaking.

Although his failure was inevitable, since Kash, to whom he had given the power to control the desert insect beasts, was not dead yet, he could actually linger on for a while, just like the Rain God and the Sky Goddess who would suffer the same fate after a while.

But Seth chose to resist, and God satisfied his desire to die.

After all, the little power he had left could not protect him for long. Once he entered the spirit world, it would completely dissipate. And no matter what, as Set, he was doomed to die.

hum-

The magic net vibrated slightly, and even though it took a long time in my mind, it was actually just a moment.

Set's soul shuttled through the strings of the magic web, and this huge web connecting spirituality and matter was spread out before him.

Seth didn't know what this structure was, or what it was used for. But when he sensed the aura that was similar to the black light on his body, he decisively discarded some things that did not belong to him.

The next moment, the desert and storm god of Hermeneu was pulled into the fifth level of the spiritual world.

The part of him that belonged to wind was pulled away and fell towards the newly formed wind element interface; the part of him that belonged to earth fell to the other side and began to evolve into a new earth element interface.

The prototype of the water elemental level also began to emerge, waiting for the upcoming "feast". The fifth spiritual world vibrated and trembled, as if cheering for its own perfection.

But this has nothing to do with Set. The Pillar God of Hermeneus died here completely and became another victim of the war between the two worlds.

He is not the first, and certainly won't be the last.

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Chaos, present world, Underdark.

Beneath the earth and above the underworld, lies the underground world between the two.

This place is called the 'Underworld' by the few creatures on earth who know of its existence, meaning a place that never sees the sun and is shrouded in darkness.

Of course, some people simply call it the underground world, because they believe that the underground is a vast world that is similar to the underworld and the size of the earth. Although they have only come into contact with a tiny part of it, they cannot simply use the word "region" to describe it.

In short, scholars' arguments are always so strange that a name or description can make them debate for a long time. But no matter what this place is called, it will not harm its danger.

Legend has it that a beautiful but cruel and cunning underground race lives here. Even the few adventurers who have managed to return alive claim that there are dragons here.

Dragons are naturally powerful like monsters, but they have the same intelligence as humans and are even a race that can reproduce normally.

Although few people have seen real dragons, legends about them have long been circulating among people.

……

"Roar--"

In the fiery dungeon, a gigantic red dragon was crouching in the center of the lava lake.

A deep roar echoed in the cave, and it seemed to be on guard, because beside it, there were several large dragon eggs absorbing the power in the air.

There is no doubt that this is a red dragon that is about to raise offspring.

Although as a naturally evil dragon species, this kind of dragon originally born in the Underdark is not actually keen on raising offspring, but at least they will fulfill their responsibilities when the baby dragons are just born.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will wait here until a few dragon eggs hatch, and then raise them until they are at least big enough to hunt on their own before driving them out. This is the usual procedure.

However, this time, it may not be so lucky...

whoosh-

"Roar--!"

The red dragon was already extremely alert, and the moment the unusual movement occurred, it opened its mouth and subconsciously spewed out a breath of dragon fire in the direction of the sound.

The blazing flames seemed to be able to burn everything. In the red dragon's impression, not many lives in the world could face the flames it spewed.

brush--

There was no obstacle for a moment, as if the two existed in different dimensions.

The Liuxing, shining with black and gold light, flashed by, passed through the dragon flame, and shot directly into the body of the red dragon.

Time and space seemed to freeze for a moment, and the next moment, with a loud bang, the red dragon's dozens of meters long body suddenly exploded and turned into fragments all over the sky.

The fragments fell like snowflakes, and the seemingly powerful red dragon fell on the spot in an instant.

However, surprisingly, when the dragon blood that was shattered all over the sky fell to the ground, it strangely formed new eggs of different sizes. They had the aura of a red dragon, but they were not that similar.

"..."

"……who I am?"

"I am Set? I am Anubis? I am the red dragon?"

"I am the spirit of Hermeneus... I am the spirit of Chaos... Where is Hermeneus?"

"..."

As if the memory was confused, after a while, an illusory figure appeared in the quiet cave.

He has a human body, a head that looks like both a wolf and a dog, and a pair of wings that resemble dragon wings.

His eyes were sometimes confused, sometimes crazy. I don't know how long it took before a little clarity appeared in his eyes.

"...I see. Am I alive again, or am I just another person with memories?"

"Long... I didn't expect that there was someone who thought of going with me. But his luck wasn't as good as mine, and he hasn't woken up yet."

With a flash of his body, the creature with a dog's head and a human body found a dragon egg and sat down on it.

After the previous review, he finally understood roughly what was going on with him.

A world war, he himself - let's just say he realized the coming of death. However, the power of the world is so strong, and the power of the outer gods is also not something he can resist.

He wanted to find a way to save himself, but he had neither the wisdom of Thoth nor the strength of Ra, so he had no choice but to take a gamble.

So when the outer gods took action, Seth decisively gave up the idea of ​​continuing to live for a while, and instead took the initiative to seek death, but it was also a way to survive from death.

His own power is so small that he cannot fight against the world or the outer gods, so borrowing power is the best solution.

Before he completely lost the bet and Kash and the beast tide in the human world were destroyed, his life was still protected by the forces of the two worlds.

Thus, such an adventurous plan took shape in his mind. With no other options left, Seth gambled everything without hesitation.

Even with the protection of the world's power, he knew that he was doomed to die. It was a complete pipe dream to escape from the hands of the outer gods.

Fortunately, his and Nephthys' children had not yet been born, so Set chose to take a bold gamble.

He pulled out the 'Ba', whose offspring was still in the womb, and projected his thoughts into this soul that symbolized the emotions and desires of the Egyptian gods.

As Set, he is the trophy of the Outer Gods, and everything he owns is difficult to escape, but the rules of the chessboard do not involve blood and heirs.

So when Set realized the other side of the magic web, which was the power of Chaos's appearance, he decisively carried out his plan.

But now... Seth really didn't know if he had succeeded. In fact, he vaguely felt that 'he' might indeed be alive, but that probably had nothing to do with 'Seth'.

"Does the continuation of memory and cognition mean survival? Rather than saying that I am Set, it would be better to say that I am a new god who inherited his memory."

"Since I am supposed to be his descendant, my name will be 'Anubis' from now on."

Anubis, the dog-headed man, made his choice, and in fact, his current appearance is derived from this.

Originally, Anubis, the Egyptian god of death, was such a god with a dog (wolf?) head and a human body. He was even better known than his father. The dragon wings on his back were naturally from the bloodline of the red dragon.

After all, Anubis found that his current form of existence seemed a little strange.

After devouring a red dragon, he had intended to take over its body directly, but when Anubis tried to do so, he sensed some secrets deep within the dragon's bloodline.

The dragon race... This alien race was probably not native to Chaos, just like him. So the moment Anubis discovered this, he changed his plan.

He is not the god of Chaos and does not have an immortal essence. When he loses his authority, he naturally no longer possesses the power of a god.

But the secret he discovered from the red dragon made him change his mind. Anubis was surprised to find that there was another way to master power in this world.

"...binding oneself to a race as the source of the race, forming a false authority to transform beliefs, and thus possessing divine power?"

"As expected of an existence that survived the disaster of the destruction of another world, it can actually come up with this method."

Some people admired that Anubis followed suit.

He gave up on seizing the red dragon's body at that time, and instead created a new race based on his own 'Ba' and the red dragon's flesh and blood.

This is not a true creation. Without the authority of life, it is difficult for Anubis to do this. However, he should be a god with a dog's head and a human body, so he actually molded this species according to his own image. If nothing unexpected happens, the appearance of this new species will also inherit this characteristic.

Of course, when Anubis chose to bind himself to a race, the influence became mutual. So when this new race had the red dragon vein, he also grew a pair of dragon wings.

"I don't know what god I should call him now. According to the broken memory fragments of this red dragon, there is a strange regional god in this world called Chaos. It is a bit like the patron god of Hermenunom (city-state)."

"They generally don't have authority in the true sense, but they all possess divine power. Hmm... they are bound to a region, and their divine power will not end as long as the region is not destroyed. They can be called regional gods. Then I am bound to a race, and my power will not end as long as the race is not destroyed. Can I be called a racial god?"

No matter what kind of god it is, it is just a title after all, but the power is real.

So Anubis quickly put this idea aside, it was just a small matter. There was nothing wrong with calling these gods without real authority as quasi-gods.

"What happened in the past is in the past."

"What I need to do most now is to make the Kobolds multiply and grow, and become an indispensable part of the world."

This is the eternal life that even Set did not have. Thinking of this, Anubis couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

It turns out that it is better to be born well than to do well. Compared with the world of Hermeneu, the gods who grew up in Chaos have left them far behind as soon as they were born.

But then again, the God of this world... doesn't he know at all that his own world is being invaded?

Maybe the red dragon just had too little contact with things, Anubis could only think so.

But no matter what, he still kept the doubt in his heart.