Pharaoh

"What's wrong with you, Seth? It's like a different person!"

Priest Seth, who originally had a face of resentment, froze suddenly when he was reprimanded so severely by Priest Mahat, who had finally endured to the limit.

He suddenly pressed his forehead, his eyes showed confusion.

"I……"

"Enough! I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

The always good-tempered and good-natured priest was even more merciless once he broke out. He gave Seth a vicious look, turned around and left angrily.

Mahat walked so fast that he didn't even look back, so naturally he couldn't see Seth's weird look behind him, with his head pressed and his teeth clenched, and the corners of his eyes twitching slightly.

Seth pressed his head, his expression was cloudy and uncertain, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Then, he let out a heavy breath, raised his head, stood up straight and looked to the left.

As far as he could see, on the side of the king's capital of Thebes, the magnificent Great Temple of Ra God stood shining in the sunlight with pure golden brilliance.

……

Numerous huge lotus columns prop up the gorgeous and majestic wide temple, and the huge statue of the great sun god Ra stands on top of the hall like a mountain.

Brilliant golden sunlight shoots in from the skylights in all directions of the hall, refracting the pure gold ornaments surrounding the hall, making the whole statue of God of Ra shine brighter as if it were alive, and the majestic face looks down on the whole building with great pressure. hall.

The god who illuminates the land of Egypt with brilliance, and the sun god who protects the Egyptian people.

The greatest god of Egypt.

The young Egyptian high priest knelt on one knee under the giant statue of God Ra, lowered his head slightly, and still had a cold face.

The thin eyelashes drooped, casting light shadows on the light brown cheeks, covering the slightly disturbed expression in the blue pupils.

Simon, dressed in the noble and solemn costume of the high priest, stood in front of the kneeling Seth, holding in one hand the simple golden scepter of the high priest of Ra that has been passed down since ancient times, and pressing the other on the forehead of Seth, who bowed his head. superior.

He closed his eyes, and the fingertips pressing on Seth's forehead revealed a slight white light.

The wrinkled face was slightly solemn at the moment, and when Simon opened his eyes and looked at Seth kneeling in front of him, his eyes showed a bit of solemnity.

"The dark power of the evil god has invaded your body and gradually eroded your soul."

The High Priest of Ra said so, withdrew his hand from Seth's forehead, and frowned slightly.

"This kind of evil power is very similar to the curse that fell on Wangdi back then. However, the curse directly attacks the soul, and you are only slowly eroding from the body, so it is not so dangerous."

He looked at Seth and said, his voice slowed down, and his face became calm again: "You can get rid of that evil power from your body now.

The young High Priest stood up, his sky-colored pupils stared at High Priest Simon, who obviously had something to say, and calmly waited for what the High Priest would say next.

Simon stared at Seth's young face, and let out a heavy sigh in his heart.

"Set, do you want me to banish it?"

He asked, with a solemn expression, holding a long golden scepter, and clenched his fingers abruptly.

"What do you need me to do?"

Seth watched High Priest Simon answer calmly.

Since the high priest said that he could expel the evil dark power in his body but asked this question, he must have other plans.

"This dark force will gradually erode human souls and infinitely magnify the negative power of greed."

Simon lowered his eyelids and said, "People who have been eroded will gradually lose themselves and be controlled by evil gods."

"Seth, you are no exception. If you let the dark power that erodes you go, you will soon be dominated by desire and betray Egypt and the Pharaoh and turn to the evil god."

"but--

The scepter held by the high priest gave a heavy blow, hitting the white jade on the ground and making a dull sound that penetrated the earth and echoed in the empty and magnificent hall.

"This is also an opportunity."

Simon looked up into Seth's eyes, and there was a gleam in his eyes.

At that moment, he didn't look like an old man at all, his figure suddenly seemed to be much taller, and his eyes were fixed on Seth's expression without blinking.

"Rescue Wangdi, the only chance to seal the evil god!"

This is the only hope for Egypt, which has been driven to a dead end.

A win-or-die gamble—

The young high priest faced the old high priest's searching gaze that almost burned through his soul.

His face was cold and expressionless from beginning to end, but when he heard the last words of the high priest, his eyes lit up, and he raised his head to meet the high priest Simon's gaze without flinching.

"Tell me how."

He said that his cold eyes were so clear that no impurities could be seen, let alone the slightest hesitation or retreat.

What must be said has a little more urgency.

"Let the dark forces corrode your body and even your soul, and become a puppet of evil gods."

High Priest Simon said, "You are an important priest under the command of the Pharaoh, and you also hold a golden artifact, so once you join the command of the evil god and the thief king, you will definitely be valued by them."

"However, you cannot deceive the evil god by pretending to be betrayal, so you must let the dark power soak your soul in order to gain the evil god's trust."

"While letting yourself go, you must keep a trace of clarity deep in your soul, and use that trace of clarity to remember your true purpose."

After saying this contradictory sentence, Simon himself couldn't help laughing bitterly.

"It's very difficult ... almost impossible to do."

"From ancient times to the present, the only person who is not affected by this evil force is Wangdi.

"What Brother Wang can do, there is no way I can't do it."

The young and arrogant high priest gave such an answer.

"Different.

The old high priest shook his head, "My brother has never been affected at all, that power can't corrode him. And you, Seth, you are different from Wangdi, you have already begun to be eroded, I can't judge whether you can keep the last That's clear."

"It's hard, I can't even do it myself. I can tell you it's almost impossible, so—"

High Priest Simon suddenly raised his voice, and the look in his eyes suddenly settled down, and he looked at Seth with a murderous and decisive look.

"I will cast a spell on your body. Once you are completely eroded by the dark force and lose yourself, I will use that spell to take your life!"

"As the high priest of Ra, I will never allow the high priests of Egypt to become puppets of evil gods!"

"Moreover, once you allow yourself to be eroded by dark forces, you will be unable to control your thoughts and actions. At that time, you who are hostile to the Pharaoh must... You must also act to hurt your past friends!"

Simon looked at Seth, his gaze was still cold and harsh.

"Even if you are facing Mahat Isis and the others, you must kill them without hesitation!"

Seth looked at Simon with wide eyes in astonishment, but the High Priest's eyes became colder and colder.

Looking into the eyes of the high priest for a moment, Seth's face calmed down a little bit, his lips were pursed hard, and his brows were also tightly frowned.

Simon, on the other hand, bit the opponent's face tightly with oppressive eyes, his eyes piercing straight like a sharp knife, pressing on every step of the way.

"In order to gain the trust of the evil gods and take away their golden artifacts, it is best to take away all the golden artifacts except the king." His voice was cold and emotionless. He paused here, but the next sentence It is in the tone of command. "It doesn't matter if you kill all the high priests or even me, for this purpose."

"The golden scepter you own alone cannot seal the power of the evil god in a short time. I will teach you a secret method to instantly increase your power at the cost of losing your soul, allowing you to control multiple golden artifacts in a short time. the power of."

Simon stared at Seth with a face as cold as iron.

"Seth, now I'll let you choose."

"I expel the dark power in your body, and you still fight for Egypt to the last moment with the honor of the great priest."

He looked at Seth sternly and said, "Or, go on this near-death mission."

"Once I fail, I will kill you physically and soullessly! Even if you succeed by chance, even if you, who once betrayed Egypt and killed your companions, are protected by the king and will not be accused by thousands of people, you will also be accused by those who cannot accept your behavior." There is no place for people to slander and reject—”

"Needless to say."

The moment the old high priest finished speaking, Seth spoke.

That young and energetic face reveals the determination and self-confidence that the young priest persists in insisting on himself.

"I can handle it."

He said, decisively, cleanly.

That is the pride of self that cannot be questioned by anyone.

That was for the fearless faith of Egypt.

Simon's stern voice suddenly stopped.

The indomitable arrogance and determination that belonged to the young people made the old high priest's eyes slightly wet for no reason, and his heart felt a little throbbing.

He is really... old...

The heart that was as hard as a stone when he was young softened a little bit with his aging, and he didn't want to experience the so-called death and parting scenes again...

These are the young children he watched growing up...

How many people will be deprived of the unlimited future they should have in this catastrophe in Egypt?

And he arranged for Seth and the others to use the cruel method of killing each other to achieve their ultimate goal. Is it right or wrong...

Simon looked at Seth, his original stern and cold eyes eased a little bit, revealing a bit of sadness and pain.

The golden light shining from all directions fell on the old man's body, revealing the deep wrinkles on the old man's face and the tiredness in the corners of his eyes more and more clearly.

The gray hair reflected the sunlight, making the high priest look much older in an instant.

With a long sigh, he raised his head and stared at the tall statue of Ra in front of him.

"Seth, the former king died suddenly, the pharaoh ascended the throne in a very dangerous situation, and was almost taken away by the king's soul later, and even died in the confrontation with Bakula...I have never come forward for these things, are you Aren't you dissatisfied with this?"

Although he was a little surprised that the high priest suddenly changed the subject, Seth remained silent.

He was indeed very dissatisfied with the fact that the king was in danger several times and the high priest watched and never took action.

However, his respect for the high priest made him not want to rashly and disrespectfully accuse the high priest, so he could only choose to remain silent.

"It seems to be very dissatisfied."

Seeing the silent Seth, the high priest laughed.

He tilted his head and raised his head high, his eyes fell on the scepter he was holding, with a complicated look on his face.

"I can't use the power Ra has given me, and I can't waste a single bit of it..."

He said, "The high priests of Ra in all ages must not participate in the struggle for the throne, must not participate in government affairs, and cannot easily leave the temple... just to pour the power of life into 'it'."

"It is precisely because of its existence that the evil god has not dared to set foot in the king's capital since ancient times."

Simon said so, and placed the quaint golden scepter that had been passed down by the high priests of the past generations and had become old with a long history.

He stared at the scepter in his hand that had absorbed the power of generations of high priests with rather emotional eyes.

The old high priest put his hand on the head of the staff.

The flames in the huge altar that had been burning in front of the huge statue of God Ra in the temple suddenly soared and jumped into the sky, and the flames lit up the entire hall——

The simple and inconspicuous old scepter suddenly burst into dazzling golden light.

The head and body of the stick were separated, and the long body of the stick fell to the jade floor with a thud, making a heavy and dull impact.

The head of the staff was shining with pure golden brilliance and flew up and suspended in mid-air, overflowing with brilliance.

Surrounded by the outline of the talisman of life is the pure gold Eye of Horus that shines like the sun in the middle, and the golden wings spread out on both sides are about to fly.

Fading away the quaint and obsolete colors, it is full of brilliance and dazzling——.

"The seven golden artifacts are called artifacts, but in the final analysis they are nothing more than human casting.".

High Priest Simon looked up at the golden artifact that had been silent for a long time and finally bloomed again at this moment with incomparable brilliance.

The high priests of Egypt in the past have devoted all their efforts and energy to pass it down from generation to generation just for the glory of this moment——

"It is the artifact that the real God Ra created and bestowed on Egypt in ancient times."

Simon said, word for word.

"The only thing in the world that is feared by evil gods!"

"The only thing in the world that can completely seal the soul of an evil god!

A long time ago, the Egyptian gods joined forces to seal the body of the evil god under the land of Thebes.

For some reason, they didn't seal the evil god's soul together.

The god Ra of the sun thought over and over again, and finally cast the [Scepter of Ra] to stay in Thebes before leaving the human world.

Only the [Scepter of Ra] can completely seal the soul of the evil god into the underground body and make it sleep forever!