Balance (Book 9 )

The living continued to grow and spread out around the world. I spent many years studying with Geb as my guide. We formed a special friendship through his teaching. It only took a millennia for the living to arrive in the western world. My mansion stood like a beacon welcoming all who came. I spent many days there and invited Geb to join me on some days.

Anubis was true to his word. We came together daily to reconnect as we used to do. Very rarely did we ever spend more than a day apart.

When it was time for our son to come home, we both hoped that Kebachet would be broken and ready to live life.

The Death knights approached Anubis and presenting Kebachet’s soul. Souls are normally blue wisps that are transparent. Kebachet had turned from the deep red to black as night. He looked like a shadow blending in with the darkness of the underworld. I could not see his features.

Set offered to make Kebachet a death knight. Anubis had given his word to Atum his son would not live if he was tainted.

It almost destroyed him to destroy his son. I offered to do it for him, but I did not possess the skills or knowledge on how to properly destroy a soul. He made up his mind then that we would not bring forth anymore young with his seed.

Osiris guarded the scales while Anubis dealt with his grief. The darkness that I felt from him was beyond anything I could comprehend. He would not allow me to help him in any way. He stayed in the underworld silent and closed off from me, and I stayed in the mansion waiting for him to return. I occasionally went to his temple and talked to him, giving comfort and reminding him of his vows and responsibilities to me.

A decade later, he walks into the mansion and into my life, begging for forgiveness. My strong god dissolved into a weak jackal at my feet. It crushed me to see what he allowed into his heart. It was my turn to lift him up and help him heal.

We took a sabbatical of sorts and became rouges once again. We enjoyed each other and enjoyed wandering among the living as Lara and Gabriel. We were careful not to meddle with their lives. There were times where I thought to create a kingdom again. There were times Gabriel wished to kill the humans and vampires for the insolence he saw. Together, we remained separate from the living remembering who we were and our roles as gods.

Anubis never commanded my soul unless it was dire and meant my safety. He allowed me to do as I pleased and lived with me as my husband and partner.

Over the centuries, humans procreated and expanded throughout the world. The story of Armageddon and lessons of the gods stayed fresh in the living’s minds. The knowledge was passed down from generation to generation.

Wars and famine would occasionally happen to keep the population from consuming the earth. Horace and Set both enjoyed the wars that came. Atum’s warning to not harm me seemed only to start a bond between Horace and myself. I rarely spoke to Set, and I never trusted him. Anubis was by my side anytime I was near him.

Horace became a good friend to me. I would occasionally leave my duties and play in his war. Anubis too, would join us for a time. The underworld would become full of souls, but Anubis knew time was patient, and he would pass judgment eventually. He made me his priority.

Humans and vampires no longer preserved the dead bodies and allowed the earth her fill. The earth feasted on the blood spilled during the wars and slowly digested the flesh as the living were buried.

Ra did not create more creatures. No intelligent bears or wolves were found. No magical wisps or sirens of the seas could be seen. Only human and vampire roamed the land. Anubis recreated hybrids to keep the vampire population down.

The living has begun to forget us once again, and the earth cries out in pain. I hear her calling me for help, and know, I will defend her to my dying breath. Time for wars and famines will become more frequent until it is no longer effective. Take this as a warning. Each time you see floods, fires, earthquakes or any such natural destruction think of me and know I am displeased.

We are very real, and I will come for you again. Bow before Ra and remember us…