Part II

Time did not seem real. Abrax sat by the Sphinx for seventeen days and nights, and prayed for a solution. And on the eighteenth morning, a man with a tall white crown and wrapped as if he were dead appeared in the distance. Weary of the tricks that the Gods liked to play on humans, he was very cautious to look up.

When the mummy-man spoke, however, his voice was calm and friendly. He introduced himself as the God of the Dead, Osiris.

"I would not come to you if I had any other choice," Osiris proclaimed, with a tired look.

He explained that they had been fighting for years now, and that Set was very jealous of him, for not being as loved by the people of Egypt.

Abrax was confused, as he knew that all of his family and friends worshipped the Gods daily.

Osiris said that the Gods are selfish, and do not see the humans displaying their devotion in any other way. Everything would make sense soon. Osiris then pulled out a single amulet, at which Abrax gasped. It was the exact triangle that he had been seeing again and again. He asked Osiris what it meant.

Osiris said that he did not know, but he knew that it was important for Abrax to see. He was given the amulet years ago by a magician by the name of Kamuzu, meaning the healer. Osiris had been holding onto this amulet for many years, waiting for the person to give it to. When Osiris waved his hand over it, there revealed a map.

"You must go see this magician, for the world might depend on it," Osiris said. "I would go myself, but as I am neither fully alive nor fully dead, I can only exist transiently in either plane and it would be too long a journey. It must be you."

This confirmed what Abrax had feared; he did not believe that he was capable of anything of the sort. He turned back around to ask Osiris where to begin, but Osiris was gone completely.

That night, Abrax decided that what had happened was simply too crazy to be true. It must have been all been a dream. He went to bed, and wanted to forget about anything. It was in this moment that the amulet started whirring violently. Abrax snapped awake and grabbed it, and with his touch it fell back into an inanimate state. This happened a few more times, and the amulet seemed to have a consciousness of its own. When he wasn't holding it, it screamed. Reality was calling, and Abrax began to wear the amulet around his neck, so this sort of thing wouldn't happen again.

In the morning, the amulet was still there, and Abrax had to face the truth. He packed his things, wrote a note to his dear wife, and set on this quest to find Kamazu. These were his Gods after all, and Abrax was determined to serve them well. Amulet on his neck, he closed the door behind him.

Author's Note: This story was a continuation of Part I. I intended for this part to be slightly vague, as most of the action will come in the final part. The same characters are used, and Osiris is introduced as as an ally of Abrax. Luckily, there are many ways I can take this story from here, and I hope to write a solid conclusion to the saga. Without spoiling anything, I will say that the dynamics between the gods Set and Osiris are especially interesting, and that is what I did research on this week. There is a long history of stories between the two gods, and their personalities could not be further from the same. My biggest inspiration for writing about the Egyptian gods is probably the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. Believe it or not, I actually preferred those books to even Percy Jackson! I decided to have Osiris actually plead to Abrax to make it even more apparent that the situation was dire, as that is something that I feel like wasn't evident enough in Part I. In order to have a captivating story, the main characters must have valid reasons for their actions. Stay tuned for the finale of the story!

Source: Story of Set and Osiris

*Note on source* Although the story is original, the background information about the relationship between the Gods came from the provided source. The conflict between Set and Ra is retold in a way that serves as an explanation for the existence of the Pyramids.