Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Outside the Spirit Realm, the interstice between Spirituality and the Material Realm.

In an indescribable manner, the authority and soul that Set once possessed arrived here in an instant, on the verge of plunging into the center of the fifth layer of the Spirit Realm.

"Plop~"

The Magic Net gently fluctuated, stirring a small ripple in this gap zone.

Since the beginning of the Second Epoch, this place that came into existence with the opening of the Spirit Realm was filled with endless time and space. The power extended from the spiritual core isolated it from all connections with the material world, making even Primordial Deities hesitate before it.

It wasn't until the end of the Second Epoch that a great net formed from the burning silver fire covered everything, woven from the laws of Spirituality and Elements, becoming the bridge for communication between the two.

Therefore, in a sense, the Magic Net is significantly connected with both the Spirit Realm and the present world because the elements truly have a connection between the two.

As the ages of the Third Epoch passed, the Magic Net also expanded and grew stronger. In today's world, it is rare to see a place not covered by the Magic Net.

"..."

"...Alien Realm, this is their world, Chaos..."

Within the amalgamated soul, a pain that reached to the Origin struck Set's heart.

Just like Shu before him, regardless of everything, as a deity, they still could hold on for a while.

Shu saw the seven layers of the Spirit Realm at the end of his life, and for Set, maintaining clarity of consciousness until seeing Chaos wasn't difficult.

Of course, this was the limit. Set was certain that his current state could not be maintained for long.

His 'Ka' and 'Ba' were being continually destroyed and reassembled, with the spiritual order belonging to Hemenu being perceived by the presence behind. Then, a new order was filled in, resulting in a different soul structure.

Set vaguely guessed that perhaps, after his death, his soul would be transformed by this Alien Deity into a special kind of life, and the characteristics of many Egyptian deities might thus be preserved as well.

"Perhaps Shu too knew that even in death he would not find peace—no, but then again, we are not mortals. After complete obliteration of consciousness, where does the notion of peace come from?"

The closer to death, the clearer his thoughts became.

Set looked at the vast world before him, far larger than Hemenu, and grew increasingly tense.

On his body, a diminishing black and golden glow flowed unstably. Especially the black part, which seemed to be in tacit harmony with that enormous world.

This is the power of the world, the power that constitutes the laws of the chessboard. Unlike Shu, strictly speaking, when Set was captured, he hadn't lost yet.
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Although his defeat was inevitable, as long as Kash, whom he had granted authority to control the desert vermin beasts, was not dead, he could actually linger a little longer, much like the Rain God and Sky Goddess who were about to meet the same fate.

It's just that Set chose to resist, and the god fulfilled his desire for death.

After all, the little power that remained couldn't protect him for long, and it would completely dissipate once he entered the Spirit Realm. And in any case, as Set, he was bound to die.

Hum—

The Magic Net softly hummed, and although it felt like a long time in his mind, it was merely an instant.

Set's soul weaved through the strings of the Magic Net, the great web linking Spirituality and matter unfolded before him.

Set didn't know what this structure was, nor what it was a tool for. But when he sensed the aura similar to the black glimmer on his body, he decisively abandoned some things that weren't his.

The next moment, this deity of Hemenu, the god of the desert and storm, was pulled into the fifth layer of the Spirit Realm.

The part of him that belonged to wind was extracted, falling toward the newly formed Wind Element plane; the part of him that belonged to earth sank in the opposite direction, beginning to evolve into a new Earth Element plane.

The budding form of the Water Element plane also began to emerge, waiting for the upcoming 'feast.' The fifth layer of the Spirit Realm trembled excitedly, as if cheering for its own Perfection.

But all this was no longer related to Set. Hemenu's Pillar God died here completely, becoming another Sacrifice in the conflict between the two realms.

He wasn't the first, and naturally, he would not be the last.

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Chaos, the Mortal Realm, Dark Region.

Beneath the earth, above the Underworld, the underground world sandwiched between them.

This place is called the 'Dark Region' by the few living beings above ground who know of its existence, meaning a place that will never see the light of day, emerging from the darkness.

Of course, some people simply call it the underground world, because they believe that the underground is a vast world, much like the Underworld and the surface, vast in scale, although they have only touched a tiny part of it, yet it cannot be simply described with the word 'region.'

In any case, scholars' debates are always strange, a title and a description can lead to lengthy arguments. But whatever this place is called, it does not diminish its danger.

Legends describe a beautiful but cruel and sly underground race living here. Even adventurers who have lived to return from this place claim the presence of dragons.

Dragons, a Demonic Monsters-like species inherently powerful, but with human-like Wisdom, and even capable of normal Reproduction.

Although few have seen a real dragon, legends about them have circulated among Humans for a long time.

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"Roar—"

In the scorching depths of a cavern, a massive Red Dragon lay sprawled at the center of a lake of Molten Lava.