There, above Sun City, the real sun shone resplendently.
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Outside Heliopolis, at the location of Thoth's ritual.
Not much time had passed, but the ritual track was largely complete. With a crisp sound, the most crucial and irreversible step was fully accomplished.
Above the high heavens, the Divine Pillar belonging to Thoth had dissolved, symbolizing the complete destruction of his 'Ka' that bore his authority. Theoretically, lacking half his soul, he was also supposed to perish.
However, the Life Force at the ritual sustained Thoth's vitality, and thus his fate was caught between life and death.
The gods of Hemenu could indeed die, so their fates were not indestructible either. When its master approached Destruction, it too would undergo transformation.
At this moment, the once-named Isis chose for Io to replace her in bearing fate, and then to die in her stead.
