Lore: The Egyptian Pantheon and Heaven

The Beginning of the Ennead and the Angel Dumah

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The Egyptian pantheon all comes from the same source as other pagan gods, which is mother chaos herself. Ra is one of the primordial beings that emerged from Chaos, but he came into existence after the event known as the Folly of the Pagans. He was born alone in the remnants of the great battlefield and summoned the other gods: Shu, who controlled the winds, and Tefnut, who caused rain to fall across the lands. Eventually, Shu bore children: Nut, the sky goddess, and Geb, the earth god.

Ra quickly became one of the most important gods by emanating the sun from his very core, positioning himself as the center of the solar system and helping life thrive on planet Earth. In his foolishness, Ra believed he had triumphed over chaos and proudly sailed on his sun boat across the stars. Unbeknownst to him, a being called Apophis was forming from the residual chaos that Ra had not cleansed. Apophis, is a snake destined to swallow the sun and plunge the solar system into chaos once more. As time passed, Ra grew older and more hateful, paranoid, and senile. He disrupted marriages, killed humans, and eventually, after being betrayed by his subjects and having his soul split too many times, he faded into the background, destined to be replaced—a fate he wished to avoid.

While all this was happening, heaven observed the Egyptian Ennead, witnessing their laughter and tears, their battles and training, and the formation of a great civilization around them due to the Nile's richness. However, one angel decided they wanted to meet the gods and descended to ancient Egypt, quickly forming friendships with both the pagan gods and the people living there. This angel was Dumah, the angel of stillness, silence, and the corrupt and virtuous dead, serving under Azrael himself. However, Dumah did not interfere in the personal matters of the pagans, such as the never-ending rivalry between Set and Horus.

This peaceful relationship would not last, as the Lord asked Dumah to exercise judgment over the people of Egypt due to their enslavement and mistreatment of God's chosen people. However, Dumah refused, and as heaven's army marched towards Egypt, he fought back. Eventually, he threw down his sword in defiance of God's will and was cast down into the depths of Gehenna. There, he experienced great despair over the loss of his faith and took a vow of silence. Eventually, he rose and conquered Gehenna, ruling over a legion of 12,000 demons and being assigned 3 destroyer angels. He now continuously punishes the souls of sinners. His actions did indeed delay heaven in the end but it could not stop the Lords will from being done.

The Plagues of Egypt

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Due to the growing Israelite slave population in Egypt and fear of their rebellion, a Pharaoh ordered the death of all the sons of the Hebrew people, throwing them to the crocodiles as a sacrifice to the god Sobek. However, one mother helped her son escape by placing him in a basket and floating him down the Nile through its dangerous and turbulent waters. Eventually, the papyrus basket ended up at the royal palace, where the boy named Moses would be raised by the royal family. He would grow up as a prince but accidentally killed an Egyptian slave master who was abusing an elderly slave. He fled across the Red Sea to Midian, where he would marry and come in contact with the angel of the Lord in a burning bush. This marked the end of friendly relations between the Egyptian gods and heaven, as what followed would be known as the ten plagues of Egypt. For the first three plagues, Moses got help from his brother Aaron, as Moses had difficulty speaking well.

First, the Nile turned to blood, and the fish in the river died, making the water undrinkable for the Egyptians. This plague insulted Hapi, the god of the Nile, and Khnum, the Nile's guardian. It lasted for seven days, demonstrating the Lord God's superiority over all the gods of Egypt.

Second, frogs came up from the river and infested every house, affecting both peasants and kings. The magicians in the House of Life tried to bring even more frogs in their attempt to imitate God's power, but only Moses was able to send them back to the river. This was an attack on Heqet, the goddess of frogs.

Third, the dust of the earth turned into swarms of lice, infesting the land and clinging to both people and animals. This was a reminder of human mortality and sin, both leading to death, using the very dust that was involved in the creation process of humankind. It was an attack on the earth god Geb. After this event, the royal magicians gave up and declared to the pharaoh that this was the finger of God.

Moses met the Pharaoh at the Nile River in the morning and made a demand on behalf of the Lord, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me." When Pharaoh refused, the fourth plague began, and swarms of flies infested only the Egyptians, sparing the Israelites. This was an attack on Khepri. After this event, Pharaoh tried to bargain with God, attempting to dictate terms and agreements. Eventually, he allowed the people of Yahweh to practice their worship, but only in the nearby forest, not allowing them to leave his lands. However, as soon as the plague ended, he reneged on his promise and refused to let Moses' people go.

For the fifth time, Moses met with the Pharaoh, but this time, he went one day in advance, giving Pharaoh the option to repent and free the Israelites. However, Pharaoh ignored Moses, and a plague ravaged the livestock and cattle throughout the land, causing an economic disaster in areas such as food, transportation, military supplies, farming, and other economic goods that relied on these animals. This was an attack against Hathor, the goddess of agriculture and livestock, and the sacred Apis bull.

The sixth plague came unannounced as the Lord told Moses to take handfuls of soot from a furnace and toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. The soot would become fine dust, covering the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils would break out on men and animals. None of the magicians could stand before Moses, as they were all covered in boils and unable to call upon their gods and goddesses in their time of need. This was an attack on the goddesses Sekhmet and Isis, both being related to medicine and Thoth due to his immense knowledge of diseases and medicine.

The Pharaoh received a special message from God that the last three plagues would be more severe than the others. God said to Moses, "At this time tomorrow, I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now. Command your people to bring their livestock and everything in the field to a place of shelter because the hail will fall on every person and animal still out in the field, and they will die." This plague attacked Nut, the sky goddess, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture, dew, water, and rain. The hail was accompanied by fire running along the ground, causing devastation to everything left out in the open. The destruction made life uncomfortable, but the wheat and rye still survived, and miraculously, the children of Israel were protected, and nothing in their lands was damaged by the hail. Pharaoh realized he had sinned and asked Moses to stop the hail, promising that his people would be set free. Moses went outside, spread his arms, and the hail stopped. However, as usual, the Pharaoh went back on his word as soon as Moses left.

The eighth plague was a swarm of locusts, which was the second wave of destruction following the hail. Whatever crops were left intact after the hail were now completely consumed by the swarms of locusts unleashed from the sky. The Lord's purpose for the eighth plague was even greater than the others, aiming to teach the Pharaoh and even future generations the strength and power of the Lord. This was an attack on Set, the god of discord.

The ninth plague covered the land in palpable darkness showing the people of Egypt that the God of Israel could take away their source of worship in an instant. This attack targeted the sun god Ra and Horus the two most important gods a Pharaoh could need as they are believed to be an incarnation of Horus.

The last plague was the worst of them all. Azrael and the destroyer angels flew over Egypt, repeating the same tragedy that started it all. They killed the firstborn sons of everyone who hadn't marked their doors. This event included the Pharaoh's firstborn son as well. Filled with grief and despair, the Pharaoh finally let Moses' people go free but not without sending his soldiers after them. This plague was an attack directed towards the Pharaoh himself.

Many Gods eventually forgot about this transgression such as Bes who doesn't even remember Moses name only that he existed and carried out Gods will at some point and Ra in his senile state has no memory of the event. But some still remember harboring a deep hatred for heaven even to this very day such as Set who has vowed to kill any angel in sight who has flied over Egypt.

--- Chapter 5 of Heavens history

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