American Comics: Rising from Wolverine 3
Chapter 232

The Blasphemer Rama-Tut

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"More than ten years ago, Rama-Tut descended from the sky in a fire-spewing chariot and ruled all the lands of Upper and Lower Egypt."

The young girl Genesis took a deep breath, as though gathering her courage to recall that nightmare of a past.

"He had no royal blood, nor did he come from any known tribe along the Nile River."

"He deposed the ancient gods, destroyed the statues of Amun and Ra, and declared himself the sole ruler—a living god beyond time and death. He united Upper and Lower Egypt and built an unprecedented empire."

"He declared that every person on this land must offer him their loyalty, and that his army would conquer every land that defied his will."

"But my father, the king, refused to abandon the Moon God..."

At this point, the girl's voice began to tremble.

With Selene translating every word, the others listened intently before falling into thought.

"Amun, Ra, the Moon God?" Black Panther T'Challa said. "Wakanda's ancient records mention Egypt's old pantheon—Amun, Ra, Khonshu... They all truly existed during the First Dynasty and were active in the various city-states. It wasn't until the Tut Dynasty, when Rama-Tut unified the faiths, that he proclaimed himself the 'King of the Past and Future.'"

"I nearly forgot. 'Rama-Tut' is the official history now." Miles muttered, then said, "The 'King of the Past and Future,' huh? That really does sound like Kang's style."

"But... if that's the case, wouldn't Rama-Tut be making enemies of the entire Egyptian pantheon?"

The gods of this universe, whether those of Asgard or Olympus, all truly existed. Rama-Tut's act of unifying the faith was something the Egyptian gods could never accept.

"Matters concerning gods are difficult for us to guess. They exist in a different dimension from us," Selene said. "Perhaps

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