The End

The enormous Boat of Millions of Years crossed the sky, dazzling light pouring from it with the heat of the sun. It drove away the terrifying darkness overhead and the cold winds from the Underworld, bringing warmth back to the earth.

At the center of the chariot sat Ra, ram-headed and human-bodied, with golden flesh, silver bones, and lapis lazuli hair. Behind his head hung the Eye of Horus, drawn in simple gray lines and covered in symbols. It blazed as brightly as the Boat of Millions of Years, their light shining together upon the earth.

Behind him stood Atum, Amun, Horus, Khepri, Khnum, and other gods of every form. Their hands were folded and their eyes lowered. They looked almost like figures in the background, yet they radiated an irresistible divine might.

At the sight of the sacred figure seated aboard the Boat of Millions of Years, people across Egypt found his name rising unbidden in their minds.

Creator of the world. Ruler of sky and earth. Sower of warmth and renewal. First among the Ennead. King of the gods.

"Ra!"

Several Folklore Experts stared in awe at the figure who stood above all the other gods and began talking among themselves.

"Ra answered Catherine's ritual."

"Catherine's way of performing the ritual was the right one... Of course it was. She's a reincarnated god. The ancient Egyptians must have been wrong in what they carved on their murals."

"When this is over, we should all petition the Ministry of Education to revise the section on rituals in university history textbooks. Whether Pharaoh or High Priest, anyone worshipping the gods should dance to please them, not merely offer gifts and recount their achievements."

"And that ancient Egyptian saying, 'The Pharaoh is equal to a god,' needs correcting too. It must