CHAPTER 23
Author: Daniel Unique
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“En sabar nur, En sabar nur,

Yak rasin, Yak taman

Idi na kowa, Idi na kowa

Netjeru ta en kemet

Shed en ten …”

Isis, the sorceress, continued chanting in the shrine, a small room in the palace, as the king, the general and all the subordinates, including Tydeus and his men, all bowed their heads to the ground behind the sorceress and her maids.

The brightness of the early morning sun filled up the room, the perfect atmosphere to worship the gods. Isis, with two of her maiden sorceresses, continued chanting to summon the gods to show them the outcome of the war they were about to go into.

The worship had already lasted about thirty minutes. Tydeus, where he was bowing his head, looked up to see what was taking so much time. Haven't the gods spoken to the sorceress yet?

He looked around and saw his companions bowing their heads, the king and all his subordinates also,

“Aren't they tired already? When are they going to round up the worship?” Tydeus asked in his mind.

He got up agitatedly
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