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he realized Alastor was asking not about the girl but
about the possible link between Lokan’s murder and
Aset. Also known as Isis. Wife of Osiris. Eternal enemy
of Sutekh.
“And start an apocalyptic war? Sutekh and Aset
aren’t exactly lunch buddies.” And if he proved a link
between Aset and Lokan’s death, things would get
damned ugly. Not just between the two of them, but
between all the gods and demigods who would invariably choose sides—or start a new side—until the whole
damned Underworld was twisted up tighter than a
Gordian knot, the situation more explosive than C-4.
Turning back to the basement door, Dagan opened
it and flicked the light switch. Nothing. So he went
down into the dark. Actually, he liked it better dark.
Bright sunlight hurt his eyes; even hazy days could be
a pain. But night was his time. He could see as well in
pitch-black as under a hundred-watt bulb. One of the
perks of being the old man’s spawn.
The air was musty and stained with rot. The smell was
distinctive—aged meat and old blood—poorly camouflaged by the heavier stink of bleach, a smell that grew
stronger as Dagan turned to his left. Following his nose,
he moved to stand before a padlocked wooden door.
There were carvings in the wood. In the centre of
the door itself was a deeply grooved eye of Horus, the
symbol of protection and royal power. A symbol linked
to Horus’s mother, Aset. Isis.
EVE SILVER
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Another fucking coincidence? Right.
On the door frame were crude hieroglyphics, barely
