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  • "Welcome, Carter and Sadie," Horus said.†   (source)
  • I spent a lot of time wondering why Horus had showed me that vision.†   (source)
  • What if Horus was right, and I could lead the gods and magicians against Apophis?†   (source)
  • Carter, this isn't a game, the voice of Horus said inside my head.†   (source)
  • "I am your ally, Carter," Horus promised.†   (source)
  • I am an echo in your mind—the part of Horus that never left you.7 ) "I don't understand.†   (source)
  • Sons of Horus, magic chalk—this wasn't the place to draw a protective circle.†   (source)
  • Hello, Carter, said Horus, which felt like talking to myself.†   (source)
  • In the back of my mind, I heard Horus's voice, urging me on: This is your path.†   (source)
  • Horus released my ba, and my consciousness floated back to the mortal world like a helium balloon.†   (source)
  • Horus had asked me who stood the best chance against the Lord of Chaos.†   (source)
  • You're a sacred animal of Horus, aren't you?†   (source)
  • Fortunately, my new giant form had aim worthy of Horus.†   (source)
  • But that was when we were fully merged with the gods—Horus for me, Isis for Sadie.†   (source)
  • The eye of Horus was painted on the boat's prow, and its lone passenger was Michel Desjardins.†   (source)
  • Horus, it's getting out—" Yes, he said.†   (source)
  • I wished I had sea god powers, but they weren't exactly Horus's specialty.†   (source)
  • Horus and Isis had both discussed it with us.†   (source)
  • On the dais next to Horus, the empty throne of the pharaoh seemed to undulate in the purple light.†   (source)
  • In fact, Horus was about the only thing not doing battle in the Great Room.†   (source)
  • I remembered Horus had been in a situation like this before.†   (source)
  • Combine with Horus and Isis again, pledge to serve Apophis, and you could survive this night.†   (source)
  • If you don't want Ra awakened—" It must be your choice, Horus said.†   (source)
  • "Griffins are servants of Horus," I said.†   (source)
  • Horus laughed for the audience as if he and Carter had just shared a good joke.†   (source)
  • I still heard Horus in my head, urging me to claim the weapons of the pharaoh.†   (source)
  • I am showing you this place in a way you can understand, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Julian, a big seventh grader who'd already decided on the path of Horus, went straight into battle.†   (source)
  • Instead of a bird, I was a human, dressed like Horus in Egyptian armor.†   (source)
  • A general never shows despair, Horus said.†   (source)
  • I summoned the Eye of Horus, and the spirit hissed.†   (source)
  • The obvious answer: Horus was now king of the gods.†   (source)
  • The key to success wasn't me, or even Horus—it was Ra, the original king of Egyptian gods.†   (source)
  • Then Horus defeated Set and became pharaoh.†   (source)
  • I rummaged through my bag and took out a piece of chalk and the four sons of Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus turned his back on us and joined the celebration.†   (source)
  • I remembered what Horus had said in my vision about the scroll burning Menshikov's face.†   (source)
  • Horus turned to the assembled gods.†   (source)
  • Bast stood at my side, holding her tongue, but she looked as if she wanted to shred Horus like a scratching post.†   (source)
  • "When Horus spoke to me," I said, "he warned that some of the gods might try to stop us from waking Ra.†   (source)
  • The Eye of Horus burned against the padlock, and the doors burst open as if they'd been hit by giant fist.†   (source)
  • Once, all these scarabs were alive, Horus said, the symbol of Ra's daily rebirth, holding back the enemy.†   (source)
  • "You see the truth now," Horus said.†   (source)
  • And frankly, the fact that everyone kept telling me it was a bad idea—Bast, Horus, even Sadie—made me more certain it was the right thing to do.†   (source)
  • I gripped my sword and javelin; but even with all the strength and courage of Horus, I found myself trembling.†   (source)
  • A good general, Horus would have said.†   (source)
  • On the other hand, Horus had a point.†   (source)
  • The statues of the gods stood behind us—Horus, Isis, Thoth, Sobek—all keeping silent watch as we ate.†   (source)
  • But unlike Horus, Ra wore the sun disk as a crown and held a shepherd's crook and a war flail—the two symbols of the pharaoh.†   (source)
  • I understood the threat we were facing more clearly, and I was beginning to understand how to channel the power of Horus without being overwhelmed.†   (source)
  • The boat was like the one Carter had described from his vision with Horus, though in better condition.†   (source)
  • I answered your questions, Horus said.†   (source)
  • I looked down and found I was a flesh-and-blood giant, fifteen feet tall, dressed in the battle armor of Horus.†   (source)
  • I knew you were scheming with Horus.†   (source)
  • I was a guest in Horus's body, standing at the prow of a boat on the magical river that wound through the Duat.†   (source)
  • Horus wanted to be the king and lead the gods into battle, but this enemy was more powerful than anything he'd ever faced.†   (source)
  • That might explain how I'd blasted open the doors at the Hermitage with the Fist of Horus—a spell I'd never been able to do on my own.†   (source)
  • The dais and throne of Horus had been moved to one side, so it looked more like an observer's chair now, rather than the main event.†   (source)
  • Without thinking about it, without needing to combine souls with Horus, I'd tapped into his emotions.†   (source)
  • I'd shared a body with Horus before.†   (source)
  • "You can do it, Carter," Horus urged.†   (source)
  • I explained what Horus said about the dangers of waking Ra, and how I could use the crook and flail instead to fight Apophis.†   (source)
  • The Serpent's prison, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Horus clasped Carter's shoulders.†   (source)
  • "They could be yours," Horus said.†   (source)
  • It is old, like Ra, Horus said.†   (source)
  • "Yes," said the voice of Horus.†   (source)
  • We're not enough," I told Horus.†   (source)
  • Even in my godly form, I felt the power of Chaos washing over me like lethal radiation, cooking me from the inside out, eating into my soul—and I believed what Horus had said.†   (source)
  • Now he seemed back to normal, but I knew from my own experience of sharing a mind with Horus: once you hosted a god—whether it was voluntary or not—you were never quite the same.†   (source)
  • But they just kept coming, changing forms, and I knew that if I hadn't been Horus the Avenger—if I had just been Carter Kane trying to deal with these horrors —I would go crazy, or die, or both.†   (source)
  • "Holy Horus," Carter said.†   (source)
  • But not today, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Sadie and I had to combine forces to get past the perimeter, but with a little concentration, ink and papyrus, and some tapped energy from our godly friends Isis and Horus, we managed to pull off a short stroll through the Duat.†   (source)
  • Soon ....Horus guided my arm.†   (source)
  • Horus's silver eye glinted.†   (source)
  • I followed the Path of Horus.†   (source)
  • I was Horus the Avenger.†   (source)
  • Horus cleared his throat.†   (source)
  • I saw moments I hadn't shared with my brother, as well: Carter and Dad caught in a riot in Paris; Carter and Zia talking by candlelight in the First Nome; Carter by himself in the library at Brooklyn House, staring at his Eye of Horus amulet and struggling against the temptation to reclaim the power of a god.†   (source)
  • Or Horus.†   (source)
  • I knew Horus well now.†   (source)
  • Horus, what's up?†   (source)
  • CARTER Horus disappeared.†   (source)
  • Horus tilted his head.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately, Horus hadn't been very specific.†   (source)
  • Horus told me it holds the secret to finding the Book of Ra.†   (source)
  • Every night, this was the journey, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Mine was an Eye of Horus, which was a popular protection symbol in Ancient Egypt.†   (source)
  • I was afraid to try it, but I thought: Horus?†   (source)
  • Horus wore full battle armor and a khopesh sword at his side.†   (source)
  • This is what the House of Life has reduced itself to, eh, Horus?†   (source)
  • "Well, for starters," Bast said, "Carter must use the power of Horus to defeat Set."†   (source)
  • And when I did, I noticed that Horus's shadow didn't match his form.†   (source)
  • Unless you wish to give over control to Horus.†   (source)
  • That is why Horus was called the Avenger.†   (source)
  • Horus would be urging him towards bloody vengeance.†   (source)
  • It will be a pleasure chopping you to bits, Horus, as I did your father before you.†   (source)
  • Another became Horus, the proud young warrior with silver and gold eyes.†   (source)
  • But Horus spoke urgently in my mind: Face him down.†   (source)
  • And soon we shall mark the birth of our son—Horus, the great one!†   (source)
  • I complained to Horus, but he didn't answer.†   (source)
  • I slept on the way, the amulet of Horus clutched in my hand.†   (source)
  • He was much stronger than I was, but Horus knew some good moves.†   (source)
  • Leroy's fangs were an inch from my face, and Horus was offering no words of encouragement.†   (source)
  • I looked at my amulet, the Eye of Horus.†   (source)
  • "Go in peace, Carter and Sadie," Horus said.†   (source)
  • Yes, Horus thought, and he stopped pushing.†   (source)
  • I probably looked pretty stunned, because when Horus got up again he laughed.†   (source)
  • Horus scowled at her, but the truth was, I agreed with Sadie.†   (source)
  • I could picture a but right there in the marsh, Isis and young Horus hiding from Set.†   (source)
  • Maybe you'll want to follow the path of Horus or Isis, Thoth or Anubis, or even Bast.†   (source)
  • There was a time I supported Horus, yes.†   (source)
  • He winked at Horus, then pretended to shoot me with a finger gun.†   (source)
  • I felt her anger and bitterness, her fierce pride and protectiveness for her young son, Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus fixed me with those strange eyes—one blazing gold, one full-moon silver.†   (source)
  • Horus's keen senses told me we had about two minutes until sunrise, maybe less.†   (source)
  • Put the Sons of Horus around us at the cardinal points.†   (source)
  • This is what had turned Isis and Horus against each other before.†   (source)
  • This is only the beginning, Horus warned me.†   (source)
  • She's almost as annoying as you, I told Horus.†   (source)
  • Just as Carter now carries the spirit of Horus.†   (source)
  • "That is not your mission," Horus chided.†   (source)
  • "He destroyed my father," Horus told me.†   (source)
  • I asked Horus, but his voice was silent.†   (source)
  • You must beware—" Horus's image began to fade, and the god frowned.†   (source)
  • There was Osiris, the king, and Isis, his queen; Set, the evil god, and Horus, the avenger.†   (source)
  • You can die knowing you made a good effort, Horus.†   (source)
  • I'll just tell you the short version: To avenge his father, Osiris, Horus challenged Set to a duel.†   (source)
  • YOU'RE FORGETTING SOMETHING, Horus told me.†   (source)
  • Isis, Osiris, Horus, Nephthys—where are they?†   (source)
  • Or you can smack it with a stick, Horus muttered.†   (source)
  • The greatest of the pharaohs became hosts for gods, usually Horus.†   (source)
  • Only Horus and Isis can defeat Set and avenge the death of Osiris.†   (source)
  • Their weapons crossed, and Horus slowly forced Set to one knee.†   (source)
  • Horus could tell you that if he was being honest.†   (source)
  • For the first time, Horus and I had the same feeling at exactly the same moment: rage.†   (source)
  • It was hard without Isis and Horus helping, but we could still do magic.†   (source)
  • Horus was about to be born as their son.†   (source)
  • "I, Horus, son of Osiris, claim the throne of the heavensas my birthright!" he shouted.†   (source)
  • I was out of power, and Horus's spirit was slumbering, completely spent.†   (source)
  • And you—I know what Horus would demand.†   (source)
  • I clutched the Eye of Horus around my neck.†   (source)
  • And yes, Carter, Horus, whatever you call yourself, you were so mad, you cut off her head.†   (source)
  • It takes willpower to stay human, the voice of Horus warned.†   (source)
  • "Except that Horus is not alone," I said.†   (source)
  • Horus, who in one lifetime was their brother, was born into a new life as their son.†   (source)
  • Your sense of humor has improved, Horus.†   (source)
  • Not only did Saunière have a personal passion for relics relating to fertility, goddess cults, Wicca, and the sacred feminine, but during his twenty-year tenure as curator, Saunière had helped the Louvre amass the largest collection of goddess art on earth—labrys axes from the priestesses' oldest Greek shrine in Delphi, gold caducei wands, hundreds of Tjet ankhs resembling small standing angels, sistrum rattles used in ancient Egypt to dispel evil spirits, and an astonishing array of statues depicting Horus being nursed by the goddess Isis.†   (source)
  • I shuddered when we passed a statue of Horus—the falcon-headed god who'd inhabited my body last Christmas.†   (source)
  • I held out my hand, and another symbol blazed above my palm—a symbol I could always summon, the Eye of Horus.†   (source)
  • After weeks of asking for help, I'd finally gotten a tip from my buddy the falcon war god Horus, speaking in my dreams: Oh, by the way, that artifact you wanted?†   (source)
  • They'd duct-taped four Sons of Horus statues around the edges of the window and painted hieroglyphs on the glass to counteract the curses and the mortal alarm system.†   (source)
  • I'm sure Horus has been looking for a nice war monument to occupy, or a military academy somewhere—anything but that scrawny little form of yours.†   (source)
  • When their son, Horus, grew up, Horus challenged Set for the throne of Egypt and won after many hard battles.†   (source)
  • The Eye of Horus—your famous symbol.†   (source)
  • Horus insisted, and the two of us wrestled for control of my mind, which gave me a splitting headache.†   (source)
  • And at the far end of the Great Room was a set of double doors marked with the Eye of Horus, and chained with half a dozen padlocks.†   (source)
  • Soon, Face of Horror, very soon, Horus, Isis, and my treacherous wife will bow at my feet—and Amos will help.†   (source)
  • The more I tried to combine my power with Horus's, the way I'd done before, the more my fear and panic got in the way.†   (source)
  • Or maybe she was cross with me for not letting her take over my body, the way Horus had asked Carter to do.†   (source)
  • Besides, you and Horus want the same thing—to defeat Set, just as Horus did millennia ago, when Set first killed Osiris.†   (source)
  • "Except Horus is not alone," she said.†   (source)
  • Horus's energy kept surging through me.†   (source)
  • In fact my dad says the modern pharmacist's symbol, R, is a simplified version of the Eye of Horus, because medicine is supposed to protect you.†   (source)
  • Initiates could study the path of Horus, or Isis, or Sekhmet, or any number of gods, learning to channel their powers.†   (source)
  • I thought about the myths I knew—how Horus, the son of Osiris, had to avenge his father by defeating Set.†   (source)
  • You are being childish, Horus scolded.†   (source)
  • And she's following us because ....The Chief Lector has the power to summon her once during his lifetime, Horus explained.†   (source)
  • I would find them glowing, warm to the touch, and I would be tempted—very tempted—to put on the Eye of Horus.†   (source)
  • Both Isis and Horus have bird forms.†   (source)
  • Carter closed his eyes in concentration, and a burning golden symbol etched itself across the doors like a seal: the Eye of Horus.†   (source)
  • Then Horus, Set, Isis, and, urn ...†   (source)
  • Blood of the Pharaohs, Eye of Horus.†   (source)
  • You communicated with Horus directly?†   (source)
  • When I opened my eyes, Carter stood next to me looking grief-stricken, holding his Eye of Horus amulet.†   (source)
  • Then I practiced some moves—blocks, jabs, and strikes—until Horus couldn't resist offering his advice.†   (source)
  • I'd achieved a balance with Horus once, under extreme circumstances, but I knew it would be too easy to get overwhelmed if I tried it again.†   (source)
  • Horus's silver and gold eyes glittered.†   (source)
  • I don't think so, Horus," he laughed.†   (source)
  • As Carter struggled his way up the pyramid, Set gloated: "You can't stop me by yourself, Horus—especially not in the desert, the source of my strength!†   (source)
  • And I knew from Horus's memory that this kind of union was very rare—like the one time when the coin doesn't land heads or tails, but stands on its edge, perfectly balanced.†   (source)
  • I thought: You in there, Horus?†   (source)
  • It's my birthday, Horus insisted.†   (source)
  • Carter bounded after him, and in the Duat I could see arcs of white energy pulsing from the Washington Monument to the Horus avatar, charging it with new power.†   (source)
  • Horus took his seat on the throne.†   (source)
  • Use the distraction, Horus urged.†   (source)
  • I wanted to believe Horus was giving me courage, or that maybe the past few days had finally woken up some dormant bravery gene I'd inherited from my parents.†   (source)
  • You pretty much don't, Horus said.†   (source)
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