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  • Maybe you'll want to follow the path of Horus or Isis, Thoth or Anubis, or even Bast.†   (source)
  • Horus could tell you that if he was being honest.†   (source)
  • Leroy's fangs were an inch from my face, and Horus was offering no words of encouragement.†   (source)
  • Isis, Osiris, Horus, Nephthys—where are they?†   (source)
  • Just as Carter now carries the spirit of Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus was about to be born as their son.†   (source)
  • This is what had turned Isis and Horus against each other before.†   (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)
  • "Go in peace, Carter and Sadie," Horus said.†   (source)
  • I could picture a but right there in the marsh, Isis and young Horus hiding from Set.†   (source)
  • Put the Sons of Horus around us at the cardinal points.†   (source)
  • It will be a pleasure chopping you to bits, Horus, as I did your father before you.†   (source)
  • And you—I know what Horus would demand.†   (source)
  • "I, Horus, son of Osiris, claim the throne of the heavensas my birthright!" he shouted.†   (source)
  • I slept on the way, the amulet of Horus clutched in my hand.†   (source)
  • Horus's image began to fade, and the god frowned.†   (source)
  • I felt her anger and bitterness, her fierce pride and protectiveness for her young son, Horus.†   (source)
  • I was afraid to try it, but I thought: Horus?†   (source)
  • He winked at Horus, then pretended to shoot me with a finger gun.†   (source)
  • And when I did, I noticed that Horus's shadow didn't match his form.†   (source)
  • Horus, who in one lifetime was their brother, was born into a new life as their son.†   (source)
  • It was hard without Isis and Horus helping, but we could still do magic.†   (source)
  • "He destroyed my father," Horus told me.†   (source)
  • Or you can smack it with a stick, Horus muttered.†   (source)
  • This is what the House of Life has reduced itself to, eh, Horus?†   (source)
  • I was out of power, and Horus's spirit was slumbering, completely spent.†   (source)
  • It takes willpower to stay human, the voice of Horus warned.†   (source)
  • That is why Horus was called the Avenger.†   (source)
  • The greatest of the pharaohs became hosts for gods, usually Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus wore full battle armor and a khopesh sword at his side.†   (source)
  • This is only the beginning, Horus warned me.†   (source)
  • "Well, for starters," Bast said, "Carter must use the power of Horus to defeat Set."†   (source)
  • Your sense of humor has improved, Horus.†   (source)
  • Their weapons crossed, and Horus slowly forced Set to one knee.†   (source)
  • YOU'RE FORGETTING SOMETHING, Horus told me.†   (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)
  • Horus's keen senses told me we had about two minutes until sunrise, maybe less.†   (source)
  • He was much stronger than I was, but Horus knew some good moves.†   (source)
  • For the first time, Horus and I had the same feeling at exactly the same moment: rage.†   (source)
  • Yes, Horus thought, and he stopped pushing.†   (source)
  • Horus scowled at her, but the truth was, I agreed with Sadie.†   (source)
  • I'll just tell you the short version: To avenge his father, Osiris, Horus challenged Set to a duel.†   (source)
  • She's almost as annoying as you, I told Horus.†   (source)
  • "That is not your mission," Horus chided.†   (source)
  • The Chief Lector has the power to summon her once during his lifetime, Horus explained.†   (source)
  • Horus would be urging him towards bloody vengeance.†   (source)
  • There was Osiris, the king, and Isis, his queen; Set, the evil god, and Horus, the avenger.†   (source)
  • I complained to Horus, but he didn't answer.†   (source)
  • I asked Horus, but his voice was silent.†   (source)
  • Unless you wish to give over control to Horus.†   (source)
  • I knew this because Horus had shared space in my head a few months ago.†   (source)
  • I summoned the Eye of Horus, and the spirit hissed.†   (source)
  • Horus told me it holds the secret to finding the Book of Ra.†   (source)
  • The voice of Horus spoke urgently in my mind: Take back the weapons of the pharaoh.†   (source)
  • I am an echo in your mind—the part of Horus that never left you.†   (source)
  • Carter, this isn't a game, the voice of Horus said inside my head.†   (source)
  • I still heard Horus in my head, urging me to claim the weapons of the pharaoh.†   (source)
  • "Welcome, Carter and Sadie," Horus said.†   (source)
  • "Griffins are servants of Horus," I said.†   (source)
  • The eye of Horus was painted on the boat's prow, and its lone passenger was Michel Desjardins.†   (source)
  • The obvious answer: Horus was now king of the gods.†   (source)
  • Who do you think has the best chance to stand against the Lord of Chaos—Ra or Horus?†   (source)
  • A general never shows despair, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Fortunately, my new giant form had aim worthy of Horus.†   (source)
  • In the back of my mind, I heard Horus's voice, urging me on: This is your path.†   (source)
  • "I am your ally, Carter," Horus promised.†   (source)
  • I remembered what Horus had said in my vision about the scroll burning Menshikov's face.†   (source)
  • I remembered Horus had been in a situation like this before.†   (source)
  • Hello, Carter, said Horus, which felt like talking to myself.†   (source)
  • But as irritating as Horus was, he had a point.†   (source)
  • Horus's voice was still inside me, urging me to take charge.†   (source)
  • Then Horus defeated Set and became pharaoh.†   (source)
  • ] On the dais next to Horus, the empty throne of the pharaoh seemed to undulate in the purple light.†   (source)
  • The key to success wasn't me, or even Horus—it was Ra, the original king of Egyptian gods.†   (source)
  • I rummaged through my bag and took out a piece of chalk and the four sons of Horus.†   (source)
  • I am showing you this place in a way you can understand, Horus said.†   (source)
  • It does not have to be that way, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Horus laughed for the audience as if he and Carter had just shared a good joke.†   (source)
  • Instead of a bird, I was a human, dressed like Horus in Egyptian armor.†   (source)
  • I wished I still had Horus's voice inside my head, egging me on.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately, Horus hadn't been very specific.†   (source)
  • What if Horus was right, and I could lead the gods and magicians against Apophis?†   (source)
  • Horus released my ba, and my consciousness floated back to the mortal world like a helium balloon.†   (source)
  • Horus turned his back on us and joined the celebration.†   (source)
  • Every night, this was the journey, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Combine with Horus and Isis again, pledge to serve Apophis, and you could survive this night.†   (source)
  • Horus and Isis had both discussed it with us.†   (source)
  • If Horus was an echo in my mind, maybe I was being affected by his desire to rule.†   (source)
  • The sun god looked like Horus: a falcon-headed man.†   (source)
  • I spent a lot of time wondering why Horus had showed me that vision.†   (source)
  • I wished I had sea god powers, but they weren't exactly Horus's specialty.†   (source)
  • In fact, Horus was about the only thing not doing battle in the Great Room.†   (source)
  • Julian, a big seventh grader who'd already decided on the path of Horus, went straight into battle.†   (source)
  • Sons of Horus, magic chalk—this wasn't the place to draw a protective circle.†   (source)
  • Horus had asked me who stood the best chance against the Lord of Chaos.†   (source)
  • …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)
  • You communicated with Horus directly?†   (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)
  • Or maybe she was cross with me for not letting her take over my body, the way Horus had asked Carter to do.†   (source)
  • Soon, Face of Horror, very soon, Horus, Isis, and my treacherous wife will bow at my feet—and Amos will help.†   (source)
  • Then Horus, Set, Isis, and, urn …†   (source)
  • Horus's energy kept surging through me.†   (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)
  • 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)
  • Blood of the Pharaohs, Eye of Horus.†   (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)
  • I thought about the myths I knew—how Horus, the son of Osiris, had to avenge his father by defeating Set.†   (source)
  • Horus's silver and gold eyes glittered.†   (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)
  • Besides, you and Horus want the same thing—to defeat Set, just as Horus did millennia ago, when Set first killed Osiris.†   (source)
  • Initiates could study the path of Horus, or Isis, or Sekhmet, or any number of gods, learning to channel their powers.†   (source)
  • When I opened my eyes, Carter stood next to me looking grief-stricken, holding his Eye of Horus amulet.†   (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)
  • Then I practiced some moves—blocks, jabs, and strikes—until Horus couldn't resist offering his advice.†   (source)
  • When their son, Horus, grew up, Horus challenged Set for the throne of Egypt and won after many hard battles.†   (source)
  • "Except Horus is not alone," she said.†   (source)
  • You are being childish, Horus scolded.†   (source)
  • I don't think so, Horus," he laughed.†   (source)
  • Both Isis and Horus have bird forms.†   (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)
  • 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)
  • I wasn't like my cousin Horus.†   (source)
  • "It approaches," Horus told me.†   (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)
  • 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)
  • You pretty much don't, Horus said.†   (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)
  • I thought: You in there, Horus?†   (source)
  • "That, of course," Horus said.†   (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)
  • It's my birthday, Horus insisted.†   (source)
  • Horus must become pharaoh.†   (source)
  • Was that what attacked Horus?†   (source)
  • Give me control, Horus urged.†   (source)
  • Horus gestured to the throne.†   (source)
  • I suppose you're not Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus rose from the throne.†   (source)
  • Horus's voice yelled: Jump!†   (source)
  • She speaks truly, Horus said.†   (source)
  • "Isis and Horus," he said.†   (source)
  • Set stabbed out Horus's eye.†   (source)
  • Just kill him, Horus said.†   (source)
  • "The Eyes of Horus," I said.†   (source)
  • I asked Horus.†   (source)
  • Yes, Horus.†   (source)
  • Good, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Horus sighed.†   (source)
  • Crown Horus king!†   (source)
  • Yes, Horus said.†   (source)
  • "Horus won," Carter said.†   (source)
  • "Welcome," Horus said.†   (source)
  • They don't, Horus agreed.†   (source)
  • So you're Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus urged.†   (source)
  • Horus?†   (source)
  • Horus said.†   (source)
  • "So, Horus," he said.†   (source)
  • Horus knows this.†   (source)
  • I asked Horus.†   (source)
  • I don't like Horus.†   (source)
  • No one bests Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus sounded bored.†   (source)
  • She meant Horus.†   (source)
  • He bellowed: "Horus!"†   (source)
  • You see, Horus?†   (source)
  • The day Horus was born.†   (source)
  • Good! said Horus.†   (source)
  • Calm down, Horus said.†   (source)
  • Impossible, Horus said.†   (source)
  • And I can control Horus.†   (source)
  • Horus, bird time!†   (source)
  • Horus said.†   (source)
  • Oh, poor Horus.†   (source)
  • Patience, Horus urged.†   (source)
  • Yes, Horus agreed.†   (source)
  • Horus said.†   (source)
  • Horus turned to the assembled gods.†   (source)
  • "When Horus spoke to me," I said, "he warned that some of the gods might try to stop us from waking Ra.†   (source)
  • Without thinking about it, without needing to combine souls with Horus, I'd tapped into his emotions.†   (source)
  • Bast stood at my side, holding her tongue, but she looked as if she wanted to shred Horus like a scratching post.†   (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)
  • Once, all these scarabs were alive, Horus said, the symbol of Ra's daily rebirth, holding back the enemy.†   (source)
  • The Eye of Horus burned against the padlock, and the doors burst open as if they'd been hit by giant fist.†   (source)
  • I knew you were scheming with Horus.†   (source)
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