"Our predicament doesn't end there."
Isis continued to show the scene where the two sisters were arguing.
In the picture, they are confronting each other in the temple.
“Differences began to emerge between us.”
In the memory revealed by Isis, Isis and Nephthys stood face to face in the temple hall, and the space between them seemed to be distorted by the surge of divine power.
Isis still insisted then: "We must keep trying!"
"The disasters are spreading, and they are becoming more intense!"
Nephthys retorted.
"So, more mortals are going to die?"
"Every attempt we make causes more people to suffer secondary harm!"
"We can't go on. The pain torments me day and night. If I completely fall into madness, there will be no peaceful death in this world, only eternal resentment."
After hearing Nephthys' words, the space in front of Isis became even more distorted.
"So what do you think we should do? Are you going to stand by and watch? Let all the lives be destroyed?"
"We must find another way!"
Nephthys shook her head in pain several times, and then she rejected Isis's proposal.
"Sister, I feel like I am being contaminated and assimilated by death itself."
"We must cut off the connection. Even though it is a betrayal, it is the only way for now."
The bricks and tiles under Isis' feet began to crackle and break, and she seemed to be very angry about Nephthys' words.
"How dare you? How could you?"
Of course, the space around Nephthys also began to distort at this time.
"Sister! At least this won't make the situation worse! Every time you interfere, it will only cause a more severe backlash!"
"Our intervention will only exacerbate this disaster!"
Isis still did not agree with Nephthys's statement and continued to accuse her.
"So you would rather hide in your temple and let the undead wander in agony?"
Nephthys also retorted: "That is better than you killing more living people!"
The two divine powers collided more and more violently, but at this moment, an Egyptian fell at the door of the temple.
The image presented by Isis finally froze at the moment their divine power ceased.
It was frozen at the moment they gave up the confrontation.
Isis turned around and looked at Lin Ke.
"That's when we started blaming each other and doubting each other's judgment."
"Sisters who once shared life and death together now have difficulty even communicating with each other."
Nephthys also nodded.
"Our quarrels will only make the disaster worse."
"It divided us and weakened our unity, but then the more we tried to overcome our differences, the more we were haunted by our respective experiences of failure."
Then, Isis continued to show new pictures.
It was a scene where the two sisters were fighting alone.
Isis was in the fields breathing life into the crops, only to find that the plants immediately withered.
Nephthys comforted the dead among the tombs, but this only brought more screams of pain.
"We gradually discovered that we seemed to have lost even the ability to perform our duties."
Isis continued sadly.
"I became irritable and lost my patience."
"And Nephthys became increasingly isolated and conservative, refusing any action."
Nephthys nodded at this time, and then spoke frankly.
"Yes, we even began to doubt each other's motives."
"I once suspected that my sister would sacrifice more people to maintain the reputation of magic and life."
"And she suspected that I was obsessed with power and unwilling to give up control over the spirits of the dead."
In the picture, the scene where the two sisters cast a spell together for the last time is particularly shocking.
They stood near the city of Aswan, attempting to purify the entire city with a combined spell.
However, when the two divine powers intertwined, the golden and purple energies offset each other, and ultimately the plague still became more rampant.
Isis seemed to close her eyes at this time.
"That was our last collaboration and our biggest mistake."
"From then on, we agreed not to use our divine powers at the same time."
Nephthys continued, "Yes, we have become each other's nightmares. Whenever one of us attempts to act, the other will be reminded of that tragic failure."
"Our trust has completely collapsed."
Isis now displays the final scene.
"Finally, we retreated to Philae Island, which was our only safe haven."
In the picture, Philae Island is protected by a circle of energy shield interwoven with gold and purple. The souls of the undead from the outside world, which are the materialized images of the plague, are impacting the protective shield like a tide, but are unable to break through.
"This barrier is sapping our remaining strength."
Nephthys explained, "But it can at least give us a chance to breathe. Here, we can temporarily avoid the direct influence of the spirits of the dead and try to find a solution."
"But every day, the barrier is weakening."
"Every day, we can feel the spirits of the dead lurking on the periphery, waiting for an opportunity to strike. They are looking for a breakthrough."
At this moment, a horrifying scene appeared on the screen.
Tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the protective shield, and black tentacles penetrated like snakes, only to be forcibly pushed out by the emergency repair energy.
Every time a similar situation occurred, it was accompanied by violent energy fluctuations and the sisters' painful groans.
"We take turns on duty and dare not slack off for even a moment."
Isis continued wearily, "But I know that sooner or later, our strength will be exhausted, and the spirits of the dead will pour into this last refuge."
"So, we can only hold on here day and night."
In the picture, the two sisters are sitting on the steps of the temple, supporting each other back to back, but both are barely able to stay awake due to exhaustion.
They are surrounded by thousands of dead souls, each of which is shrouded in fear and anxiety.
The sky in the distance was covered with dark clouds and lightning kept striking, like a sign of the end of the world.
"Once those dead souls break through here, they will transform into physical entities and pour out from the entrance to the mortal world."
“This is where we are.”
Isis dropped her eyes.
"We have tried our best, we have lost so much, so much..."
Nephthys' voice also became desolate.
"We are no longer those gods who are praised. We are just two exhausted gods."
Isis raised her head and looked at Lin Ke.
"This is the answer you want, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"This is the current situation of your god."
"Powerless and divided, we created civilization and shaped history, but we were powerless to withstand this catastrophe that destroyed everything."
"So, we can't leave here with you."
"We must continue to hold on here forever."
Lin Ke fell into deep thought as he listened to Isis' words.
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