After securing a great triumph against evil, the Kemet citizens and their gods celebrate all over Kemet. Meanwhile, Ra thinks about the kingdom and the new rules he will set.

A day passes, and Ra asks for all the gods to gather at his heavenly throne, located above the skies. One by one, all the gods, including the minor ones, ascend to the sky, waiting for their leader Ra to address them about the new changes. More than three thousand gods sit on chairs made of clouds.

A moment of silence hits as Ra emerges in his legendary dress, wearing a sun disk and double crown. As he sits on his throne, a beautiful woman with blue eyes in her white dress shows up out of the clouds surrounding Ra's throne. As Ra sat upon his heavenly throne, a woman appeared amid the clouds surrounding him. Her beauty was striking, with blue eyes and a white dress. At first glance, she resembled a lovely mortal, but focusing revealed her divine nature to the assembled gods.

The woman unveiled two feathered wings as she knelt before Ra. Taking his hand, she pressed a kiss on it in reverence before standing at his side. With a wave, Ra summoned a new throne of rare diamonds to join his own. Upon this seat of honor, the woman took her place as Ra's daughter. With her arrival, all gods had gathered as they were called to witness their great lord.

Ra speaks,” today I will declare the new rules for our kingdom. And the most important rule out of them all is the rule which no mortal is forced to pray for any of us

The gods began to whisper to each other. Each is confused by the weird rule set by ra.

The assembled gods began sharing whispers amongst themselves, each bewildered by the new law decreed by Ra. With a strike of his scepter against the sky, Ra demanded silence, then questioned what difficulty the edict might pose.

Meskhenet, Goddess of Childbirth, was the first to speak. She used her scepter and hit the cloud beside her, waiting for permission to talk. When given permission, she said, "My king, my lord, this rule shall diminish our grandeur in mortal eyes. They will see us not as beyond their scope but as peers. I dread the day a lowly man might joke with me as an equal."

Ra looked at the gathered gods and saw that Meskhenet's fear was the common fear that every god had—to be equal to a mortal. He looked at everyone and said, "I said we wouldn't be worshipped, not becoming equal to men." They will build temples, they will ask us for help, and we will still be at a higher rank than them, but the only difference is that we won't be worshipped. If any mortal is found guilty of disrespecting the gods, Anubis and Osiris shall deal with them."

The gods remained silent, each feeling satisfied that they would still be at a higher rank.

Ra continued his talk: "I am glad everyone accepts this hardest law. However, the rest of the laws will be found in the Book of Laws, which Ma'at will give to each and every one of you. The other laws are not new but modified; the only one that was hard to accept, I have already said. Secondly, I command every one of you to stay away from the mortal woman who is pregnant by Apep. She will be seen only by me; she will be under my protection. No one will lay eyes on her. Any god found disobeying the rules will be punished, and the punishment will be transforming the guilty god into a mortal."

Silence reigned as the gods heeded Ra's decrees. Amid this stillness, Thoth struck his scepter against the clouds with force, drawing the sun god's attention.

With a weary sigh, Ra asked, "What troubles you so, Thoth?"

Thoth replied solemnly, "My king, there is a thing that bothers me, a thing I am afraid you did secretly and you might not want us to know."

Ra smiled knowingly. "You invariably perceive what eludes others. I meant to disclose this, but you have gleaned my actions first, as expected."

The assembly stirred with puzzlement, eager to learn Ra's mysterious secret.

"Dear Thoth and everyone else, including my lovely sons," Ra says, "I know what I am going to say would be unbelievable, but it's true. With my power and the power of the orb, I created a force capable of creating a world that is identical to this world. Not only our kingdom, but the whole earth, is duplicated in a dimension I made. Everything is duplicated, from houses to castles to tombs. I created that world for a purpose that none of you could understand for the time being. No one will be able to enter that world except with my power, so when the right time comes, we will move to that world."

Murmurs began spreading among the gathered gods as unease filled their faces. Ra's proclamation perplexed them all, for none believed such divine power existed to craft a copy of their world.

Ra sees the surprise and confusion on everyone's faces and speaks, "Sooner or later, the mortals will evolve, and they will start creating lies. We won't be respected as before. They will want to rule and conquer, not for the sake of their kingdom but for the sake of greed. And I am sure that day will come."

Osiris spoke up. "And the mortals—shall they join our migration to this new kingdom?"

Ra says, "The scales will be used; the judgments will be made. Only the pure of heart will be sent to our new kingdom. The rest will be here. There is nothing to be worried about."

Ra smiles as he says, "Osiris, our kingdom will be mirrored into the new kingdom. Everything will be there. So, there is nothing that we would lose."

Osiris sits, satisfied by Ra's answers. Ra looks to the now calmly gathered gods as he speaks, "Are there any objections to the created world? Speak, and do not be afraid. This is not a law that everyone must follow. "

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All gods remain silent and seated except for Anubis and Thoth. They both stand, waiting for permission to talk. Observing this, Ra speaks, "And what's the cause of the objection? I am open to hearing all of your thoughts."

Since he is Ra's son, Anubis first speaks, "Father, I am the god of death, and my duty is to protect the corpses and mummify the recently dead bodies. How can I do my job the day I travel to the created world of yours?"

Ra replies, "You will teach the mortals. You will draw it on the walls, and they will adapt to that; year by year, generation by generation, they will be able to do it themselves. And fear not; your job will remain there. In the new kingdom, you will have the same job, but it will be different. You will only mummify recently dead bodies, whether it's a mortal body or a god's body, and that's it. You won't have to look for thieves who will steal the bodies and their treasures."

Anubis says, "Then who will protect the dead bodies in the new kingdom? Is my job being given to another god?"

Ra replies, "No, Anubis. In the new kingdom, there will be no thieves. Your scales and Ma'at's laws will determine who will enter the new kingdom. The scales won't lie, and you know that very well."

With deep confusion on his face, Anubis continues, "Father, what if mortals find a way to enter our new kingdom? Don't forget that they are evolving, and sooner or later they might create a tool that could eventually lead them to our new kingdom."

Ra smiles as he replies, "No one will be able to enter the new kingdom, and no one will be able to get out of it either. When I created that new world, as the orb's power was merging with my powers, I was precise with the rules. Even the gods of the other worlds, even the Greek gods of this earth, won't be able to find us. That orb has powers that exceed any god's powers, even my own."

Anubis nods as he sits, leaving Thoth the only one standing.

Ra wonders what else could trouble Thoth, as he thinks he has answered all the questions that might trouble the minds of the gods. He speaks, "Thoth, what troubles you? What else are you afraid of when all the rules have been said?"

Thoth replies, "My lovely king, I am not afraid. I am confused. How could I record history in my books the day I travel to the new kingdom? History will be forgotten, and it might be played with. Humans will surely lie and maybe create fictional stories as real historical events."

Ra speaks, "Thoth, you are not going to live forever, and so do I and so does everyone else. A time will come when we will eventually pass away. As I implied to Anubis before, you shall teach them how to record history. Teach them how to fill the tombs of the deceased with the most notable history the deceased has, such as achievements or great sacrifices. They will succeed in doing that, and history will never be forgotten. Our kingdom isn't built on lies, so don't worry about it. You will record and write the history till the day we eventually leave for our new kingdom."

Thinking about it in his mind, Thoth replies, "And the day I travel to the new kingdom, who will take care of the history I have written here? Will all the history I have seen remain here?"

Understanding Thoth's reservations, Ra clarified, "All artifacts and antiquities shall be replicated seamlessly in the new world, as I've described. Your duty prior to departure, Thoth, is this: burn those historical accounts not fit for mankind's knowledge, but preserve the rest so mortals may find insight to better their condition."

Thoth pondered in silence for a while. Ra inquired, "Have my explanations laid to rest your lingering doubts, Thoth? Or do uncertainties yet linger?"

Thoth replied with a smile, "No, Lord Ra. Your answer satisfied my curiosity. Now I know what history to burn when we travel to the new kingdom." Thoth then politely sat down..

Ra stands from his throne and faces his daughter, Ma'at. Then he speaks, "Goddess of truth and order. Do you have any objections? You haven't spoken a word since the meeting started."

Ma'at stands from her throne and replies, "My king, my father, I see wisdom in everything you do. And this decision to live in a parallel kingdom to ours is one of the best decisions I have ever heard. We and mortals can't be on the same page, and soon the truth will reveal itself. I have no objections to living in a kingdom where only sinless mortals exist."

With a wave of his radiant hands, Ra calls forth from the skies a gleaming tome, its pages crafted of the purest gold. Receiving it solemnly, Fair Ma'at bows her head.

Then speaks the sun god, Ra, his final decree: "And now, since everyone is aware of the new rules and the new kingdom that we will ultimately travel to, here is the new book of laws. From today, every god and every king shall do as the book says until the day we travel to our new kingdom. We will flourish this kingdom and make it better than it has been before, and maybe, just maybe, we will expand Kemet around the world."

At Ra's words, the gods arose and bowed before the radiant one. Then, each left their seats, paying homage in ways unique to their place.

Ma'at walked among them with poise, laying a golden copy of the laws at each god's feet. Her task complete, she halted and bent low, spreading white wings in deference to the decrees made this day under Ra's everlasting light and rule.