As Ymir drifted towards his fate at the edge of the Universe, Ra's interests began to shift from his own wandering and exploring. He felt lonely. He desired to create. He and Ymir had gone their separate ways eons before, and he was not sure where in the vast Universe Ymir was. Given his loneliness, it's only reasonable that his first creations were more beings to keep him company. Ra made a host of lesser gods and goddesses, simply to ease his isolation. He created Geb and Nut and his two creations quickly fell in love. From their union came Isis, Osiris, Horus, Set, and Nephthys.

Ra was delighted. He had all the company he could need. He had children and grandchildren and he delighted in their presence. He celebrated the birth of these gods with a great act of creation. Gathering the primitive elements around him, he began to compress and smash them. He poured his power and energy into the quickly forming sphere of mass and matter. When he had accumulated an enormous amount of matter, Ra ignited his creation, unleashing a massive blast of heat and energy into the far reaches of the Universe, and the Sun was born.

For many thousands of years, Ra was content with his great creation and his pantheon. However, the primordial forces that gave birth to Ra and Ymir did not stop with these first two gods. New gods were born, fell in love, and gave birth to yet more gods. Entire pantheons of gods and beings started to develop and spread across the Universe.

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Eventually, a time came when a pantheon of new gods spread into the nook of the Universe that housed Ra and his creations. In their arrogance, they considered Ra old and weak. They thought that Ra's Sun was the pinnacle of his abilities and that he was spent from its creation. And they desired it for themselves. Tensions boiled over, and a war between the pantheons began. Ra led his creations into battle against these "Others" and was successful in suppressing their power for a time.

But Ra was betrayed.

Set grew jealous of his younger brother Osiris's prowess in battle and slew him in a fit of rage. Isis mourned the loss of Osiris deeply and was dismayed when Ra refused to kill Set for his betrayal. Ra banished Set from his realm in the Universe, but this was not enough for Isis. In her own rage, she secretly conspired to betray Ra to his enemies. Ra was ambushed and captured.

When he discovered Isis's treachery, Ra was heartbroken. One grandson dead, another banished, and now, betrayed by his granddaughter, Ra decided that existence had become too painful for him to bear. He willingly relinquished his power to his captors. He sought to end his existence, but, as he and his captors learned all too well, even after giving up all the power he could, Ra was still too powerful to die.

Thus, in his grief, Ra banished himself.

He drifted away from his creations and his corner of the Universe. He drifted away.

Alone.

Again.

Ra was exhausted. His sadness was unbearable. So, drifting alone in a forgotten portion of the Universe, the great and mighty Ra closed his eyes.

And rested...