Seth is a character from Ennead, a manhwa by Mojito. As punishment for his ceaseless list of crimes, he is demoted to a demigod and was stripped from his title of the God of War and Desert, Protector of Egypt, and is now remembered as the Evil God who has murdered a countless amount of humans.

Background

Seth wasn't always the Evil God that everyone knew him as. He was once a loving family man, an ideal father, and was worshiped as the protector of Egypt. That was until Nephthys could no longer hide her secret from him and finally told him about her betrayal, telling Seth that she cheated on him with their older brother, Osiris, and also telling Seth that Anubis is not his son. Resentful and enraged, he finds Osiris and demands an explanation behind this betrayal. Making Seth drink with him to tell the story, Osiris tells him that Nephthys came to him because Seth was unable to give her a son, clearly saying that Seth has that sort of problem. Awkwardly, Seth starts to question his masculinity but Osiris suddenly said that it was him who stole his seed and created a flower out of it. Osiris gave Nephthys his seed instead, resulting in Anubis's birth. Osiris gives Nephthys a son and Nephthys gives him back something in return. Seth could not believe this story and grew more furious when Osiris starts telling him that he created the desert just for Seth. Seth contradicts this and tells Osiris that he was the one who created the desert so he can protect Egypt. Osiris traps Seth in bondage using his vines of thorns, also telling him that he won't be able to turn into sand because he drank the drugged beverage he was given earlier. Osiris takes advantage of Seth's weakness while he tries to break free. He tells Seth to become his but Seth tells him that Osiris already had Isis and he had Nephthys. Osiris asks why Seth has only seen him as his king and brother when he could've been so much more. He starts talking about giving Seth his child by using Anubis as the source of life for the seed he's about to plant inside Seth. Seth finally broke free from the vines and grabs the bottles of Anubis's identity, heart, shadow, and character, the components of one's soul. Seth begs Osiris to give back the life of his beloved son and pleading that he will do anything that he may ask. After being taken advantage of, Seth butchers his brother and throws the pieces into the Nile River, following the God of Destruction, Sekhmet's advice.

Isis witnesses the betrayal of the family who she thought she could love and trust. She watches as Osiris takes advantage of their helpless little brother over and over again. Disgusted by Osiris, deceived by Nephthys, Isis started resenting Seth and making him the liar in the situation. She curses all of them, including herself, so that they may never get what they wish for the most. Osiris desires Seth, Seth desires family, Nephthys desires death, and they will never be able to achieve that due to the curse. After those events, Seth goes to Isis, trying to explain the story behind that night but she ignored Seth's pleads of joining him to get revenge on Osiris. Isis did not want to cooperate with Seth so he forced her to bed instead to become the new King and Supreme God. Isis runs away and finds Osiris' body in the Nile and resurrects him. They made love with one another but Osiris was unable to stay in the mortal realm because he already became the God of the Underworld. For centuries, Isis and her son, Horus, was on a run from Seth while he murdered thousands of women who looked like Isis and children who he poured his shame and frustration into because he can't kill the son that he loved and held dear in his heart.

Ch. 35 Sekhmet's Story: Seth's Seed of Doubt

Egypt was the Sun's garden, sown and raised by the Sun God over many long years. However... not long after the God of Life, Osiris, had taken over Egypt, all life throughout the land of Egypt began to slowly diminish, so slowly that none of the other gods were aware of what was happening... over the course of much time, little by little, the desert continued to expand. Osiris then gave the desert to his brother, Seth, who took on the title, "Protector of Egypt." However, Seth was as free as the sand, blowing in the wind. His heart was always far off, expanding to the vast expanses beyond the ends of the Earth. Thus, Osiris became anxious and started a war. He then changed Seth's title from the Protector of Egypt to the God of War, and allowed him to marry Nephthys. Osiris did this in order to contain the sand within the realm of peace. However, destruction would not just stand by and allow for peace to take hold. The God of Destruction went to the God of Sand and whispered him the truth. Seth was livid after hearing the truth and proceeded to butcher and kill his brother who had looked down on him. In spite of this, even as Osiris was being cast away into Duat, Osiris managed to seize Seth's sand.

"Stop spouting that nonsense!!! I'M THE ONE who created the desert!!" Seth yells at Osiris.

"Really?" Osiris calmly asks Seth, "Do you really think you can stand up against me and take up the power of life for yourself?"

Seth's face is grave, full of wrath yet acts in a sedate manner as Osiris continues to speak.

"If so, go on and show me. Even if it's only for a brief moment, if you can prove to me that you can create a desert without my blessing, I'll acknowledge you as the God of the Desert."

With that, the seed of doubt had been sown. Seth became "skeptical" of himself. It was a curse that made him deny the very existence of his own divine being. Osiris had demolished everything Seth had known to be the truth. Once doubt had taken hold of Seth's mind, his growing suspicions never ceased to exist. The doubt slowly destroyed him from the inside out. In addition, the moment Seth's doubts became solidified... the curse made it so that his worst fears became his reality.

Characteristics

Powerful and merciless, Seth has murdered thousands of humans, which were mostly women and children. He has done too many terrible deeds that every crime he has committed was not able to be recorded in Maat's scroll anymore. Sins aside, Seth has a weakness for his son, Anubis. His wife, the God of Peace and Harmony, Nephthys described Seth as a very caring and loving husband who would do anything and everything for his family. Before Seth was demoted to a demigod as punishment for all of the horrible things he did, he always felt so guilty for every human body that ends up as a corpse from his weapon. He wished that one day, there would be a person who would finally end this repeated cycle of death.

Seth's hair and eyes are the color of red, representing blood and death. He has been called "beautiful" on multiple occasions, with the Foreign God describing his skin as flawless and having a "prettier" face without his eye makeup. Horus sees Seth as a cool and undoubtedly strong god, flaws and all, calling him "charming" during the author's character interview.

Seth is very intelligent and cool minded during wars and is skilled in the arts of hunting and sword fighting, he's not called the God of War without a reason. He tells his son, Anubis that his weapon is the sharpest but also the heaviest since it is made up of all the souls he has collected from the bodies of those he killed. Being the God of War is not really a role to be proud of but Anubis tells him that being there to fight for your family because you love them is something to be proud of. Seth says that going to war to protect your family should not blind you from the manslaughter that happens when you're surrounded by the stench of metal and blood on the battlefield.

During the first trials of The Ennead, Seth lets out his banter, causing the Sun God Ra's merriment and Isis's frustration. Playful yet competitive, he tells all the present gods that the most powerful of them all has the right to be the Supreme Leader of all the gods, claiming that title his and demanding that a god step in to prove if they can out-power him.

Aspirations

Ever since being demoted from his mighty status as the Supreme Ruler of the gods, Seth has a mission to collect all the souls he has destroyed as punishment for his crimes.

Powers/Abilities

Seth is the God of War and the Deserts. As the God of War, he is known for his intelligence and cool mind during battles. Seth has the ability to control his deserts' sand and manipulate it to his will. He is also able to turn into sand himself.

Relationships

Horus (character article)

Horus is Seth's nephew and rival. The two of them fought for the throne and right to rule over Egypt and the gods. Horus did not fight Seth with the intentions of becoming the Supreme God for all he wanted was to actually serve Seth with full sincerity for all of eternity. He's only fighting with him to take back his mother's rightful position and to take back their pride.

When Horus was a young child, he was always in hiding with his mother from Seth and Isis always told him stories about how evil and malicious his uncle was. Instead of steering clear from this evil Supreme God, Horus himself visited a temple where kids like him were sacrificed to Seth. There, he finds Seth, drunk off of alcohol and incense. Horus had a knife with him, not to harm this Supreme God who he adored, but only there to protect him if something ever happened. Seth notices this young boy and mistakes him for Anubis. He brings Horus over using his sand and asks Horus where he's been, telling him he missed him. Seth starts embracing Horus, still unsober and apologized multiple times. He calls Horus "Anubis" and says that "No matter what other people say, you're MY son" with tears rushing down from his eyes.

Anubis

Anubis is Seth's non-biological son. When Anubis was born, Seth fell deeply in love and became the ideal father. He enjoyed teaching his son the art of combat and hunting. Seth once forged a sword for Anubis as a gift and Isis barged into the room Seth was in and started interrogating him, punching Seth and calling him stupid. Seth tells Isis that the sword is not meant for killing, he only gave Anubis that false weapon so he can get used to the weight. But that weapon had magic. When interacted with blood, it soaks it up and becomes heavier.

Isis

Seth's older sister who always scolds him for every irrational thing he does. Isis is protective of Seth's (unbiological) son, and she is seen always trying to heal Anubis and that one time when Seth accidentally cut off his arm when Osiris used his body as a vessel to take Seth to Duat.

Osiris

The eldest from the four children of Nut and Geb.

Nephthys

Wife and sister of Seth. Nephthys secretly loved Osiris while married to Seth. She locks herself up in a cage to repent and as punishment for herself.

FG

FG first saw Seth at his trial and immediately became awestruck when he saw what Seth looked like under his mask, calling him "pretty".

Ra

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References

Further Details

• Ennead Wiki: Seth!