Beyond
Takhaet placed her right palm against Amariah’s heart and suspended her left hand above the hands of the men protecting Amariah’s crown from evil influences trying to enter her body. “Praise to you, Isis, the great one. The mother of Horus. The Lady of Heaven. Mistress and Queen of all the Gods of Egypt. I beseech your protection for your daughter, Amariah, Supreme High Priestess anointed into your service at your most high temple at Philae. Praise to you, Isis, the great one. We give thanks to you for watching over this special one of your children. Help her walk with the Gods and live to fulfill her mission. The Gods of every nation will respond to your call for help.“
The children of Abraham no longer live the Law of God brought to them by Moses. They suffer beneath the yoke of Rome and hope for the return of a Redeemer who will liberate them and return Israel to its rightful chosen.
Elias, Chief Hierophant of the Essene Order, once again unites the people he trusted to take Jesus and his family into Egypt after Herod’s order to murder all male babies in Judea. They are to journey across the Great Unknown in search of documents given to other ancient civilizations to serve as guideposts for the new Messiah prophesied by the ancient prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
Amariah, Balthazar, Takhaet, Judah and Ardashir combine their skills and specialized training to travel from Damascus toward a country dimly known as Chin. With no maps to guide them, and only a rough caravan track stretching far to the east, these dedicated believers learn to have faith and believe in the unseen force which guides them and protects them from the Dark Brotherhood.
Amariah’s gaze broke away from the Holy One. “I still don’t understand why Elias did not prepare me. I know so little of what lies ahead, I feel lost and alone.”
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