People should start reading actual mythology like Greek mythology and you'll see how messed up it is. Rape is unfortunately a common theme in mythology for some reason whether we like it or not. This is inspired by Egyptian mythology after all. Try reading the censored one instead if its too much. The manhwa has two version for a reason.
One of my favorite quotes is "unfortunately zeus was horny" and when reading his mythology he raped everyone and everything he wanted...
the difference between this and mythology is the fact that this is very clearly rape for the sake of smut. this isn’t the creator trying to stay true to themes in mythology lmao
You think that is even the excuse for the author anymore? They've set up their own premise, and here, the one time it's superimportant that it's actually consensual, it's not. And still the author is trying to make it seem like Seth's ok with this, even though it's just another man taking what they want from him without asking.
This story is not that acurat to original mythology, but at least we got the SA right! That's so an excuse.
I think Isis don't know Seth was drugged and Osiris used Anubis to threaten him that's why she's like that?
Anyway, She has a point tho. Why on earth Seth didn't tell her about it after the incident? Maybe bc of his man's pride. Why he imprisoned her and made her followers suffer tho? If you want her to be your side, you'll not do that in the first place? Seth, I love you but I wish he take consideration since Isis is not really Osiris accomplice at that time. Isis is also a victim. He even included her innocent followers for revenge.
She knows but she's sht
She knew everything. Yet it's very likely she spent a long time, years, waiting for Seth to come clean, confide in her and tell her the truth, while she was his prisoner, and he never did. He just kept tormenting her, then imprisoned her in an underground labyrinth. He pressured her to sleep with him and never told her *why* he wanted her to do that, when he didn't even know that she knew, and up to Osiris' death both of them had had the closest to a *sibling-like* relationship of the whole bunch... She could've told him she knew, but who knows how he would have reacted? Like Seth himself said, he wasn't exactly sane.
i don't think she knew either. only person that seems to know almost everything - ooh actually two people - is sekhmet (and ra, the sun god; she's so sus but i still love her lol). and yea i agree with your whole second paragraph, it's a balanced take on what's going on. both are victims, isis is not worse than seth, especially given all the suffering he caused her and the innocent human she had under her wing.
typo fix: innocent humans* ...uh bc he killed more than one (￣∇￣")
Both are victims, yes, but in a sense Isis was technically both Osiris' *and* Seth's victim, lol. The first one lied and cheated on her, while the other tormented her etc.
Granted, Seth's tormenting of Isis may have been an indirect result of Isis' curse on him, but not in the way most people think: not due to the effect the curse may have had on Seth's relationship with Anubis, but on the effect it had on his relationship with Neftys... That is to say, since Seth's abuse on Isis was brought on by Seth's wish to be recognized as king, which in turn came from Seth's wish to prove his own strength to all the gods in general, and to Neftys in particular, then Isis cursing Seth to not have his family would mean that all his attempts at winning Neftys' back would fail, including the ones where he used the kingship and Isis as a means to prove his "worth" to Neftys... a failure which in turn would cause him to inflict a greater abuse on Isis... It's like an inevitable cycle of misfortune.
oooooh what an interesting take! ngl i dont know why, but at first i was hesitant to read your posts/replies - i am good at glossing over things (￣∇￣") - bc i really don't want to duke it out with another isis hater, but your thoughts are very well balanced and I'm always game to philosophize with another literature/myth nerd. glad to digitally meet you!
i totally agree about the cycle of misfortune. the older gods hurt each other and try to get back at each other in a never ending cycle of pain and vengeance. interestingly enough, i was chatting with another reader and they pointed out how horus is reacting so different from all of them. in him lies the new "hope for egypt" as he stops the cycle dead in its tracks.
you saying that she knew is def food for thought. kind of makes all of this even more tragic tbh because had they gotten together (as siblings/friends) at the right time, they could have dealt with osiris better. ...or maybe not, that man is like a cockroach - regardless of what he goes through, he pops up anywhere and everywhere - and greed/lust is mighty powerful.
Horus is the hope of Egypt, for sure!
BTW, I actually love all characters, Isis *and* Seth included. I find Osiris interesting, as a three dimensional villain. My only exception is Neftys... ...And I'm even starting to hesitate about that, as I suspect "Neftys" may just be clone of the real one, made by Osiris and forced by him to take part in all this (while the real one may have been trapped in the mirror to *protect her from having her life taken by Osiris*... rather than as a part of Osiris' scheme).
i like them all too! including osiris tbh but that's not something i can openly say here in this comment section without getting the wrath of the fujos (people don't bother to read before respoding). why do i like him? well because the real osiris was such a lovely archetype - the perfect father and husband. what did mojito have him go through to change his personality so drastically in their story? fascinating, i'm so curious.
I feel the same. A good story needs a "good" (worthy) villain. That's why Osiris exercises his own appeal as a well-crafted character. He reminds me a bit of the Joker in Batman the Dark Knight, as an equally memorable, fascinating, crazy and dangerously crafty nemesis, the kind that the audience doesn't easily ignore or forget. All the more reason why his drastic personality change would definitely be something for readers to get curious about, ever since Sekhmet said that the youner Osiris was a lot like Horus, as in a lot more naive, etc. I'm also really looking forward to learning more about him, since everything about him that we've seen so far feels like a bait that there's a lot more to his story than what we're being told about.
yesss hopefully we get more backstory in season 2 (if season 2 ever comes out)
I don't really know which one should i reply but yeah, i love all of the characters here. Like how well mojito written them. That not all are innocent and they have bad side as well. I'm not saying only Isis is the victim. She's too a victim like Seth. In a way, the curse actually made the matter worse which is sad. Seth and Isis had really nice relationship before. Such a shame. I'm glad there are few people that appreciate this as story and don't only focus on the main bl pair. It just sad Isis get the bias hate bc of what she did. I mean, isn't Seth is the same? Σ( ￣□￣||)
Omg! The king isekai to the modern time! While Ellin isekai to their time! I'm so glad he's alive in that way.
Lol i think people misunderstood my post. I like Sekhmet bc of how well she is written as character. I'm not saying she's a good god.
As for the Sekhmet x Seth pair, it's a platonic ship. Like I love seeing them together bc they are both cool and their strength as gods are kinda close to each other. But never in romantic sense lmao
I don't know why but I really like Sekhmet as character. Chara design is great, and she has an intriguing personality. Pretty sure Sekhmet x Seth will be a great pair. I mean God of War x God of Destruction. That sounds so cool lol
I dont really hate the women in this bl, the only thing i hate here is osiris.
idk why but i mostly think that this manga is Horus x Seth. i mean i''m not complaing- ╮(￣▽￣)╭
That's pretty obvious lol This is BL, after all. I see Sekhmet x Seth as cool pair. Not romantic.
I just want to see them together in a platonic sense.
ye meh agree ╮(￣▽￣)╭(▰˘◡˘▰)
Differences in chapter 32
Mature: Smutty Rape scene
16+ ver: Seth's mind. There are thorns surrounded Seth's body as he tried to struggle. His mind is filled with thoughts like "why im even here, why im weak, i should just die" something like that
Continuation:
16+: He only see osiris raping him. He's asking for help to save him from him.
Both are sad in their own way... I just prefer 16+ bc the way he ask for help killed my poor heart. :'(((
I forgot to add in 16+, he blamed osiris for everything but the osiris in his mind is like "r u sure its my fault? u r nothing if u dont have me" then thats when he start thinking negative things like he shouldnt existed in the first place.
So does this mature version not have that inner dialogue at all??
Interesting... I just had to make sure. When I've come across mature versions versus their non-mature counterparts, the mature version still had everything in the non-mature, but with the smutty scenes. Good to know! Do you know of there are any other chapters that differ in Ennead? I know this is the first smutty part, but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything else. I plan to go on tappytoon for ch 32 16+.
Thank you!!
Eh someone already uploaded 32 here? But 33 is not even out yet... I guess someone got excited bc of the smut scene. As expected the blame will be put to Horus lol Despite Seth himself knew it's not Horus.
Anyway! If you want to know Seth as a character, try reading the 16+ version of ch 32 in tappytoon. Mojito really did good job there. He see Osiris raping him again. Not really Horus.
The only difference in chapter 31 in mature vs 16+ is Horus lower clothes. In 16+, he's still wearing somethinh but in mature, he's literally naked. Σ(っ°Д °;)っ
Yo im back to say the differences! Now its chapter 30!
Mature:
-Horus bite Seth's neck and it start bleeding.
-Horus kinda take off Seth's lower clothes(i dont know whats that called) and start rubbing Seth's lower part
-Seth then shouted "what r u rubbing??thats so disgusting!"
16+:
-Horus try to make a hickey in Seth's neck but didnt manage to bc Seth pushed him
-Horus kissed Seth's back(around the shoulder)
-Seth then shouted "Where do u think ur putting ur lips!?"
16+ is really more romantic for me xD Seth looks like a guy thats not familiar with affection so he start complaining lol Mature is another hand really perverted
Its like im playing spot the differences everytime a chap is released xD its fun tho
Oh ur right! I didn't noticed that! Bc im probably looking at the dialogue balloons xD in mature, seth is starting to take off u know what and kinda spreading horus legs lol
This has so much potential. Pretty art and I'm into older bottom.I think I will like this more if its slowburn. It happened too quickly! When they said he's the godfather, I can't help but think about Sha Po Lang. I recommend it if you like older bottom and younger top.