You pad in, awestruck at what you see before you. Behind the rubble, an entire room appears to be undamaged, filled with dust, artifacts and ornaments. Little Ushabti figures gather under your paws, analyzing the uncovered area.

The Ushabti clean the interior up, wiping off dust and alighting the ancient artifacts. In the low light, you can clearly see the room is a small shrine dedicated to a god.

Seth walks in, eyes alight with surprise and a touch of excitement.

"The Shrine of Khnum! It's incredible that the walls are only slightly cracked and nothing has been destroyed. The sheer life force he brings into this world with the Nile's flow must have protected my temple."

He smiles, putting his hand on a small box. Then, he nods at you.

"This here is a coffin with a vessel. It's like mine, just not as grand. Alas, it's very small, and not strong enough to walk with you as I do. You could wake it up, if you want. It would be nice to have some decent godly company. You mortals just aren't the same. They would probably grant you extra blessings, too."

You lean towards the box and gently push the small stone lid. There's another box inside, with a wooden lid and spells written down in an ancient language you cannot understand. With an encouraging look from your companion, you open the box gently with your claws. A tiny mummy inside reveals that the vessel isn't of much use physically, just as your companion mentioned. But having more allies against the Serpent would really boost morale.

A spark of life powered by your heart wakes the ancient mummy. Just as before with Seth, it cracks open and twists, revealing its true form.

The ram looks at you and then looks at Seth. They start speaking to each other in a language you cannot understand. It sounds very melodic and hypnotic, and your brain is fuzzy as if in a trance. Suddenly the ram is making sense, and you blink rapidly, coming out of your stupor in surprise. The new vessel has adapted to your tongue.

"I now understand what happened, [NAME]. The Serpent is fueled by desire for destruction. I can try to help, but I need strength. I need essence, the same one you brought Seth. In return, once Ushabti clean up the artifacts in this shrine, they will expand what they have to offer. I will also bring back life to your pridelands and mold the landscape back to how it was before this catastrophe."

You sit down on the safe side of the rift. With your heart still pounding in awe of what happened, you look around the devastated landscape. It's time to bring back some slithering essence to the vessel of Khnum.

You have currently collected 0/5 essence.

You sit down on the safe side of the rift. With your heart still pounding in awe of what happened, you look around the devastated landscape. It's time to bring back some slithering essence to the vessel of Khnum.

You have currently collected 5/5 essence.

You walk into the narrow passage and greet the resting, mummified vessel with proper reverence.

Just like before, you gently put the Ankh on its bandaged chest and watch the creature open its eyes.

"This is working. It feels like a warm wave of water is washing over me. Please, come back tomorrow. I need time to reconstruct the vessel properly."

Inside the shrine, the coffin is closed and the vessel is resting. Come back after rollover!