-Amos Kane-
"Wait here," Anubis halted before the doors to the Hall of Judgment. "He'll call for you when he's done with his meeting. I must return to Walt, I'm sorry I can't-"
"It's alright," I waved off, "make sure they all stay safe for me."
He nodded before disappearing. Once I was alone, I managed to hear my brother's voice through the door, agitated and rising higher in volume the longer it continued. "I don't make the rules!" He snarled.
"Osiris," Set's voice alarmed me as I took a step closer, leaning my head towards the door now. However, the rest of his sentence was muffled.
Julius retaliated, and both of their voices rose, but I still could not make out a single word. I straightened as the door opened, my sister-in-law closing the door behind her as she shot me a distressed look. "Where did Anubis run off to?" She whispered.
"His host," I explained. "What's going on in there?"
She shook her head to loosen some of the agitation in her expression. "Osiris and Set having another argument," she summed up.
"Please don't tell me it's Set getting hung up on Osiris refusing to give up custody," I recalled the last few fights I stood witness to. "Isis and Horus are busy too; they can't get down here to break off their petty fighting."
Ruby hesitated, "Actually, they're arguing over you, Amos."
My eyebrows rose. "Do they know I'm standing right here?"
She rolled her eyes, "You know just as well as I do that when Julius fights, he is narrow-sighted. So I figured I would spare you the colorful talk they're having."
"Wait, you can still use magic?" I questioned.
"A bit, it's not much really, only cheap spells. You can still hear them even," she noted. "Just not audible."
Silence for a few seconds, Set's voice roaring past the door. "Did they not have a better topic?" I asked. "I'm certain the two of them see me at the same level."
Ruby smiled suddenly, "You're right; they do see you in the same light."
"He did what?" Julius's temper was hard to miss through the door this time. "Amos Kane, get your ass in here!"
Ruby closed her eyes and let her head hang a bit. "Just bite your tongue in there," she suggested as she gazed back at me. "He is still the Lord of the Afterlife, no matter your previous relation."
"Thanks for the reminder," I smiled towards her before opening the door.
The times I have visited, the Hall of Judgment is usually vacant. This time it looked like an entire counsel of Gods and even a few ghosts. But my eyes only focused on my brother's glare upon me as I slowly made my way towards the center of the room. Silence for half a minute before I shot my brother a curious look. "You called for me?" I decided to ask, even though everyone obviously knew the answer.
"Did you, or did you not, spend your life force on a shield?" His eyes narrowed.
"I did," I replied easily.
"What, you get so lazy that you forgot how to make one?" Desjardin's voice snarled. "You were an expert on them, even made some with a blink of your eyes!"
"Where's Anubis?" Disturber asked with interest. "And why did he not lead you in here?"
I sighed when I took in Set in the crowd as he stood up again. "I already fucking told you there is a fight going on above us!" He snapped.
Julius's eyes didn't leave me. "Michel's right. Was this like a shield for an entire Nome?" His tone tested, a visible warning to watch what I say next.
"I was protecting the host of Geb. Why is there a problem over that?" I wondered.
"All evidence pieces that you more than likely committed suicide, is why." Julius snarled. "And there's another problem."
"Damn straight there is!" Set decided to walk out of the crowd of Gods and now stood two feet away.
"Set," I scorned through clenched teeth. "This happens to be my judgment, so run along."
Set peered at me for a few seconds. "It will be once Osiris stops being a vindictive ass."
"Heart?" Ammit licked his lips as he observed me from where he was sitting.
Julius rolled his eyes as he faced me again. "Set claims that he gave up his hosting when you summoned this shield."
My right eyebrow rose towards the Red Lord as he paced now. "If he did, I wasn't aware of it." I started. "And why does it matter?"
"It's a matter of if your life force was been spent or not." Set snarled towards me.
"Well I used it." I pointed out to him, earning disapproval from the crowd. "Now, can we please go through the usual proceedings?" I turned to Julius now, his eyes narrowed in reply.
"Amos," Julius' tone got colder than the actual hall, "do you not understand the consequences of suicide?"
Iskandar shot up from his seat now. "I suggest we review instead of pointing fingers." He directed towards Lord Osiris.
"Review what?" I wondered aloud. "And why are there ghosts here?"
Julius smirked now. "This happens to be a meeting reviewing your actions as Chief Lector. Usually we don't tolerate letting said person in the meetings."
