exiled along with the other gods. He attends Horus' coronation as Pharaoh of the gods, supporting him, but with a smile that suggests that Set has something evil planned. In addition, Amos begins wearing crimson clothing which Carter thinks is to play up his connection to Set. As a result, Carter doubts that Amos will have any more trouble enforcing his rule. Apophis Apophis is the serpent of Chaos who fought Ra in ancient times and the primary antagonist of The Kane Chronicles. When Ra eventually retired to the heavens, he sacrificed his third aspect Khepri to seal Apophis away in a prison deep within the Duat and sent his loyal cat goddess Bast to fight Apophis for eternity inside of the prison. Before the series begins, Ruby Kane, who has prophetic abilities, foresees Apophis' eventual escape and sacrifices herself to rescue Bast from their prison as a first step to restoring the gods and preventing Apophis' rise. In The Red Pyramid, Apophis acts from behind the scenes after Julius Kane begins the process of releasing the other gods. By possessing Set's demon minion Face of Horror with a fragment of his soul from within his weakened prison, Apophis pushes Set to create a storm that will destroy all of North America which will create enough Chaos energy to allow Apophis to break free. Both the gods and the magicians remain unaware of Apophis' role in the events, believing that Set is only acting on his own, something that Set himself is also unaware of. During the final battle, as Sadie Kane performs a banishing spell for Set, the advice of her mother causes her to look into the sky and see Apophis within the rift opened by the spell and she finally understands the truth. Breaking the spell, Sadie uses the Feather of Truth to reveal Apophis to both her brother Carter and Set. Enraged, Apophis has Face of Horror attack Sadie, but Carter kills him with his sword. As the demon dies, Apophis taunts them at what he had managed to accomplish through only a fragment of himself before the fragment rejoins Apophis in the closing rift. Recognizing that Apophis is returning and is the greater threat, the Kanes make a deal with Set rather than banishing him. In The Throne of Fire, the Kanes and their allies work to combat Apophis' inevitable escape by locating and restoring