▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁release ▁them ▁again ▁and ▁become ▁host ▁to ▁Os ir is . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁succeed s , ▁dies ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁free ▁will , ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁" live " ▁as ▁the ▁god ' s ▁physical ▁manifest ation ▁in ▁the ▁Under world , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Jud gment . ▁ ▁Ruby ▁K ane ▁— ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie ' s ▁late ▁mother , ▁who ▁appears ▁occasionally ▁as ▁a ▁ba ▁to ▁advise ▁her ▁children . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁mag ician ▁and ▁div iner ▁who ▁for es aw ▁Ap oph is ' s ▁rise ▁and ▁ult imate ▁victory ▁if ▁the ▁other ▁gods ▁were ▁not ▁there ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁attempted ▁to ▁release ▁Bast ▁from ▁her ▁et ernal ▁battle ▁with ▁Ap oph is ▁so ▁the ▁god dess ▁could ▁he al ▁before ▁his ▁in ev itable ▁rise . ▁She ▁gave ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁portal ▁they ▁opened ▁using ▁Cle op atra ' s ▁Need le , ▁because ▁Ap oph is ▁was ▁fighting ▁to ▁get ▁out . ▁Ruby ▁also ▁commun ed ▁with ▁Is is ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁mag ician , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁conv ince ▁then - Ch ief ▁L ector ▁I sk and ar ▁to ▁rem and ▁his ▁policy ▁of ▁fighting ▁the ▁gods . ▁ ▁Vladimir ▁Mens h ik ov ▁— ▁The ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁The ▁Th r one ▁of ▁Fire . ▁Mens h ik ov ' s ▁inten se ▁hat red ▁of ▁the ▁gods