▁and ▁desire ▁for ▁power ▁leads ▁to ▁his ▁possession ▁by ▁Ap oph is . ▁He ▁manip ul ates ▁Michel ▁Des j ard ins ▁into ▁perm itting ▁him ▁to ▁h unt ▁the ▁K ane ▁family . ▁When ▁Des j ard ins ▁finally ▁disco vers ▁his ▁invol vement , ▁he ▁uses ▁up ▁all ▁his ▁energy ▁in ▁an ▁exec r ation ▁of ▁the ▁cha os ▁demon ▁and , ▁by ▁extension , ▁Mens h ik ov , ▁who ▁is ▁then ▁killed . ▁Mens h ik ov ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁Sad ie ▁and ▁Carter ▁K ane ▁as ▁an ▁" ev il ▁ice ▁cre am ▁man " ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁t endency ▁to ▁wear ▁white ▁su its ▁and ▁glass es ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁heavily ▁scar red ▁face . ▁ ▁Set ne ▁– ▁An ▁evil ▁mag ician ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁R ams es ▁the ▁Great . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁K ha em was et . ▁He ▁appears ▁in ▁The ▁Ser pent ' s ▁Sh adow ▁as ▁an ▁evil ▁g host ▁on ▁trial ▁for ▁many ▁cr imes . ▁Set ne ▁is ▁fre ed ▁by ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁Ap oph is . ▁After ▁the ▁former ' s ▁destruction , ▁however , ▁Set ne ▁esc apes ▁and ▁becomes ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁the ▁c ros so ver ▁series ▁with ▁the ▁Camp ▁Half - B lo od ▁chron icles , ▁where ▁he ▁plans ▁to ▁am ass ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁and ▁Gre co - R oman ▁world s