However, Bast began to weaken and Apophis' victory came closer. When Ra was forced to retreat to the heavens, Bast and Apophis were sealed within the Duat and destined to fight until they both died. Sekhmet was originally Ra's champion, but when she proved to be too difficult to control, she was replaced by Bast. Set fought as Ra's lieutenant, defending his sun boat. The Prophecy had it that the world would end when Apophis ate the sun, Ra. And because he was Isfet, the first spirit in times, that is the manifestation of Isfet, and Ra was born from the Creation, that was the devastation of the Serpent's chaotic plane. When the Creation started, his sheut was trapped beneath The First Land, giving him an enduring hatred for Ma'at (this particular detail is an addition to the legend by Rick Riordan for use as a plot device). As the embodiment of chaos, Apophis was a great threat to Ma'at and even chaotic deities, such as Set fought against him.
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