The Red Pyramid Chapter 37 Summary

How It All Goes Down

Leroy Gets His Revenge

  • Set sits on his throne, red-skinned and with the head of an animal—but sometimes looking more like a human with a cruel smile. Carter says that Zia was right—Set was possessing Amos.
  • Set replies with false modesty, saying it only took a sliver of his soul to control Amos, but now most of his being is inside the pyramid.
  • Set says that Amos did fight his control, and he did things like use storm magic in an effort to tip off the kids that something was wrong.
  • As Carter gets angry, Horus asks him again for control. Set senses the struggle happening within Carter and mocks both Carter and Horus, saying that Horus's host needs training wheels.
  • Carter and Horus link up in mutual rage, and they use a blast of energy to send Set flying. It doesn't do any damage, though.
  • Set says that now that he has all four siblings, he'll entomb them to feed his storm. He turns on Zia, addressing her as Nephthys. This angers Carter, but Zia tells him not to get distracted.
  • Also, something's bugging Carter: he doesn't sense divine energy from Zia. It just doesn't make sense to him that she's hosting a goddess.
  • As Set advances on Zia, she again warns Carter and tells him to stay focused and not resist.
  • Set grabs Zia but then gets confused. He asks Zia where they've hidden her (meaning Nephthys), and Zia says they'll never find her.
  • Angry and afraid, Carter realizes what Zia was telling him: he shouldn't resist Horus. As he comes to this realization, his energy blends with Horus in complete balance.
  • Now in sync, Horus and Carter work together and are more powerful than ever. They summon a combat avatar and start toward Set.
  • Finally perfectly attuned, Carter faces down Set and tells him that he'll crush him like a gnat.