[comprehensive] dear king

From the very beginning of their birth, human beings have shown extraordinary power. They are intelligent and endless, constantly creating things full of value with their minds.

The gods feel anxiety and fear for these lives that continue from generation to generation and can pass on their wisdom.

Perhaps one day, they will take their place, multiply and thrive on this planet, and eventually become the masters of this planet.

The gods thought so.

Then restrain them when they are uncivilized and still under the rule of the gods.

For this reason, the gods created a baby on the basis of the human god Lugarbanda and the goddess Rima Tenningsun. The gods were not stingy and gave him all the things of the gods, such as the power of gods, the wisdom of gods, The vision of God—in order to make him more inclined to God, and let the blood flowing in his body overwhelm the human part by a large margin—the wedge of heaven, the wedge driven into the world from the sky, guides and binds humans, Tie them tightly to the side, stipulate their behavior, and control their thoughts.

however--

Wedge deviates from the trajectory they set for him.

Let's put it this way, the moment you choose to give this exquisite and unique creation an independent thought and personality, you are destined to usher in the day of Wei's rebellion.

For this reason, the gods created a "lock" to face the wedge, hoping that one day in the future, the lock will bring the "wedge" back to the side of the gods.

This wish came true again.

Maybe the gods didn't know to learn their lesson, and the Sky Lock stood by the side of the Sky Wedge, turning a deaf ear to the mission the gods gave him.

Human cities are becoming more and more prosperous. Even though they have never been short of offerings to gods, they have begun to pursue their own enjoyment and happiness.

For his own desire, he killed the monster representing nature, and launched a crusade against the beast of God for his own plunder.

The gods pass judgment on Gilgamesh's actions over the years:

Wedge has gone off track, and Lock has abandoned his mission.

It was too late to make another wedge. They needed a better king to herd their flocks instead, but there was no better king than Gilgamesh in this world.

At the meeting of the gods, Remat Ningsun was silent, and Ishtar looked up at Anu and said, "Chenji—" She realized that what she said was not like a god, so she immediately changed her words, "The way to test whether Wedge and Lock has really abandoned their mission is very simple," she stood up. "If God sends a punishment, people should of course accept it obediently and kneel down on the ground to pray for God's forgiveness. If they kneel down Asking for forgiveness on the ground can naturally prove that the wedge has not deviated from the track, and the lock is still performing its duties."

The goddess of Venus paused, and continued, "If they don't want to kneel on the ground and ask the gods for forgiveness, but take up arms and resist the punishment sent by the gods, then—"

"Then," Anu continued her words, "then, it is enough to prove that after so many years, our plan has made a huge mistake. If they resist, the negligent lock will definitely pay the price, and Wei, too. You will be afraid of death, the end of all things, because of the death of a life equal to your own."

If there is fear, he must want to overcome this eternal sleep, and the only way to overcome death is to pray to the gods to grant him eternal life, just like his father, like Aga of Kish, so he deviated from the track The Wedge will eventually discover his own stupidity too.

Ishtar looked at his father, a hint of anxiety flashed in his red eyes.

It is naturally her dream to make Gilgamesh bow his head, but no one knows that guy better than her, he will resist, he will never bow his head, he will only take up arms to resist fiercely The ravages of the gods to the human beings on the earth, but——

Deadlock is better than the gods abandoning Gilgamesh.

As long as Gilgamesh is alive, it doesn't matter what the clay weapon is.

The iron hooves of the bull of heaven came down upon the land, bringing disaster, drought, and despair, and Gilgamesh took up arms and, with his friends, struck down the punishment from Ishtar.

—However, the curse of the gods took effect the moment the bull of the sky was repelled.

For the first time—for the first time in his life, Gilgamesh witnessed the death of his equal.

Wang was like a child, hugging his friend and crying.

Everything stemmed from his willfulness. He should be the one who was punished, and he should be the one who was about to be killed. However, it was Enkidu who fell and succumbed to death.

"Please don't cry." Tian Zhisuo wiped away his tears with his thumb, "—if I was in the past, I would probably say that I am not a weapon worthy of your tears."

"However, until now. I understand why you are crying."

"My friend, please do not be sad."

"I used to be very happy—" Tian Zhisuo said so, with a smile on his mouth, but there were crystal drops of human beings in his eyes, "I really want—to be like this forever—to be so happy—"

The rain fell from the sky, this piece of land that never rains until the rainy season, but at this time it rained from the sun, and the rain wet Gilgamesh's hair, wet Enkidu's clothes, and Wet Kaori who rushed over from Uruk, because she was too anxious to come here, she fell several times, and her whole body was dirty.

And all she saw was Gilgamesh holding Enkidu's body with trembling shoulders.

This was the first time she saw this arrogant king who never bowed his head crying. It made people despair and heartbroken, and a strange emotion surged in the girl's chest.

— Make a wish on me.

I don't want to see you suffering like this.

— Make a wish on me.

If it were you, even if I...

"Don't you understand?" A woman's voice sounded from beside her, and Kaori turned her head suddenly, but saw Ishtar standing beside her.

"Why!" the girl asked scoldingly, "Why did you do this!"

"To save the life of that arrogant idiot." Ishtar bit his lip, "This guy will never forgive me in this life, no matter, anyway, this guy has never seen me in his eyes. The quarrel is turned upside down, and it is a fight." The goddess' eyes fell on Gilgamesh who was holding Enkidu's body, "Stupid, arrogant, and willful, just like a child who has not passed through a long childhood-but even That's right, he's also cute in my eyes."

"It's the same for you." Ishtar turned around and looked at Kaori, "'The Cup of Heaven's Wish' was not born for personal selfish desires, even if you barely revived Enkidu, God Anu would Let him die one more time—do you want him to lose two important people in one day?"

"I—" Kaori's nose became sour, and her eyes also hurt.

However, Ishtar was too lazy to say another word to her, and turned around and disappeared in the same place. When Kaori turned her head, she saw Gilgamesh walking over with Enkidu's body in his arms.

Kaori didn't know how to describe his expression, as if every step took a huge amount of strength, there was hopeless sadness and - fear.

He passed the girl with his friend's corpse in his arms, and Kaori reached out to grab his belt, but couldn't. Only at this moment, Kaori suddenly realized that she was far away from him.

——Enkidu was finally buried in the underworld, and Ereshkigal leniented him because of his previous courtesy. Originally, she didn't participate in the meeting of the gods, and she was willing to sell it to Gilgamesh This face.

The king shut himself in the room and never stepped out of the door for seven days. Under extreme worry, Kaori finally broke into his room at dusk of the seventh day because he couldn't stand it.

It was also the first time she saw Gilgamesh curled up in a ball hugging her knees, and she reached out to touch him, but found him shaking.

"Gilgamesh?" She called the young man by name.

"Who let you in." He said, "Get out."

"I came in by myself. And I won't get out." Kaori stood by the bed and looked at him, looking at him the same as usual.

"Get out." The wayward child ordered again.

Kaori didn't move, she just stood there.

When Gilgamesh spoke for the third time, Kaori suddenly reached out and hugged his head, holding him tightly in her arms, unwilling to let go, "I won't go out, you can say whatever you want, I won't go out .” Tears slowly filled the girl’s eyes.

Gilgamesh didn't push her away, but just let her hug him.

——One day, death will also come to him. The gods left life for themselves, but gave death to human beings.

Although it was ridiculous to say it, at this moment he did feel fear for this last long sleep, but at the same time, accompanied by fear, was also a blazing adventurous soul that would not admit defeat.

Yes, the gods want to warn and intimidate themselves in this way, but he is not going to give in. He has conquered everything that can be conquered in this land, and now there is one thing that has never been conquered. Before him, if he can conquer death, he can laugh loudly at the gods who expect him to bow their heads and wag their tails for mercy.

A greater greed and desire arose in Wang's heart. As much as this desire was, so was this fear.

Or to put it another way, as deep as this fear is, so is the determination and desire to conquer and defeat death.

On a starry night, Wang once again embarked on his journey.

This time it is not for defeating a monster, he wants to bring "immortality" to the human world, accomplishing a feat that the gods dare not expect, a feat that no one will come to.

— Abandoning their own country and people.

The king is no longer in Uruk.

The strongest protection of the city-state is gone, and the surrounding countries are the first to move.

Kaori looked at the clay tablet left by Gilgamesh, and bit her lips tightly until the taste of blood filled her mouth.

If this guy comes back, no matter what, he must be beaten severely.

"People of Uruk, the king is no longer here, and the next years must be quite sad," she said before waiting for the people to meet the king, "If you want to leave and go to the asylum of other countries, I don't have any reason to stop, but if there is one person who is willing to stay and wait for the return of the king, I will never leave this land."

The residents looked at each other, and Siduri stood up, "As the head priestess of the temple, of course I should stay and take care of the temple's related matters."

Where there is the first person, there will be the second person.

"Our hometown is here, there is no need to leave."

"Staying here to welcome the king back is also a good choice."

One after another, people who were unwilling to leave their homeland stood up.

For some reason, tears flowed from the corners of Kaori's eyes. Looking at these people, she suddenly understood why she was standing here.

Yes, such human beings, such lovely human beings—who would have the heart to watch them disappear into the river of fate?

—The years ahead are going to be very, very long.

"thank you all."

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