Ishtar returned to her temple. Even though she had not been back for a whole year, the place was still well-kept, as if she lived here yesterday.
After her irritable mood recovered a little, Ishtar dismissed her maid, lay down on her huge bed, closed her eyes, and deliberately ignored her father's shining light.
That annoying stinky old man... He never regarded me as his biological daughter, right?
The Anunnaki are also a disgusting place.
The city of Uruk, the city she built with her own hands, now seems to no longer belong to her - at least, she has no sense of belonging here.
...why does this happen?
Apart from God Enki, the only god Ishtar thought of who was willing to get close to her was actually her stupid old brother. At least he was serious about arranging her marriage and choosing a reliable husband.
Although what I found in the end was not that reliable.
Apart from Enki and Utu, the one who is most willing to get close to him is probably Ninshubul.
The maid who, when she died in the underworld, was willing to cry out to the gods as a human being and finally persuade Enki to rescue her.
Oneself, the person I like the most and the person I want to believe the most...
But she is dead now, dead for a long time.
He reached the end of his lifespan and fell into the underworld. He should now be sleeping peacefully in a certain gun threshold.
Ishtar opened her eyes.
"Ninshubul..." she called softly.
"My God?"
Shamhat, who was standing at the door, poked his head out.
"I didn't call you."
Ishtar waved his hand and glanced at Ma Anna beside him.
I still remember that when she first returned from the underworld, she completely opened her heart to Ningshubul, and used her horse Anna to take Ningshubul through the sky. Ningshubul, who was still a young girl at that time, still wailed in fright at first, but
Like her god, Anna quickly experienced the joy of horse racing.
Thinking about it now, that period seemed to be the happiest and happiest time for me.
...When I thought about it carefully, I seemed to have possessed Ananu and Enkidu as Gilgamesh. With this thought in mind, Ishtar couldn't help but smile.
...but ah.
but.
Ninshubur are only human.
She is already dead.
As her maid, she worked all her life, and then gave herself a final smile with her old appearance, and then threw herself into the underworld.
And it will never come back.
At that moment, Ishtar desperately wanted to go to the underworld again and free Ninshubul from the gun threshold, but Enki stopped her and prevented Ishtar from being stupid.
After all, although there is still red mud left, there is not much water of life. If Ishtar dies in the underworld again, Enki really doesn't have much confidence in fishing Ishtar out again.
Ishtar cried for a while, but finally accepted the fact that Ninshupur died. She was a human being after all, and she had to obey human reincarnation and die when it was time to die.
Ishtar was born with a feeling of imbalance.
Because Ananu and Enkidu are not human.
They do not have to abide by the rules of human reincarnation. As long as they are not killed, they can live in this world forever. Even if Gilgamesh's life comes to an end, he will still be alive.
ha.
Thinking about it this way makes me feel a little happier.
Being rejected by Gilgamesh is so normal. Even if he speaks harshly, Ishtar expects it. She is not very angry. After all, this is something that she knew would definitely happen from the beginning.
What makes Ishtar really unhappy is that Gilgamesh actually asked me to build his stone house?
Not even Ninshupur has made such a request!
And then there are Ananu and Enkidu...these two guys just stay by Gilgamesh's side so openly...!
Ishtar gritted his teeth.
She suddenly sat up from the bed, feeling that her mood was extremely bad.
Why should I be judged by the gods because of a negligent confession? Why should I build a house for Gilgamesh because of his words? Why should Ninshubul be a human being while Ananu and Enkidu are gods?
Making weapons? Why can Ananu return from the underworld safe and sound but I will die in the underworld for the last time? Why——
Do I want to live so irritably?
Not every person, or god, is self-aware, and there are many people who can't reflect. What's more, what about a goddess who is born powerful and willful?
Ishtar just became angrier and aggrieved as she thought about it. Countless "whys" filled her brain. Ever since she was swallowed by that beast named Humbaba - not a single good thing had happened.
—Why!?
Ishtar's body trembled.
She also realized that she might be a little too excited. The sense of pressure emanating from her body made Shamhat, who had been sitting outside the temple door waiting to serve her all year round, tremble, and his eyes even seemed to turn white——
Just like Ninshupur is a human being after all, Ishtar is a god after all, and the main god, one of the seven gods of destiny, and an undoubted strong one.
If she wanted to, she could even use Maana to fire an attack that would send the entire Uruk into the underworld - she could do it, and it wouldn't take much effort.
She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, forced herself to calm down a little, and then put her hand on Ma Anna.
Buzz——
boom!!!
The divine power was suddenly output, and the huge sound could be heard throughout the city. After regaining consciousness, Shamhat quickly entered Ishtar's residence, and what he saw...
But only under the instant acceleration of divine power, the stone bed was shattered.
"My god..."
Putting his hand on his chest, Shamhat had a worried expression on his face.
What exactly...happened.
Uneasiness, a very strong sense of uneasiness, permeated Shamhat's mind.
...We have to inform the high priest immediately!
With this thought in mind, Shamhat left here quickly and walked towards the palace where King Gilgamesh lived.
My God is angry and angry. At least this is clear.
And with my god's personality, if he is really angry, then some terrible and bad things will probably happen.
Even though Shamhat no longer believed in and respected the god Ishtar, he still felt...heavy and hairy.
Go faster, faster, go faster——
boom--!!!
There was a loud noise in the sky, and Shamhat couldn't help but look up, only to find a wave streaking across the sky at extremely fast speeds.