"I know you can't convey my opinion, because this is equivalent to questioning the blasphemy of the oracle. In that case…"
It would be wishful thinking to expect these people to convey his words.
The relationship between a priest and a god was a game of deception. A major taboo for priests was to question the accuracy of the oracle.
The thing that conservative people liked to do the most was to remain the same.
In the Temple of Ishtar, even Gilgamesh would not be able to teach these stone brains what flexibility was.
The dispute between the theocracy and the royal power was like this. In the face of the willfulness of the theocracy, the royal power would one day have a dispute with it.
Since that was the case, he could only force his way in!
Anyway, it was something that had to be done sooner or later. There was no difference between doing it now and doing it later.
Gilgamesh had probably expected this to happen. He wanted to take Abel's hand and complete a blow to the theocracy.
He himself could not do so because he was an Earth God with two-thirds of the divine blood. No matter how he smashed the statue, it could not prove that the king's power was greater than the divine power.
As expected of a complete Hero King who had the wisdom and strength of a god, apart from the lifespan of a human. He was completely incomparable to the egotistical person from the Holy Grail War.
Abel extended his fingers, and a powerful light shot out from his fingertips. Layers of barriers spread out under his feet, and a huge Mandala Divine Rune appeared in the air.
Abel's divine might was overwhelming!
"What do you want? This was the temple of Ishtar!”
A white-haired old woman with a walking stick stood out from the priests and pointed at Abel excitedly. The temple guards immediately aimed their blades at this daring blasphemer!
"You blasphemous maniac, retreat quickly, or God Ishtar will punish Uruk!”
The old woman waved her walking stick around and cursed Abel.
"So that's how it is?"
Abel narrowed his eyes. He looked at the silent Siduri and the young and beautiful priests behind her, as well as the excited old woman and the old priests behind her. He seemed to understand something.
Another dirty political fight?
It seemed that even in the domain of divine power, this was something that could not be avoided.
Was the ideology of the previous High Priest different from that of the current High Priest?
Speaking of which, Siduri and Gilgamesh did not seem to have a bad relationship.
But that fellow always had a disgusted expression when he talked about the Ishtar Temple. It seemed that he was referring to these annoying old women.
The shadow of theocracy was gradually fading away from the land of the human world. Otherwise, the gods would not have created Gilgamesh, the Wedge of Heaven, to connect gods and humans.
However, the older generation of priests who had survived from the previous god's generation still served the gods with their devoutness. They regarded the oracle as the only indicator and ignored Uruk's current situation.
What they did not know was that it was difficult for the gods to pay attention to Uruk at all times, much less issue new oracles for them.
In the past, the gods could always pay attention to the earth and at the same time issue more appropriate oracles for the development of mankind. The gods and kings could work closely together.
But now, the gods could not pay attention to the earth all the time, nor could they casually pass down oracles. Under such circumstances, the balance between royal power and theocracy would definitely be broken. Royal power must be above theocracy in order to adapt to the development of the times.
"Cunning fellow." Abel said in a low voice. He looked up at the elderly priests with his golden eyes and said coldly,
" King Gilgamesh's orders are absolute. Even the temple cannot violate the king's orders. The law that the marriage of people of similar blood is a sin must be carried out. Today, I will destroy Ishtar's temple!”
Abel waved his right hand and said to the soldiers behind him who were hesitating.
"You guys can leave. I'll be fine by myself.”
"Kill this blasphemous maniac!"
The old woman shrieked and ordered. The guards of the temple immediately rushed at him with sharp blades in their hands, roaring. The overlapping power was in a position to strangle him.
Abel dodged the incoming blades. There was no need to kill the temple guards.
However, he had to let them sleep for a while.
At this moment, Ishtar was on his way to the temple.
The figure surrounding the golden barrier passed through the guards at a speed faster than the retina and appeared behind them. He gently pinched their necks and the guards fainted.
In an instant, the golden shadow shuttled back and forth between the guards and the old priest. The images that lingered in Siduri's vision were only countless phantoms that suddenly appeared in an instant.
Abel returned to his original spot. In that instant, the temple guards and the priest behind the old woman fell to the ground before even Siduri and the old woman could react.
The guards looked at Abel with admiration. They had heard of Abel's battle with the king, but this was the first time they had seen him fight. He had easily taken care of dozens of temple guards.
After that, Abel removed the barrier and walked toward the old woman.
The old woman's hands trembled, but it was not fear, but anger and madness.
"God Ishtar, send down heavenly punishment to punish this madman!!!!”
The old woman opened her hands to the sky and prayed for the divine punishment of the gods, but nothing came. Ishtar did not hear her call.
At this moment, Ishtar was on his way to the temple.
Abel waved his hand, and a stone rose up. The old woman was imprisoned on the spot. Siduri watched coldly from the side, his eyes filled with surprise.
Abel paused for a moment and walked into Ishtar's temple.
"Is it too late?"
Abel muttered to himself. His keen senses had already detected the reaction of powerful magic. It was Ishtar, who had been locked up in the small black room for a month.
……
……
Whoosh!
A strong wind blew past, and Ishtar had already arrived at the temple gate.
"What the hell? Someone actually dares to behave atrociously in my territory. I'll teach him a lesson.”
Ishtar said angrily when he saw the fainted soldiers and priests in front of the temple.
When the goddess saw the imprisoned old woman, she frowned and used her divine power to shatter the rock.
"Hey, what happened?”Ishtar asked angrily.
The old woman and Siduri, who were released, quickly knelt down and bowed to Ishtar.
"God Ishtar, you have finally heard the call of your loyal priest.
There's a bold madman here with King Gilgamesh's warrant who wants to tamper with Your Highness 'divine prophecy. Please quickly cast divine punishment on him and Uruk.”The old woman said with resentment.
"What? Gilgamesh had really gone too far. He had only destroyed his city walls, was there a need to do so?!
…But what divine prophecy?" Ishtar looked angry and confused.
Xidu said with a troubled expression,"
" It's the marriage prophecy that you announced earlier, Goddess…"
"So which one is it!"
Ishtar then remembered that he had only taken a sentence from the other goddesses 'explanations to deal with his work, but he had long forgotten about it.
To cover up his mistake, Ishtar quickly asked,"
"Where is that audacious fellow?”
"Replying to the goddess, that heinous person has already entered the temple.”the old woman hurriedly reported.
"Is that so? Very good, I was just holding back my anger. By the way, what does that person look like?" Ishtar seemed to have thought of something and asked.
" Reporting to the Goddess. His name is Abel. He was a wanderer brought back by King Gilgamesh a month ago. I heard that he fought to a draw with the king.
He wore a luxurious white robe and had a pair of extremely attractive golden eyes. His face was perfect.”
Siduri thought about it. For the sake of the king's pride, he had changed the defeat to a draw. When he recalled Abel, he couldn't help but blush.
"Could it be him?"
Recalling what happened a month ago, Ishtar's face was filled with shame and anger, but it was also inevitable that there was a trace of longing.
"You guys wait outside the door.”
After giving the order to the priest, Ishtar flew into the temple with the celestial ship.
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