As soon as Ishtar entered the temple, he found his target. Abel was sitting on the table in front of Ishtar's statue, reading a clay tablet in his hand.
The sharp-eyed Ishtar recognized that the clay tablet was a compliment from her priest. Her face blushed as she quickly snatched the clay tablet and threw it on the ground.
"Hey, is it really you? You've recovered your strength." Ishtar hesitated for a moment before asking Abel.
"We meet again, Ishtar!”Abel teased Ishtar in a flat tone.
" What…what Ishtar sauce? That's against the rules…" Ishtar covered his face with both hands, and his voice gradually lowered.
No! Ishtar took two steps back, adjusted his state, and asked again,
"Don't change the topic. I'm asking you what I mean. You should know.”
Abel knew when to stop.
" Yes. After tens of thousands of years of recuperation, I've regained my rationality, but I can't take back the part of the power that was used to seal the Wandering Star Civilization.”
"Is that so? I'm sorry, but we gods will never forget your sacrifice for Earth.”
Even though it didn't seem like much on the surface, he had been reduced from a life streamer in the universe to silently accumulating power on a planet.
It was as if he had suddenly fallen from a high god to a mortal. He definitely couldn't accept reality. Abel was already very strong.
Ishtar's heart ached even more when he thought of this, and his tone towards Abel became even gentler.
"I will stay in Sumer for a period of time before continuing my journey on this planet.”
Abel used his telepathy to sense Ishtar's thoughts. He held back his laughter and said to Ishtar.
This silly girl is so easy to fool. However, if it were any other god, they would probably believe me.
After all, back then, I was referring to the standard performance of a superhero. I reckon that my reputation in the Gods had already reached an extremely respectable level.
Fortunately, Ishtar could not read Abel's mind. Otherwise, he would have given Abel a golden star.
"Right, Ishtar! This is the reason why I came to your temple.”Abel handed Ishtar the information on Uruk's birth statistics.
"You'll understand after reading this."
"What is this…Is the situation before Uruk that bad?”Ishtar frowned, took the clay tablet, and looked at it for a while before shouting.
"It's over, it's over. If the gods knew, they would definitely laugh at me. They would definitely say that I'm the most useless goddess in the Heaven Realm!”Ishtar held his head, trembling at the thought of that scene.
"No, I can't become the laughing stock of the gods. I must kill all the people who know about it to be safe. Yes, let's start with Gilgamesh.”
Ishtar slowly raised his head and smiled.
Oh no, I've gone too far. As expected of Ishtar, the most egotistical goddess of Sumer. Her first thought was to silence him.
"Alright, alright. If you really kill Jill, Annu won't let you off easily no matter how much he dotes on you.”
Abel knocked Ishtar on the head and woke her up from her dark state.
"Then what should we do? " I don't want to become the laughing stock of the gods," Ishtar said with a sobbing tone.
"I have a way to solve this, as long as you…like this…in the end…”Abel whispered into Ishtar's ear.
Ishtar smelled Abel's scent and blushed slightly.
"Ha…I, I know."
Abel could tell from Ishtar's expression that she had not remembered anything.
"Forget it. I'll go out and announce your new prophecy later. You just have to agree.”Abel said helplessly as he walked out of the temple.
"Wait for me." Ishtar saw Abel leave decisively and quickly followed.
"Hmph, the goddess will definitely kill that blasphemer. Her light will shine on Uruk. Even King Gilgamesh could not stop it.”The old woman laughed darkly.
Siduri looked worried. She had not expected God Ishtar to suddenly appear.
Dong dong dong!
The door of the temple opened, and Abel and Ishtar appeared in front of them, chatting happily.
"Cough cough, listen up. I'm going to issue a new divine decree now. Marriage between close relatives was a sin, and those who had relations with them were punished with three years of hard labor. If one side coerced them, they would be demoted to slaves for life.”
Ishtar issued a new divine decree.
"Goddess, you can't! This would lose the dignity of the gods!”The old woman said excitedly.
"Presumptuous! I'm the city god of Uruk. When did you get to say that?”
Ishtar scolded angrily, and Tianzhou Maana shot out beams of light along with her anger.
"Ah!"
The beam of light pierced through her heart. The old woman's body was already weak, so she died on the spot.
"Humph!" Ishtar snorted and said to Abel," Are you satisfied?”
Although he was a little confused at first, he soon understood. Ishtar did this to save face and for Abel.
"Thank you, Ishtar-chan. I'm in Uruk. You're welcome to come and find me anytime.”Abel left the temple with the worshiping guards.
"Hey, your name is Siduri, right? From today onwards, gather all the information on that person and give it to me.”
Ishtar looked at Abel's back and gave an order to his priest. Then, he flew towards the Divine World.
"Who is that lord?"
Siduri muttered to herself as she watched the goddess leave. She was curious about Abel.
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Gilgamesh had two dreams. In the first dream, the stars in the sky appeared, and the meteorites in the sky fell beside him.
Gilgamesh tried to lift it, but even he could not move it.
He tried to push it, but it didn't budge at all. Uruk was all around it, and the entire continent was surrounding it.
The civilians of Uruk stayed around it, and the nobles surrounded it and kissed its feet as if they were treating a child.
Gilgamesh sought knowledge from her omniscient mother, the gentle Ningsun, who told him that she was a man similar to him, a man who was looking for companions.
He had the strongest power on this continent. He was the strongest man. His power could even contend with the great God Anu.
Was he Abel? Gilgamesh asked.
However, Ningsun gently told him that this was not the case. Although Abel was the most distinguished guest of the gods, he was just a passerby who should not be here.
That man had yet to appear, but he was destined to become Gilgamesh's best friend.
He had a second dream. A giant axe was placed in front of the palace door. The nobles were prostrating, and the commoners were surrounded. Gilgamesh often raised this giant axe, but was cut by his sharp blade.
Gilgamesh sought knowledge from the priest of the Temple of Ishtar. The old woman who served the goddess told him that he was destined to fight with the king. He was a friend who could guide him, a person who could save the king's decadence.
Was he Abel? Gilgamesh was puzzled. The priest told him that it was, but it was also possible that it was not.
However, Abel was an outsider. He could not stay in Uruk any longer. Wang Ying raised his battle axe and killed Abel in front of the palace.
So that night, Gilgamesh decided to cleanse the Temple of Ishtar.
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……
"Hahahahahaha!
Nicely done, Abel. I really want to see that good-for-nothing goddess 'angry face!
Hahahahaha!"
Gilgamesh raised his wine glass and laughed heartily from his throne. He was very happy. Just thinking about how he could make Ishtar feel uncomfortable made him feel happy. He could even drink a few more glasses of wine.
Abel had guessed something wrong. Gilgamesh's greatest goal was not to increase the power of the royal family and suppress the theocracy, but his own pleasure.
Since those old women had angered Gilgamesh, they would have to die even if they were Ishtar's priests, not to mention that he hated Ishtar, the goddess who did not do her job properly.
"Sigh, I really hope that when you suddenly wake up, you will be enlightened and become that virtuous human king.”
Abel smiled, remembering what had happened in the temple.
Gilgamesh saw through Abel's thoughts and smiled even more happily. Actually, he did not understand one thing.
Who was Abel to him? A friend? Old enemy? Perhaps it was both, or perhaps neither.
Abel was arrogant yet humble, egotistical yet cold, cruel yet kind. He was a combination of contradictions, but he had a magical charm that made people admire him.
"By the way, have you heard about the strange beast in the Cedar Forest?”Gilgamesh put down his wine glass and began to discuss the interesting beast with great interest.
Their strength could be compared to Anu's elves. They were highly intelligent but not like monsters. They had two feet and two legs. They roamed the inner ring of the Cedar Forest, ate with wild beasts, and destroyed the traps on the periphery of the Cedar Forest. Gilgamesh had never heard of such an interesting rare beast.
"That should be a person." Abel complained.
"What do you know? The inner ring of the Cedar Forest is Fern Baba's territory. How could it allow humans to enter her territory?”
Gilgamesh looked at Abel with contempt, as if he had found joy in suppressing Abel's intelligence.
"So, what exactly do you want?”
"Yo, Abel!" Gilgamesh grinned, revealing his sharp canine teeth. His scarlet eyes shone with a wolf-like radiance.
"How about going with me to hunt this rare beast?”
"Forget it. I still have work to deal with. Recently, magical beasts have invaded a few cities in Uruk.”Abel declined.
At this moment, Enkidu was still not rational enough. He might not even be able to fight Gilgamesh to a draw. If he were to join in, he would really suffer a crushing defeat.
If Gilgamesh were to see Enkidu defeated, he would definitely lose interest. He might even kill Enkidu on the spot.
If that happened, the Sumerian gods would definitely explode in anger…Eh? Thinking about the gods 'exasperation, Abel suddenly felt eager to give it a try.
Forget it. After thinking about it, Abel gave up on this tempting idea.
Abel sighed, raised the wine in front of him, and drank it in one gulp. Then he left the palace.
"Men, this king wants to see Siduli!”Gilgamesh pursed his lips as he watched Abel's departing figure. He gave an order to the guards outside.
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