They walked barefoot on the beach outside the city.
Xin pulled the man's hand and pointed at the stars in the sky."Do you believe that every star is the soul of a dead life?』
'Really? Then they would live in the sky forever.』
Xin nodded,"When I was young, I felt that they were winking at me, until I accidentally discovered that they were souls themselves." Reading them is like reading the eyes of the people in our world. I can live their lives, understand their emotions, and experience everything they have experienced. However, these souls in the sky…Most of them live in another world. Now that I recall the memories of these stars, they are all so strange and unrestrained. Every boring night, I would go outside and read them. They were like books that told me that although there were countless worlds in this beautiful sky…each one was so…Xin suddenly paused and lowered her head." So…cruel, just like our world.』
Ulukaki shook Xin's shoulders and said,"" Cheer up, you have such a unique and powerful talent. If you can be the High Priest and use your power to help this world, then many lives on earth will be saved.』
Xin smiled bitterly and raised her head to look at the innocent man."I've tried everything…"
'All methods?』
" Yes, there is only one ending for all futures-death and destruction. No matter what I do, everything will turn to ashes. Xin fell to the ground with tears in her eyes, revealing a look of despair. He closed his eyes and thought for a while before he made up his mind and continued," If I tell you that I am the highest priest in this world, will you…despise and doubt me because of this?』
'What? You are..." Ulukaki was shocked and only recovered after a while. He should have thought of the status of the people who lived in the Temple of Anu. However, he was still shocked. After all, neither he nor the people outside had heard of Xin's name.'The highest…priest?』
" Yes, those people you hate…those Salaphs, including Dumzid…If you knew that their abilities were only given to me, would you hate me too…and leave me?』
Ulukaki squatted down and looked into Xin's eyes affectionately. He said firmly,""How can that be? You said that people shouldn't judge a person by their background. Every moment with you is the most important memory of my short life, because in this world, only you can truly understand my thoughts-perhaps because you can see everything in my memories. No matter what Salaf or Cherub they were, no matter what rank they were, they had nothing to do with me. So I don't care who you are at all! I just want to quietly accompany you like this…I hope you can pull yourself together. I don't want to see you so sad.』
" I can't see your memories..." Xin said lightly, then explained the situation in detail.
Ulukaki was completely stunned. He thought for a long time before saying,"" You said that you've tried everything. I believe you, and I also believe that this might not change anything. However, no matter what the reason is, since you can't see anything about me, it means that you haven't tried the future with me. Then please leave this place with me, leave this place that makes you sad. Let's go to various places on this earth to see and feel this world again. Since everything is unknown when you're with me, you should be happy because this will be the best medicine for you to forget your troubles!』
He pulled Xin's hand and pulled her up from the beach. Both of them smiled like never before.
" Since this dark world is an unsolvable mystery, then forget about it! Perhaps the answer is hidden somewhere in the future that you can't see!』
Xin and Urukakina walked together. At first, their journey was aimless. They first went west to the pasture at the foot of the Kuti Mountain and saw herds of cattle, sheep, and donkey caravans carrying goods. Then, they continued north and crossed the banks of the Tigris River. They passed by Nepur and Isin to see the farmers harvesting the beans and millet. The farmers formed a team of three. After harvesting, they used grinding stones to separate the grains from the stems, and used a rice rod to separate the grains and bran. Finally, they used the wind to blow them away. Then, they went up the river in a kayak made of reeds and animal skins. They saw the slaves on both sides of the river who were ordered by the rich to clear the mud and repair the river weir. Then, they came to Kish and saw the craftsmen who were using a bow drill to start a fire to bake the porcelain with a cedar oil painting pattern and processing the alabaster. He also saw the coolies who were used to weave cloth, print, and work as millers and porters. Then, they passed through the Land of Akkad to the Land of Assyria, and planned to go to Ugarit Harbor, the hometown of Urukagina, to see the scenery.
They stopped at a village near Barga at the foot of Bajilu Mountain in the Ebra Vassal Kingdom to rest. For Xin, who already knew everything about this place, this journey would have been very boring. But accompanying Ulukaki to re-examine these things that he already knew, because it was full of unknowns and uncertainties, everything was fresh and exciting to him. They even talked about buying a piece of land in a nearby village after the trip and settling down to live the most ordinary life.
The two of them spent the first few days in such simple happiness until that day.
Xin and Ulukakina were enjoying the shade under the trees in the fields. They saw a group of soldiers riding horses into the fields and capturing the workers who were shaking the water poles. Xin walked to a place where she couldn't see Urukaki so that she could predict a small part of the future. She saw that the people who were captured were because the local governor, Ereshkigal, owed a large amount of wood, textile, and tin to the quasi-priest of Kemet, Senusert, because of an agate bead. She was going to capture the locals and send them to Kemet as slaves to pay off the debt. Having witnessed the tyranny, he walked back to Urukaki's side and sat down. His face was as pale as death, because he thought of the countless apocalypses. Although they all started from a small incident, these events all had one thing in common: That was destruction.
If the tiny cracks were not stopped at the beginning, it would eventually cause a huge building to collapse. Xin, who had not been involved in political affairs for many years, once again saw such a familiar terrifying scene with her own eyes. She could not help but feel sad when she saw the scene. Once again, she fell to the ground with tears streaming down her face.
'What's wrong? Are you okay? Ulukaki helped him up.
" No…nothing, it's just that I remembered those memories again…those tragic lives at the end of the world. And I…I can't do anything…"Xin trembled and said," I…I can't do anything about all of this." He told Urukagina what he had just learned about the forced recruitment of slaves by Ereshkigal.
Ulukaki held Xin in his arms and said," There will be a way. Believe me, we will find a way.』
"There's no way…"
Why do you say that? Why did he feel so hopeless…Ah, Xin. Why don't you show me your memories, those scenes about the apocalypse? Maybe I can find a breakthrough...'
Xin gave it a try and shook her head as she cried." You're not in any of my memories, so I can't interfere with your memories and let you see what I see.』
Urukaki fell silent. After a while, he once again scolded Ereshkigal and the others who had been given power for personal gain. He wanted to comfort Xin in this way, but Xin did not get better. Xin's condition looked worse than before they came out to patrol. His sobs made his muscles spasm together, and his expression looked like he was about to die at any moment. Ulukaki realized that before he came out to play, Xin's troubles were only in his memories, and now the reality had triggered the deepest pain in his heart.
" I don't know what to do. I can't bear to see you sad. No matter how dark this world is, no matter what unsolvable problems there are…this is not an excuse for the priests to act recklessly! Perhaps, it's not you who's wrong but them. What if all of this is because they obtained abilities that exceed their own cultivation?! What if they were restricted from destroying the world as they pleased?! Since you can't interfere with my memories in your memories, which allowed me to obtain those supernatural abilities, it means that I will never become your right-hand man, a powerful high priest like them. However, please think about it: perhaps it is a weak person like me who can hold on to the right thoughts; Perhaps the heavens sent me to your side, preventing you from seeing my future because only I can make those evil people who run amok and turn over a new leaf and return to the right path! Only I who truly understands you can change this world! Perhaps the solution to all this was hidden in this!』
The words that Ulukaki blurted out due to his excitement were mostly to ease Xin's sad heart. However, these words really worked. Xin gradually stopped crying. She looked at the man's teary and gentle eyes and fell into deep thought. After experiencing so much, he knew that preventing the end of the world was far more complicated and difficult than Urukaki had imagined. It was not something that could be solved by simply punishing a few corrupt officials and stripping a few corrupt officials of their power. The reality that the apocalypse would eventually come was more like the nature of this world itself. However, what he said still gave him great hope. Perhaps it was because he could not see his future that Urukaki was the best candidate for Chief Salaf.
Note:
Kuti: The Kuti were a nomadic people in the Zagros Mountains (now the border between iran and Iraq). Their homeland was often called Sumer. The Kuti were often considered the pioneers of modern Kurds.
Isin, an ancient city of Mespotamia, where an independent dynasty was established around 2017 B.C.
Akkad: Akkad, the ancient city of Sumer mentioned above.
Ebla: Ebla, an ancient country of West Asia, which existed from 3000 B.C. to the beginning of 2000 B.C. The Maldic Hills in the Syria desert
Mount Bargylus: The coastal mountain range, known as Bargylus in ancient times.
Barga: Barga, the city-state of the Ebra Empire, and the city-state is likely to be located near the coastal mountains of today.
[Ereshkigal: In the mythology of Mesopotamia,'Ereshkigal' was the 'Mistress of the Underworld.' She was the goddess of Irkalla, also known as Kigal.]
Senusert: Senusert I, Senusret I (the Greek called him Sesostris I); The other Egyptian name was Senwosret, which meant 'the people of the goddess of Voshreit'.) Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egypt (reigned from about 1970 to about 1934 B.C.), son of Amoniemkhat I.
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