Chapter 44: The Meeting of Kingu and Gilgamesh!
The ceiling of the temple shattered in an instant. Amidst the thunderous roar of destruction, a beautiful woman dressed in white with long, emerald-green hair descended upon the most sacred place in Uruk.
"Enemy attack! Someone is attacking! Soldiers!"
Immediately, the commander of the guards stationed there began to rally his troops.
Due to the heavy requirement of defending the Northern Wall, the number of soldiers remaining within Uruk was not large. However, following that shout, the surrounding guards began to converge.
Inside the temple, Gilgamesh sat upon his throne, gazing at the arriving figure with a slightly hollow expression.
An identical face, almost the exact same Magical Energy, and that distinct scent of the earth clinging to her body—even though he knew this was not his true friend, he still felt a profound shock seeing her in person.
At the same time, Siduri, standing below, was equally stunned. She found herself unable to utter a single word as she stared at the emerald figure before them.
"Everyone, stand down."
Seeing the soldiers gathering, Gilgamesh gave a slight glance and issued his command.
The soldiers who heard this frowned slightly, but this was Uruk. The King's will and the King's orders were absolute.
The soldiers retreated, though they only moved just outside the temple area. The moment any further order was given, they would charge back in instantly.
Even if it meant death, they would die for their King.
"You are the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh."
"Enkidu..."
Looking at the figure before him, Gilgamesh murmured the name.
"My apologies, but I am not Enkidu. However, this body does indeed belong to Enkidu. I am the child created by Mother using this vessel, Gilgamesh."
"So that is how it is. Enkidu's body has given birth to a new soul, I see."
Possessing the wisdom of a god, Gilgamesh immediately understood Kingu's situation.
Her existence was logically sound. She had not stolen Enkidu's body; rather, Enkidu's body had birthed a new soul under the catalyst of the Holy Grail.
This soul was what had now become Kingu. That was why she was referred to as the successor vessel.
"Then, for what purpose have you come to Uruk?"
As a King, Gilgamesh would not allow himself to be burdened by personal emotions.
Even though he was deeply moved to see his 'true friend' again, the original 'true friend' was gone. What moved before him now was merely the shell.
"There is no particular reason. I simply wanted to come and see you."
"You wanted to see me?"
"Previously, I relied on the Holy Grail to maintain this body's functions. However, Onii-chan helped me obtain a new life. Now, I am gradually digesting everything from this vessel, including its memories."
"So, you have obtained Enkidu's memories as well, is that right?"
"Correct. That is why I wanted to meet you. Why? You were clearly enemies, so why did you become friends? He even dared to defy the gods and fight his own creator for your sake."
Indeed, this was the thing Kingu found most incomprehensible.
She and Enkidu shared many similarities. Both were 'created' to achieve a purpose, and both were used as weapons.
Enkidu was created to defeat Gilgamesh and drag him back to the side of the gods. Kingu was created to awaken Tiamat so she could descend upon this world once more.
The difference, however, was that Enkidu betrayed the gods who created him and instead joined his original enemy, Gilgamesh.
In the end, for Gilgamesh's sake, he embraced his own destruction.
This was the complete opposite of her own understanding. For Mother's sake, she was willing to give everything, including her life.
"Who knows the answer to that. Even this King does not fully understand. In short, after fighting many times, we unconsciously became friends."
At this point, a smile appeared on Gilgamesh's face.
In the entire world, only Enkidu possessed the qualification to make him smile like that.
Gilgamesh was everything to Enkidu, and likewise, Enkidu was the only one for Gilgamesh. The two were the most important existences to one another.
Kingu, who had never come into contact with such things, could not understand it at all.
"Since you have inherited Enkidu's memories and body, you can be considered Enkidu's child. Automatically, you are this King's niece. As long as you are willing to come to Uruk, I can give you anything in this world."
"I am sorry, but that cannot happen. I exist for Mother's sake. In this world, only Mother and Onii-chan have the qualification to make me bow. No one else."
"Onii-chan?"
"Onii-chan's name is Shin Akira. He lived in Uruk once before."
"I see, so it's him. Truly unexpected—Enkidu ending up together with the Chains of Heaven. Quite the prank of fate."
"Onii-chan once said that I am only the Chains of Heaven, not Enkidu."
"Haha, quite right! You are the Chains of Heaven, not Enkidu."
Gilgamesh laughed loudly. Yet, beneath that laughter lay a sense of bitterness and loneliness.
No matter how much he reminisced or yearned for him, Enkidu would not return. He was dead.
"I have one question. I do not know if you can help me answer it?"
"It depends on the situation. As long as it isn't anything excessive, I can tell you."
Because of 'Enkidu's' memories, Kingu's attitude toward Gilgamesh was actually quite decent.
After all, this body belonged to Enkidu, and the Chains of Heaven would never truly reject the Wedge of Heaven, even if the master had changed.
"Shin Akira, a traveler from the outside—how did he become your older brother? Is it because he is also a Chains of Heaven?"
"No. Because Onii-chan is Mother's child."
"Mother's child, I see."
Gilgamesh exhaled, a suspicion already forming in his heart.
No wonder after disappearing for days, he seemed like a different person upon his return. It was because of this.
Tiamat, the creator goddess of legend, the mother of all life. His Clairvoyance saw that one day in the future, the entire world would be swallowed by Tiamat.
For nearly half a year, every one of Gilgamesh's actions had been taken to oppose Tiamat.
His goal was for Uruk to survive amidst that catastrophe.
Building the Demonic Beast front at the Northern Wall, creating the 360 units of Dingir (Staff of the Priest), and a series of other arrangements; everything was done for that purpose.
"One last question. What is your name?"
"Kingu. Daughter of the Goddess Tiamat, Kingu."
"Kingu? So that's how it is..."
Gilgamesh naturally recognized the name Kingu, as Kingu was a very famous deity in Mesopotamian Mythology.
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