In his existence, battles were a dime a dozen.
They came and went like waves upon a shore. Some were memorable. Most were not. Violence was simply a tool to be wielded when necessary, discarded when it no longer served a purpose.
But he wanted to give special attention to Gilgamesh.
Purely because of what this being had done when he sent an attack of curiosity across time.
That golden light that had descended upon Noah and his people in the Early Veiled Shore. That casual display of power that had nearly collapsed everything he was building. That arrogant inquiry from a being who viewed others as interesting specimens rather than equals.
Noah remembered.
And he always collected his debts!
