Gugalanna, The Bull of Heaven!
A bull that towers over the heavens and the earth!
Just one of its hooves stands a hundred meters tall.
Its entire body exudes a suffocating sense of power; the destructive pressure it emits is even more terrifying than the former Vile King Vortigern.
This is the mightiest divine beast of Sumerian mythology.
It is also the terrifying means the gods use to punish humanity, capable of effortlessly wiping out all of Uruk!
A torrential flood surges behind it, lightning and thunder roar across the sky, as if bringing forth the Demon King of the apocalypse.
Upon its appearance, everyone was left in awe—
TooHotToPeg-[It's so terrifying! Just one of its legs could feed an entire school for a year!]
BoobVenerate-[Damn, a bull as big as a mountain?!]
AlphaSigma-[This is way scarier than the Vile King Vortigern!]
HistorianWithWifi-[When I read the Epic of Gilgamesh, I didn't feel it, couldn't understand why the Hero King and Enkidu had to team up. Now... I can see why!]
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"Huh? What is Ishtar trying to do?"
Thanks to the subtitles marked by the viewers, Rin Tohsaka noticed a very familiar figure beneath the towering Bull of Heaven.
It was none other than the goddess Ishtar—who looked exactly like her.
She looked at herself in the mirror every day, of course she'd be familiar!
According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, the goddess fell in love with the King of Heroes. After being rejected, she flew into a rage and requested the god-king Anu to send the Bull of Heaven down to the mortal world to destroy Uruk.
It was slain through the joint efforts of the King of Heroes and Enkidu.
However, in the video The Oldest King, it was clearly shown that this goddess never truly loved anyone—she merely collected humans like figurines.
Upon seeing someone more interesting—Nameless—she immediately wanted him to confess to her.
Unfortunately, in Nameless' eyes, she was nothing more than a monkey. He liked her sister, Ereshkigal, much more.
Rin Tohsaka had very mixed feelings.
That goddess looked exactly like her, yet people described her that way... she'll never get married at this rate!
The only comforting part was that Ereshkigal, aside from her golden hair, looked just like her too.
One is hated, one is loved?
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Ishtar descended from the sky and said to the three before her, "Nameless, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, you've thoroughly angered the gods. Surrender and confess your sins!"
Her usually flippant demeanor was now deadly serious.
"Born as a human, one should fight for humanity. What sin is there in that?" Nameless responded calmly.
Beside him, the King of Heroes burst into laughter: "I am the King of Humanity, the strongest king in existence. The gods are not worthy to punish me!"
And the divine weapon forged by the gods simply stood quietly at Nameless' side.
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Earlier, it had been called "Enkidu" by Nameless, and was thus given human emotion and wisdom.
He taught it many things.
Letting it completely break away from ignorance and emptiness, and truly feel what it meant to live.
From a clay doll, it fully became human!
Because of this, the divine weapon began to fight alongside him against the gods.
"Gilgamesh, you are the wedge of heaven meant to shepherd humanity on behalf of the gods, yet you dare rebel?" Ishtar scoffed coldly. "Without divine acknowledgment, your arrogance will bring endless sin. If you just bow your head, everyone can be spared!"
She had come to deliver judgment, yet her tone carried a hint of negotiation—very strange indeed.
Above them—
Numerous gods emanating boundless majesty looked coldly down upon mankind.
All ordinary people prostrated themselves devoutly to the ground, pleading for forgiveness from the gods, not even daring to lift their heads.
"Hahaha, what a joke! The king shall acknowledge, the king shall permit, the king shall bear the entire world!"
Gilgamesh suddenly laughed loudly, raising his head to the gods above the heavens.
"A true king is one who shoulders the lives of all people! What right do mere gods have to pass judgment on this king?"
The oldest hero, the most arrogantly powerful king—his imposing presence exploded at that moment.
Not even divine punishment could make him bow!
YaoiBreed-[So epic! He actually dares to defy the gods!]
ICastFart-[Win or lose, this battle is already the most glorious moment in human history!]
IDigBigClock-[Go big brother who's challenging the gods!]
…
Faced with gods and yet unbowed, the Hero King's invincible aura captivated countless viewers.
His already exploding popularity soared to new heights again.
Ishtar turned and left: "I have nothing more to say."
After her departure—
A voice full of divine majesty echoed from the heavens:
[In the name of Anu, King of the Gods, the Bull of Heaven shall punish Uruk!]
The mighty divine authority descended!
Under this divine command, the Bull of Heaven began its assault.
Its massive golden hoof slammed heavily into the ground.
[War Stomp!]
Boom!
Massive fissures tore across the land, like a catastrophic earthquake swallowing everything.
Countless buildings collapsed, and people fell into the despair of an approaching doomsday.
In the face of the rampaging Bull of Heaven—
Nameless was the first to step up.
One after another, he projected noble phantasms to block the Bull of Heaven's assault—
[Rho Aias – The Seven Rings that Cover the Burning Heavens]!
The layers of purple shields were effortlessly shattered.
In Nameless' hand suddenly appeared a spear glowing with a blood-red light.
With a burst of speed, he sprinted tens of meters and leapt high before hurling it—
[Gáe Bolg]!
The signature killing move of Cú Chulainn.
Possesses a terrifying power that reverses cause and effect.
In other words, the "result" of "piercing the heart" happens before the "action" of striking it.
Once released, it is guaranteed to strike the heart!
Whoosh!
The magical spear let out a sharp whistle as it pierced the Bull of Heaven's heart.
However, it was simply too huge and powerful. Even being struck in the heart by the spear felt like a mosquito bite!
But that was enough.
Its unstoppable advance was halted by Nameless' direct confrontation.
Enkidu instantly launched its strongest attack.
Its petite body charged at the mountain-sized Bull of Heaven.
Countless golden chains surged forward along with it.
Enkidu's clear voice echoed across the heavens: "I will awaken the breath of the planet...
For I walk with humanity. Therefore—"
[O' Humans, Let Us Restrain the Gods — Enuma Elish]!
Countless golden chains coiled tightly around the Bull of Heaven.
Endowed with divinity, the Bull of Heaven became completely immobilized. No matter how it roared, it could not break free.
"Hahaha, mere beast—die for this king!"
Gilgamesh burst out in laughter.
In his hand silently appeared a noble phantasm capable of cutting and destroying everything.
Vast power radiated outward as he unleashed the most terrifying attack in history upon the beast sent by the gods to destroy humanity.
"Let this king slay this bull once and for all—return freedom to humanity!"
Suspended in mid-air, Gilgamesh unleashed his ultimate strike.
"Come, O genesis of all creation—let the origin of the world be known once more! My treasury opens, and from it emerges the blade of rupture!"
[Enuma Elish – The Star of Creation That Split Heaven and Earth]!
A brilliant beam of light blasted toward the Bull of Heaven.
Under this terrifying, world-cleaving assault—
Having had its heart pierced by Nameless and being tightly bound by the Chains of Heaven, the strongest divine beast's head exploded!