Chapter 10

Southern Mesopotamia

B.C 2806, Agade City-state

Ningul looked at the clay tablets that came to him."What did Atun do when there was so much work."

"Unfortunately, the palace was destroyed. We won't find out anymore." Ningul has returned to his work. After a while, Nashal came in with a clay tablet in his hand. "My king, King Etana of Sumer and King Lugalbanda of Uruk congratulated you on your return to power. They also brought gifts."

"Distribute the gifts to the people. Nashal, I personally apologize on behalf of the damages done by Atun, and from now on, the former king of Agade, Atun, has been banned from his rights. At the moment, Atun is a dangerous human. Send a clay tablet that he should be killed as soon as possible."Nashal, who was listening to what Ningul was saying, shook her head."Yes, my king."

"*sigh*I wish it wasn't like this, Atun," sighed Ningul, then returned to his work.

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"You wrote what Atun did, didn't you?" Lamir looked at Akkadian, who was recording information on a clay tablet."Yes, sir, we wrote that Atun is a dictator and uses Magic, which is the power of the devil. And now we are about to record Ningul that saved us

"Well done, continue like this, then you can go home."Satisfied, Lamir decided to go to the children he was going to raise as new priests.

"Come on,Children get together!" Lamir called the children who were playing games around him. Children stopped playing and they started to gather.

"Today I will tell you a story." The children who looked at Lamir, who was smiling happily, were immediately startled."Priest, please don't tell ridiculous stories again...!"

Lamir, who stumbled when he heard what the children were saying, frowned but started his story without making any mistakes. "Before I came to this land,when the Akkadians were living in a barren, thirsty land,at a moment when I was going to a neighboring tribe to buy grain for my family particles of light had begun to form in front of me.

"When the particles of light gathered, there was a very beautiful woman in front of me. She introduced herself as the angel of the Great God. Her beauty was worthy of epics." The children looked at Lamir with a gleam in their eyes. Seeing that the children were looking at him with a glow, Lamir smiled. Then he continued his story."The angel said that I was chosen by God as a priest, and my task is to keep Satan away from people.

"She told me that if I did my duty, the Almighty would consider me worthy of Heaven. At first I wanted to refuse because I had a Family to take care of." Lamir, who got emotional when he remembered his family, stopped for a while and then continued. "The angel told me that heaven is the place where the water does not run out,there is no war, there are no bad people. So I accepted."

"When the angel was about to leave, I asked her one last question. "If God is strong enough to create a of Heaven, why didn't he kill the devil?" As the angel slowly dispersed, she said to me, "Because God is merciful to every being." I cried after the angel left because first time, a hope was born in me." Lamir wiped the tears from his eyes and turned to the bewildered children. "Children, if we live in this land,we owe everything to almighty God. Don't forget that."

Children who listen to Lamir felt gratitude to the Almighty God. Then they all bowed together. "May the Great God bless us all."

The children who were praying began to disperse. Looking at the scattered children, Lamir began to think pensively.

Lamir, looked at his hair, which began to turn white. "Maybe I should step aside now. After all, I'm old now. But there's something I have to do. To leave well-educated and decent religious young people for the future."

"Did you say something, Reverend Lamir?" A little girl looked sweetly at Lamir. Stroking the girl's head, Lamir looked at the girl with a smile. "No, you heard wrong. Come on, go and play with your friends."

"Priest, don't be sad. But if you get upset, you can hug me. My mom always told me that hugging heals people." Lamir, who hearer what the girl said, felt really proud. Lamir felt the pride of success that he heard from his friends for the first time. "The future will be better than the present. I am sure of that."

He's old now. Lamir felt that the Almighty God no longer needed him. He wanted to die now and leave his place to the young people. "Dear God, if you can hear me, if you are listening. Protect these people."

"I'm old now. I have never failed in my duty. I believed you perfectly. Please accept the wish of this low servant of yours." Lamir joined his hands. "Please, protect this state and its people. That's all I'm asking of you."

Lamir, who was praying, stopped praying after a while."I'd better get back to work now."

Jehovah, who looked at the outgoing Lamir, really appreciated it. If Lamir were in the modern world, he would be considered an angel. If Antiquity was an era in which people were innocent, the Modern Era is an era in which people are guilty. young people aged 13-14 are looking to make lovers. They elevate a person to the skies just because he has money, but they despise the Soldiers who protect them.

It was the era when cheating on your lover or having more wives was seen as cool. The Modern Era is the era of those who despise the soldier who fights to protect his people in war, but it's full of people who are taken to the skies just because they have a little money. Jehovah hated these things when he was a human being. After becoming a God, he became reckless, but the fact that Lamir had so much love for his people made Jehovah emotional. "*sigh*Lamir, if there were people like you in my time. The world would be a better place every day."

Jehovah closed his eyes. Then was deep in thought.

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"In the battle with Uruk, we were more, but for 5 hours we were unable to defeat an army of less than a thousand. Akkadian technology remained behind from the Sumerians. We are just at the beginning. The Sumerians is on another level. Not to mention military equipment." Ningul began to speak grandly to the Akkadian people. "Now what we shouldn't do is just work! Working until you faint from working! To work to the last drop of our sweat and to give an unforgettable glory to the Akkadians!"

"For the glory of the Akkadians...!!!" The Akkadians who raised their hands cheered with an enthusiastic voice.

While the Akkadian people were getting excited about the future, elsewhere, a man was lying on the ground covered in blood in a deserted forest.

"I will avenge this!" Of course, it was Atun, the former king of Agade, who was lying on the ground. Atun was injured after blowing up the palace. Also, animals that smelled blood were after Atun. Atun fought until nightl, but after killing the last monster, he didn't have the strength to stand up.

Atun, who was trying to stand up, jumped from and ran away from the branch that came to him. "Come out, coward!!"

Atun ran his sharp eyes around. He was sure he was not being followed. After a while, there was a dark corner den, her body was made of trees. A beautiful woman came out. Atun looked at the woman with fear. "Who are you."

"My name is Gaia, I have come to offer you an offer." Atun, He looked at the woman doubtfully. "Whatever the fuck you are. I don't cooperate with a God!"

"I can make you a God." Atun, which turned around and left, froze. " Don't you want revenge? I can make your wish come true."

Thinking about Gaia's offer, Atun thought about the powers he would gain. Then he turned around and looked at Gaia, who was waiting for him."What do you want"

"To serve me." Atun, who saw for the first time that he was going to be under someone else's command, was angry, but he didn't make a sound. "Do I have the right to refuse?"

"You can refuse other tasks except important ones." Gaia looked at Atun emotionlessly. After thinking for a while, Atun decided to take this opportunity. "I accept."

You will receive your new power after proving your loyalty." Atun, who looked at Gaia's exact word, did not make a sound. Gaia healed Atun's wound. After Gaia give cloak that covered his whole body. "As long as this cloak is on you, no one will find you."

Atun, who was amazed, looked at the cape with admiration. Then he turned to leave. Just as he was about to leave, Gaia said, "Don't let him use his old name anymore. Your new name is Mephistopheles."

"Mephistopheles? That's a nice name. I liked it." Atun, who liked his new name, disappeared in the darkness of the night. Seeing that her new Maid was gone, Gaia turned into Dust and disappeared. After everyone left, the forest became desolate again.