Kingu

A long time ago, Tiamat, the Goddess of Beginning and Earth Mother Goddess in Mesopotamian mythology, was banished to the World of Imaginary Numbers by her own children.

Although she had recently returned to this world through the collapse of the human order foundations and the power of the Holy Grail, fully awakening wasn't an easy task.

As a result, under someone's arrangement, the vengeful Goddess of Demonic Beasts, Gorgon, synchronized her consciousness with Tiamat, allowing the latter to carry out her purpose in another way.

If Gorgon died, the strong stimulus would awaken Tiamat.

In a way, this was a dead-end situation.

If they didn't deal with the Goddess of Demonic Beasts, the demonic beasts born from Potnia Theron would eventually consume all of Uruk. Yet, if they did eliminate her, it would trigger Tiamat's awakening, bringing even greater disaster.

Needless to say, Uruk was doomed to face destruction from the start.

Even so, Arkhan wanted to give it his all.

He had Merlin locate Tiamat and put the already slumbering Goddess of Beginning into an even deeper dream.

At the same time, he planned to use the Key of Sentience, Fenghuang Down, to sever the connection between Gorgon and Tiamat, ensuring that even if Gorgon died, Tiamat wouldn't be immediately awakened.

However, this wasn't a permanent solution.

In order to truly resolve the crisis of this era, they would still need to confront the returning Goddess of Beginning.

Still, for now, this would greatly alleviate Uruk's pressure.

Therefore, after confirming that Merlin had pulled Tiamat into a deeper dream, Arkhan immediately came here.

In a burst of radiant light, a white lance appeared in Arkhan's hand.

Initially, he had planned to charge into the Blood Fort and deal with Gorgon directly, but upon seeing the bizarre and twisted structure of it, he changed his mind.

It was better to take down this place first.

Just looking at it felt like serious torment to his body and mind.

He definitely didn't want to fight the enemy inside such a place.

"I am the darkness that consumes all, I am the light that nurtures all."

As immense magical energy continuously poured into Abyss Flower, the sacred lily patterns on it lit up one by one, as if forged from light.

"I existed before the dawn of creation and will remain after the annihilation—"

*Whoosh!*

However, just as Abyss Flower was about to unleash the First Power, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from behind Arkhan.

*Rattle!*

A golden chain abruptly pierced through the void, its sharp spearhead aiming directly at his back.

However, Arkhan seemed to have anticipated this.

He decisively halted the release of Abyss Flower's First Power and quickly turned his body, using Abyss Flower to deflect the lethal strike.

*DING!*

After deflecting the chain, Arkhan looked ahead.

Hundreds of meters away, a figure in a long white robe stood quietly.

The figure had long green hair that emitted a faint glow and a beautiful androgynous face, standing gracefully like a flower.

From the chain in their hand, it was clear that the fierce and merciless attack just now had come from this dreamlike, doll-like figure.

They gazed coldly at Arkhan, their pale purple eyes flashing with piercing coldness and murderous intent.

It was obvious that Arkhan's attempt to destroy the Blood Fort had severely crossed the line.

"You're even more patient than I thought. If you had been a moment later, that temple might have been destroyed by me."

As he said that, Arkhan still wore a calm smile, his black eyes meeting their cold gaze without fear.

"So, how should I address you? Enkidu or... Kingu?"

Upon hearing his words, a trace of disbelief flashed in the green-haired figure's eyes.

It would have been one thing if he had simply discerned that they were Enkidu, but how did he know that they were Kingu?

"Kingu, Tiamat's first and most loyal child. You once waged war against the gods alongside her, but in the end, she was banished, and you were killed by Marduk." Arkhan remarked calmly, crossing his arms as he calmly observed their androgynous face. "After endless ages, you have finally returned to this world with Tiamat."

"Don't mention those gods to me! They're nothing but ungrateful wretches!"

Kingu's expression grew darker, a cold smile forming at the corner of their mouth.

"They went to great lengths to banish Mother, never thinking that one day they would face the same fate."

"Now that the gods can no longer descend upon the earth, and Mother has awakened, it won't be long before we restore this world to its true form!"

"Not a single one of the humans created by the gods will escape!"

"Mother will create new rules, new creatures, cleansing all the filth from this land once and for all!"

Kingu took a deep breath, calming the anger and hatred in their heart, and gazed indifferently at Arkhan.

"You have an aura that's completely out of place in this world. I imagine you're not from here either. Don't say I didn't warn you—leave while you still can. Once Mother fully awakens, it will be too late."

"Oh? You're not planning to hold me accountable for attacking that temple just now? You're more generous than I thought." Arkhan said thoughtfully, nodding. "Much better tempered than that Goddess of Venus who attacks at the drop of a hat."

"You've met Ishtar?" Kingu frowned.

For some reason, even though they had never interacted with the Goddess of Venus, just hearing her name made them inexplicably irritated and angry.

Noticing Kingu's furrowed brow, Arkhan secretly laughed, but outwardly, he remained calm and nodded.

"We crossed paths once."

"Hmph, that foolish woman. If it weren't for her father backing her up, with her arrogant and domineering nature, she would have died countless times already!" Kingu exclaimed angrily, feeling much better after venting.

But in the next moment, they paused, wondering why they felt such strong resentment toward the Goddess of Venus.

Frowning, Kingu quickly brushed the question aside and fixed their pale purple eyes on Arkhan.

"So, can you tell me your choice now?"

"If possible, who would want to oppose a Goddess of Beginning?" Arkhan shrugged his shoulders casually. "Well, how about we make a deal? We each take a step back—Tiamat continues to sleep, and I leave this world. How does that sound?"

"Are you making fun of me?!" Kingu's face darkened completely, their eyes burning with fury.

Now they understood.

From the beginning, this man had just been messing with them!