Part 4

It's the war against the Kingdom of "Bactria", The era of wars began as soon as Nimrod sat on the throne.

Despite the fact that the chief advisor "Onnes" was a newlywed, the sound of war drums pulled him from his bed.

And it wasn't just him who has pulled away, but his wife as well, the warrior Semiramis, who had shown equestrianism and intelligence surpassing even the most skilled knights.

Semiramis descended to war alongside her husband, side by side... and the truth was that their appearance was remarkable, like a newlywed couple.

Semiramis led a complete military battalion, with an extraordinary beauty, a beauty that would captivate others against their will. Her eyes were so radiant, despite the density of her eyelashes, eyes that emanated the brilliance of a genius commander capable of commanding an army and establishing an Empire.

In that war, Shamiram displayed military cunning that exceeded all limits, cunning that alone brought down the fortified Kingdom of Bactria.

The news reached King Nimrod, who was genuinely astonished that a single woman could achieve all of this, so he summoned her to reward her.

And thus, the first meeting between King Nimrod and Semiramis took place.

King Nimrod was seated on his throne, berating his advisors as usual, among them was the advisor Onnes.

Suddenly, Semiramis entered, with all her beauty, confidence, and strength.

She entered with head raised, drawing on her face a stern military expression that looked remarkable on her beautiful countenance.

And as soon as she saw him, she felt a flutter in her heart, and she questioned herself inwardly:

'Could it be that you fluttered because you saw the greatest king of the land for the first time?' But she dismissed that thought, as she was not the type to be shaken by someone's presence.

At the same time, Zahak was angrily talking to one of his advisors, but when he felt someone's presence, he turned his head sharply, and when he saw her, he rose from his throne, and he questioned himself while standing:

'Why did I stand up? I am not the type to stand for someone's presence.' Their eyes met, and their gaze blocked out any other entities around them.

Another gaze invaded the scene, coming from another person who witnessed it, An angry gaze originated from "Onnes" her husband, who was displeased with those gazes that both parties failed to hide.

Then, another gaze entered the field, looking at it with a devilish eye -the gaze of "Lucifer"-.

*****

It didn't take long before you could hear Chancellor "Onnes" screaming as he fell from the top of Nimrod's castle, while Nimrod stood on top, looking at him mockingly.

Then you could see Nimrod marrying "Semiramis" in a wedding that shook the entire Babylonian kingdom, a shaking that had never been seen before and never repeated.

The celebrations continued for three consecutive days, and many "capras" (gift bags) were filled with Babylonian clothing and sweets.

The sun and the moon met as the legends say, The sun was the sun god Nimrod, and the moon was "Semiramis."

The power of Nimrod's kingdom increased after "Semiramis" joined him with all her cunning.

Military cunning combined with cruelty, tyranny, and the power of sorcery merged with authority.

The kingdom continued to invade neighboring kingdoms until Nimrod became the king of the seven realms. But he was not satisfied with that. He aspired for more power and desired to conquer the heavens.

He gathered six hundred thousand men from all his seven kingdoms and ordered them to build a towering tower that One does ascend to its summit only after a whole year's journey. It was a tower that surpassed the clouds in height.

And indeed, the workers, engineers, and even the jinn began building that great tower. Several years passed, and the first wonder of the Seven Wonders of the World was completed—the Tower of Babel, Nimrod's palace, and his throne on Earth.

*****

"Nimrod was sleeping in the arms of the beautiful Semiramis, who was gently stroking his hair with a tenderness she didn't expect from herself. But Nimrod's mind was elsewhere at that moment. He was having a strange dream.

He saw what looked like a knight on his horse flying in the sky at the horizon, and saw himself soaring in the sky, facing that knight.

He looked up again and saw that the knight had disappeared, replaced by a shining planet. He looked at the spot facing the knight where he saw himself, but instead of himself, he found the sun.

Then suddenly, the sun disappeared from the sky, leaving only the shining planet. He looked again and saw the knight in the place of the shining planet, changing his initial direction and rapidly approaching the Earth on his steed, attacking Nimrod himself.

Nimrod woke up abruptly from his sleep, screaming, only to meet the worried eyes of Semiramis and her comforting hands on his forehead.

Semiramis brought the wisest of Babylon's people to interpret that dream for Nimrod.

They were afraid to reveal the true interpretation of the dream. But eventually, they made their decision and told him.

They said that a child would be born on this Earth soon and that his demise would be in his hands.

Nimrod erupted in a terrible rage and ordered the killing of all the newborns in all seven territories. His soldiers invaded the houses killing children.

It was precisely during those days that the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) was born, his mother hid him from Nimrod's soldiers Until he grew up and became a young man.

The people of Babylon at that time worshipped the planets and made idols of them, bowing down to them.

Among those planets were the sun and the moon. The sun was the highest deity, representing King Nimrod, and the moon was the subordinate deity, representing "Semiramis." As for Nimrod, he had one allegiance and that is to the devil himself.

During those days, there was corruption, tyranny, and the rule of the people by iron and fire. Abraham began calling people to worship one God and tried to convince them that their idols were neither harmful nor beneficial.

The famous story took place during the spring festival, the same festival where Abraham destroyed the idols of Babylon in the temple of "Ur" and hung his axe on a massive idol named "Marduk".

When the people returned from their festival, they found all their idols shattered except one, the great "Marduk" himself, standing proudly at the head of the temple, carrying an axe on his shoulder.

The people were astonished and remembered Ibrahim's hatred for their idols, so they summoned him and asked him, he gave them his famous reply was:

"Rather, it was the greatest of them who did it, so ask him if he can speak."

The people were enraged and reported the news to their god, King Nimrod.

And so the famous confrontation took place between Nimrod and Ibrahim.

"Who is this god that you worship, O Ibrahim?"

"He is the God who gives life and causes death."

"I give life and cause death. I strike the neck of a prisoner of mine killing him, and leave the other to live."

"My God brings out the sun from the east, so bring it out from the west."

Nimrod was baffled and did not know what to say, So he ordered to get Ibrahim executed, an execution (punishment) befitting his crime against the gods.

He ordered a fire to be lit, the greatest fire ever ignited on the face of the Earth, and for Ibrahim to be thrown into it. The people collected firewood for a whole month to fuel that fire. When they lit it, its brightness could be seen from the farthest part of the city.

Then they threw Ibrahim into it using a catapult. They left him there for days and nights until the fire was extinguished. They rushed to collect the ashes of the man who dared to challenge the gods, but they found him standing there unharmed, not a single scratch on him.

Nimrod was furious, but this time his anger was concealed and suppressed.

His anger was directed towards his ally, whom he had promised power and kingship, anger towards "Lucifer".

*****

The next thing Nimrod did was the most astonishing thing a human can do. Perhaps he deserved the title of "Nimrod" because of this action alone. Nimrod went to Mount Damavand, specifically to that cave he occasionally visited to learn sorcery- Lucifer's cave-.

"Where is that absolute power you claim? How can an inferno not burn flesh and blood?"

"Because he is a devil like me."

"Really? Do you mean a greater devil than yourself? Besides, we all know Abraham, and we know his father, Azar the sculptor."

"You have no right to know everything I know. We are only allies in an alliance where I am the master, and you are not fully aware of my plans. In the end, you are just a human who eats, urinates, and dies."

"Where is the power? I ascended into the sky above the clouds with my towers, and I did not find it. I descended with you to the depths of the lowly, and I did not find it."

"The power is that you are the ruler of the seven realms. No human can help but tremble at the mention of your name. Entire families of jinn obey your command."

"All of them except one, Abraham. What does he possess that I do not, and you do not possess?"

"He is a poor man who possesses nothing but cunning, and it was cunning that saved him from the fire."

"You are a liar, a despicable liar. I swear I will kill you and tear you apart as soon as I find that power."

After rebelling against his father by killing him. He rebelled against God by committing disbelief and claiming divinity.

He rebelled against the planets worshipped by his people by completely disregarding them. He rebelled against all norms and custom through his tyranny, bloodshed, and oppression in the land.

After all this, he finally declared his rebellion against his ally, the one who taught him sorceryc: The Devil.

Nimrod was the epitome of rebellion, Zahhak was the undisputed prince of rebellion in the history of the Earth.