Enki left the Anunnaki Divine Realm, carrying a heart full of worries and silent pain.
The heavenly god Anu, his and Enlil's father, had always sided with Enlil, because Enlil was the King of Gods, because Enlil's conduct was more like that of a "god," because Enlil was more—
Anyway, no matter what happened, he simply preferred Enlil.
Enki did not care much about that, at least not normally. After all, his desire to compete was exceedingly faint; otherwise, he would not have lived in the human world year-round rather than in the Anunnaki Divine Realm, a place meant for indulgence.
But at this critical juncture, Anu had sided with Enlil.
Enki had no choice.
If he fought Enlil, the odds were probably forty-sixty—four for him, six for Enlil. But with the heavenly god Anu added in, it became zero-ten.
Zero for him, ten for Enlil and Father Anu.
Remaining in the Anunnaki Divine Realm would only bring him humiliation. Since Anu had appeared there, there was no point in staying.
He would wait
for the Fate Conference to convene.
At the very least, he needed to try to win Nanna's support.
Enlil and Anu were both firmly in favor of killing Annanu and Enkidu.
Ishtar was even a victim herself.
Nanna was the only one Enki could try to win over.
"Listen. I want revenge against the gods of the Anunnaki Divine Realm."
In Uruk's Venus Temple, the goddess who had temporarily lost her divine power spoke coldly to the people before her, her expression utterly unconcerned.
The three exchanged looks.
What had she just said?
Were their ears malfunctioning? Or was something wrong with their minds?
From the mouth of Lady Ishtar—the mistress of the skies, the mistress of the earth, one of the Seven Main Gods of