An era older than mankind, older than the planet itself.
A treasure among treasures, wielded by the gods to create the world, the embodiment of pure power itself.
The thing that split apart the heavens and earth at the very beginning of this planet.
It tore through nothingness to create the sky, then pierced the sky to return to nothingness.
A power symbolizing both beginning and end—its name was Ea, the sword that truly split the world apart.
Rod lightly gripped the hilt. As cursed energy flowed into it, the sections of Ea began rotating in opposing directions around the hilt's axis. A crimson storm spiraled around the blade, and as scarlet lightning emerged, even the ripples it gave off affected the surrounding space.
The crimson storm erupted, as if announcing the arrival of the king's sword and making this world aware of the coming of this 'sword that split the world apart'!
Rod stroked Ea, studying the ancient and mysterious patterns around its hilt. Even he could not hide his delight.
"The real Ea... whoa! That's so cool!"
They said men were boys until the day they died.
No man could resist Ea, and Rod was no exception.
He remembered buying a Gilgamesh figure long ago, and he had especially loved playing with its Ea.
Now that he held the real thing in his hands, his heart raced and his hands trembled. It was only after a bout of coughing that Rod came back to his senses, stopped his perverted caressing of Ea, and quietly returned it to the Gate of Babylon.
"Ahem. You're awake?" Rod coughed deliberately, putting on a serious face as he turned toward Kanzaki Kaori, who had already regained consciousness.
"Yes, I'm awake." Kanzaki Kaori sat on her knees and answered Rod with a serious