Goddess of Venus

Brilliant fireworks lit up the sky.

It would have been easy to relax and enjoy them as a spectacle. But the outcome of this battle might change the course of Human History.

The Bull of Heaven had answered Ishtar's summons. After arriving in this era, it could no longer sense Uruk at all.

That left the goddess Ishtar as its only master, the only one it would serve.

But just as it was about to prove itself, one person after another appeared to get in its way.

First came someone it utterly loathed, who shot arrows at it without end.

The arrows did little damage, but they kept slowing it down.

It had nearly reached its target when a slash drove them apart again.

Then another creature appeared, one that matched it in strength. It could sense that they both drew on the power of thunder. This was a formidable rival.

The Bull of Heaven stared at the Bull King Great Divine Envoy. This was more than a battle ordered by its master. It was a contest to decide which of them was the mightiest divine beast.

The Bull of Heaven raised a hoof first and stamped down hard.

Boom... A powerful shock wave spread from its hoof across the entire forest. Even Snowfield City felt it, as though a great typhoon had struck.

The onlookers were blown off their feet. Fortunately, they managed to raise a barrier before the wind swept them away.

Then lightning burst from beneath the great hoof and raced along the ground toward the Great Divine Envoy.

Just as the lightning was about to hit, the Great Divine Envoy lifted both front hooves and brought them down on it.

The lightning vanished in an instant, as if it had been stamped out.

Then the Great