The following is a story in the Epics of Ishtar, specifically its ending. A divine war raged across human and divine civilization for nearly a thousand years, and its conclusion is outlined in a chronicle by one of the last Mesopotamian kings, Ashuri Hammurabus LXXI. The story is called "Kuppuru," or the Divine Purge. It is the shortest story of the Epics of Ishtar, and tells of the end of the War of Ishtar.

Kuppuru

A chronicle of the seventy-first Ashuri, the last in the line of cruelest divine conflict.

And behold, our great people's hundred armies, from the city of Nineveh, from the city of Akkad, from the city of purest Babylon, from the city of Indus, from the city of Ur, from the cities of the Tigris and Euphrates, from the lands of the Hittites, from the cities of Elam, from the worshippers of Arcane Lugus, from the cities of the Great Nile, from the tribes of the world desert, from the lands of the Canaanites, from the Isles of cruel Eleusinia, from the lands of the Setting Sun gathered upon the field of truest and most divine battle.

Among us was the Mighty Gemini, the beauty and bravery of all unions, imbuing our people with the strength of the heavens themselves. For it was we who the gods of humanity have chosen to defend from all harm by the Enemy, they who call themselves the crowned jewels of Tiamat the Primordial. The battle raged upon a field of blood, that congealed into a most cursed and sanguine fruit. The battle raged upon a length of no more than three passings of the many seasons. The battle was not to end, and man fought against god and god fought against man.

In all-powerful wisdom, Ishtar hath chosen my most faithful of servants and the Cunning Enki to approach Tiamat the Primordial. It was with all-powerful wisdom that Ishtar vowed to return with the head of Tiamat the Primordial.

And behold, a plan was devised by the Cunning Enki. For it was he, fair and pale as the servants of Tiamat herself, who would approach and fell the Primordial Tiamat. There was naught the fell beast could do but fall before Ishtar's blade, driven by the Cunning Enki. Tiamat's head fell upon the ground, becoming naught but the most precious of jewels, the pink diamond, and the Great Beast's Cage was felled upon the Hill of Flowers, in the land of the rising sun.

It was upon the Fifth Day of the Third Year of battle that the heavens let forth the mightiest wail across the field of battle. The army of all cities now lay dead upon the field, their blood filling the sanguine fruit of the ground. It was I who survived in battle among the gods, and witnessed their truest wrath for the creatures of the ground, the birds in the sky and the fish of the waters to hear.

Behold, the wail was great, and shined across the field in holiest of light. The gods of this world were felled by the greatest wail, of both the Fellest Beast and the mightiest of Humanity. There was naught left but the most precious of jewels shimmering across a sanguine field of red. And there was in turn a great wail in the lands of the world. From the city of Nineveh, from the city of Akkad, from the city of purest Babylon, from the city of Indus, from the city of Ur, from the cities of the Tigris and Euphrates, from the lands of the Hittites, from the cities of Elam, from the worshippers of Arcane Lugus, from the cities of the Great Nile, from the tribes of the world desert, from the lands of the Canaanites, from the Isles of cruel Eleusinia, from the lands of the Setting Sun, there was a mighty wail for the fallen.

A new light shown upon the fifth day of mourning across the world. From it spoke the voice of Ishtar.

The primordial hath fled, and humanity is free to live upon the land, within the waters, amongst the birds in the sky. For we, the Purest Ishtar, the Mighty Gemini, the Cunning Enki, hath gained dominion for humanity for all time, and we shall watch over and protect your people for ever and ever.

And behold, humanity gained dominion over the world, nary a divine voice to be heard, a war to be fought, a god to fell, for ever and ever.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading this quick little bite of canonically plausible in-story lore. As Jason referenced the Epics of Ishtar, I decided to write what was in my head for the ending, in a heavy amount of translatorial and Biblical language (The Epics of Ishtar are a sort of mash-up between the Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad and Odyssey, and the Book of Revelation). I wanted to see how humanity would write about fighting in a technologically advanced war in an ancient period (as claimed by Greg Universe), and I felt using a combinations of books as well as references from the time period (the Bronze Age civilizations, especially those of the Fertile Crescent) would make something really chewy to bite into. As a Christian, I'm fairly certain using Biblically similar language isn't blasphemy (especially since I'm copying translation specifically from the KJV, which is literally just Shakespearean English with no religious connection to speak of). Let me know, because this is kind of an experimental work in comparison to the normal chapters.