2500 B.C.

The Nile was a great river, a long body that provided a gift to all of its inhabitants and desert dwellers from beyond the black lands in the waste known as the red lands. Four dynasties had gone by in the kingdom of Egypt, and one of the rulers of those dynasties, Khufu, had begun a project for his grave. It was based off of the work of the scribe Imhotep and as it rose into the sky, a young woman watched as it grew. She was close to the pharaoh and a daughter of a Sumerian who worked as a scribe in Kish…

Egypt had sprouted into a teenage girl, and had witnessed the many attempts of her bosses to preserve themselves for the afterlife. This, however, was the grandest yet. Khufu had ordered for it to be over 128 meters tall and 200 meters wide. It contained more than a thousand stones, taken from Luxor. It was covered with marble and alabaster, and the top was crowned with a pyramid of gold. Now, she was present at Khufu's funeral, and all in the capital of Ineb-Hedj had been forced to come. He was unpopular, and she personally hated her bosses for his delusions of grandeur. Nevertheless, when Sumer visited Egypt again a generation later, she could not resist boasting of the Pyramid. He however, had something else to say, something about a man from the city of Uruk who had overthrown the rule of Kish and had almost unified the land of Sumer…

Yao Wang was in Qufu and he was at the coronation of the Huangdi, one of the first kings of China. He had come from the Hsia family, and he was glad that China was finally unified under his rule. China had grown into his adolescence and had cut himself a ponytail which he decided that he would keep. China still wondered about the outside world, but he again reminded himself that he ruled with one who controlled All Under Heaven, and one who continually faced South, the sacred direction…

"So where is he?" an impatient Egypt had asked. After showing him the Sphinx and the pyramid of the Pharaoh Khafra, Sumer had convinced her to come to Uruk. (Sumer had always visited Egypt before, usually once a century, the length between visits a result of Canaan who was becoming a bit more civilized). They had been allowed passage by Canaan and Sumer was dying to show Egypt his boss, Gilgamesh. When they came to the throne room, Sumer instructed Egypt on what to do.

"Bow before him as he does not know you."

"Why should I bow before anyone?"

"He is one-third man and two-thirds god."

"Wait, wouldn't that imply that he had three parents? You should really improve on your math Sumer."

"He has proven it by defeating Enlil's chosen, the king of Kish!" Sumer said, deciding to ignore Egypt's comment "He has also unified my home."

"I bet he couldn't beat my pharaohs who are Ra's chosen."

"Quiet, we are in the throne room."

When they entered, they saw a man who had his hair set like Sumer's, except it had curls of gold. Beside him was the priestess of Ishtar, who commanded fertility, and next to her the messenger from Kish, who had brought tribute. On his right was a wild man with his hair unkempt. The king of Uruk and the ruler of Mesopotamia spoke:

"Sumer, welcome home, I see that you have returned from your wanderings in the West and that you have brought back someone."

"Greetings, Master Gilgamesh, I have brought someone like myself, she is the personification of the land of Egypt, which exists to the west of Canaan."

Enkidu spoke: "May I do as I please with her, Gilgamesh, my friend."

The comment pronounced rage from the enthroned sovereign.

"No, Enkidu, we must treat our guests with respect! I do not wish war with the pharaoh and you must control yourself, as you are no longer a wild man!"

Egypt had found that in situations like this, it was best to keep quiet and to let others do the talking. Come to think of it, she never really talked with anyone, except her bosses and Sumer. Sumer's boss then spoke again.

"My dear, I apologize for my friend's rudeness, you may stay in this land for as long as you like."

Egypt spent the rest of the day admiring Sumer's culture and after she went to bed she couldn't help but feel guilty as she hadn't properly paid Sumer back. He was like a father to her and she still hadn't visited him as often. These thoughts and others circulated in her head as she fell asleep

Sumer stayed up longer to talk with his boss. Egypt had done well in meeting him, and although she had questioned Sumerian thriftiness compared to her own lavish life style, they had made it through the day without too many arguments. He asked his boss…

"Should I put this in your epic sir?"

"No Sumer" the king replied "Not everything has to be recorded"

"Is something bothering you sir?"

"It's Enkidu, he's gotten into a fight and now he is dying."

"I see, do you want me to send Egypt home before his death?"

"Yes, I think that would be best."

Shortly after Egypt left, Enkidu died. Shortly afterward, after many adventures, Gilgamesh also died. A great pit was dug for him, and a massive casket entered the burial pit. His body had been preserved, yet Sumer recalled that Egypt's people embalmed their pharaohs and nobles in a process known as mummification, which was a better form of preservation then what he had. Thinking of Egypt also brought out his jealously for her again. As he watched the servants drink from the cup of poison and then walk into the pit to serve his boss in the afterlife, he wanted to know whether his people would rise above their differences and not only unify and expand. As the fatherly nation, he should be more powerful, right? The answer to Sumer's question would come, not from Uruk or Kish or even Eridu, but from a town not even in Sumeria, a town named Agade…