"I think that if ever a mortal heard the word of god it would be on a garden at the cool of day" F. Frankfort Moore.
2499 BCE, Mesopotamia.
Babylon was gardening once again. It had been part of his daily routine for a long time now, he gardened whenever he was alone with his brother, Sumer.
The days were lonely. There was no one to talk to but Sumer. He could talk to his bosses, but he hadn't met the new Emperor yet. What was his name? Babylon began to think to himself. He hadn't even seen him yet, but he remembered the crowds cheering his name. Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh. What an embarrassing name. To Sumer, he admired the name, but to Babylon, it sounded like a name on some strange star play or book or something.
Babylon ripped out another weed, and he wiped his forehead. He then took a break, laying on the ground. He could talk to his citizens, but they all acted exactly like him. Besides, he had already met everyone in about 1500 years. He remembered that weird Asian trader who ripped him off on a smoke ball that didn't even work. Babylon sighed. Good times.
In the distance, an explosion rocked the sky, shattering the silence he once knew. Babylon quickly rose to his feet, and looked outside.A huge clump of rocks then dominated the countryside, crushing all those in its path.
He looked closer. There was a man, enclosed inside the pile, on a remarkably comfy seat for ancient times. He looked closer. Babylon then figured out two things. One, he needed glasses. Two, a Barbarian invasion was happening.
Sumer then ran into Babylon's garden. He panted heavily. "T-t-t-"
Babylon calmly stood up. "I know." He quietly said.
The huge stone clump crushed a small house in the countryside, sending its inhabitants outside. The man who had survived let out a scream that reached China. "MY CABBAGES!"
Sumer looked in horror. The pile of rocks seemed even closer now. He said bluntly, "We're doomed." He then fainted onto the stone hard floor.
Babylon rolled his eyes at his brother, but then he turned and screamed as the rocks broke through his wall, the window he knew replaced with an ugly clump of rocks.
Suddenly, his ears popped.
Sorry, I'm doing characters next time. Please review.