Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
At first, I was rather appalled/taken aback, but I do admit the introduction of Matur was rather abrupt and not all that well planned, which was why I added a foreshadowing section at the bottom of chapter 3.
...Though I still think people insisting that her 'bad first impression' is the reason for her hate is bull and shit.
I mean, siblings are meant to be a little devious to each other, like...a good first impression? What's zat? lol.
So, in conclusion: Chill. Babysit someone younger than you and try not to smother them in their sleep.
Thanks again to the people who gave me constructive criticism!
Chapter 8 How about I pay with my...NO. JUST...NO. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The first idea was to placate her with flowery words and a charming smile.
The idea died almost immediately when she slowly twisted her lips into a sadistic smile that was more of a snarl.
"...Gilgamesh? You aren't standing between me and that vermin...are you? The vermin who so brazenly crushed my temple, my symbol of authority and divine law, and disrupted my peace?"
I swallowed...hard. As Ishtar said, a temple was much more to a god than it was to a man.
Not only it was somewhere for a god to retire to and find solace in the serenity that the mortal world provided, it was actually somewhat of a 'Throne' that symbolized the divine nature of the being who was enshrined within it.
To put it in simpler terms, it was what a Crown was to a King, what Valhalla was to the immortalized Heroes of the North, and what Olympus meant to the Greek Gods.
All in all, any sort of desecration or disrespect in the boundaries of the temple, meant declaring war to the god. A taunt that was the equivalent of smearing shit on the immortal's face.
An insult that the Goddess of War shall definitely not overlook.
Ishtar took a step, then another, and leaned down so that our faces were finally a hair's length from one another. I could feel my skin prickle due to the immense pressure she was emitting by her rage alone.
I felt sweat build on my forehead. If I were to fight Ishtar, there was a very high chance that I would be mortally wounded, as she would not hold back, and I still have yet to gain mastery over my treasury.
Ea? Wouldn't matter if I was too weak to use her full potential. Ishtar could always snipe me from a hundred miles away.
Suddenly a vision flashed through my mind.
A vision of a possibility from a parallel line of reality.
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In some other realm of possibility...
[EMERGENCY QUEST ENCOUNTERED!]
[Quest 34: 'Douse Her Flame!' ]
[ DIFFICULTY: Easy (GOLDEN DICK)
DETAIL: 'Convince' Lady Ishtar with your 'Sword of Rapture', and 'douse' her 'flames' as her rightful wielder!
REWARD: Increase Bond Level with Lady Ishtar!
FAILURE: Death by Snu-Snu]
"..."
Maybe I'll just die.
I glanced at my sister and bit my lip.
"Lady Ishtar...would it be...truly impossible for you to...pardon my sister of this...most unfortunate yet heinous...accident?", I ground out through gritted teeth.
Ishtar smiled almost lovingly as she summoned an arrow that was pulsing with astral power.
"...Would you believe if I said that I was willing?", she replied softly, her tone practically dripping with venom.
If only there was Space FBI...or Interdimensional Horny police...
I gulped, then looked her straight in the eye, with all the sincerity I could muster.
"...I may or may not...have other more...physical methods of compensating you...my fair lady."
Ishtar froze and cocked her head to the side. Her shining molten gold eyes were wide open as they seemed to pin my body down to the ground by some unfathomable force.
"I am listening.", she said calmly.
Several Hours Later...
"Do! You! Forgive! My sister! My dear! Lady!"
"OHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHH! YES! YES! I FUCKING FOOOOOORGIIIIIVE! HEEEEEEEER! AAAAHIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"THANK! YOU! PLEASE! RECEIVE! MY! GRATITUDE!"
"YYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"
"...Brother...because of me...brother...(incoherent mumbling)"
""...(Hasimtee and Peltah pretending their best that they didn't exist)""
...
Later years, scholars record how the area had experienced mild earthquakes, and how a pair of wild beasts had ravaged the forests while howling into the night sky.
They also recorded how the area smelled strangely of seafood, and how 'white silk' covered the remains of Ishtar's great temple.
...It was also said that the usually energetic and joyous princess Matur had returned with her envoy, unscathed, with a most...dead look in her eyes.
Her words were engraved onto a stone slab, to warn travelers about the wretched beasts that haunted the area.
"I saw Hell."
The vision fades away...
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"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Wha-!?"
Ishtar seemed shocked by my sudden dispair-filled wail, but I was too distressed to care.
Yes, I'll fucking die here and take her down with me. That'll at least garner enough attention for the gods to intervene and save Matur.
I gripped Ea and cocked my head at my mage and shadow.
"Guard my sister. This is an order."
""As you command.""
[EMERGENCY QUEST ENCOUNTERED!]
[Quest 34: 'To Hell We Ride' ]
[ DIFFICULTY: DEATH
DETAIL: Smite Lady Ishtar with your Sword of Rapture and douse her fury!
REWARD: Increase Bond Level with Ea, Ishtar, Hasimtee, Peltah, Lugalbanda, Ninsun, and #$%& !
FAILURE: Permanent Death]
...What is that gibberish...could it be...the only one whose status I can't see...?
No, screw that, what's important is that I can increase my bond with my LUVLY EA!
Oh, you're on.
With a twitch of my fingers, the death game started.
"RUN! MATUR!"
I shot a blast of air that rivaled a hurricane, forcing Ishtar to jump back with an ugly snarl. I knew she had Maanna, the Boat of Heaven, and that giving her distance was basically a death sentence, but I needed to take her attention off my sister and make her take me seriously as a threat.
Also, I needed some breathing room to prepare for my great stunt.
In that...horrendous vision, I had also glimpsed a single path that lit up the dark.
The only path where I could injure Ishtar enough to render her immobile.
I gripped my robes tightly-
"CAST! OFF!"
-And I ripped them off.
By the way, do you know the average size of a human penis?
I know, I know, it's not the size that counts. But sometimes, size does come in handy.
Especially, when your significant other loves a magnum. And this was exactly the case.
"...Beautiful."
Ishtar's voice came out as a whisper. For her, huge cocks was something to be treasured. It was her educated preference after tasting hundreds of them, small, medium, and large.
And mine seemed to even charm her.
After all, I was fucking huge. Also, for whatever godforsaken reason, mine shone.
Yeah, my dick shone like the Golden Sun. Freaking Beastly Incandescent. FBI.
This was the greatest distraction in Ishtar's entire immortal life, and I wasn't going to waste it.
I leaped forward with all of my strength and thrust Ea into Ishtar's mouth.
"Eat this!"
Ea screamed in indignation as space itself twisted and warped as a miniature cyclone burst through.
Ishtar was blown away like a ragdoll. Her body rocketed through the air and straight into the ground below.
Dust billowed up into the skies as a gigantic cloud arose. A flicker of light caught my eye.
"...Urgh!"
"How. Dare. You."
Indeed, Ishtar wasn't the Goddess of War for nothing. At the last possible fraction of a nanosecond, Ishtar jerked her head to the side and swerved out of harm's way.
Not only that, but she had also shot through my stomach. God damn she was a quick shot.
An arrow of light from Maanna with a diamond as a catalyst. A snipe of the highest caliber. She was pissed off to high heaven alright.
In a blink, she was already right in front of me. Ishtar's face was contorted with madness fueled by her fury.
She drew back her fist and punched me dead center in the chest.
"...Ah"
Her fist gouged through my flesh, ribs, heart, lungs, and spine, and erupted right out of my back. A spray of crimson red bloomed from my backside.
This, was the true moment I'd been waiting for.
The moment when her rage swallowed her reason and numbed her instincts. The moment when her caution wavered most as she dealt the killing blow.
The moment when she would lower her guard.
I grabbed onto Ishtar's arm with one hand as I pointed Ea at her stomach with the other. How I did that with a severed spine and a punctured heart I would never know, but like hell I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth.
I smirked at her with fresh blood coating my lips.
"Bon appetite."
The Mortar of Heaven and Hell rotated as Ea sang. For the first time, Ishtar's eyes widened in panic.
"Wait-"
"Hasta la vista, Mongrel."
Her dumbfounded expression was priceless.
Good enough to mark my death.
An unfathomable explosion shook the entire world as all turned to white.
[NEW SKILL!]
[A.U.O CAST OFF!: EX]
[Deals Extreme Mental Damage to all Intelligent Humanoid Lifeforms. Boosts Effect of Charm and Carnal Pleasuring Skills.]
[Ishtar's Obsession: A]
[Boost all physical abilities. Ishtar knows where you are. ]
Please imagine the scene from Gil's vision as one from Taimanin Asagi. Ah, shit, I need to puke.
And the foreplay (battle) after that...Oneshota was never more disturbing.
And...Gil's...huge...shining...uergh.
X-kalibuuuur, off to the road of redemption.
