‘Here stand the failures of this tower,’ cackled Ishtar. ‘With any luck from Shamash you will not remnant here immortally.’ With that Ishtar disappeared as mysteriously as she came. Before the battle erupted, Gilgamesh prayed to the oh mighty Shamash. He requested his strength, his perseverance, and most of all his colossal bravery. Gilgamesh then directly entered into the battle. He slashed each man of bones with such lethalness each of them wholly disintegrated. This naturally antagonized Ishtar leading to the disappearance of the time limit. ‘How is it possible that you single handedly murdered all of my soldiers?’ Screeched Ishtar. Gilgamesh did not respond too afraid of the woe she may position upon him. He simply gazed into her eyes with a look of sincere sorrow. …show more content…
‘Gilgamesh, the perfect man, you are no longer perfect for you have failed to rescue your maiden and now she lies in a eternal slumber,’ Ishtar uttered in a condescending manner. Gilgamesh detonated into tears, enough to flood the entire Earth for a second time. His weeping was true and caused emotional pain for the one who bears to hear it. The tears continually flooded the surrounding area and the weeps stung the listeners. Ishtar could no longer tolerate a second more of the bawling and howling. She positively knew it would never terminate until Gilgamesh obtained his one desire: his maiden. The goddess of both love and war exploited her generous love for Gilgamesh one last time. She crept around the distraught man into the soaring tower to carefully transport the maiden to her lover. ‘For you, my most exquisite woman, I bless you with eternal happiness, the fertility to produce countless children, and the courage to fend for yourself. By doing these three items you will fulfill your