The great cultural day is quickly here, it is extremely big, all of Mesopotamia is gathered in Babylon, the great feet of people moving and chanting, speaking and dancing.
It is such a cultural day like no other.
King Sargon is coming out to sit at the auditorium, to watch all the provinces perform, everybody is expecting Sparta to perform, but Aplahanda Sakkanakku has kept Sparta for the last.
Venice came forth with dancing and chanting, dressed in an expensive royal material, making the eyes of everyone lust after such an appearance.
Whiles they where dancing, Aplahanda Sakkanakku was with the king, he looked at the king, the king's face could not lie, he was enjoying himself with such colour.
Aplahanda Sakkanakku said, "are you enjoying yourself my king?"
The king laughed, looking at Aplahanda, he said, "don't be too prideful Aplahanda, don't be".
The king said it in a low and mischievous way, making Aplahanda to reconsider his thoughts, it felt like the king implied, we are not friends know your place.
The celebration went by quickly, here comes Sparta, the one everyone is waiting for.
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku was among his men, he had insisted to join them.
the ranking officials didn't like it, they are all plotting to remove king Sargon by any means, so they secretly increased the bounty for the kings head, admits the very soldiers performing with Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku yelled, "we are the spirit of death, we know nothing but pain, but we do not fear death!!" You could hear the crowd cheering.
They began their performance, at least they thought Gilgamesh Sakkanakku will perform like the rest, Gilgamesh had set skillful men, in the number of 60(sixty), 30(thirty) on one side and 30(thirty) on one side, it is so that they can battle each other... To death.
The fight began, as swift and crazy like no other, watching Gilgamesh Sakkanakku kill his own men on a cultural day.
Aplahanda looked at the king again, this time around his looks carried contempt, a great hatred and anger towards the king, you could tell that he wants something. But the king is enjoying the performance.
Then suddenly, the performance began to look sketchy, each unit of soldiers from both sides began fighting themselves, the countenance on Gilgamesh face had tighten, "this is not the plan", his face was speaking, but no one cared about him.
Meanwhile the crowd was cheering and shouting, some even whispering "this is unbelievable, it has never been done like this before".
The cheering and shouting continued, they are simply ignorant.
But Gilgamesh Sakkanakku was looking roundabout him, and he could not explain what was happening.
In the midst of this skillful bloodbath, even as the fun of Gilgamesh is greatly disturb, arrows flew by, in great numbers, from the soldiers that succeeded to draw their bow.
The king was the target, they must assassinate the king, if not for anything, then for that bounty.
the heat of their performance was too much, missing to take the head of the king, but an arrow, finds it way to the kings hand, whiles many arrows flew by, Piercing through the hearts of people cheering for them.
The commotion quickly grew, people shouting, and running to save themselves, it was terrible.
Aplahanda Sakkanakku shielded the king immediately, the kings guards acting immediately, covering them and took them out of the auditorium secretly.
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku was furious and angry, he knew instantly that his pride and ego will be brought down, his men did this.
worst of all it was done under his breath, and the king could accuse him for treason, he grieved instantly, his pain was indeed very great.
He ran straight to one of the soldiers he had seen drag his bow, he swiftly apprehended him, whiles the rest of the soldiers killed themselves, seeing their failure, there was no need to stay alive.
Gilgamesh took the soldier he caught and imprison him, chaining his hands and leg separate from each other, he feared that he will kill himself as the other soldiers did.
Gilgamesh rushed into the kings chamber, hitting the door open with a great force, so much so that he was nearly stopped by the kings guards, finding out that the kings hand had been quickly taken care of and treated.
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku, kneeling down quickly, spoke out in despair and great grief, his voice shaking like he had seen a ghost, "My king.... are you well?"
king Sargon replied him, "oh Gilgamesh, I am a soldier like you, this is not my first time taking an arrow, king Sargon stood up and walk directly to where Gilgamesh was kneeling: so tell me, are you plotting to kill me? So you could take the throne?
Gilgamesh interrupted, speaking quickly, "I didn't know what was going on I...
King Sargon interrupted him with a shout "Silence!!! (dragging the "silence" long enough till he coughed) Pointing his hands to Gilgamesh, You... Selected those soldiers, you... Handpicked them, that means, you.. plotted against me, then the king shouted to his face, "Leave!!!" (Dragging the "leave" so much so that saliva from the kings mouth was all over his face)
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku stood up and went straight to the cell where he had imprison that soldier and began punching him rapidly and angrily, screaming very loud as he punch him, blood coming out of the soldiers mouth splash on his face, he then pulled the chained soldier's hair backwards and asks the soldier,
"Tell me, what happened there? Tell me, who sent you!!? Tell me, who is behind all this!!?
The dying soldier coughing blood on Gilgamesh as he spoke to him.
then the soldier replied him from his dying breath, "we where simply told, "kill the king and become the richest man in Babylon" I do not know who is behind it"
Gilgamesh Sakkanakku will not accept such a statement.
Gilgamesh shouted, "it is a lie!, tell me, who told you to assassinate the king? Gilgamesh shaking the soldier realized that he is dead already.