City of Roa, moments before the explosion...
"Who is that flying in the sky?"
Many citizens who had not evacuated Fittoa looked at the purple sky in confusion. No one understood what was happening with the sky, and seeing someone flying had left them very puzzled.
"Alex..."
"Run, Alex..."
If one wasn't dreaming, they couldn't ignore what was happening in the sky and what was about to happen to the entire city. It was chaotic. For those more immersed in survival instincts, they knew that something bad was happening, and with greater understanding, they needed to get out of the city as soon as possible.
A baker woman woke up her younger brother, named Alex, to get both of them out of the city as soon as possible. She lifted her younger brother, and when they stepped outside, they saw what was happening in the sky.
"What's happening, sister?" Alex asked, confused, as he looked at the purple sky and red lightning.
"I have a rough idea, but I don't know how to explain it, so just follow me without asking questions."
Her name was Alis, and she had had a very strange dream. When she woke up, she realized that she had passed out in the middle of the road. What she saw was terrifying, so all she wanted to do was find her younger brother and get out of this place as soon as possible.
"Dear Alis, where are you rushing to?" A sturdy old man asked his neighbor.
"If you want to live, follow us and run as fast as you can. We need to get out of this part of the city if we want to survive." Alis didn't have time to stop, so she kept running.
She didn't have time to explain; she just wanted to get out of the location she was in, or she would definitely die. At least her younger brother Alex should survive, but the chances of that happening without hurrying were slim, and she knew it.
"Is it about what's happening in the sky?" The sturdy man matched Alis's speed and asked, his eyebrows furrowing.
"Half of the city, no, the entire city will be destroyed, but the chances increase if we stay in that part of the city. We would be killed in the first impact, and if that doesn't work, we'll die when we get teleported." Alis explained to the old man while trying to catch her breath.
"Now I see that this purple color is not a good sign..." The old man continued running and made sure to do whatever it took to protect those he cared about.
Little Alis had worked very hard since childhood to feed her brother, so now that she was an adult and of marriageable age, she wouldn't allow her life to end in this place. He owed a lot to Alis and Alex's parents, so he would do everything in his power to ensure their survival.
"Sister, I'm getting tired..." Alex said as he struggled to breathe.
"We're almost there, even if we can't escape, at least we won't die..." Alis ignored her fear and just kept running; she had to save her brother no matter what.
"Come on, little one, let grandpa carry you!" The old man said as he lifted Alex and boosted their forward speed.
"Turn right, then we'll have a straight path that will lead us to the safest point..." Alis gritted her teeth as she ran as fast as she could without falling to the ground; she had to survive for her brother.
However, at that very moment, strong winds and red electrical lightning began to destroy the houses beneath the sky. The city of Roa was soon plunged into chaos, and everyone began to panic without knowing what was about to happen.
"Is that Prince Gilgamesh?" A Roa citizen shouted while looking at the figure flying above the city.
"What do we do?"
Alis, who was just running, stumbled when she collided with a man who had come out of a house. Her legs, weakened by exhaustion, couldn't stabilize, and due to the bad fall, her ankle twisted.
"Sister!!!" Alex cried out when he saw his sister fall to the ground.
The burly old man who was carrying him stopped, and just as he was about to turn back, Alis shouted, "Don't stop!"
"Alis, I can handle both of you..."
"Don't do it, just keep running, please..." Alis pleaded through tears, and the burly old man clenched his fists and said, "I'll come back for you!"
When he turned around, Alex, who was watching his sister, saw a red lightning bolt strike one of the houses, burying his sister under the debris and extinguishing all hope in his eyes.
"Sister..." Alex looked at his sister's face and saw her smiling.
Boom!
"Enuma Elish!"
Gilgamesh's voice, heard throughout Fittoa, roared thunderously, and everyone affected by the magical explosion saw a blue light expand and completely devastate everything.
...
"Where am I?"
Alex opened his eyes in a completely white world, and when his vision focused, he saw his sister lying on the ground. She was unharmed but still unconscious.
"Sister, wake up. How are you?" Alex didn't wonder about what was happening around him; he was still stunned by what had happened to his sister.
"She won't wake up. What you're seeing is just a product of your closest dreams and desires. I tried to warn your sister to escape the explosion, but many unforeseen things happened in the process," said a figure with a completely blank human body, devoid of facial features.
"What happened?" Alex only stared at his sister's peaceful face, which showed no signs of waking up.
"I'm not sure if I should tell you. All of this could have been avoided if he had wanted to, but his selfishness led him to make one of the worst decisions just to create a safe place... My name is Hitogami, a divine being who can see everything, but my interference in your world is limited."
"Who could have prevented this?" Alex shouted, overwhelmed by frustration.
Hitogami showed a big smile and said in a cold tone, "The being hiding in the body of the fourth prince of the Asura Kingdom, Gilgamesh Asura. He took advantage of this tragedy and instead of preventing hundreds of thousands from suffering, he decided to use all of you to gain power. Even for me, that's cruel, but it can't be helped."
"My sister died because of him?" Alex's face filled with coldness and an unprecedented toxic hatred.
"You can interpret it that way. Tell me, do you want to avenge your sister and kill the demon hiding within Prince Gilgamesh's body? No one can harm him, but I'm sure I found a way to kill him. So tell me, do you want power?" Hitogami changed his tone of voice and asked Alex what he desired.
"Why weren't we saved at least?" Alex shouted as his sister's body faded away.
"At least you can prevent many more from dying because of him. What do you say?" Hitogami was playing his cards as best he could to eliminate Gilgamesh, who was a tarnished golden stain in his future. Alex couldn't fathom that, without Gilgamesh, millions would have been affected, but of course, the affected never think about others, only themselves.