[It's unclear if it's because the topic of lovers was brought up]
[Tiamat is clingier than usual]
[She looks like a very young girl, with the air of a well-bred young lady, but she still has the feeling of a mother]
[Her thoughts are delicate and purely innocent]
[Although she can be as thoughtful as a mother, she also has the innocence of a girl. Because her specification changed from "Mother of Creation" to "Daughter of Creation," her inclusiveness has slightly decreased]
[Basically, she dislikes humans and gods. But that's just simple dissatisfaction and opinions]
[She will outwardly show an angry attitude]
[But when it comes to the matter, she separates things clearly and just looks like she's huffing and puffing]
"Hmph, as the Mother of Creation, it won't do if I don't properly point out the shortcomings of humans."
[You can already imagine Tiamat saying these words]
[Even if her specification is reduced, her high demeanor and position will not change]
[The foundation of her personality and her action philosophy have not changed]
[—namely, the maternal instinct of "protecting, nurturing, and loving humans"]
[She is both a girl and a mother]
[And so, even when resting and sleeping tonight, Tiamat is still clinging to your side]
[Just staying in your arms like this]
[She even has the idea of singing you a lullaby; she has the clever thoughts of a girl and the gentle delicacy of a mother]
[Having her by your side like this]
[It can only be said that nothing could be better than this]
[In the care of warm words]
[You also yield to Tiamat's gentleness and enter a mesmerizing dreamland]
A long, long time ago, an immeasurably long time ago—
One could see the stars racing across the sky.
One could see shooting stars like shining silk threads.
For those who looked up from the depths of the dark underworld, it was an all-too-free golden starlight.
"Amazing… I can see it even through the ground. If it's like this even in the underworld, what would it be like to see it on the surface…"
The girl looked up from the barren depths of the earth.
Her face was full of envy and admiration.
"…Ah. This isn't the time to be saying things like that.
Because I've been entrusted with the entire underworld. Cultivate the wasteland, build houses, and organize the steep mountains. Even if it's just a little bit, I have to make it better and turn it into an amazing country!"
The girl's eyes held a light that was no less than the golden star.
Her chest was full of passionate sparks.
Although the surrounding land was filled with the stench of death and decay, and the air was as cold and biting as the far north, this world was only filled with ruthless gray.
But she still bloomed with the most vibrant colors, releasing the warmest and most moving heat.
"I have to gather my strength and do it, me!
Later, there will be gods coming here, so I have to make it a peaceful world!"
The girl had great ambitions.
Although she had not been a god for long, her state at this time was as tender as an infant.
But the gods had decided on her duties.
The world the girl should go to had already been decided.
The underground country, a wasteland where even the souls of the dead could freeze.
A world that accompanied the abyss, where all life could be cut off.
There was no sun, no stars, no wind, no water, and no flowers.
Only the manager of the cold land of the underworld existed.
This was the only job the girl had been given by the gods since her birth.
"Hmm… This is…"
Moran's drowsy eyes trembled slightly.
First, his skin felt cold, a cold that shouldn't exist in Mesopotamia.
Currently, Mesopotamia was in the middle of summer.
It shouldn't be this cold.
Tiamat couldn't possibly be indifferent to this temperature, so there was only one explanation for this situation.
That is, something abnormal has happened.
"…Where is this?"
Moran quickly dispelled the sleepiness that enveloped his body.
He opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings.
This valley could not see a trace of sunlight; instead, it was illuminated by the eerie fire that stretched across the entire barren mountain.
Strangely, the blue flames had no temperature.
They only gave people a cold chill.
There was a strange sense of familiarity.
Once, Moran's memory also had a place similar to this, just as bottomless and without a trace of sunlight.
It also exuded the aura of death and decay.
The only difference was the temperature.
"Unlike the Albion Spirit Tomb, the temperature here is obviously not on the same level as the surface. The spatial uniqueness still exists, which means this is still Mesopotamia… If I'm not mistaken, this should be the underworld…"
Moran made a speculative judgment.
[The Mesopotamian underworld is quite special]
[The underworld here is closely connected to the earth, and humans can enter the underworld physically]
[Of course, the celestial realm also has this structure]
[The different degrees between different divine domains are almost the difference between different worlds]
[For the Sumerians, the modern world without the underworld and the gods of the celestial realm is strange]
[It's like modern people seeing an apple fall, but instead of falling down, it flies up, that level of strangeness]
"Well, it seems I haven't been to the underworld many times. When I was in Greece, I looked for Hades once… That feeling of the underworld…"
Moran walked on the cold mountain path.
He couldn't help but recall the underworld of the Greek Age of Gods.
Compared to the stereotypical underworld, the Greek underworld was more like an underground city full of black technology components.
You could even see high-speed trains there.
It couldn't be included in the scope of discussion of the Age of Gods at all.
The heyday of the Greek Age of Gods was too bizarre in all aspects, and it was extremely unique on the entire planet.
In contrast, the Mesopotamian underworld—
—barren, cold, and silent.
This was very much in line with Moran's traditional understanding.
[As you walk, all you see are barren mountains, and all you see besides the blue flames are barren mountains and wilderness]
[Just wandering around aimlessly based on intuition]
[It's a bit unreliable]
[Suddenly, you think again about how the surface of Mesopotamia and the underworld are connected. You are therefore reminded of something]
[If the earth is connected]
[Then the ley lines that can be found on the surface should also be found in the strata on the underworld side]
[By connecting the ley lines]
[You can directly explore an area]
[Using this method, you can quickly understand the situation in the underworld and even find a way out of the underworld].