Abraham Allegiant (Chronicles of the Nephilim Book 4) by Brian Godawa Page B
Authors: Brian Godawa
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above his mud brick existence. If it was one thing the Watcher gods gave him hope for, it was the glorious human potential of mankind to become as gods, to commingle heaven and earth in a unity of being.
He knew that what he and Marduk were planning would more than likely provoke another vengeful response from Elohim. So his purpose was to create a temple of durable structure that would resist another Deluge, and would be high enough to rise above any new floodwaters.
The four high gods that had visited Nimrod for the commencement of the construction had approved it and returned to their holy Mount Hermon in the distant west. One day in the near future that distance would be eliminated and the two seats of power would become one in Babylon, the gateway of the gods.
Nimrod was ready for the next step in his plan. He was ready to reveal his queen.
Chapter 10
Shamhat was going stir crazy. She had been sequestered in a secluded encampment out near the edge of the massive desert to the west of Babylon for over a year. She was guarded by a well-armed contingent of about a hundred warriors, who were under strictest orders of secrecy and protection to kill anyone who ventured near their posted site. They did not even know her name or who she was, only that she was the holy property of Nimrod, their lord and king. She was not allowed to travel anywhere or have any visitors except for Nimrod who would occasionally arrive unannounced for conjugal satisfaction.
But this confinement was not punishment. It was part of the plan, and she had agreed to it. She was to be Nimrod’s queen, but in order to create an aura of power and mystery to their reign; she would have to be completely dissociated from her past. She would have to be forgotten and then unveiled much later with a new name and a new identity.
In distant days, she had originally been a harlot of Uruk. She had seduced the Wild-Born Enkidu who was the only man she had ever met that showed her true love was possible. Enkidu married her and became the Right Hand of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, Nimrod’s previous identity. But Enkidu had died from a mysterious disease, and with him, Shamhat’s belief in love and grace and anything true in this life. She had determined to never again be the tool of men and to climb her way up the stairway of power to achieve as much as she could.
Of course it would always be a man’s world, and so she would have to play the system in order to accomplish her ambition. She would have to use her feminine wiles to her advantage. And her feminine wiles were a highly tuned and cultivated set of skills in manipulating the simple nature of men. This was about more than their piggish bondage to lust; it also involved their ridiculously transparent slavery to their egos. Women, on the other hand needed men like a fish needed a chariot.
Nimrod had taken Shamhat to be his queen, partly because of her connection to Enkidu, and partly because he saw in her the experience and ambition required to negotiate the political machinations of a kingdom. She knew men better than they knew themselves and this would be an advantage for his rule.
He knew her soul was damaged beyond repair. His Naphil insight could tell she was capable of great treachery. But that also gave her the qualifications to be his queen. Because of his connection to Enkidu, he too had lost his faith in friendship, trust, and goodness. So no matter how cynical and destroyed their past, no matter how small and shriveled that small piece of humanity was, it was still a piece of them both that he would eventually be able to use to his benefit should the time come.
But that time was not now. Now was the time for queenship and marriage. And Nimrod had found the perfect opportunity for the birth of that queen.
The very evening after Marduk slaughtered Tiamat the sea dragon of chaos, Nimrod had secretly transported Shamhat to the lake and had her prepare for a theatrical entrance. Nimrod had
He knew that what he and Marduk were planning would more than likely provoke another vengeful response from Elohim. So his purpose was to create a temple of durable structure that would resist another Deluge, and would be high enough to rise above any new floodwaters.
The four high gods that had visited Nimrod for the commencement of the construction had approved it and returned to their holy Mount Hermon in the distant west. One day in the near future that distance would be eliminated and the two seats of power would become one in Babylon, the gateway of the gods.
Nimrod was ready for the next step in his plan. He was ready to reveal his queen.
Chapter 10
Shamhat was going stir crazy. She had been sequestered in a secluded encampment out near the edge of the massive desert to the west of Babylon for over a year. She was guarded by a well-armed contingent of about a hundred warriors, who were under strictest orders of secrecy and protection to kill anyone who ventured near their posted site. They did not even know her name or who she was, only that she was the holy property of Nimrod, their lord and king. She was not allowed to travel anywhere or have any visitors except for Nimrod who would occasionally arrive unannounced for conjugal satisfaction.
But this confinement was not punishment. It was part of the plan, and she had agreed to it. She was to be Nimrod’s queen, but in order to create an aura of power and mystery to their reign; she would have to be completely dissociated from her past. She would have to be forgotten and then unveiled much later with a new name and a new identity.
In distant days, she had originally been a harlot of Uruk. She had seduced the Wild-Born Enkidu who was the only man she had ever met that showed her true love was possible. Enkidu married her and became the Right Hand of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, Nimrod’s previous identity. But Enkidu had died from a mysterious disease, and with him, Shamhat’s belief in love and grace and anything true in this life. She had determined to never again be the tool of men and to climb her way up the stairway of power to achieve as much as she could.
Of course it would always be a man’s world, and so she would have to play the system in order to accomplish her ambition. She would have to use her feminine wiles to her advantage. And her feminine wiles were a highly tuned and cultivated set of skills in manipulating the simple nature of men. This was about more than their piggish bondage to lust; it also involved their ridiculously transparent slavery to their egos. Women, on the other hand needed men like a fish needed a chariot.
Nimrod had taken Shamhat to be his queen, partly because of her connection to Enkidu, and partly because he saw in her the experience and ambition required to negotiate the political machinations of a kingdom. She knew men better than they knew themselves and this would be an advantage for his rule.
He knew her soul was damaged beyond repair. His Naphil insight could tell she was capable of great treachery. But that also gave her the qualifications to be his queen. Because of his connection to Enkidu, he too had lost his faith in friendship, trust, and goodness. So no matter how cynical and destroyed their past, no matter how small and shriveled that small piece of humanity was, it was still a piece of them both that he would eventually be able to use to his benefit should the time come.
But that time was not now. Now was the time for queenship and marriage. And Nimrod had found the perfect opportunity for the birth of that queen.
The very evening after Marduk slaughtered Tiamat the sea dragon of chaos, Nimrod had secretly transported Shamhat to the lake and had her prepare for a theatrical entrance. Nimrod had
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