ENL5F-06 - Yes I'm Awesome!

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"Rewrite the beginning of a myth, fable, or fairy tale through a new perspective. If you always write in first person, try second or third. If you always write in third person, try first or second, ect. You may alter the setting here as well, and make it contemporary, if you wish. (1-3 typed pages)"

   As I always write in the best way, Third Person, I wrote in First Person. The character is the demon Humbaba, guardian of the Cedar Forest in Gilgamesh.


(in case like, you want to read the story in my trademark green (= it is on the web as well.)

Dear Journal,
   Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu have entered the Cedar Forest. Do they not know that I hear the slightest sound in the forest? They come to seek glory and fame, they have sworn to cut down the largest of trees in the Forest. Do they not know that my mouth is fire, and my roar – the floodwater? I shall teach these mortals to trespass here.
   I saw the cutest bunny today.

Dear Journal,
   Today I hung out among the jagged rocks of Cedar Mountain, and then I lurked in some dark ravines. The forest smellt particularly fragrant today. Indeed beautiful are the Cedars.
   Gilgamesh and Enkidu are continuing into the forest. They have numerous times prayed to Shamash. That’s just like Shamash, to send two brutish mortals to get back at me. He knows I was sent here by Enlil himself to guard the throne of Ishtar. Sheesh I didn’t even mean those things I said to him.

Dear Journal,
   I was messing around with the Seven Fears today. I’m still pissed about Shamash though. I mean for a god of Justice or whatever, where does he think he can get off just randomly sending hooligans in here to bother me?

Dear Journal,
   Today I just kind of hung out in the shade among the giant Cedars, and enjoyed the complete silence. There were some really beautiful butterflies. When Gilgamesh get here I am going to shatter their minds with sheer terror. Then maybe I’ll eat them. I’m thinking they’ll taste good with mustard and maybe a little salt. I am Humbaba, I breath and there is death – yes I’m awesome!
   Oh here they come.

Dear Journal,
   Oh my gosh, I can’t believe what just happened. So there I was, like, totally kicking their asses right? Gilgamesh and Enkidu I mean. Cause you know, my mouth is fire, my roar – the floodwater, I breath and there is death, all that jazz? Yeah, it was totally working.
   Well then Gilgamesh, practically in tears, calls out to Shamash for help, and what does Shamash do? He sends thirteen storms against me! That’s right, the Wind of Simurru, the North Wind, South Wind, East and West, the Bone-Cold Wind, the great Storm Wind and even the Great Snow Wind, they were all there. How the hell was I supposed to deal with that??
   Yeah, so, Gilgamesh of course is all over me after that so I try to reason with him, even saying I will cut down the trees for him and make a gate for his miserable little city of Uruk, but Enkidu has to pipe in telling him to kill me. I mean, who the hell asked HIM to join the conversation?? So of course I tell them that when Enlil finds out he is SO going to kick someone’s ass. Then Enkidu declares that I should be killed before Enlil or anyone else has time to figure out whats goin on. Yeah, like they’re not gonna know. Enkidu is such a MAN-BITCH!
   Anyway, so what does Gilgamesh do then? He kills me! That’s right. He totally killed me, that bitch-ass. So I am totally in the underworld now, kickin it with my buddy Namtar the Demon.

Dear Journal,
   So this place has some cool aspects, I mean, its dark and there’s some hellfire here and there and all that, but I dunno. People just aren’t afraid of me here. Its like.. if your dead, and your in this place which can be kind of terrifying, whats to be afraid of you know? I am Humbaba, I breath and there is death right? Well no duh there’s death everywhere here! So I don’t think the dead people are really giving me the respect I deserve.
   Hung out with Ereshkigal, Queen of the Underworld, and Nergul, the King, and they showed me around a bit. They’re pretty cool, I think I’m going bowling with them later on. Ashak the fever demon kinda creeps me out though. I mean that guy is just freakin weird.

Dear Journal,
   Gilgamesh and Enkidu totally cut down the tallest tree in the Forest today. That tree was like, the bestest. Ishtar of course is totally pissed. So we’ll see who’s laughing now.
I miss the Cedar Forest though, the fragrant and beautiful trees. There’s hella like, dust here. I’ve never been big on dust. This place freakin sucks.



   So yea thats me using the skillz Annie taught me yesterday (the "cut text" that is). Now I have about an hour to study Russian. psha on that.

Comments

[zszeldasz.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, I can’t believe what just happened. So there I was, like, totally kicking their asses right? Gilgamesh and Enkidu I mean. Cause you know, my mouth is fire, my roar – the floodwater, I breath and there is death, all that jazz? Yeah, it was totally working.
Well then Gilgamesh, practically in tears, calls out to Shamash for help, and what does Shamash do? He sends thirteen storms against me! That’s right, the Wind of Simurru, the North Wind, South Wind, East and West, the Bone-Cold Wind, the great Storm Wind and even the Great Snow Wind, they were all there. How the hell was I supposed to deal with that?? <---my favorite part bwahaha. oh and the bunny.

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[emosnail.livejournal.com]

I think my personal favorite line is "yeah it was totally working" (coupled of course with the line preceding that). Good times.