I've got a feeling for a few weeks that you, mysterious reader, would be interested in knowing more on how I came back to the world. An opportunity to introduce my colleagues in a better way than a mere « Ereshkigal is a knucklehead ». Although natural, this journey proved to be complicated. My opinion about people's personality was very negative, especially against women, therefore social relationships were difficult. Well, it must be related to my birth in a full female realm, probably. That being said, what plays a big part is having a misogynistic lesbian for a spouse. We underestimate the influence our partners' opinions have in determining our own.

I should get used to talk about these things in the past tense, dammit! We are separated by a whole universe. I was her soul for millennia and... how am I supposed to give up or... No, let's forget it. We can keep talking about her in the present tense. You see, that's why we have not discussed my personal history yet: to look into it will inevitably lead me to a suffering that is difficult to bear. I, huge moron, refuse to admit this reality that I am already half dead without Leilin. I miss her. Your return to the world, here's the damn subject. Focus on it, Ishtar!

Okay, okay, okay. You have to understand that my relationship with my colleagues did not begin amicably. Like I mentioned before, many times Mehr'El'Ennis wanted me back in society. I started by joining with nomads. For a hermit, this was the most rational thing to do. Picture me for a moment, an albino redhead followed by her pet lions, carrying « magical » artifacts made of Ar'eloah... I'll let you guess what the local folks' attitude was! That said, by being useful, my reputation quickly changed.

Humans used to travel from all over the continent to get my services! My kindness made up for my weirdness. One day, Enki showed up. A stern young man, big beard, piercing eyes. Some well-known figure in the area. What an honor! Kingdoms said he was capable of making water gush out of the sands by hitting a simple stick on a stone! Such an adorable trick. This fellow explained to me, with glaring impatience, that there was a problem with my deeds. He and his friends were trying to help with the rebuilding process and my business was a nuisance.

You see, I'm somewhat of a hothead. So, to have an impertinent idiot show up and impose his views upon me... easily pisses me off. I pointed my forefinger at Mount Ebih, interrupting the man's speech:

« My actions may disturb some. Still, if they annoy me, all fools end up the same way. »

A cute blue light then comes to cover my finger. It quickly became a bright projectile, which went flying towards the summit. On impact, this humble spell will trigger the fusion of oxygen atoms. Said reaction released enough energy to decapitate the tall peak and cause a little atomic explosion. Sufficiently violent, moreover, to be seen, or at least felt, in every surrounding countries! Great demonstration, isn't it? A trained Eloah is dangerous. I'll come back to that. Enki stood silently, watching the blast. I was surprised by the lack of anger on his face. He seemed embarrassed, almost sorry. Our man merely nodded his head before walking away.

The tale of my explosive temper quickly make its way around the great nations. My first nickname, « The Angry One », certainly came from here. A month later, Enki returned, this time surrounded by all of his colleagues. Here they are, in their nice uniforms, which is how I found out that this annoying gentleman was a knight of Aleasis Vecna! His attitude towards me made me imagine him as a dimwit who seduces the gullible with his powers. I sincerely thought it was going to end badly. Instead, the guy offered me to join his « clan ».

Of course, the smart diplomat that I am immediately refused! From then on, I would receive regular visits from the gods of this place! A living hell. They will try to convince me... or rather to canalize my activities, as best as they can, during the years that followed. Enki proved to be a skilled orator, in the end, and even managed to break my reluctance. It is however Utu who, by seeking my help on behalf of a human king, succeeded in drawing my attention. I was touched by his will, his spirit and... do you know the expression « handsome as a god » ? We coined it to describe our charming colleague.

Yes, yes, I know. It's a blatant, absolutely shameful, lack of professionalism. I shouldn't be thinking with that part of my anatomy, but... let's say a particularly depressed and very lonely bisexual reinir suddenly found an urge to exist once more. This dude is that beautiful, yes. I had sixty millennia of frustration to... why does it bother me so much, now that I'm writing everything down? I don't need to defend myself, do I?

Anyway! My membership will result in an immediate scolding, as my new 'family' refused to let my 'mistakes' go unpunished. They needed to make a statement, to prove that they had some authority. I accepted my penalty without a word, as a gesture of appeasement. The women's perception of my coming was as negative as one could expect. All are grown adults, of course, but that does not prevent them from nurturing their pride and a tendency toward narcissism. I am a reinir, literally responsible for the world's problems, as far as they are concerned. It doesn't count that the Vremy'a'lun was launched by the Ahura Mazda. We started this conflict.

Officially, this is why they dislike me. Unofficially, I effortlessly gained the favors of Enki and Utu. So I overshadowed all the chicks of our group, even before I became a member! Worse, my anti-woman stance hurts me a lot. I can't help it if they act like weak pussies. These ladies have an education? Here they are becoming so arrogant that they almost give lectures to the World-Bird! Offer them a job and those girls will always be right. They will no longer accept any criticism or advice from anyone else, no matter if the individual is right or... wait... I almost feel like I'm reading...

My lovely wife has seriously rubbed off on me, it seems.