He was a foolish and ridiculous fellow whom, despite having a body made of mud and soil, set his heart to stand shoulder to shoulder with gods. Of course, his hubris and disrespectful arrogance offended the gods in heaven. The man suffered divine retribution and lost his life.
Even to this day, the King of Heroes still couldn’t forget the way that he passed away with tears streaming down his face.
Why are you crying? The King of Heroes had asked. Could it be that, only now, you are regretting having taken my side?
It’s not that –
He had answered.
“Who would understand you after I die? Who else would march forward by your side? My friend… when I think that you will live on all alone henceforth, I can’t help but shed tears…”
Like so, when he saw that man taking his last breath, the incomparable king realized – the way that this man, who was human but wanted to surpass humanity, had lived, was even more precious and more brilliant than all the treasures he had collected.
“You fool who stretch your hand towards realms not of men… There is only one person in heaven or earth who’s worthy of appreciating your destruction, and that is none other than I, Gilgamesh.
Sink into my embrace, oh you glorious and illusionary men. That is my decision.”
The golden majestic brilliance disappeared in the night mist, leaving only an evil laughter echoing long after.
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Apparently, this is a flashback from the fate/zero novels that got cut out of ep. 15. I can understand why they decided to leave it out, since a flashback like this would be too abrupt after such an action-packed episode. But still, though the chances are slim, I'm hoping for this scene to pop up later on, maybe when Gil is sipping wine with Kotomine and feeling pensive. :)
Anyway, from what I've heard, the next episode is going to be a total shitstorm. I can't wait~ *o*
