/lit/ - Literature

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>"Don't you fucking do this, Gilgamesh."
>yeah mom whatever
>everybody is giving me shit for wanting to cut down Enlil's cedars
>like I fucking care
>"My son, the Cedar Forest is guarded by Huwawa, Enlil's most powerful demon. His roar is thunder and his breath is hellfire. He is terror incarnate. You must not go!"
>so on and so forth
>even Enkidu starts giving me the business over it
>"I don't know about this, Gilgamesh. Huwawa is one of the most powerful creatures in existence. Perhaps this is not wise."
>turn around and grab the Tarzan motherfucker by the shoulders
>"After all the shit we've been through, now you're wussing out on me?"
>"I just don't know if we can handle this, dude."
>"Enkidu. Us two companions, together as one, can overcome anything."
>he is visibly impressed at my sound byte
>damn right, put that shit on a t-shirt
>leave a little while later, everybody in town is super nervous and anxious lol
>for anybody else, the trip would take months, but the two of us do it in a week
>Enkidu shows me secrets of nature, like where to find hidden springs of water and mysterious foods that I've never seen before
>I fucking love this guy
>finally we reach the Cedar Forest
>that's when shit gets real