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Enuma Elish
Divine Tribunal tells the moment in the Enuma Elish when the gods, facing annihilation by Tiamat and her army, gather in fear and solemn desperation. Only Marduk steps forward to fight her — but in return, he demands the throne of the cosmos. The gods agree. This is the celestial courtroom where fate changes forever.
Divine Tribunal
The halls of heaven shake with dread
Her beasts arise, our kin lie dead
We crowned our sons, but none remain
To stem the tide, to break the chain
The mother burns, her scream the tide
The stars have fled, the fates divide
One stands alone, with storm and flame
Shall we enthrone his rising name?
"Shall we yield what none has known?
Crown the child to guard the throne?"
Let fate be cast, let sky be torn
The child of gods, the fire-born
By oath we seal the cosmic path
In fear, in hope, in storm and wrath
He asks for all, the sky, the law
He would be king in fire and awe
But none else dares the dragon's flight
So let him wear the crown of might
"No god shall rise above the flame…
Unless he earns the dragon’s name."
Let fate be cast, let sky be torn
The child of gods, the fire-born
By oath we seal the cosmic path
In fear, in hope, in storm and wrath
"Marduk, if you defeat the Queen of Chaos…
We give you rule.
Everlasting. Unopposed. Supreme."
"The gods have spoken…
Let the storm begin."