The transformation was a rapid one.
Worshippers erected statues of Nergal alongside her own, carving each detail of her Lord Consort with painstaking attention and settling him beside her, to be honored just as she was. Though they did depict him with curved ram horns. Kigal had roared in laughter at that, though Nergal simply rolled his eyes. It was for show, though. A worship that did not center around fear and bloodshed, that now even made offerings to him for protection from disease, was one he welcomed, if with some incredulity. The same followers now prayed to her for a peaceful passing, too.
protectionFollowers of other gods took notice. Many began pilgrimages to Kutha to pray for their ailing or elderly loved ones, praying to her, her husband, or both for aid. Throughout the year
