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The gateway leading to the temple.

Marduk's Temple was built to worship its eponymous Mesopotamian demigod. Surrounded by Esagila's Royal Gardens, the temple itself is divided into areas such as the Warrior's Path, The Goddess Tears, The Offering, the King's Chamber and the Sacred Well Room, containing Tiamat's Well.

History[]

Early history[]

Built in the epicenter of Bialya, presumably around the second millennium BCE, the temple is surrounded by the royal gardens of Esagila. The interior of the temple itself houses an underground temple with a two-way structure, and its wide halls and shrines are ornamented with several stone statues. Deep within there's the King's Chamber, which contains the doorway to the Sacred Well Room, the unearthed chamber of Tiamat.

2015[]

 
Bialya
February 18, 09:16 UTC+2

Aqualad led Alpha Squad to find Aquagirl. They made their way to the lush gardens, which were being guarded by LexCorp robots and undead soldiers. After fighting their way through, Alpha Squad arrived at the doorway of the temple and aligned several statues to unlock it.

Inside, Aqualad found there were two paths forward and called in Nightwing, who then led Beta Squad through the northwest entrance. Alpha fought through the Warrior's Path and the Offering, while Beta went through the Goddess Tears and the King's Chamber before reaching the Sacred Well, where Klarion was holding Aquagirl and overseeing the final phases of Tiamat's revival.

After locking Beta in a magic force field, Klarion completed the final stages of summoning Tiamat, using Aquagirl's mystic energy. He raised Tiamat in a water snake form and knocked the Tablet of Destiny from inside it. The summoning of Tiamat caused some of the ceiling to fall. Teekl took the tablet and went off with it to safety. Klarion and Blockbuster pursued her, leaving Beta to face Tiamat. They were able to defeat her, but she soon rose again in a new form.

Tiamat's second form

Tiamat revived in the crying pool.

Teekl soon ran into Alpha Squad, and Aqualad took the tablet. Klarion arrived soon after and had Blockbuster fight them while he blasted at them from inside a bubble. Alpha defeated Blockbuster by drawing him into the path of Klarion's blasts. Frustrated, Klarion launched a blast at Aqualad, but ended up destroying the tablet he wanted so badly. Teekl calmed Klarion and he left.

Back in the Well, Beta was able to defeat Tiamat's second form and then, with some considerable teamwork, her third. Finally, Aquagirl was able to deactivate Tiamat once more, but only at the cost of her own life, noting Marduk had been inducted into the Babylonian pantheon posthumously. She succeeded, and the magic ritual brought the roof down on the well. Aqualad and Tempest rushed in moments later, to find Tula dead.[1]

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References[]

  1. Scott, Sharon, Brandon Vietti, Greg Weisman (writers), Young Justice: Legacy (November 19, 2013): Bialya. Santa Ana, CA: Little Orbit
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