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“This is Enoch, a prophet of the Shayetham . I met him yesterday on the south ern slopes of Murakszhug . One of the smaller Kahyin tribes was trying to offer him as a sacrifice to the Akila Lena Lahaema . You can see as well as I that he is different from any other human. And when I asked him what he was doing so far away from his people, he told me he had been given a message from the Holy One —a message to the Wandering Stars of Heaven ! ”
The angel upon the throne suddenly leaned forward.
“ …t he ones who shaped creation,” Ananel clarified . “Isn’t that right, Enoch ? ”
Enoch nodded, then looked to the angel on the throne. He couldn’t be sure, for he was not yet familiar with these beings, but he felt some tension between Ananel and the one on the throne.
The large angel slowly turned his fierce eyes from Ananel to Enoch. “Come here , little one .”
Enoch obeyed immediately, but slowed his pace as he neared the steps .
“What is this message?”
Enoch swallowed. His throat now seemed too tight to allow the passage of air. But he tried to ignore it. This was the moment he’d been meditating on since he left Sedekiyr . All those weeks of reflecting on the vision he had been given, had eventually turned into words in his mind. Words that he knew, without a doubt, had been placed there by the Holy One. He also knew that this message was currently keeping him alive in city that seemed to be forbidden to humans . And he feared that when it was delivered, he’d no longer be needed . But stronger than any of these realizations was the knowledge t hat his duty was to obey the voice of the Holy One, so he continued.
“ The Holy One gave me a vision of what you have done, what you are doing, and what the result will be if you continue on this path.” The words coming out of Enoch’s mouth were filled with conviction, though he was inwardly paralyzed by fear. “ I saw the stars , the angels of heaven , descend to the earth and transform it to keep it from dying by the poison of the D ark O nes. When their work was finished not all of them returned to their home. Some stayed behind and inhabited the earth. They were no longer doing the work of the Holy One, but they continued to shape creation as they saw fit. T hey were deceived by their own pride. They took wives from among the children of men and from the creatures of the earth. To these were born abominations that filled the earth with evil — ”
“What is he talking about?” Ananel, whose eyes had been fixed on Enoch, glared at the angel upon the throne.
The other simply held up his hand in protest. “Continue,” he said to Enoch.
“Then I felt His heart breaking. I saw His tears of sorrow fill the whole earth. And everything was destroyed. Everything. If you continue in your wickedness, none of us will survive! ”
When Enoch was finished, his words seem to hang in the air. Silence filled the stone chamber for what seemed an eternity.
Finally, Ananel broke the silence. “You set us up. You used us, then you betrayed us ! ”
“I did nothing of the sort,” the other replied calmly .
Ananel cocked his head slightly. “He spoke nothing of you or your soldiers. ONLY THE MYNDARYM ! ”
The other remained silent, while those near the throne turned to face Ananel, obviously positioning themselves to protect their superior. The tension in the room was increasing and Enoch wished that he could leave, now that his message had been delivered.
“…taking wives?”
“That’s none of your concern,” the other angel replied.
“It’s absolutely my concern!” Ananel shot back. “Since you couldn’t do it without our help. This was not the plan we agreed on. Who is helping you? ”
Suddenly, all of the angels looked up as if they’d heard something.
Enoch followed their gaze and saw a winged angel silently descending through the open air of
“This is Enoch, a prophet of the Shayetham . I met him yesterday on the south ern slopes of Murakszhug . One of the smaller Kahyin tribes was trying to offer him as a sacrifice to the Akila Lena Lahaema . You can see as well as I that he is different from any other human. And when I asked him what he was doing so far away from his people, he told me he had been given a message from the Holy One —a message to the Wandering Stars of Heaven ! ”
The angel upon the throne suddenly leaned forward.
“ …t he ones who shaped creation,” Ananel clarified . “Isn’t that right, Enoch ? ”
Enoch nodded, then looked to the angel on the throne. He couldn’t be sure, for he was not yet familiar with these beings, but he felt some tension between Ananel and the one on the throne.
The large angel slowly turned his fierce eyes from Ananel to Enoch. “Come here , little one .”
Enoch obeyed immediately, but slowed his pace as he neared the steps .
“What is this message?”
Enoch swallowed. His throat now seemed too tight to allow the passage of air. But he tried to ignore it. This was the moment he’d been meditating on since he left Sedekiyr . All those weeks of reflecting on the vision he had been given, had eventually turned into words in his mind. Words that he knew, without a doubt, had been placed there by the Holy One. He also knew that this message was currently keeping him alive in city that seemed to be forbidden to humans . And he feared that when it was delivered, he’d no longer be needed . But stronger than any of these realizations was the knowledge t hat his duty was to obey the voice of the Holy One, so he continued.
“ The Holy One gave me a vision of what you have done, what you are doing, and what the result will be if you continue on this path.” The words coming out of Enoch’s mouth were filled with conviction, though he was inwardly paralyzed by fear. “ I saw the stars , the angels of heaven , descend to the earth and transform it to keep it from dying by the poison of the D ark O nes. When their work was finished not all of them returned to their home. Some stayed behind and inhabited the earth. They were no longer doing the work of the Holy One, but they continued to shape creation as they saw fit. T hey were deceived by their own pride. They took wives from among the children of men and from the creatures of the earth. To these were born abominations that filled the earth with evil — ”
“What is he talking about?” Ananel, whose eyes had been fixed on Enoch, glared at the angel upon the throne.
The other simply held up his hand in protest. “Continue,” he said to Enoch.
“Then I felt His heart breaking. I saw His tears of sorrow fill the whole earth. And everything was destroyed. Everything. If you continue in your wickedness, none of us will survive! ”
When Enoch was finished, his words seem to hang in the air. Silence filled the stone chamber for what seemed an eternity.
Finally, Ananel broke the silence. “You set us up. You used us, then you betrayed us ! ”
“I did nothing of the sort,” the other replied calmly .
Ananel cocked his head slightly. “He spoke nothing of you or your soldiers. ONLY THE MYNDARYM ! ”
The other remained silent, while those near the throne turned to face Ananel, obviously positioning themselves to protect their superior. The tension in the room was increasing and Enoch wished that he could leave, now that his message had been delivered.
“…taking wives?”
“That’s none of your concern,” the other angel replied.
“It’s absolutely my concern!” Ananel shot back. “Since you couldn’t do it without our help. This was not the plan we agreed on. Who is helping you? ”
Suddenly, all of the angels looked up as if they’d heard something.
Enoch followed their gaze and saw a winged angel silently descending through the open air of
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