Herein are the words spoken of the Source. Spoken unto me, thy humble servant, Penemue, the Scribe of the Universe. Blessed be the Soure and blessed be all Creation.
Look up to the sky, children, see their lights high in the heavens and know the Dread Lords are watching over thee. Send them up thy prayers and know they shall carry them swiftly to the Divine. Fear not the Darkness as they are watching over thee. Blessed are they, the Watchers of the Worlds.
Herein are the words of Creation, the birth of Life and of Death. Hear now of the Dominants and their Fall to Earth. Read and remember what lies above thee. Remember a war is waging while thou liest at slumber. Read of thy God’s creation and know that thou art blessed of all His children.
In the beginning was the Source, who has no beginning and no end. No form, neither male nor female, the Source of all Light and Dark. From the Source Life and Death were given. From the Source Light and Dark were born. All things spring from the Source, to the Source all things return.
The Source seeks all in balance and with the creation of Life came Death. And from the Darkness Death was birthed. In the moment of Ultimate Creation he rose, a balance and a harness to the bright gift of Life.
He is the darkness of the night sky above they head. A blanket of silence, a comfort of peace. He seeks no worship, he needs no praise. He comes for thy soul, to carry thee to peace.
Listen not for the whisper of his footsteps, for they shall not be heard. Look not for his shadow, it shall not be seen. None can know the hour in which he will come. So turn thee not from he who has come to guide thee back to the Divine.
O children fear not thy death. Let thy soul rejoice as it wings its way home. Know it will be embraced and made welcome in the Light. Death shall carry thee to heaven, through the Gate into the Void. Through the Gate all souls shall be reborn. So listen, children, listen and do not be afraid.
In the beginning God was born of the Source, created from the Light. To him was given dominion of all the realms. For him the Earth was formed. He looked upon the world cast at his feet by his creator and he rejoiced. From its elements he would create life for he was Life.
For 1 billion years God was happy to build the earth, to sculpt mountains and valleys, to fill the seas. But at last He grew bored of this play, knowing His world would continue to grow according to His plans. He decided to create life of His own. With outstretched hand he drew down Light, he drew down Shadow.
He harnessed the power of Illumination and formed two beings. The twins, Talis and Lucifer. And Talis He called the Evening Star and Lucifer, the younger, the brightest, He called the MorningStar. These were the first of his angels, the first of all he would create. They were created to serve and worship only him.
Then God, to balance out the Light since all things must be balanced, reached into the deepest heart of the universe and drew out the Shadow. From this He formed Errant, first of all the Daemos, into whom all sin and blame should dwell. He gave him wings and bright fangs and placed upon him the curse of evil and sin.
But a part of the shadow dripped from God’s hands and fell to earth. There it formed the Serpent, a creature made from the vileness that God meant to place into Errant’s heart. From the earth the Serpent looked up and he coveted what his brothers had been given. And that envy grew into hate for the God who had created him. He vowed with all the Darkness inside of him to one day kill his God and take into himself all the power of Life and Creation.
The four sons of God were given unto the Earth. Not to rule, but to serve.
Twin stars were placed above the world, to serve and guide. Look up to these stars my children and see now shines only one. Too long has the brightest fallen, the night empty now with his loss. Alone his brother stands, steadfast against the Dark.
For another billion years God amused Himself watching life begin on earth and by pitting His sons against one another. But as was His nature he became bored and from Talis he drew out the Cherubim. More millennia passed and God created more angels. He created Daemos from out of Errant’s body as He had created angels from Talis. He created all His Choirs of Angels and formed the heavens most high where He set upon His throne in the Citadel and had His angels worship at His feet.
On earth life flourished, growing, evolving at His will until a new creature began to walk the earth and caught His interest. With rapt attention He watched as hominids grew into humans and they pleased Him on their growth. But soon He became impatient with the pace of their evolution and He sent them down intelligence, gave them creative and clever minds and gifted them with free will. The Source granted these creatures souls and placed them on the Path to enlightenment. And for them the Source created the Void in the Pit.
Over these creatures God placed his angels. It was they who watched as life was born from the seeds God had planted long ago. It was they who watched as man took his first steps and spread across the globe. They watched and they served and God was pleased by all he had wrought.
Upon the earth the Serpent grew restless and finding a young Daemos is playing down among the humans he possessed him and rode him up to heaven. There he set about on his endeavor to destroy the one who gave him birth. He sought out the one known as Lucifer and whispered in his ear, “Why should the humans be so blessed? Why should their will be their own? Why should you, the first of God’s creations prostrate yourself before them?”
With his words the Serpent planted the seeds of discontent and rebellion in the heart the brightest angel. Lucifer rebelled against his God and many angels joined him. Enraged God told Talis to destroy his brother and thus the First War began.
Many angels died and in the middle of the conflict, though innocent of any deceit, the Daemos were murdered. Blood flowed through all of heaven as brother killed brother and sister murdered sister. At long last Talis defeated his brother, but as Lucifer lay at his feet, he could not make himself lay his twin.
God was sorely displeased with such disobedience and he struck down his very first creation and threw him into the Pit where he would be tortured and suffer for all eternity. God turned upon Lucifer and cast him and all of his followers out of heaven where they fell to earth in the shower fire.
The Morning Star fell because of a single lie. For a single whisper he was damned. It was but a single seed of rebellion that took root in the heart of him. It bloomed into war and blood flowed like water raining down upon the earth. The heavens wept while stars died. Angels turned from the will of God and were cast down, sent far from his glory to live no more in His Light.
Hear me those who would listen. Do not bend thine ear to the dark whispers of the Shadow. Was not Lucifer once the brightest of them all? Was he not corrupted with a single whisper? See how the Darkness can corrupt? Listen not to the Master if he whispers, for his word even the mighty Lucifer has fallen to his will.
Cast far from Heaven, Lucifer fell to Earth where he lay for nine days, suffering from the wounds his brother had given him in mourning the loss of his God and his home. When he could rise up once more he begged God for the freedom of his brother, but God would not heed his call.
Lo God looked upon His creations, angry that his Firsts had so fallen. Like a shadow they spread across the land and in his rage he cast all Darkness from the Heavens. Like a thorn he plucked out the Daemos and scattered them across the Earth. Cast down was Errant, first born from the Darkness, and all of his children. Into him all sin shall flow, in him all sin shall be found. His progeny shall overflow the earth and shall mingle with the children of men.
Pity him all ye peoples, pity him for his birth. Pity him for redemption shall not be his, nor shall it be offered to those from him that were born.
Then Shamshiel the Elohim, the Watcher of the Sun, took mercy upon Lucifer, took mercy upon Talis who had not been able to kill the brother that he loved. He freed Talis and set him back into the heavens though it cost him, as his master Ezrael was sorely displeased. For his actions Shamshiel was bound for 10,000 years in the heart the son.
Ezrael saw how much horror the battle in the heavens had caused and he created the Gate which he placed inside of himself. Through the Gate only the Pure angels, the ones who had obeyed their God, and only the souls of the humans as they followed the cycle of birth, death, rebirth, were able to pass.
Upon the earth the DownCast angels walked among man, taking unto them wives of the daughters of man. And to them were born the Nephlim and they became the heroes of old. Peace lay among the heavens and for time ruled the earth.
Beneath the sun the Serpent crept, always looking heavenward, desperate to return and take his place upon the throne.)
Follow now the Prophecies of the Elohim, herein lie warnings well thou must heed. Read these words and remember. Darkness and Light o’er shadow thee.
Remember children, remember these words spoken by the Source unto me, Penemue the Scribe:
- To a virgin born salvation will become a man. He shall be a Key, the passage to eternal life. Through him all souls shall find their place with the Source once more. Through him all souls shall be reborn. Weep not when he shall die, his blood shall carry on. His blood shall be thy salvation. Weep not for this mortal man.
- Another star shall fall, a star older than God. Betrayed ad cut down it slumbers now beneath the waters. Woe is the day he shall waken, this beast who slumbers in the dark. Beware his rising for with him comes the end of the earth.
- Beware dark creatures that see the taste of thy blood. Do not be fooled O children of the most high by the lies they shall whisper to thee. See beyond their human faces to the monsters that lie beneath. Be wary and vigilent lest they wrest thy soul from thee.
- First begotten son, lost is he unto the Verge. A child of sin, a soldier of war, his fate is yet unknown. Will this creature find his salvation O Lord? Will he become the God the fate’s decree? Will he find his redemption or shall he surrender to his sire’s curse?
- When thou fearest for thy soul O ye nations, know that even one fallen may seek the Light. Let all who would listen know that salvation is not lost even to one whose sword is run wet with blood. Listen and take heart, for no soul shall be denied redemption.
- On the last days a child shall be born to the Morning Star. A child born of a mortal maid. A creature of the Light and of the Dark. It shall be called Nephilim. It shall change the fate of all men. Seek it, seek it and let it not trap the bright star that fell.
- When the sun goes dark and the stars have fallen, know ye now that the last days are upon us. Look to the heavens, pray to your saints, for they God is dead and all the Watchers have fallen.
- The lights have all fallen and lay now scattered upon the earth. These are the Stars of all Creation. The lights of the heavens are gone. Will none find them? Will none return them to their place? Will none make the sun once more open its bright eye? Who will search, who will sacrifice for the children of the gods? Weep all ye nations, thy gods are fallen. No champion rises to defend them against the Dark. Weep, weep, o children of God.
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