Chapter 8


1

And it came to pass that at the end of the day, we made a camp in a clearing and upon a hill, and this that we might make oblations unto the Aiyseir. And we built a large ring of stones in the shape of the Aiy43 that we may build a fire, for it was given us to go up in Sydeir that night. Now, I had not as yet crafted myself a Fire Urim and had used my hand only to see. Nevertheless, that Thessessa who was named Emalō came unto me as I prepared my place in the Sydeir place and gave unto me a crown of horns which she had crafted upon our journey. And this Fire Urim was beautiful, and the craftsmanship was beyond any I had seen.44 And I thanked her for the gift and bid her to sit next to me, and she did as the fire keepers caused a mighty roaring swell to rise. We went up on Sydeir together, and these are the things which we saw.

2

We both beheld the people of Ahzheil, that they had become mighty in this land of promise to which we were going. For they had become industrious, and had many large buildings, yet none so grand that they came up in the pride of their hearts, for they were a righteous people, having all things common among them as with the children of Hennen. And we saw that they had kept many records which carried with them the visions and the miracles and the prophecies of their forefathers. And we saw that they, like our fathers before, kept a Book of Remembrances among them, and they were a people of great joy.

3

Now and according to our vision, there were in the lands round about many wars and desolations which caused great turmoil in the hearts of the people. And among those people was a assembly of great stature, strange and mighty to behold. And it proclaimed to carry the gospel of a savior who had died. Now, we knew this savior to be Thūnoraz who came, nevertheless, lo they carried his name they were a people and a assembly of great violence and hatred, and they forced the people and the many tribes of the land to believe as they did or be put to death, and according to our vision, the people of Ahzheil feared this greatly and sought the Aiyseir earnestly for the welfare of their souls. For, while this assembly carried the name of Thūnoraz, they were not from him and sought the subjugation of the whole world.

4

So it shall be, and we saw that when this assembly came up into the land near about the land of Ahzheil, the people fled once again that they might escape the ravages of war, and a people who called Thūnoraz a god of war. Now, we did not see what shall become of the people of Ahzheil, but we saw the spreading of this assembly that it covered the entire face of the land, and with it, many weeping's and sorrows, for they could not tolerate any peoples who believed not as they. And they called them foreigners and strangers and simpletons and barbarians. And in this, they brought with them what they claimed was civilization proper and subjected all to it.

5

And I also beheld my own people, the people of Hennen, that they too fled the gluttony of this assembly. And the land became desolate, and many mighty cities were raised in the place of forests and streams, and the people were cut off from the spirits of nature, and with the Aiyseir. And this assembly brought too a book which at one time had been pure and holy like unto our writings. Yet, they corrupted this book, removing many of the good truths of Thūnoraz and the Aiyseir. And they taught of consumption and greed and to use up the good of our mother Earth for their gods had given it them for their sakes.

6

And we saw that there were those of our kin who took upon themselves the oaths of old and took up the cause of death and war to fight for the defense of the peoples of the land, and for their own gain. Yet, at their head were men of the oaths of Lōk, which thing is abominable. And they made the gospel of Thūnoraz a one of war and death and went to war against this assembly that the old ways might be preserved,45 and in this manner shall all things upon the land be consumed in greed and war and violence.

7

Nevertheless, we beheld the children of Lehaiy that they kept the ways of Thūnoraz despite the hardship. And a Vyaneir came unto us and proclaimed his name of Lehaiy, even that kin of Yōhannaz our father, and he proclaimed that this assembly should also consume his own seed and that because of it and the many combinations of the adversary, all would be in commotion. But, behold, he spoke and showed us a seer, and this seer shall be the cause of much restoration, but even his doctrines should be corrupted, and that people should also become a people of war and death. And this shall be a thing of shame, for they will have received the record of the seed of Lehaiy.

8

And I saw many things also concerning that seed which have to do with this record, they shall receive. And I know that it is a record of a people destroyed and consumed by war.46 Nevertheless, they will become a people like this assembly from the south, and even the seed of Svemaz, for they will come up in war, and they shall see their god as one of war and consumption, even as do all other people. And this thing shall be a shame, but nevertheless, we beheld that because of this people, the Aiylōhyme shall begin the restoration of all things, and it will be soon thereafter as if there was no war and no greed having consumed all, for Aiylōhyme will restore all unto their proper order. This is the vision that we saw while in Sydeir, and we know the truthfulness of it and we both bear witness of this thing.

9

Yet it was that as we returned, there came runners from below calling to us and giving us warning of a hostile group having spotted us, and moving towards us. And being so filled with Heimalaz as we were, we offered up a mighty prayer unto the Aiyseir for our sakes, and the sakes of this people.

10

So it was that as we offered up our prayers that there came a heavy rain and it descended upon us greatly, and so great was this rain that the fields around our camp began to flood so that none could find purchase there. And the tribes that came to hurt us at the call of that Fengōl found that they could not cross the field to the hill so great was the flooding, and I proclaim that that hill was protected from the floods insomuch that no damage nor harm came to any of the people of Ahzheil. While the rains yet poured, we all gathered around the Sydeir pit although the fire could not start, and we offered a mighty prayer of thanksgiving unto Aiylōhyme and sang praises unto the Aiyseir all the night long.

11

And when the morning came and the rains abated, we saw that no warrior could harm us and this was a great thing. And when the rains had abated, we stood waiting for the flooding to dry, and this took many days insomuch that we began to run low on food, yet, in spite of the hunger, we knew that the miracle had been from the Aiyseir and we praised them.