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It was in this manner that Azk and Emalō raised up their children, for the law of sacrifice is a mighty one. So it came to pass that after a time, Lōk became a steward of the ground and Bethasdr a steward of the field.
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And Bethasdr sacrificed a lamb as he had seen his father do. Now, this lamb was dear to Bethasdr, and he wept at its passing. Nevertheless, he loved the Aiylōhyme more. And the Aiylōhyme accepted this sacrifice and sent Thelli to teach Bethasdr in the ways of continued righteousness.
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But it was that Lōk desired gain and knew that he could not gather any great increase if he sacrificed the mightiest fruits of the field. Therefore, he sought counsel. It was that Hrōdi came unto him, and asked: What is wanted?
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And Lōk said: I desire a way to gain in light and knowledge without giving of my increase.
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Hrōdi said: This is good, for men should not give all to some unknown and uncaring god, but give instead of your lesser fruits, and that shall appease the gods.
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And Lōk took this knowledge and took and burned the lesser fruits he possessed, and this he did that he might keep all he wanted to gain an increase but still appease the gods for light and knowledge.
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And an Aiyseir appeared before Lōk, and said: Why do you sacrifice your lesser fruits? Don't you know that you must sacrifice all in order to receive light and knowledge?
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Then Lōk said: I did sacrifice all, for I love these fruits dearly.
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Then the Aiyseir said: You aim to deceive. This offering is not accepted. Go your way.
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Lōk then turned away, angry, and returned unto the place of Hrōdi to seek counsel. And Hrōdi said: It is not good that you have been rejected. It seems that the Aiyseir care not at all about you. Go unto a place, and there you shall find a prison. Inside are trapped many who are like you. Set them free and return to me.
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And Lōk left, seeking the place where he had been shown to go. And he came to a certain cleft in a rock, and there found the entrance to Mūspleheim, which had been created by Friggō. Now, Lōk sacrificed before the entrance. And this sacrifice shall not be named, but he used this sacrifice to open the door to the realm, and in so doing set Sert and the Mūsple free.
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And Lōk and Sert came in unto the place of Hrōdi, and Hrōdi said: I have discovered a power to kill and get gain, for sacrifice is the basis of power. Therefore, Lōk, you shall kill Bethasdr with a stone, and Sert, you shall seal this sacrifice and deliver the power of it unto us three that we may gain in knowledge and power.
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Now, this is the manner of the combinations of Lōk, for they are to murder and get gain where Thūnoraz requires a sacrifice of the self, Hrōdi requires a sacrifice of others. It was in this way that the awful work of death and murder began upon the earth, for Lōk and Hrōdi covenanted, and Sert sealed the covenant.
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And Lōk rose up and slayed Bethasdr with a shaft and a stone, and the stone was the device of murder and the shaft, the device of the covenant.77 And when Vofdenaz had seen what Hrōdi had caused and Lōk had done, he sent Thūnoraz to bind up the wickedness, for Bethasdr's cries could be heard in all corners of Athalaz.
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So it was that Thūnoraz himself appeared and cried unto Hrōdi and Lōk, saying: What have you done? Why have you slain your brother with a stone?
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And Lōk said: I was deceived, for I was promised gain were I to do so.78
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Thūnoraz: You shall not have gain. And in so doing this, you have opened the doors to much evil. Therefore, I say unto you, Lōk that you will be accursed. You shall be hunted all the days of your life, and when you perish, you shall become a vagabond on the earth never to take possession of a body again. For this one act has opened the doors to horrors and bloodsheds upon the earth.
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And Hrōdi rejoiced and Sert respected, for the sacrifice had truly worked to bring about power. For the blood of Bethasdr could now be used in their rites and rituals. And when Thūnoraz left Lōk, Lōk turned unto the dark ways and became a seer unto Sert and an agent unto Hrōdi, and all three were joined in this unholy pact.
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It was that Lōk supported himself, bringing any who would follow him, and he settled in the land which is called Nyōrd,79 he becoming the king of that land. It also was that Lōk took unto himself many wives and concubines, and among these was the Yōton Frigvaldr. Now, Frigvaldr was one of the ancient ones and mighty and powerful among the Yōton which were they who walked the earth before the garden.80 And Lōk reigned as king, and Frigvaldr at his side, and they had unto them children, two female and two male. The first of the seed of Lōk and Frigvaldr was Freya, and the second daughter was named Helel after the name of Hrōdi.81
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And they rose up in stature like unto their father and became mighty in the ways of the seer, Freya taking up the Symbol of the Holly wand, this holly wand being the same as the one that bound the oath between Lōk, Hrōdi, and Sert. And with it, she became a mighty seeress in the land and first among the witches.
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Helel was the second, her seal being the skull, for she took the skull of the hound used in sacrifice, and it is said that she became the first among the necromancers, or they who work with the dead ones. Now, the two sons shall not be named here, for their works were works of darkness.
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All this Lōk did in the land which was called Nyōrd.