PRAYERS IN THE SAND

[Nozgoth 2897]

Spoiler

 

“Place tablets of slate in the desert with prayers to the God, this will stop your suffering.”

 

Prayers in the Sand

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Some lost Prince of the Korvassan isle wandered the deserts of Almaris - if one could call such a thing a wander, for he came unto these dunes with deliberation. He walked, hither and thither, stumbling about the vast blankets of sand as barren winds blew in his face. Yet his face was covered by some sickly mask, his robes tattered and revealing, with religious symbols that hung down to prove his piety.

 

Some matter of murmurs left his squabbling lips, and his fingers twitched with pain. Each swathe of sand that splattered against him from the wind felt like a thousand knives piercing his skin - and yet he persisted, turning back was not even a question… failure was not even an option. On his back sat a heavy sack that threatened to fall from his hands with each step he took.

 

But eventually, the qalasheen had found a spot far off the roads and deep within the desert. He emptied out the sack, procuring three different slate tablets, all of which had prayers scrawled onto their surfaces. After securing each one in the sand, he simply bowed down before the site and left.

 

 

The First:

 

King of Sun and Lord of Earth,

Prince of Man and Giver of Birth,

 

See mine hand and hear mine voice,

Be mine teacher and guide mine choice,

 

For in the dark I see thou,

For in the dark I hear thou,

This angel that thou hath bestowed doth not relent,

And relent I do not ask it.

 

See me,

Free me,

And in that dark, 

ABSOLVE ME.

 

 

The Second:

 

Great Spirit,

Great Prophet,

O One Only God

THE God,

 

RELIEVE me of my sin,

VANQUISH mine impurities,

And in turn, PURGE this world of ill-doers.

 

I beseech thee, end mine SUFFERING,

And send it to only those worthy of SUFFERING,

Those who evade PENITENCE,

Those who evade RELIEF,

Those who evade your VANQUISH,

And those who evade your PURGING.

 

Allow me to carry your weapon,

And act as the hand of the God,

Allow me to bring SALVATION to this world.

 

 

The Third:

 

Praise The God who is the creator of creation,

Praise The God who is all and the true self,

Praise The God who owes us nothing,

For we owe ALL to The God.

 

Praise The Prophet who speaks his word,

Praise The Angel who grants me blessing,

Praise The Man who teaches his law,

And Praise The God who owes us nothing,

For we owe ALL to The God.

 

Bring us together, and unite us under one foundation,

The foundation of the bridge which closes the gap between us.

 

Praise The God who is the creator of creation,

Praise The God who is all and the true self,

Praise The God who owes us nothing,

For we owe ALL to The God.

 

Spoiler

 

[Jentos 6814]

Eyes of war gleamed inside a chasm of ice, and a hand was raised - and a string of prayers, given to the wind.